#mcl tetra rambling

[tetrakys]

I don’t like Eric, but I’ll admit that he looks good in his illustrations.

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I don’t think this situation with Eric has any future, but if it turns out we can end the game in a relationship with him, I’m going to be sooooo pissed they didn’t bring one among Lys, Armin or Kentin back for this. I’m okay with Beemoov using Eric if he’s just an affair, because I would never be able to see one of the three other guys diminished in this role, but if he turns into a proper relationship (and, as I said, I doubt it) I’m out for blood.

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I finally played episode 12 with Castiel and my LoM with Eric was too low so he didn’t even try to kiss 😭 however Candy still realises what were his intentions so maybe I can still hope in a bit of jealousy? 🥺

Time for some speculation:

The way I see it there are two main plotlines related to Candy: her love life and her business. If her love life is shaky, it seems that she can have an affair. Her job is currently safe, this is common whatever the choices, but she can decide to get more and more into business with Dan. I’ve been speculating since episode 4 that Dan is the drug-lord boss Nath is trying to capture, using poor Candy to money-launder, but we have yet to have any confirmation. Assuming this is true, it makes sense that going ahead with his plans for expansion is bad, but again this is only speculation. However this could imply that we have two ‘bad’ paths we can take: the affair with Eric and working with Dan, this is why in my Castiel account that I consider my main in episode 10 I picked to get the illustration with Nina, because I could see 3 distinct choices: 

1) Nina = friendship -> ‘safe’

2) Eric = possible affair -> ‘relationship danger’, 

3) Dan = possible illegal work mess -> ‘job danger’, 

Now, why have I said all this?

Because in episode 12 we can get again 3 illustrations:

1) Chani = friendship -> ‘safe’

2) Eric, even more clearly this is leading to an affair -> ‘relationship danger’,

3) Priya = ?

This is the point I’m trying to make. What’s the point of Priya’s illustration? We only get it if Priya quits. (I picked this option and even having the wrong outfit on Priya quit anyway.)

Let me repeat: we only get this illustration if our only lawyer friend/LI leaves the important firm she works for, with all the resources available there. 

I think I fucked up and have to replay chapter 12 🤡**

(**but who am I to say this, maybe Priya quitting really is the good option and I’m reading too much into this)

[tetrakys]

Ngl I liked the episode. Candy deserves to be worshipped like the Queen she is! And this is exactly what Eric has been doing, he was aware of how lucky he was while he was with her, while her LI doesn't even realise anymore how lucky they are to have her as a girlfriend... I don't condone cheating but I totally understand why Candy would want to in this situation

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Candy is a great girl and she looks like a goddes, the LIs need to open their eyes pronto, this guy sure knows what we’re talking about

when the cat’s away...

[tetrakys]

I actually think the illu from the next episode of mcl it’s the LI hitting erik or at least Castiels and Naths

What’s with all this violence today 😩

if we must cheat with Eric, we must do it right, so next week we are getting a sex illu with him, mark my words, it’s not wishful thinking not at all 🙄🤥

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I received a message that gave me food for thoughts and I would like to have opinions from Priya’s stans. 

I stopped playing Priya's route around LL episode 3 so I don't know exactly how the relationship is evolving but it's pretty clear that she became quite unlikable lately. What if they are planning a new season of MCL without her? They are making the players dislike her so there won't be too much backlash when she is removed? 

From their decisions in Eldarya and ML it's clear that they don't care about adding f/f routes anymore, Priya was an experiment that kinda failed from their point of view (i.e. money), they have removed far more loved characters so it would totally be plausible if they did the same with her.

I've seen lots of people saying that they want to play Priya so they can cheat with Eric, which is pretty sad, and I’ll openly admit that I plan to do the same.

Idk if this was really the company’s plan, maybe I’m reading too much into it. They also made Nath kinda of a douche these days, although not to Priya’s levels, not even close.

But if this was indeed their plan, then it’s kinda messed up. I am not against companies that only portray one type of relationship because at the end of the day it's business and if something brings more money then it's their choice. But messing up a character is terrible, and completely disrespectful towards the players who have already invested in it. Which it's sort of what they did with Valkyon, they didn't destroy the character per se, but they completely disregarded all its players in the end.

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Speculations pt2 (here is pt1)

I played episode 12 on Nath’s route, I decided to stick to the safe choice and get Chani’s illustration, but to do that you have to agree to accompany Marina to Priya’s office the next day. Nath didn’t like that at all and I lost 10 lom with no chance to getting it back, I ended the episode with 90.

Why is the game punishing me for staying safe on Nath’s route? 🤔 does it either want me to make Priya quit or kiss Eric? It’s been a while that I’ve felt that Eric’s plot only kinda makes sense on Nath’s route, which is also the one where the couple problems are deeper 🤔 (and I didn’t fail to notice Eric and Nath next to each other in the trailer today). I don’t want to believe that cheating on Nath is actually the ‘canon’ choice on his route but I’m going to keep my eyes open. 

Maybe this just means that letting Priya quit is the best choice after all.

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I haven’t replayed episode 12 on Rayan’s route, and I think I’m not going to do it for a while yet, because I’m too curious to see what’s going to happen with Eric and I have yet to doom my Priya route, I’m too far behind on that account.

Sorry Rayan, you’re going to have to take one for the team.

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Tetra, how do you think MCL's future will be? I mean, after this season, do you think beemoov will consider doing a new season? And if so, what would they show her? Sorry for the many questions 😅 I have been thinking about this for a while but I have no idea what they are going to do

At the moment I lean more towards the theory that the game is over and the company is moving towards something else, but we could try to speculate what they would be willing to do potentially keep the MCL brand alive. (long post)

The first thing everybody speculates is usually an Adult Life 2.0 with an older Candy with kids. I personally highly doubt it. There is not much market for this, in IIL? they have MC married with kids and they are making up the craziest plots to keep the interest alive, messing up their routes happy endings. I don’t think Beemoov would go there, it seems to me they are pushing everything they can about representing an adult life in this season. Of course it’s unlikely but not impossible, however my opinion is that this current timeline is going to be over by the end of this season.

This beg the question, what about other timelines? Two possibilities:

1) An University Life AU where Candy makes a different choice at the beginning and goes studying somewhere else. Hopefully a city where Armin and Kentin live and close to Lysander’s farm. This is what I wish to see the most but I also think that this scenario has about 0.0000000001% chance of happening. 

2) They could make a bad ending AU, meaning another season picking up from this timeline’s bad ending, have Candy single again and a new set of crushes. If they were smart they would bring Lys, Kentin and Armin back but again I don’t believe this is going to happen, but I could see Eric be one of the crushes and a couple of new people. I don’t know if they would bring Nath and Cas back, at that point it would be a stretch, but they are their poster boys so they could if they really wanted to. But this would mean slipping very closely to Adult Life 2.0 with drama plots and as I said I don’t think this is going to happen. We already had our second chance with both of them, it would make more sense to bring at least Lys back, but... I doubt it. I see this scenario being slightly more possible than the previous one, but still very remote. At least for now.

So, if Candy’s story is over, does it mean that MCL is definitely over?

Not necessarily. MCL is their most famous brand so I don’t find it impossible that they would want to keep it alive somehow, with another protagonist but in the same city, same light-hearted tone and thematic. They would probably make a connection with the two stories so the protagonist would either be:

1) Candy’s daughter. This is complicated. Because they would either have to pick one LI as canon ending for Candy or never show up this girl’s parents ever, being brought up by our immortal auntie. It wouldn’t make much sense and anyway I don’t think Beemoov would want to go there. I think Candy’s ending is going to be pretty open when it comes to children. 

2) Another character’s daughter. And this is where I think there is a higher probability. We have been shown down our throat a little girl, forcing us to love her and care about her, since halfway through UL. You see where I’m going with this. Thia would be the perfect new protagonist. Daughter of our best friend, it would allow the perfect connection among the seasons with cute references about her auntie who lives far away with her partner and who sends her presents from time to time. 

Now, This has a well defined look, but if Beemoov wanted to allow for customisation they would just not bother about petty things like consistency. And customisation is part of MCL’s brand so I think it would still be a part of this possible new game. OR, we could play as Thia’s younger sister, this would make skin colour selection more logical because without too much background it could give the player the possibility of having been adopted. Anyway, either of the two it’s the only possibility I see to continue this game at the moment 🤔 however I don’t think Beemoov would offer another high school based game because they know that older characters offer more writing possibilities, so maybe they could write her from her last year of high school where she is already 18.

Would I play such a game? Meh... I’m not super interested, but I also know that I would at least check it out of curiosity and this may be what the company is relying on.

[tetrakys]

I wanted Eric as a route, but not like this. He didn’t respect Candy and his/her LI because he knew that she was in a relationship, but still tried to kiss her, at least almost every option. Well, about Candy, it depends in what option did we choose. 😔

I don’t really agree 🤔 his kiss in 12 depends on LoM, with low LoM he doesn’t even try. with High Lom he tries but Candy can stop him if the player wishes so. We could argue that he shouldn’t have tried at all even with high LoM? But that would’ve meant that to add this plot they should’ve made all Candies break up first which is not really fair. In the end I think this was the least harmful way to write him.

[tetrakys]

I'm gonna go full Shaggy on this, deny everything even in front of the evidence until the end

in for a penny in for a pound 😏

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Tetra,Im fearing Nath's reaction the most.Im afraid he will defend Eric not matter what and blame Candy for "provoking and alluring" him even if she didnt kiss him.

I had noticeď he's kinda nice to guys as Eric or Castiel.Always ready to help him or joke with Cass but with Candy,Nath is kinda douche and rude(or with women on general,just remind with Priya or his flings).

Nath is... worrisome... he has made some unfortunate comments on women in the past... I am pretty sure all the relationships are going to blow up soon enough, but I hope they pay close attention on the words they use 😔

[tetrakys]

I was thinking about the possibilities if we kissed erik, maybe the LIs could get physically agressive on candy or try to hit her? i would hate that but maybe could happen.what do you think?

Oh Gosh anon, I’m very sure this is never going to happen, not even Beemoov would be so stupid to add domestic violence in their games. Come on.

[tetrakys]

What is your opinion about Eric being a ''new'' flirt?

Uhm... I’d say that I’m neutral about him. I don’t like him aesthetically and don’t feel attraction to his character. I like the cheating sub-plot because I ravel in angst and mayhem but you will notice that I’m cool playing it only the routes I don’t care that much about. I would cut my fingers before cheating on Castiel. Not even in a replay.

So I’d say that as long as the plot entertains me I’m okay with Eric being there 🤔 . Especially if he ends up making the real crushes open their eyes about their treatment of Candy. And you? What do you think?

[tetrakys]

I don’t want to cheat on my boyfriend with Eric just beaucause of his shirt

Lmao anon SAME 😂 I feel 0 attraction towards Eric, why did they make him such a bumpkin, what a waste 😩

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Hey Tetra, I'm about to do episode 10 ... And I wanted to know your general opinion about Dan's professional propose...Do you think it's better to accept or recuse? Regardless of whether I get the illu or not, I worry about the consequences of this choice, in the plot...

Uhm I think I may have replied to this already 🤔 anyway the proposition does not have immediate consequences but who knows what’s going to happen in the future. Personally I accepted only in one route so far, on my Castiel account that I consider my pristine and shiny one I rejected and also didn’t go home with Eric, I got Nina’s illu.

I really like all these unknowns that keep the game interesting, the fact that our decisions have consequences in future episodes, it feels much more like a visual novel.