A Legendary Year Begins! / OPT3 Newsletter
✨ Happy New Year everyone!!! ✨
I hope you're all doing well!
This year is going to be a big year for the OPT series, with the solid foundation of Once a Porn a Time 3, I can't wait to finally show you what's next!!
There are so many storylines I've started setting up since OPT1 that I’ll finally be able to reveal!!
I'm extremely excited to show you all this. 🩷
Thanks again for the warm reception to this new OPT3, it was a risky bet to improve the art quality and for the most part, you were all very happy with this change!
And given the number of people who have recently joined this Patreon, clearly, it was the right move!!
Once again, welcome to all the newcomers joining the OPT adventure!
It's thanks to all of you that this game exists and I can see we're a lot of people who love trainer games ehehe~ ❤️🔥
🔮 ANYWAY, what's next?
Well as usual: a new update is coming soon!
With an important change this year though:
My goal will be to make more frequent and shorter updates, alternating between main quest content with big scenes and, at times, simpler side quests (like the last 0.2 one).
So yeah, we're going to try to release an update every month, alternating in size.
And each update will of course come with exclusive and temporary gifts for Patreons, you know the drill by now ^^
OH and I was wondering if it might be cool to add unique "legendary" cards for Tier 3 Patreons. (Cards that will surely be stronger than average and naked ~ eheh)
That would be a nice bonus, I think. ✨
📅 About the next update:
I don't have a release date yet, but I'll let you know soon
(probably end of the month, early next month at the latest).
It will continue the main story and Aurora's corruption arc!
And probably also include a new skill point! 🔸
And I won't say more but it's going to be cool
Oh and by the way, let me know if you liked the Trainer part of the game!
I have to admit I worked A LOT on it to try to balance this first trainer section properly, by replaying OPT1 and 2 and especially AKABUR’s games.
I think it turned out pretty well, but it's up to you to tell me!
⚔️Among the things we improved, we slightly reduced the difficulty of the battles and rebalanced a lot based on your feedback! And we added more visual aids in the game.
(Like we added an icon to show which card to play etc.)
I hope it's a bit better now ~
Oh and, I'm super happy that you like the goodies! 🎁🎁🎁
I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback on that, I already can't wait for you to see the next ones!
And that's it from me!
I'll talk to you very soon with more news and a bit later for the next update!
OH and also, don't hesitate to tell me what kind of new Patreon outfit you'd like next, if I like the idea, there's a good chance I'll make it! ✨✨✨
Take care of yourselves!
Bye ~ 💜
Comments (21)
When will the game be released on Steam?
In a VERY long time
Android version?
Bro can’t wait for it, I really enjoyed the first two
I pay for tier 2 and am happy to do so because I want to support the creation of this game. Putting content behind a tier 3 subscription paywall feels like too much. I already am paying $8.50 a month for what will be a single update per month only.
I am curious about the leveling system. For some reason I was under the impression that if we completed the 7/7 battles Aurora had we would receive a level up. Now I know that didn't happen, but could that be another incentive to beat the battles other than rewards. If not will the levels be story locked or did I miss something in the current update?
Bit of a long comment incoming but i hope its helpful: First of all, card game is definitely better, as is the reward system for it. Thanks for adjusting that. Ideas for patreon outfits (i'm assuming for tink): The clothes (especially the lewd ones) that we've made for the princesses we've corrupted so far!! I think that would be a LOT of fun (as would Tink's reaction to them haha) Some more serious thoughts: i think a lot of people have made good points about concerns with the monetization model. I believe all in-game patreon gifts should be available to all patrons, even if maybe at a later date or something i don't think people should be punished for not being able to pay as much. I do like the idea of lewd versions of existing cards over Special Cards that are better in some way. One of the big things i saw a lot of people complaining about with OPT2 was that it wasn't even able to have all the things OPT1 had. OPT3 needs to hit that bar. It needs to have the substance of OPT1 and then more on top of that. I know thats a big order (and will take time to build into) but the aesthetic upgrades mean very little if the substance of the game falls short. The card game is great, but its not a replacement for what people loved about the first game. in fact, i think the schedule you're forcing yourself into isn't a good idea. You burned out hard trying to make OPT2 and P&C at the same time. I guarantee you most of us would rather wait longer for bigger updates than see you burn out and have the quality drop. Trust me when i say that making things more accessible to more people will get you a stronger base of fans than an update every month with a sparkly code for something. The fact that two of the three options for the ring are locked off for non-patrons and even most patrons, PLUS the patreon code FOMO, PLUS now you're thinking about this.... On the most basic level: People just wanna play the game, man. They wanna have fun, and enjoy your hard work. Keep that front and center. And i hate to say this but remember that people were really dissapointed with OPT2, and you gotta earn back a bit of trust for a lot of folks. I say that as just a practical reality you should take into account, not as an expression of my own personal gripes (of which there are fewer than most). Just keep in mind you're coming in at a little bit of a disadvantage, k? I saw some of what people were saying with OPT2 and i just don't want you to have to face more of that. My ultimate feeling is this: We're all here for a funny, smutty, well-written trainer game with a unique premise starring uninhibited perverts, with fun ways to customize the sluts we corrupt. Focus on the corruption and lewd fun OVER the card game. The card game is fun, but its not what drew us all here. Or bare minimum, tie it into the corruption better. And make it lewder! My personal preference, though, would be to focus on the new possibilities with the ring especially. Thats by far what excited me most. And, if i may say so, i think you should make the magic and corruption options on the ring accessible to all patrons. Its the newest, freshest part of OPT3. Push it harder, my friend <3 That also frees up room to make aesthetic options or other small elements of the game perks for higher tier patrons without making people feel like you're prioritizing tier 3 patrons over all the other people excited to play your game.
It is already required to be a patron every month in order to get all content and adding a requirement to have a tier 3 membership seems very excessive. I can do one but not both. And I think for you it is definitely best to go with the first option as it grants consistent subscriptions rather than people resubbing randomly whenever they remember to check out new content to the game.
I'm with Redacted on the newer cards for higher tier subs. I like the card game but I enjoy OTP for the trainer aspect and having to sub with a higher tier just to 100% the game feels bad. I'm not a huge fan of having to come by and grab all the patreon codes each month as it is. I don't really keep up with the project each month. I stay subbed with the understanding that I'm helping out and when I feel like playing I can just come in, download the game and play. I also tend to delete the game whenever I'm done playing for a bit but I can't delete it now if I want to keep all the extra cosmetics.
i love to see the outfits from 1 and 2 be added
will you be adding a skip battle button like the last game? for those who wish not to card fight?
Sounds good and I would strongly suggest that you keep the theme like OPT1+2 as these "trainer" style games with all the options and outfits and quests were the reason people enjoyed the series. Keep up the good work!
I'm all for more sexy cards! Would love to see more sexy outfits too, that has been one of my favorite parts about OPT.
I’ve been planning to wait to play between major plot points since the updates are going to be smaller, with the limited time stuff, would I have to download each update, input the code, and then create a save to keep the content?
Yup! You risk missing out on temporary exclusive content otherwise.
The legendary cards will be limited-time like the codes or will be permanent to tier 3 subscribers?
I don't really know for now, I must admit it's still just an idea ^^
I'd like to second the notion that tier 3 getting exclusives for gameplay mechanics is a bit of a kick in the teeth for the lower tiers. If you wanted to do exclusive cosmetics for cards cool, but not full on pay to play cards. (that's what it feels like to me anyway)
I'm not even okay with Tier locked exclusive cosmetics. Tier 3 already gets a bunch of extra stuff on top of earlier access. Let's not forget that they get merchandise. There are plenty of folks who have been long time patrons at Tier 1 and Tier 2 who have been supporting development for the long haul, and have very high lifetime contribution levels. Some likely much higher than many Tier 3 members. It's those folks who are getting stiffed. The most loyal supporters.
I just want to be the first to say that I don't like the idea of Tier 3 getting legendary cards or anything like that. OPT3 is already much more monetized than its predecessors with its new limited time Patreon code system. A system I'm still very uncomfortable with, but for now at least it's just limited to cosmetics. When you first announce that feature I strongly considered canceling my patronage outright. Obviously I stuck around because you assured I said it would be fairly minimal. I think locking gameplay changes behind different Patreon levels is bad form and an insult to those of us who have been long time paid patrons at lower levels. Tier 3 is already getting many benefits, including physical media, and the cheat code thing, all without resorting to exclusive gameplay elements. It's also a substantial monthly price increase over Tier 2. I will note that the description for Tier 2 specifically says we get a fully unlocked game. Exclusive cards would go against that.
Just to be clear, the goal would just be to provide cards that help with the game, but not having them wouldn't block the game for everyone else. But for now, it's just an idea. I'm waiting to read the other comments.
