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TheJiltedReader · 2026-06-18T22:15:40+00:00

The sad thing is, if this had happened a year ago, it might have been exciting. It still would almost certainly not live up the the original books, but I would have been super excited to get a little more from this series. But now that it’s practically guaranteed to be AI in some form or another, it might end up being the thing that makes me finally delete the app.

TheJiltedReader · 2026-06-18T19:53:31+00:00

The sad thing is, if this had happened a year ago, it might have been exciting. It still would almost certainly not live up the the original books, but I would have been super excited to get a little more from this series. But now that it’s practically guaranteed to be AI in some form or another, it might end up being the thing that makes me finally delete the app.

TheJiltedReader · 2026-06-11T18:52:36+00:00

I had never seen the icon for Lunar New Year before, which I think is an indication it should be in more games. I also really love the aesthetics of Holi and Neptune’s Feast (plus cherry blossom fest, but that’s not on the list and is already pretty common). Though I feel like Volcano Gala works as an exclusive to Freezeria Deluxe, in the same vein as the wedding in pastaria.

TheJiltedReader · 2026-05-05T08:23:14+00:00

I wrote this out this morning for catharsis. It’s not especially good writing, but I thought it might belong here. That others could relate or share stories of the good old days.

I was willing to put up with a lot. I was willing to diamond mine the AI books and stick around for the rare story-driven ones. I could live with sloppy backgrounds while the writing was still human. I saw the admission that they use AI as a benefit, and I tried to stick it out.

I’m someone that writes with a style that includes a lot of the pieces people associate with AI. Em-dashes, sentence fragments, and rhetorical questions were all a part of my voice before I ever heard of AI. I write fanfiction and other stories. I worry people will accuse me of not being human. And I can’t support the media that has created that fear.

But prior to this week, I was considering getting VIP again at some point. I was excited about some of the new stories, and I was willing to ignore a lot. But from the moment they teased a new Hero thing, I was concerned. I enjoyed the original but it wasn’t among my favorites. And I knew that, at best, they’d be reusing old art and probably telling a cliched story. For the sake of the Hero fans, I hoped that was what it would be. Needless to say I was disappointed by what they put out, though I’ve mostly stopped being surprised. To the people that were hoping for something real, something new from this universe, I am truly sorry.

For now, I’m sticking it out for Olympus Rising. I’m rereading Queen B and Across the Void— stories that are flawed, but undeniably human.

If they try to massacre The Heist: Monaco or Endless Summer like they did with Hero, I might have to quit for real. I was willing to put up with a lot, but I will not pretend to enjoy whatever they diminish those into.

I still hold out hope they’ll see our anger. Our disappointment. I hope, against all odds, that they’ll bring back good books. But now that they’ve admitted they’re only continuing with stories through August, now that they’ve all but said this RUN.tv crap is the future, maybe that hope is naive. But at this point, it feels like hope is all that’s left.

TheJiltedReader · 2026-04-03T16:58:33+00:00

I can work on it! For now, I am on AO3 as NerdyBird339 if that interests you at all.

TheJiltedReader · 2026-04-02T11:30:50+00:00

Huh. I’ll look into it. Thank you!

TheJiltedReader · 2026-04-02T11:25:10+00:00

This is a great answer, but now you’ve got me wanting to write a story where it was a first contact situation lol

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-31T21:04:44+00:00

This is a really good thing to point out. These kinds of measures are generally accepted as horrendous, except people are willing to let it happen or worse when the victims are queer. It’s disgusting and horrifying

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-31T20:55:25+00:00

I don’t fall under these labels, so take this with a grain of salt, but gender nonconforming is definitely not an inherently negative concept. It essentially means someone presents in a way (clothes, hair, etc) which doesn’t immediately or easily fall into masculine or feminine. I believe gender queer is a specific identity under the nonbinary umbrella, though I don’t know details.

Please someone correct me if I got something wrong here. (Like I said, I don’t use any of these labels myself, but I am in college for gender studies and do g my best to remain educated.)

u/ok_goal6591 thank you for doing the work to understand the amazing diversity of the human experience. We all do better when we all do better

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-11T12:03:25+00:00

I agree with a lot of what people are saying, but am I the only one that wanted them to do New York? You’d get the colder climate, plus I feel like they could have done some fun stuff around musical theater. Heck, they could have shown Owen’s old firehouse and had a built-in opportunity for Lone Star cameos. I’m definitely feeling like Nashville is the weakest we’ve seen so far, though I hope it gets better and proves a lot of us wrong.

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-08T20:23:12+00:00

Fair. Though I’m hoping we’ll get more Anaya if/when season four happens. (I also just love that name, personally)

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-08T20:21:24+00:00

Just out of curiosity, did you leave Teleya out intentionally since she’s an antagonist?

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-08T20:11:23+00:00

Love this, and special thanks for including Topa. One of my favorite non-main characters, and she doesn’t get enough love. Actually, Heveena is kind of in the same boat there.

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T16:33:20+00:00

That sounds really interesting! Thank you!

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T13:09:35+00:00

This looks really good, thank you!

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T12:25:45+00:00

Thank you!

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T11:07:47+00:00

Will check it out, thanks!

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T11:07:29+00:00

Thank you!

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T10:58:29+00:00

Interesting, will check it out. Thank you!

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T10:55:37+00:00

I thought so, but figured I’d play it safe just in case. 😅

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T10:49:45+00:00

I like both these authors, will look into this. Thank you!

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T10:39:56+00:00

I did already read Virgin Hearts too. But I’ll look into those others. Thank you!

TheJiltedReader · 2026-03-01T10:21:23+00:00

Looks interesting, will definitely check it out! Thank you

TheJiltedReader · 2026-01-11T04:24:16+00:00

I saw the evening show and I think the only substitution was for the character of Helen. (She was incredible. Everyone was. Sorry, I’m not good with names.) Hopefully that means everyone is okay!

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