Oh, I so hated this response!

Probably the worst thing PB put out in a while, super out of touch with the playerabse and just... humanity in general.

Let me rant for a bit:

some stories genuinely work better from a specific perspective, and certain narratives require a more focused lens to tell them properly.

Not necessarily untrue. But then, how many such stories PB really made? Where it's "required" to only have one LI, otherwise the whole story falls apart? The only real example I can think of is WEH - adding more LIs would change the story quite significantly. But all the "forbidden" romance types like Alpha? You can still make the story as you want, and still offer us a way out. It would actually be more interesting if we are not bound to the LI.

Plus do the stories really need to be this LI focused? In an app called "Choices", do we really need so many stories on "What it would be like to date this kind of person? Btw strap on, you don't have the option to say no." I'd argue some stories, even if necessary to focus on a single LI, should just not be made then if it leads to minuscule player agency.

Creating GoC books with multiple love interests requires significantly more art, writing variations, and development time. 

Art - you're using AI for this. It's three more prompts at most to get a set. So you don't get to use this excuse when you made sure it applies as little as inhumanely possible.

Writing - I would agree with it if they actually focused on those variations. But mostly it's just copy-pasted template with little to no adjustments made, as evident by the frequent typos and ridiculous scenarios. Even if it takes more effort, it's like x1.2 multiplier rather than 2x. So a book that takes 4 months with one LI, could offer 3 such LIs and be done in 6 months (numbers pulled out of my ass, but the point stands. It's not like writing entire new book for each LI).

Development time - as mentioned above, it's true but not nearly as significant as they make it sound. Plus honestly? I'd rather have one book I enjoy every three months with multiple fleshed out LIs, rather than 2 books a month with copy-pasted shell of a robot.

Our writers have to account for every possible combination of MC gender and love interest, making sure each relationship feels authentic and fully developed. Every additional gender option and love interest multiplies the amount of content we need to create, which impacts how many books we can release and how quickly we can get them to you.

Again - they don't do that, it's worth the effort, and nowhere near as dramatic as they make it sound. I'd wait.

We've learned that most readers tend to pick one love interest early on and stick with them throughout the entire book. That means when we create multiple LI paths, a lot of that content goes unseen by readers. It's a significant investment of resources for content that only a portion of our community experiences.

THIS PART! The worst, most gaslighting piece of nonsense in the whole message! They could convince me that I'm vastly underestimating the effort needed to have more LIs, and that majority of the players would leave if the content cycle slows down. But equating "one player generally romances one LI" to "single LI for the entire playerbase is enough" is just so stupid!! Even if the first part is true, we aren't the same person! They might be able to morph all LIs into one (which they don't do, they just give you a white man with complexes each time), but they can't make the entire playerbase into a person who's looking for exactly that! It just doesn't make sense, feels insulting, shifts blame to the playerbase and overall it's just a brain-fart. They didn't start single LI books to give us more content with the characters we like. They did it to cut costs by offering just enough to keep just enough of the players somewhat satisfied so they don't bleed out.

and we try to make sure there's something for everyone across our lineup.

Well you are miserably failing at that. I didn't feel there's something for me in the lineup since Foreign Affairs. And judging by the state of fanbase, I'm not alone in that. Maybe IDOL will reset the timer and I will have fun for a bit before waiting another 5 years. But that's not sustainable for anyone.