Every person is free to choose, and only a small minority of fans become patrons. So it's next to impossible to know.
But from the previews I've seen of the Melody game, Melody is the 3rd most physically attractive (possibly 4th, and new characters may pop up).
These attractive babes overshadow waiting for the main female MC--unless someone goes berserker Harem route and HAS to bang even holes in a fence.
In DMD, D is easily (I'm sure she'd win a popularity contest) the most attractive. Plus, she IS the incest fetish.
This comes with a swell ready-made villianess, Rachel.
If Melody were not made by the same studio, would I even bother with it? Not a chance. As is, the curiosity factor is too strong, and I certainly will.
If other players like it, good luck to them. Have you looked at the fetish list for Melody? : corruption and vaginal. ONLY!
Yeah, doesn't strike me as a "new wave".