I think I remember seeing that too, but I wouldn't put too much stock into the mod being some sort of confirmation anything will happen with Azel. If the actual variable says that, or something similar, then maybe we've got something.
Either way, it's going to be a long fucking time to find out.
Yeah I just thought it was interesting because the paranoid in me wonders if it's a deeper level tease. It would be a lot of fun to see the salt that would generate in this thread. On the other hand, him taking it in that direction could explain the anxiety.
I've followed this game since the beginning and I've seen a pattern of freakouts before major story points. Seems to me like he has some sort of personal connection to a few of these characters and has developed psycho-social relationships with them to a certain point. That would explain the MacKenzie thing. I bet MacKenzie is real, but someone he actually knows, maybe a family member, friend, old crush or something. Same with Jamie. She's probably patterned off of his girlfriend or another real life love interest. That would explain him getting so squirrely when people suggest she's ugly.
There have been many theories postulated by a lot of angry people here who claim they're not angry, but mine is that the dev had some underlying issues that this game and/or life circumstances exacerbated and he started to unravel. And like millions of other people struggling with mental issues, he's just trying to hold the gravy train together. That's just my opinions, but I'm sure there will be quite a few people who will insist I'm trying to defend him, because they subscribe to that popular philosophy among social media addicts that if you hate someone, nothing they do can be right and if you love them nothing they can do can be wrong. The gray areas are much more difficult to deal with, which is why it's so easy for people to just bear grudges and let them fester into hatred.
As far as the wait goes, I don't think it will ever be truly finished. I think the most that will happen is that it will be declared finished. for whateer that will be worth. I'm on board for the psychological study mainly, but holding out for the story resolution too, I'm not gonna lie. The people who feel slighted and want comeuppance are rooting for a total meltdown followed by him losing everything he has. I always hope for redemption. I don't bank on it, but I keep my heart open. Hatred just isn't healthy, especially over something like this.
I could settle for that.
