i was in the game when it first opened. i ended up dropping because i didn't quite find the way i interpreted the premise lined up with the gameplay, and i didn't really want to wait a few months to find out if it'd still be that way once the advertised premise came into play.

that said, the original mod(s) were - in my experience - reasonable to talk to, receptive, and friendly with the player base. not in all cases, but i've generally found "difficult and uncooperative" is a complaint thrown around when people don't get their own way in a conversation or interaction, which, like... having interacted with some of the people being spoken about here (mostly jade, my interactions with alisa have been minimal), is something i'd level at them rather than the original mods.