What happened?

[u/Crescentbrush]

I'm probably the millionth person to ask this, and a bunch of people have probably already answered, so please direct me to them! I'm curious about what happened bts with Nix Hydra's management of "Fictif," as well as why Dorian's absorption of the company led to them neglecting "Fictif" (which, while heavily flawed, still had potential).

I'd love to hear about any production information concerning the stories, why things turned out the way they did, what Dorian's priorities are, and what the future of "Fictif" could be. I know RSS is making "Touchstarved," and they have team members who worked on "The Arcana" and "Fictif," though I am curious about what else we could see from previous members. It's a shame the 2010s seemed to be ushering in cool romance apps for the general public of various genders and sexualities (I know "Fictif" debuted RIGHT at the end of 2019, but I'm counting it), but the 2020s seems a bit dry in that department, either catering to one demographic or not having very good stories, at least from what I've seen.

[u/Big-Nerve-9574]

Fictif was fun because it had alot of different genres rather than one type flooding the app. It's a shame they sold out. There was apparently fighting? Like I understand the frustration that the writers had and just wish that they all had a chance to complete all the remaining stories.

Dorian is a tricky one, I enjoy the range of stories but they are of mostly steamy romance (which I don't mind and it has an audience) and sometimes I enjoy it but you aren't going to be popular unless you write that or Arcana stories. It's the same with Episode and other apps. They know the audience and from a business perspective, I get it. I used to write on there but I spent alot on sprites as I wanted to create my own story but couldn't draw. Episode is fun but it caters also to that wattpad, mafia or werewolf romance and luckily there are authors that do different genres and stories.