Exactly, Max on her own is super boring. Id even say shes barely a character without Chloe, whilst Chloe could stand on her own just fine. It was never going to work without her. And whatever DN is gonna shit out next, be it DE2 with Max or a new entry with new protag (especially if its going to be that floyd-looking ratchet ass hoe), is going to be DOA unless it has Pricefield reunion.
No Pricefield = dead IP, simple as.