>>545539340
>nothing interesting is added in Tech research from 23-29, just tens of thousands of funds you have to burn for warehouse/request shit until finally at 30 you get a new character
That's the real design death sin honestly, for which I'd sack the guy/team who scheduled that. Particularly with how the rework has empowered girls over manjuus, they should shower you with 5-6 of them in the early stages, with how novelty and progress die off at around 20. I burned a bunch of the free stuff to unlock Shima at least.