Should really focus on the current game before moving on, a lot of things still need tweaking for this game, it’s slowly getting to the amazing game it should be just needs to focus on the bugs, driving and driving interface, combat flow and hud and ui customisation
From a development standpoint, This is not a very viable thing for them to do, IF this was a games as a service type thing they could support it forever, but as a single player story with a definite end point, and the ONLY expansion being released now, from a pure business standpoint it makes sense to move on to the next project. Having said that, I do hope that even though there will not be any new content updates, that we get a few more patches to clean up the rough edges, fix the big issues that are lingering and really put nice cap on the game. I wouldn't mind a nice little surprise in there too even small stuff like a few little secrets to find, or a few pieces of Gear/weapons...
Now back to the OP:
BDs, definitely would like them to be more involved, even have some more that can be watched just because, We got the Lizzy Wizzy one in PL, so a few more fun little time killers Like mainstream BDs, would be fun.... think the TV shows in GTA 5, or the movie they put into "High On Life"..... It would be cool to have some darker stuff too, or more Adult, depending on your interests, having a bit more Varity with the Investigation mechanic would also be cool. To make the world feel a bit more "Real" but honestly this is kind of low on my list. A focus on the "Sex" or "Sexploitation" of the world would also be cool, it would add to the world building and the overall feel of NC, and I'm certainly not opposed to it, But definitely not a primary focus of the main story.... but just as an idea, maybe something like a set of side missions inspired by "Strange Days" you know like tracking a serial killer using his BDs could be cool. Just definitely as side content not a main focus. Especially if we're playing a "Merc For Hire" again it just feels like our focus would/should be other places.
Corps, more interactions, definitely, either working with or against, there is so much Lore with the Corps that we get in this world, but other than a few missions, we never really get deep into it. Having a corpo ally or making them an enemy would be nice and would really add to the RP part of the game. The Lore is all there, there is A LOT to find read watch etc... It's just for most of it we are on the outside looking in, so seeing more of the inside of that world would be cool. Arasaka is set up as a main antagonist, but we spend most of the game not really interacting with them, Except for like 3 key missions, Gigs/Side Jobs/Hustles have Arasaka agents/soldiers there, but they feel like generic enemy NPCs for the most part.
Gangs, are pretty cool the way they are, maybe a system of gang specific reputation/Relationship would be cool, sort of make them more fleshed out "Factions".... but if we're going to play as an independent Merc again, I'm not sure how deep that system would need to be. Maybe something as simple as Hostile/Neutral/friendly, but you never really "Join" any of them. Again there is plenty of lore to be found in gigs side jobs and NCPD hustles, lots of shards with background and world building, but as the player we're mostly just like, Ok did a job for the Valentinos and now we got paid to do a job against them... and it seems to just kind of be neutral. Although they did add the Gang Revenge system in 2.1 I just haven't played, waiting for some of the newer major bugs to get fixed before finishing my current run.
Everything else felt pretty fleshed out, I wouldn't mind More info or interactions with Fixers. but I sort of like them having a bit of mystery, some of them are an open book, others, are well-guarded, makes them feel like real people, and keeps things professional. Politics, ehh.... PL was cool with the spy/political thriller, stuff, but I'm not sure I want a huge focus on that. Tech is interesting, because in the Lore and Books there is a ton of cool stuff we haven't seen yet so expanding on that, and maybe creating something wild would be very welcome, we saw some NPCs that are super chromed out, but very few full borgs, it would be cool if they expanded on that, or maybe not even borgs, but super rare cyberware that is only available after a big challenge, or major story point, like the Relic, but with more practicality for the player not just story. I could say more about getting deeper into cyberpsychosis here, but this response is getting a bit long winded, so I'll end with saying I'd like to see that explored much more deeply as well in the sequels and leave it at that lol.
