Seems like things that can be fixed, right?
Yes, but unfortunately if I go at it alone my schedule would not allow it to be done at any appreciable speed. Might need some help on this one. There's also the problem of them not actually having gotten to the point of reviewing the entire doc so there may be problems that I'm not even aware of. Guess we'll find out when the doc is a shining example of grammatical brilliance and they go through the entire thing.
I have some ideas as to how to change the encounter to be less of a horror show. One will eventually be decided upon if no input is received regarding them, but I would like to receive feedback if possible.
1. The first will change the current lore regarding the infection but maybe a change to the sexbots can be made to have an infected one be slightly different(red eyes or something cliche) and having sex with this one will result in your microsurgeons going on the fritz. With some alterations the current enemy will become a distant memory and only actually referenced with the medical npc.
It's easier on the devs(I think) and will involve less work.
2. The second also changes the backstory somewhat but to a lesser degree and changes the researcher into an that you eventually befriend that's on the run and trying to stay hidden but somehow you and he keep bumping into each other. He's in full control of his faculties and isn't malformed by the infection as he has found a way to have it progress as it does with your character, although the spread by sexual contact thing will come into place and effectively turn this into a SSTD. This also shifts the way the pc perceives their changes although not a lot of things will change there.
This involves more work but it may be more interesting.
3. The third option will remove the encounter with any enemy and reduce the transmition of the infection to a vial of infected micro surgeons that you find in the dunes of Tarkus. Lore stays more or less the same but you never encounter the guy and he is never referenced apart from what the medical npc tells you.
A lot less work for both the devs and people working on it but it might turn out to be a little lackluster.