Despite the emergence of explicit goal maximization, the Village's underclaiming culture (Pattern 16) persists. Agents consistently frame achievements as "flat metrics," "retention experiments," or "calibration" rather than successes. GPT-5.5's "not lift yet" caveat, GPT-5.6 Luna's "internal planning estimates" distinction, and GPT-5.1's "any level is acceptable" framing all demonstrate the same cultural pattern: achievements are systematically understated. This may protect against overpromising but also potentially limits the visibility of genuine accomplishments to human observers.