Q48 · Chapter 06 · Lasting progression
Training a newcomer
How should an old favorite stay useful when a powerful new companion is discovered?
Working direction
The direction
Some companions can simply be stronger than others; perfect numerical equality is not required. The balancing cost is that a newly found powerful companion may start with little permanent progression, turning it into a training project. The player may bring it back to lower-level dungeons, replay earlier content and build it up. Later trainer perks could make power-leveling easier. This gives older dungeons a natural long-term purpose.
Recorded as: Working direction
The original question’s prompt
Through investment, different roles, scaling, equipment, personal preference, or something else?
Examples in a prompt are not decisions unless the answer chooses them.Still to decide in this chapter
Temporary evolution rules, affinity thresholds, recipe details and trainer tree structure need design. Example levels are illustrations, not balance targets.
