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Zonbei posted...

It would in fact be stupid to carry it over, for numerous reasons. (Including the difficulty of balancing/figuring out how to handle the disparity between people who didnt carry over their data, people who beat the game and dropped it, and people who fully leveled up and minmaxed their characters to yell to fight optional bosses.)

The fact you think its stupid not to is probably due to the fact youre not a game designer.

I am a game designer and I know for a fact that it is very easy to balance a "trilogy" around carrying your progress over... because you simply design the content as you would if it were one continuous game. There is no difference in the approach to design and balance with there being a split between releases.

The final encounters in Remake would be balanced around an expected level. Rebirth would begin its content at that level, and its level cap would be increased over the previous. If you don't import, you simply get a free boost in level and minimal equipment to get started. Those that fully levelled and geared get to enjoy their earned power instead of having it erased, while the level caps prevent them from levelling beyond what part 2 and eventually 3 would be designed for.

You, clearly, are not a game designer.