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MarthGoomba posted...

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.

Someone better go tell most game designers that they are lazy, incompetent bastards for not choosing to implement carryover progress into 98% of sequels.