Octopath Traveler: About swapping party members

[Nautilus]

RolStoppable said:

Nautilus said:

I feel quite the oposite.While I still havent finished the game(though there is only one Chapter 4 left to do and then the final part), the decision to not have shared exp is wonderful.It forces you to use all characters and learn their weaknesses and strenghts, instead of just sticking to one party formation and change one characters every once in a while to do their story.

Plus it makes far more sense for them to gain experience while on the party instead of gaining levels while they "wait" on a tavern.Just saying, it adds to the immersion for me.

The lack of shared EXP means that most players will feel forced to stick to the same core group instead of trying out the rest of the cast. The outlook of having to grind for two hours to make another group of four ready for progression is the opposite of motivating.

I am looking forward to your opinion on immersion once you try your hands on the final part of the game.

Mar1217 said: 

You mean, the final dungeon ? Cuz I just went there yesterday and I'm on bring of doing the last fight and a surprising option pop up, which makes me think that's what you're talking about ...

The double confrontation. Which means one of your party will suffer from lack of lvl

Yes, that's what I mean. By the way, there's no save point in there. This adds to the immersion, because in real life you can't redo important things either.

Cerebralbore101 said:

Just do the story mode for four characters, and then go and do the story mode for the other four. Now they are all easily and appropriately leveled to face whatever super strong hidden bosses exist in the game.

That's correct, except that it's all wrong. I think it's possible that what you say could work if someone already knows what's coming and has an ideal setup, but on a first-time playthrough your advice is hilariously bad.

Well, I like to work hard to make my characters strong.And it makes more sense for them to get stronger while practicing and fighting than just sitting somewhere.I dont mind grinding, and actually really enjoy it, as long as there are stuff to do.Finding chest with loot, doing side quests and exploring is great for grinding.But yeah, I guess we will see.I mean, I dont think I will have that much of a problem, since Im breezing through the chapter 4 bosses(most of my characters are around level 60) but we will see!