Vernacademia Season 1: Episode 31: Character Progression

In this track, we go over the concept of character progression and posit our own theories about how to make it interesting to players.

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Cliff notes

00:06 Introduction of Subject
00:40 Redefinition of NarVisAud
01:35 3 Largely Used Methods of Character Progression
03:20 Character Regression
04:15 Character Progression Triggers
04:21 Leveling Up
04:47 Form Change
05:54 Quests, Quest Rewards, Equipment
07:05 Plot Progression
08:10 Stat Increases Alone May Not Be Enough
11:06 Stats in Context to Progression Goals
12:23 Dark Souls and Stat Progression
14:44 Non-standard Character Progression in Pokemon
16:23 Character Progression in Devil May Cry
18:31 Character Progression in Guild Wars 1
23:14 Agency, Investment and Meaningful Change Breed Interest
24:02 Limitation do as much as Freedoms for Interesting Play
26:04 Wrap Up