Quote Originally Posted by kaynide View Post
The only real reason to re-balance anything is if there is intent for future expansions to be new "starting points" where they can be played out of order [...]
I hope they never switch to that system, because it would necessitate all ongoing story arcs to grind to a halt. You couldn't have any of the same characters appear across multiple expansions unless they remain forever locked in their same status and never getting personal growth.

I firmly believe that the best way to handle "late entries" in this story format is to simply give a voucher for a story and job skip along with the purchase of future expansions. Write 7.0 to be a good entry point where people won't be too confused if they start playing at that point in the story, but don't try to disguise the fact that they've come in late and their character is already acquainted with a whole cast of people that they-the-player won't get a personal introduction to.