I don't know why people are acting like this is some crazy impossible request. Pretty much any other game that has level-scaling/mentoring does it in a way that doesn't involve neutering your character.

I'd like to see this happen, personally. I don't care about the damage. I just don't want to be stuck in another dungeon and having to choose between spamming Fast Blade -> Savage Blade for 30 minutes or stabbing myself in the face to end the tedium.