Quote Originally Posted by Connor View Post
I feel like the issue of ‘NPC’s being present solely for trust system’ is more of a writing issue than the trust system itself. Like, it feels like that because it’s so poorly written, not because the trust system exists lol
Correct to a degree. The level 89 Trial in EW pulled it off perfectly. The issue is that with trust, you're forcing the same exact plot beats because at levels x3 and x9, you NEED to have at least seven other characters around, and at least three others for the dungeons. Unironically, I love what they did with trusts in most ARR stuff, where it's just random adventurers that go with you, and you can see their equipment and levels changing.