>>33167328Upgrading is meant to give weaker spirits some viability against stronger spirits i.e. upgrade a 1 star spirit to 5 stars to be able to compete against natural 5 star spirits.
I'm making Spiirtu primarily a multiplayer-focused game. To start with, ladders will be divided by the star rating of the spirits, with the 5 star ladder allowing the use of all spirits, the 4 star ladder allowing only 4 star or lower, etc.
So the idea is to not only have more viable choices in higher tiers, but to allow people to use their favorites without having a massive disadvantage.
Pic related is a Bellsprout inspired spirit, naturally a 2 star. Paltee can actually evolve twice, but if a player wants to keep Paltee unevolved, they can upgrade all the way to 5 stars. This in effect is a 180 stat point boost that definitely gives it better odds in the 5 star metagame.
