>>49851532>In a JRPG, progression is about accumulating exp and levelsNo, it's about literally progressing through the game you dumbfuck. That's what the word means. It may or may not include getting exp and levels.
>If you let the player progress their experience in any way they want, the level curve flattens[citation needed]
>This creates a slow, monotonous, and uniform experienceThe game is ALREADY a slow, monotonous and uniform experience because of the god awful balance where every single NPC battle is piss easy and involves doing nothing but clicking whatever your best move is ON TOP of not even being able to go where I want.