>>537793368
are you forgetting that every place you went to in the games had a student rep that was woven into the main plot of the games? Every main class member had plenty of front stage treatment since they were deeply connected to where the plot was taking you next. their relationships with the other npc class members added so much more spice thors overall. the characters were given more attention and treated with more respect even with the absurd cast bloat of cold steel. There's essentially no reason for half of Van's party to even stick around and keep helping him other than forcing a jrpg story together with a cast that is neglected. I like Feri a lot as a character but I'm not going to pretend that after 3 games she has anywhere near as development as any of the class members of Thors did at the same time.