Digimon Story: Time Stranger has a unique Personality system, and mastering it will help you rapidly improve your party members.
We first got a taste of the system when the demo for the game went live. While the core system stays the same, the scope has undoubtedly increased with the full version of Digimon Story: Time Stranger. This guide will help you master all the nuances of the Personality system.
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How does Personality work in Digimon Story Time Stranger
When you encounter a Digimon for the first time, you can scan and convert it. Once done, you'll notice that they come with particular behavioral traits, which are essentially their Personalities. There are 16 Personalities at the time of writing (Oct. 3), which can be classified into four categories.
- The traits under Philanthropy help your Digimons gain SPI quickly, and they tend to be good healers during a battle. Adoring
- Devoted
- Tolerant
- Overprotective
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Valor-based traits allow your creatures to gain ATK quickly. These traits are great for your damage-dealers, but only work for physical attackers. Zealous
- Brave
- Reckless
- Daring
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Wisdom-based traits allow Digimons to gain INT quicker, and they're ideal for magic-based damage dealers. Enlightened
- Sly
- Astute
- Strategic
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Amicability-based traits help your Digimons to gain their DEF quicker, and it's an ideal option for tanks. Opportunistic
- Friendly
- Sociable
- Compassionate
Every Personality type (the quadrants) has its own stat modifiers, and the same applies to the 16 individual Personalities.
All Personality stat growth boosts in Digimon Stories Time Stranger
The table below contains all stat boosts applicable to the quadrants and the Personality sub-types.
| Amicability (+DEF) | Opportunistic (+SPI) | Friendly (+ATK) | Socialble (+SP) | Compassionate (+HP) |
| Philanthropy (+SPI) | Adoring (+DEF) | Devoted (+INT) | Tolerant (+SP) | Overprotective (+HP) |
| Valor (+ATK) | Zealous (+SPD) | Brave (+SPD) | Reckless (+HP) | Daring (+DEF) |
| Wisdom (+INT) | Enlightened (+SP) | Sly (+HP) | Astute (+SPD) | Strategic(+SPI) |
There are no negative modifiers with Personalities, which is a great feature. A Digimon with Brave will have bonuses in the ATK (from Valor) and SPD stats (from the sub-group) and so on.
There are 32 Personality Skills, and every Digimon can have one at most. Your Digimon will get the chance to learn when there is a change in their Personality sub-types. If your pal has already learnt a skill, you can swap it.
How to change the Personality trait in Digimon Stories Time Stranger
There are two ways to change the Personality of your Digimon if you're unhappy with the current selection.
Speak with your Digimon
Every four battles allow you to speak with your active Digimon. A dialogue option will present you with one of the four quadrants. This will reduce once you have made the first selection. Before you decide, you can check the existing trait. You can then use the quadrant to make a new selection and change the Personality Skills.
Digifarm
Certain items allow you to train your Digimon in the Digimfarm, allowing them to change their Personality. The training requires time, but you can skip that by spending in-game currency.
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