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I feel confused. Are you supposed to use "best team for the story", "best team for each starter", or both?
For me, the late game starts after Ivor. I just used the same team for the whole game and didn’t follow any recommendations but if u wanna pivot, I suggest doing it at the beginning of main mission 20: “Request from the Rust Syndicate.”
Question, at what point is considered the 'late game'? I'm using the mid-game team right now, and I would like to know when to pivot to the late game team