Sidekick
From Guild Wars 2 Wiki
A sidekick is when a character's level is modified to match the level of the other characters they are playing with. A low level character wanting to play higher level content can accept to become a sidekick and will have their power scaled to similar to the higher level characters they are with. Side-kicking also applies in reverse, a character wanting to play lower level content will have their level scaled down so they do not overly disrupt lower level content but can still experience content they may have missed when they were a lower level.[1] Being side-kicking down in level is not voluntary like being side-kicked up in level, any high level character in a low level zone will have their power reduced to match the area they are in.[2]
The sidekick system has been mentioned for characters entering World PvP and also for preventing griefing of low level PvE events by high level players.
[edit] References
- ^ Eric Flannum Answers More of Your Dynamic Event Questions, Martin Kerstein, Guild Wars Guru forum post
- ^ GamesCom 2010 : Interview du Lead Content Developer de Guild Wars 2, JeuxOnLine
