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The game's tutorial explicitly tells the player to aim for the level cap early on to gain a significant advantage.
* '''Exploited''': ???A skilled player finds a way to maximize experience gains and reaches the level cap much faster than others.



**The low level cap encourages players to focus on strategic gameplay, utilizing their limited resources and abilities to overcome challenges effectively.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The game includes humorous dialogue and achievements for reaching the level cap in record time.
* '''Played for Drama''': Reaching the level cap becomes a crucial plot point, with characters striving to attain it to gain a specific power or confront a formidable enemy.
* '''Played for Horror''': The level cap serves as a metaphor for the limitations and constraints imposed on the characters' abilities, causing them to feel trapped and powerless.
* '''Implied''': Although the game doesn't explicitly state the level cap, players speculate about it based on their progress and the increasing difficulty of enemies.
* '''Unparodied''': The level cap remains the same throughout the game, without any subversions or parodies.
* '''Untwisted''': Despite initial expectations of a higher level cap, the game maintains the low cap, surprising players who anticipated a change.



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** The programmers want to prevent players from Gridding, so they prevent the maximum level from being too high.

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** The programmers want to prevent players from Gridding, grinding, so they prevent the maximum level from being too high.

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* '''Straight''': In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Titanic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Attack]]'', the level cap is 20, and you will easily reach it halfway through the game.

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In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Titanic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Attack]]'', the level cap is 20, and you will easily reach it halfway through the game.game.
** In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Titanic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Attack]]'', the level cap is 20, and you will easily reach it only doing main quests and ignoring secondary quests.


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** The programmers wanted the game to be beatable, even if the player ignores side quests.

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* '''Subverted''': While the game says that the maximum level is 50, a plot-mandated powerup allows you to break that cap.
* While the level cap is only 20 you can change classes many times and retain the stat boosts granted.

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While the game says that the maximum level is 50, a plot-mandated powerup allows you to break that cap.
* ** While the level cap is only 20 you can change classes many times and retain the stat boosts granted.
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* While the level cap is only 20 you can change classes many times and retain the stat boosts granted.
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** The programmers want to prevent players from Gridding, so they prevent the maximum level from being too high.
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** There is PermaDeath in place -it is designed to not be too frustrating while allowing the player to experiment with new build trajectories.
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* '''Straight''': In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Titanic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Attack]]'', the level cap is 50, but the FinalBoss can be easily defeated when Alice is around level 30.
* '''Exaggerated''': The level cap is ''10'' and the FinalBoss can be beaten at level ''7''.
* '''Downplayed''': The level cap is 99. The Final boss can be beaten with at level 45, but with the added actives in game the player can quickly reach it in a few hours if they did them one after another.

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* '''Straight''': In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Titanic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Attack]]'', the level cap is 50, but the FinalBoss can be 20, and you will easily defeated when Alice is around level 30.
reach it halfway through the game.
* '''Exaggerated''': The level cap is ''10'' and you'll get there by the FinalBoss can be beaten at level ''7''.
time you're through the ''NoobCave''.
* '''Downplayed''': The level cap is 99. The Final boss can be beaten with at level 45, but with 50. If you speed through the added actives in game game, you'll get there a little bit before the player can quickly reach it in a few hours FinalBoss, while if they did them one after another.you do the sidequests you'll get there about 3/4 through the game.



** The characters in ''Alice's Titanic Attack'' max out in level 999, which can only be reached with hours and hours of grinding in a BrutalBonusLevel with extremely over-powered enemies.

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** The characters in ''Alice's Titanic Attack'' max out in at level 999, which can only be reached with hours and hours of grinding in a BrutalBonusLevel with extremely over-powered enemies.



* '''Subverted''': While the game says that the maximum level is 50 there is no quick way to reach that level and most enemies present a decent challenge at any level.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...except for the [=DLC=] which lets you power level your way to the cap.

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* '''Subverted''': While the game says that the maximum level is 50 there is no quick way 50, a plot-mandated powerup allows you to reach break that level and most enemies present a decent challenge at any level.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...except for the [=DLC=] which lets you power level your way Subverted''': You still get to the cap.new cap with plenty of time to spare before the final boss.



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* '''Averted''':
** ''Alice's Titanic Attack'' doesn't use level-up system. Rather it uses a PointBuildSystem.
* '''Enforced''': ''Alice's Tititanic Attack'' is meant to be a quick game. There's no need to go to go higher then level 50.

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'''Averted''': ''Alice's Titanic Attack'' doesn't use level-up system. Rather it uses a PointBuildSystem.
* '''Enforced''': ''Alice's Tititanic Titanic Attack'' is meant to be a quick game. There's no need to go to go higher then level 50.



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* '''Exploited''': See Enforced.

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* '''Straight''': In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Gigantic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Rampage]]'', the level cap is 50, but the FinalBoss can be easily defeated when Alice is around level 30.

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* '''Straight''': In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Gigantic]] Titanic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Rampage]]'', Attack]]'', the level cap is 50, but the FinalBoss can be easily defeated when Alice is around level 30.



** The characters in ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Titanic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Attack]]'' max out in level 999, which can only be reached with hours and hours of grinding in a BrutalBonusLevel with extremely over-powered enemies.

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** The characters in ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Titanic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Attack]]'' ''Alice's Titanic Attack'' max out in level 999, which can only be reached with hours and hours of grinding in a BrutalBonusLevel with extremely over-powered enemies.
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* '''Straight''': In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Gigantic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Rampage]]'', the level cap is 50, but the FinalBoss can be easily defeated when the characters are around level 30.

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* '''Straight''': In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Gigantic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Rampage]]'', the level cap is 50, but the FinalBoss can be easily defeated when the characters are Alice is around level 30.



* '''Downplayed''': The level cap is 99. The Final boss can be beaten with a level 45 party, but with the added actives in game the player can quickly reach it in a few hours if they did them one after another.

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* '''Downplayed''': The level cap is 99. The Final boss can be beaten with a at level 45 party, 45, but with the added actives in game the player can quickly reach it in a few hours if they did them one after another.
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'''Basic Trope''': A Level Cap so absurdly low, that most players will reach it way before the end of the game.
* '''Straight''': In ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Gigantic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Rampage]]'', the level cap is 50, but the FinalBoss can be easily defeated when the characters are around level 30.
* '''Exaggerated''': The level cap is ''10'' and the FinalBoss can be beaten at level ''7''.
* '''Downplayed''': The level cap is 99. The Final boss can be beaten with a level 45 party, but with the added actives in game the player can quickly reach it in a few hours if they did them one after another.
* '''Justified''':
** The programmers don't want high levels to be important.
** Levels allow the player to gain new bonuses like more ammo or remove the need to reload. Putting them at too high of a level would be too much of a hassle.
* '''Inverted''':
** The characters in ''Alice's [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Titanic]] [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Attack]]'' max out in level 999, which can only be reached with hours and hours of grinding in a BrutalBonusLevel with extremely over-powered enemies.
** The game has an AbsurdlyHighLevelCap, such as 999 or even 1999.
* '''Subverted''': While the game says that the maximum level is 50 there is no quick way to reach that level and most enemies present a decent challenge at any level.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...except for the [=DLC=] which lets you power level your way to the cap.
* '''Parodied''':
** The game has a level cap of 5 and can be reached right in the tutorial.
** The game has a level cap of 2 and each level is counted in decimals.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The level cap is 50 but at with [=DLC=] raises it to 99 but a later patch returns it to 50 and a later patch drops it to ''20'' and then returns it back to 50. What the hell is wrong with these programmers?
* '''Averted''':
** ''Alice's Titanic Attack'' doesn't use level-up system. Rather it uses a PointBuildSystem.
* '''Enforced''': ''Alice's Tititanic Attack'' is meant to be a quick game. There's no need to go to go higher then level 50.
* '''Lampshaded''': "What do you mean I hit the level cap? I'm only 3 hours in!"
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* '''Exploited''': See Enforced.
* '''Defied''': The developers tweak equipment, skills, enemies, and other game play attributes so that an extremely high-level party can still enjoy the game without having to deal with under powered foes and complain when the game's "too easy" and how they "beat it in 20 hours".
* '''Discussed''': "I really thought we would need to be at a higher level, like 90 or so, when we got to the last boss..."
* '''Conversed''': "Why did the developers put the cap so low? It hasn't been 30 hours and now were reaching the cap."
* '''Deconstructed''': Some players complain that the low cap makes the game too quick.
* '''Reconstructed''': The game's quick pace makes it a necessity to have the cap set low.
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