Not so long ago, Don't Starve Together was revealed to release on the Nintendo Switch Spring 2022. This is definitely big news, we have been asking for a Nintendo Switch port for a while now, but it made me question...
Will we see Don't Starve Together support Cross Progression?
I know we all want Cross Play for DST, but Cross Progression is just as important, even for veteran players.
Don't Starve was released in April 2013 and DST was released in April 2016. The Nintendo Switch edition is joining very late into the game's life, and since it has a lot of content to catch up on, what about all our skins and DLCs we collected throughout the years?
I myself have a Steam and Playstation account, both with the DLC characters, and hundreds of skins/curios. Knowing if I purchase the Switch edition of DST, nothing's gonna carry over! All the Login Bonuses, Twitch Drops, Loyal, Timeless, Heirloom, Proof of Purchase skins, all of these are either super rare, require Klei Points, or cannot be obtained legitimately anymore. Even the Plant Registry and Cookbook won't carry over.
Spools and Klei Points build up very slowly. You can't pinpoint how many spools you get per week, since you need to take luck into account. Klei Points take months to accumulate, only for a few Twitch Drops. DLC Characters are 2,700 Spools each, so either unravel skins for a Grand Total of 10,800 Spools or pay money to play as them again. But even if you did slowly rebuild your collection, you still wouldn't be able to get your time-gated or Heirloom skins back. This could drastically reduce the port's value for me, and maybe even other players.
All I ask for in the near future, is Cross Progression.
Many of us spent years collecting these things, and transferring to the Switch could be one of the largest pain if we aren't able to keep our belongings. If Cross Progression was added, it would be a blessing to finally play Don't Starve Together on the go with everything I have built up to this point. But as of right now, DST Nintendo Switch edition is going to be pretty hard for me to pick up if there's no Cross Progression.
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DST Cross Progression
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