Your progress with characters is measured through the collection of Affinity points.
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What Is Affinity?
In this case, themetric for tracking relationshipprogress with the characters is calledAffinity.
As thislevel increases, so does yourbondwith that character.
For instance, Xavier’s Affinity level can only be increased by interacting with him.
You must reach certainAffinity level milestoneswith a single character so that unlock theirlevel-specific items.
So, say you and Zayne are at Affinity level 45.
You willunlock any Level 45 benefitswith Zayne alone.
To get level 45 benefits withanother character, you will have tolevel their Affinity separately.
You’ll ultimately end upleveling Affinity for everycharacter organically as you progress through the storyline.
Depending on therarityof the memory, the number of Affinitypoints you earn will vary.
Five-Star Memoriesoffer thelargestAffinity boost out of the three memory rarities.
Pulling memories from the Wish Pools isnot the only wayMemories contribute to a character’s Affinity level.
As yourank up and upgrade your Memories, you’ll get Affinity XP.
This will also help you stay prepared for more difficult battle stages.
you’re free to get memories byusingEmpyrean Wishesin the Wish Pool at any time.
you’re free to also useSpecial Wishesto pull from event-specific pools during event periods.
Leveling memoriesrequires Wish Bottleswhile ranking memories up requirespulling duplicatesof that memory.
you should probably pull a memorythree timesto max out its rank.
This means that you willautomatically gain Affinitythrough every step of the Memory making process, from pulling to playing.
The phone is a great way to raise Affinity with the charactersquickly.
The best way to use it is tocheck in frequentlyand double-check you are completingevery available interaction.
You’llunlock moreinteractions as your Affinity level and storyline progress increases.
Youdo not need to answerphone calls or texts ‘live’ to get the Affinity boost.
you’re free to send calls toVoicemailand play them later.
You will also gain Affinity whenliking or commentingon character posts in the Social tab (thecamera shuttericon).
Occasionally, you will createyour own postsas part of the main or event storylines.
When the romance options respond to your post,liking and commenting on their responseswill also improve your Affinity.
Depending on how long you’ve spent away from the game, you will alsoreceive away messagesfrom the men.
Dates
Dates are another great way to improve your Affinity with a character.
Playtimeencompassesgamesyou can play with your romance option.
The two choices areKitty Cardsand the Claw Machine.
Both options will allow you to spend time with the character of your choice and earn Affinity with them.
Playtime dates will also give youChocolatesto spend in the Chocolate Shop.
By Your Side is split into two categories:Secret Times and Tender Moments.
Both options are like listening topodcast stories, with slight variations between them.
Here, somememories will unlock audio storiesfor you to complete.
Secret Timesare stories you canlisten to, but not reador interact with.
After you havecompleteda Secret Time or Tender Moment for thefirst time, your Affinity with that character will improve.
You willearn gemsfor completing a By Your Side event for the first time.
For instance, as you progress through the main storyline, you willunlock prefixes or suffixesspecific to certain characters.
Events may also come withspecial event Wish Pools.
These pools will have event-specific,limited-edition memoriesto pull.
Pulling, upgrading, and ranking these memories will increase Affinity.
What Does Affinity Give You?
you’re free to earn the following things as you level:
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