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Usually, in those games, you would drop all of the experience you have earned where you were bested in combat, attached to the enemy who landed the final blow, etc; for you to try and pick up. If you don’t manage to reach your experience before you meet another gnarly fate, then your old sum will be lost. Another Crabs Treasure is no exception to that trend. However, the option to turn that part of the gameplay loop off allows you to never lose your hard-earned microplastics. This option makes leveling up feel more like a traditional RPG and really helped me stave off frustration during the levels of the game. 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