Talk:Beloved/@comment-1953451-20131212050709/@comment-172.15.5.59-20131213044819

There is some debate about whether affinty is actually "maxed" or if you can continue to build affinity beyond "maxed". My understanding is that "maxed affinity" just means they are in love with you, but you can still build from there. The romance guide I have used suggests the following:

- Arisen's Bond sets affinity to "in love" stage.

- Escort quest and sidequest both give significant bump to affinity.

- Give Arisen's Bond before doing the escort or the sidequest, if possible.

- Continue to give favored gifts after giving Arisen's Bond and doing both sidequest and escort quest.

The theory is that affinity is 0-100 with 0 fear/hate and 100 love, but that you continue to gain affinity past 100, so someone could be 110, someone 120, someone 135, etc.

I have used this system and gotten the L.I. that I was trying for in two full playthroughs, first Maximilian and then Julien. I have never skipped Quina's quests, Aelinore's rescue, or Madeleine's quest, and I have never had them show up as the L.I. I did not have to attack my chosen L.I. and then restore their affinity to make them the "last person maxed."

http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/626515-dragons-dogma/faqs/64463