Matsumori Days

As you may or may not know, I've been in the process of re-writing Chapter 2's script. I've hit something of a snag, however. Not the kind that prevents me from working on this at all, but a snag all the same.

The snag is simple to explain: I need to figure out whether or not I want to make it possible to switch the party leader between Masako and Goho, retain the party leader as Goho, or make the party leader be Masako for the rest of the game.

As of this writing, Masako is the party leader within the duration of the Divine Trial. When the Trial is done, the Water and Damned Trials will open up. The characters associated with those Trials also make an appearance. Mina will suggest that since six people might cause a loss of effectiveness in exploration and battle, the party members should decide on a leader, and that person would take on up to three companions.

Masako gets an overwhelming vote for the role. Now comes the part that isn't written in stone: She agrees, but makes it known that she prefers a more supportive role. She suggests that the party chooses an alternate so that she can take up her preferred role. After some debate, the party decides that Goho would be the alternate.

The query I ask myself, and to anyone interested in this game, is "Should I allow Masako to be a more permanent leader?" I'm tending towards the option of allowing both Goho and Masako as party leaders, despite the work that might call for later on. However, I'd like to hear some opinions on this that aren't my own.