Anyone know how the artes levels/stars work?

[Broseph]

Out of curiosity, I got Swallow Wing to max stars (3000 uses) and it doesn't seem like anything has changed. Also, it doesn't seem like there's "arte chaining" like in other games? Just that hidden artes cost 2 AG to use?

[The Tempted Man]

afaik you learn artes based on profficiency, but I might be wrong.

[Hiragawa]

The tutorial for artes states "Once you've used an arte a certain number of times (as signified by Count), a Star will light up and it'll become stronger. Each arte can be enhanced up to a total of five times."

They just hit harder, that's it. You spark new artes by having your associated proficiency at a high enough level and using the proper type of arte.

No arte chaining, just the standard combat flow now. Rinwell is the exception because of how her perk functions.