KO Traveling Hobo
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You can set them to passive from the menu or by approaching them and holding the action button(circle on PS4).
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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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You can set them to passive from the menu or by approaching them and holding the action button(circle on PS4).
Dreams-Visions
Member
I didn't finish with them until I was level 95. :-/
RubberLuffy
Banned
Yeah I might just do that. I did just fine with my pods at level 1 so I don't really care about their damage.
Dreams-Visions
Member
The upgrades really are quite irrelevant. Which makes it odd that their mats are so rare that by the time you get them it doesn't matter anymore.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Radical Edward
Member
Yeah, lol. I had to keep mashing jump
TetraGenesis
Member
Guys, I know it's been stated elsewhere in the thread, but I can't find it anymore: What can I sell? I keep seeing people say anything that says that it "can be sold for money" or whatever, but I don't have a single thing like that. I have a lot of materials and things after the boss in the desert city ruins but I know I'm not far enough to know what I do or don't need. 
Guys, I know it's been stated elsewhere in the thread, but I can't find it anymore: What can I sell? I keep seeing people say anything that says that it "can be sold for money" or whatever, but I don't have a single thing like that. I have a lot of materials and things after the boss in the desert city ruins but I know I'm not far enough to know what I do or don't need.
Then don't worry about selling anything right now. Money isn't a huge issue for most of the game. By the time you might need it you'll have plenty to sell.
Lol I constantly had to deal with that on PS4. Nobody was doing it on PC, at least when I played. Guess they didn't figure out how to grief with that yet.
Evil Monkey DTT
Banned
Do we know sales figures yet. I would kill if this sold well, even decent.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Moose/Boar meat, fish, machine cores, tires. There are other things but aren't worth the energy, frankly. Do not sell Beast Hide.Guys, I know it's been stated elsewhere in the thread, but I can't find it anymore: What can I sell? I keep seeing people say anything that says that it "can be sold for money" or whatever, but I don't have a single thing like that. I have a lot of materials and things after the boss in the desert city ruins but I know I'm not far enough to know what I do or don't need.
Kill all the white animals you see. White meat and machine cores are what will fund your purchases.
Primethius
Banned
Finished route B. It sucked.
The intro to route C is better than the entirety of my time with B. Holy shit, so damn good.
The intro to route C is better than the entirety of my time with B. Holy shit, so damn good.
TetraGenesis
Member
That makes sense, I suppose. I was hoping to buy a few more things though.
So you'd recommend I hold onto my 6 Torn Books and Thick Dictionary? All my Broken Keys? What does that end up being used for?
How About No
Member
imo Route B makes Route C all the better, it's extremely necessary
Hmm I checked amazon Japan following chrono's tip and ordered the OST. Came out to ￥4,742 ($57 CAD). Thanks!
Also now beginning a new game for 100%, although I can take my time and see what Squeenix/P* does for a patch.
Also now beginning a new game for 100%, although I can take my time and see what Squeenix/P* does for a patch.
RubberLuffy
Banned
If it says "can be sold for money" then it's safe, except for beast hides. keep those. pretty much everything else is crafting materials
Primethius
Banned
I think there's a lot of Route B you could skip and miss nothing cause it's just a repeat of Route A. They needed a skip to the midway point option cause that's where most of the differences lie.
How About No
Member
idk it's pretty short and easy to rush through anyway, and fits well with the structure of the first game
OniBarubary
Banned
Not to expose myself as a horrible, sexist piece of shit but I'm surprised nobody noticed with all the 2B booty talk around that the Commander's butt could basically be renamed The Bunker.
NormalFish
Banned
Just finished C. I'm not sure what I expected, but it wasn't that. Fucking great.
Is it going to start me on D next, or is D if I choose 9S in the final fight?
I'm like 99% sure even pascal qualifies for bootilicious status
Guys, I know it's been stated elsewhere in the thread, but I can't find it anymore: What can I sell? I keep seeing people say anything that says that it "can be sold for money" or whatever, but I don't have a single thing like that. I have a lot of materials and things after the boss in the desert city ruins but I know I'm not far enough to know what I do or don't need.
By the sound of things, you are way too early in the game to even worry about money yet anyway.
But really you will collect a massive assortment of items that are clearly labelled as you quoted. For now, stop worrying and make progress while picking up glowing bits that pop out of enemies and are scattered en route to destinations. Do so, and you will be fine.
When money actually matters, you will be swimming in it and plenty of stuff to sell.
D is from exactly what you expect. Just reload that final fight with chapter select
NormalFish
Banned
Alrighty, got it. Thanks.
Oddly, I think my favourite thing about this game is the weird genre-blending fights. The end of C had my heart racing (still racing, tbh) and I'm fairly sure this qualifies as one of my favourite games at this point. It's so well done.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
Once you are on route C you can buy every material except the power up part. I got them from levels 2, 1, and 1 to all 4 in 5 minutes
Edit: if simple gadgets are on the pod upgrades you have to farm those, but those are also super easy to get if you wiki the scanner locations
From what I can tell you can't buy mushrooms, pure water, or simple gadgets. Those are the only ones I need right now. I'm missing just one and I got all the ones from the scanner spots.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
I don't remember which store, but you can definitely buy those. These 4 stores sell every ingredient except power up parts and simple gadgets once you finish ending e
These are spoilered for a reason people
Amusement Park bot
Emil (when he has weapons he also sells rare materials)
Emil (when he isn't selling weapons or chips he had medium grade materials)
Pascal post memory wipe
Emil (when he has weapons he also sells rare materials)
Emil (when he isn't selling weapons or chips he had medium grade materials)
Pascal post memory wipe
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
People out here trying to sell that 2B fig from the price of the black box edition itself. Sheesh.
Primethius
Banned
I wouldn't mind replaying it if the combat wasn't so limited compared to route A.
More limited combat than A + repeating alot of the stuff from A = not a fan. Hacking also got boring fast but I had to do so much of it because it did ridiculous damage compared to the melee combos, especially on bosses.
Worse, I didn't want to skip cutscenes because I'm not sure if there would be changes to them or not.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
Flare is releasing a 2B figure that will be higher quality, larger and cheaper. Seems like a terrible idea to buy the black box figure at markup prices. I have it and it's really nice for a CE figure, but tiny
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
I'll wait for that superior version then. I can find out 2B's secret again.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Is there an advantage for NA residents to ordering from EU/JP vs waiting for it to release in the US?
In the first main hub of the game, there are some red dots that seem to be underneath the map, but I haven't any way to access that portion of the map.
My side-content OCD is going to drive me nuts if I can't get to them.
You're a "horrible, sexist piece of shit" because you noticed an ass? What? Lol
KZXcellent
Member
Finished the game. Absolutely incredible.
The biggest problem with it is it's impossible to experience this game for the first time again. Masterpiece.
The biggest problem with it is it's impossible to experience this game for the first time again. Masterpiece.
Dreams-Visions
Member
I suspect it will be just as good or better the second time around, now that all the character interactions have the additional depth that you were originally unaware of.
I'm anxious to get to it, but I have one thing to do before I can.
TetraGenesis
Member
What's the branching like in this game? I keep hesitating and every moment thinking my actions might have a major effect on the story overtly. I know there are different endings (and the playthroughs are very different and essential for a full understanding) but to what extent do my little actions affect the outcome of the game? The main endings seem to occur linearly. Is that hardcoded into the progression of the game or is that just because certain things are less obvious the first time around? Maybe not knowing is part of the fun (in which case, I'll stay ignorant) but it's kind of giving me constant anxiety as I second guess the tiniest things. Hahahahaha
Primethius
Banned
Don't think of the endings as things that happen as a result of the players actions/agency.
Think of the different routes/endings as parts. The first ending is more like the end to part 1, the second ending, part 2 and so on.
NormalFish
Banned
Yeah, I think the best way to think of this as being independent "chapters" or "episodes" in a book/tv series. "ending" is a bit of a misnomer here.
Dreams-Visions
Member
You know what? I'mma go ahead and put this in my top 3 RPGs I've ever played.
Think of endings A and B as ends to arcs or acts. You go from Route A to Route B to Route C one after the other. C & D are
based on a choice in route C
Basically its like this:
A->B->C&D->E
There are also 21 Joke "bad endings" to get that are sprinkled about. Those are just if you do something dumb while playing or something special happens.
do they not draw aggro when in passive mode? If so wish I would have tried that out earlier
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Based on my encounters with Father Servo, it seems like aggro is based on who's hitting them. So if your partner stops attacking, then they shouldn't get targeted.
SunBroDave
Member
Ending E. Wow. Really great stuff.
Deleted my save to help some other poor soul through the fuckery that was those credits.
As expected of our resident Sun bro.
Could always skip it, it's not that important other than the song that plays at the end.