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[LegendofLex]

never finished the game, the quest designs really stressed me out, sadly, considering how hyped i was for the game

I always recommend that people just ignore the sidequests. tbh the best stuff isn't locked behind them anyway. The main thing they're good for is speeding up grinding and unlocking some otherwise locked ruins areas.

 

[ohlawd]

it's refreshing to see an OP ask how far along they are and have spent 40+ hours, find out they're about halfway, and they just keep going instead of complaining

 

[Teggy]

it's refreshing to see an OP ask how far along they are and have spent 40+ hours, find out they're about halfway, and they just keep going instead of complaining

Heh. Yeah I am at 68 hours now, beat

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Egil

and a whole lot of crazy stuff just went down.

 

[Teggy]

Well I have made it to

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Lorithia

. Boss is 75, adds are 72. At 71 I got steamrolled. At 72, pretty much the same. At 73 I started making a good dent. Think I will level up to 75 before trying again. Wish I had leveled up more when I had the chance

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but all the good Mechonis areas are gone now

because leveling in this area is kind of crappy and xp is too slow to come by elsewhere.

 

[alvis.exe]

Well I have made it to

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Lorithia

. Boss is 75, adds are 72. At 71 I got steamrolled. At 72, pretty much the same. At 73 I started making a good dent. Think I will level up to 75 before trying again. Wish I had leveled up more when I had the chance

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but all the good Mechonis areas are gone now

because leveling in this area is kind of crappy and xp is too slow to come by elsewhere.

Not that you really need to grind but don't forget the high level monsters in the Bionis Leg! They're perfect for your current level.

 

[Dremorak]

Well I have made it to

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Lorithia

. Boss is 75, adds are 72. At 71 I got steamrolled. At 72, pretty much the same. At 73 I started making a good dent. Think I will level up to 75 before trying again. Wish I had leveled up more when I had the chance

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but all the good Mechonis areas are gone now

because leveling in this area is kind of crappy and xp is too slow to come by elsewhere.

Strategy for that fight that I wish I found out before I went and grinded for 4 hours:

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Kill the adds first, for the love of god

I got really frustrated, dying a bunch. Tried this 2 more times and nailed it.

 

[Teggy]

Strategy for that fight that I wish I found out before I went and grinded for 4 hours:

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Kill the adds first, for the love of god

I got really frustrated, dying a bunch. Tried this 2 more times and nailed it.

I did try that at first but got pounded on by the boss meanwhile and died almost instantly. Maybe I didn't try it enough times.

 

[Fou-Lu]

Well I have made it to

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Lorithia

. Boss is 75, adds are 72. At 71 I got steamrolled. At 72, pretty much the same. At 73 I started making a good dent. Think I will level up to 75 before trying again. Wish I had leveled up more when I had the chance

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but all the good Mechonis areas are gone now

because leveling in this area is kind of crappy and xp is too slow to come by elsewhere.

You should really control Melia for this boss fight, makes it MUCH easier. I beat it the first try after switching to her.

 

[Teggy]

Well, I have made it to

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Zanza

and got past the first fight without too much trouble. However, on the second fight...I think I am screwed.

 

[Linkura]

You should really control Melia for this boss fight, makes it MUCH easier. I beat it the first try after switching to her.

Yup, she's the key to all this.

Just finished my replay and I had no trouble with her thanks to Melia. My first playthrough, I had a lot of trouble because I didn't use her.

As for the OP's latest post... I was overleveled so badly on the final boss, so I can't help you.

 

[Teggy]

Yup, she's the key to all this.

Just finished my replay and I had no trouble with her thanks to Melia. My first playthrough, I had a lot of trouble because I didn't use her.

As for the OP's latest post... I was overleveled so badly on the final boss, so I can't help you.

Yeah, I have no way to go back and level . But if I can get past part 1, you'd think I could get past part 2. I am using Melia-Shulk-DunDun.

 

[Linkura]

Yeah, I have no way to go back and level . But if I can get past part 1, you'd think I could get past part 2. I am using Melia-Shulk-DunDun.

Well the game doesn't let you save after you get to the last area for a reason.

Sounds like you might want to try Sharla if you have trouble staying alive.

 

[Teggy]

Well the game doesn't let you save after you get to the last area for a reason.

Sounds like you might want to try Sharla if you have trouble staying alive.

Because it's mean? I should have saved before going in. I think I'll need to replay a bit if I go to my last save.

Maybe - he seems to be immune to Melia's topple.

 

[Linkura]

Because it's mean? I should have saved before going in. I think I'll need to replay a bit if I go to my last save.

Maybe - he seems to be immune to Melia's topple.

Wait... you didn't save before going in? Even after the game tells you "BREH THIS IS THE POINT OF NO RETURN!!!!!1"

 

[Myriadis]

Just a tip: for quick one-time level ups you can re-visit the first dungeon in the game. I reached a new area there and both "secret areas" I discovered there instantly leveled me up on both times. I was level 73 or so.

Xenoblade is one of the games I really want to experience the first time again. It was always amazing to explore the new areas and to guess what new massive area will come next.

 

[mattwhite924]

Every time I see this thread it makes me tempted to go back and finish. I think I put about 70 hours in, and just kind of stopped. Hopefully I can remember how everything works if I go back to it.

 

[Teggy]

Wait... you didn't save before going in? Even after the game tells you "BREH THIS IS THE POINT OF NO RETURN!!!!!1"

IM CRAZY LIKE THAT

So Sharla is working better (thanks a lot, Melly). I've gotten him down to about a 1/8th of a bar. But as it gets toward the end, it's getting really hard to charge the Monado, which means I can't block his future attacks, meaning the fight goes downhill. I don't know what's going on.

EDIT: AHHH I DID IT

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of course there was a 3rd fight...

I leveled up once during due to killing adds - not sure how much that helped. Mostly I think it was getting the luck of the draw. For example, sometimes I would wipe because the boss would throw out a level 9 art and I only had level 8 shield. I also forgot Shulk has an art to trade health for talent bar, although I wound up not needing it.

Time on my save was 78 hours. Also, the GAF member whose name is

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Alvis.exe is a bit of a spoiler.

 

[chaosblade]

IM CRAZY LIKE THAT

So Sharla is working better (thanks a lot, Melly). I've gotten him down to about a 1/8th of a bar. But as it gets toward the end, it's getting really hard to charge the Monado, which means I can't block his future attacks, meaning the fight goes downhill. I don't know what's going on.

EDIT: AHHH I DID IT

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of course there was a 3rd fight...

I leveled up once during due to killing adds - not sure how much that helped. Mostly I think it was getting the luck of the draw. For example, sometimes I would wipe because the boss would throw out a level 9 art and I only had level 8 shield. I also forgot Shulk has an art to trade health for talent bar, although I wound up not needing it.

Time on my save was 78 hours. Also, the GAF member whose name is

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Alvis.exe is a bit of a spoiler.

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That third fight is basically a victory lap.

What level were you? I found the final boss a bit disappointing since it was so easy.

However, beating it at 55 it was not so easy. Harder than any of the optional superbosses at that level.

 

[Linkura]

Congrats. If you still hadn't beaten the game, I was going to suggest a Shulk/Reyn/Sharla party. That generally gets the job done for most fights as long as you're not super underleveled.

 

[Teggy]

However, beating it at 55 .

wat

 

[Tyraniboah]

I was just about to make an LTTP and then I saw this thread. I'm at the same area

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high entia city

OP was when the thread was made and around the same level. Loving the game so far, but I'm trying to break away from Shulk/Reyn/Sharla. Should I move to Melia/Shulk/Dunban? My concern is that I want more healing than Shulk's light heal, but Sharla just isn't capable of damage.

Also, I seem to be underleveled when I reach most areas. I don't do many side quests...should I start? Is it too late to start? Even though I love the battle system, grinding isn't very fun. I was thinking of using a guide for side quests so I can level up and get good stuff.

 

[Fou-Lu]

I was just about to make an LTTP and then I saw this thread. I'm at the same area

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high entia city

OP was when the thread was made and around the same level. Loving the game so far, but I'm trying to break away from Shulk/Reyn/Sharla. Should I move to Melia/Shulk/Dunban? My concern is that I want more healing than Shulk's light heal, but Sharla just isn't capable of damage.

Also, I seem to be underleveled when I reach most areas. I don't do many side quests...should I start? Is it too late to start? Even though I love the battle system, grinding isn't very fun. I was thinking of using a guide for side quests so I can level up and get good stuff.

You really won't need much healing with the Melia/Shulk/Dunban, you'll take out most enemies too quickly to need it. Melia has massive DPS and Dunban has better DPS than Reyn.

 

[Tyraniboah]

You really won't need much healing with the Melia/Shulk/Dunban, you'll take out most enemies too quickly to need it. Melia has massive DPS and Dunban has better DPS than Reyn.

Thank you! Will make that change today then