kunonabi
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Yeah, I don't remember it either.
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Xenoblade Chronicles X |OT2| Welcome to New L+A a.k.a. Read the Frakkin' Manual!
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Yeah, I don't remember it either.
Must be a quest somewhere, and it sounds like it'd be the boss of the quest not some random ass mob. The only non-respawning enemies of which I am aware are quest-boss related.
kunonabi
Member
Yeah, it's said to be during the final battle.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Is that the point where
your skell fuel gets drained? If it's before, I basically did one-hit-kills on all the prior stages with a L50 Detonation Flail, so I definitely missed it.
Is this thread worthy?
Thanks to AtomicNess from GameFAQs, Monolith Soft posted more jobs on their front page. FYI, this is for the main studio (XC/XCX). They appear to be looking for a Character Designer and Production Designer.
Here's the translation provided by the "reliable" Google Translate:
Thanks to AtomicNess from GameFAQs, Monolith Soft posted more jobs on their front page. FYI, this is for the main studio (XC/XCX). They appear to be looking for a Character Designer and Production Designer.
Here's the translation provided by the "reliable" Google Translate:
TheMoon
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gamedev hiring employees is not thread worthy, no.
Labrynian Rebel
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GET2DAACHOPPAAAA
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Did they ever patch the text size? I got this at launch but had a hard time reading the text...I haven't played it in months but would like to jump back in.
They didn't, unfortunately.
How similar is this game to DQVIII? I'm asking because I'm about to experience a significant increase in free time and am looking to relive some JRPG nostalgia from my late childhood and finally have the time to do so(DQVIII was the last JRPG I really enjoyed and finished...er, actually that may have been Rogue Galaxy, but I digress).
TheMoon
Member
I haven't played DQVIII, still I'd say "not at all" with confidence.
This is an open world "go anywhere at any time" kind of game with real-time-menu-based combat and god damn flying mechs.^^
SynthFetish
Member
Nothing at all like it, xenoblade chronicles x has a very open feel to it. The game is incredibly vast in its scope, but light on the story narrative. I have over 150 hours into the game and I still have tons of post game content to do. Also, you can use a classic controller to play(I preferred that the last 10 hours).
laserlaser
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i just finished ch.3 and i feel overwhelmed with what i gotta learn about this game. i've watched a few beginner's guide vid and it still feels overwhelming. man, i just wanna unlock the skell and explore.
SynthFetish
Member
It'll happen, and once it does...it's so worth the wait.
I just started this up again after months of not playing.
Apparently I was most of the way to getting a Skell Licence...so I finished that off. The Skell feels...weak. I guess I need to upgrade it somehow.
Is there a nice short guide for this game? I just want to get back on track, because I completely forgot where I am and what I need to do next.
Apparently I was most of the way to getting a Skell Licence...so I finished that off. The Skell feels...weak. I guess I need to upgrade it somehow.
Is there a nice short guide for this game? I just want to get back on track, because I completely forgot where I am and what I need to do next.
Silent_Ocarina
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For story purposes, you can just look at your quests and see which one is the next one you need to do. For general gameplay, I found the Reddit to be pretty useful in explaining some of the systems in the game.
viciouskillersquirrel
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The free skell you get is literally the weakest skell in the game. Skell abilities can be enhanced with weapons and augments, but there's only so much you can do to prop up a level 20 skell.
Mind you, if you like finding Miranium deposits long before you're supposed to, the level 20 skell is an absolute boon.
Once you max out a class you can use its weapons with other classes, the passive skills can be passed around too. The idea is to max out multiple classes so your MC can mix and match close and long range weapons and skills from different classes.
Boy Wander
Member
So I'm loving the game but I seem to have hit a bit of a speed bump. I'm at Chapter 9 and the guys that you fight there are just destroying me. You can't use Skells either. I'm level 36 and they're killing me. It also seems that a ton of the indigens that I encounter now are level 40+ and they often wreck me too. Is the only option now to grind until I hit a certain level? If so, that's a shame because the game has been pretty much grind free so far which has definitely added to my enjoyment of it. I can't even do any affinity quests either as I've started a main story chapter so I basically seem to have no other option than to slowly plod towards being a high enough level to beat these guys. Any advice or confirmation of the above would be appreciated.
viciouskillersquirrel
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You could do a bunch of normal missions, I suppose.
If you want to grind quick and make it count, get your skell, equip it with a G-Buster and mechanoid slayer augments and start killing puges in Sylvalum's Badr Basin (northeast). They drop very powerful skell weapons, including G-Busters and Phoenix, which are a good enough combo to carry you through to the endgame.
Also, attacking high level but small size enemies in a skell will jack your levels up quickly.
If you want to grind quick and make it count, get your skell, equip it with a G-Buster and mechanoid slayer augments and start killing puges in Sylvalum's Badr Basin (northeast). They drop very powerful skell weapons, including G-Busters and Phoenix, which are a good enough combo to carry you through to the endgame.
Also, attacking high level but small size enemies in a skell will jack your levels up quickly.
TheAwesomePossum
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I'm at chapter 12 and facing the final phase of the final boss
, but I always get screwed over when the Chimeras come in once his health is halfway through. Any tips? My party is me, Elma, Lin, and Murderess. We are all at around level 50.
_____Lao______
So I just picked this up the other day but I have a problem and need advice. The internet in my area is terrible. Truly awful. So I plan on soloing the game and playing offline. Which division lends itself best to that intention? Will I still be able to change divisions? I read the manual but it only mentioned online.
viciouskillersquirrel
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It changes as you progress, I think, if you're not going to be online so you won't hear a consensus on it.
You could start off as Pathfinders while you explore the world, for instance, then switch to something else later on.
The offline bonuses are pretty marginal, to tell you the truth.
TheMoon
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Doesn't really matter, just pick what you find interesting. Online/offline has no effect on your ability to switch whenever you want.
OK, I now have two Level 50 skells (and two 30's). The Level 50's are equipped with Phoenix and G-Buster's. I'm at level 56 while the rest of my party is level 55.
I'd really like to finish this game but am worried about the point of no return and not being strong enough for beating the final bosses. Do you think I have enough to do it?
I'd really like to finish this game but am worried about the point of no return and not being strong enough for beating the final bosses. Do you think I have enough to do it?
That should actually be more than enough assuming your ground game is also good (namely Overdrive).
Unfortunately it's not. I never really figured out how to play this game correctly (that's on me, not the game) and have basically just been brute forcing my way through. Hoping that's enough for the last chapter. I guess I'll try tonight and if that's not enough I'll just grind money for a couple more hours to pick up a 3rd level 50 skell and hope that will be enough.
Ok, thanks to the holidays I've been able to play this game a bit more and I finally hit lvl 60 and bought a lvl 50 skell . Aside for the story missions (just finished 9, I can fly now) where can I get some decent gear? I need some leveled gear(skell and ground) and I really don't want to buy anything from the shop (trying to save some money for other skells). Currently using photon saber and dual guns...from around level 30.
Ulysses 31
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Skell Weapons, Part Numbers, and You
I recall there being a fast travel point with puges nearby where you could farm g-busters and phoenixes in Sylvalum.
viciouskillersquirrel
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TheMoon
Member
Yep, doing that already. Was mostly talking about ground gear. Farming is slow but it's working.
Armour drops here are as they seem. Kill the Tyrant (there are even generic high level monsters that can drop Ultra quality stuff) till you get what you want. For weapon drops, I think you have to be in a class with the weapon you want to use (except for monsters that specifically drop a certain type of weapon).
SynthFetish
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I've been watching my housemate play this lately. He's very much a "go your own way" type of gamer so I'm not offering any advice or spoilers.
It's killing me! He's almost 200 hours in and doesn't even have the flight module for his skells, but he's max level and has a bunch of level 50 skells. Just keeps jumping around slowing grinding every character he's unlocked to max affinity and level.
Painful to see him go the VERY long way around, but damn if he's not determined!
It's killing me! He's almost 200 hours in and doesn't even have the flight module for his skells, but he's max level and has a bunch of level 50 skells. Just keeps jumping around slowing grinding every character he's unlocked to max affinity and level.
Painful to see him go the VERY long way around, but damn if he's not determined!
TheMoon
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Feel free to mention it on the podcast again! Always nice to hear people talk about it which is rare because nobody in the press seems to play Japanese RPGs that aren't called Persona or Final Fantasy :/
Omega Kirby
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Ok guys. me not having a ps4 or xbox and this infectious jrpg mayhem going around with ffxv (Thats not coming to pc or wiiu)
I got my sights on buying xenoblade chronociles x. But I heard a port might come to switch, I want the best experience possible cause this game looks great. So should I just just wait it out or does the wiiu version run and looks good enough?
Also a few other questions.
1: Hows the story?
2: Hows the sidequests?
3: Hows the combat and exploration?
I got my sights on buying xenoblade chronociles x. But I heard a port might come to switch, I want the best experience possible cause this game looks great. So should I just just wait it out or does the wiiu version run and looks good enough?
Also a few other questions.
1: Hows the story?
2: Hows the sidequests?
3: Hows the combat and exploration?
Eh. A couple of good twists, but it's not really the focus like in the first Xenoblade.
Outside of one or two badly balanced ones, they're solid.
Combat is good, exploration is honestly amazing.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
The story has some twists and turns to it, but don't expect to come through it a changed individual. The sidequests are the real meat of the game. They're generally pretty good except for gathering quests - only accept these if you already have the items in your inventory. Affinity quests are how the bulk of the story is told outside of the main story quests.
The combat is top notch and has a lot of depth to it. The endgame is basically taking down powerful super bosses and figuring out how to do so without getting killed.
The exploration though is what made me fall in love with the game. Almost from the beginning, you're able to go anywhere and Mira is so big, you're constantly stumbling across secrets, even though you've already been playing for 100 hours. Some of my best memories of this game were of scaling some mountain long before I was "supposed to", ninja-ing my way past enemies that could one-shot my party and getting to a miranium deposit that seemed impossible to get to not twenty minutes prior.
One word of advice about the exploration - Max out your mechanical field skills first and foremost, then archaeological, then biological. You'll work out why soon.
If you aren't in a hurry, I think you should wait and see how the switch port is first. The wii u version looks and runs fine. But there are a number of annoyances that could hopefully be fixed in the new port.
First Xenoblade game, and still trying to get a hang of things. I'm at the Chapter 3 mission where you first
. I handled the fight not problem, but the very next objective has a lvl 10 creature in my path that is just wrecking me. I'm lvl 7 and I guess I should be doing side content at this point to build my party up? I have piss poor gear and weapons, and still trying to figure out what role I want to play in combat (and how to best engage combat). I also chose Prospector as my Division, which seemed to be a widely recommended beginner Division for getting BLADE points, though this early in the game, it almost seems Pathfinder might be better, since I'll be discovering so many new locations.
Also, I've been using my Pro controller for several hours, and didn't realize that there was seemingly a bunch more functionality on the tablet. Should I be using the tablet or is it just for map convenience? Do I need the tablet for probe planting? Is fast travel possible on the pro controller?
run into the sentient aliens
Also, I've been using my Pro controller for several hours, and didn't realize that there was seemingly a bunch more functionality on the tablet. Should I be using the tablet or is it just for map convenience? Do I need the tablet for probe planting? Is fast travel possible on the pro controller?
Elma should have a move called Shadow runner. you can target an enemy, hit that, then cancel out of combat and then just run past everything while its up
Edit: At least I think thats what it's called I haven't played in a long time lol
viciouskillersquirrel
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It isn't. Unfortunately the UI isn't built for anything but sitting in front of the TV with the gamepad within reach.
Ghost Walker. It will help with exploration at lower levels. You have to switch to Elma as your primary character. Be warned though that affinity won't build up while you control other characters.