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Xenoblade Chronicles |OT| Man, what a bunch of jokers.
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I've gone through so much trouble trying to get this game 
First, I bought the CCPro pack from Game.co when it had it in stock a few days ago, but my bank flagged it for fraud because it was an international payment. Then game's site rejected my card for the next few days.
Then I decided to get it off of eBay since it seemed it was out of stock everywhere else. Well the guy just got home from a family emergency and he expected his stock to have been left at his house, but because no one signed for it it got returned and sold to some one else. So now he says it will be another week or two, but he offered an immediate refund.
I decided to ask for a refund and he says he will and leave me positive feedback as soon as I leave him positive feedback, problem is I created this account to buy this item in particular so it isn't five days old, which is required to leave feedback. (Sidenote: Am I getting screwed over by this guy or is it common for sellers to be like this because negative feedback is so damning on eBay?)
So now I have to decide if I want to buy it for $120 off eBay or wait for it come back in stock at major importers.
I just want to play this game
First, I bought the CCPro pack from Game.co when it had it in stock a few days ago, but my bank flagged it for fraud because it was an international payment. Then game's site rejected my card for the next few days.
Then I decided to get it off of eBay since it seemed it was out of stock everywhere else. Well the guy just got home from a family emergency and he expected his stock to have been left at his house, but because no one signed for it it got returned and sold to some one else. So now he says it will be another week or two, but he offered an immediate refund.
I decided to ask for a refund and he says he will and leave me positive feedback as soon as I leave him positive feedback, problem is I created this account to buy this item in particular so it isn't five days old, which is required to leave feedback. (Sidenote: Am I getting screwed over by this guy or is it common for sellers to be like this because negative feedback is so damning on eBay?)
So now I have to decide if I want to buy it for $120 off eBay or wait for it come back in stock at major importers.
I just want to play this game
ColonelSkills
Member
Ok. So.
Are my friend and I dumber than rocks, or is this truly just not obvious in the least.
The Collectopedia. The "Other" category. What, when, why, huh? I'm near the beginning of the game, he's about 80 hours in, and neither of us have figured this out. What is it, how do you fill it in, is it some bonus thing?
We're lost.
Are my friend and I dumber than rocks, or is this truly just not obvious in the least.
The Collectopedia. The "Other" category. What, when, why, huh? I'm near the beginning of the game, he's about 80 hours in, and neither of us have figured this out. What is it, how do you fill it in, is it some bonus thing?
We're lost.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
I'm probably not far enough to have done anything with that yet, but I'm guessing it's just for some areas that don't really fit in as part of the main ones that have their own Collectopedia pages.ColonelSkills said:
Edit: Well, I was kind of close I guess.
I don't think that works. As I mentioned above, I killed one before I got the quest to do it and it hasn't respawned yet. Reloaded the game and it wasn't there, and I've been to several different areas since I killed it and that didn't do anything either.
slaughterking
Member
It's reserved for "special" collectables that you only get through certain quests or something along those lines. I haven't found any either, but I think there's an NPC that told me that.ColonelSkills said:
So, hmm... Yup, pretty much have to spoiler tag this whole reply. I need a little help with [redacted] and where to find a couple of sidequests.
(Major story spoilers for levels 50-60)
*Phew* that's a lot of black bars, but I'd like a little help with it, just don't highlight it if you're below level 60. Seriously, the first five words will spoil a major twist.
(Major story spoilers for levels 50-60)
So... Fiora. Or Mecha-Fiora if you will. I've been looking over her armor and weapons in the shop in the Hidden Village, and it looks like she has three different upgrade paths. As if it wasn't confusing enough how to use her in the first place. She's a fairly powerful single target DPS, I think, and she has HP to take a few hits, too. She should be awesome, except there's Shulk in pretty much the same role. Which is where I think the upgrade parts come in. She's like Shulk, until I upgrade her. But what's good on her?
My gut instinct is a full Speed set. +40 agility and Haste? Sweet! She'll be an attacking machine (pun kind of intended) and she'll outpace Shulk easily like that. Is this gut instinct right? I see her kind of like a Rogue, so more attacks is good. Also, I get the feeling that buying a full set of anti-Mechon weapons in the Hidden Village is a good plan, since, you know, next stop: Mechonis.
But now I run into a small issue, which is money. I don't have enough to upgrade, let alone buy more art manuals to get something to spend my AP on. So, you know what time it is? Sidequest time! To get gold and stuff that sells for gold. Plus, I want to track down those skill trees and Monado powers that I've heard are available. Can anyone tell me where and how I get those particular quests? I need to get the various places up to several stars, don't I?
Also, speaking of sidequests, I'm guessing that the point of no return is when the war starts, right? How close am I to that?
And finally, it amuses me that Skip Travel is available right now. I'm on the hand below the Mechonis, the only way out is locked and leads to Mechonis, but I'll just Skip to Colony 9 just like that. Best part, of course, is that when I proceed after questing, the door out will still be locked. Logic? We don't need no stinkin' logic. It's convenient, so shut up!
My gut instinct is a full Speed set. +40 agility and Haste? Sweet! She'll be an attacking machine (pun kind of intended) and she'll outpace Shulk easily like that. Is this gut instinct right? I see her kind of like a Rogue, so more attacks is good. Also, I get the feeling that buying a full set of anti-Mechon weapons in the Hidden Village is a good plan, since, you know, next stop: Mechonis.
But now I run into a small issue, which is money. I don't have enough to upgrade, let alone buy more art manuals to get something to spend my AP on. So, you know what time it is? Sidequest time! To get gold and stuff that sells for gold. Plus, I want to track down those skill trees and Monado powers that I've heard are available. Can anyone tell me where and how I get those particular quests? I need to get the various places up to several stars, don't I?
Also, speaking of sidequests, I'm guessing that the point of no return is when the war starts, right? How close am I to that?
And finally, it amuses me that Skip Travel is available right now. I'm on the hand below the Mechonis, the only way out is locked and leads to Mechonis, but I'll just Skip to Colony 9 just like that. Best part, of course, is that when I proceed after questing, the door out will still be locked. Logic? We don't need no stinkin' logic. It's convenient, so shut up!
*Phew* that's a lot of black bars, but I'd like a little help with it, just don't highlight it if you're below level 60. Seriously, the first five words will spoil a major twist.
McNum said:
It seems like she gets a lot of pre-gemmed items but she also does get normal slotted items as well. And yea from what I've seen you're right, the speed set is the best or at the very least the one with Haste V out classes everything else. You can mix and match of course.
As for the Monado abilites, one is Frontier Village. I believe it's a quest line with Lupa who wants to find Makna Ruins. The last part of the quest has a part with a tomb and you can open a chest to find a Monado ability. This is actually optional though and not explicitly part of the quest. The other is in the Hidden Village, if you do the sidequests you'll run it into since there are few NPCs in a small space.
AFAIK, there are 3 points where areas become locked. One is coming up, another one is a little further beyond that and one final one that is made very clear by the game it is a point of no return before you move forward.
And yea the ability to quick travel even as Fiora is healing was pretty odd.
As for the Monado abilites, one is Frontier Village. I believe it's a quest line with Lupa who wants to find Makna Ruins. The last part of the quest has a part with a tomb and you can open a chest to find a Monado ability. This is actually optional though and not explicitly part of the quest. The other is in the Hidden Village, if you do the sidequests you'll run it into since there are few NPCs in a small space.
AFAIK, there are 3 points where areas become locked. One is coming up, another one is a little further beyond that and one final one that is made very clear by the game it is a point of no return before you move forward.
And yea the ability to quick travel even as Fiora is healing was pretty odd.
robotzombie
Member
Okay I have a major problem...
So i finally turn on my Wii to start playing xenoblade for the first time. I hit the power button on my wiimote and the system turns on. It turns on to a BootMii screen with four options: Wii, homebrew channel, sd card, and some kind of settings i guess.
However, my Wiimote refuses to connect to the system. It just starts blinking for a bit and then nothing happens. Also, holding down the power button on my Wii doesnt shut it off. There are brand new batteries in the wiimote so that isnt the issue.
Can anyone help me with this?
Edit: Well holding the power button on the system DOES shut it off, but everything else still seems to be a problem...
Edit 2: Okay and now I plugged in and unplugged a GC controller and it turned black and then the regular wii menu came up and now my wiimote connects...
Edit 3: Okay, well now things seem to be working, and I'm at the Gecko screen with my disc in the system. What should I do at this point? Do I have to set up anything in the config menu? Such as Force PAL60? What about PAL50?
So i finally turn on my Wii to start playing xenoblade for the first time. I hit the power button on my wiimote and the system turns on. It turns on to a BootMii screen with four options: Wii, homebrew channel, sd card, and some kind of settings i guess.
However, my Wiimote refuses to connect to the system. It just starts blinking for a bit and then nothing happens. Also, holding down the power button on my Wii doesnt shut it off. There are brand new batteries in the wiimote so that isnt the issue.
Can anyone help me with this?
Edit: Well holding the power button on the system DOES shut it off, but everything else still seems to be a problem...
Edit 2: Okay and now I plugged in and unplugged a GC controller and it turned black and then the regular wii menu came up and now my wiimote connects...
Edit 3: Okay, well now things seem to be working, and I'm at the Gecko screen with my disc in the system. What should I do at this point? Do I have to set up anything in the config menu? Such as Force PAL60? What about PAL50?
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, set bonuses would have been nice. Since there aren't any I don't bother with sets and just use the best armor I find, which is almost always a combination of stuff found while exploring/questing that looks awful.TheExodu5 said:
Looks like we are at about the same point though (given the level and your guest). I'm not sure I have any of that armor though.
From the GWHT:
First bolded part explains the issue you had. Second is a nice easy work around so you don't have to do it every time.
(Still major level 50-60 story spoilers)KarmaCow said:
Ah, so one Monado ability is in Hidden Village? Might as well start there, then. I also have a rematch with a level 55 unique in Sword Valley for a quest...
I'll get Fiora the Speed set, maybe see if there are single parts of any of the other sets that might be handy, but mainly speed. Agility is awesome, I know that much. Thanks for the help!
I'll get Fiora the Speed set, maybe see if there are single parts of any of the other sets that might be handy, but mainly speed. Agility is awesome, I know that much. Thanks for the help!
Starwolf_UK
Member
Remove/rename bootmii.ini (or a similar name from the SD card). Or leave it as it is and hit reset to confirm the selected option (go to system) or power and eject to select/cancel different options.robotzombie said:
Re Edit3: If you're running in 480p in theory you should need nothing. If not, force NTSC is what you'll need.
robotzombie
Member
Thanks guys, how about that third edit? What options do I set in the gecko config to get the game to run?
Edit: thanks, yeah seems to be running without messing with the options
Edit: thanks, yeah seems to be running without messing with the options
Corleth the Fey
Member
Tap the power button in Bootmii to move the cursor along. Tap the reset button to select an option. The first option takes you to normal Wii menu. So just quickly tap - don't hold - the reset button to take you there. If you want to go straight into the homebrew channel - move along one with the power button then use the reset button.Magnus said:
Edit - as mentioned above.
chaosblade said:
I'm actually using another piece for Reyn right now. I found it off a regular enemy in those caves. It seems ridiculously good for this point in the game. I hope I can find the matching set, because it looks pretty sweet too.
edit: actually, it appears he's missing part of his shoulders with this armor on, hah.
Dwight Schrute
Member
Eiji said:
Seriously ??
Plate armor is rare (very few sets) and hard to find, so the sets being a bit overpowered seems fair. After 127 hours, I managed to get complete Eclipse, M-100 and Asura sets (only a single complete set each), but only two pieces of Titan armor and one piece of some other high end set I can't remember.TheExodu5 said:
robotzombie
Member
Are you supposed to attack and kill stuff that doesn't bother you like the little bunnies?
I have six Eclipse helmets but only a single breast plate. That's the main problem. It seems many sets have at least one part that won't drop randomly. Some only seem to drop from named mobs, or in some cases, can only be acquired by doing sidequests. Some sets, like Speed V, seem impossible to complete without doing a very hard endgame questline.Gvaz said:
The skill the character is currently unlocking.Feep said:
Starwolf_UK
Member
If thats what I think it isDascu said:
Tephra cave has a new area open. I think the directions are go into the area and in the right of the first room is a passage which will eventually lead you to the point. The quest line will have you slaying a level 90-something unique as part of it so be prepared. If it was one of the other 2, manka forest/frontier village or the satori marsh area
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Hence the "much more."Luigiv said:
Windom Earle
Member
Can't get Dark Murakmor to spawn. Any advice?
There's a few moments where you'll be given an option to continue onwards, or to wait a bit longer. It doesn't really explicitly warn you that those particular quests will become unavailable though. And those moments don't always mean that a batch of quests will become unavailable. A certain set of quests becomes unavailable after an important bossfight/big story event, without a proper preceding warning.TheExodu5 said:
However, there's always a lot of time to do those timed quests. You definitely don't need to do them the moment they become available.
I beat the
boss last night after getting to level 43 and 57 hours gameplay time.I spent most of the time exploring
. Finally found those monsters that drop the Hode plank items too so I could upgrade another part of
.
By the way, once
Telethia "Dinobeast"
Makna Forest
Colony 6
By the way, once
Melia leaves your party again and asks if you're ready to go to Eryth Sea, is this a temporary point of no return? I'd like to get Melia back in my party so I can level up her and do more sidequests before moving on with the story.
I am really digging the story and I normally hate JRPG "stories".
P.S.: I am lv 27 and only am about to enter
I really like the visions too.
P.S.: I am lv 27 and only am about to enter
Colony 6, I hope. Fought Xord twice and just was spared by Metalface for the time being. That blue dragon thing came out of nowhere for me, thank god haven't been spoiled yet.
I've been frusterated by this "Thank You" quest in
Tephra Cave. It says to exit out of the cave and search the area immediatly on the left side for an item to dig up. Well, isn't Tephra caves' Rear Entrance landmark the only exit? That leads ouside to the cylinder hanger on top of the anti-air battery overlooking colony 9. I checked the area but found nothing. Where eactly is this exit cause it's probably not the cylinder hanger location?