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Xenoblade Chronicles |OT| Man, what a bunch of jokers.
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chaostrophy
Member
Just finished! Clear time- 108:23. I may have missed some quests but finished the majority of them- found all locations/landmarks and unlocked all skill trees for each character. The game was mind-blowingly good. Best game yet this generation IMO.
Yeah I saw that. Kinda depressing.
As for some serious extra challenges; so I killed that
today. INCREDIBLY SATISFYING. OH man. I'm just so glad that thing is out of the way.
is definitely next. 
I'll probably redo that darn
but he's annoying with that laser right off bat (he got EYES in the back of his head! WTF) and god darn Shulk for NOT doing what he's supposed to do. But yes, saving
last. Gotta upgrade my arts some more before I even consider that battle.
But yes, topple chain ALL THE WAY. That awesome topple chain will definitely help me with my achievements in revival/chain/stopping the future. I'm just so glad this game is giving me so much extra content until Skyrim! 12 more days now!
As for some serious extra challenges; so I killed that
lv 108 rabbit
Lv 114 Balgazas
I'll probably redo that darn
lv 105 Mechon
Abaasy
But yes, topple chain ALL THE WAY.
That awesome topple chain will definitely help me with my achievements in revival/chain/stopping the future. I'm just so glad this game is giving me so much extra content until Skyrim! 12 more days now!No motion or pointer with the remote (a wasted opportunity if you ask me). Pick whichever one sounds better to you.Htown said:
CC:
+Camera on right stick at all times, no extra buttons required.
-Arts selection on d-pad only. Need to use "the claw" if you want to move and select arts simultaneously.
WR+N:
+Arts selection on d-pad, just like CC, but the d-pad is under your right thumb. Can select arts and move simultaneously without any hand aerobics.
-Camera controls are also on d-pad. You need to hold down the c button to access it.
I use a classic controller myself.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
She actually talks about that before PDead said:
rison
sland
when you find out the faced mechons are pilots by people.
And not being able to move while choosing arts isn't really a big deal. Much easier to overlook than the camera issues for the remote+nunchuck.
Quick question about skill trees. I am still rocking a naked Dunban and my left skill tree is now almost full. So now, I'd like to switch him to a different skill tree. My question is, will this make his agility fall again? In other words, does the skill tree itself have any significance apart from the individual skills it teaches you?
Oh and one more: If I put something weight reducing on him, can I at least give him pants? Poor guy, always with shrinkage...
Oh and one more: If I put something weight reducing on him, can I at least give him pants? Poor guy, always with shrinkage...
Gambit said:
He keeps everything which has been unlocked from the skill tree. He doesnt gain anything from having a certain skill tree activated if its already full.
Btw, that series in your avatar... they really could hurry up with the second mini season
Android18a
Member
Okay, up to M
F
I'm currently level 62, at 61 hours.
echonis
ield. What, this isn't even a field! I'm getting burned out here. Just had the encounter with Gadolt and met Egil's sister. Do the areas get interesting again soon?
I'm currently level 62, at 61 hours.
Toma said:He keeps everything which has been unlocked from the skill tree. He doesnt gain anything from having a certain skill tree activated if its already full.
Btw, that series in your avatar... they really could hurry up with the second mini season
Thanks, then I know how to proceed.
And I agree wholeheartedly. It is getting high time for more Sherlock. Especially with Watson being Bilbo!
Each tree has one base skill that's only active as long as that particular tree is selected.Toma said:He keeps everything which has been unlocked from the skill tree. He doesnt gain anything from having a certain skill tree activated if its already full.
Btw, that series in your avatar... they really could hurry up with the second mini season
magicalsoundshower
Member
That part of the game is indeed a bit rough and samey, but the next area is really well done and will confront you with some nasty enemies that will attack you in a way that's completely new to the game. How about doing some questing if you feel burned out from the main storyline?Android18a said:
sammyCYBORG
Member
Just got 7th and and am in the Hidden Village, though I'm off to explore the outside now, I'm enjoying how everything looks. Got beaten severely at several points though, I got ambushed by a wolf pack on multiple occasions.
Discovered last night that Affinity Coins actually do something. It only took 60ish hours. >_>
Discovered last night that Affinity Coins actually do something. It only took 60ish hours. >_>
magicalsoundshower said:
Do this. Seriously. I wasn't fussed around that part of the game myself, so I went and unlocked all of the 4th Skill Trees and did a bunch of quests to up party Affinity instead
It's nice to have the option to cleanse your palate and hunt some Deinos Android18a
Member
4th skill trees, huh? Where do I go for these? I have a few characters with all 3 maxed...
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...Gd5Wm1uS25ub2FDeE5BekE&hl=en_US&f=true&gid=11
It is your new lover, confidant and friend
It is your new lover, confidant and friend
SecretMoblin
Member
Just beware -- the spreadsheet is (understandably) filled to the brim with unmarked spoilers. Even just visiting the page could spoil certain aspects of the game. So proceed with caution.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
The artbook is on eBay now.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Not sure what you would consider interesting, but I'd say probably not. Most of the areas left are pretty linear dungeon types. Only exception is a couple areas after that one, but that one isn't especially interesting.Android18a said:
RPGCrazied
Member
Now that I have this beat, like a month or so ago, I really should try and fight some of the tougher monsters in the game. I only manage to get to level 83 though.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Got the game recently (this last Friday), really digging the combat and Shulk didn't turn out to be the annoying main character that I expected. So it is all good.
Just made it to
, and there are waaay too many monsters that give a hard time, I'm level 27-26. Mostly those monsters with red marks on them.
Just made it to
Saturl Marsh
Starwolf_UK
Member
People can only be invited once you've met conditions like Nature level x, housing level y so if there someone who sounds like they can go but won't give you the option you need to level them further. Usually the dialogue they say gives you clues as to which one needs leveling. It isdaakusedo said:
Housing level 5 and Don Argentis in Colony 6 (he needs housing level 4 and nature level 4).
Also there are some pairs which are one or the other...
Zel Argentis and her sister, En Argentis are one such of these
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Philia said:
Telethia in Alcamoth
Then of course Tephra Cave. Not many other 90s I can think of, the Deinos Sauros are good though. I was getting 100k+ experience off those even at level 98.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Dedeba might trade them, and the Nopon Sage will give them for overtrade, but you might not be able to get it that way yet.sublimit said:
Which ones are you killing? The first ones you encounter in the forest drop them, not sure if the later ones by the Hodes do.
sublimit said:
Perhaps you need to kill a specific Orluga? I got one of those Grass Skirts yesterday, but don't remember from which enemy. Some kinds of Orlugas only stay in very specific places, like the Terra Orlugas, which are only found on a small plateau only reachable by the walkways.
sublimit
Banned
^I discovered these platforms with the Terra Orlugas today,but i didn't got any skirts by killing them...:/
Btw
Ah thanks,i'll try that!chaosblade said:
Everyone lol.I start from the ones near the village entrance and then proceed to the most southeastern areas of the map.chaosblade said:
Btw
how can i enter the hode lair?I kill the two Orlugas guarding it but i can't enter the fence...
sublimit said:
You can find the Terra Orluga enemy during the day at Frontier Village's Entrance. I'm not sure, but you may need to get them to drop the second rare blue chest in order to get the right item if you are not getting the proper ones from the brown chests.
sublimit said:
There's a quest for this that comes up later. It's done by doing a couple of quests from
Leku and Kilaki in Frontier Village near the Archaeology floor.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Doesn't really get any better once you're inside, but it's a short area. The one after it is pretty nice though.Anabuhabkuss said:
And I don't think that fight gets interrupted. As with most story battles, I can't say I had any problem with that, mained Shulk and took out his buddies, Dunban focused on
Mumkhar, which felt so right
The Hermit
Member
Dead said:
fuck me, 100hrs in and I am still getting spoiled by this thread
I´ll just return when I have completly finished it.
Baiano19 said:fuck me, 100hrs in and I am still getting spoiled by this thread
I´ll just return when I have completly finished it.
Actually, its not really a spoiler but something you could actually miss if you're not doing sidequests or that further along in town's affinity. There wasn't anything more out of that conversation.
And as of today, I finally beaten all Unique Monsters.
I've more trouble with the Mechon than Abaasy or Balzagas. But yeah, they're a snap with Melia. Melia's awesome.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Unique monster help:
I'm trying to beat level 98 Firework Geldesia in
. The bastard causes daze when he hist you and when you hit it.
Any tips?
I'm trying to beat level 98 Firework Geldesia in
Tephra Cave
Any tips?
UltimateIke
Member
Daze Resist gems? Shulk's Monado Purge might also work temporarily.Witchfinder General said:
Elfforkusu
Member
Yes, many of the armors are ridiculous. I have a sort of hierarchy for which characters get the goofiest armor:Clevinger said:
Dunban: Cool looking stuff (cape required)
M
elia
Sharla, Reyn: Best remaining armor, silliness notwithstanding. So, usually very ridiculous.
R
iki
7th
SecretMoblin
Member
Yep, I'm going to second the daze resist/purge strategy. If you equip haste gems and max out Purge, you should be able to easily take it down just by auto-attacking and spamming Purge. It's a boring fight that way, but you'll win.Witchfinder General said:
Yeah, I frequently armored my characters with sub-optimal (but still good) equipment, based on the look of it.Dead said:
Reyn was actually my one exception to this. Because he's kind of goofy himself, I didn't mind if he looked a bit silly -- most of the time.
One character had some late-game armor I particularly liked for its stats and the attached gem, but I just couldn't make her wear it, because of how jiggly and ridiculous she looked in cutscenes. (I tell myself I would've done the same, even if my wife hadn't been watching me play through the entire game...)
Last weekend I had what I thought was a rather productive play session - just concentrated on story and went from inside S
V
to the battle with G
.
Then I decided to go back and do some questing, only to find that
Has totally shattered me. Sure those areas are a little same-ish, but I had quests and landmarks to find. Devastated.
I got so paranoid that I have spent about 15 hours this past week just running around all the early Bionis areas finishing up quests just in case.
Oh well just gonna hammer through the rest of the story now (just beat
). Will have to be more careful with my progression in New Game +.
At Level 70 btw. How much further do I have roughly?
word
alley
adolt
Then I decided to go back and do some questing, only to find that
Sword Valley, Galahad Fortress, Mechonis Field and Mechonis Core are all completely off limits. What the fuck?
I got so paranoid that I have spent about 15 hours this past week just running around all the early Bionis areas finishing up quests just in case.
Oh well just gonna hammer through the rest of the story now (just beat
Egil
At Level 70 btw. How much further do I have roughly?
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
tinders said:
Eh don't worry about it. In fact, not completing anything gives you a good incentive to replay this game. I have completed all that is to be completed in Xenoblade and this really dampen my intention to replay the game again. In fact, I suggest you just rush through to the end and save all the uncompleted sidequests for your new game + so at the very least you have something to look forward into during your next playthrough.
As for where you are right now, you have 2 more dungeons to go (well... maybe technically 3 but the last one is just a really short straight line)
SecretMoblin said:
Heh. By the time I got to fight it I was too lazy to craft full daze resist gems, I settled with a 90% daze resist on my aggro dealer and that's it. Spent the fight running around the battlefield as Melia casting poison damage with Earth elemental. Pretty funny stuff.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
SecretMoblin said:
I ended beating him by adding daze resist gems and using Sharla to heal whilst blasting him from a distance using Mellia.
SecretMoblin
Member
Good!Witchfinder General said:
I hated that fight, especially since I had Melia as my main from the moment I had access to her straight through to the end of the game. I really, really didn't like giving her up for that fight, but I was too lazy to craft all those gems and try a topple/chain strategy.