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[Admiral Woofington]

My favorite moment of the game was trying to cheer Lin up by acting like an idiot and jumping around, then she says she doesn't feel like laughing, and he falls on his knees defeated hahaha.

Even better in full Kamen Rider heavy armor.

 

[okita]

They all show up in the shop. They add weapons, light, heavy, and skell gear up to level 3 and at level 4 and 5 they upgrade all of their gear already in the shop to include extra passives.



I went with Reclaimers as my division because it says it increases drop rates. If you invest in the Manon shop up to Level 5 they upgrade their gear to include Treasure Hunter III, which increases drop rates.

Thanks, didn't look for skell gear

 

[arimanius]

So I had my eye on this right before it launched. Didn't have internet access for a week and just got back. This game turn out to be what everyone wanted? I've never played a xenoblade game and looking to jump in with this one.

 

[AppleSautts]

I'm really not a fan of all companions not gaining XP unless they're in the party with you. I'm trying to bring Gwin and Irina with me for exploring Noctilim but fighting with them is a little difficult since they're several levels below me.

 

[desu]

just use reward tickets

Quite honestly, not worth it. Too much grinding in general for not enough content thats interesting for me. I rather just enjoy the world and use the extra time to play something else .

 

[Sora_N]

Help with Divisions guys? I like Prospector but I kinda want to be a support/winner so should I just pick Interceptor for the ranged master?

 

[Aaronrules380]

Quite honestly, not worth it. Too much grinding in general for not enough content thats interesting for me. I rather just enjoy the world and use the extra time to play something else .

you tend to accumulate reward tickets just by being online, and you can trade them in to get pretty much any enemy drop

 

[Admiral Woofington]

you tend to accumulate reward tickets just by being online, and you can trade them in to get pretty much any enemy drop

yeah reward tickets are a god send for those missions that are "get x item from y creatures"

fuck that.

 

[TheMoon]

So I had my eye on this right before it launched. Didn't have internet access for a week and just got back. This game turn out to be what everyone wanted? I've never played a xenoblade game and looking to jump in with this one.

Well there has only been one until now...

 

[desu]

you tend to accumulate reward tickets just by being online, and you can trade them in to get pretty much any enemy drop

Uhm I know? I've finished the game a couple of days ago and have been messing around with what you can do in endgame, it's just not enticing for me. Also there are other grinds for Affinity etc that aren't all that awesome either.

 

[Teknoman]

I hope the world nemesis material / item drops are more worthwhile than just stuff for glamor/vanity equip. Thats one thing that annoys me about some modern rpgs (even FFXIV falls prey to this). Really tough bosses that dont give anything worthwile gameplay wise.

I still enjoy the challenge of course, but it would be nice.

 

[NeonZ]

Wow these drop rates are abysmal. Went from rank 7 to 10 and I still couldn't get an oc-serv to drop an elemental cluster AND I NEED TWO. I'll do it later I guess.

You can get any monster drop material with the reward tickets that can be exchanged in the Blade console.

Edit: Posted too late.

 

[shadow2810]

Can you stack passive effects?

 

[EhoaVash]

wtf so i got in my skell, started fighting a level 14 monster, I get into overdrive, and i randomly went to cockpit view ( first time for me ) was super cool until i clicked on a art, my mech jumped up really high ( while in cockpit view ) and i randomly targeted one of those flying level 55 telethia like wtf. it destroyed my skell

 

[Azuran]

Wow these drop rates are abysmal. Went from rank 7 to 10 and I still couldn't get an oc-serv to drop an elemental cluster AND I NEED TWO. I'll do it later I guess.

Years of Final Fantasy XI made me immune to abysmal drop rates. I'm happy with getting a rare drop in only 1 hour.

 

[arimanius]

Well there has only been one until now...

Lol. Well I guess now is the perfect time to jump in then.

 

[Vincent Grayson]

I'm sure this is explained somewhere, but is there a good guide to Skell weights? I assume one isn't objectively better than the other, but the light ones seem flimsy compared to medium or heavy, and they're much cheaper.

 

[Not_Mario]

Yeah great, switch to a class I don't like and have nothing unlocked on. Blargh.
Also the rest of the missions are pretty bullshit, I have no probes to reach 15k income, I'm at 7k and that is gonna just take forever. Gonna have to search everywhere for things to dismantle and hope I actually get probes.

I'm thinking about giving up on this game for now, the grind is too much to be enjoyable

Just equip the weapon on a party member that can use it and play as them to use it.

 

[Chaos17]

I don't know why you guys have some much trouble with the companions.
Personaly, I change frequenly my party members outside of the story while doing quests.
They're all at the moment lvl 20 with at least 1 or 2 affinity hearts except for Elma and Lin, ofc.

I only do the Blade gathering quests when I've the items on me, then go hunt the ones on monsters (thanks Caww database) or buy them with tickets.

There're some workaround the flaws of the game, so it's okay with me.
I can progress smoothly without scratching my head.

Anyway, I juust finished chapter 5 (after 45 hours, lol), I liked it, the twist was nice.
I would recommand to do it at lvl 20+ at least because it can ecome pretty mobish sometimes.

So new chapter fnished mean new outfits for my characters, I like to change regulary my look <3

My main team (in the pic) is level 24+.
Personally, I don't found that game need to grind at all.
Most of my time I spend exploring, while killing monsters and doing npcs quests and I'm already over level up for the story, lol.

 

[Otakumegane]

Does anyone know how stacking the same buff/debuff works?

For example, what does chaining topple V and topple IV do?

Can you activate critical power twice?

 

[RagnarokX]

Thanks, didn't look for skell gear

By skell gear I mean skell wear; ground gear made to boost party members who are fighting alongside a skell. All AM ground gear shows up in the shop terminal upon development, and that gear gets upgraded when the AM reaches lv 4 and 5.

 

[Voliko]

wtf so i got in my skell, started fighting a level 14 monster, I get into overdrive, and i randomly went to cockpit view ( first time for me ) was super cool until i clicked on a art, my mech jumped up really high ( while in cockpit view ) and i randomly targeted one of those flying level 55 telethia like wtf. it destroyed my skell

Sorry but that's hilarious.

 

[Not_Mario]

I managed to find a nice balance in juggling parties of three non-essential party members and ones with Lin, Elma with the fourth slot used by the secondary ones like Lao or Doug.

Edit: and when you get a Skell it's pretty easy to grind people up a few levels quickly.

 

[desu]

I'm sure this is explained somewhere, but is there a good guide to Skell weights? I assume one isn't objectively better than the other, but the light ones seem flimsy compared to medium or heavy, and they're much cheaper.

Maybe something like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xenoblade_Chronicles/comments/3vx5du/simple_skell_unlock_and_choice_guide/ ?

Overall I would also recommend looking at what kind of gear they come with. The Amdusia comes with Thermal Damage upgrades on ALL armor parts, coupled with a Phoenix weapon thats an amazing AOE killer for a lot of stuff (especially mechanoids) right out of the gate without having to adjust anything with arguments yourself.

 

[Qurupeke]

So, another family of indigens was annihilated.

Spoiler

Damn you Doug.

 

[tizaffy]

wtf so i got in my skell, started fighting a level 14 monster, I get into overdrive, and i randomly went to cockpit view ( first time for me ) was super cool until i clicked on a art, my mech jumped up really high ( while in cockpit view ) and i randomly targeted one of those flying level 55 telethia like wtf. it destroyed my skell

I lold. soz man

 

[LurkerPrime]

I just spent an hour adding all the NA folks on the NNID list. It was oddly intense; couldn't stop until I got them all.

Phew!

Sorry but that's hilarious.

Seconded.

 

[Vincent Grayson]

Maybe something like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xenoblade_Chronicles/comments/3vx5du/simple_skell_unlock_and_choice_guide/ ?

Overall I would also recommend looking at what kind of gear they come with. The Amdusia comes with Thermal Damage upgrades, coupled with a Phoenix weapon thats an amazing AOE killer for a lot of stuff.

Actually, I was wondering about that too. Is there any way to see what abilities a Skell (or Skell gear) comes with before buying it?

 

[Not_Mario]

I did notice when I fought the boss in chapter 8 it seems you can maybe cheese your way into not taking damage? I don't know for sure but I think you have a brief period of invincibility when you get in and out of your Skell. Is this true or am I just seeing things?

 

[silva1991]

Does the skell auto refill it's fuel when you leave it?

 

[Qurupeke]

Does the skell auto refill it's fuel when you leave it?

Reaaaally slowly but yes.

 

[Dineren]

Does the skell auto refill it's fuel when you leave it?

Yes it does.

Years of Final Fantasy XI made me immune to abysmal drop rates. I'm happy with getting a rare drop in only 1 hour.

This is pretty much me except from Everquest. Spending a couple hours looking for a rare drop is nothing compared to the time I spent camping some stuff in EQ. It has made me pretty much immune to most single player grinding.

 

[desu]

Actually, I was wondering about that too. Is there any way to see what abilities a Skell (or Skell gear) comes with before buying it?

Other than saving, buying it to check it out and then reload? I don't think so.


Anyway, just saw this on reddit, so I will leave it here. Endgame guide with some details that are good to know: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xenoblade_...u_just_hit_level_60_ares_90_skells_140k_100k/

 

[sora87]

Just equip the weapon on a party member that can use it and play as them to use it.

None of them are high enough level. Anyway, the 15k revenue is too much for me considering I have no mining or research probes so I'm stuck and dunno if I can be bothered.

 

[okita]

By skell gear I mean skell wear; ground gear made to boost party members who are fighting alongside a skell. All AM ground gear shows up in the shop terminal upon development, and that gear gets upgraded when the AM reaches lv 4 and 5.

If the AM from

Spoiler

Nopon

have armors in general , they don't show up on the shop , could be a bug , I will advance in the story to see if something changes ....

 

[silva1991]

I'm so excited to play with my dolls/skells

but I have no desire to unlock more 10% of Oblivia :/

Reaaaally slowly but yes.

Yes it does.

that's cool even if it's slow.

 

[zroid]

TFW you finally figure out how to get to a probe site that's on high ground

 

[BlueSilver]

EXP Boost gear is great for having others catch up to your level. =D

I went with Reclaimers as my division because it says it increases drop rates. If you invest in the Manon shop up to Level 5 they upgrade their gear to include Treasure Hunter III, which increases drop rates.

That's exactly why I went with Reclaimers. I even have some gear with Treasure Boost V that came from drops.

Does anyone know where to find Grinding Squirrels? I checked as many caves as I can remember and got everything else BUT the squirrels. Is there a condition that has to be met?

 

[Kjellson]

Oh God.

I just now found out you can use reward tickets for annoying items.

 

[Teknoman]

I just spent an hour adding all the NA folks on the NNID list. It was oddly intense; couldn't stop until I got them all.

Phew!


Seconded.

That just reminded me that I forgot to put my region on the spreadsheet.

 

[zroid]

EXP Boost gear is great for having others catch up to your level. =D

Indeed. I always stack my "4th" squad member with EXP Boosts.

 

[Rewind]

Finished the exams and got the first skell. Am I supposed to ddo something with it or should I just go out and kill things?

The first skell is pretty bad, I only used it to move faster. The level 30 one is where they get strong.

 

[charpunk]

Finally got to the quest chain for the skell license and I had to go to work. I'm a sad panda.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

I don't know why you guys have some much trouble with the companions.
Personaly, I change frequenly my party members outside of the story while doing quests.
They're all at the moment lvl 20 with at least 1 or 2 affinity hearts except for Elma and Lin, ofc.

I only do the Blade gathering quests when I've the items on me, then go hunt the ones on monsters (thanks Caww database) or buy them with tickets.

There're some workaround the flaws of the game, so it's okay with me.
I can progress smoothly without scratching my head.

Anyway, I juust finished chapter 5 (after 45 hours, lol), I liked it, the twist was nice.
I would recommand to do it at lvl 20+ at least because it can ecome pretty mobish sometimes.

So new chapter fnished mean new outfits for my characters, I like to change regulary my look <3

My main team (in the pic) is level 24+.
Personally, I don't found that game need to grind at all.
Most of my time I spend exploring, while killing monsters and doing npcs quests and I'm already over level up for the story, lol.

What is this database you speak of?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

HELP! Trying to get a FLIGHT PACK where do I go can't find the place to go

Awe! The kitty thinks he's people!

I wish you could recruit pets as party memebers. Imagine how hilarious it would be running around fighting indigens and xenos with a team of house cats.

where do I get this?

 

[desu]

What is this database you speak of?

From the op: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...vV4tjXXHLEhRMrARzZMYAUGmyZ4/htmlview?sle=true

Beware, there is still enough japanese based info in there.

HELP! Trying to get a FLIGHT PACK where do I go can't find the place to go

Did you finish chapter 9? Its a mission from the mission board.

 

[105.Will]

Why are the prospectors blowing every other division out of the water on the leader boards?

 

[Vena]

Why are the prospectors blowing every other division out of the water on the leader boards?

Cuz its really easy to do.

 

[zroid]

Why are the prospectors blowing every other division out of the water on the leader boards?

cause its bonus tasks are way easier to perform in huge amounts

 

[KittenMaster]

So I'm doing the after Chapter 5 affinity mission

Spoiler

_____BFFs____

and I can't for the life of me figure out how to get to

Spoiler

Dorian Caravan

without running into some kind of geographical barrier every path I try.