tiebreaker
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If you can't get in from one side, try other sides. It's a snatch and jump off a cliff case.
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If you can't get in from one side, try other sides. It's a snatch and jump off a cliff case.
Smiles and Cries
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sneak behind the two and run towards the cliff and the yellow gem if that is the one I am thinking of
I did so many times to those until I got the path right they did not even wake up
Admiral Woofington
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this is the level 5 south beam I am standing on
the one north west of that is the north peak of the summit cannot find the beam
chances are it's in a place above you if you aren't seeing it.
There are only like 4-5 probes that are hidden inside of caves/mountains or similar weird locations that I can think of. That isn't one of them.
edit: that's one of the two I don't have. It's in a high above place. It's a level 5 one, so unless you have a level 5 yet, don't bother.
Pick up a cardboard box and slowly inch your way to the comm device.
But seriously, just try not get within their range of sensing you and you're good to go.
Just leave it alone for now. The reward is one of the more substantial things in the game, but isn't that useful until late/post-game.
I took one look at that and went "that's totally a sleeping Tyrant". Inched up close to it and bolted like hell the moment it moved, managed to escape without getting wiped.
victreeb3l
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Ah i forgot about walking. Ill try to be slower. Attempted from behind a few times but just when im about to get it the battle starts.
One time I thought I could run away and definitely put like half a hexagons distance between the party and grex but that motherfucker caught up in 3 seconds and one shotted me. It was scary but also amazing watching it run down the cliff and chase after me.
MannyToons
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Ugh, this game is so atmospheric and HUGE. I decided to take on a mission requiring me to go to Sylvalum, a region I've yet to even see, and little did I know, it's separated from the first three regions by water. A lot of water. I don't care if there's actually some super easy method of getting there, just swimming (and occasionally sprinting) there has been just awe-inspiring. The music, the atmosphere. Aghhh. It's been a while since I've played something so immersive.
Just grab and bolt off the cliff. It's what I did haha.
Yup, found it (and a bunch more), thanks!
Smiles and Cries
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been searching this area for 3 days now have mercy on me dude
it is the garden green plant area on top of the mountain
I have a flying skell I went to max height you can reach in the sky still not seeing a beam
EDIT: I said am on the level 5 beam I want the top north one they can't both be 5
Playing chapter 10 right now.
I'm in the middle of fighting the big ass boss, but now that ridiculous spore weather started. I literally can't even see the ridiculously sized boss right now, wtf.
edit: WOW, I actually managed to lose track of the boss in this mist. I'm just running around in the mist right now just so I can lock back on onto probably the biggest enemy in the game...
edit2: Ok, the mist stopped. The boss managed to get to the other side of Sylvalum in the meanwhile. Just wow...
edit: WOW, I actually managed to lose track of the boss in this mist. I'm just running around in the mist right now just so I can lock back on onto probably the biggest enemy in the game...
edit2: Ok, the mist stopped. The boss managed to get to the other side of Sylvalum in the meanwhile. Just wow...
MemoryHumanity
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Are the lyrics to Black Tar spoilers? Well, maybe spoilers isn't the right word to use, but are they related to the plot?
Admiral Woofington
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been searching this area for 3 days now have mercy on me dude
it is the garden green plant area on top of the mountain
I have a flying skell I went to max height you can reach in the sky still not seeing a beam
EDIT: I said am on the level 5 beam I want the top north one they can't both be 5
lol dude I just double checked for you. To the south of that spot there's a hexagon that you unlock the fast travel in the ground level. You rise all the way up that tall us mountain, and reach a grassy flat area. The level 5 probe is there.
Yes there are two level 5 probes in Sylvallum.
malikhaing_bayag
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After chapter 4, I went exploring and decided to trek the islands north of Primordia. On the beaches there, I met some Prones and mechs who were minding their own business so I made sure to not be on the receiving end of their guns and lasers.
After continuing to swim north, the music changed and the area name also changed to Sylvalum. But then, the weather also changed into fog/snow(?) so the only things I can see are my characters. I didn't know when this would end but I continued north till I reached the first F.N. location. That was when the weather brightened up and Sylvalum welcomed me with its mystique.
I think it's half an hour.
To take screenshots, press the home button, go to imgur, and use the upload image thing there. Just hit 'Upload Image from Computer' and the Wii U will let you pick from the Pad or the Screen to upload.
Smiles and Cries
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Found it it was below the mountain and is a level 3 FN site 416
ShockingAlberto
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I think Grexes sleep at night? Some types do, anyway.
Admiral Woofington
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30 minutes for miranium at the very least.
But I swear it feels that money/minerals are given every 15 minutes. Oh and your game has to be active, aka the wii u game pad can't turn off and you can't be in a menu that doesn't allow you to walk.
Everytime you aren't in 'real time' in the game or the screen is dimmed the timer stops/slows down. If so expect miranium every hour.
So (sidequest spoilers)
I thought it was pretty neat how they added yet another race of aliens into the game via what seems like an average sidequest, even if that is a weird way of doing it. I did the followup quest involving finding the missing "bug person" and didn't expect a high level fight to break out but apparently stomping all over them with your skell is an easy way to do it :lol
victreeb3l
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After like a dozen tries I finally fucking did it!
Thank you Lin and Gwin. Your sacrifices made this possible. I was THIS close to walking out without waking the Grexes but it happened anyways and my heart freakin sank and I ran and jumped away so damn fast lol.
I really enjoyed this mission. I could have grinded and come back to it later but it was great that I could still complete it being so underleveled. The first 3-4 hours of this game was a chore but now that the intro section is done with and I have the freedom to explore and do stuff, its become extremely enjoyable. Pried me away from Witcher 3 and Tomb Raider.
Funny enough the sound when monsters spot you reminded me of MGS.
Yeah they do, but theyre pretty light sleepers.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Finally beat the main story. Other people have laid out their thoughts and I would agree with the majority that X is a big downgrade from Xenoblade. Cons would be unrelatable and annoying characters, silent protagonist is a massive downgrade from shulk, idiotic QoL choices like party members not leveling with you, nonsensical main story, strange music issues, and less fluid combat overall.
The things it does better are obviously the addition of skells, the otherworld design and exploration which I thoroughly enjoyed.
It's a mixed bag and a 7/10 game imo. Just an average experience.
The things it does better are obviously the addition of skells, the otherworld design and exploration which I thoroughly enjoyed.
It's a mixed bag and a 7/10 game imo. Just an average experience.
Smiles and Cries
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you totally missed the map I posted but I got the node I wanted 2 level 5 that close together was not going to work for me
QisTopTier
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Beat the game!
WHAT THE FUCK
Admiral Woofington
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you totally missed the map I posted but I got the node I wanted 2 level 5 that close together was not going to work for me
ah my apologies, I thought the one you wanted was the one that is unmarked in your map. Because there's another level 5 in sylvallum in the top left of the map.
Stop doing what? Prerequisites? I'm pretty sure they are always there.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Nope, there are always prereqs to story missions.
Admiral Woofington
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Every story mission has a story prerequisite. But if you're exploring heavily the few prerequisites that require exploration you should already have, especially once you have a flying skell there's no excuse to grab every possible probe in every map.
The most bothersome part of story missions for me is that they give me Nagi as a party member and I was excited to use him as he's the only duelist among possible party members, but then he's restricted for every story mission so far. So I'm still using probes.
even till the end?
I do plenty of exploring, but just wish that wasn't the case. I switch back and forth depending on my mood, whether to just explore or do a story mission. But the prerequisites come in the way and I have to go fulfill something just to be able to progress
edit: ah ok thanks for the answers. If it becomes easier going ahead then that's a bit better. I just finished chapter 4 trying to go to 5, and then it tells me to go finish an affinity mission first. Just don't like that all
victreeb3l
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Around which chapter do you visit Sylvalum? Because its theme song is freakin excellent.
Aaronrules380
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Whenever you feel like it. Just be prepared because most areas of sylvalum have super strong enemies
TDLink
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You can go there any time after Chapter 3. Just need to swim.
I waited until nighttime and then just ran, jumped over them, grabbed the comm, and leaped over the edge to safety. Worked like a charm. A panicked and screaming charm.
Smiles and Cries
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any good spot to grind levels 38-50?
Admiral Woofington
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Officially? Like chapter...
8 or 9
But you can go whenever you want. You just have to swim quite a lot. WIth a skell it's a bit faster but I didn't want to wait.
MAN that was a long swim.
Most of those affinity missions take like 15 minutes if you've explored every major probe.
There are only two affinity missions that require an affinity level, so make sure you have Lao and Gwin at level 1 affinity and then get rid of them if you want to. That should save you the headache of reaching the point and being forced to grind affinity for them.
Smiles and Cries
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just swim to it any time you want I did it very early the song is my favorite so far
Arriving at Sylvalum by foot for the first time was the most magical moment I experienced in the game. Like everybody else said, after chapter 3 you can go there via swimming. It's worth the exhaustive travel.
victreeb3l
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Ah got it. I guess I'll wait a bit for Sylvalum then. Still just a lowly lvl. 13. Not trying to swim forever / getting clowned easily.
So are all areas accessible at this point, or do some require you to fly with a Skell to reach?
Ohhh if you put it like that, hmmm. Are there any probes I can install when I arrive? Or do those require a higher Mechanical skill lvl? Would be nice to just swim, probe, and then come back easily whenever I feel like it.
Oh damn haha, I wish I thought of that. I just have the most hilarious imagery in my head right now.
So are all areas accessible at this point, or do some require you to fly with a Skell to reach?
Ohhh if you put it like that, hmmm. Are there any probes I can install when I arrive? Or do those require a higher Mechanical skill lvl? Would be nice to just swim, probe, and then come back easily whenever I feel like it.
Oh damn haha, I wish I thought of that. I just have the most hilarious imagery in my head right now.
foxuzamaki
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I know what quest your talking about, I already have to do 25% for story mision and I have a skell now, so it's no problem, gonna do it later tho
The quest is a real downer tho as I remember talking to the woman at the beginning of the game before it happened.
foxuzamaki
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There are plenty of probes you can install in sylvalum, in fact the game kind treats your arrival under the assumption that your still new so alot of the first enemies you see are like level 11 and such
Silent_Ocarina
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I took on an Affinity Quest that brought me to Sylvalum when I just finished Chapter 5. I didn't feel like moving forward in the story, so I just went all the way there. I've been looking forward to it because I know what the area was like and how the music was. I still didn't think it would be as impressive as Satorl Marsh or Valak Mountain, but just swimming there was a great adventure. It seems like it would be boring, but just having the avoid enemies while getting closer to those white arches is really something else. Even though I've seen a lot of Sylvalum in videos, seeing it on my own television was even better.
There's one data probe spot near the beach at the middle bottom of the continent if that's where you gonna swim.
Everything to each their own but this I just can't agree with. Combat in this game is much better than Xenoblade's, the only short coming is the lack of a "mage" variety outright.
Vincent Alexander
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So, I just about always hate comic relief characters in RPGs....
But fuck me if Tatsu ain't awesome and fun. Someone give that potato a gun and let him join the squad!
But fuck me if Tatsu ain't awesome and fun. Someone give that potato a gun and let him join the squad!
Admiral Woofington
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tatsu is the worst.
Literally every. single. fucking. Noppon is better than him.
I'd kill and eat tatsu if it meant I could bring lularita in my party.
Literally every. single. fucking. Noppon is better than him.
I'd kill and eat tatsu if it meant I could bring lularita in my party.
finalflame
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So, I just about always hate comic relief characters in RPGs....
But fuck me if Tatsu ain't awesome and fun. Someone give that potato a gun and let him join the squad!
I fucking hate Tatsu. I'd take Riki back in a heartbeat.
Fuck Tatsu and his cringey, terrible, weird lines. I hate him. I wish there was a sidequest to permanently kill him off. Or bake him.
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