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[Admiral Woofington]

Figured out the recustomization and went ahead and did it.

Long story short they REALLY don't want you to recustomize lol they hide it behind this easily missable sidequest/basic quest combo and then

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hide the location completely off and you have to go at a specific time.

And for those curious, you don't get more options. Kind of a disappointment, would've preferred if they gave more beard options.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Quick question, can you miss quests like you could on XenoWii? Or I can play them happily later on?

As far a know there are no timed quests, now if quests become unavailable if you do another quest before it, I have no idea.

 

[rhandino]

I wonder if the games manages to sell really well in the west they could add QoL patches for some of the most requested features or DLC areas...

Probably not, oh wel...

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Quick question, can you miss quests like you could on XenoWii? Or I can play them happily later on?

No, from what I gathered there are not timed or missable sidequests...

 

[Juster]

16 hours later and this game is so good. Really taking it all in and it's just so much fun to explore and do what you want. Just completed chapter 4 and going to take a break. Can't wait to go back. Also any new players read the manual. That can't be said enough. From TV in battles to soul voice it has helped a ton.

 

[Mistle]

Damn the text in this game is small! I have a 50" TV and gotta get the bean bag out to get closer, haha

 

[SolicitorPirate]

I wonder if the games manages to sell really well in the west they could add QoL patches for some of the most requested features or DLC areas...

Probably not, oh wel...

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No, from what I gathered there are not timed or missable sidequests...

Given how long ago this came out in Japan and word the Monolith is already working on their next project, I'd imagine most, if not the whole team has been reassigned by now.

Unless X is still getting regular patches and updates in Japan. Anyone know?

 

[SalvaPot]

As far a know there are no timed quests, now if quests become unavailable if you do another quest before it, I have no idea.

I wonder if the games manages to sell really well in the west they could add QoL patches for some of the most requested features or DLC areas...

Probably not, oh wel...

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No, from what I gathered there are not timed or missable sidequests...

Thank you!
Now to start Chapter 4.

 

[DeuceGamer]

About 10 hours in. Finished Chapter 3 and really just enjoying the freedom of exploring. What an amazing game. Wish there were a few things different, but once you get used to those things it been absolutely amazing. I keep wanting to fight one more monster or do one more thing, lol.

 

[jorgejjvr]

The game pad is perfect for this game

 

[SoraanTribal]

Is it possible to level up all the skills to max? Like the mechanical, biological, etc, or will I need to make a choice later?

 

[theprodigy]

Is it possible to level up all the skills to max? Like the mechanical, biological, etc, or will I need to make a choice later?

yes you can level all of them to the max of 5

 

[Blues1990]

If there is one thing that I wished was patched in, was the option to adjust the volume of the game's soundtrack.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the soundtrack for this game...Until the music starts drowning out the dialogue in the game's cutscenes. Speaking of which, is the game also poorly mixed on it's original Japanese release, or is this just an American/European thing?

 

[Vena]

I'm level 23... haven't upgraded armor since start. <.>

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Just went to Noctilum for the first time. It's gorgeous, and very different from Primordia. Excellent.

 

[theprodigy]

I'm level 23... haven't upgraded armor since start. <.>

haha for real? surprised you've been getting that far then

 

[NetMapel]

Very early in the game now. Just doing Chapter 3 quests. Feel free to come help me out with the game during stream. I think I can certainly use help understanding this game mechanics, haha... thanks.

http://www.twitch.tv/shibafan

 

[Chanser]

Yay found some swimsuits!

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I'm level 23... haven't upgraded armor since start. <.>

Jelly, because I'm going crazy trying to figure out the best placement of my probes around my map (realized it costs me money before I saved thank god and reloaded) to get more of the mining resources to upgrade the arms companies. Got two of them to level 2 and it unlocked their light armor series.

Hopefully I can unlock the heavy armor set for both at level 3, which is what happened to the other one.

 

[shadow2810]

chapter 3, 8 hours in and I feel like I've only finished 1% of the game so far.

 

[random25]

I'm sad that my busy schedule impedes my progress with this game. I'm still like in chapter 3 while everybody is far far away now lol.

Can't wait for the holidays for some more free time.

 

[MihowZa]

PrimaGuide is embarrassingly worthless. What's the point of listing the quests with zero information on how to complete it?

 

[nubbe]

haha for real? surprised you've been getting that far then

I haven't looked into it that much... but augmentations seem more important than upgrades

 

[QisTopTier]

I haven't looked into it that much... but augmentations seem more important than upgrades

augs are super good

 

[Chaos17]

Given how long ago this came out in Japan and word the Monolith is already working on their next project, I'd imagine most, if not the whole team has been reassigned by now.

Unless X is still getting regular patches and updates in Japan. Anyone know?

Which making me sad.
I would buy DLCs for this game!

Just went to Noctilum for the first time. It's gorgeous, and very different from Primordia. Excellent.

Same, I just love that place.

 

[Vena]

haha for real? surprised you've been getting that far then

I'm still running around in Survivor specs from the very first time the shop opened. I can't be assed to look through all the random shit I get as drops or through funding AMs. I have been upgrading weapons, however.

I am reaching a breaking point, though, since Elma and Lin are melting fast. Only reason I am getting this far is because I can insta-gib solo encounters for anything that isn't two times+ my size. I cannot finish certain quests at the moment because the monsters would wreck my shit in one aoe hit.

Also I still haven't died.

 

[El Odio]

Started exploring Oblivia for a big after having trouble with the chapter 4 boss when suddenly the weather (?)sleep started killing me. Definitely loved what I saw there though.

 

[SolicitorPirate]

Which making me sad.
I would buy DLCs for this game!

Well, at least we got the japanese dlc on disc?

I would totally buy more dlc for this though.

 

[Jugendstil]

PrimaGuide is embarrassingly worthless. What's the point of listing the quests with zero information on how to complete it?

Yeah, I couldn't believe it either. Usually their guides are decent, so this was extra disappointing.

 

[Elfforkusu]

The same people did work on this as you can tell from the opening cutscene, I mean, look at the mech battles, its just that since this game is bigger and therefore longer, aswell as affinity quests getting more attention, they have to spread it out more, xenoblade had a plethora of cutscenes of characters just standing around with lips that didn't sync even in the Japanese version, with probably even worse animation.

I don't remember that many really lame story ones, but I guess it makes sense. For silly sidequest stuff, Xenoblade resorted to speech bubbles and no voice acting. For this game, a ton of those sidequests have voice acting...

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Dunno about side missions, but if you open the menu and select "Party" you'll see an option for "Class" there. Once you max out your starting class you can switch between the unlocked classes at any time. Mechanical skill and the like you can raise when your BLADE level goes up which, along with online squads, gets explained as you progress the story.

Thanks. I knew that but thought they would eventually point it out. Oh well.

 

[StarStabbedMoon]

I did it GAF. I got my skell before the weekend ended.

It's glorious.

 

[random25]

I did it GAF. I got my skell before the weekend ended.



It's glorious.

Good job!

 

[Chaos17]

I did it GAF. I got my skell before the weekend ended.



It's glorious.

Sexy and gratz

 

[theprodigy]

I'm still running around in Survivor specs from the very first time the shop opened. I can't be assed to look through all the random shit I get as drops or through funding AMs. I have been upgrading weapons, however.

I am reaching a breaking point, though, since Elma and Lin are melting fast. Only reason I am getting this far is because I can insta-gib solo encounters for anything that isn't two times+ my size. I cannot finish certain quests at the moment because the monsters would wreck my shit in one aoe hit.

Also I still haven't died.

still keeping up that no death run eh?

well you should probably upgrade your stuff then

 

[SoraanTribal]

yes you can level all of them to the max of 5

Great, thanks!

 

[shadow2810]

PrimaGuide is embarrassingly worthless. What's the point of listing the quests with zero information on how to complete it?

Yeah, I couldn't believe it either. Usually their guides are decent, so this was extra disappointing.

So basically it's waste of money? My order is still in progress so maybe I will try to cancel it...

 

[SoraanTribal]

Shame to hear about the guide... Mine is arriving tomorrow.

Do they at least get detailed on Normal and Affinity quests? I'm not expecting the Basic missions to have any information really.

 

[MihowZa]

So basically it's waste of money? My order is still in progress so maybe I will try to cancel it...

I would love my money back. It looks nice. The maps are good. Some of the story / affinity quests are given some information but my first affinity quest was A New Rival and only half the quest is in the guide.

 

[Teknoman]

I say we all tweet NOA and NOE about a font size patch. This is like Dead Rising 1 on an SDTV size font.

 

[foxuzamaki]

So I decided to take a real look at my custom thumbstick and realized how cool it actually looks lol

 

[kuroneko0509]

btw, does your party member still level up/earn EXP if they died during the battle and didn't get revived but the team won the battle? or do they lose out on the experience?

yes they still get the exp

 

[Codeblue]

I just spent the last 12 hours playing this game. This hasn't happened to me in ages.

I'm in love with pretty much everything except the lower level quests and character design, but it's Monolith so that wasn't really what I bought this game for. Still a little overwhelmed with the amount of stuff they throw at you at the beginning, but I'm getting the hang of it.

 

[Teknoman]

Actually the icons are too damn small too.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I cant wait to see all the youtube vids of level 50 players taking on level 90 super bosses, the he combat system seems even more flexible in that regard.

 

[Ventara]

Anyone have some quick and easy tips for battle? Right now, my battle tactics involve using all skills as quick as possible, and I pretty much randomly assign points to whichever skills sound cool.

 

[theprodigy]

I cant wait to see all the youtube vids of level 50 players taking on level 90 super bosses, the he combat system seems even more flexible in that regard.

More flexible than what? You could already do that in the first game

 

[Kjellson]

Okay, Sylvalum is gorgeous.

 

[Vena]

still keeping up that no death run eh?

well you should probably upgrade your stuff then

Astrolibrium and Astral Horizon make me fairly invincible. I won't generally even have lost health unless the two meat shields are dead.

 

[Mupod]

My money was piling up close to the 2 million mark and I just hit 25 so I figured I might as well buy some gear for the first time since the game started. I've almost got two maxed-out AMs too. This game REALLY rewards people who like exploring.

I also messed around with crafting. Holy crap these +TP gems seem like they'd be really ridiculous once I figure out how to actually use overdrive mode properly. Too bad I just ran out of weekend...but I took Wednesday off so whatever.

I'm not sure why I should even equip TP spenders anymore. I'd rather just go crazy and unload 20k+ on something in overdrive.

 

[foxuzamaki]

yes they still get the exp

Thank God because my character has been taking one for the team an awful lot the last few battles.