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Cao Ni Ma posted:Its still not as effective as using her yourself but controlling her yourself means *Late Game SPOILERS* You cant manually control the 7th character which is incredibly powerful when controlled by hand Unless I did it wrong, I am pretty sure you can just set that char to basically auto attack only with 50% haste, double attack and crit. Link in a few more skills to boost crit, double attack and the self heal when crit and you have a beast. Toss in a few skills to use and they are set.
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I'm playing this on an old 90's TV through composite cables and the UI looks really bad. Is it better on component? It certainly feels like it was designed for that because the non-dialogue text is kind of blurry and hard to read. I can't even tell the difference between a landmark & a quest on the minimap. I haven't really had this problem with other wii games and I do all of my hdmi stuff on an LCD monitor, so those cables were never really much of a concern to me. Looking at the screenshots makes me wish I could run this on dolphin.
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Apr 10, 2012 02:13
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What's a good way to get my talent thing up quickly during battle? I'm at the second such battle where I absolutely need to use a chain attack, and this fight seems to drag on forever. Is it supposed to be this slow or is there something I'm doing wrong?
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Apr 10, 2012 02:20
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Kawalimus posted:What's a good way to get my talent thing up quickly during battle? I'm at the second such battle where I absolutely need to use a chain attack, and this fight seems to drag on forever. Is it supposed to be this slow or is there something I'm doing wrong? Party gauge increases during burst affinities, IIRC, those are when B suddenly appears on screen and you press it in time. Also properly using arts with bonus effects like backstabs will raise it quickly. If you don't get the bonus effect then the gauge doesn't raise.
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Apr 10, 2012 02:23
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I must just be doing a really poo poo job of using my moves then. I knew that put the gauge up but what happens is somebody in my party dies and I have to revive them and it takes everything down. I'll try the fight again next time I play but I had to just quit because the thing I was fighting wouldn't shut up and just kept saying the same thing again and again and again. I just couldn't take it anymore.
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Apr 10, 2012 02:25
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Are those status effect or resist gems worth keeping? Currently running out of inventory space and wondering if I should just sell them. I'm level 60+ and have mainly used all Strength/Ether gems depending on character, and maybe swapping to Muscle/HP for bosses. Not sure if I'll need those status effect gems at some point. 
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Apr 10, 2012 02:29
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Evil Fluffy posted:I'm level 38 and only reached Eryth Sea). I should stop doing sidequests but I just can't help myself. You are so adorable I want to pinch your cheeks. Serious Frolicking posted:None of the side quests that unlock new skill trees are timed, right? EDIT Bovineicide posted:Is there a predictable way to tell when the B prompt for the Party Gauge comes up? Like is it after X number of Arts, or am I at the whim of the Random Number Gods? Calaveron fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Apr 10, 2012 |
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Apr 10, 2012 02:36
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Is there a predictable way to tell when the B prompt for the Party Gauge comes up? Like is it after X number of Arts, or am I at the whim of the Random Number Gods?
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Apr 10, 2012 02:40
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I'm having a hard time trying not to burn myself out on optional content for this game. I really like the combat system and story, but the sheer volume of sidequests is sort of daunting. Does anyone have good advice for when it's time to move onto another story event and forsake sidequests if not attempting a 100% run? Don't get me wrong, I'm having a blast, but I got a little frustrated after the Colony 9 finale and I returned to town to find a bevy of other things to do before I could move on in good conscience. e: Good stuff - thanks all. Throne of Bhalz fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Apr 10, 2012 |
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Apr 10, 2012 02:56
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What I've just done so far is do a few quests in the area till I get tired of it, then just move on with the story. I like to explore so as long as that's still being done then I'll still keep doing quests.
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Apr 10, 2012 02:58
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Throne of Bhalz posted:I'm having a hard time trying not to burn myself out on optional content for this game. I really like the combat system and story, but the sheer volume of sidequests is sort of daunting. Does anyone have good advice for when it's time to move onto another story event and forsake sidequests if not attempting a 100% run? There's no actual need to do any of them. Move on when you want as far as you want.
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Apr 10, 2012 03:00
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DOUBLE CLICK HERE posted:There's no actual need to do any of them. Move on when you want as far as you want. Yeah, there's a few sidequests that give extra rewards, but even those you literally never need to touch to complete the game. If you're threatening to burn out, you should know that there's a New Game+ mode, so just hit the story. You can always do all the sidequests when you loop back around, or you can be like me and barely start it and realize that maybe 130 hours of Xenoblade is enough for now.
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Apr 10, 2012 03:07
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DOUBLE CLICK HERE posted:There's no actual need to do any of them. Move on when you want as far as you want. Yeah, there's always time to come back later. I think even in Colony 9 there's level 80 uniques running around, so you can pace yourself however you want.
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Apr 10, 2012 03:07
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My Nintendo order finally made it to my apartment today after sitting in the UPS warehouse three blocks away all weekend. I rushed home from work to put it in. Sometimes, goons hype games that I end up not enjoying for some reason. Interface issues, boring story, whatever. I have a pretty short attention span when it comes to games I'm not sure about. This is definitely not one of those times. I've only played it for two hours and wow. I am blown away by how fun it is. For anybody still waiting around, or hoping to get ahold of a copy later, let me just say a few things: -I really hate it when games, especially RPGs, take ages to get going. If you have a fun battle system, don't make me spend two-three hours running around town after a brief three minute fight before I can start doing anything. I think the total amount of time before I was running around making authentic progress was about 6-7 minutes. Granted, not everything is unlocked for you at that point, but it doesn't feel like you are worthlessly running around for no reason. -It seems like every possible negative about RPGs the last few years has been taken out. You can switch what skill you are learning at any time, without losing progress in your previous skill? Yes please. -Sidequests seem plentiful, but where I am near the start of the game, none of them seem like they have such amazing rewards that I absolutely have to stop doing what I want to go focus on it or I will be gimped forever. I assume that there are eventually some sidequests like this (maybe not gimped forever, but with very nice rewards), but it certainly seems like the game doesn't want to punish you for not doing everything. -The biggest point for me right now is the characters. They are all likeable in some way, and the voice acting is pretty good. No super annoying high pitched voice, no character who spends 99% of the time whining about everything that happens. Just a few likeable characters, running around fighting monsters. Really the only issue I have is that when I get a new collectable I HAVE to immediately stop and put it in the Collectapedia. And that is my own personal issue, not one with the game. Basically, all the hype that this game has been getting here over the past month or so? It totally lives up to it. As long as there is not a severe drop off in quality as the game gets moving, and having read posts in here I very much doubt there is, then this is absolutely a fantastic A+ plus game.
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Apr 10, 2012 03:48
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The spider queen in Tephra Cave keeps kicking my rear end despite me getting new armor AND and other gear before heading in there, levelling up my arts, and generally at least TRYING to prepare.  Any advice on how to defeat it? The little ones keep slowing me and Reyn down, and then the spider queen uses the silk spit attack and it all goes downhill, even with me using the Monado Shield correctly.
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Apr 10, 2012 04:31
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Unicornicus posted:Really the only issue I have is that when I get a new collectable I HAVE to immediately stop and put it in the Collectapedia. And that is my own personal issue, not one with the game. This and trying to fill out every map of every new area I get to are my only OCD things with this game. For some reason I can't be bothered to care about or keep up with sidequests, I just accept them all and if I happen to complete some while working on the main game, it's a nice bonus. I really don't get the people hating on the game because it give you a lot of completely optional things to do. EDIT: InfiniteJesters posted:The spider queen in Tephra Cave keeps kicking my rear end despite me getting new armor AND and other gear before heading in there, levelling up my arts, and generally at least TRYING to prepare. I had problems with this until I went up one level hunting various things around those caves, and then it was very easy. I think just one level makes a huge difference in this game. I don't remember what I was at the time but try leveling a bit and see where that gets you. d0s fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Apr 10, 2012 |
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Apr 10, 2012 04:41
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Wow. I was cruising along in the mines below Colony 6 when the boss came and suddenly kicked my rear end. Twice. I like playing as Shulk, but should I be playing the healer for that fight? She's the first person to fall in my party and then its always downhill from there. FYI He's level 25 and I'm 26. e: VVV It goes on for a while with a few cutscenes here and there. You run into the guy right when you get to the bottom of this gigantic chasm. TheLoser fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Apr 10, 2012 |
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Apr 10, 2012 04:44
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TheLoser posted:Wow. I was cruising along in the mines below Colony 6 when the boss came and suddenly kicked my rear end. Twice. I like playing as Shulk, but should I be playing the healer for that fight? She's the first person to fall in my party and then its always downhill from there. Oh, this is scary, I'm saved right outside of these (for the first time) and I'm only level 20. Does this happen right when you get there or is this later in the game?
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Apr 10, 2012 04:47
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Well, poo poo. The boss fight I was stuck on still seems bugged, & the game audio started cutting out to boot. I have the receipt; does anyone know how Gamestop is handling returns & exchanges for a limited run like this?
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Apr 10, 2012 05:01
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Behonkiss posted:Well, poo poo. The boss fight I was stuck on still seems bugged, & the game audio started cutting out to boot. I have the receipt; does anyone know how Gamestop is handling returns & exchanges for a limited run like this? I was stuck on the exact same fight for a while too. Here's how I got around it. Put Dunban in as party leader, then start a chain attack. What you want to do is start with Dunban using an art that inflicts break, then Reyne can use his topple move in the same chain. From what I'm told, it's the only way to do serious damage to faced mechon.
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Apr 10, 2012 05:06
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TheLoser posted:I was stuck on the exact same fight for a while too. Here's how I got around it. Put Dunban in as party leader, then start a chain attack. What you want to do is start with Dunban using an art that inflicts break, then Reyne can use his topple move in the same chain. Xord is honestly one of the hardest bosses in the game. By no means does the game get easy after that, but that particular fight does take some doing.
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Apr 10, 2012 05:49
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Bovineicide posted:Is there a predictable way to tell when the B prompt for the Party Gauge comes up? Like is it after X number of Arts, or am I at the whim of the Random Number Gods?
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Apr 10, 2012 05:53
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So I just picked up the fifth playable character, Dunban. One of his skill trees suggests he can tank while not wearing armor. How practical is this? Because if I can have a badass samurai running around in shorts wrecking up the place, I absolutely will.
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Apr 10, 2012 05:54
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Chaltab posted:It appears when one of your characters whiffs an attack and makes you encourage that character. So yeah, it's a random number gods thing. I like that it's random - it adds some extra challenge because you have to react, rather than know exactly when it's coming.
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Apr 10, 2012 05:56
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Mystic Mongol posted:So I just picked up the fifth playable character, Dunban. One of his skill trees suggests he can tank while not wearing armor. It's not practical until the late game but he can indeed do this at some point and it's awesome.
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Apr 10, 2012 05:58
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Allan Assiduity posted:Sharla is easily my least favourite part of the game, since her armour is terribly designed and obviously male-pandering. The character you mentioned in the spoiler though... it's a mixed bag. Their Power set is pretty cool, looks like something you put on to wreck dudes. But the Speed set, especially the body armor, is kinda embarrassing. But that Haste V gem is so good...
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Apr 10, 2012 06:06
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Sankis posted:So I can't seem to get rid of this "Story memo" icon on the top of the screen. Its really disapointing that playing the game on its native console will never look even 1/10th this good.
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Apr 10, 2012 06:20
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SirLarr posted:Hey I reviewed this game too! Good review! One complaint: it's spelt "Collectopaedia." Also, the boss in the mines, Xord ain't nothing. EDIT: though his voice actor is great and he's one of my favourite villains; he's just so comically evil. He went down like a chump. I had more trouble with the on-foot Mumkhar battle on Zakar Mountain.
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edit: dumb post, didn't see the quote. I'm mostly having trouble with the guy sending waves of enemies on me that surround my party. There isn't any space for me to make distance between the mobs, we're all just cramped together in one space. Hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow. TheLoser fucked around with this message at 06:32 on Apr 10, 2012 |
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Apr 10, 2012 06:30
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Got my copy on Saturday, finally was able to get around to it today. I was two hours in and my TV died on me.
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Blind Sally posted:I had more trouble with the on-foot Mumkhar battle on Zakar Mountain.
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Chaltab posted:No kidding, that fight was tense. It didn't help that the first ten tries or so I didn't realize that Shulk could hurt him despite the whole Monado not being able to hit humans thing while the rest of the party's damage was awful as though he were a Mechon. Did you completely zone out during the cutscenes before you went to Valak? The shackles have been broken, so the Monado can damage anything now. And the boss has Mechon armor, so it makes sense that you'd need Monado Enchant or ether attacks.
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Apr 10, 2012 07:25
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I feel like there should be more "What the gently caress. Guys. What the gently caress. We live on the corpse of our Ancient God. We can look up and see it. What the gently caress?" but maybe everyone is used to it by now. It's so cool when you look out and see Mechronis. The panning right when you get to the Knee is kind of amazing.
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U-DO Burger posted:Did you completely zone out during the cutscenes before you went to Valak? The shackles have been broken, so the Monado can damage anything now. And the boss has Mechon armor, so it makes sense that you'd need Monado Enchant or ether attacks.
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Apr 10, 2012 07:56
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I've never had trouble with the bosses in this game; I'm doing my best to ensure that I get to them when I'm on-par with them, as opposed to far above or way below them. So far, so good; this game's boss theme is pretty great, and it's always fun to listen to it while fighting. Also, Sankis, it gets better from here. The sheer scale of this game is pretty amazing at times.
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Apr 10, 2012 08:18
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:AI Riki isn't good at lining up the heal spell, often only healing one of you instead of both of you. Melia can do some spot healing as well but she's not very good at it. Melia's AI is also not very good at, well, anything. It doesn't use her heal abilities well, it doesn't know how to use copy to effectively spam spells, nor does it know when to keep an aura up. I like Riki, Dunban, and Shulk or 7th, but melia isn't a terrible choice, she's just not really good at all unless you control her directly. Can you give some insight into what tricks you are referring to? I just poked at her and was... underwhelmed to say the least.
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I'm still waiting on my copy to arrive from Nintendo, but I decided I'd indulge myself and listen to the soundtrack. Holy poo poo.  It's like the composer deliberately set up to surpass XS3's Godsibb. They may have succeeded. This is pretty sweet too. (mind the Youtube comments, which are probably spoiler-laden, EDIT: as are possibly track titles. May want to open in new tabs/windows and simply listen) Mazed fucked around with this message at 12:19 on Apr 10, 2012 |
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Brackhar posted:Can you give some insight into what tricks you are referring to? I just poked at her and was... underwhelmed to say the least. Do Bolt, Copy, then summon and discharge a third elemental (Ice, Wind, whatever) until the Bolt cooldown ends. Summon it, and instantly discharge all three Bolts you now have summoned. Congrats, you've just done immense damage that will assuredly pull aggro if whatever you're targeting isn't somehow dead. If you're in Burst mode, you'll end up doing more damage than most chain combos. Throw in a Mind Burst at the end just for kicks. Medium health trash mobs will die to this routine. High health mobs will not, so you may want to soften them up a little first. For low health mobs, it may be best to just keep two Bolts out while alternating summon and discharge for your third elemental slot. Even this will be powerful enough to draw aggro, most likely, but they'll die first. For boss fights... I honestly don't know. I never played as her during a boss fight. I suppose keeping Water summoned would be reasonably important. Just going all out nuking would draw too much aggro. Dr. Video Games 0031 fucked around with this message at 09:20 on Apr 10, 2012 |
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Apr 10, 2012 08:41
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U-DO Burger posted:Did you completely zone out during the cutscenes before you went to Valak? The shackles have been broken, so the Monado can damage anything now. And the boss has Mechon armor, so it makes sense that you'd need Monado Enchant or ether attacks. I was really happy when this happened. I struggled with the boss fight in the High Entia Tomb, as Shulk wasn't able to dish out any damage to Tyrea.
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Welp, I've somehow corrupted my save game. Good thing I'm only level 18ish. My Wii sees the save data existing, but XC won't load it. Any ideas, or should I just resign myself to rushing through and taking advantage of the skip cutscene feature?
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