Xenoblade Chronicles X

[bloomwaker]

Wasn't the follow ball for escapes or something? I can't be sure though, I literally never used it.

And, oh, the laws of the RPG. Save often, because you never know when life might kick you in the shin while you're playing a video game. It doesn't take very long to do in this game, either. I tend to save after every quest, or when I find something rare.

 

[Cory]

i have so many questions about this game

 

[Pokemanz]

So I found out where that last turret was yesterday, it was literally RIGHT NEARBY the Mesa warp location. Like I didn't see it on the map, there wasn't a green ! over it or anything until I got like right in front of it. I feel so stupid. ;-;

I actually found out how to use the follow ball yesterday which is how I found it in the first place. It helps with a lot of missions that don't tell you where to go, such as the House of Cards mission. My only complaint is that it moves too fast even when sprinting, so you have to activate it over and over.

 

[Cory]

So I found out where that last turret was yesterday, it was literally RIGHT NEARBY the Mesa warp location. Like I didn't see it on the map, there wasn't a green ! over it or anything until I got like right in front of it. I feel so stupid. ;-;

I actually found out how to use the follow ball yesterday which is how I found it in the first place. It helps with a lot of missions that don't tell you where to go, such as the House of Cards mission. My only complaint is that it moves too fast even when sprinting, so you have to activate it over and over.

i think the point of it is to be faster than you

 

[Pokemanz]

i think the point of it is to be faster than you

I meant that it's hard to keep up with. If it suddenly turns a corner it's gone by the time you turn around.

 

[Cory]

id like it better if it was a certain amount of follow balls (you can buy more) but it goes at your speed

 

[Cress]

I think I remember seeing in one of the trailers or Directs or something that the Follow Ball would go a set distance, stop, then continue moving when you got near it, and then it would stop again, wait for you, continue moving when you got near it, and repeat.

I would've liked that.

 

[Pokemanz]

I literally just spent my whole day placing probes around Noctilum so I can move on to chapter 6. What's up with sites being guarded by lv 40-50s who are way out of your league?

 

[Cress]

I'm about to cry. I just had a really long play session, filled out a lot of my collectipedia, set down loads of probes, got to 30% survey in Oblivia (only missing 4 probes c, completed tons of field actions, and accepted the quest from the Nopon about gathering kiweggs. I found ALL 14 OF THE THINGS, WENT TO THE PLACE I HAD TO DELIVER THEM TO, INITATED THE CONVERSATION,AND NOW IT JUST ISN'T STARTING. My controls are locked outside of the camera movement and I'm so sad if I have to turn off the game without saving. I got so much done annd the cutscene is still "loading." Uuuuuuuggggghhhhhhhh.

And my game just froze too. Opened the Affinity Chart and then I couldn't do anything. I only lost about 2 minutes of progress thankfully but it's annoying and I did lose about 3 hours of progress back in Chapter 9.

 

[bloomwaker]

I literally just spent my whole day placing probes around Noctilum so I can move on to chapter 6. What's up with sites being guarded by lv 40-50s who are way out of your league?

Testing your skill with getting around things, probably? I did most of these without a hitch. The real fun ones are the ones that ambush you when you approach a treasure or something, but it's meant to be an indication that you're not supposed to be around that area for too long in any case.

Not really much of a problem either, because the only penalty for dying is warping to the last landmark/probe, and leveling up is pretty easy.

 

[Pokemanz]

Testing your skill with getting around things, probably? I did most of these without a hitch. The real fun ones are the ones that ambush you when you approach a treasure or something, but it's meant to be an indication that you're not supposed to be around that area for too long in any case.

Not really much of a problem either, because the only penalty for dying is warping to the last landmark/probe, and leveling up is pretty easy.

I suppose, but it becomes annoying when it impedes your progress. I just barely managed to scrape by with exactly 20% surveyed which wouldn't have been that difficult to accomplish had it not been for a Lv. 50 right on top of an earlier site, forcing me to go find another one. Plus now I'm having trouble with the first part of chapter 6 seeing as when I try to get to the area I'm supposed to visit I come across a lv 40 tyrant that pops out of nowhere in front of this narrow cave. I'm not sure if there's another way around it, but I was following the Follow Ball since I haven't been that far up the map. Am I not supposed to go that way or something? Wouldn't be much of a problem if it hadn't sent me all the way back down the mountain, not to mention I'll have to re-battle all those "ambushes" again.

Also, what's the deal with "escaping" battles? Is there some sort of trick or requirement to it? I've tried it before and only succeeded once. Most of the time I just die when I'm already halfway across the map.

 

[Cory]

Also, what's the deal with "escaping" battles? Is there some sort of trick or requirement to it? I've tried it before and only succeeded once. Most of the time I just die when I'm already halfway across the map.

i have the same exact problem, going in water sometimes helped if they couldnt swim

 

[Earth Wolf-Howl]

Also, what's the deal with "escaping" battles? Is there some sort of trick or requirement to it? I've tried it before and only succeeded once. Most of the time I just die when I'm already halfway across the map.

Well, I personally take an escape route that involves flanking walls, going through water and jumping over obstacles such as rocks and cliffs. I'm not sure if that's the sort of trick you're talking about, but I escape unscathed nearly every time, so it works well enough.

 

[Cress]

Okay I was going to ask a question but I need to share this:
https://m.soundcloud.com/berr-spacebar/noeyy01
This guy is remixing every song in the game with Gangnam Style and it surprisingly doesn't sound that bad. But you should really only listen to each song once otherwise it gets annoying. (I can't wait to see how he combines it with Sylvalum's theme. )

On to my actual question, what is everyone's favorite skell? (BESIDES THE ARES I'D RATHER HAVE SOME CHALLENGE TO THE GAME) I'm having trouble deciding which one to buy next so I want some opinions. I saw on the Xenoblade reddit that you can make every smell great so just decide on looks. With that said, I'm still wondering about the Amdusius even though I REALLY like how the Lailah looks. I don't really know if the 3rd skill slot on light skells is worth it and I don't want another one. But is the extra 3,000 TP on the medium skells worth it? Or should I just go heavy? I'm also planning on wearing the skell gear by Sakuraba on my avatar which I remember improves smell melee damage and restores HP when binding (forgot the 3rd skill. :/) I really have no clue on what skell to buy, just not a light skell (Which still leaves 4 options and it would be 5 if I bothered to finish Alexa's missions.)

 

[bloomwaker]

I can't remember the names at the moment, but I really like the last one listed on the heavies. Starts with an A, I'm pretty sure. Wasn't a huge fan of the look, but I'm a huge, huge fan of that fuel.

 

[Cress]

So I tested the skells by saving before purchasing level 50 versions of them so I could get a feel for each one without paying millions, and I really didn't like the Lailah. Mastema is probably what I'm going to go with, but the Amdusius is a close second.

 

[Pokemanz]

I feel like I hit a wall in this game again. Working towards getting a Skell license, but I can't seem to get the revenue up to 15k, just 8.5k. Went on some missions for more probes but all I get are Mining Probes which hurt revenue. .-.

Also is there a way to cancel Affinity Missions? I accepted "Guinea Pigs Wanted", but it's forcing me to go to Sylvalum, which is guarded by Lv. 35+ enemies that I can't fight. ;-; One might not be a problem, but they're all so close together that I might have to fight 5 at a time, which won't end well.

 

[Cress]

I feel like I hit a wall in this game again. Working towards getting a Skell license, but I can't seem to get the revenue up to 15k, just 8.5k. Went on some missions for more probes but all I get are Mining Probes which hurt revenue. .-.

Also is there a way to cancel Affinity Missions? I accepted "Guinea Pigs Wanted", but it's forcing me to go to Sylvalum, which is guarded by Lv. 35+ enemies that I can't fight. ;-; One might not be a problem, but they're all so close together that I might have to fight 5 at a time, which won't end well.

The enemies are only in the level 16-18 range so you should be fine. You also get a new party member afterwards so you should do it now.

As for the revenue... I'd say to look up a guide on where a few are. Remember that when chaining 3 or 5 probes together, they also have to be the same level, not just the same type.

 

[Pokemanz]

The enemies are only in the level 16-18 range so you should be fine. You also get a new party member afterwards so you should do it now.

As for the revenue... I'd say to look up a guide on where a few are. Remember that when chaining 3 or 5 probes together, they also have to be the same level, not just the same type.

The area you have to go through, Primordia Waters, is full of Lv. 35+ Pugaliths and Xenos. Not sure if there's a way around it because when I try to swim around I get too close to something. I'll look into it though.

I tried looking up a guide but sadly the game is still too new for most of this stuff. I know how to maximize revenue, the problem now is just getting the probes. I only have mining ones at this point.

 

[Cress]

You can just run through Primordia Waters, I did it and got to Sylvalum just fine at level 8.