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Xenoblade Thread. Done...and Dusted.

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  • Satanic JesusSatanic Jesus Hi, I'm Liam! with broken glassesRegistered User regular
    Got to Guar Plains last night, looks amazing. Currently doing quests after getting to
    refugee camp

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    Quest help time:

    Colony Six:
    Where the hell is the other little dude who went to the mine???

    Frontier Village:
    I've looked everywhere for the Deino Reins, outside and in.

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    Quest help time:

    Colony Six:
    Where the hell is the other little dude who went to the mine???
    Only one is inside the mine. The other is outside, on one of the ledges (if that's the right word) and being attacked by a monster.

  • agoajagoaj Top Tier One FearRegistered User regular
    Got my Zavvi order today, 3 hours in and I like it.
    Their's no way to manually block or use items right?

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  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    Well, there are devastating enemy attacks that, in order to nullify them, you have to use certain arts. These enemy attacks are talents (white), physical (red) and ether (purple). These are explained in the tutorial I think.

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  • MorvidusMorvidus Registered User regular
    agoaj wrote:
    Got my Zavvi order today, 3 hours in and I like it.
    Their's no way to manually block or use items right?

    Reyn has a stance that gives him 100% block, but he can't attack during it.

  • MorvidusMorvidus Registered User regular
    edited August 2011
    Huh...

    I was running around Colony 6 and I came across a nopon and high entia playing in the water. I stopped to talk to a nearby NPC and when I finish, I see Sharla playing in the water with them. Little things, huh.

    Morvidus on
  • Death Cab For AlbieDeath Cab For Albie Registered User regular
    Where do you find the gun for the lost memento quest (where you find the items of the ladies son who was trying to reach the Bionis head). I found the Armor and Knife.

    ...we made it cool to wear medallions and say hotep...
  • DaveTheWaveDaveTheWave Registered User regular
    Just bought this from the shop. I don't have time to play it for a while but I thought I should get one of the 27 copies that made it to Aus. I exaggerate, of course.

    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Where do you find the gun for the lost memento quest (where you find the items of the ladies son who was trying to reach the Bionis head). I found the Armor and Knife.
    I want to say that's the second piece you're "supposed" to find? If so it's on Bionis' Leg, go to that shrine in the upper right hand portion of the lower level where the Giant's Mirror and that fuckoff cliff spider are, and take the path around up to the hidden area.

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    Bloody hell, Sharla, what are you wearing?!

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Nevermind her clothes, that is the biggest scope in the universe.

    And the half cape on Dunban looks classy as fuuuuck.

  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    Does anyone know where I can find intermediate art books for Melia? I have 20k unspent AP here and nowhere to put it in.

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    Chen wrote:
    Does anyone know where I can find intermediate art books for Melia? I have 20k unspent AP here and nowhere to put it in.
    I'm reasonably sure you can buy some in Alcamoth.

  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    I only recently started, but I just want to drop in and say that this game's fucking awesome.

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  • GyralGyral Registered User regular
    Zavvi order arrived yesterday but sat in the mailbox until midnight because someone's fiance worked a double shift and had the only mail key. I will be playing today.

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  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    ugh

    fetch quest

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    yay!

    fetch quest!

    i luvs em

  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    edited September 2011
    Wait till you get to Eryth Sea. Holy crap this place is massive! And the quests are missable! I'll never advance through the story at this rate...

    Chen on
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  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    Can someone explain the crafting system? Cause I do not get it. Do I just start mashing A?

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  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    I haven't used it extensively yet, but from what I gather (feel free to correct me), the quality depends on the heat which is random, the affinity between the crafting pair and the cilinder/crystal qualities. If you get under 100% it just turns into higher cilinders/crystals, if it's between 100% and 200% it turns into a gem, 200%-300% it gains a level and >300% (mega heat) it yields two perfect gems.

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  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    Where the fuck is Cliff Lake?

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  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    nevermind

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  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    Chen wrote:
    Does anyone know where I can find intermediate art books for Melia? I have 20k unspent AP here and nowhere to put it in.
    I'm reasonably sure you can buy some in Alcamoth.

    Where is this shop located? I don't see any in Alcamoth and the one in the lighthouse only sells books for Dunban.

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    Chen wrote:
    Chen wrote:
    Does anyone know where I can find intermediate art books for Melia? I have 20k unspent AP here and nowhere to put it in.
    I'm reasonably sure you can buy some in Alcamoth.

    Where is this shop located? I don't see any in Alcamoth and the one in the lighthouse only sells books for Dunban.
    There's a shop in the Lighthouse?

    Erhm. Never mind.

    It's located just outside the entrance to the palace, on the city's upper level. It's just one guy standing in front some... cube... thing. The little tent shouldn't be that hard to miss on your map.

  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    CUBES FOR SALE GIT YER CUBES HERE

    ...

    I JUST HAVE ONE THO

  • Niceguyeddie616Niceguyeddie616 All you feed me is PUFFINS! I need NOURISHMENT!Registered User regular
    Magic Pink wrote:
    CUBES FOR SALE GIT YER CUBES HERE

    ...

    I JUST HAVE ONE THO

    ...huh? has not getting your xenoblade copy driven you mad or something?

    Speaking of which, just got mine yesterday! awesome! now I just need to see if gecko will go ahead and launch it for me.

  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    edited September 2011
    It blows my mind to hear that there are areas far bigger than the ones in the beginning. I'm still running around Bionis' Leg, trying to get all the Refugee quests done before
    moving them to Colony 6

    Are there any good sites for quest guides? Specifically, I'd like a site that pointed out the location for each monster/item/etc in maps.

    Took me a damn hour to find White Eduardo in Sky Stage.

    Edit: Oh God they just keep piling more quests after I finish others. Stop giving me tasks so I can get you out of your damn cave! :(

    Also, is there any indication when you level up an affinity between two characters? I think there's a sound cue when it happens, but it's hard to tell.

    I got Reyn and Dunban high enough to view their heart-to-heart in the camp....
    If Shulk is the sword, then I'll be his shield.

    D'awwww. So bromantic.

    I will continue to wonder if the game has different romantic outcomes through the heart-to-hearts. While I haven't seen any of their heart-to-hearts yet, it does sound at times like Sharla really wants to have a taste of the "legendary hero".

    On that note, Dunban is indeed a beast in battle. The ability to break and topple in a fight? As well as haste and strength boosting skills? Crazy.

    Professor Snugglesworth on
  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Looks like a bunch of GAFers got their games in the mail today.

    Here's hoping I finally get mine.

  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited September 2011
    Boy am I glad that the collectible item list shows you if an item will be or is required for a quest. I've been hording all my crystals and collectibles and ran out of space for both. I made a bunch of gems, sold the low level ones, and then started selling all the collectibles I didn't need.

    Quests don't seem like the best source of money in the game anymore. I went from about 70,000 to 360,000 just from clearing out all that junk.

    Dashui on
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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    Selling stuff beyond the pre Colony 9 raid is always better.

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  • Satanic JesusSatanic Jesus Hi, I'm Liam! with broken glassesRegistered User regular
    I'm about 25 hours into it now and level 24. I have Colony 9 at 4 stars. Still just running around Guar Plains.

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  • Niceguyeddie616Niceguyeddie616 All you feed me is PUFFINS! I need NOURISHMENT!Registered User regular
    just played this for a couple hours, so far, I'm liking it a lot,

    but where the hell is Outlook Park?

  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    It's located just outside the entrance to the palace, on the city's upper level. It's just one guy standing in front some... cube... thing. The little tent shouldn't be that hard to miss on your map.

    Thanks. I suppose playing it in 480i isn't the most optimal. I can barely tell the difference between landmarks and exclamation marks. Subtitles are way too small as well.

    Anyway, my crystal inventory is now full too. What should I do? I don't even know what half these abilities do. Selling the lvl. 1 crystals sounds reasonable, or would it be better to craft random gems?

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  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    I'm about 25 hours into it now and level 24. I have Colony 9 at 4 stars. Still just running around Guar Plains.

    Hah. My colony is at two stars and the rest of the towns still at one, and I'm almost 40 hours in at lvl. 40. I have a lot of catching up to do.

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  • carmofincarmofin Registered User regular
    Chen wrote:
    It's located just outside the entrance to the palace, on the city's upper level. It's just one guy standing in front some... cube... thing. The little tent shouldn't be that hard to miss on your map.

    Thanks. I suppose playing it in 480i isn't the most optimal. I can barely tell the difference between landmarks and exclamation marks. Subtitles are way too small as well.

    Anyway, my crystal inventory is now full too. What should I do? I don't even know what half these abilities do. Selling the lvl. 1 crystals sounds reasonable, or would it be better to craft random gems?

    I used the level 1 gems to get familiar with the system and then sold them all off. There's a few rare abilities I would turn into gems though, like Exp+ or AP+ stuff.

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  • Niceguyeddie616Niceguyeddie616 All you feed me is PUFFINS! I need NOURISHMENT!Registered User regular
    just played this for a couple hours, so far, I'm liking it a lot,

    but where the hell is Outlook Park?

    no seriously, can someone help here, I'm trying to get there but it seems to be up on a hill I can't reach, and I don't think I can jump...

  • MorvidusMorvidus Registered User regular
    just played this for a couple hours, so far, I'm liking it a lot,

    but where the hell is Outlook Park?

    no seriously, can someone help here, I'm trying to get there but it seems to be up on a hill I can't reach, and I don't think I can jump...

    Exit the Residential District, turn left, and follow the hill overlooking the lake.

  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    Morvidus wrote:
    just played this for a couple hours, so far, I'm liking it a lot,

    but where the hell is Outlook Park?

    no seriously, can someone help here, I'm trying to get there but it seems to be up on a hill I can't reach, and I don't think I can jump...

    Exit the Residential District, turn left, and follow the hill overlooking the lake.
    There are stairs, too.

  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    I really could use a chart or guide that listed where each type of creature was. Can't find any damn Bunnits or Wisps in Bionis' Leg, even though I've run into them plenty of times before quests.

    Also, I can't tell if some of the goofy monster names are intentional or the result of a spotty localization.

    Clowd Flier? Is that supposed to be Cloud Flier?

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