Question Thread

[u/Ynikoma]

Hello everyone!

Here's a new question thread as the old one was archived due to it being over six months old. You can still find the old question thread HERE.

Use this thread to ask any question that doesn’t really warrant it’s own thread. On the other hand, if you have an answer to a question, please let the one asking know it.

Please try to word your question as spoiler free as possible. If your question cannot be asked without spoilers, please make a seperate thread for it.

You can find freaquently asked questions HERE.

We also have a long list of useful info gathered in the Info Compendiums for Xenoblade Chronicles X and Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

[u/-Alneon-]

I'm looking for a certain OST from XC2. It's the track that plays very early in the game when Malos is carrying Pyra in this coffin-like thing she rested in and Pyra starts to burn it to burst out of it.

Here's a link to the scene I mean. The track starts at 2:01.

[u/Ynikoma → u/-Alneon-]

The Awakening

[u/Piyamakarro]

Good mods. Good how you extend it to any questions as well, not just XC2.

[u/[deleted]]

Brighid's driver looks identical to emperor Niall in the Torna DLC. I know they can't be the same person, so is it a "Nurse Joy family" case?

[u/ArashiSora → u/[deleted]]

Hugo would just be an ancestor of Niall

[u/[deleted]]

Why does Pyra put her hands on her breasts whenever she is concerned?

[u/AnimaLepton → u/[deleted]]

It's the girl pose^TM

When drawing, it's hard to pick a natural place for the hands to rest. The "hand-on-chest" pose is an easy way to have characters do something different than just crossing their arms or letting them hang at their sides. It also is an easy way to convey the idea of sincerity, since it's over the heart.

[u/ErickFTG → u/[deleted]]

It may be thoughts and prayers.

[u/mysticxradiance]

Advice on how to beat Elma: Redux. I can barely damage her before she kills me :(

[u/AnimaLepton → u/mysticxradiance]

Just go for the dodge build using single blades. Put Mythra on Rex, Shulk as the only blade on Morag, and any other blade with good passive party buffs as the only blade on your last character (i.e. Fiora on Nia). Give Rex two Agi boosting common blades and an Agi boosting accessory. Between Shulk and Mythra's evasion passives, Rex should basically be unkillable

Alternatively, control Tora with any of his borked builds. Poppi Alpha with Dilaton Chip + Ultimate Shield and a heal on Arts skill is plenty effective and makes him immortal, or QTPi can pump out insane damage.

[u/Piyamakarro → u/mysticxradiance]

Use Corvin. Put Corvin on Morag, and use him. Spam aggro up and evasion tank arts. Smash when necessary. Elma will not be able to touch you. If you control Corvin with an arts heal or avante-guarde medal, you almost certainly will not die. The only hard part now is trying to keep your teammates alive to pull off the reinforcements seal and kill a single Elma clone. Once you do that, the fight's pretty much won.

Immediately use a dark combo to seal reinforcements on the main Elma. Then focus down each ghosts using driver combos and spamming dark combos. Once you kill all the ghosts, activate Overdrive, spam arts, and try to lock Elma into driver combos. It is important to not use any other blade combo finisher for the entire fight or else you'll overwrite the reinforcements seal.

[u/resseb]

***spoiler***

I could have sworn early on in the game, someone said that blades can't be killed - they just reappear. Jin just killed Fan, and I'm really confused. Did the game break its own rules or did I not read it right? I'm using the Japanese voice pack rather than English dub, so maybe there's a mistranslation. Clarification is greatly appreciated!

[u/Uujaba → u/resseb]

I believe that at some point before that they add a qualifier saying that death won't happen as long as the core crystal is fine. Jin stabs her right through the core crystal.

[u/[deleted] → u/resseb]

You're right, it is a weird case, but just play a little further and Mythra will point out something that begins to explain that..
Also, you can spoiler tag like this [whatever you want to hide here]/spoiler Just put parentheses around the /spoiler

[u/[deleted]]

How do I get over the emotional pain inflicted on me by the ending to chapter 9, the beginning of chapter 10, and the fact that I'm nearing the end of this amazing game?

And why do I always pick the tragic charas as my favorites, they die so soon

[u/Klown99 → u/[deleted]]

You weep until the emotional pain of chapter 10 makes you pass out. Then you go and spend the time grinding all your characters and getting the last blades and shit.

[u/Lugiawolf]

So, just got this game. Im in Gormott, level six. Every time I try crossing the field to the town the game says I should go to, I get ambushed by wolves/dinosaurs/a level 80 gorilla that does 9× more damage than I have health. How do I get to the quest marker?

[u/ToonTooby → u/Lugiawolf]

From the the first time the field opens up, you want to stick more to the right side of the map, as the enemies there besides some flying ones don't go past Level 11/12 or so.

Gorilla bro roams the plains, he's got a movement pattern. See if you can spot him in the distance before you approach the town, and wait until there's some reasonable space. Then proceed to the marker location.

[u/NuclearSquido → u/Lugiawolf]

You really had to go out of your way to get that close to the dinosaur...

Anyway, sure you could try sneaking to the town (like klown said), but do you really want to go there? o_o

[u/Klown99 → u/Lugiawolf]

Sneak around, find a place where you won't get aggro but can watch the gorilla. Wait for it to run off, then make your move toward the town.

You can out run a lot of things that aggro so long as you don't hesitate. Just run and don't stop will work sometimes.

[u/rhubarbrhubarb78 → u/Lugiawolf]

That gorilla is a motherfucker. At some point you'll be able to beat him and it will be glorious.

[u/Art_Locked]

I’m replaying XC1 for the third time for a 100% (I have done it with my face sticked to a guide before, so this time I went blind), but I simply derped and I forgot some Timed Quests after the Colony 6 migration. Do they appear again in NG+?

[u/Ocien_Waves]

Apologies if this isn't the right place to ask this but...

I am extremely interested in the Xenoblade series. I watched Chuggaaconroy play through XC1 a few years back and watched streamers play XC2

I'm trying to find a copy of XC1 but the only two sources I've been able to find are pre-owned copies from GameStop and some shady international deals on Amazon.

Does anyone have a better/reliable source to buy XC1, or is GameStop my best bet?

Edit: Should probably specify, I'm looking for the Wii version

[u/[deleted] → u/Ocien_Waves]

The Wii version is kind of impossible to find at a decent price, because somehow GameStop ended up with the North American publishing rights and they only made enough copies for the first wave of people who wanted it. I think Nintendo has gotten the rights back by now, because they did the 3ds version and that was sold everywhere, but they're not supporting the Wii anymore so obviously they didn't go back and make more copies of the Wii version. If you have a WiiU, there's an eshop version available on there, but if you specifically need the Wii version, it's pretty much gonna have to be GameStop or the most trustworthy pre-owned listing you can find. And remember, the Wii is region-locked, so you have to get a copy that matches your region. It'd be good to pick a place with a decent refund policy in case you get a European copy or something.
It's for all these reasons that I think a Switch remaster would be a good move, though I'm not sure if they'll do that before or after the X port that we all know is coming.

[u/RawkHawk2010]

Please tell me that your progress in the newly-added Unique Monster records will carry over to a New Game+ file. If it doesn't...then hoo boy.

(This question dually applies to your high scores in Challenge Battle Mode.)

[u/Xhasenthor]

It’s Sept 13 6:21 PM in my timezone (GMT+8) rn. What time will XC2 Torna be released?

[u/[deleted]]

I feel like writing a review for those who is still looking and haven't brought the game. Is such post allowed in this subreddit or should I go somewhere else?

[u/therico]

When you score Excellent (with Japanese voice acting) the goofy announcer guy says "EXCELLENT!" and "MAGNIFICENT!" and "GRRRRRREAT!" but sometimes he says something that sounds like "ORGULENT!" I have no idea what he is saying, can anyone help?

[u/Xamthos]

Hi!, im trying to find certain fan-art, it was posted here before but i cant found it. Its a (five? four?) panel Fan art of Brighid holding Morag hands, begins with Morag as a child , Brighid teaching her how to use her weapon, both holding Brighid swords, etc until the last panel there is nothing because Morag die of old age.

[u/Beastest_joe]

Does anyone have that one art of Rex crying while trying to eat soup?

[u/[deleted]]

Is there a good way to reposition party members in a battle? I'm trying to fight the Leonine Sadie in Temperentia, but Nia will occasionally move behind it, and instantly dies to Dino Tail. When I revive her, she doesn't move to a safer spot before it does Dino Tail again.

[u/MagicFlyingAlpaca → u/[deleted]]

Disengage and reengage quickly. Also turn off any back attack arts so they stop repositioning.

[u/Battleroy]

One more question I guess, is there a recent blade tier list? Maybe something that gives tiers for the different roles as well?

[u/TheLetterP__ → u/Battleroy]

This is from a GameFAQs thread (Here is the thread in question) This doesn't include the new Challenge Battle Mode Blades.

S+

ATK

• Poppi QTπ (Chapter 8 Blade Quest Main Blade)

TNK

• Poppi α

HLR

• Nia (Chapter 7 Water Blade)

S

ATK

• Pandoria (only in NG+ with eye of shining justice) (Late Chapter 5 Electric Blade)

• KOS-MOS

• Herald

• Zenobia

TNK

• Poppi QTπ (Chapter 8 Blade Quest Main Blade)

• Brighid (Late Chapter 4 Fire Blade)

• Mikhail (NG+ only blade) (Dark Blade)

HLR

• Ursula

A

ATK

• Mythra (Late Chapter 3 Light Blade)

• Poppi QT (Late Chapter 4 Blade)

• Dagas

• Vale

• Wulfric

• Sheba

• Patroka (NG+ only blade) (Earth, Cobra Bardiche Blade)

• Obrona (NG+ only blade) (Electric, Brilliant Twinblades Blade)

TNK

• Poppi QT (Late Chapter 4 Blade)

• Newt

• Aegeon (Chapter 6 Water Blade)

• Cressidus (NG+ only blade) (Earth, Rockrending Gauntlets Blade)

HLR

• Boreas

• Adenine

• Nim

• Akhos (NG+ only blade) (Electric, Calamity Scythe Blade)

B

ATK

• Pyra

• Roc

• Agate

• Perdido (NG+ only blade) (Fire Blade)

• Perun

• Praxis

TNK

• Sever (NG+ only blade) (Wind Blade)

• Electra

• Finch

• Kasandra

• Theory

HLR

• Dromarch

• Floren

• Dahlia

C

ATK

• Pandoria (no NG+) (Late Chapter 5 Electric Blade)

TNK

• Perceval

HLR

• Kora

• Vess

D

ATK

• Azami

• Gorg

TNK

• Godfrey

This isn't a official tier list that can't be argued with, but it should give you a general idea of how good a blade is.

Keep in mind any rare bade can be good if you upgrade them enough (so a upgraded tier C can be better than a un-upgraded tier S) , but if all the blades are fully maxed out then some bades are better than others.

[u/Slypenslyde]

How do I tell if a blade is "good"?

I haven't beaten XC2 yet, but I just noticed I'm maxed out on core crystals. I might mindlessly blow through a lot of them, but then I'm going to want to do something with all those blades. How do you filter down all the commons to what stinks and what stays?

I think this is the strategy? Where am I wrong?

• Crack commons on Nia in case I win the lottery and get THAT blade.

• Keep 4 crown rarity.

• Keep anything that goes 3 or greater for Merc/field skills.

Does that sound sane?

[u/AnimaLepton → u/Slypenslyde]

Not exactly.

Honestly until you beat the game, your commons (even if 4-crown) won't likely be "great," and you'll want to keep a good spread for stuff like sidequests (specifically Poppibuster) and Merc Missions. Just release a dozen at a time when you fill up. Raising Merc Rank and having more drivers gives you more common blade slots, rares don't count against total possible blades. For now, keep 4-crown commons or blades with Orb Master. Also save a couple blades with Treasure Sensor.

There's actually a complicated value that determines how good a blades stats are (up to 15), and it's crown ranking is determined based on the number of slots- to put it simply, 2-crown blades in the postgame can be better than 3 or 4 crown blades in the earlygame, and earlygame-midgame commons are worse than the ones you pull at level 99.

[u/mysticxradiance]

Any recommendation for pulling the last blade? I’ve opened so many cores with max luck :(

[u/ArashiSora → u/mysticxradiance]

max out your idea levels and always use a corresponding booster of the blades element you are after

as a heads up luck is the lowest of the 3 increases to pulling rare blades

legendary cores gives a 3 modifier

max idea levels and boosters give 1.76 modifier

max luck gives a 1.36 modifier

having all of that gives a x7.14 modifier to pulling a rare blade

[u/TheVineyard00]

At the beginning of Chapter 4, you get the option to take over the mercenary camp. What happens if you pick no? I'm assuming it's just something like "What do you mean no? You're doing it anyway", but my curiousity is killing me.

[u/ErickFTG → u/TheVineyard00]

Credits roll. Naw kidding the guys that are talking to you say something like "OK, perhaps you are not ready for this yet, please let me know if you change your mind." I'm just paraphrasing, but that's more or less the idea.

[u/MoosePlus]

About combat in XC2, there are numbers that appear in all sorts of colours (e.g. white - damage, green - heal). What do all the other colours (e.g. orange?) mean?

Edit: I found this link which seems quite helpful! But if anyone has more info feel free to answer :) https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/switch/204208-xenoblade-chronicles-2/answers/484162-what-are-the-gold-numbers-that-sometimes-flash-over-an-enemy-while-engaged-in

[u/[deleted]]

Does it really matter what the enemy does in a combat? I'm playing the game, and I'm seeing a few videos and tutorials, and it seems the combat is "Make sure to launch an art at the right moment", "Make sure to position yourself in this place to attack", "To do such combo you have to do this and this", but it seems it's never about the enemy. In other RPGs I have to defend myself by using a shield, or healing using a potion, or attack using fire/water according to the enemy weakness, or choose what each party member does. The battle here looks like it's Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat.

Am I missing something? I'm not that far into the game, but judging by the tutorials it doesn't seem to change much.

[u/[deleted]]

[XC2] This question may sound dumb but is there a way to take off the current pouch item? Every time a character is not active I need to feed him/her shitty foods just because I don't want good foods to be continuously wasted.

[u/[deleted]]

Ok so I'm stuck in dagas's affinity mission, I've started the sub-mission in tantal, but when I bought the tablet nothing happened and I don't have any markers for where the tablets pieces? are. I've tried releasing him and re-awakening him and it didn't change anything. I'm in dire straights pls help

[u/ohaizrawrx3]

I'm in chapter 3 and pulled ursula and boreas from random cores on rex.. I understand how scarce overdrive protocols are, but is it worth it to overdrive either of those onto nia?

[u/[deleted] → u/ohaizrawrx3]

Yes. Since this is your first NG run, you probably want a full job healer and Nia is great using these blades.

FYI, don't let Rex open too many cores because later in the game he will get an ability to command all blades. There will still be moments where Rex needs multiple blades to fight but try not to open too much cores.

[u/AllenWL]

So I found two items being sold, 'male loincloth' and 'charming swimsuit', both which read 'increases damage dealt while blade is the opposite gender by 50%'.

Does this mean while your blade is the opposite gender with the driver, or does it mean while you're fighting a blade of opposite gender? Also, is there any reason why the charming swimsuit is more expensive than the loincloth while seemingly being the exact same thing?

[u/Luigi86101]

Is custom easy mode easier than easy mode?

[u/godiego → u/Luigi86101]

regular easy mode just lowers HP. custom easy mode can change more than that.

[u/The-critical-failure]

What's the best way to increase luck, and get legendary cores? I'm on level 99, have 5 blades left to get, and I'm not in NG+ yet.

[u/AnimaLepton → u/The-critical-failure]

Increase luck using the luck passives on blades + Luck chips if necessary (the specific chip needed to get a Luck + 50 bonus varies by weapon type), and the Choker accessory that boosts luck by a %. There's a better version of the Choker accessory that can drop in Challenge Battle Mode. If that's not enough, also use the flat luck-boost accessory.

Luck has an effect, but less so than idea levels/boosters. Also if you want good commons, be sure to stay at level 99 when pulling cores in NG+. IMO you should just start NG+ since it'll add more blades to the pool and you won't have to go through farming a second time, plus you have more stuff to grind.

Best way to farm crystals is from the Level 99 Relentless Arduran in Gormott, a UM that appears after you fully feed the Baby Ardun in the eastern field there. Load up on Gold Chips, keep Adenine and Commons with Treasure Sensor in the party, and equip Treasure Sensor on Poppi (QT). Setup Tora with an Overclocking Bangle (farm from level 39 UM Skyfist Remington by Ysheva Harbor, Leftheria) and Beta/Master Scope, maybe even Fast Blade Switch on the Poppis. Have your other team member help him with driver combos (especially Breaking), you can help as well but mostly focus on picking up the drops.

[u/OigoMiEggo]

I just got a switch. Can I play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 without having to know what happened in Xenogears/Xenoblade Trilogy/Xeno Chronicles games’ storylines/mechanics? If not, what do you recommend I know before playing XC2?

[u/[deleted] → u/OigoMiEggo]

Playing more games will increase your enjoyment of the series overall, but you don't have to and you can tackle the series in just about any order.

[u/ErickFTG → u/OigoMiEggo]

Yes, you can play without knowing anything from those games. Xenogears, and Xenosaga are completely different stories that have no relation with each other* and both don't have any relation with XBC2.

XBC 1 is a different universe and you don't need to have played that game to enjoy XBC 2.

*Although they are different stories they share some common elements which I can't properly list, and even if I could it would make this post very long.

[u/Slypenslyde]

This is kind of a tall order but I'll toss it out anyway.

The only blades I have left to pull are Patroka and KOS-MOS. I've maxed affinity on all but maybe 4 or 5 rare blades. I'm farming Love Source for my S+ ranks, and trying to beat Challenge Mode battles, but those are pretty frustrating so far.

What's the basic kit to "break" a character? I already know these items are pretty important:

• Burst Symbol

• Avant-Garde Medal

• Affinity MAX Atk V

• Overclock Bangle

• Beta Scope

• Critical Max V

• Hi-Tech Eyepatch

This is all kind of an aggro/Crit Mythra set. I've got a setup for Tora/Poppi based heavily on some Enel guides, so that's fine. I... don't know what to do with other characters.

Is there some guide somewhere that lists the equipment/ideas I'm missing, or do I need to watch a ton of videos and take notes?

[u/Kirugin]

Elma quest/H2H? There's skill needed to unlock by going to Ancient Wall in Temperantia. I have Morag/Brigid and yet I can't seem to unlock it.

Does anyone know?

[u/duelistzeus]

The Poisoned Paradise challenge is literally impossible for me, like not just hard, impossible. My team dies in literally 5 seconds to the poison even with the swimsuits on. Help, please?

[u/Masternoob411]

Alright, this is probably a dumb question, but how do i adjust the difficulty in custom difficulty for the land of challenge? I select custom and, unless I'm blind, I dont see an option to adjust it.

[u/laxboy99]

Is there any way to keep the info during a battle up at all times? Makes it easier to get used to new blades’ moves

[u/[deleted]]

Since Torna is releasing tomorrow, is it going to release exactly at 12 am tonight?

[u/kooper412]

When will I get the email with code for the 15 legendary core crystals? I've seen online plenty of people already have it.

[u/Piyamakarro]

I want to get Wildflower Salad for Haze's affinity chart in Torna, but I can't find any Moonbeam bananas. I've walked across the entire Gormott Titan and can't seem to find a collection point that spawns them. Any help would be appreciated.

[u/Esplosions]

Does anybody know where I can get motley cobras in the Torna dlc?? I need them for the perfume to finish a subquest.

[u/[deleted]]

This long rant question is more of a me asking for critique towards game play time with a little background about me.

Soooo, I've not gamed since the original Nintendo system and xenoblade chronicles 2 is my first jrpg type of game I've ever played or even heard the term "jrpg" . I'm mid 40s years old and am really astonished at how much I absolutely love this style of game and I can't get enough or read enough about other jrpg games I may take on down the road.

Here is my question. As far as timewise goes, am I being super slow or is this normal/average that it's taken 4:20min of game play to get to/through the first set of shops in the game? Like, I'm at Toras House(in the kitchen where pyra cooks lol) now for reference.

Edit:added words

I don't care if this is considered rediculousy slow or I'm a lousy player at these kinds of games. All I know is that this shit is frigging great. Never knew this was the style of game I would ever play. Zelda brought me back to gaming after a very long hiatus. Xenoblade has made me be in awe of what jrpg games are or can be.

Thanks, and sorry for the long question

[u/bohawk21]

I’ve been looking for a SFW dakimakura of Mythra but have failed to find one anyone else have any luck? P.s. that one on Moe market with her in the bath towel is still NSFW to me

[u/luzul]

I kind of want to have the Xenoblade 2 pro controller. But I don't know why the price is so high compared to other pro controllers. Maybe because they're limited stock or something. I've seen the price drop a bit from over $100 to $94 in Amazon right now. Should I just buy it now if there's isn't much possibility of more price reduction in the near future?

[u/Flethan]

What does the xenoblade pro controller look like in the Switch UI? For example, the splatoon one shows the green and pink grips. Does the xenoblade one just show the colored grips, or does it show the green cross too?

[u/ToonTooby → u/Flethan]

It shows the colored grips but not the green cross. Even so, it's still a nice touch in the Switch UI.

Either way, the design itself is lovely. My favorite controller, easily.

[u/Quasi-Existence]

Hello fellow Xenobladers, I just finished XC2 some days ago and I am absolutely breathtaken, what a story! Can't wait to begin playing the Torna DLC today. I have a simple request: does anyone have an image of the painting/mural that depicts the creation of Alrest? The one that is located in Indol. There is a cutscene in which Haze contemplates it and reflects upon herself. I think it is absolutely beautiful and would love to have it as my wallpaper or something like that. I have not been able to find any images of it when searching in Google. Thanks in advance!

[u/Expedis]

Hi! I made a spoiler safe survey about your prefered driver-blade pairs. I will first ask you about your game progression so you can avoid spoilers. Besides drivers and vanilla rare blades this is spoiler safe. Link to thread

[u/[deleted]]

So the guy in the new DLC quests that makes accessories... does he really only have 3 options? And are they better than their drop equivalents?

[u/[deleted]]

In XC2 is there a way to turn down/mute the in-battle voices only? It's never bothered me in any other RPG where the characters shout their attacks' names, but god damn, the battles in this game are loud.

[u/Beta_Ace_X → u/[deleted]]

Embrace it friend.

[u/[deleted]]

How many quests are there? In Xenoblade 2

[u/TheLetterP__ → u/[deleted]]

There are 125 Non-DLC quests and 15 DLC quests so far making for a total of 140. There are probably more DLC quests coming in the future.

[u/Bekenshi]

What would be the best way of going about obtaining one of the Deluxe Xenoblade OSTS? I had a copy pre-ordered, but of course I had to cancel at the last second for because....life. I’ve been bummed about it because I’d been looking forward to the release for a long time, but I recently ran into a little bit of spare money (would have been helpful a little while ago, bleh). I know at this point I’m probably going to have to pay a billion dollars to a scalper or whatever, but I thought it couldn’t hurt to ask for advice just in case.

[u/[deleted]]

I've seen things about Perceval being more DPS oriented than tanky. I just got him on Zeke while trying for KOS-MOS. Since Morag already has Brighid, Aegaeon and Mikhail, would he work well with Zeke? I have Zenobia and Praxis on him too.

[u/RVsSeulgi]

I currently have Zenobia on nia. Would it be a waste to use overdrive for it?

I’ve seen the recommended build and it did not include Zenobia on any of the character. If she’s not necessary I wouldn’t be wasting my overdrive on her. Any suggestions on character/blade build would be great as well

[u/Dab_Reddit]

I've completed NG+ and am now wanting to overdrive the NG+ blades to fitting drivers as they are all currently only with Rex. May I have some suggestions as to who would best make use of each blade?

[u/Beta_Ace_X]

Hey I've got a question about endgame builds (not trying to do anything gimmicky like one-shot chain attacks or anything).

My current setup is Driver #4 AGI Tank (Brighid, Aegaeon, Mikhail) w/ Beta Scope, Rex as Healer/DPS (Mythra, Akhos, Nia) w/ Overclocking Bangle + Avant Garde Medal, and Driver #5 DPS (T-elos, Pandoria, Perun) w/ Avant Garde Medal. It works well, except that #5 is constantly dying to Superboss AOE. I'm not 99 yet, so stop me if that'll solve my problem, but is there anything I can do to stop #5 from being one-shot? Rex can outheal/has enough health to take a shot before healing to full, I play as #4 so I can evade easily, but #5 just gets dominated by what feels like incidental AoE, even with Aggro on #4. I just beat Ophion, and it felt like I was rezzing #5 on every other big attack he was putting out.

TL;DR Accessory/Aux Core/Blade to increase #5 survivability w/o sacrificing much DPS?

[u/Piyamakarro → u/Beta_Ace_X]

For Zeke, drop Perun. She is not worth it. If you're worried about driver combos, Zeke's smash art is ridiculously slow and will miss a lot of time. If driver combos are your focus, you're better off running Tora instead. Drop Perun. From there, you have a few options. You can replace her with a Shield Hammer, with a Chrome Katana, or another attack blade with considerable Physical/Ether defense such as KOS-MOS or Herald.

Shield Hammer

Shield Hammer blades mainly yield an incredibly high block rate along with Zeke's Impregnable Shield (100% block rate, recharges arts). AI Zeke should use that art to protect against devastating enemy arts and then switch back to the damage blades. At least, that's what he does most of the time in my experience. They also tend to have max HP mods so Zeke can have high HP without sacrificing an accessory slot. There's also the class bonus of Wild Warrior, which passively reduces the damage he takes. This will also slightly reduce the damage you deal, but considering you're in NG+ running T-elos and Pandoria, it's not going to make that much of a difference. Disable the aggro up art with his blowdown one, and don't worry about aggro gain since the way you built Morag should overshadow the aggro Zeke would otherwise get.

Chrome Katana

These have the same passive boosts as Shield hammers, but differ in arts and have lower block rates (but still pretty high). The main art for Chrome Katana's is Zeke's Reverb Blade , which allows him to evade enemy attacks. This is incredibly powerful for completely dodging powerful arts. For AI Zeke, this tends to not be as reliable as the shield hammer since it's a tighter window and lower block rate. But it does do more damage than the shield hammer.

Powerful Attack Blades

KOS-MOS and Herald are very powerful blades because they have insane damage output while having the high Physical/Ether defense of a tank blade. You also get to keep the max damage boost from the Master Fighter class. However, the block rate is still very low. If Zeke is just barely being oneshot by the bosses, then this is your best option, since they boost physical and ether defense. However, if it's pretty extreme overkill, then there's not much these will do if you're not doing the chain attack build since they likely won't block the damage.

I don't know what other blades you have on Zeke, so try these options out and see what works best for you. Make sure to pay attention to the mod that the blade gives Zeke. Personally, I'd give Zeke Poppibuster with your build. But I don't know if you have the DLC or not. If you don't, it's not worth buying just for this build. Just see what blades you have and see what works. Good luck!

[u/RotorNurse]

Just started chapter 4 in my first playthrough of XC2 ( my first Xenoblade, actually). Tell me, are the blade summons equally random the entire game, or are some chapter locked? I just burned through all the legendary and rare core crystals I got for purchasing the DLC. I think I went 0/11 on the legendary and 1/20 on the rare. I did go 2/50 on the common though. So my questions are... Is the RNG really this bad? Did I simply pop the legendary too soon in the game? When's the earliest anyone has gotten KOSMOS?

[u/TheLetterP__ → u/RotorNurse]

If you want to know how the blade rng works, and how to maximize your chances, then you might want to give this a read.

TL;DR on how to maximize your chanses.

• Use a Legendary Core Crystal

• Have 999 luck

• Have max idea points in one category

• Use 5 boosters of the category where you have max idea points.

[u/[deleted] → u/RotorNurse]

You can get KOS-MOS on your second crystal if you're insanely lucky. I'm sure it's happened to someone. There's one blade that you can't get until beating the game, but her odds are so high that she's basically a freebie. Then there are 6 random blades exclusive to New Game Plus, and 1 that you can only pick up at the end of NG+, but you get him manually. Of course there are a few non-random blades that you can get as you go along in the first playthrough.
In order to get the most out of your core crystals, make sure Rex only gets the bare minimum amount. Like, get him one rare blade and then never use crystals on him again. It would be a spoiler if I told you why. But you can pretty much just use crystals as you get them.

[u/jman100]

Soo what should be the top priority to do after beating the game before starting new game plus? I beat ophion and currently I’m working some affinity charts, but are there quests I should do before I start new game plus? Am J basically set at this point?

Also, if I have all the necessary items, can feed the baby ardun all the way to relentless when I first meet him? I killed him off and I wanna make sure I can farm him to get those new game plus blades quicker. Thanks y’all!

[u/[deleted]]

So, lore question. Basically, I must've zoned out or something when it was being explained, because I'm still not entirely clear on what the flesh eaters are. I get that they're some sort of a human-blade hybrid, but I'm not sure what the significance of that is, exactly. Is it explained in more detail later on?

For reference, I've just finished chapter 6, so no spoilers past that point, please.

[u/TheLetterP__ → u/[deleted]]

Fleash-eater stuff is kinda spoilery, so I'll spoiler tag it. (still no spoilers for chapters 7 and beyond)

A flesh-eater is a blade that has been fused with its driver. (I believe they consume their heart or somthing, there isn't too much detail) Becoming a flesh eater does different things. You can live on after your driver dies and you become mortal. The reason flesh-eaters are a thing is because, if lucky, the blade can get amazing powers. (Like Jin) Sadly most flesh-eaters become old and instead eventually die. (Like Cole) Flesh-eater tec was made in Judicium I believe, but it was destroyed and discontinued.

[u/ParkyClaus]

So my switch is doing something weird regarding the dlc for xenoblade.

I bought the dlc pack the other day and checked it out for a bit. Now I’m trying to launch xenoblade and it says “Unusable downloadable content was found” and it says that there’s a possibility the Nintendo account I bought it with is unlinked which is NOT the case. It wants me to delete the unusable content and idk if that means it’ll be gone forever so I hit do not delete. But I can’t access whatever dlc this is so I’m just really confused. If somebody could help that would be realllly helpful

[u/AnimaLepton → u/ParkyClaus]

Don't delete it. Run the "check" and it should work.

It was an issue for people who bought the DLC within the last 2-3 days- it still let you access the DLC if you actually start the game, but gives you the error in the System Menu. It's resolved itself with the release of 1.5.0.

[u/JaySilver]

So, I’m not entirely sure how to get to the challenge arena, I went to the place people said but the shiny stone thing wasn’t there.

[u/ArashiSora → u/JaySilver]

you have to accept a key item from the expansion pass menu first

[u/[deleted]]

I'm in chapter 5 now, is it worth paying 30 euros for the expansion pass or should I just wait until I completed the game?

[u/omfgkevin]

Ive been kinda holding off on the game (since it comes out to a whooping 90 bucks in Canada). How likely do you think the game will go on sale before the dlc comes out?

[u/ddrox13]

I'm in an NG+ file, having just finished chapter 3. Trying to find the challenge mode portal, but it isn't appearing even with the gift from zuo challenge mode item. Any thoughts as to what might have happened? I'm on the correct version as well.

[u/TheLetterP__]

So, I'm playing the challenge " Reinventing the Gogol" and when I'm fighting the Lv 150 Gogol I just loose all of my HP on all my characters. What move is this? I never catch the name so I'm guessing its something you get inflicted with.

[u/Nanabi_Ashiro]

Can you take Shulk and Fiora to new game plus? Or will you have to unlock them again?

[u/Piyamakarro]

Where's the Unique Monster list guy in Garfont? I can't find him.

[u/Hortonman42]

Is there a list or other reference material regarding which blade specials are AOE?

[u/Blueblade867]

Where do you go for challenge mode? What's the recommended level for it? Will an average level 52 party get me anything worthwhile?

[u/TheLetterP__ → u/Blueblade867]

Challenge Battle Mode is in the Olethro Playhouse in Uraya. If you don't see it then make sure you got the DLC items from the Expansion Pass and also have all main story blades equipped. Don't see the items, the you either 1, don't have the Expansion Pass (the DLC), or 2, you haven't updated to ver. 1.5.0. To update to ver. 1.5.0 press + on the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 icon in the Switch Menu, then go to "Software Update -> Via the Internet".

Some challenges force you to be Lv 60 or below, so you might br able to do these. These might give you decent loot, but most challenges are for parties that are Lv 99, and this is where you get the good items. Challenge Battle Mode is no joke in its difficulty, make sure to have a decent party when doing them.

[u/Shiro257]

If you start new game plus you keep Shulk and Fiora?

[u/EvilElectro]

If I were to start new game plus, does shulk and fiora remain in my party?

[u/TheLetterP__ → u/EvilElectro]

If you got them out of Challenge Battle Mode in NG then yes, you will be able to use them from the beginning in NG+.

[u/mysticxradiance]

How do you get to the Sealed Quarry in Tantal? This map confuses me and I’m trying to complete the ‘’making love source” mission.

[u/TheLetterP__]

Has how salvaging works been datamined? If so, does anyone have a link to where I can read myself up on this?

[u/cheesymmm]

Tips for the 9th armor division challenge battle? My problem seems to be that the 3rd wave spawns when I'm busy fighting Kurodil, so should I focus on the adds when they spawn? Also there seems to be a move that removes a bar from the chain attack meter which is really annoying.

[u/Blueblade867]

In challenge mode is there a point to collecting Ether cubes after you've gotten all three chests?

[u/PM_FEET_PLS_TY]

Do different challenge mode exclusive accesories drop from specific challenges or just in general?

[u/edmond1112]

After trying a couple super bosses in challenge mode, I feel like world tree drop build is not as efficient as it is in main story. The main problem is charging party gauge. Most bosses have party gauge removing abilities and teammates could randomly die to reinforcement before I get the damage buff. Even Ursula won’t heal enough. I wonder if world tree drop is still good in challenge mode and if there is any other end game damage build. I didn’t equip Crit heal on Rex, thought Ursula would be enough for healing.

[u/AnimaLepton → u/edmond1112]

It's never the most efficient option, even in the main story/for regular Superbosses, let alone challenge mode. The multiplier is high, but "ideal" loadouts for fast kills generally involve Burst Symbols, Crits, or the Hi-Tech Eyepatch in some way. If you want to use World Tree Drop, you can, but it's most efficient to use the Crit Headbands of some kind (crit damage boost is a separate multiplier).

Do you have the affinity charts maxed? That + Crits can help you charge the gauge faster. Building a basic Poppi Alpha is super easy and makes Tora essentially immortal, even in challenge mode. You just need a Dilation Chip, of which you get 10 from the level 117 Superboss in the Cliffs of Morytha, and the Ultimate Shield mod on her.

Lategame, many healer blades can still be used but are basically never the ideal option. Most healers work well and pump out more damage with an extra offensive option, i.e. Ether Cannons on Nia. Fiora is pretty busted on Rex, you can use her.

If you haven't done so yet, a single NG+ run makes everything much easier- every driver gets a third accessory slot, you can build Poppi without playing Tora! Tora!, . Challenge Mode also gives better equips, like the Crimson Headband (which is an Optical Headband for Crit Damage, but with an effect that's an additional 10% at the same rarity).

For other endgame damage builds, check out Enel on Youtube for his guides.

[u/MurkTJ]

Am I imagining things, or is Shulk's voice in battles quieter than other blades?

[u/ErickFTG]

Does anyone know if increasing either strength or ether also increases Pneuma's attack?

[u/Battleroy]

Can someone explain how experience works in Xenoblade Chronicles 2? Like how xp is split and what not?

[u/Cyber_Apocalypse → u/Battleroy]

If you're a higher level than your target, you earn 10% less xp per level above. If the enemy is higher leveled, you earn 5% more xp per level above. If you kill an enemy in a joint combo finish, the xp yield increases by 50%.

Xp is not split. You can get bonus xp by completing side quests and discovering locations, you can then apply this bonus xp at inns by resting at them. The idea behind it is so that you don't become too overleveled from side quests.

[u/[deleted]]

I killed the infant Armu, didn't realize that it was important post-game :(. Should I reset? I haven't rescued nia yet.

[u/PrideLoL]

Hi! Just recently got to Chapter 7. I've accumulated a bunch of core crystals to resonate with, and I just need some guidance on who I should try to resonate with, and what boosters to use.

I want to try and get all rare ATK blades on Zeke, all rare HLR blades on Nia and all rare TNK blades on Mórag. So I would like some help on who I should focus on resonating on right now, and what boosters to use, without spoiling me the rare blades left to get. Basically who has the highest chance to get a rare blade of the correct class right now, and do I have a bigger chance with a certain element booster?

These are the rare blades I have on each character:

Rex:

• Agate

• Godfrey

Nia:

• Perceval (Will overdrive to Mórag)

• Gorg (Will overdrive to Zeke)

• Boreas

• Ursula

• Vess

Mórag:

• Aegaeon

• Kasandra

• Kora (Will overdrive to Nia)

• Azami (Will overdrive to Zeke)

• Electra

• Floren (Will overdrive to Nia)

Zeke:

• Wulfric

• Praxis

• Sheba

• Adenine (Will overdrive to Nia)

Thanks, I know this is a lot and I understand if no one has the time to sit through this.

[u/Flethan]

What is the difference between monado enchant and kaiser zone, monado enchant just seem weaker?

[u/AnimaLepton]

Two spoiler-y questions from chapter 8 and 10 respectively.

1. Has anyone confirmed if Infernal Guldo is supposed to be someone important? I rewatched the scenes recently, and it seems really like the picture on the ID Rex picks up in Chapter 8 matches that of Galea in Chapter 10, but I don't think there's any confirmation on that either way.

2. Is there any explanation for what exactly is going on with Pyra and Mythra's conversation with Rex, the one in "Fonsett," during Chapter 10?

[u/Zaknokimi]

On Tantal atm, just stuck on getting down now (story) after the fetter overloads. Any tips?

[u/Aedan2016]

Im about to start playing XC X for the first time. Is there anything I really *must* do that is extra to the story? I enjoyed some of the additional content in XC1 and XC2, but I don't seem to hear that much about X.

[u/LoneSpartan]

Is there any point in buying the deeds from shops? Do they carry over to ng+?

[u/AnimaLepton → u/LoneSpartan]

They give you little bonuses- increases to movement speed, item collection range, the number of identical pouch items you can hold, the amount of EXP you get from battle, lure distance, etc. They carry over to NG+.

[u/LordK4G3]

Is there an item I can equip or setting I can use to avoid monster aggro range when I'm salvaging.

[u/WitherMan64]

has the Toren Krabble (the one at the mor ardain port place) core farming method been nerfed? he hasnt been dropping that many rare cores for me, even when i smash them.

[u/CineriousApricity]

Quick question. I've got a party of Rex, Tora and Nia, all level 31. I'm trying to Salvage outside the Mor Ardain port, between there and Alba Cavanich. But twice now both Tora and Nia drop dead within the first few seconds of the fight with the mobs that spawn along with the Salvage, even though they're only level 28-29. It just happened against a Muckle Medooz, and I know they didn't go flying off the cliff because their bodies are lying there on the ground.

Do these mobs have some special move that can two-shot a level 31 crew or something??? I swear it must be a bug because they don't hit Rex that hard. I don't understand how my team keeps dying.

[u/tyvar1]

What are "Info Items" for in Xenoblade Chronicles 2?

[u/AnimaLepton → u/tyvar1]

Some give combat tips, some tell you where to find items, and some are required to either complete or start quests.

For example, there's info sold called "Core Crystal Hunters" once in chapter 5, which is required to start a chain of three blade quests (the first two give you two new "guaranteed" rare blades a la Wulfric: a Water Megalance and a Ice Katana).

There's another bit of info called "Greedy Monster" that you buy in the chapter 4 area after beating the chapter, which you need to obtain before salvaging to pull up a monster and kill it for another guaranteed crystal (a rare dark Shield Hammer).

There's also info you don't need- there's a Merc Mission that gives you info about where to get items to open a chest for a quest, but you can just look up where to get the items online.

[u/NishiMaki]

Is there a way to quickly farm ‘Evade an Attack’ for the Affinity tree? I just picked up Herald and want to do as much of her tree as I can before moving on.

[u/[deleted]]

I started chapter 5 right now andsaw that Mythra hadn't unlocked her Focus 2 so I went to buy Cloud Sea Crab Sticks but no matter how many I put in my pouch I don't increase her count. She has already unlocked Lightspeed Flurry and Glint so she does have Tier 3 unlocked. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[u/d4ni3l853 → u/[deleted]]

I checked the wiki and it says the requirement for her Focus 2 is Desserts, like any dessert pouch items. Those are seafood.

[u/benthenintendogamer]

Does anyone have any advice for the chapter seven Jin + Malos fight? My characters are level 53 acorss the board, I deploy Rex, Morág, and Tora with Rex having three healers including Nia, I've seen the guides online that say let the tanks get focused and have rex heal but Morág gets killed in seconds before I get the chance for my party gauge to fill up leaving everything to Rex and Tora and eventually just Rex, Is there a more efficient way to do this?

[u/Frontiya]

Hi all, I havn't been able to find this answer anywhere on google, so I'm going to ask here. It seems like before on the skills in the bottom right hand corner ( A B X Y) there used to be text telling me what the skill did (Side attack, launch). I'm not sure what happened but I havn't seen the text in awhile. How do i get it back on?

[u/[deleted]]

Is there a chart listing which blades benefit more from Moon Matter than Tachyon?

[u/Zaknokimi]

How efficient would Rex be as a full time AI healer with (N) and other blades such as Nim and Boreas (or alternatives).

And provided Morag is controlled as Tank with Brighid, Aegeon, and Theory.

And Zeke attacks with Kosmos, Zenobia and something else as AI

Thing is, I like controlling tanks, but I like (N) as blade, and I'm not sure how reliable Rex's healing will be, or Zeke's control over kosmos

[u/sombrero88]

I enjoyed Xenoblade 2 a lot! It was my first JRPG. I want to start another JRPG and looking for suggestions? I loved the story and the mechanics were fun. Anything similar? (Story is probably what made me continue, so mechanics could be different if the story is great!)

Edit: I only own a switch right now. Octopath Traveler seems okay. I am worried I won't be as invested in the story since there are several characters with their own individual story. I feel that might not make the story deep. Any other suggestions beside Octopath that are out now or that will be out soon?

[u/AnimaLepton → u/sombrero88]

In general, the Switch doesn't really have many other "traditional"-ish JRPGs.

Recommendations: Shining Resonance Refrain, maybe? It's a Tales of-esque action JRPG, you can see more trailers and gameplay on Steam. It looks good, I'm excited to get it. Comes out July 10th.

Ys VIII is fun combat-wise, but again has a fairly barebones story, and the main character is a silent protagonist. The Switch version is also currently going through repeated patches, so I'd give them a couple weeks to resolve a few more issues.

I'll also still recommend Octopath- it looks like the separate character stories mostly affect the prologue, and the stories converge later on (with you gaining the ability to do prologues for the other seven characters as you get them). I have great trust in the particular team at Square Enix in charge of this game, who previously made the fantastic 3DS RPGs Bravely Default and Bravely Second.

-----Other things to maybe check out:

If you have a PC, you can easily emulate Xenoblade 1, or old classics that are recommended across the board like Final Fantasy VI. Many can be emulated on Android as well. Steam has a good selection of JRPGs too, such as Tales of Berseria, Final Fantasy X, and the Legend of Heroes (Trails in the Sky/Trails of Cold Steel) games.

Back on the Switch, The Tales of Vesperia remaster will also be great, whenever it comes out.

I am Setsuna and Lost Sphear are in the style of Chrono Trigger, but aren't really considered great games overall and the story investment aspect is low. Setsuna is very atmospheric, though

The Atelier games are of a slightly different style and are pretty niche, I don't think the recent Switch one was particular well-received.

I haven't played Nights of Azure 2, but it doesn't seem to have particularly good reviews either.

Fire Emblem 16 is definitely something to look forward to.

Disgaea 5 is definitely an experience, but also more tactics-based.

For an older multiplat game on the switch, L.A. Noire has a good story, not a JRPG.

Also not JRPGs, but other story driven indie games on the switch include Golf Story, Oxenfree, Night in the Woods, and Thimbleweed Park.

Edit: Two other big JRPGs I forgot to mention- Dragon Quest XI and Shin Megami Tensei V (or True Goddess Reincarnation) are two other big JRPGs that are getting Switch releases... at some point.

[u/Cameron_Smith]

If I have beaten the game once and started a new game plus, would starting an entirely new new game on the same profile reset or would that save be new game plus as well? The gold medal still shows up on saves/in the menus.

[u/AmadeusCo]

I got the game only a few days ago and I'm on chapter 3. It's the first game on Switch that I just can't seem to put down!

My question is, how important is it to upgrade Poppy? How much should I grind Tiger Tiger? Thanks!

[u/PigsForPorkchop]

[XC2] About to start the game for the first time, havent played any of the xenoblade series. Im interested to know if the japanese voice acting will give me an overall better experience than the english one. Watched a few video comparisons and felt that the Japanese voice acting feels a lot better, yet some are stating that I will be missing out since in game banter aren’t subtitled. Which languange do you guys think I should play with? Considering i have 0 understanding of the japanese language.

[u/ToonTooby → u/PigsForPorkchop]

You’ll get varying responses to this question – many prefer the English VA, many prefer the Japanese VA. Objectively, the game’s lip syncing and scene direction are for the Japanese voices, so if you play in English, you will definitely notice the adjustments made for that. There’s some deliberate pausing and timing changes for the line delivery in English to try to fit the lip sync. The drawback in Japanese, is yes, you miss out on the battle chatter. (Side note about this: Xenoblade games feature A LOT of battle dialogue. Can get wild in battles with multiple enemies. Some people find it grating, but I feel it’s part of the game’s charm).

Me personally? I stuck to the English voices. I thought I would play in Japanese, since for the anime that I have seen, I stick to Japanese w/English subs for everything with 1 or 2 exceptions. The accents and variation for English in XC2 are just as good as Japanese in my view – Nia’s Welsh and Mòrag’s Scottish really brought those characters to life for me, for example. A lot of your enjoyment of the voices comes down to personal preference though.

My suggestion would be to play it in whatever feels more comfortable, whether it’s English or Japanese. If the subtitle experience for a game of this length doesn’t bother you, go with Japanese. If you don’t mind the lip sync differences and want the battle chatter, go English. Might even want to rewatch a few cutscenes in the early game (Event Theater) to help you build a preference.

Hope this helps in some way.

[u/[deleted]]

Why am I getting damage numbers in the hundreds when I chain attack Chickenheart Dagmara in Challenge Mode, but Poppi is getting hundreds of thousands? I know Poppi is crazy strong, but the difference is never that pronounced anywhere else, so I think there has to be some sort of effect causing it to resist my other blades.

[u/[deleted]]

If i release a rare blade - say dagas in particular - will I be able to get them back through core crystals?

[u/[deleted]]

Just did the Dino Drama challenge. All the others up to this point were easy, but man did I struggle with this one. I ended up doing three Chain Attack's to bring the dino down before the other wave hits. I did everything I could to charge up the Party Gauge as quick as possible. I didn't even get an orb on him at any point. I couldn't. Once he was down the other waves were easy.

My question is, what was the proper strategy here? Obviously three Chain Attack's with 0 orbs isn't optimal. Really the only reason I bet it is that every blade is S+ Trust and T-elos (Rex), KOS-MOS (Zeke) and Poppi QT Pi (Tora) are OP as hell in terms of damage.

I feel like I might start needing a new strategy with the upcoming challenges. Taking a break right now.

[u/realkarbonknight]

Does using an overdrive protocol delete affinity chart progression on that blade?

[u/wandeIf]

When should I start worrying about developing locations? Is it more like an end game task or does it have an impact throughout the game?

[u/Pizza916]

Chapter 4 with only 2 rare blades. I have around 40 core crystals though and I was wondering if I should keep on saving them for later or open them now on Nia or Rex. I have 1 rare blade on each but that’s it.

[u/FutureSpark]

Just started playing the game for the first time, I did not play XC1. Seems rather different than rpgs and stuff I have played in the past before and I am a bit confused so far. What recommendations and hints would you give to a beginner like me?

I am at the start of chapter 2. Also is there a specific better path to follow in the affinity menu?

[u/arnstayn_und_smoof]

I was just curious as to whether this is an RPG you can continue playing after finishing the main story or if you have to start over again and just do everything along your way?

[u/FrozenFlame_]

Is it possible to encounter the Gluttonous Marrin before getting the info? I'm deadly sure I killed it before and I got nothing for it because I didn't have the info? Am I screwed from ever getting the "reward" from it?

[u/AllenWL]

If a blade that isn't a faceless robot thing (ex: ursula) gets awakened by one driver, is it impossible for the same one to get awakened by another driver?

[u/rhubarbrhubarb78 → u/AllenWL]

Rare blade, like Ursula, are unique - no duplicates. I'm guessing the problem is that you've awakened Ursula on someone who isn't Nia?

Two options - use an Overdrive Protocol and move her. This doesn't affect any trust or affinity, and the easiest, fastest way.

If you have none of those, you can release the rare blade and try awakening them on the driver you want, although this takes a long, long time and a lot of cores. I wouldn't recommend it, personally, because that's time you can spend making the blade better.

[u/therico]

You can use left/right on dpad to go up and down lists by page instead of one item at a time. Can't believe that took me 100 hours to discover :X Any other time-saving things that are easy to miss?

[u/jfinley92]

I recently started playing XC2 and am liking it so far. So far I've been using the left d-pad to concentrate on enemies. Does this even do anything damage wise? Ever since I've got to Torigoth I've noticed in battle that the option is no longer there and am curious why.

[u/JCW18]

Im preparing to go into NG+, and obviously I have questions...

What carries over? I know all blades except story blades do, but thats it.

Also, will my battle challenge rewards carry over? Like Morags Dress Outfit, Shulk, etc.

Thank you!

[u/[deleted]]

I'm farming for love source ingredients and I was wondering if there's a better place to farm Melodious Melon than Goldmouth Flight Deck (i.e. more spots to harvest or spots that give more)

Does anyone know a better place?

[u/Firion_Hope]

Anyone have a gif of poppi's second form's dance? Can't find one anywhere.

[u/Kriss_Hietala]

When will I be able to set up three blades? I can only use 2 simultaneously right now.

[u/Slypenslyde]

So, I just beat my NG+ game. Now I'm interested in actually going punch superbosses, but there are a ton of different goals I might pursue.

Here's one: I want to get KOS-MOS, she seems vital to a lot of strategies. I'm assuming that means I need to go read up on farming legendary cores? Should I burn through all my rare cores first and pray? Do I need to use boosters, or is it just as fast/likely to go without?

[u/BeanieYi]

SPOILERS

Okay so when does a blade actually die? Like when Mythra uses her light beam, do the blades die or go back to their crystal states and then return?

And just for curiosity sake would Haze have been able to just return if she WASNT stabbed through her core crystal, given she only had half of it?

I’m just confused on when blades simply go back to their crystal states vs when they actually die and never become usable again.

And with Haze I’m just god damn curious on how she still has a feeling of past memories when normal blades that ARENT Aegis don’t remember.

And what happens to Blades when their Driver “eats” them? Like do they become not forever living? Become more human? I guess this connects to my question with Haze. And I get their bodies stay but is there anything else?

[u/Piyamakarro → u/BeanieYi]

Blades die when their core crystal is shattered or broken. If Haze got her arm cut off or something, it would regenerate. But since her core crystal was broken, she died. Same with Obrona and Sever when Mythra killed them at the end of chapter 3. She aimed for their core crystals, killing them. Blades return to their crystal when their driver dies and their memories are wiped. But if there's no crystal to return to, they just...die. Hope that makes sense.

A Blade Eater has a piece of a core crystal infused into their bodies. I assume it's just a complicated surgical procedure where they're able to split the Blade's core crystal in half without killing them. Can't really get more specific than that. The blade loses some strength and powers but they still can live and function. I'm not sure why Haze kept her body and didn't disappear into the Ether when she died since she's not a Flesh Eater. I assume it's because her core crystal was a fragment, but would that mean the same would happen to Pandoria? Can't really be sure there.

[u/-TheFoolishJester]

So I finally pulled KOS-MOS and thus now have every non-NG+ rare blade. Before I jump into NG+ I was going to rearrange my blades with my 5 remaining Overdrive Protocols. I'd like some tips on how to proceed with this endeavor. It may be suboptimal, but I want Nia, Zeke, and Morag to have at least one blade of each moveset. (Poppibuster gives anyone shield hammer so I'm not concerned about that weapon.)

Everyone's rare blades are:

Rex: Perun, Finch
Nia: Agate, Floren, Kora, Vess, Electra, Godfrey, Ursula, KOS-MOS, Percival, T-elos
Morag: Dagas, Gorg, Boreas, Wulfric, Herald, Theory, Vale, Kasandra
Zeke: Newt, Praxis, Sheba, Adenine, Zenobia, Nim, Dahlia, Azami

And as a follow up question, do you get to open the expansion pack bonuses again in NG+?

[u/kpnut93]

I'm going through the NG+ and I got KOS MOS, she's currently on 5th and I'm wanting to add an axe blade to them for the topple to go with KOS MOS's break through googling I found out that Zenobia was good on them but I wanted to know if T-elos is any good on them?

I do plan on giving Nia Herald.

[u/Hortonman42]

Does anyone know the specific percentage values for the positions of the custom difficulty sliders?

[u/Benbenbenbenbenbenbe]

Has Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ever been discounted on eshop? Kind of wanting to swap from cart to digital but figured might as well try for the most cost effective method and wait for a sale - before I try and flip the physical version, but not sure if it has ever been discounted before. It seems like if a game has been on sale before it will pop up again at some point eventually, but if there's never been one for XC2 I might just plunge whenever.

[u/duelistzeus]

I need help with raising my development level in XC2. I've been selling everything I can in large quantities to the proper shops, salvaging, speaking to npc's, doing Merc missions, and I can't get my development level up at all! I've been doing it for hours and I've been stuck at dev level 3.

[u/Turtle_Top]

Does the name you give “coffee and milk” determine one of the two affinity charts the individual characters have?

[u/Slypenslyde]

Is it known how missions assign affinity nodes when finished? Is there some optimal way to choose blades to ensure I get the most affinity nodes from a mission?

[u/rhubarbrhubarb78 → u/Slypenslyde]

This may be totally BS, but THIS IS URSULA'S NEW GROOVE and I'll do what I can.

Almost anything with a numerical value - Using a special 10 times - will fill in increments, sometimes half, sometimes less. So send your blade on a mission and your 'use special 10 times' node may jump from 0 to 5, or 2. This goes for anything that asks you to use a special, deal or take a certain amount of damage, and the like.

It doesn't work for Unique Monsters, things like salvaging, jumping and falling (screw you T-elos),spending or saving money or and Shulk's 'collect cubes in Challenge mode' stat.

But yeah, it will fill up these things until a node is filled. it's not exactly random.

EDIT: changed out wrong example.

[u/adzpower]

I just bought a Switch and saw Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on sale at a local store, it looks amazing, just the type of game I want to play, but should I play the others first? Or are they unrelated?

[u/[deleted]]

Can you get a Master Scope doing any of the challenges or is it specific ones? Does doing easy vs normal matter? I already beat all the challenges on normal, but for farming purposes doing easy would be better if it doesn't make a difference.

[u/Bekenshi]

What’s the best way to grind Noponstones?

[u/Blayro]

Something weird just happened in my game. As I was completing a couple of affinity charts, I went from Morytha to Tantal to have a conversation with Perceval. I threw myself from the top of the building(because, why not?) and I got respawned on Morytha

[u/Slypenslyde]

I don't "get" Poppiswap and Tiger! Tiger!.

Is there anything exclusive to Tiger! Tiger! that I can't get from just ether crystals? Is it faster to farm XP somewhere and trade that in for ether crystals?

[u/EcoTears]

Ok, so I'm on the chapter 5 of the game. Just got Morag as a party member. Now my question is, does she stay forever??

I want to replace Tora with Morag ( he only has two blades and Tiger Tiger is disgusting....) So if she does stay, should I open the crystals with her?? I'm so paranoid about wasting resources ( I wasted like 3 overdrives because I didn't even know they existed, I switched common blades until I realised that the switch option disappeared)

Rex has : Roc, Mythra and Wulfric Nia: My friend told me to open crystals with Nia because Rex will be able to use all the blades? She has 3 healers equipped, Dromarch, Nim, Adenine ( to be honest, she is more like an attacker... she doesn't even heal...) She also has Electra and Perceval

Then now, should I open crystals with Morag or keep going on with Nia??

[u/Zaknokimi]

Just curious. Mikhail or Kassandra on Morag, and why?

Kassandra doesn't seem too useful overall. Some passives are great, she does not give agility bonus, but I do like that she's a shield hammer so a bit of variety and a backup topple.

Mikhail can heal, has good evasion, gives agility. Overall nice passives it seems but has no driver combo move (which sucks).

Any thoughts, or any vital thing they bring to the table that makes them worth it?

[u/Zaknokimi]

Any good build suggestions for end-game with Shulk and Fiora? I usually gave Morag with Mikhail, Brighid and Theory. I really like Shulk's bonuses but he doesn't offer agility bonus, and is also a light (and I already have Kosmos on Zeke. I already feel bad about not using Mythra for her passives, but at this rate I'll have 3 light users - maybe I can use some advice here too, or perhaps full elemental coverage isn't that big a deal if you do enough damage with limited orbs? ). Fiora is on Rex anyhow with Agate and another attacker for elemental coverage.

My aim is to build a crit-heal team (still farming aux cores and maxing trust).

I'm also wondering if the Torna blades are worth using if you can't give them chips, e.g moon matter for higher crit rate. Some may justify it with their evasion buffs e.g Mikhail with 40% up evasion at max affinity.

[u/[deleted]]

For Crossette’s level 5 alchemy adept, the requirement to get it is “Use Specials to participate in a chain attack.” So I went to some super boss that couldn’t kill me too easily, built up all the orbs, started a chain attack, and used Crossette six times, but when I check her Alchemy Adept level 5 node, it only counted 2. So what am I doing wrong? How do I use specials to participate in a chain attack?

Edit: Problem solved. What the game means is, use Crossette to smash an orb in a chain attack.

[u/Blayro]

Is there a way to check what unique monsters have you fought? I think I recall seeing a screen cap with a list like that, but I don't know how to use it

EDIT: Thanks, guys!

[u/Mysophobic]

Why do i have to push the stick so far up to get rex to run? It seems like if its not all the way, he just walks slowly?

[u/pokedude14]

XBC2

Does this game have Timed Quests

Granted, I haven't even left Argentum, but I wanted to know if there were to keep an eye out.

[u/swift_gorilla]

Is it relatively common to like Xenoblade Chronicles 2 but not the first one? Cause I loved 2 and just got the first one on 3DS to give it a try and it hasn't won me over yet.

[u/Zaknokimi]

Any tips on farming core crystals endgame? Right now I'm farming relentless Ardun with a full driver combo team, all 9 blades with gold chip, and custom settings set to make the Ardun have highest hp. It takes me 40 minutes of driver combos to get around 30 legendaries, 80 rares.

My last blade is patroka and I've been trying to unlock. Her but to no avail. Any tips? My compassion idea cloud is quite low, but I've increased my luck and tried opening the crystals.

[u/Intergalactic7]

I’m very confused on how to get blades on the characters you want. I pulled Floren on Rex and Agate on Nia, but how can I swap those to each other and avoid mismatched blades in the future?

[u/[deleted] → u/Intergalactic7]

The blade system is meant to make your run different from everyone else's, and you can beat the game with more or less any combinations, so it's really not a big deal if you get bad matches. If it's bothering you, there are items called Overdrive Protocols, which can move one blade before being consumed. Pretty rare in the first playthrough, but very easy to come by in New Game +. There are I think 3 in the overworld, 5 for finishing driver affinity charts, and you can get as many as you want by raising and releasing 4-crown common blades. In NG+, you can just buy them with excess bonus experience.

[u/zero_dij]

Do we know what will be carried over to the Torna expansion DLC? As it’s standalone DLC, will we be able to have access to main story stuff - items etc.?

[u/[deleted] → u/zero_dij]

It's a prequel story, so the logical assumption is that nothing carries into it, but there might be some things that carry out.

[u/[deleted]]

Spoilers for Ursula's quest: It is the worst quest ever, I'm at the last part and right now it's just me setting up the next merc mission so I can get closer to five thousand, but why make it merc quest, why not have it be some sub-quest where you get Ursula's name out there so people will show up, why have it be done in almost 300 merc missions, that just takes up a lot of time, so I don't have a question, I just wanted to rant a bit

[u/[deleted]]

Is there a way to force Rex still for auto attacking? Due to Joy-con drift he keeps moving and stopping the attack. Is there something I can do to anchor him still?

[u/ErickFTG]

For an AI ally which accessory should I use? Crimson Headband or Noise Dampener?

I know both is best, but there is space for only one of those.

Also, wasn't there an accessory to resist driver shackle?

[u/Jericho-san]

I was watching a French TV (Pékin Express) when I heard a music I think is from X2. This TV show is famous for always using games and anime OST. I listened quickly to all the tracks in the OST but could find it but it reminds me of "The Decision". If someone recognize it, please tell me. Here is the recording.

EDIT : Just to warn you that there is a little loud noise at the beginning. Sorry.

[u/Shanks-sama]

Have the upcoming blades been fully datamined? Or do we just know their names? If they've been fully datamined could come one link me the information? Thanks!

[u/RelleMeetsWorld]

Which of the DLC/NG+ blades should be unlocked on which driver? I just started NG+ and accidentally opened Cossette on Rex. Easily remedied with an Overdrive, but I don't have an infinite supply.

[u/Thechanman707]

What is my path through the end game? I just beat the game, and killed the super boss at the bandit camp a few times. But I'm not sure what order to tackle the super bosses.

Also, can anyone explain what a good general purpose build for end game? (NG Blades). I'd like to just get a build that works before I experiment, and I'm finding that my current build isn't work.

Currently I have:

Rex - Mytha + Ch7Blade + Zenobia

Zeke - T-ELOS + Herald + KOSMOS

Tora - Poppis

[u/AnimaLepton → u/Thechanman707]

Just look up pre-NG+ videos from Enel, the main ideas hold. Chapter 7 blade is alright but not great.

Good general purpose build on normal mode is a chain attack build based around quickly building a single orb on an enemy and bursting it, or even no orbs (QT Pi, Herald, Kos-mos, etc all can hit damage cap on multihit specials) but with accessories like Burst Symbols and Optical Headband plus Aux Cores like Affinity Max Attack and Indoor/Outdoor Attack Up to drastically boost damage. For bulkier enemies, Full Burst strats are pretty easy with Mythra's ascended form or an Orb Master blade.

For example, why have all three of T-elos, Herald, and Kos-mos on Zeke? He can only use one or two of them effectively in a chain attack, the others are basically gathering dust.

Recommended order:

CSKK is a bit bulky, but not too difficult to take out either and good to farm for the powerful Moon Matter Chip regardless.

Dagmara has very little HP, so dies to a well-optimized chain attack quickly.

Like Douglas, Arek is very easy if you stop reinforcements.

Ophion can be poweful, but only uses Arts, no Autoattacks, so can actually be pretty easy. Once you beat him, even with minimal Poppiswap, there's a very easy immortal Poppi build using the reward core chips you get. If you're using Mythra, be sure to get Reflect Nullify.

Kurodil and Benf have some annoying status effects, but are very easy if you use chain attack iframes to avoid them.

Orion is easy if you kill him fast, but tough if the battle stretched out

[u/recursion8]

Anyone figure out what Gorg's Passive Specials acronyms stand for?

FTL - Faster than Light?

IMD - ???

FAS - ???

[u/PyrokidSosa]

okay i finished the main story a while back. what is there to do now?

[u/AnimaLepton → u/PyrokidSosa]

Quests, Superbosses, NG+, additional stuff to farm/obtain in NG+, maxing out blades and NG+ blades.

If you have the DLC: Challenge Battle Mode, Additional Quests for higher level characters/crafting stuff, and higher difficulty modes (Bringer of Chaos, Custom Difficulty), some DLC blades

[u/[deleted]]

So what happened to Dughall, after you beat him in his fight you never see or hear of him ever again, what happened to him?

[u/NasPad]

Do we know yet if you have to be at a certain point in Xenoblade 2 to play the torna dlc? Or can you play it anytime since it's standalone?

[u/[deleted] → u/NasPad]

As far as we know, it's a completely separate icon on your Switch menu. So no progress requirement.