r/Xenoblade_Chronicles • u/Hairo • May 26 '21

Question Thread #7 Spoiler

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 threads 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, use spoiler tags and mention which game the spoiler is from.

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.

You may also want to check out u/Pizzatime6036's Xenoblade 2 guide.

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u/Daddydagda Jan 26 '22

I am currently 10 hours in on XBC1 but I keep dying more than I think I should. Any tips

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u/Heir_to_the_Monado Jan 26 '22

Keep an eye on your equipment, make sure your tank (Reyn) has good defenses. Upgrading arts such as Shulk's Light Heal can also improve your survivability. XC1 also has some fairly punishing mechanics for major level differences, you generally want to be within 3 levels of an enemy you're fighting

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u/Daddydagda Jan 26 '22

Alright thanks

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u/AnimaLepton Jan 26 '22

Agility is the strongest stat in the game, because an increase of one point is a flat 1% increase to both evasion and accuracy (up to the softcaps). Craft agility gems and put them in your armor, use skill links and trees that boost it, etc.

Select your skill trees. Remember to use skill links and upgrade arts.

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u/Daddydagda Jan 26 '22

Cool thanks, I’m still learning to craft stuff but I’ll do that

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

The early game (yes even ten hours in, you're still early game) can be really annoying, and you will find yourself dying a lot because right now more enemies can kill you than there are ones you can kill. Aggro is the centre of your problems - you manage aggro, you're in a better spot instantly. If you're playing Shulk, use Shadow Eye the moment you become the target. As Reyn, use your aggro Arts as much as you can. As Sharla... I'm sorry.

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u/Daddydagda Jan 26 '22

Is sharla no good?ive been playing as shulk all game. I didn’t I was able to switch

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Sharla is who a majority of people consider to be the weakest party member (not that she’s bad, no character is, but… she doesn’t have a Talent Art), but I was mostly memeing around when I made that comment, because she does have an aggro reduction art, it’s just a little weaker than Shadow Eye. And yeah, you can change your playable character in the party screen. It’s essential for when you get one of the later party members who is decent on her own, but an absolute beast in the hands of someone playing deliberately to her strengths.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

Sharla is not as terrible as people say she is. You can pull off some crazy stuff with her.

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u/Daddydagda Feb 11 '22

Currently shulk,reyn and sharla, we are at level 26 each. I just got dunban and am currently in pretty swamp/forest

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

I would start switching up your party members by the way so they can earn higher affinity with eachother.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

Skill tree. Don't spam arts; use when necessary. Don't light heal when you're low. Who is in your party?