Topic: Xenoblade Chronicles 2

I was just seeing if I could buy any shops at this point, or if they're really late-game stuff.

@Tsurii Ah, gotcha. Although that's probably more helpful. I haven't needed much in the way of money so far.

Oh, I thought buying shops did raise the titan's level. xD
Yeah I think I missed some stuff when learning about all of this, I'm lost. lol

Alright, guess it'll just take a while. Been selling and salvaging and talking like crazy, both areas still at 1 star. xD

it seems like the key to raising dev level is higher level salvaging... I raised the areas to like 3 star or whatever doing everything I could over hours of play, but then I started grinding for that 500k core crystal... you make a ton of money using the golden cylinders, and all those transactions raise the dev level like crazy.
I was doing like 10 golden cylinders in Argentum and getting something like 100k profit off 10.

I can only get silvers. xD

@Joeynator3000 right, I read someone saying they were grinding dev levels early so you could buy 10 silvers and see how much profit it nets.. though at that rate it may not be worth grinding more than like 3 star dev level as it likely takes much longer.... wait, why are you trying to raise dev level right now though?

@Inertiacreep I just wanted to see if I could buy some shops early on or not. Looks like I can't, so right now I'm just getting money since I'm somewhat low.

Got my copy in this afternoon (as well as a 128GB MicroSD card), and played for about 1.5 hours.

Still in Argentum (spent a lot of time jumping around, fighting a lot of those Krabbles to get used to the combat, and loafing around in general, lol).

Just a couple questions:

1. When it comes to the Inn level ups, is it okay to use them as you earn them, or is it better in the long run to save them up before use (do you get some sort of bonus for levelling in bulk, for example)?

2. Which shop pays more money for salvaged goods? The game mentioned it, but I can't remember if it was the cylinder shop, or some other one.

Thanks in advance!

Ok I guess it really doesn't matter where you salvage on the titan. I think I hit jackpot and got plenty of money for now, moving on. xD

@RR529 staying at the inns is entirely up to you.. you don't get a bulk bonus.. each level up is just a level up.. if you want a challenge, don't level up at inns. Its all up to you.

I don't know that any shop pays more for salvage.. they all buy different salvage though so you just need to sell whoever buys the parts you find.

Is the expansion pass worth buying?

@Inertiacreep, thanks for the info!

Just finished up chapter 1, and it already has me hooked! There's nothing quite like sinking your teeth into a JRPG!

Just made it to Mor Ardain...

This game has me hooked like a bag of smack. I can't even express how satisfied I am from this high I'm experiencing... I knew the game was good. I've been enjoying it thoroughly. But the longer I play it the deeper I'm sucked in. The side quests really help tell the story of the world you're in. I love this freaking game. I love it!

And I love a lot of games because I play a lot of great games. I can't even count how many times I've said a game is one of the best I've ever played. I've probably got a top 50 list of some of the greatest video games of all time that I've played. And just making it to the top 50 would put a game in the top 1%

But this has got to be a top 10. If it's not then it's only because I'm forgetting some of the great games I've played. It's quite possibly the best JRPG though. The only game I can think of that might have it beat... is Xenoblade X. But the more I play of this game, the more it's looking like it's gonna take that top spot.

There's a lot of work in this "game".

I'm 50 hours in, and I'm about to spread some sheets in front of me to make some important lists.

So, the first list I'm gonna make is the one for favourite pocket items. I don't know if I'm doing it right, so for now I progress like this.

1. Traveling back to every shopkeeper that sells pocket items (food, music instruments, books, games, etc.)
2. Writing down the name of the seller, their location, and all the items they sell. (Marking shops with a star that have all items, so it's easier to track the ones that still have an incomplete catalog)
3. Buying one of each (not buying multiples since they all get gobbled up if having more than one as they can only be "cancelled" by overwriting them with a different pocket item).
4. And then "feeding" every Blade every available pocket item in hope that it's a favourite.

Why I do this? Because the skill tree seems to require it, otherwise you're stuck at level 1 with some branches.

Do I like it? No. It's work (guesswork on top of that) and that's not fun gameplay.

Same with the Blades. Once you've out of room for additional Blades, you can't just abandon the weakest ones. They might have skills or elements or other important characteristics that are needed for field skills (to unlock stuff like new areas) or troop missions (that ask for a humongous variety of constellations).

I really need to be in the mood to WORK (complex brainwork and lots of paperwork) to continue Xenoblade 2. It's certainly not a game I can relax to after a tiring day.

@SKTTR I didn't have to do any of that and I cleared it no problem. I made a bit of an effort to unlock field skills so I didn't hit any road blocks later in the game but i certainly didn't need to write anything down to refer to later. "Complex brain work and lots of paperwork"...? C'mon.

Alright, hit the 100 hours mark just as I‘ve entered Chapter 9. Finally finished some long neglected sidequests this morning with my party being in the higher 60s.

Oof these frames in Xenoblade 2 are dreadful in handheld mode. Why would Monolith Soft release a game like this is beyond me. Still love the game though, wish it didn't have these problems.

I've been flipflopping between docked and portable, and while in taxing situations the image can really turn blurry, generally those moments few and far inbetween. You'll generally only see bad moments during:

• Really, really big areas
• Completing a Blade Combo or using a level 4 special

Idk, definitely it's the game with the biggest gap between docked and handheld, period. But I haven't really noticed handheld being terrible, just serviceable.

Are you're playing with help from the internet, or how did you find out what the favourites are in the first place? How does everyone keep track of the items already fed into the pocket slot? I can't remember what items I fed to everyone except for the ones that go unlocked as favourite. I wasted a whole lot of money buying pocket items, now don't know what else to do to make this easier. What's your strat?