I guess I'll inflict Break and @Tech101 can Topple. @theblackdragon can administer the Tranquilizer Bullet, and then we'll all just bash the living crap out of @TysonQ7.

I'm just kidding. lol

Yeah but Tyson is level 81! Are we sure we can take him down. He is really good!

Hold on @Tech101, I'm having a vision... Yes, yes... It's all coming to me now. We must keep the chain attack going, and we should emerge victorious. lol

Metal Blast, Monodo Cyclone, and Mag Storm. All three of you now have Daze.

OH YEAH.

Anyways, dunno why you took offense to me saying you are playing slowly. I mean, you spent around 70 hours and are about 25% done, while I'm at about 130 hours with 90% done. The past few pages have had you asking for advice, so that's why I found it a bit funny. Didn't mean to offend. Peace?

Monado, show me the way!

Ah... Yes, peace.

I wish Xenoblade Chronicles did have a completion percentage feature, so you'd know if you've completed every sidequest, Heart-to-Heart and discovered every landmark including secret areas.

Well, it's easy for maps, as once you find every location and landmark, the map auto-fills. So yeah, there's that.

That's funny. The Satorl Marsh map appeared completed, even though I had yet to visit the secret Shining Pond area. Maybe the map just appeared as if it had been completely revealed, though. I may be mistaken. The Shining Pond is the only secret area in the Satorl Marsh, correct?

@G4L
Yep.

that's why they're secret areas :3

Can somebody please tell me where the hell that little son of a _____ Nikita is hiding in the Ether Mines!? I spent at least an hour trying to find that little bas____, and I combed every inch of those damn mines. I got fed up and just decided to begin scouting the Makna Forest. Are there any timed sidequests from previous areas that won't become available, since I ventured to the Makna Forest?

Quests only become unavilable if something story-wise happens to a character or location. You would know when this happens. For example, if there were timed quests at the bottom of the ether mine, it would become unavilable after the mine blew up.

Oh, and Nikita (I forget which one he is) is either outside the mine or in the Nopon Refuge room with the shop.

@G4L: a gFAQs thread says he's actually outside the Mines, on the Splintered Path being attacked by a wolf or something. the Nopon should've told you that they 'left him outside to fend for himself' or something like that.

Came to the Xenoblade thread.
Spoilers! I'm gonna come back later in the game when there are no more spoilers.

@theblackdragon, the only thing the Nopon told me was that he won against Nikita this time, and then he returned to Colony 6. How strange. I thought Nikita might be outside the Ether Mines, after I had searched the mines twice. I checked the Splintered Path, but I guess I didn't search well enough.

@TysonQ7, thanks. I'm keeping three save files from now on. Then I won't need to worry about anything happening that will cancel any sidequests.

The Makna Forest seems like it might be an area that's going to take me a longtime to get through. It's visually pleasing, but it's a little too cluttered for my liking. It should've been titled the Makna Jungle.

@G4L: try near the mining spot, and apparently it's a Bunnit, not a wolf, whoops :3

Spoilers don't bother me here. I'm horrible with names and names of places. Specially names in this game. I couldn't spell most of them then alone remember what there are when I get there! Although I have had a major spoiler or two happen. Since ill probably never finish this game I don't mind as much. Hopefully I will find the time to finish this game because it deserves it!

@theblackdragon, thank you, once again. Wow! You gave me the exact location too. You're the best!

@Tech101, I've read a few spoilers myself, but none of them have been able to bring this experience down even by a tiny bit. Don't give up @Tech101. Just play as much as you can, when you can. There's no reason why you should feel as if you're progressing too slowly or not enough. Look at me! I have extra time to dedicate to Xenoblade Chronicles, and I'm still moving at a snail's pace. Just think of it this way. You spent $49.99 for a videogame that's going to last you as long as three or four videogames would last somebody else. You'll definitely be stretching/receiving your money's worth. I have faith in you @Tech101. You must change the future!

Thanks G4L. I really do want to finish this game for sure. My life in a couple of months is about to get a whole lot more hectic! Birth of our third child. I just want to get as much done before that so I don't have to much to play afterwards! Plus I want to get The Last Story as well and I'm sure its fairly long. I'm laid up in bed for a few days so ill see what I can get done in the next couple of days!

@Tech101 The Last Story only really takes 20 hours or so, so that's not anywhere near as time consuming as Xenoblade Chronicles.
I'm sure you'll get through the game eventually, it's too good to not.

I didn't think any of these locations could get any larger, after experiencing the Bionis' Leg. I was wrong. I was dead wrong. I spent an entire play session just mapping the Makna Forest. I didn't even do any micro-management. You already know how excited I become about acquiring new armor and weapons, and I've collected a good amount of cool new equipment too. I just didn't feel like equipping any of it, after wondering endlessly through the Makna Forest. I did collect all of the materials for the Colony 6 rebuild, though. One infamous Fossil Monkey and one Eks Iron Heart. I still haven't reached that isolated area on the other side of the river yet. I guess you can only reach it via the tree footbridges. I discovered the Seahorse Islet secret area, but I have a feeling there's at least one more hidden somewhere. There were a couple areas inside of huge pits that I was unable to find a route to. I'll probably try to reach them the next time I play. Besides the Seahorse Islet, can anybody confirm if there are any other secret areas in the Makna Forest? The foliage is so dense, I have no idea if I'm overlooking any.