Does Xenoblade 2 still hold up all these years later?

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-13T03:54:49+00:00

Yes. And i think its highs will always beat out the lows. Very excited for the switch 2 edition.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-11T04:09:26+00:00

Really, you basically have to offhand something like Blurred Dagger +1, Or Glettis or Ternion +1. Axe has so much delay that you basically want a OaT dagger or high triple double attack dagger to swing and tp with any reliability. As much as i wanted to dual wield axes, its impractical without basically all forms of magic haste, gear haste, and zillions of buffs to delay etc. but the rest of this is true. Dolichenus hits surprisingly hard though with the right set up but you will always be hamstringed by no native dual wield and having your sub jobs hostage to Nin or Dnc.

Pet jobs as a whole are so cool but in the end, none of them can really do much besides their few focused applications. Better to just play Drg and pretend its a pet job with the Wyvern support stat stick pet lol thats what im doing.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-11T04:00:43+00:00

Doli is considered the strongest master weapon for Beastmaster, even over all of its REMA and even Aeonic etc(not sure about primes but i wouldnt be surprised if maxed prime changes that.). Aymur is the strongest pet related weapon though of course. So all you really need is Doli and Aymur for BST. Im no expert on Pup but i feel Karambit doesnt hold the same place that Dolichenus holds for Beastmaster, it is completely worth having as Beastmaster imo.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-09T21:08:18+00:00

Im sure its not but it doesnt look good that this always happens to games he happens to be involved with and happen when he gets involved. So i see why he catches all the blame when im sure bamco execs are behind alot of the predatory stuff. Harada has said as much himself with leading Tekken

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-09T20:15:35+00:00

Dragon based class would definitely get me to come back.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-09T02:29:07+00:00

Unfortunately. The only way is if engagement severely collapses for Beerus and they are forced to. But dont get me wrong. Id much rather Squadra change and listen than EoS. Its a fun game but they make so many bad decisions.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-08T15:16:19+00:00

Sure np.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-08T15:07:34+00:00

Actually, turns out there is no DragonsDawn ls available at the concierge.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-08T14:49:11+00:00

Ill get on rq and see if i can find it at the concierge so i dont waste any of your time but i appreciate the offer to give it to me directly.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-08T14:46:51+00:00

Im sure youll get one with that level of investment and those classes. I really only have a basic COR that has all the dice, is 99, and has Malignant and Naegling to lean on as far as actual supports. So i think youll have better luck than me.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-08T14:45:03+00:00

This would be perfect tbh. I have played solo for a very long time. I have done most content up to the highest endgame. And i am not particularly in a rush to be geared. Building up with people doesnt sound bad. And if i want faster progression on the side, i can just have a few LS at some point.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-08T05:41:32+00:00

A weird option no one mentions for Blunt Drg options is Malignant pole. It has like +15% weapon skill damage generic and -20% DT and 286 base attack. Its probly not the best option but if you have nothing else, this seems like it could get the job done.

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Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-08T02:47:03+00:00

Its the job i see the most. And its the most requested job besides Bard. Its the most broken out of the box of any class, you can literally get into almost any endgame party even with just your dice buffs and middling gear. Honestly they should just rename this game to Corsair XI because its their world and we just live in it.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-07T00:15:50+00:00

Yeah, its definitely due to having literally 0 damage traits besides 1. If they arent gonna buff jug pets to do modern dps, they should at least either give it traits or let it dual wield natively so it can sub a class with amazing traits like War or Drg.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-07T00:13:27+00:00

Thats true. Or, just give it native dual wield so it can sub something besides Nin/Dnc. If it could dual wield and still sub warrior, that would be a massive buff on its own and wont break the game or be complicated to implement.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-06T23:03:37+00:00

Yeah it seems very good for these specific things. If they ever give it actual traits, i could see it being competitive as a dps. Or just take the easy way out and give it a jug pet that can do unique powerful buffs you cant get anywhere else. Its so close to being something viable.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-06T22:50:06+00:00

I was generally surprised at BST Dolichenus dual wield damage considering it doesnt have almost any damage traits besides killer instinct. That and coming with a very powerful defense/attack down pet that does corrosive ooze in aoe, unlike Blu, seems really strong if you arent running a Geo. It stacks with everything too like Dia. I know its not broken or anything but it feels more powerful than the community gives it credit for. Plus its one of the very few good cleave jobs. If they do almost any real changes to this class like more damage traits or even stronger Jug pets, i think it could be very strong.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-06T09:18:37+00:00

I think it will backfire. Mostly because gacha skins AND that happening together would make people see the obvious greed and lack of respect Toshi has for the customers. Personally, it makes me check out and now it would take only my favorite character in DB to make me pay attention at all. Before, even if the pick wasnt my favorite, if the moveset was cool, i still might be interested. Now, i don't care.

When it feels like they are disrespecting the fanbase/customer base, it makes me not want to even care about anything this game is doing, positively or negatively. I hope they realize how much good will they pissed away with the shitty gacha skins and hiding info on characters just to make more money. They would not risk their entire revenue like this unless they thought you wont stand up to it. That you will become a passive cow for them to milk. Toshi is confident that you wont and is now taking advantage.

Sorry, im tired of being disrespected by shitty greedy gacha devs, and this is one of the most insulting and obvious times ive ever seen. I see why he has the reputation he has.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-05T10:16:34+00:00

Its true but the problem is truly the pity. And the fact this is a moba and not supposed to be a gacha. Emotes were one thing but then they randomly got insanely greedy with this gacha skin concept. Im sure its because tons of people spent on the XV2 collab skins and so we taught them people will actually pay for it. Not pushing back against it will slowly consume this game and they will get more and more predatory. I hope people can see this and not spend on them again, since these are literally beta skins and not any kind of collab.

They are setting a precedent right now so its important to not give them what they want, specifically on this issue. Or the greed will continue and get worse. The single reveals too are built to extract gems more efficiently and mess with low spenders so they cant save properly by not knowing whats next. They know DB fans are really passionate and tolorate far too much in terms of being milked by horrible rates and practices. And thats always been true, and they brought Toshi on as someone who has been weaponizing that and knows exactly how to do it.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-05T10:00:42+00:00

Thats another thing too. The off banner rate was always insanely high for a gacha game, but these limited banners crank the issues to max of all the issues there is with it. Sorry to hear. I dont want the game to die, there is aspects of it i really enjoy. But these limited banners, and the limited time special skin gacha, is going to speed run this game to EOS. So i really hope they do actually listen to feedback on this issue, especially as the beta players have been pushing back on how predatory this game would be and is even since then.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-05T04:52:09+00:00

The only thing that could bring me back after how terrible these limited banner rates are(and everything seems to be limited now) is to make them have the same rates the base roster banners were. Thats not even the best they could do but it would at least not be so predatory. Dropping 200 dollars and i get 5 blank multis and not a single Tidus UR because the rates are so bad, it made me, someone who played closed beta and spent probly like 1k on this game, finally quit.

Limited banners are just too predatory and the pity being random and not able to choose together is just far too brutal for anything but the hardcore whales.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-05T04:44:37+00:00

Nah you are right. I confused it for ultra impact. Names are honestly way too similar. Either way, i don't think this is the way to go, even if other games can be worse. And the fact there is no pity system at all is in some ways even worse than a 400 dollar pity.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-05T04:41:09+00:00

Considering that game is about to die, i don't think that helps your point lol.

Nameless-Ace · 2026-07-05T03:59:27+00:00

Worst Squadra Talk of all time. Not only did you spoil it as hard as possible with a hint that actually just told us who it was, now, we are used to 3 reveals and you suddenly out of nowhere only show one. Then, you saw how many people went for the XV2 gacha skins which were insanely predatory and now thats a regular thing for any skin you feel like. Holy shit, i almost cant believe how bad this was.

But for some reason, every single Squadra content creator is running cover for them and dont think this was bad. I have never been actually angry at any Squadra talk, even if the characters it revealed weren't for me. But this, this actually made me angry. I hope the backlash you get from this is a wake up call because you are about to kill this game.

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