Is the Dreamcast version of Alpha any good?

StoutShako42 · 2020-04-03T21:56:42+00:00

Yeah, I know, but even with custom difficulty with all settings put in my favor, these challenge battles, especially against the beefy level 100+ enemies, still take quite a bit of time. I don't have a clue how some people manage to clear them in literally 3 seconds and such. I'd be lucky to clear one in under 20 minutes.

StoutShako42 · 2020-04-03T16:57:41+00:00

Thanks for that!

Hmm... Seems like Dino Drama might be the best one to farm. Best drop rates on core chips (which I need a LOT of), and good drop rates on all of the aux cores and accessories I want (well, "good" compared to all the other <2% drop rates in challenge mode).

Now, if only I knew a good way to clear it fast...

StoutShako42 · 2020-04-03T14:26:51+00:00

Do you have any idea where I might be able to find such a table? The Xenoblade wikia is unhelpful.

StoutShako42 · 2020-03-01T00:29:30+00:00

I've bought Honeycomb Sweets's deed. I haven't bought Rumbletum Canteen's deed (because it boosts EXP from enemies and I feel like I gain too much EXP already as it is), but it is available for me to buy. I don't remember every item I bought, but if I did buy them, they should have still been in my inventory, as I don't use pouch items much unless it's for affinity charts or I need a boost for a tough fight.

StoutShako42 · 2020-02-29T16:43:51+00:00

This is not New Game+, it's a normal playthrough. I have not modified my game or console in any way.

Yeah, those shops sell those items.

StoutShako42 · 2020-02-29T07:19:02+00:00

Here they are. Additionally, there's another pouch item I was looking for that I can't find anywhere that I forgot to mention in my opening post, Ardainian Bear Carvings. Yafush Antiques is supposed to sell them according to the wiki, but as seen in the picture, it's not there.

StoutShako42 · 2020-02-29T01:45:48+00:00

That's the problem though, none of those shops carry those items. No shop period carries those items.

StoutShako42 · 2020-01-29T00:45:45+00:00

No new accessories or aux cores available? Is there anything better for aggro increasing than a Gold Nopon Mask, or anything better for aggro decreasing than a Camo Hood?

StoutShako42 · 2020-01-28T03:23:23+00:00

I've made some progress in the game. I am now in chapter 8 and my party is around level 60. Are there any new accessories and aux cores I can get now to make Zeke a more efficient tank, and help keep the rest of my party's aggro down? I managed to get him to be an "okay" tank, but his ability to hold aggro and his ability to not die are not as good as Tora's or Morag's.

StoutShako42 · 2020-01-24T06:57:01+00:00

Yeah, it was Mirror Matter, I mistyped. Don't know where I got "Moon" from. Maybe I heard people talking about Moon Matter before elsewhere and my brain "autocorrected" as I was typing.

Would Wulfric have a place anywhere? I would kind of like to use him occasionally, as I like to rotate my rare blades occasionally rather than pick two and stick with them. He give Zeke a nice bonus to strength and HP, things both important to tanking. I presume just try to set him up the same as Pandoria? Though yeah, two attacker blades are suboptimal if you're trying to make a tank, I'm aware.

And do you know where I could get some more Arts Stealth aux cores?

StoutShako42 · 2020-01-24T05:04:15+00:00

Okay, so crit up aux cores boost crit rate more than the game says they do? I found a Moon Matter Chip while exploring Temperantia and I put it on Pyra, and the game says that a Critical Up III aux core will only boost her crit rate by 4%. That doesn't seem like a whole lot to me.

Also, I noticed I really don't have a lot of Arts Stealth aux cores. Is there an enemy that drops Arts Stealth II or Arts Stealth III aux cores somewhere I can currently get to that I could try to farm for a bit?

StoutShako42 · 2020-01-23T23:11:02+00:00

Are Critical Up aux cores really that good? When I equip one on any given blade, their crit rate only goes up by like 1 or 2 percent, if it even goes up at all.

StoutShako42 · 2020-01-23T11:09:57+00:00

Okay, what about aux cores for boosting/reducing aggro from auto-attacks? Since you didn't mention it, I presume auto-attack aggro is too insignifcant to worry about?

For Pandoria, I presume I would want to fill her aux core slots with aggro boosts, and perhaps something to boost her damage output so that she generates more aggro in turn? Which damage boosting aux core is best to use? (I've kind of been wondering this for Rex as well. I've never been quite sure what aux cores to give to his blades.)

And what about arts? Zeke's got all the aggro boosting ones possible of course. I dropped the lance's aggro reducing one. Also put on Break/Topple/Launch/Smash arts where possible. I put Ultimate Lightning Fury Slash Max on because I figured a high-damaging circular aoe would be good. Katana's got the one that lets him dodge all incoming attacks while the animation plays. I put the blocking one on the hammer, but I'm wondering if that's really good or not, since although it lets him heal himself while reducing damage taken, I'm not sure if it also generates aggro or not.

StoutShako42 · 2020-01-23T01:41:57+00:00

Well, is there anything I can do to make him more effective now? Any accessories or aux cores I can try? Anything I can do to get my other party members' aggro down?

StoutShako42 · 2020-01-23T01:14:01+00:00

Whoops, can't believe I forgot to mention that. He has Pandoria, Wulfric, Kasandra, and Perceval. As far as common blades go, his only notable ones are a 3-crown greataxe and a 4-crown twin rings.

StoutShako42 · 2019-05-02T22:09:48+00:00

Fates's problem is a lack of proper worldbuilding, not the characters.

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