Xenoblade Chronicles

I was about to mention Tora then I remembered I don't have his Smash Art equipped, heh.

I'm assuming with optimization he can solo the entire combo before the Launch wears off, right? That's the reason I don't have it equipped as-is- he can't cycle back around to QTpi in time.

Or... wait, was it QTpi launches and QT smashes? I'm getting confused and forgetful...

Edited by NesClassic on Jun 5th 2019 at 9:01:43 AM

With Overclocking Bangle, Tora can perform a complete Driver Combo by himself. However, AI Tora has trouble with Smash.

Poppi III (Break) -> Poppi I (Topple) -> Poppi III (Launch) -> Poppi II (Smash).

Edited by RAlexa21th on Jun 5th 2019 at 9:04:56 AM

What I meant to say that they should have given Rex a Driver Combo art with Shield Hammers. This would have made the likes of Electra a perfect match for Rex.

If a Blade is equipped with Outdoor/Indoor Attack V and Affinity Max Attack V, they get 110% damage increase.

If a Blade is equipped with Outdoor/Indoor Attack VI and Affinity Max Attack VI, they get 124.75% damage increase.

Question: do Drivers trigger Sheba's 'attack up around girls' skill?

Yes.

Good, because I have her on Nia atm

In an interview with 4gamer (in Japanese), Takahashi and Harada reveal Xenoblade 2 is at 1.73 million units sold.

It'll likely climb above 2 million before the Switch lifecycle is over.

Sheba's Driver's own gender doesn't really matter too much. Your active party is three and there's only two female Drivers, so no matter what you're gonna have at least one dude on the battlefield.

It does at least give you more freedom between Rex, Zeke, and Tora if she's on Nia or Morag, but you can still get the max boost either way.

OK, so like

Thinking over Xenoblade's cosmology and shit, where do the Nopon come from?

Japan's weird fascination with cute mascot characters.

Hmm... they're aliens(?) in one game, products of evolution in another, and just exist as forest people in yet another game.

Only thing I can figure is 1 and 2 probably have similar evolutionary paths due to sharing a lot of species like Tirkin, Brogs, Vang, etc. but that doesn't really answer why they're in X.

Maybe the first Nopon fell into a particle accelerator causing Nopon to appear in every universe across time and space

Nopons are aliens in X.

In 1 and 2 they are probably Klaus' favorite stuffed dolls.

The Miran Nopon were probably grabbed similar to how the humans were. I hope the next game has some high tech Nopons to explain their weirdly advanced weapon manufacturing capabilities in X.

X2 has so much shit to explain.

I've begun playing Torna. Is it me or is the default running speed faster than the main game?

Edited by RAlexa21th on Jun 8th 2019 at 10:08:25 AM

Heck yeah! Hope you enjoy it!

Going by Lora's sword logic ^note Game mechanics deriving from the fact Lora is quite poor pre Torna, Rex is a slower runner than her because Lora has to walk everywhere while Rex travels on Gramps most of the time pre start of the game.

Edited by 32ndfreeze on Jun 9th 2019 at 4:12:12 AM

IDK if the default movement speed is faster or what, but I'm convinced Gormott is smaller in Torna than it is in the main game.

It is. It's missing two whole areas and about 60% of Torigoth.

Grabbed a bunch of Red Pollen Orbs in the harbor. Oh no.

Yup, it's part of that recurring storyline element again.

Nothing like fueling the Nopon drug cartels

Good to see the tactic tutorial back. I do miss the pictures and character banter though.

Happy 9th birthday Xenoblade 1!