Ahahaha, thank you.
I feel like the black sheep here, seeing that I'm a hardcore Shulk main in Smash but I have never played Xenoblade (yet)
I'm sure you know this, but... you should fix that
I won't go and let the full extent of my fanboying show, but he's an excellent character. He's genuinely a nice guy, has some really good character development, the Monado has some really cool abilities (that work a little differently from Smash -
Buster is an attack, for one) and seeing him deal with all these different problems is something I really enjoyed. Plus the rest of the cast is pretty cool, too! I only hope that his inclusion in Smash will make people want to check him out in Xenoblade, because it's probably the best game I've ever played.
Ok, so after playing Xeno X for a day, I've enjoyed it, but I have no idea where to go or what to do. I started Chapter 4 and after that I got SOOOOO lost on like everything. I need some questions answered, but its the internet and this is a game with a story that I don't want to be spoiled. So i'll ask the questions here where I can actually trust you guys to answer my questions without spoilers.
1. Where do I go/ What do I do? I've done nothing but run into creatures that are like 4 times my level. When I play a game I need to know what to do or else i'll have no fun trying to find out what to do. If it's like finding a way to beat a monster then it's different. If it's story progression then it's a problem.
2. What's the point of the divisions? I joined the interceptors and nothings changed other then that symbol by the map.
3. How do I change my target to a different piece of the body on an enemy?
4. What's the survey rate mean? My survey rate right now is 7.69% In Primordia.
5. How do I enter different countries/areas?
6. How do I do the squad missions? They look and sound really fun.
7. How do I turn Xeno X back online? I took a break from the game an it kicked me offline.
That's all of the questions that I have now that haven't seemed to of been answered yet. Like I was going to ask how do I get my 4th party member, but that was answered a posts ago.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: I mistakenly hit Post Reply twice when posting this. Can a Admin or Mod remove the second copy of this post please?
I'll answer what I can. I can't recommend reading the digital manual enough, because it's really comprehensive and should answer a lot of your questions. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, I'm currently only in limbo between Ch. 4 and 5:
1) Where do I go/What do I do? - Have you finished Ch. 4? If you check your Missions in your menu, you can see what you have to do next. If you choose "Set as objective" the map will display an arrow directing you, and you can use Tatsu's Follow Ball to lead you to the destination. Ch4 is the mission I've just finished, and I believe you're set to meet Lao shortly before entering Noctilum and looking for the Lifehold.
2) What's the point of Divisions? - I think this primarily serves two functions; to improve upon the world-building in the story and for the online features. I think it's really damn cool that each BLADE member is playing their part to ensure humanity's continued existence in this harsh new frontier. As for the practical side with the online features, it does two things - gives you a buff, and earns points for that Division. The buffs depend on your Division and would have been described when selected. I've
heard that this really only gives buffs to people in the same online Squad as you, so I want to read the manual and check later. For the Division points, in the BLADE Barracks there's a terminal that will show rewards. It's kind of like a competition - the Division that earns the highest points for the day is allowed to choose from a wider selection of prizes, down to Last Place which can only get a small sum of money.
3) How do I change my target to a different piece of the body on an enemy? - As far as I can see, you just have to rotate around them and click the R-Stick to lock onto it. Someone let me know if there's a nicer way, I know there's some hovering flower enemies with breakable parts on top that I can't see or seem to target easily.
4) What's the survey rate mean? - How many of the secrets in that region you've uncovered... roughly. Each hexagonal segment will have a task to complete - it won't tell you what it is until you install some probes nearby. Could be fighting a Tyrant, could be recovering a wreckage, that sort of stuff. You don't have to install a probe to complete it. I don't know what purpose this serves, other than for 100%ing things, but I know at least Ch. 3 (or 4?) was sealed off by a Survey Rate requirement.
5) How do I enter different countries/areas? - Continents? You just walk there. Easy as that. You might have to evade some high-levelled things on the way, as with [this entire game], but there's nothing stopping you. You've got a World Map so you should be able to see in roughly what direction each continent is.
6) How do I do the Squad Missions? - If you mean the ones you're automatically signed up for, you just look at the icons and go and kill the things listed. You'll get rewards for killing them and teammate kills all count towards the same scores. Read the manual on interfacing with this, and what the colours mean. If you mean the co-op, as far as I can see you take them from the BLADE Barracks (same terminal as the Division one, it's alone in a small room), but
SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO ACCESS QUESTS THAT AREN'T FOR LV.60 ENDGAME THINGS!
7) How do I turn the game back online? - I don't know either. I don't think you can, which I feel is a bit of an oversight...