Discover essential tips and tricks for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, covering saving, tutorials, NPCs, sidequests, party management, item trading, and combat.
Walkthrough
- 1Save often, utilizing all three save slots and the autosave, as you can save almost anywhere.
- 2Read all in-game tutorials to understand game mechanics.
- 3Talk to named NPCs (marked with a green dot on the map) twice to register them on your Affinity Chart, increase area Affinity, unlock more sidequests, and gain access to more trade items. Talk to them again after completing a sidequest for potential Affinity boosts.
- 4Complete as many sidequests as possible to obtain valuable items, money, and experience. Sidequests not from named NPCs usually complete automatically. Completing named NPC sidequests boosts Party Affinity and area Affinity.
- 5Once you have enough party members, Shulk can be switched out of the party, which is useful for raising Affinity between other party members, especially when doing named NPC sidequests.
- 6Keep all materials and generic monster drops for trading with named NPCs and for a major sidequest later in the game.
- 7Trade with named NPCs, especially for Collection Quests or filling Collectopaedias, as they may have rarer items. Increasing area Affinity makes more items available for trading. NPCs have an unlimited supply of trade items, but trades are one-by-one.
- 8Do not spend gold on equipment from shops; instead, save it for Arts books to upgrade Arts. Equipment drops from enemies, especially Unique Monsters, are plentiful.
- 9Spend AP (Ability Points) on leveling up your Arts to make them stronger, buffs last longer, and debuffs last longer, making battles more manageable.
- 10Pay attention to character levels, as they affect hit rate and evasion. Fighting enemies 6+ levels above you incurs severe penalties, while fighting enemies 6+ levels below you grants significant bonuses.
- 11Consider Agility as a crucial stat, as it impacts accuracy and evasion. If you frequently miss attacks or get hit often, focus on Agility Up gems.
Tips
- The number one rule of any RPG is to save often.
- Read all of the tutorials in the game to better understand the mechanics.
- Named NPCs, who are marked with a green dot on the map, are important for a multitude of reasons.
- You always want to talk with each NPC twice, as well as after completing a sidequest, as this might help with more Affinity.
- You should do as many sidequests as possible, as you will get valuable items, money and experience.
- Unless the sidequest is coming from a named NPC, then it will most likely be completed automatically without you having to return to the NPC.
- You also get a boost to Party Affinity when doing named NPCs’ sidequests, as well as boosts to an area’s Affinity.
- Once you get enough party members, you aren’t forced to have Shulk in the party at all times, as he can be switched out.
- It’s best to keep all materials and generic drops from monsters that you get.
- Speaking of trading, it can be especially good when doing some Collection Quests or when filling out the Collectopaedias for areas.
- Some items might appear harder to find, due to being a little rarer than others, but named NPCs might have those items.
- This is connected to doing sidequests, since you increase an area’s Affinity and thus, make more items available for trading.
- Also, the NPCs have access to an unlimited amount of trading items, although you will have to do it one-by-one.
- Gold is not a huge issue in this game and shouldn’t be spent on equipment from shops.
- This is because you will be getting a lot of equipment drops from enemies, especially if you go after the Unique Monsters.
- You will want to save your money for the various Arts books that you can find on sale from vendors, as they will allow you to further upgrade Arts.
- Do not forget to spend AP on leveling up your Arts.
- A tough battle might become a little more manageable just by leveling your Arts.
- Doing this not only makes attacks stronger, but it can make buffs and debuffs last a little longer.
- Levels are an important stat in this game, solely because it can affect your evasion and hit rate when fighting monsters.
- If you’re fighting an enemy that’s 6+ levels above you, then you are going to have a severe penalty to hit rate and evasion.
- On the opposite end, you will have a great boon to your hit rate and evasion if fighting enemies 6+ levels below you.
- With the note above, Agility can be one of the most important stats to have on your characters.
- This is because it also affects your accuracy and evasion, so if you find yourself missing a lot or taking hits very often, then you might want to start looking into Agility Up gems.
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