Tuesday, 22 May 2012

M71


Had a short wander to kill some stuff and complete some quests then returned to challenge the M71. It was a lot easier this time, maybe Sharla just did her medic job better. I only used the new Monado 'Speed' art once, 'Shield' and 'Enchant' seem to be more effective. Predictably, Juju still needs rescuing.

After this I went to find Earnest's infinite ether deposit and was jumped by a flock of vangs. This almost killed me, I was down to just Reyn at one point but he managed to revive me (Shulk) and we finished them off. I think I completed about 3 quests with that battle and levelled up; very handy.

Is it too early to suggest the obvious future plot reveal that the faced Mechon are using Homs-extract to protect themselves from the Monado?

Level: 19
Duration: 9h 28m
Location: Bionis' Leg
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  1. MONADO22 May 2012 at 16:56

    I don't think I'm spoiling anything when I say you cannot guess where this plot is going. There's an element of plot in what you've guessed.

    Although I bravely set off to find the infinite ether deposit, I searched and came back empty-handed. If you find it, I hope it's worth all the searching.

    I discovered a door in Tetra caves, which I was thrilled about, until I discovered it needed a key. Not sure where that is.

    I don't think I used 'speed' and rarely used 'shield' - apparently one hit and the shield fails. 'enchant' before entering each battle was a standard move, because some companions can only manage 1 damage without it.

    I would have liked a clearer buffs/debuffs system. Small squares with even smaller arrows and switching between two or three buffs never really told me enough about what was going on. What I did learn was 'no santa boot' meant I couldn't walk.

    You're already a higher level than Joshua and he is amazed at how quickly you did it.

    Chrontinue your exciting blog soon.

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    1. Xenoblade Chronicler22 May 2012 at 18:01

      There is no infinite ether deposit. Finding the finite ether deposit completes that quest, and triggers the vangs.

      Levelling up: You get a lot of EXP by finding landmarks, but also from killing new creature types and completing some side-quests. It looks like ignoring side-quests would make the game much harder.

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