Xenoblade Chronicles X

[Kachiko]

You've got five continents to explore; it's a good idea to do a nav run, once you get flying, as you'll also get a lot of treasures and exp for finding things, getting research probes and other goodies. You'll want the cash for you L50 skell/s, and the gear to take on the Ch 12 boss, and the research probes are the best way to do it, if you stick them on places with high revenue + sightseeing. If you can put a duplicator between two of them, you're even better off.

[Twilight Sky]

I went back and did Ch9 boss at lvl 39~

The 2nd part was easier for me because everything is easier in skells D:

I can handle that part on foot because the adds are mostly physical. It's the boss though that wrecks you if you don't have other resistance, so Skells are indeed best against him.

[Voyage1970]

If I'm remembering right Chapter 9 is the one against the Cat guy and then a giant mech correct? If so you are going to want Skells for all 4 of your characters going into Chapter 10 otherwise that boss is going to be a massive pain in the ass. Also make sure you get your Flight Module done before hand. The fight is ten times easier if you have the mobility it provides and lets you target it's main weakness to absolutely wreck it. While you are at it buy the level 30 G Busters from the Skell weapon shop to use against it since it's super weak to gravity.

[Twilight Sky]

Not sure why that weapon is loved so much. That 60 sec CD makes it almost useless to me. I'm approaching 50 and no where have the money to afford 4 lvl50 skells lol.

Speaking of flight: So I'm soaring up to those places in primordia that I couldn't get to for the longest, and while not paying attention for a bit, I go look at my screen and HOLY SHIT AHHHHH. Yeah the brother of the Sleeping Skell from Noctilum is up there and I almost got too close. Also the boss that is sitting in Drop Shaft.

I finally satisfied my curiosity by going inside the big ball in Sylvalum. Hey there mr. hanging upsidedown boss I wont fight for awhile.

[Voyage1970]

Cooldowns are easily mitigated by going into Overdrive or getting Cockpit mode procs. The only other weapons that surpass the G Buster in raw damage are Super Weapons which you won't be able to get for a while. Basically you can shove a bunch of other stuff on to spam and try to get cockpit procs then hammer the G-Buster and get as many out as possible while it's zero cooldown. The Stagger on the Busters are basically a bonus and indirectly increase your damage dealt/reduced by allowing you to Bind enemies.

As far as needing 4 Skells, a single 50 Skell will be enough to finish the game with. I meant for your entire party to have at least 30 Skells with flight. The jump from 30 > 50 is massive in raw stats from the Skell and damage values on the level 50 weapons you can now use but saving up 4.3mil multiple times won't be easy until you get to post-game and even then it's a pain in the ass. You can technically do the Chapter 10 boss on foot but as you'll see when you get there it's not recommended.

[Kachiko]

Best way to get the money is to do a global TH run, pick up as many Research Probes as you can, then stick them on your A + Sightseeing Revenue spots. Stick your duplicators/boosters next to them, and you can get upwards of 120K a tic pretty easy. You can chain your lower level ones, on Non A/B spots, and get a pretty decent boost from them as well.

[Eleven19]

My current setup is mostly in oblivia raking in 200k a pop. This started around chapter 9 ish. Theres a setup in oblivia that has a small assortment of sightseeing spots and a method of chaining duplicators and boosters to max profits out. I need to go back and redo it a bit can probably make it more efficient now.

Can someone post me a link to a written explanation of that blossom dance build process? I can only find videos and they are annoying to follow. I just beat the story last night and will be pushing towards a 60 skell now.

[Kaslo]

Wait what does sightseeing have to do with resource mining?

[Eleven19]

Im not sure if it affects Miranium. But for money, if a probe is on a spot marked with a sightseeing area, the credits it yields are much higher. You do have to have found them mind you. You will even get better returns on a spot with low revenue and 1 to 2 sightseeing spots found than you will a spot with high revenue and no sightseeing spots.

[Raldo]

Wait what does sightseeing have to do with resource mining?

Every discovered sightseeting spot substantially increases the income from that node. (For lore reasons, the income is generated from people accessing your data node for information about those locations, and people are vastly more likely to visit locations with sightseeing spots)

For example, you can have an A-rank income node with 0/0 sightseeing spots, and a B-rank income node with 1/1 sightseeing spots, and you'll get more money out of the latter.

D'oh, beaten.

[Nitsuki]

Woo ares 90 get... Well 3 days ago, been farming 60+ NMs for ultra infinites but holy shit the drop rate sucks on them even with L and i never get good stats w/ them. Any gear that i can get/buy that boosts more treasure sensor? Just got my bewitched blade too, barely any gear on me but the ether blossom dance is pretty damn cheap... Lol

[Demosthenes]

Treasure sensor does not go past 100 from what I understand. Upgrade Candid & Credible to level 5, buy three sets of the C&C heavy regal gear for the three characters you run with. I comes with treasure sensor. Craft two or three treasure sensor V and complete the 100. That should increase your drops. Keep in mind that treasure sensor affects drops, not rarity. You'll still get a shit load of blues and greens, but you'll also get more yellows.

[Twilight Sky]

Just beat the Chapter 10 boss. Took two tries. First was just a trial run to see what I was up against, second attempt was my real attempt - and I didn't lower the difficulty. I ignored the adds this time around, and took out all the appendages, and never fought at the front of the boss. Things were getting hairy when it was about 5% health, where I had 10 adds on me, but a chain of overdrives/cockpit modes got me through that. To get a feel on how long the battle was, I finished with half my fuel remaining(out of 12000 from the L50 Lialeh(?)). I bought someone an L30 skell and was already low on health a few minutes in, so I told them to exit and just..stopped caring about the AI.

[lilfoo]

Can someone post me a link to a written explanation of that blossom dance build process? I can only find videos and they are annoying to follow.

http://pastebin.com/XkX1yJRM

I have been using this one.

[NynJa]

Im gonna need a 50 skel for ch 10 boss? Fuck thats gonna be a lot of grinding, i just beat ch 9 and im only at 40 (and i didnt get a homura)

[tenkiki]

I don't understand, ch 10 boss is only lv 39, so you're at the right level, and G busters and phoenix will melt the boss and adds. I do know your ground level affects damage taken even while in a skell, but since your higher level, you should be fine.

[NynJa]

Dude above said he had probs w a 50 skel tho? Lol

[Twilight Sky]

Err no you dont need it neceassarly. I was already 49 from doing other stuff before doing the mission and figured id have to get a 50 skell anyway. Yeah im not good i guess. 1 on 1 im fine. Multiple targets and i get panicky.

The g buster can 1 shot the side plates on the boss. and one of the l30 COMES with g buster.

My experiences with the bosses should not be taken as a measurement for the bosses difficulty. I miss time soul challenges, etc. You may actually have an easier time with the boss(s).

[Eleven19]

http://pastebin.com/XkX1yJRM

I have been using this one.

Perfect. Thanks. Now i just need to figure out the gear aspect with mods etc.

[Kaslo]