Xenoblade 2 thoughts (no spoilers)

[vivster]

Nuvendil said:

vivster said:

Are there any gameplay issues from over leveling, because I definitely intent to do just that? Aside from making everything easier. The only thing I can think of is is harder to come by Trust points because the fights are shorter. But that shouldn't be an issue with the numerous differently leveled enemies in an area.

I read up on Idea points and no one seems to really know what's going on with that. Only thing we know it has something to do with the odds of getting specific Blades.

This game has too much stuff and too many mechanics.

The Idea Points are basically tied to what attributes a character is likely to get when resonating with a blade.  The attributes of blades are tied to those ideas, Justice, Bravery, etc.  Justice is Light and Dark, Bravery is Fire and Water.  So, for example, Nia, who has high Bravery, will tend to get Fire and Water blades when resonating with a core crystal.  That's the point of Boosters, they boost a characters' idea stats in whatever the booster specifies.  So if you really want a wind blade, stacking up the Truth idea builds up the odds.  I haven't looked into raising them on your character though.

And no, being overleveled shouldn't cause mush issue beyond things being easy.

Now the question is if there is any kind of benefit for higher idea stats. Or if all stats at 1 is virtually the same as all stats at 5.

Another question about general attributes like STR, DEX, etc. I know those can be influenced by a lot of abilities and items but what about the natural attribute gain from leveling up? Does every character have a fixed max value or are there consumables to permanently increase attributes and eventually max out every stat of every character to 1000?

Good thing it's Friday. I really need to advance my story enough so I can finally get to the Merc missions.