The Xenoblade Chronicles Series Thread: Definitive Edition (All Spoilers in Tags)

[Jumpin]

Cerebralbore101 said:

Jumpin said:
In a future game, if they ever do anything like Merc missions again, I HOPE it is something that can be played offline or even with a companion mobile app. Like a casual game. I really like it as an easy way to grind while not paying attention to the Swtich. What I don't like is how you have to have the Switch on... especially for the Ursula quests, which I essentially do while I am doing other things.

The portable aspect of the system definitely helps with that though. For my second playthrough I'll be taking the Switch with me, and just letting merc missions + Pouch item refills tick away. That and leaving the Switch on overnight with 2 hour long merc missions queued up. Easy affinity charts, ideas, and Ursala missions. 

It helps, but I am a little uncomfortable keeping the screen on while I wait. I would prefer it to be more like mobile where the timers still account for sleep mode and hit you with notifications when they expire.