While the main story of Xenoblade Chronicles X is disappointing, I strangely did not take the entirety of the ending as a cliffhanger. I take the ending as a complete story, and interpret it as a tragic finish for the past struggles and future uncertainties of humanity on Mira. After thinking about it, the ending is surprisingly sad for what it means for the lives lost on Mira and for the future of those currently living. Lies are going to catch up.
But only in the sequel in our heads.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but do the post-game affinity missions explain away the post-credits cliffhanger? There were definitely hints of what was going on earlier in the game, but I wanted to know if there was actually any closure.
The post-story Affinity and Normal missions I have completed are as character-focused and humble as most of the game's Affinity and Normal missions. Maybe there's something left, but I doubt it.
For ground gear you want Melee Attack XX (LOTS OF THEM), Overdrive Extend XX, Arts: Gain TP XX, Nullify [Whatever element you've invested in] Reflect, Art Cooldown XX ...
What is working in the impressive Youtube videos of a single character one-shotting Tyrants is a build that revolves around MAX Overdrive and Potential. The counter on Overdrive affects the attribute bonuses you get during Overdrive, there are augments that increase the Overdrive Count when activating Overdrive, and you can activate Overdrive while in Overdrive. Put it all together and you can unleash the ultimate slash with augments that gain TP, increase Overdrive count, increase max TP, and a lot of other goodies.
When it comes to weapons, blade seems to be the melee weapon of choice due to the excellent damage scaling of Blossom Dance. Adding that Blossom Dance uses a weapon's attribute, and it is a much more flexible art to use in conjunction with damage-boosting skills such as Core Crusher (bans appendage damage, but boosts ether damage by a lot). But as always, it's fun to find what works for you.
Needless to say, gathering the monster materials to make the desired rank 20 augments will be a pain in the butt. It's going to take a lot of farming and reward tickets.
It isn't enough to join a Conquest Squad, sadly. You have to be running with a group that is spending the time doing runs at it. Ah, so sad my Favorites list got flushed and my contact with Justin went away.
Are you not interested in joining up with NWR folk?
I'm game. We can try to get something going when the next Yggralith pops up.
EDIT: Forgot to say,
Potential is the stat to raise because I think it affects a whole lot of stuff conducive the Overdrive build.