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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

Expert Mode

By
Ben Chard
,
Jarrod Garripoli
, &
Seren Morgan-Roberts

Expert Mode is a new setting introduced in the Definitive Edition that can be toggled on and off at will. It’s not an actual difficulty setting that makes enemies stronger or have more health, but it rather acts like an experience bank for your characters. To access Expert Mode, which is available from the very beginning of the game, press the (+) button to open up the settings menu and navigate down to the Expert Mode listing. Upon choosing it for a first time, you will receive a brief tutorial on what it does and to actually activate Expert Mode, push in the right analog stick.

With Expert Mode on, you are able to adjust the levels of your characters at any time you want within this menu. Each character has their experience bank and as you earn more experience, it will be added to this pool for you to use later. The reason this was likely added in is because playing the game normally and doing everything as you go (discovering locations, completing sidequests, etc), it was really easy to become overleveled for basic enemies in new areas. With Expert Mode enabled, you can fight enemies around their intended level and earn a lot more experience than fighting them at a higher level.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Nintendo
  • Platforms,
    Switch
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    1 June 2020
  • Last Updated
    12 September 2021
    Version History
  • Guide Author
    Ben Chard, Jarrod Garripoli, Seren Morgan-Roberts

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The guide for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition features all there is to see and do including a walkthrough featuring coverage of all Chapters, Quests, Affinity Charts, and much more. Including an in-depth walkthrough of Future Connected, the new story and all of the new changes that Definitive Edition brings.

Inside this guide you will find:

  • A Complete Walkthrough - Taking you through the main story and side quests.
  • An indepth Quests section - All the side quests found in the different cities and regions.
  • Extensive Tour Guide section - Annotated maps and details on enemies found in each region.
  • Full coverage of Future Connected - Everything you need to know about the new DLC!
  • Detailed information on all Characters - Pages dedicated to Arts and Skill Trees for each character.
  • And guides covering: Equipment, Gems, Affinity Charts, Records & Trials.

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