Stellar Blade

[tthousand]

Originally Posted by Derb

Yeah the camps after the first boss is where ya can buy polymer. In the city section.

When you reach Xion you have to progress the story before you can return. I’ve covered most side quests in Xion already & just finished a story related boss.

That said, once I got the gun unlocked, the vending machines no longer carried polymer anywhere in Xion or the Wastelands.

Not a huge deal. But I am curious if when I’m allowed to go back to the city wether or not polymer will be available.

Are you talking about the camp after the very first boss fight with Tachy? Or are you talking about the second boss fight on top of the parking garage? If it is the later, that probably explains why I missed it. I had done the glitch in the demo, so once I beat the rooftop boss, I just went straight to the train without even thinking of checking the vending machines.

[Member-115369]

Didn’t get to play as much as I’d have liked today, but absolutely loved what I’ve played so far! Quitting for the night after beating the second boss (Corrupter).

Enjoying exploring more than I thought as even in these earlier areas there’s lots of upgrade mats, bodies with little lore dumps etc. to find. Already found enough cores for 1 health and 1 beta meter upgrade.

Parrying feels a lot better with the patch that reduced the input lag too.

Looking forward to playing more this weekend. Have a feeling I’ll be bouncing between this and Helldivers 2 for a long while.

[superpacman]

Originally Posted by Derb

Yeah the camps after the first boss is where ya can buy polymer. In the city section.

I'm not able to buy polymer in the vending machines. I have the same stuff from the demo(highly concentrated potion, Lingering potion, pulse and shock grenade, SP Initializer).
I've checked the small and larger camps.

[RocShemp]

Just beat Corruptor as well. Didn't really feel like a boss fight (it was easier than Abaddon), more like a Dozer with a larger health bar, but far more forgiving parry windows. Perhaps this is a result of all the grinding I did in the demo (though I still need to upgrade my Beta skills, and am still short a third Omnibolt).

So far, I am really enjoying this game. Even the vanilla platforming is rewarding due to all the extra stuff it helps me find. I suspect people would be a tad more forgiving of the narrative had it shown Eve and Adam getting to know each other, rather than hand waving their alliance after skipping to them already working together. Sure, I can already guess where the story is headed and, no, Nier Automata wasn't the first to tread such ground. Both these games and others like it stand on the shoulders of classic sci-fi books, comics, and movies. That doesn't make it automatically bad. However, it certainly doesn't seem by any means great either. It's just a good basic skeleton to prop up the gameplay.

As for the voice acting, it's bland but serviceable. If people really think the acting here is objectively bad, they need to play Shadow Hearts.

[Derb]

Originally Posted by superpacman

I'm not able to buy polymer in the vending machines. I have the same stuff from the demo(highly concentrated potion, Lingering potion, pulse and shock grenade, SP Initializer).
I've checked the small and larger camps.

It could be the area after the subway. I know I also didn’t spend much time before taking the monorail.

Anywhoo, good news. When you do missions for Kaya in Xion she eventually gives you the option to buy all 3 polymers at her shop. (Note could also be because I have been doing tons of mini/side quests for Xion.)

Just in case, I stocked up. I now have over 1,500 of each.

So far this is what is needed to craft 1 Nanosuit.

Polymer x 75
Advanced Polymer x 50
Extreme Polymer x 25

[RocShemp]

Originally Posted by tthousand

You mean the vending machines at the camp, right? I never noticed they sell anything other than potions, bombs, and the sp resets. Am I blind?!? LoL

Yeah, I'm not seeing any polymer sales either.

I have collected a lot of polymer types during exploration, however.

[Doctor Jack]

I only played maybe 20 mins of the demo and stopped because I liked it and wanted to wait. Played for about 2 hours this morning and am really into it. I kind of hate the music though. I feel like the same song is on repeat. Only thing I don’t like.

[tthousand]

Originally Posted by RocShemp

Yeah, I'm not seeing any polymer sales either.

I have collected a lot of polymer types during exploration, however.

I found out Kaya in Xion sells polymer.

Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

I only played maybe 20 mins of the demo and stopped because I liked it and wanted to wait. Played for about 2 hours this morning and am really into it. I kind of hate the music though. I feel like the same song is on repeat. Only thing I don’t like.

You can change the song at camp using the record player.

[RocShemp]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

kind of hate the music though. I feel like the same song is on repeat. Only thing I don’t like.

I feel the same way. The music is bland and repetitive. Even the few different tracks I've heard thus far sound like lightly remixed versions of the main track. I don't get the praise for the music at all.

[superpacman]

Originally Posted by Derb

It could be the area after the subway. I know I also didn’t spend much time before taking the monorail.

Anywhoo, good news. When you do missions for Kaya in Xion she eventually gives you the option to buy all 3 polymers at her shop. (Note could also be because I have been doing tons of mini/side quests for Xion.)

Just in case, I stocked up. I now have over 1,500 of each.

So far this is what is needed to craft 1 Nanosuit.

Polymer x 75
Advanced Polymer x 50
Extreme Polymer x 25

I am able to buy from her, and I did stack some. About to give the wasteland a go...

[Doctor Jack]

Originally Posted by tthousand

You can change the song at camp using the record player.

I saw. I would just prefer a score and not songs which are very repetitive. I actually went in the options and turned the music down to 50%. Drowns it out a little. Tried at 0%, but it was weird and didn’t seem right.

[RocShemp]

Originally Posted by tthousand

I found out Kaya in Xion sells polymer.

Ah, okay. I'm not there yet, and thought he meant you could buy polymer from the camp vending machines.

Originally Posted by tthousand

You can change the song at camp using the record player.

Yes, but that only affects the songs you hear while at the camps. As you explore the game areas, there is a samey feel to the music overall. It just feels like you're stuck with a CD on a loop. It also doesn't help that the music just feels so blah, and doesn't really sell the world. At best, it's white noise for me.

[BladeRunner2007]

I think the music is godlike in this game. Currently at Matrix 11. I love the pace at how they implement new combat mechanics and enemy types. Only played 6 hours. I wish I had more time to play.

[tthousand]

Originally Posted by RocShemp

Ah, okay. I'm not there yet, and thought he meant you could buy polymer from the camp vending machines.


Yes, but that only affects the songs you hear while at the camps. As you explore the game areas, there is a samey feel to the music overall. It just feels like you're stuck with a CD on a loop. It also doesn't help that the music just feels so blah, and doesn't really sell the world. At best, it's white noise for me.

According the Derb, there might have been a camp vending machine that you could have purchased polymer at. So far, Kaya is the only one I have noticed. I am currently at the Wastelands, which is right after Xion.

Speaking of the Wastelands, that is where I first noticed that if you change the music at the camp, it changes the music for the map. Not sure if this is the case for other areas, but definitely the case for the Wastelands.

[NARMAK]

It's really great to see you all enjoying the game. Gives me hope to grab it myself down the line but i just bought AC6 which needs to be finished too.

Quick question for those of you like @Derb who spent a considerable amount of time farming the demo to transfer the save. Sorry if already answered but exactly how much of a head start did all that playtime give you with regards to levelling up, SP etc.?

[Diesel]

Looks like my copy will be coming in today instead of tomorrow

[Derb]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

It's really great to see you all enjoying the game. Gives me hope to grab it myself down the line but i just bought AC6 which needs to be finished too.

Quick question for those of you like @Derb who spent a considerable amount of time farming the demo to transfer the save. Sorry if already answered but exactly how much of a head start did all that playtime give you with regards to levelling up, SP etc.?

Really only skill points & gold. The material farm wasn’t that great because we didn’t know Extreme/Polymer would be 25 for 1 suit. I had around 70 Extreme from the demo.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by Derb

Really only skill points & gold. The material farm wasn’t that great because we didn’t know Extreme/Polymer would be 25 for 1 suit. I had around 70 Extreme from the demo.

Thanks for the reply. Well, that's definitely a steep upgrade path but hopefully they'll be easier to farm in the full game.

I know it's not popular to say, but i honestly prefer being OP for an entire game with a little challenge. So if there was a glitch/XP thing to do, i'm going for it.

[tthousand]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

Thanks for the reply. Well, that's definitely a steep upgrade path but hopefully they'll be easier to farm in the full game.

I know it's not popular to say, but i honestly prefer being OP for an entire game with a little challenge. So if there was a glitch/XP thing to do, i'm going for it.

You can buy the upgrade materials later on in the game for relatively cheap, and they show up right when you need them, so you are never really hurting.

As for being OP, there is also a story/easy mode.

[BladeRunner2007]

[Show spoiler]Tachy

is the first boss in the game that I had real trouble with. And I'm playing on story mode. Loving the game so far.