-= DRAGONBALL XENOVERSE =- W A L K T H R O U G H AUTHOR: PAUL MICHAEL (VHAYSTE®) CONTACT: vhayste@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/vhayste/110018722374948 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NOTE: THIS WALKTHROUGH COVERS THE MAIN STORY MISSIONS ONLY. FOR PARALLEL QUESTS, GUIDE TO MASTERS, EXTRAS, TROPHY GUIDE, AND MORE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW. SCREENSHOTS AND VIDEOS AVAILABLE! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Illustrated online version of the guide is available below http://www.supercheats.com/dragon-ball-xenoverse/walkthrough/ ===================== [ C O P Y R I G H T ] ===================== .---------------------------------------------------------------------. | This document is copyrighted to me, Vhayste®. 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Expect a prompt response whenever | | possible. | '---------------------------------------------------------------------' Version 1.0 --Included basics --TP Quests up to Android Saga ============================================== T A B L E OF C O N T E N T S ============================================== 0001 ------------ INTRODUCTION 0002 ------------ GAMEPLAY 0003A ----------- PROLOGUE 0003A ----------- PROLOGUE 0003B ----------- SAIYAN SAGA 0003C ----------- RETURN OF THE SAIYANS 0003CC ---------- RETURN OF THE SAIYANS: INTERMISSION 0003D ----------- GINYU FORCE SAGA 0003DD ---------- GINYU FORCE SAGA: INTERMISSION 0003E ----------- FRIEZA SAGA 0003EE ---------- FRIEZA SAGA: INTERMISSION 0003F ----------- CELL SAGA 0003FF ---------- CELL SAGA: INTERMISSION 0003G ----------- ANDROID SAGA 0003GG ---------- ANDROID SAGA: INTERMISSION //////////////ADDITIONAL TIME PATROL QUESTS TO FOLLOW///////// 0004 ------------ PARALLEL QUESTS 0005 ------------ MASTERS [0001]___________________ INTRODUCTION _________________ Dragon Ball Xenoverse is the first Dragon Ball game released in the current gen/ 8th generation consoles. The game still revolves on the original Dragon Ball universe but now with a significant participation of the player. History is being distorted and is bound to change forever unless something is done to fix the anomalies. After being summoned by the legendary dragon Shenron, the player takes the role of a Time Patroller with the help of Trunks. Players can create their own characters based on the game's five prominent warrior races, and fight off various characters from the game's storyline. [0002]___________________ GAMEPLAY _________________ The game offers a user-friendly tutorial about the game's combat system. You can review the tutorials by talking to the robot named Garid near the Time Nest entrance. Also, the actual buttons in the illustrated tutorials will vary depending on the controller type layout you selected. MOVEMENT =============== (Type C controls) Left stick - Movement Right Stick - Camera controls L1 - Jump/Ascend L2 - Descend X - Boost You can move while boosting by tilting the left stick to the direction you want after pressing and holding X. You don't need to keep holding X to boost; once your character is boosting forward, just steer him/her to the direction you want. He /she will only stop after you let go of the stick. LOCK-ON =============== Lock-on to a target by pressing the left stick. You can also remove the lock-on by pressing it again. If you have multiple targets, you can switch between them by tilting the right stick. While locked on, all movement and attacks will focus on the target you're locked onto. This is a very important control that you'll apply on every battle. Unlike most fighting games, battles in DBXV are fast-paced and happens mostly while flying. It will be hard to connect your attacks if you don't lock on to your intended target. This also allows you to home in on an opponent easily when boosting. Attacks =============== (Type C Layout) Press Square for weak attacks and Triangle for strong attacks. You can check the available button combinations in the Pause Menu and selecting Combos option. Press Circle to fire regular Ki Blasts. Ordinary Ki blasts are not primarily used for dealing damage but to harass opponents, interrupt them from a distance or stop them on their tracks. However, Ki Blast adepts like the Frieza race can excel in using Ki Blasts as a primary attack method. Regular Ki Blasts can cancel each other out so you can fire your own Ki Blasts to negate incoming ones instead of blocking them. Weak attacks are quick but don't deal that much damage. They're perfect for opening combos where you can connect strong attacks, and eventually, Super Attacks. Also, weak attack combos can trigger the "toggle" or bounceback combo where your character will knockback an opponent, teleport right behind him/her to deliver another kick and knock him/her back the second time around, before finishing off with a downward kick, sending the opponent crashing to the ground. The third connecting attack doesn't need to be a weak attack; if you time it correctly, you can even connect powerful Strike or Ki Blast Supers. Combos ending with Strong attacks have a solid knockback effect. Press R1 and Circle to grab an opponent and perform a throw. As the game describes, throws are effective in taking care of blocking enemies and a knockback attack will usually throw the opponent off guard, allowing you to use a boost-combo follow up. Press Triangle and Circle together for a knockback attack. This will send an opponent flying if he/she wasn't able to block it. Defending =============== (Type C controls) Hold R1 to protect yourself from enemy attacks. While guarding, your stamina will deplete gradually. Be careful not to run out of stamina or guard when your stamina is very low. If you run out of stamina, you'll enter a Guard Break state. This will stagger you, leaving you open for additional attacks and you won't be able to use any actions (block, recover, use Evasive skills, vanish) that require Stamina until it is fully recharged. Blocking more powerful attacks require more stamina, and there are certain moves that are either unblockable or can instantly break your guard. Guarding just at the right moment before an enemy attack connects triggers a "Just Guard". Successful Just Guards can stun the aggressor and restores a bar of Ki, allowing you to counterattack immediately with a powerful Super Attack. Also, you can spend at least 3 bars of Stamina to activate an Evasive Skill. This is a very effective way of giving yourself breathing space in case you find yourself in a pinch, especially when fighting multiple enemies. Counterattacking =============== Vanishing requires two stamina bars to execute when taking damage from an enemy attack or one bar when you're guarding. This move allows you to teleport behind your enemy to counterattack while avoiding further damage at the same time. Take note that the opponent can also vanish in response to your vanish, while you can do it the second time and so on. Usually, you can do two consecutive Vanishes so use this sparingly. Overpowering a Guarding enemy ============================= Charge attacks are slow but if they connect, they'll crush the enemy's Guard, leaving them open for follow up attacks. You can also use Vanish offensively to circle around the enemy and attack him/her from behind. As the game describes, throws are effective in taking care of blocking enemies and a knockback attack will usually throw the opponent off guard, allowing you to use a boost-combo follow up. Super Attacks =============== Hold R2 to bring up the Super Attacks control menu. You can have up to four Super Attacks. Most Super Attacks require at least one bar of Ki to activate. There are helpful Super Attacks you should consider adding, like Energy Charge which restores your Ki while holding or Instant Transmission, which allows you to teleport instantly in front or behind an enemy, giving an opportunity to immediately connect with a Strike Super/Ultimate Attack or short-ranged Ki Blast. Most Super Attacks need Ki to use. It's advised to use Super Attacks after landing a combo of basic attacks, to have a higher chance to connect. You can freely change what Super Attacks assigned in each button by accessing Customize > Skills in your menu. Also, you can't chain multiple Super Attacks consecutively. Ultimate Attacks =============== These are your finisher moves. They usually require three bars of Ki to use and usually have higher damage output. Holding L2 and R2 together will bring the Ultimate Attacks/ Evasive Skill menu. You can only have two Ultimate attacks and one Evasive Skill. [0003A]_________________________ PROLOGUE _____________________________ You'll start off with the battle against Frieza. This is a good time to get accustomed to the game's battle system and controls. You can pause the game and check the available combos. After finishing off Frieza, you'll be battling Perfect Cell next. After defeating him, you'll face Kid Buu. This is the last of the prologue battles you have to complete. After that, you can skip the opening movie. Shenron will be talking to you, the player. From here, you can select one of the five races. For more information about each race, refer to the dedicated pages for each race on this guide. After selecting your race, you'll select your character's gender. (If applicable) The following screen will allow you to further costumize your character's appearance, name and voice. One more selection you need to make is your starter skills based on your style. For starters, it's recommended to select the balanced layout. Shenron will disappear afterward. Trunks will appear and will attack you after a brief talk. This is to test your abilities. Trunks Test This battle should be easy, even for starters. Just make sure to read the tutorial messages that will pop from time to time since they're imperative in the whole game. After defeating him, you'll earn experience and zeni (money). Trunks will brief you about the place and situation you're in. After that, you're free to explore the area. You can also open your main menu and discover the basic options available. Most of the NPCs won't tell you that much except for the old man Ziko located in the northeast corner of the Plaza of Time. You also need to visit the other two sectors. You have to talk to the NPCs with the question mark over their heads to count towards the task Trunks gave you (talking to other Time Patrollers). The shops and other establishments here are closed at the moment but they'll be opened as you progress in the game. After checking out both the Industrial and Time Machine sectors, return to Trunks and talk to him. Trunks will then bring you to the Time Nest and hand you over a scroll that lead to the events in Age 761. [0003B]_________________________ SAIYAN SAGA ___________________________ Invasion of Earth! Saiyan Warrior Raditz ======================================== Win: Defeat Raditz Lose: Player's HP is depleted Raditz should be easy to beat. There will be three of you ganging up on him so you'll have no problems defeat him. After defeating Raditz, you'll be back in Toki Toki City with Trunks. With the timeline corrected, you can now accept more quests to correct distorted timelines from Trunks. The shops are available now as well. Talk to Trunks to receive an Old Scouter. You can equip it from your Customize menu. The Time Patrol missions are the main quests while the Parallel Quests are the sidequests. Leave the place and explore Toki Toki City if you want. For starters, go to the Time Machine Sector and start the first Parallel Quest to learn more about it. After completing that Parallel Quest, you can do things on your own pace. You can take on a new PQs if you want. You can complete PQ's until 03 (Saiyan Blood). After that, no new PQs will become available until you proceed with the story. When ready, talk to Trunks in the Time Nest. [0003C]_________________ RETURN OF THE SAIYANS _________________________ Infestation! Saibamen Scourge ============================= Win: Defeat 20 enemies Lose: Player's HP is depleted For the first part, you have to defeat three Saibamen. After dealing with them, you'll be surrounded by several more, including the more powerful Grey ones. The mission will be automatically completed after you defeat 20 of them, including the Grey Saibamen. After completing this objective, you have the choice to continue to the next scenario or return to the Time Nest. If you chose the latter, simply talk to Trunks to resume. Arrival of the Saiyan Warriors ============================== Win: Defeat all enemies Lose: Player's HP, Gohan, or Krillin's HP is depleted First you have to battle Nappa with Piccolo. As you deal damage to him and wear him out, a cutscene will trigger and Piccolo will sacrifice himself to cover Gohan. In the second phase of the battle, you'll fight him with Gohan and Krillin. Further lowering his HP gauge will trigger yet another cutscene where Goku arrives. This time, you'll have to deal with Nappa alone while Goku handles Vegeta. Be careful with Nappa if you're a striker since he seems to love to grab opponents. After taking him out, join Goku and defeat Vegeta. Power x10! Vegeta Transforms! ============================= Win: Defeat Great Ape Vegeta Lose: Player and Ally HP depleted This battle should be easy enough. First, you have to keep attacking the Great Ape to drain its stamina and force it to a "Break State". You can also grab its tail to perform a throw attack that will greatly reduce its stamina. Executing a throw while the Great Ape is in "Break State" will deal huge damage to it and also give you a chance for a follow up attack. In the first phase, just attack it or aim for its tail. Goku should be able to completely deplete the first life gauge by lifting the Great Ape by the tail and slamming it to the ground. After the cutscene, carefully attack it and keep an eye on its attack. Fully depleting the stamina will trigger a cutscene with Krillin successfully cutting off the Great Ape's tail and making him lose power. scenario complete! Prince's Pride! Limit Battle ============================ Win: Defeat Vegeta Lose: Player's HP depleted This battle should be manageable with Goku's help. However, don't underestimate Vegeta. Even when critically wounded, he can still put up a fight. Just perform your combos and be aggressive to build your gauges so you can perform more potent finishers. [0003CC]__________ RETURN OF THE SAIYANS: INTERMISSION _______________ Completing the previous Saga will correct the current Scroll you're working on. While talking to Trunks, you'll finally meet the Supreme Kai of Time. After the conversation with them, you're free again to do what you want. Single Lobby is now enabled. Other player's custom characters will appear in the city as NPCs. You'll know them immediately since their names are colored Yellow. You can pay these pseudo-NPCs with Zenis to recruit them to your team on your next PQ. You can only recruit if you're the team leader. Also, if you happen to find a Patroller that you want, you can tag it as Favorite so you can summon/recruit them anytime in the future. Multi-lobby is also enabled. This is where you can communicate with other online players, form teams, battle against them, and do PQs together. Take note that all online features of the game requires a Playstation Plus membership. If you don't have a PS+ subscription, only offline features are available to you. Ziko, the old guy outside the gate leading to Time Nest will also give you an Energy Capsule for your commendable efforts. Other additional changes after completing the last saga: -- New PQs will be available from here on. -- Vegeta is now available to be selected as a Master -- More characters unlocked to be selected as Support Characters [0003D]_________________ GINYU FORCE SAGA _________________________ Those Weird Guys! Ginyu Force ============================= Win: Reduce Ginyu's health to a certain amount / Defeat Recoome Lose: Player HP depleted In this battle, you'll be teaming up with Vegeta in fighting Ginyu. He's no pushover, capable of using explosive waves to disrupt your combos and use powerful ki blasts as well. Fight defensively and use your vanish sparingly. Vegeta will be aggressive in his attacks, making Ginyu aggro towards him most of the time. Use this chance to attack from behind and always end your basic combos with supers. Goku Clashes with the Ginyu Force ================================= Win: Reduce Ginyu's health to a certain amount Lose: Player HP depleted This time, you'll be teaming up with Goku against Ginyu. Keep attacking him until his HP is reduced to below 25%. During this time, Jeice and Burter will arrive to back Ginyu up. Defeat them as well to complete this mission. Spaceship Sneak Mission as Ginyu ================================ Win: Defeat 20 enemies Lose: Player HP depleted, Ally HP Depleted The problem here is that your allies need to survive through the entire ordeal until you defeat 20 enemies. Unfortunately, you can't revive KO'd allies and the enemies you defeated will just keep coming and coming. The faster you can defeat them, the easier your time will be. First off, attack the henchment and defeat 10 of them. Guldo will appear with a couple more henchmen. Defeat him to force him to flee then defeat the remaining number of enemies to complete the mission. If Krillin or Gohan seems to get defeated faster than you can wipe out the remaining henchmen, consider bringing an All-Energy Capsule S to heal everyone's health. Take Back History and Your Body ============================== Win: Defeat all enemies Lose: Player HP depleted, Ally HP depleted It is recommended to bring a healing item or two in this battle. First, you have to battle Ginyu possessing your original body. After dealing enough damage, a cutscene will trigger where you'll get your body back and Ginyu will take over Goku's body. The damage you suffered in the previous battle will be inherited so you'll start the second phase of the battle bloodied and beaten. Heal up as necessary then continue beating up the possessed Goku. Be careful though since he'll be powerful enough to lay waste on you, especially if you haven't healed up. In the next phase of the battle, Ginyu will call on Guldo to join the battle. Vegeta will intercept him. Defeat Guldo first then continue pummeling Ginyu to complete the mission. Discovered! History Invaders ============================ Win: Reduce enemy healt to a certain amount. Lose: Player HP depleted The game's real villains will now appear. The time invader called Mira will be your opponent. At first, he'll be fighting defensively so use charged attacks and grabs to break his defense and deal damage to him. Make sure to save your stamina later on when he starts to fight back. He deals considerable damage but if you didn't struggle in your last few battles in this saga, then you should be able to manage this fight. You don't need to defeat him; you just need to deplete his HP low enough to complete this mission. [0003DD]____________ GINYU FORCE SAGA: INTERMISSION ___________________ After the last battle, watch the cutscene and you'll be back in the Time Nest. You'll learn more about the two time invaders you encountered. Better yet, another timeline has been fixed. Of course Trunks will tell you that another timeline is being disrupted but before that, you can take care of four new PQs. New characters are now unlocked as well. (Ginyu Force Members) [0003E]_____________________ FRIEZA SAGA _________________________ Emperor Frieza! =============== Win: Reduce Frieza's health to a certain amount Lose: Player HP depleted, Goku is defeated Frieza's first form is somewhat a pushover especially if you're training hard prior to this mission. He has particularly nasty combos and follow-up attacks he can pull. Just keep attacking him until his HP is critically low. This will trigger a cutscene where he'll immediately transform to his final form. Finally! Raging Super Saiyan! ============================= Win: Reduce Frieza's health to a certain amount Lose: Player HP depleted After the events leading to Krillin and Piccolo's death, Goku has transformed to a super saiyan. You have to help him fight Frieza. Though your character will appear battered, he/she'll be in full health when fighting Frieza. You don't have to worry about Goku since he'll be more than enough to deal with Frieza; however, make sure to be aggressive as well to end the mission quickly. Final Battle! My Full Power! =========================== Win: Deplete Frieza's health Lose: Player HP depleted Now, the final battle is at hand. However, it may be anti-climactic since Goku's quite overpowered already at this point. Just attack Frieza and deal as much damage as you can to end the battle. [0003EE]_________________ FRIEZA SAGA: INTERMISSION ____________________ You'll be back in the Time Nest. After the cutscene, head outside and talk to Ziko to get an Energy Capsule M. Like before, completing the previous saga will unlock more Parallel Quests for you to tackle. Frieza's three forms is also now unlocked as support characters. [0003F]_____________________ CELL SAGA _________________________ Do Not Let Hercule Die! ======================= Win: Reduce Cell's health to a certain amount Lose: Player HP depleted, Hercule HP depleted You'll be fighting Perfect Cell. He's strong, and can't be staggered easily. He can also unleash annoying follow up attacks and a LV3 Kamehameha. Make sure to use Ultimate Attacks against him if you can since it's the only sure way of dealing solid damage to him. He's aggressive so expect him to almost always get in your line of fire. Don't hesitate to use items as necessary. To complete this mission, you have to get his HP down to 20-25%. Hercule's Fight! Out of the Way! ================================ Win: Defeat Hercule Lose: Player HP depleted Hercule will be powered up now and will be a worthy opponent. He's fast and will almost always use explosive evasive moves to break your combo and super strikes. One of the best ways to deal with him is to use strong attacks that can send him flying. This way, you'll get some breathing space. He doesn't have any powerful Ki Supers. Concentrate your attacks on Hercule only and avoid getting in Cell and Goku's battle. If you can afford using multiple Ultimate finishers at a time, make sure to use them against this possessed Hercule. Immortal Hercule at Cell Games ============================= Win: Defeat Hercule Lose: Player HP depleted You'll fight a powered up Hercule once more. His attack patterns are the same and he'll still be as aggressive as ever. Use the same tactics you used to defeat him the first time around. Rage Gohan! Villanous Cell Jr Win: Defeat 6 Cell Jr Lose: Player HP depleted, Ally HP defeated These Cell Jrs are fast, pesky, annoying and quite powerful. Expect to be attacked on all directions most of the time. Be aggressive and defensive at the same time. Use your evasive skills if you get ganged up and concentrate your attacks on one Cell Jr at a time. After defeating three of them, Gohan will get possessed and will berserk. Make quick work out of the remaining Cell Jr.s to complete the quest. Warrior of the Future, Mira! =========================== Win: Defeat Mira Lose: Player HP depleted Trunks will be fighting with you but you still need to take care of yourself since it's game over if your HP is depleted. Mira is a solid warrior, with high HP and attack. His speed isn't that great so you'll be sure to catch up with him and land attacks almost all the time. Be careful of its Ultimate attacks since it has two phases; one is a large energy ball at short range, and the follow up attack where he'll throw it as a projectile. Mira seems to have a lot of stamina as well since he can counter-vanish at least three times in a row. His combos doesn't hurt that much surprisingly, and he doesn't use annoying explosive evasive skills that much when you're landing combos on him. Don't Lose Gohan! Perfect Cell! ============================== Win: Defeat Perfect Cell Lose: Player HP depleted, Gohan's HP depleted In this battle, you have to ultimately defeat Cell with Gohan's help. Gohan's Kamehameha is a very potent weapon against Cell, capable of taking out a large chunk of his HP. Strike attacks aren't that effective against Cell so if you have Ki Blast Supers or Ultimate attacks, you have to use them often. Cell has a very damaging evasive skill as well, further discouraging complete reliance on Strike supers. [0003FF]_________________ CELL SAGA: INTERMISSION ____________________ -- As usual, more PQs are unlocked. 4-Star PQs can now be selected. -- Gohan (Teen) will be around to offer PQ #19 but save that for later until you gain a few more levels and better skills. -- Super Saiyan Gohan (Teen), Hercule, and various Cells are added to the roster. -- New inventory available in various shops [0003G]_____________________ ANDROID SAGA _________________________ The Cruel Androids of the Future ================================ Win: Defeat all enemies Lose: Player HP depleted, Trunks HP depleted Both of them are quite powered up and they are also hard to stagger. Android 18's evasive skill also showers Ki blasts around her so be careful. They also tend to double-team their targets, so if you find yourself getting pummeled by them, use an evasive skill to stop their attack. Cell is Here?! Save Trunks! =========================== Win: Defeat Cell Lose: Player HP depleted, Trunks HP depleted You'll be fighting a possessed Perfect Cell with Trunks. He's tough, has high HP, and you can't almost stagger him. Powerful Ki Blast Supers and Ultimates can take care of this. Also, combos may not be a good idea against him since he tends to use evasive blasts quite frequently. Combo only when you need to build up your Ki gauge for your special attacks. [0003GG]_______________ ANDROID SAGA: INTERMISSION ________________ The previous Time Patrol saga is very short so you can go back in the city and check the new things available: -- Talk to Ziko outside the Time Nest gate to get a Power Capsule M -- The shops have new items for sale as well. -- New PQs are available as well. -- New characters unlocked. (Future Trunks, Android 18, Android 17) ///////////////////////// ADDITIONAL MISSIONS TO FOLLOW ////////////////// ///////////////////////// ADDITIONAL MISSIONS TO FOLLOW ////////////////// [0004]___________________ PARALLEL QUESTS _________________ For illustrated guides for the available (offline) Parallel Quests can be found via the link below: http://www.supercheats.com/dragon-ball-xenoverse/walkthrough/ parallel-quest-basics-1 OVERVIEW =============== Parallel Quests can be triggered by talking to the robots in the building of the same name. There are Online and Offline Parallel Quests. You need a Playstation Plus subscription in order to take Online PQs. Offline PQs are readily available and more will be unlocked as you complete preceding PQs and Time Patrol quests. PQs are very important since they're the main source of experience and zeni from the game. Since you can repeat any PQ as many times as you want, it's possible to get multiple copies of items that you can use or sell. Skills are dropped by chance; after successfully getting the skill in a particular PQ, it will be grayed out in the PQ's rewards page. For starters, most PQs are accepted from this building in the Time Machine Sector. Additional PQs are unlocked as you complete preceding PQs or complete Sagas (story missions). There are also PQs that can only be triggered by talking to various characters (like Raditz or Nappa for example) hanging around near the Time Machine Sector. After completing their PQs, these will be conveniently listed in the Quest Information building for you to replay them again easily. HIDDEN CONDITIONS ================= There are hidden conditions for every PQ. If you haven't discovered the hidden condition yet, it will be marked as blue "??????" in the quest details page. Unlocking these hidden conditions will trigger special events, additional enemies, and extra locations which will allow you to get a higher rank at the end of the mission. The individual pages on this guide will feature all the hidden conditions; however following the conditions doesn't seem to guarantee to trigger them all the time. REWARDS =============== PQs have a list of possible rewards. For completing each PQ, you're guaranteed to earn experience and zeni. Costumes, and skills however are only dropped by chance and by defeating opponents. If you're after a specific skill, depending on your luck, you may get it on your first run or after several attempts. Also, you have to finish the quest until the end in order for you to keep the collected items in the previous scenarios / objectives. PREPARATION =============== Before heading to a PQ, always consider doing the following: 1. Equip recovery items. Buy more from Item Shops or mix them using the materials you gathered with the help of Mixing Shops. These are invaluable especially during long quests with multiple scenarios. 2. Check your equipment. Always make sure you have the best equipment you can get before heading out. 3. Boost your attributes. After leveling up, make sure to spend your skill points boosting your attributes. It's a necessity! 4. Buy new skills if you can afford them! An empty skill slot is a wasted slot, especially if that's supposed to contain skills that can get your combo and offense going. 5. If you're under the tutelage of a Master, make sure you have equipped their technique. 6. Finally, if you can't seem to get a higher rank or if you always fail a particular PQ, don't fret. DBXV is about grinding and leveling up your character. Repeat previously completed PQs and level up. SEARCHING FOR ENEMIES AND ITEMS =============================== In battle, you can press the Left DPAD to search for enemies. You can find enemies even through solid obstacles. Locking on the target while on Search mode allows you to view even more detailed information. Each area has hidden material items that you can reveal using this method. There are material items hidden in some stages. Searching them will tag their location and the spot will be marked with an exclamation point. Stand on the spot and press Circle to gather the material. Some materials are found inside rocks or boulders. You have to destroy them with Ki Blasts so you can gather them. Take note that you'll only find generic materials here; rarer drops are acquired by defeating random Time Patrollers that appear on certain missions. TRANSITION GATES ================ Every location in PQs have interconnecting gates. They'll only unlock after completing objectives in the current location, like defeating the targets. To use this, lock on the gate, get near enough, then press Circle. Sometimes, you have to use Search mode to know which active Gate you need to go. PQ REVIEW ================ You can check valuable information in your current PQ by pressing the right DPAD. You can also see the connected locations, quest conditions, and obtained items or skills. INTERRUPTIONS ================ Sometimes, there will be instances that new enemies appear after meeting some requirements (like defeating the main targets in the shortest time possible). Most of the time, these new enemies count toward your evaluation at the end of the quest, and gives you a chance to have a better rank or get an material or key item from them. Fortunately, new supporters will arrive the same way. SUPPORT CHARACTERS ================== As you go through the main stories and complete parallel quests, more characters will be unlocked. Before heading out on a PQ, you can select up to two Support characters. You can also use one of the original characters instead of your custom fighter. Also, if you're under a Master, including that character in your team when going on quests increases your affinity or friendship level to that character faster, unlocking more training sessions on the way for them to teach their ultimate skills. REVIVING CHARACTERS ================== In some quests, when a player's HP is depleted, it's game over. On some quests however, your allies can revive you. You can also do the same for them. Even when down, characters can provide assistance by locking on to one of their teammates. The assists they perform will depend on the character's unique attributes. Also, Saiyan characters enjoy a boost of stats once they're revived, making them more efficient in battle after getting KO'd and revived. While down, you can use items to revive yourself. For illustrated guides for the available (offline) Parallel Quests can be found via the link below: http://www.supercheats.com/dragon-ball-xenoverse/walkthrough/ parallel-quest-basics-1 [0005]______________________ MASTERS ____________________ "Masters" are powerful martial arts masters that appeared throughout history. You'll have the opportunity to find them in Tokitoki City. They have a unique marker beside their names making them stand out and easy to find. Just talk to them and defeat them in battle for them to acknowledge your strength and take you in as a student. You can only have one master at a time. If you train under a different master, you'll have to end your apprenticeship with your current master. This is not the end though; you're free to switch masters without repercussions, whenever you please. You have to prove your strength to a Master by passing his "test of skill" battle. He'll then teach you one of his techniques. There are four lessons or challenges Masters can give, and you'll get a new skill if you're triumphant. Talk to your master once in a while to receive free items from them as well. You must increase your affinity level with your masters as proof that you've grown stronger as their student. There are three ways of increasing it: 1. Include your master as a support character in PQs 2. Use the techniques he taught you 3. Earn experience as his student. The higher the exp you earn every PQ, the faster your master will grow fond of you. Keep doing the conditions above until your master acknowledges your mastery over the technique he taught you. Your current master will usually wait in the bottom of the stairs from the time machines. You'll know that he's ready for another challenge when you see a blue question mark over his/her head. Each master can teach you four different skills, with the new ones more powerful and potent than the last. To check your affinity level with your current master, access the Play Data option from your main menu. New masters will become available as you complete story missions. Also, they're not always in the same location or appear in the same city all the time. They locations and appearances seem to be random so keep "reloading" the city by selecting a PQ until the character selection screen then cancelling out. Keep doing this and searching around until you find the master you want to talk to. For illustrated guides regarding the individual masters you can find in the game, please follow the link below: http://www.supercheats.com/dragon-ball-xenoverse/walkthrough/masters-basics +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NOTE: THIS WALKTHROUGH COVERS THE MAIN STORY MISSIONS ONLY. FOR PARALLEL QUESTS, GUIDE TO MASTERS, EXTRAS, TROPHY GUIDE, AND MORE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW. 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