You can die to a torch in the dungeon with clever platforming iirc. The tutorial battle seemed very scripted to me so that's probably faster than anything else?

Just a heads up, but it seems that the link is not working on my end ^^'

The only "intended" way of downgrading is factory resetting your console and using a physical cartridge of the game. However, there is/are (an)other "less intended" way(s), but you'll have to wait for someone else more knowledgeable to respond, or to ask on Discord, not really an expert on the subject ^^'

Basically, from what I'm gathering, the XC2 money is not very necessary for 1.1.1 and lower but cuts some time out on trading and on collectable RNG, while for version 1.1.2 it helps a bit more because you can abuse it more.
(I'm not totally sure though, so I'll let anyone correct me if I'm wrong.)

Hi, fellow French Xenoblade lover ^^

You should really consider entering the Xeno speedrun Discord server (link in "Discord" on the page), as there should be a good enough guide in the pins + we should be able to answer all your questions (I say we but I'll let more competent persons do it but still lol).

Good night to ya! ^^

Now that Cartiss joined the mod team, this is not as "urgent", but any volunteer will still be appreciated dw

I don't really like verifying my own runs, is all. Must have finished the game, and preferably would like to run the game someday at least. Other than that, almost anyone goes

I'd say it could potentially be nice for hundo, since I also have a way to go to the ladder from the Garfont side, but it's not really much.

Like Aeon said, this was already known since at least 2 years, but don't worry, it's always a good thing to share things! Because not sharing for a while can lead to things like the Ship Clip remaining "undiscovered" for 2 years when, in fact, there was a vid from like 2018 on it ^^'

In the future, I'd advise to first do a really quick check on Google and YouTube to see if something is known or not, and then if almost no one or literally no one talks about it or you think you found more to it than what's talked about, then go ahead! That way you won't regret making blocks of text

Have a nice day

My understanding is that Expert Mode is only used for the grind. So routing out Expert Mode only hinders the speed of the grind and doesn't do much else. (skip the next paragraph if you already know why Expert mode is used, sorry for extra text if you already understand ^^')

This is because a multiplier will apply on EXP given based on the level difference. So, basically, without Expert mode, you'll inevitably reach a level that'll lower the multiplier, thus you'll gain less exp per battle and the grind will take longer, whereas with Expert Mode you can downlevel such that you stay with the best multiplier available.

Anyway, that's just the two cents of a slow moron, take it with a grain of salt if you want.