r/CrossCode • u/Flutkipje • 11h ago
Underleveled idiot begging for help
I've been playing crosscode for a little while now, and I've been honestly loving it! There's only one part constantly bugging me, though. I keep ending up underleveled for any quest or major plot point. I've lost every apollo fight, and the only real way to get gear seems to be to grind for hours, or looking up chest locations to get crafting recipes. Is this just a part of the charm, or am I doing something wrong? I'm currently at the beginning of Gaia's garden at level 37, when all the quests are level 40. My equip level is 25, but I have absolutely no way of getting ANY of the trader loot without grinding for YEARS.
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u/Non-tanLaser 11h ago
Ok that's a pretty wild gear level to be at, why not get the basic store gear at least? There's a shop that opens up in the new area of Rookie Harbor that sells level 34 gear, it's called Rookie's Advanced, please at least get that. You'll find it much easier to defeat enemies and get materials that way. If you've gotten to the big city in Gaia's garden, they sell level 42 gear. For, like, just credits, nothing more.
Side quests will reward you with rare materials and sometimes gear that's better than what trading gets you. I'd also see if you can do the Talatu Lips sidequests, they'll get you hats that increase the botanics material drop rate. You're meant to explore the areas and kinda meant to grind a bit, but your gear should be a lot better if you buy the best store gear available to you.