Iwata Asks: Dragon Quest X - Part 1

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Iwata Asks: Dragon Quest X - Part 1
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The following Iwata Asks interview includes DQX director Jin Fujisawa, DQX producer Yousuke Saito and Dragon Quest series creator and game designer Hori Yuuji...

- Square-Enix was aiming for Dragon Quest X to deliver players the message that, "It's okay even if you don't play every day."
- Hori didn't want players to have their lives destroyed by having to check in with the game every day
- the Support Allies system lets players have your character join their party, even when you aren't playing
- this earns you experience and gold while you're away
- the "Energy Balls" system has a meter which charges when you're not logged in
- when your meter fills to a certain level, you obtain an engery ball
- an energy ball gives you double experience and gold for thirty minutes
- players who play only on the weekend will receive enough energy balls that they'll be able to play continuously with double gold and experience
- "Support Gold" system: If you reach a certain location as part of your progress through the game, you'll be given a certain amount of gold every week
- Hori says he's shy and isn't particularly good at making friends
- this is why Hori wanted to make sure Dragon Quest X could be played alone

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[LegendofZelda1996]

I hope that the statement that you can play Dragon Quest X alone is true!

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@LegendofZelda1996
That was known from early on when it was announced. You can hire AI companions instead, as well as AI-controlled offline human-player characters. You do not have to have an all-human party.

[LegendofZelda1996]

@LegendofZelda1996
That was known from early on when it was announced. You can hire AI companions instead, as well as AI-controlled offline human-player characters. You do not have to have an all-human party.

What I meant is to complete the entire game without having to connect online and paying a monthly subscription fee during the game. The reason why I say this is because I heard that you can only play Dragon Quest X offline for a couple of hours, and then you have to connect online and pay a subscription fee. Sorry for being unintentionally misleading.

[SlimeBeherit]

You've got that right, you can only play the game to a certain point offline. After that, you must be connected online, regardless of playing alone or with friends. You do get 20 free hours however, and there are a couple of hours where its free to play, though it suppose to be reserved for kids. It's very annoying i know, considering Dark Souls didn't charge me a monthly fee for a comparable online experience. Of course everyone is holding out that it will lose the fee when it makes it overseas, much like Monster Hunter. But FFXI makes me think otherwise