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Details are continuing to emerge on Dragon Quest IX's support for wireless play. Joining the local Wi-Fi multiplayer play and the recent announcement of downloadable quests and item lists, Square Enix announced today that the game will feature a "surechigai" mode.
Surechigai is the official Japanese name for that DS feature that lets systems exchange data with one-another even when the lid is shut. Games like Nintendogs and even Dragon Quest V support it. Square Enix hasn't given an English name for the DQIX mode yet, so we'll stick with surechigai for now.
In DQIX, this feature is used to do background character swaps with other players whom you might pass by, for instance, at a busy train station. The exchange occurs completely in the background, although you need to have first set your DS into the surechigai mode by speaking with Rikka at Rikka's Inn in the main town.
Visiting player data appears in the form of guests at the inn. You can speak with the guests to view a special message that the other player has entered in advance and also see stats about the other player, including play time and battle count. You can also view a player profile here, which offers such information as location, birthday, and job (either real life job or in-game job).
Your DS can hold up to three guests at any given time. Leave your system in surechigai mode, and you'll continue to shuffle out these guests with other players.
There's some incentive to keep on getting new guests in this fashion, as Rikka's Inn sees interior upgrades as your guest count goes up. In addition, you may find yourself with new treasure maps, given as an automatic gift by visiting players.
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Surechigai is the official Japanese name for that DS feature that lets systems exchange data with one-another even when the lid is shut. Games like Nintendogs and even Dragon Quest V support it. Square Enix hasn't given an English name for the DQIX mode yet, so we'll stick with surechigai for now.
In DQIX, this feature is used to do background character swaps with other players whom you might pass by, for instance, at a busy train station. The exchange occurs completely in the background, although you need to have first set your DS into the surechigai mode by speaking with Rikka at Rikka's Inn in the main town.
Visiting player data appears in the form of guests at the inn. You can speak with the guests to view a special message that the other player has entered in advance and also see stats about the other player, including play time and battle count. You can also view a player profile here, which offers such information as location, birthday, and job (either real life job or in-game job).
Your DS can hold up to three guests at any given time. Leave your system in surechigai mode, and you'll continue to shuffle out these guests with other players.
There's some incentive to keep on getting new guests in this fashion, as Rikka's Inn sees interior upgrades as your guest count goes up. In addition, you may find yourself with new treasure maps, given as an automatic gift by visiting players.
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