That's more because they both perfectly know how to use their powers while Nana is struggling and learning to adapt, resulting often ina more "imperfect form" of her shapeshifting.
And yes that is intentional at the moment.
Yup that "Can't Heal" Debuff is special, in the first beta it could be removed with that strategy but it was changed for balacing reasons.
Want me to list them? Could do that:
-On top of the frozen dungeon (Two Flames)
-On the frozen lake
-Near the Hidden Fields
-On a small isling that needed to be glided over
-Near the demon behind a bush, barely visble
-On the fields
-Behind the broken ruins
The next trail is south near a tree.
Well, there is ng+ and the fact that it is a secret tf, most people won't even know about it in their first playthrough to begin with. And there are always people that are insanely competent about reaching stuff early or winning impossible fights. I absolutely don't hurt to give those people the possibility if they want to try it. And no extra tf's (and also secret tf's) are never needed to access any tf's or progress trough the game. It obviously is still hard to do but you don't even need extra heat resistance if you have high max hp you could tank through, in the end it comes down to skill, knowledge and preparation.
Yes there is another scent trail, at the point where the road takes a turn.
Bad ending is one of the other two events I was refering two. But yes the bad ending is the main reason it stays there. So you can't miss it.
I see, that is intersting. I never heard reports of it or experince myself so I willl wait and see if other will report such a bug as well. These sort of things can sometimes be triggered not by the game but the computer it is played on. I heard that newer computers often have problems with older rpg maker games. So I sadly can't do anything about it for now until I have more reports to confirm the cause and fix it.
You remember correctly. The middle ones have the worst odds. The odds from all other machines still differ but not that much and the middle ones are way worse than any other. There is not "one"best machine but a few are slightly better than others.
I increased the dmg multiplyer by one level, it should now inflict more dmg. Healing rates can be affected by various stats like max hp down or healing effects down. As well as equipment and character stasts. That may be true but not everyone will buy the dojo upgrade. There aren't nearly enough flames to get every upgrade in only one playthrough without ng+ or cheating. But I do agree with you that it is rendering taht skill more useless.
That certainly is an intersting theory<3 I can confirm that they are indeed rare, so rare even, that people thought them to be just a fairy tale. I think something along those lines also is mentioned in game.
Yes, Xia uses a bow as her weapon. It currently isn't stated in game or artwork but she is using that one with her talons. I do want to add that information in some optional dialogue with her in the future. And Nana could do it in theory as well but isn't skilled enough.