The Squad Task panel
Squad Tasks were an online gameplay mechanic in Xenoblade Chronicles X. They were one of the two components of BLADE Missions. By completing them, players could earn Reward Tickets and BLADE Medals, as well as access the corresponding Squad Missions. This mechanic was discontinued with the shutdown of Wii U online servicess.
During normal gameplay, a BLADE Mission may be randomly assigned to the player's Squad. A Squad Task panel appeared in the lower right of the screen, and the player could decide whether or not to participate in the BLADE Mission. Each Squad Task was represented by an icon which indicated the objective's category, and the color of the icon indicated whether the objective is a category, subcategory, or a specific enemy or collectible.
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Checking the Squad Task details with L + R
The specific objectives could be seen by holding the R button and repeatedly pressing the L button to cycle through the Squad Tasks. The details would appear above the icons: "Hunt" for enemies or "Collect" for collectibles, the name of the target, and the total quantity to be defeated or gathered. Collectibles from the player's inventory could not be used to satisfy a Squad Task, they must have been collected during the BLADE Mission to quality.
The enemies for a Squad Task are tagged with a stylized 'S'
The number below each icon gave the remaining number of enemies to be defeated or the remaining number of collectibles to be gathered, and was decremented when any member of the Squad defeated one of the required enemies or gathered one of the required collectibles. The time bar at the bottom gave the remaining time limit for the BLADE Mission.
Target enemies for a Squad Task were marked with 
to make them easier to spot. Collectibles did not have this identifying mark.
Completing Tasks[]
When a member of the Squad defeated one of the enemies or gathered one of the collectibles required for a Squad Task, that player received a reward of 3 or 6 Reward Tickets, and may have randomly received a BLADE Medal which could be used to fight a Nemesis.
A Task has been completed
When the remaining number of enemies or collectibles for a Squad Task reached zero, that task was marked as having been cleared, and each member of the Squad received 24 to 36 Reward Tickets. In addition, the Squad Mission indicator lit up to notify the player that a Squad Mission was now available at the Network Console.
All Squad Tasks have been completed
When all five Squad Tasks were completed, a "Tasks Complete" notification was displayed, and all members of the Squad received a bonus of 36 to 54 Reward Tickets.