oh, right, after checking backlog...
#Monster Hunter
brave hazel
God I love that top hat
full sage
skills primarily focused on supporting an aerial playstyle (evade extender, mounting master, airborne (increases damage from jumping attacks), stamina recovery)
full sage
specifically, it's meant to work well with gu's aerial style, which causes you to launch into the air when you roll into a monster (or... some other things), letting you do mounting attacks without needing the environment to be conducive to it.
...though, the change to the dodge roll itself is a little quirky.
hollow comet
i want this..
tiny wind
i think i might switch back to cb in rise
hollow comet
that weird sniper from dmc 3 could be a hbg too
cerberus for dual blades since windmill (dmc) is basically the dual blades spine ride...
hollow comet
i think i might switch back to cb in rise
tiny wind
range weapon don't really do it for me in this game
hollow comet
yamato as a LS is asking to be made too
bleak halo
Not technically MH fan art but come on
https://x.com/fryprai/status/1845193609416671564
Twitter
full sage
Twitter
bleak halo
Making me think of house dragonmaid for some reason
full sage
...there's a funny story behind that commission.
specifically, I requested "Gore Magala S armor" thinking of the design from generations,
...apparently, they switched around armor designs between 4u and gen a bit:
the S label is just for "the basic high rank version" but gen also had an EX Gore armor set instead.
...but in 4u, the armor set design that would be called "EX" in gen was... literally just the basic high rank version, labeled S.
Gen just apparently also let you use both the high rank and the low rank design in high rank by having "S" be the same as low rank, and "EX" being the old high rank design.
...but, uh, due to a misunderstanding on my part, I didn't realize any of this until the artist got a fairly in-depth sketch back, so I just rolled with it?
so thus, I figured "hey, it would be funny if this misunderstanding also happened in-universe with the blacksmith going 'hey, you sure you wanted this design, it's kinda revealing' and my hunter unknowingly confirming that, and just... rolling with it."
brave hazel
Lmao
That IS pretty amusing
...oh lord I think I'm finally getting the hang of longsword
Mostly just struggling with how tight the windows for things are
frigid mango
Not technically MH fan art but come on
https://x.com/fryprai/status/18451936094...
Nyan Quixote
mystic cape
Wonder if it'll make an appearance in Wilds, or if it'll be a DLC thing like in World/Iceborne
Impossible Idea, but what if the Wilds inal boss is Nakarkos with all the extinct monster bones so we can't predict it as easily?
brave hazel
I hope it isn't tbh
Having it be a stepping stone on the way there would be cool though
brave hazel
...good lord I forgot how miserable Kushala is in World
They really did tone him down in Rise
naive elk
a lot of monsters are toned down in rise
brave hazel
Glad that the wind mantle was toned down, that shit's fucking miserable in World
bleak halo
...why is the best wide 2 gunlance I can get in without grinding for three glavenus tails a giant corn on a cob
https://mhgu.kiranico.com/weapon/4e33b
bleak halo
Second zinogre hunt has ended in me getting so frustrated I just turned off the game
I really don’t like the distinct area divide in GU, it lets the monsters just literally push you out of the fight if you get caught in a corner
And the camera is just not great either, sometimes I flat out can’t see what my character is doing because the monster is in the way and the camera refuses to move correctly 
Why are there so many little flaws I this game, so much of it is good
void narwhal
Some of the earlier clunk is from this originating on a dang portable, world's big open zones would have been a lot
Plus it does ease the other issue of potions making you do a fun little pose if you can just hide in the other room for a moment
full sage
you can also use the distinct areas to your advantage. step back, sharpen, heal, etc.
bleak halo
True yeah
But I don’t like doing that tbh and I think monsters stopping me from fighting them is too annoying for it to be worth it
void narwhal
I'm just explaining why an older game might feel a bit dated, it's not like they're designing with this as the intent
bleak halo
Mmm
void narwhal
Thing plays on the damn 3ds, they managed to fit a lotta game in these games
full sage
...I held for the longest time a resentment over world's larger map and thus over reliance on scoutflies, but after like, actually picking the game up again a bit (and then putting it back down after it pissed me off for other reasons) it... it was absolutely just the ancient forest, the rest of the maps were fine.
void narwhal
Ancient Forest could maybe use some of those Rise Shortcut bugs
But it didn't feel so bad once you got all the camps unlocked
bleak halo
Yeah the ancient forest really sucks (for everyone other than me because I have very weird taste)
outer heron
i think the ancient forest fucking rules tbh
the only downside is kushala daora existing on its map
void narwhal
Kushala's got to be the monster I've fought the least of, it's a neat design but every mechanic is frustrating
full sage
i just dislike scoutflies as a mechanic, and the design of the map feels like it absolutely necessitates them.
i thought risen kushala felt fairly reasonable for what it's supposed to be, though it was probably the risen elder I fought the least.
final hedge
I love the ancient forest but it is a truly insane first map to throw your players into
scoutflies also make my little brain happy
outer heron
it probably should've been there for the tutorial and then like
the third map
like "ohh we need you to do some bullshit in the forest before you can go to the rotten vale"
maybe make the place safer so some of the squads can get lumber or something?
idk
i can agree that it should been later than wildspire and coral highlands, though, since those maps are so straight compared to the forest
which is peak
but definitely daunting
stuck needle
I love the ancient forest but it is a truly insane first map to throw your playe...
one of the few times I did multiplayers with randos in my first playthrough, a tobi kadachi knocked me down from its nest, somehow far enough that I just couldn't find my way back. And I guess since the rest of the party was still in a fight, my scoutflies weren't working? so I was just fully lost for five minutes
bleak halo
There's a fish charge blade?
https://mhgu.kiranico.com/weapon/bdaba
final hedge
it's in rise too
hollow comet
whaaaa
hollow comet
I love the ancient forest but it is a truly insane first map to throw your playe...
ok imma fight rathalos
damn rathalos got wings
i would get to the nest
it would fly away
run to the other side of the map
it goes back to the nest
stuck needle
There's a fish charge blade?
https://mhgu.kiranico.com/weapon/bdaba
I hope they lean back into the stupid weapons in Wilds, and that they make layered weapons accessible earlier on. I want to main a fish blade ...
weak gulch
one of the few times I did multiplayers with randos in my first playthrough, a t...
Scoutflies likely had trouble pathing to Tobi if moving around the tree sections a ton of possible paths
stuck needle
That's possible. I remember them as being in the red/hiding/inactive state like they get when you aggro a monster? But this was years ago, so they might just have been befuddled
final hedge
it took me a long time to get a good idea of how to get from any place to any other place in the ancient forest
but I do really like it as a map honestly
it feels like a real place
stuck needle
💯 it really drives home the vibe, which makes the sort of toy box levels in Rise feel way shallower
final hedge
oh yeah the rise maps are definitely a step down from world but you can't really blame them
world barely runs on next gen console hardware
stuck needle
I'm going to have to upgrade my everything for Wilds...
final hedge
the vibe I'm getting is that performance won't be awful but yeah it'll still probably be a bit of a chonker
hollow comet
💯 it really drives home the vibe, which makes the sort of toy box levels in Ris...
felt
but at least my laptop can run it at 60 fps
stuck needle
Hopefully their optimization pass helps, but the original suggested specs they posted were High
bleak halo
...you know maybe I should actually start using the shield that charge blade comes without outside of the occasional guard point
bleak halo
And the camera is just not great either, sometimes I flat out can’t see what my ...
...is there a way to turn off the camera automatically adjusting when it bumps into a monster? It feels really weird and it's glitched out on me a couple times and moves the camera into a top down view
Unrelated, seregios down
I have no idea what happened in that fight other than me doing a lot of AEDs but it seemed fun
brave hazel
Seregios is "snake getting kicked to death by a secretary bird" simulator
bleak halo
wat
bleak halo
Ah
brave hazel
Debating if I wanna pre-order Wilds
Cause on one hand, DO NOT FUCKING PRE-ORDER
On the other, vaguely want the cool hat
bleak halo
What cool hat?
brave hazel
What cool hat?
Pre-order bonus's layered armor
hollow comet
I'm not a pre order person so yeah i hope they offer it later for like 2 bucks
has mh had preorder bonus before
bleak halo
Yeah that’s a pretty cool hat
But consider: what if they make your favorite weapon utter garbage
brave hazel
I have many favorite weapons
bleak halo
Damn
brisk dirge
But consider: what if they make your favorite weapon utter garbage
Impossible, I play LS
brave hazel
It's really just
"Preorder bad" has been drilled into me
And it is bad, it only encourages crunch culture
bleak halo
Do not preorder 
brave hazel
And idk if I'll have the disposable income for it later
outer heron
wilds is looking extremely good and is by a reputable dev team
brave hazel
Yeah but like
Capcom is still a big corporation at the end of the day
I absolutely do not trust them to not kill their teams on games
Especially not with the dystopia nightmare fuel bullshit I've heard about Japanese work culture
...though thinking about that further, that does feel vaguely racist to immediately assume they'd be worse on the basis of being based in Japan
outer heron
crapcom is bad yes, but wilds is like 80% done, has plenty of previews with very good gameplay, and is releasing in uh
4 months
idk
i just think that "never preorder" is a bad axiom, you should just preorder the same way you'd buy anything else
well-informed
brave hazel
I guess so, yeah
weak gulch
I've heard the MH teams of Capcom are for the most part separate, or at the least less wrangled than other (Capcom) devs.
brisk dirge
They have the rotating teams so that each game has more time
brave hazel
I guess now I just gotta figure out what I wanna preorder then
$20 extra for A Fucking Lot of stuff, or no...
I mean, that samurai armor is neat, reminds me of Sekiro's Iron Warrior, and I always get a lot of mileage out of eyepatches in my outfits
balmy swan
World drip achieved
brave hazel
Recreating your pfp I see
balmy swan
the nergi set is just so cool, i can't help myself
eventually i wanna swap out the odogaron chest plate for kushala daora so i can switch to using my white sharpness deviljho axe but tragically that requires a gem so it may take some time
brave hazel
I wouldn't bother, it's more trouble than it's worth for gear that's only going to be outclassed by MR armor
bleak halo
HR armor is admittedly basically completely obsolete like two hunts into MR unless you are really good at not getting hit ever
brave hazel
Aye
hollow comet
i guess the way i see it is all about expected value, how much do you value the pre order bonus, and is that more than the risk of $70 x your perceived probability that you won't like the game
and then to cut down on that risk, there's no benefit in preordering now vs the day before release, but more info and stuff will be out then
brave hazel
I mean
hollow comet
<- 🤓
hollow comet
is the preorder bonus worth 7 dolla
and ofc this is all approximation and guessing, but i love thinking about stuff like this :3
i have a hard time trusting anything so i never preorder 😭
but it's probably something nice for people to go 
as the day approaches
final hedge
But consider: what if they make your favorite weapon utter garbage
I'm a hunting horn main and I still have a couple hundred hours in rise 🥲
also I preordered wilds as soon as it went up on steam
hollow comet
dang, is rise hh bad?
final hedge
it has good dps and feels decent to play but it's just a totally different weapon
I am so excited to be able to play real hunting horn again in wilds
hollow comet
in world you charged it or something? I've only seen it a little bit in videos and have no ideas what is going on
final hedge
it just plays completely differently in world
final hedge
the way the songs work is different, the combos and stuff are all different, etc
crude kayak
It's not bad, but it's very different and I know some people who played HH before dislike it
but that might be just - different = no like
final hedge
I have an enjoyable enough time playing rise horn but I really really enjoyed world horn and I'm sad that it was replaced with something else
anyway wilds is going back to world style horn because it's a world sequel not a rise sequel so I'm happy
balmy swan
I wouldn't bother, it's more trouble than it's worth for gear that's only going ...
Hmm. A fair point, I'll probably go back to my less drippy armor setup for the Deviljho axe then
Put a pin in this one and revisit it in MR
hollow comet
can you layer it
balmy swan
not yet, layered armor is a bit further down the line
fashion is endgame in world
i miss my layered strategist specs from my old save 😔
hollow comet
aww
balmy swan
i mean the regular strategist specs give +2 Critical Eye so they're pretty good
but it limits my build flexibility a little
i insist on the glasses
naive elk
forgot how fucked Fatalis is in World
thought "hmm i'll just go practice a bit"
getting my ass royally kicked
just gonna leave it until i get to that point with my friends
naive elk
lmao
urgent quest
incredibly dangerous monster
i completed the quest without using a single health potion
literally easier than defeating Rathalos
stuck needle
Brachydios was a fun fight :D ...I wish I wanted any of its gear 😅
naive elk
bruh that didn't even give me master rank level points
dam that sucks
Defeating the Star of Despair puts you at the pinnacle of all hunters
dude, if killing that guy puts me at the pinnacle then what the fuck was up with fucking Gaismagorm and Amatsu
naive elk
Valstrax honestly was a bit of a joke to fight ngl
brave hazel
Was it HR or MR?
naive elk
considering i unlocked it for getting to MR70, i have to assume it was MR
the health matches some investigation targets i've had that are around like
lvl80-90?
full sage
star at world's end is mr, yeah
the actual valstrax fight that matters is later
naive elk
i killed Amatsu at MR44
bastard monster
it put up a significantly better fight as you can imagine
full sage
yeah, it's supposed to come later
balmy swan
alright, this is the build for the remainder of HR i think
still gotta fiddle with which charm i want to go with, which mostly depends on whether i can keep white sharpness up at Handicraft 2 or if i need to bump up to Handicraft 3
naive elk
currently ranking up investigations and master rank
balmy swan
the extra 3 levels of Attack Boost is nice, but i've calculated that white sharpness at Atk Boost 3 is still more damage than blue sharpness at Atk Boost 6, so if i can't maintain white sharpness consistently then it's not really worth it
turns out sharpness is incredibly important. who knew
(everyone. everyone knew this and was telling me this.)
naive elk
yeah sharpness is sort of nice
brave hazel
Is maxed-out Bloodlust worth going for, or is it like Critical Boost where you only really need the one level?
full sage
you mostly want just the one level to turn on the effect in general, with additional levels giving only small damage increase bonuses, but higher levels do improve the comfort of using the skill (the buff lasts longer, the utility buffs to evade window and constitution are stronger)
...for uh, critical boost though, you definitely always want to max that out.
each level is worth the same amount of relative boost and the increase you get for each level is really high for how easy it is to get the skill
assuming you're like, using weakness exploit/some other means to get high affinity, but practically every build should be using weakness exploit except for specific elemental gunning sets
(for anyone not familiar, while critical boost says it increases damage done by critical hits to 30%, this is not a 30% damage boost. It simply changes the 25% damage boost done by regular crits to 30%, or effectively a +5%. The scaling on the higher levels goes to 35% and 40%, so each level is adding 5%, not 'one level that really helps and then cherries on top')
brave hazel
Aye
naive elk
Evade extender and evade window is so goated though
naive elk
Yeah it makes a WORLD of difference
brave hazel
I have a very Dark Souls style of dodging that the base amount of iframes does NOT support
naive elk
Same
brave hazel
Yeah it makes a WORLD of difference
A Monster Hunter: World?
heeheehoo
That and for some reason the base dodge distance is like
naive elk
A Monster Hunter: World?
brave hazel
Two inches
naive elk
I need to practice in World again if i am going to kill Fatalis
Might honestly switch from IG to DB again in world cause i've gotten so used to them in Rise
brave hazel
I really do need to go kick Fatalis's ass
naive elk
I need to build up my skill
Again
Rise has spoiled me a bit in that department what with switch skills
brave hazel
Aye
brave hazel
Wonder if they'll prepackage Master Rank in base Wilds or if it'll be DLC content
Given that at this point it's considered just part of the baseline game itself
stuck needle
if they make the game as giant and sweeping as it looks like they are, I wouldn't be surprised if they put MR off until after launch
even if the dev time to make a new rank is way less than making the initial levels and engine, it's still more effort on top of what looks like a pretty ambitious design
brave hazel
I have achieved Peak Edge
brave hazel
Peak edge for this armor set
outer heron
I have achieved Peak Edge
that scythe is a hammer, right?
outer heron
that's rather ridiculous
brave hazel
Agreed
outer heron
i can't really think of a weapon moveset a scythe would function on
other than hammer
and like insect glaive
brave hazel
Switch axe as well
brave hazel
Shit we already have like three scythe swaxes anyway lmao
outer heron
since GS is 90% blade and IG is double-bladed
swaxe works with scythes but not with that one, since there's nothing to mechashift into
i should've been clearer on what i meant
brave hazel
True, but what could work is a weird magic transformation
brave hazel
Like the Devil May Cry CB
outer heron
scythe blade un-curves and sword form is just a spear with a magic glowing sword blade over 70% of the haft
outer heron
burial blade my beloved
bleak halo
Shit we already have like three scythe swaxes anyway lmao
Ahtal ka switch axe 🤤
bleak halo
I should try out switch axe in GU actually
Though admittedly you almost never use the “axe” part because you’ve got two hunter arts that when combined are borderline infinite sword mode
full sage
the scythe the other day was in fact a switch axe
...well, energy charge III+demon riot III existed in that game.
bleak halo
Yeh
full sage
even back then you could draw directly into axe mode via x+a+r, even though the bumper vs trigger distinction wasn't a thing
bleak halo
I should try out switch axe in GU actually
God this looks so fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mffMOsLT8ec
On a related note, finally somewhere I can reliably find speedrun hunts for this game
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15u3SeYxvTXHwvl_S6yM5AXppdbisezKUczMQ6DB58Fo/edit?gid=0#gid=0
bleak halo
What do you mean?
full sage
valor switch axe is really co- wait are those the marth pants
bleak halo
dang can u trade the explosion to power up the sword?
I think valor style changes the normal mash x to do a ton of explosions thing that switch axe normally does to just two very quick explosions, if that's what you mean
full sage
oh, it was the Dianthus waist piece, just jumping at shadows from base gen
brave hazel
Fought a Risen Shagaru and a Furious Rajang back to back
Good LORD I fucking love Risen Shagaru
Kickass fight
Look at all this good shit I got out of it too
brave hazel
This look decent?
bleak halo
Evil bug man, I love it
brave hazel
Like I said before, Seregios is just "snake being kicked to death by a secretary bird simulator"
bleak halo
ngl with the way the red "star" in the sky was revealed I was completely expecting that to end with valastrax flying straight towards the hunter
full sage
the red star just becomes a permanent fixture after a certain part of the village quests in gu
bleak halo
Ooh fun
…I really should’ve been doing hub quests earlier huh
Ignore the palico with basically zero gear, I’m only using them to get lions maw II
hollow comet
discord ate my messages
hollow comet
What do you mean?
it was a hunter art i think
the startup looked like the grounded zsd
i did not block that
brave hazel
...fuck's sake, one of the layered armors I want requires a horn I just used to make something else with
Now I'm just irritated
hollow comet
…sorry, his name is *literally* “Neko (Means ‘Cat’)”?
lmfao
bleak halo
Also hey now I can hunt deviant monsters... I guess
That seems a bit early but whatever I'm sure it's fine
full sage
there are low rank deviants for some of the less... threatening monsters.
...though uh, if you walk into those unprepared/undergeared, they can and will still be royal pains.
bleak halo
I've ignored the hub quests for so long I've already beat the fated four so hopefully I have good enough gear for them
bleak halo
Hmm... the snowbaron set seems really good for aerial style. Not sure what niche the redhelm set has though, it's kinda just a bunch of good stuff skills
full sage
some sets are more coherent than others
usually the effort it takes to get them isn't worth it over a conventional mixed set or the final boss armor, but a few have a niche.
bleak halo
Mmm
I'm probably gonna farm snowbaron for a bit anyway, it has what seems like the best normal gunlance in the game (normal 5+deviant boost seems pretty good) so that would be nice to have even if I'm very bad at actually using gunlance in this game
full sage
the deviant boost the weapons get makes them more likely to be bis than the armors, yeah
hollow comet
is deviant boost the rng stat boosts?
full sage
deviant weapons charge your Hunter Arts faster. it depends on the weapon as to whether or not this is genuinely impactful
bleak halo
I've ignored the hub quests for so long I've already beat the fated four so *hop...
It was not good enough, that took 34 minutes and one cart 
halcyon fractal
It was not good enough, that took 34 minutes and one cart <:sweating:50365617223...
which quest was it?
full sage
the deviants for even the "low tier" monsters are rather threatening for the part of the game where they each unlock
redhelm arzuros has hands
halcyon fractal
and oh boy do those hands HURT
hollow comet
got to see the mh 20th anni statues 
hollow comet
deviant weapons charge your Hunter Arts faster. it depends on the weapon as to w...
ahh ty
bleak halo
which quest was it?
The first snowbaron quest, that thing hits like a truck
I'm assuming that's 2.3x the normal snowbaron's attack
full sage
it's... complicated
bleak halo
Oh no.
(It would be nice if Kiranico had any guide to figuring out what anything on it means)
full sage
but that's comparable to a high rank attack multiplier
like, these values don't show up in game as displayed in any game, even post world, they just are hidden parts of damage calculations
bleak halo
Yeh
brave hazel
...ugh
full sage
there's not really a "normal" snowbaron to compare it to
brave hazel
I just want ONE level of Bloodlust on my ranged armor but I can't even get that
halcyon fractal
The first snowbaron quest, that thing hits like a truck <:sweating:5036561722349...
baller
brave hazel
I hate RNG
full sage
fundamentally it just serves as "the way the game makes high rank monsters hit harder than low rank monsters numerically"
brave hazel
I wouldn't care normally but I use the Chaotic Magala LBG because I like having a wide spread of ammo at my disposal
full sage
fun fact, in the ex g rank quest the attack modifier goes up to 17x
brave hazel
Same reason I still use Shell Studded armor instead of focusing on one ammo type, I like using them all
hollow comet
how does lbg play? i kinda did some flips and stuff but idk which other wirebugs to use
hollow comet
baps you 17 times
final hedge
how does lbg play? i kinda did some flips and stuff but idk which other wirebugs...
point, press lmb, win
hollow comet
dang...
halcyon fractal
how does lbg play? i kinda did some flips and stuff but idk which other wirebugs...
lbg is basically faster hbg
brave hazel
how does lbg play? i kinda did some flips and stuff but idk which other wirebugs...
Pretend like you're playing offbeat Ultrakill
halcyon fractal
do keep in mind the jump silkbind can launch a wyvernmine into the monster from above
hollow comet
i think it also gives a small damage boost?
hollow comet
do keep in mind the jump silkbind can launch a wyvernmine into the monster from ...
kaboom
i see
full sage
(the ex quests are entirely for bragging rights and aesthetic features)
halcyon fractal
the Mal lbg is the best for pierce in Sunbreak
hollow comet
the Mal lbg is the best for pierce in Sunbreak
halcyon fractal
it also looks swish af
brave hazel
Power barrel gives it a sick bayonet
halcyon fractal
i really like the ramp up hbg skill
reminds me of siege mode from GU and older games... ahh, memories
aha
regular / silencer / power barrel
remember when the bowguns had special ammo that were weapon specific
final hedge
I might play a bit of lbg because I found out that one of them is just a fish
and it looks cute
halcyon fractal
ah right internal ammo, that's what its called
hollow comet
it also looks swish af
oooh
how far along are you supposed to be before beating primordial malzeno
final hedge
there's a dog HBG too
yeah I know that one, although it's an LBG not an HBG
halcyon fractal
how far along are you supposed to be before beating primordial malzeno
🤔 well, I had a lot of trouble fighting it
so maybe... idk tbh 🤔
full sage
remember when the bowguns had special ammo that were weapon specific
valor reload into slicing ammo for that sweet sweet gauge on the kushala hbg ...
halcyon fractal
just prepare to get carried
hollow comet
but I'm getting to the end of the weapon and armor trees
halcyon fractal
valor reload into slicing ammo for that sweet sweet gauge on the kushala hbg ...
😔 i never got the kush HBG
but i did get the barrioth one
halcyon fractal
but I'm getting to the end of the weapon and armor trees
nice nice
final hedge
I think primordial malzeno should be done after the rest of your urgent quests if you have any left
hollow comet
so there's probably not that much stat wise i can improve, other than some defense upgrades and qurio stuff
i see
final hedge
like the metal raths and stuff
hollow comet
the what
final hedge
I think the only thing after him is the risen elder dragons
hollow comet
all i have is seething bagel
hollow comet
are they mr50
halcyon fractal
you haven't seen lucent narga yet?
final hedge
do bagel
bleak halo
(the ex quests are entirely for bragging rights and aesthetic features)
Jesus Christ
bleak halo
How does ex bloodbath diablos have almost as much hp as old fatalis
full sage
haha, yeah, I've only done like, 3 of them
halcyon fractal
remember folks, Bloodbath Diablos is powered by sheer fucking hatred and spite
hollow comet
you haven't seen lucent narga yet?
no
halcyon fractal
How does ex bloodbath diablos have almost as much hp as *old fatalis* <:sweating...
its angry
halcyon fractal
no
yeah I think its best to do all of the urgent quests
then the urgent Primal Malzeno one at the end of them
bleak halo
I am beginning to see why shelling damage is kinda pointless after a certain point
full sage
doing them unlocks like... crown icons for your name in hubs and special color changing armor dye
halcyon fractal
since i think you're fighting the event/optional Primal Malzeno
not the Urgent Quest one
halcyon fractal
I am beginning to see why shelling damage is kinda pointless after a certain poi...
😔 i wish GL was powerful in previous titles
but heyooooo Wilds seems to be changing that for the better
bleak halo
It's just world and rise where its good right?
halcyon fractal
I think? And even in World, its iffy, imo
rise tho.... heeheehoohoo blast dash
still, the thought of Wyvernfire being a projectile AND having 2 at the same time
ooooohohohohoho
be prepared Arkveld, I'm not gonna relent
oooh does any gunner here remember internal ammo?
hollow comet
then the urgent Primal Malzeno one at the end of them
gotchaa
bleak halo
I think? And even in World, its iffy, imo
Eh, the only real bad thing about it in world is wyrmstake blast being pretty annoying
And I guess it only having one guard point but meh
hollow comet
not the Urgent Quest one
it is in my urgent quests i think
i haven't looked at any MR events
bleak halo
...I should sleep
halcyon fractal
go eepy
bleak halo
Oh hey I can make a tiny hat with bunny ears from the snow baron materials
hollow comet
hand it over
bleak halo
hand it over
halcyon fractal
👀
hollow comet
hollow comet
very good
winged crest
male set should also have shorts
bleak halo
Oh hey there's concept art too
…why is the concept art paler than anything you can make in GU
balmy swan
hmm...
World arena quests... bad.
"challenge yourself by fighting monsters in the arena with preconstructed sets created by hitting 'random' on the equipment screen"
bleak halo
“Also they have multiplayer level hp”
stuck needle
yeah, for some reason they only want you doing them in co-op
balmy swan
maybe i'll recruit someone to help me push through them, then
i just want the jail hammer 😭
bleak halo
If nothing else I think you only need to get silver for the best rewards
brave hazel
maybe i'll recruit someone to help me push through them, then
I can help when I get home from work
Those quests are fucking miserable
The ONE good set of gear is in the Zinogre quest where you get full Rimeguard and a Velkhana longsword
naive elk
i never touched the arena at all cause it just sucks complete ass in all regards
balmy swan
I can help when I get home from work
Appreciate the offer, but I'm not going to have the chance to be on tonight--I'll ping you a bit later in the week if there's an evening when I'm playing
outer heron
bleak halo
So I tried out aerial style charge blade and it's fun but also very hard to play well
Getting to red phials is a pain so I should check out when I can get access to load up to get five phials at yellow char-
Fuck
bleak halo
Do you want to be indestructable? Do you want your enemies to fall before you while all their attempts at stopping you utterly fail? Do you like pointed sticks?
balmy swan
Okay, get this: it's an axe... and a sword. And the sword explodes.
final hedge
doot bonk :)
hollow comet
do you like hunting monsters
halcyon fractal
MUSIC MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL
MUSIC MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL
LETS GO
naive elk
Me getting a power boost whenever Proof of a Hero plays
brave hazel
Appreciate the offer, but I'm not going to have the chance to be on tonight--I'l...
Certainly
brave hazel
Pssst. Hey. You. Yeah, you.
You wanna shoot monsters with a shotgun the size of a cannon?
outer heron
i'm glad the post is popular, but you waste your breath on me
for my god is the One God
and i have seen the enlightened truth
begone, deceivers
you shall not lead me astray
balmy swan
i'm guessing SnS main
brave hazel
What, you're telling me you DON'T wanna pull up on a monster with the punt gun?
teal halo
charge blade and swaxe for me
bleak halo
I think one of my joycons is starting to drift 😔
Every now and then the camera just starts moving above my character without any input at all
hollow comet
aughhh
full sage
master utsushi's school of "dual blades i guess, but like, I'll use whatever"
naive elk
Dual Blades are horribly broken in Rise so i've been cooking monsters with them
brave hazel
EVERYTHING is broken in Rise
naive elk
Dual Blades have a lot of fuckshit going on with sharpness and damage skills
And you know, insane dodge power if you add some evade extender and window
bleak halo
I have killed a Shagaru Magala! 🥳
That was a really fun fight, even if I carted twice 😌
full sage
simply master demon flight and shrouded vault and you don't even need evade window or evade extender and can thus dump more into stuff like frenzied bloodlust, powder mantle, and mail of hellfire
full sage
I have killed a Shagaru Magala! 🥳
That was a *really* fun fight, even if I car...
like i've said before, gu's highs are some of the highest of the series.
naive elk
I fucking love the repurposing of things in monstie huntie
Astera is literally peak design
bleak halo
Congalala killed, I think that means I am technically in high rank now
More importantly, it gives me access to all of the GU exclusive hunter arts
...wait, warning? That's a first
full sage
ahaha, yeah.
bleak halo
Ah, well that's valstrax then
Weirdly I didn't get any supplies for the quest other than the map
...the heck is a rust shard and why did it turn into an iron lance
full sage
that's old high rank for you!
bleak halo
...okay so I understand an airship is the best means of transport we have, but do we really want to chase after Valstrax with one of them?
I hope I never have to hunt congalala ever again
Not because it was hard or frustrating or anything, just because it's pretty gross
outer heron
it's definitely my least favorite monster in the franchise, yeah
i'm going to look for a mod as soon as Wilds comes out that just completely removes congalala
hollow comet
master utsushi's school of "dual blades i guess, but like, I'll use whatever"
real!
brave hazel
...carted twice in a hunt and left
Feel like the world's biggest piece of shit
As I fucking should
hollow comet
want to try heaven sent, but my chest and gloves are velk so I'll only get level 1 without sacrificing some frostcraft and qs3/crit draw 3, but the amatsu armors do have 2 4 slots which can probably make up for the latter skills
brave hazel
Love how the Zinogre longsword starts crackling with lightning when it's charged
...makes me miss the Stygian Zinogre LS though
hollow comet
oooh
that’s cool
astalos GS opens up during charging
fun stuff
why u so frostcraft
brave hazel
I liek damage go up
quick lynx
Love how the Zinogre longsword starts crackling with lightning when it's charged
that's so hype
what's the third meter next to your longsword one?
brave hazel
Frostcraft
...ngl I really don't understand the decision to feature Velkhana in Rise
Its whole thing is being lord of the Hoarfrost Reach
Why is it in the Frost Islands
stuck needle
it's on vacation
quick lynx
true
hollow comet
Why is it in the Frost Islands
so people with laptops that can’t run world can fight it
brave hazel
Lmao
quick lynx
my laptop could run world a bit but it doesn't work with rise. at all
though i think it's a linux issue
bleak halo
I… see
brave hazel
What do we think, yay or nay for this fit
Helmet's color is a little off, but I'm unsure what color would make it match the chest piece... hmm
Maybe it just needs to be less saturated?
Yeah that might be it, the chestpiece has a faint tinge of purple but the helmet's tinge is stronger
brave hazel
Random thought
What monster has the most human-like intellect
...besides the ape monsters
rapid lion
not sure, but Kulu-Ya-Ku is canonically pretty intelligent and capable of rudimentary tool use.
outer heron
fatalis is notable in that it's established as being intelligent and malicious
like, it is explicitly capable of deliberate cruelty
brave hazel
True
halcyon fractal
God I love the Barioth HBG
🤝 you and me both
brave hazel
You've good taste in guns
brave hazel
Brothers in dakka
Mostly just asking because I'm trying to figure out a villain for that MonHun/Witcher crossover I've been wanting to write for ages
Something about taking the form of a dragon for themself
None of these namby-pamby dragons from the Witcher, though
No, dude has his sights set on true legends
brave hazel
Aye, but Fatalis seems more like final climactic arc material, like a culmination of the antagonist's goals as he settles for "lesser" elder dragons
...a Shagaru Magala villain would go pretty hard
halcyon fractal
🤔 what about Ahtal Ka?
she's pretty damn smart, enough to know what goes where and what materials to use for her big mech nest
brave hazel
Aye, true
...wait, actually
What if
Big bad villain is looking for Fatalis kit to transform himself
Somehow learned about the whole "Fatalis gear will transform YOU into another Fatalis" and thought "Goddamn, gimme a piece of that action"
outer heron
Somehow learned about the whole "Fatalis gear will transform YOU into another Fa...
that's also an in-universe rumor/myth, so he's probably going to be pissed when it doesn't work
brave hazel
Eh, this is the magical world of fanfiction, reality is whatever I want it to be
halcyon fractal
trueeee
and the big fatalis lookin sword in/near Pokke Village always seems to regrow when you mine it for chunks of material
sooooo
full sage
i'm fond of the "yes, people who tend to wear fatalis armor too long tend to mysteriously disappear after a time, but mostly because the stuff is still regenerating slowly, so eventually the joints lock up"
brave hazel
Yeah it's definitely just "they got crunched to death"
halcyon fractal
oh that makes sense. It turns you into a statue
brave hazel
Still though
Ultimate arch culminates in the villain, clad in full Fatalis armor, casting some necromancy spell or something, the armor grows and grows and emulsifies him, melding him and his consciousness into an ancient malice and destroying himself utterly in the process, as his hubris spells his ultimate end
Alternatively, have something to do with the Frenzy, some shit of mutating it into some virus that'll let the Big Bad mind control whatever's afflicted with it
mystic cape
What monster has the most human-like intellect
Need we bring up Atlal Ka and its fucking mech?
halcyon fractal
I did!
mystic cape
Missed that, my b
brave hazel
Need we bring up Atlal Ka and its fucking mech?
You do not, for Andy already has
hollow comet
God I love the Barioth HBG
holy crap
that's cool
WAIT i had an idea....
heaven sent insect glaive...
bounce foreva
or i can just grab my constitution talisman too
but the sharpness saving would be nice
bleak halo
Ooh, new hub 👀
...why is there a stowaway cat in a barrel on this ship
Unrelated, I really need to find a way to farm max potion ingredients, bug and mushroom spawns being randomized is kind of annoying for that type of thing
halcyon fractal
...why is there a stowaway cat in a barrel on this ship
they give requests sometimes
hollow comet
did discord eat my message
halcyon fractal
Unrelated, I really need to find a way to farm max potion ingredients, bug and m...
can't you send a palico to one of the farms to get insect and mushroom mats?
halcyon fractal
kity
bleak halo
can't you send a palico to one of the farms to get insect and mushroom mats?
One of the farms?
bleak halo
(I'm playing gu for reference)
halcyon fractal
like
if you've played rise, you can send palicos into a submarine near the Argosy to get materials from faroff places
like herbs, honey, bitterbugs, blue mushrooms, etc
I believe you can do that too in GU
hollow comet
gonna hunt monsties tonight 
hollow comet
I believe you can do that too in GU
bleak halo
like herbs, honey, bitterbugs, blue mushrooms, etc
Do you mean Neko (Means Cat)?
hollow comet
😭
bleak halo
If so I've only got the one farm with them and it doesn't have a lot
hollow comet
the editor's note..
halcyon fractal
If thats the cat in kokoto, no. Its the cats by the side area near Bherna
halcyon fractal
I think
bleak halo
That's *literally* his name
Like,
halcyon fractal
If so I've only got the one farm with them and it doesn't have a lot
maybe check around to see what quests unlock more cats to send and more places to send them to? Along with increases the size of the box
OH NEVERMIND
bleak halo
...oh right prowler quests
I've kinda not been doing anything with prowlers ngl
I should probably change that
And also figure out how palicos work in this game too
hollow comet
That's *literally* his name
it's so funny
full sage
there should be a decent amount of fan documentation about palico skills and support moves...
brave hazel
Don't rely on the Counter Shot or Counter Charger for shit
Half the time the animation's so drawn out you get hit by whatever followup the monster has in its two billion hit hypercombo
hollow comet
womp
i need ballistics and quick reload, and element up if i run a pierce element
i basically just use a blademaster build with my guns
which is rough
brave hazel
Use Shell Studded armor
It's probably shit but it has a bunch of useful gunner skills
Increases to the three big ammo types, ballistics, tune up...
hollow comet
i seeeee
halcyon fractal
https://tenor.com/view/always-sunny-frank-oh-my-god-i-get-it-gif-22328165
me with LS
at least in World
hollow comet
yayy
brave hazel
Y'all think this looks decent? Trying to go for a "magical prosthesis arms" kinda look
brave hazel
Nice
bleak halo
Nice
hollow comet
wait what is this
final hedge
it's like, player-made guilds
hollow comet
i seeee
brave hazel
Got the Velkhana LBG
Certainly feels a lot better than my Chaotic Gore one
Less recoil and less reload
Can't rapid-fire Pierce 2 and I can't use some of the good ammo that Chaotic Gore has, but everything else just feels nicer
hollow comet
what do the extracts for IG do exactly? red lets you do the multihit aerial thing, and orange negates knockback, white increases defense?
naive elk
Combining them also changes your moveset
hollow comet
:O
naive elk
i don't remember specifically which but a combination of two of them unlocks the full moveset of the Insect Glaive
getting all three prolongs how long each lasts
which is why it's always best to get them all
naive elk
also because it makes you the most powerful you can be
hollow comet
I might try the 2 sunbreak switch skills that rely on aiming the reticle in midair to move you, seems to get you aerial damage stacks much faster than the standard spin thing
wicked citrus
I am still hype for Wilds. I really want my Gunlance buff.
final hedge
me and the friend group are gonna play the absolute shit outta wilds
bleak halo
I am still hype for Wilds. *I really want my Gunlance buff.*
Gunlance buff? 👀
mystic cape
I'm looking forward to LS, wanna get my hands on it to feel out the changes and new moves, especially the changes to red guage and the new spirit charge attack
bleak halo
More explosions!? 
mystic cape
This vid has a dumb AI voice but should give you an idea https://youtu.be/WVNNtsRlmi0?si=ZyWZi-gQL1yno8Vj
hollow comet
I'm somewhat hyped for wilds, tempered only by the fact that i likely won't play it until a while after launch
mystic cape
Fair
I'm only able to play it at launch cause a friend gifted me the pre-order on Steam
hollow comet
but I'm super hyped for everyone else to play it
mystic cape
When it does come out it would probably be prudent to set up a spoiler channel, at least for the mid to late game stuff
bleak halo
This vid has a dumb AI voice but should give you an idea https://youtu.be/WVNNts...
Wait, shelling scales with attack now?
We have never been more back
mystic cape
It would seem to, though we'll have more concrete answers if/when the demo drops
hollow comet
Wait, shelling scales with attack now? <:intensifeyes:454087335101857792>
We ha...
ooooh
bleak halo
Speaking of gunlance, I should probably try forcing myself to use gunlance in gu again
And just try to avoid thinking about how slaplance is optimal in that game
hollow comet
WE HUNT
wicked citrus
I'm hoping to save enough to get my ass a usb to controller for PC and buy Wilds when it gets out or on sale. ||(Cause I am an Asian cheapskate)||
wicked citrus
Speaking of gunlance, I should probably try forcing myself to use gunlance in gu...
AA Flare my beloved.
Give me back my surefire way to knock shits out of the sky whether they be flying or jumping.
hollow comet
first true aerial IG hunt done, that was super fun
using kinsect slash to get faster, more directed aerial stacks for my dragoon dive
ooh my 100th master rank monster too
hollow comet
MR 50 :D
angery monke 😨
look at this good boi chillin
oh jeez, that's a lot of purple sharpness
but it's a violet mizu weapon soooo
huh, seems like the gold rath armor fits somewhat well with the sailor skirt, but i have a distinct lack of armor when i kinda wanna try a more armored outfit
this piece kinda works, idk if the colors are mismatched tho
the gold rath legs are not it
hollow comet
my camera won't focus!!
hollow comet
i must've bumped it by accident
furious rajang and nargacuga be schmovin
i keep whiffing my diving wyverns
naive elk
they do be schmovin
apparently i have two Rise characters
i had completely forgotten
hollow comet
mail of hellfire and -11 defense
the qurious crafting roll of all time
minayle is sabotaging me
naive elk
hollow comet
i had a ton of fun hunting today
:D
new weapon growing pains are somewhat surpassed
brave hazel
what do the extracts for IG do exactly? red lets you do the multihit aerial thin...
Red gives you the good glaive moveset, white increases your overall speed, and orange gives a flat DR, combined they'll last longer and also have the side effect of nullifying monster roars
hollow comet
tyty
i might start a dash juice addiction
even with constitution 3, targeted kinsect slash is too expensive
brave hazel
Aye
full sage
https://mhrise.kiranico.com/data/items/1524409204
by the way, there's one sailor in elgado that gives you souvenirs from other places in the monhun world (that can mostly just be sold for zenny) when shipments come in...
full sage
steadily raising anomaly levels...
hollow comet
girl why u so money
full sage
i'm currently at 13,081,173z, apparently.
full sage
at some point it stops being particularly relevant to making new pieces of armor
I've got a pile of sets and multiple pieces of the same endgame armorsets due to how qurious crafting works, but like...
...it's mostly just specific parts for qurious weapon crafting
hollow comet
i see
i'm running low on afflicted stuff after rolling and making a few new crafted pieces
bleak halo
Question: do I use switch axe like a reasonable person or do I do demon riot+tempest axe+trance slash so I can get access to the most impractical attack in the game
full sage
moves to use exclusively with a trap master status sns/lbg buddy
bleak halo
Yeh
full sage
...do kinda miss my god's isle.
bleak halo
With demon riot and tempest axe active it literally takes 12 seconds to finish
balmy swan
Question: do I use switch axe like a reasonable person or do I do demon riot+tem...
you say "use switch axe like a reasonable person" as if that's a thing people do
when you swaxe you overcommit to your combos, that's what it's for
(words from the master of getting knocked flying mid-combo)
bleak halo
Question: do I use switch axe like a reasonable person or do I do demon riot+tem...
The attack in question:
Note: it was interrupted by the roar
balmy swan
that's completely absurd. i love it
also i love the one-tap kill afterward
"interrupt my grand combo, will you? fine!"
brave hazel
Question: do I use switch axe like a reasonable person or do I do demon riot+tem...
Demon riot+tempest axe+trance slash
It is right and proper for a switch axe user to recklessly charge in and be a DPS cannon like they're a barbarian
bleak halo
also i love the one-tap kill afterward
That was honestly the best part of the whole hunt
balmy swan
even having mained swaxe pre-Iceborne, i have a hard time imagining playing it without the fade slashes these days
before that your defensive options were basically "make your peace with blunt force trauma"
brave hazel
Aye
balmy swan
and realizing that i could fade slash from sword mode into axe mode changed everything
brave hazel
You really did need to slot for Defense Up cause lord knows you were gonna get the snot beat out of you
balmy swan
...or it would if i remembered it more consistently 😅
btw Wamly, are you working right now?
bleak halo
You really did need to slot for Defense Up cause lord knows you were gonna get t...
Yeah, it basically has zero defensive options
Well outside of adept and valor style, but those don't have the HA slots to do this ridiculous idea
full sage
there is a certain appeal to knowing that there is nothing but mashing x over and over, occasionally pressing b to sidestep, and then occasionally hitting X+A to proceed to mash x over and over but in a different way
balmy swan
"what's wrong with the side hop? lance has a side hop, and it's perfectly fine!"
"...lance also has a gigantic fuckoff shield."
"i don't understand what you're trying to say"
stuck needle
I feel like maining hunting horn made it hard for me to learn weapons with actual defenses. it's like. Parrying? What's that?
brave hazel
btw Wamly, are you working right now?
I'm out rn, sorry dude
balmy swan
no worries!
had a moment that made me laugh out loud when the Rathalos i was hunting killed itself by tail-whipping one of my mines
bleak halo
The attack in question:
And the whole thing
8 seconds to get demon riot and tempest axe up and 12 seconds to do trance slash
frank epoch
Oh shit look what came in the mail
bleak halo
👀
stuck needle
Jho would look really good with a little cowboy hat
full sage
bleak halo
And the whole thing
Something I'm realizing about GU is that the weapons I'm enjoying the most in it (switch axe and charge blade) are weapons that I haven't actually used before
Trying to figure out if this is because those weapons are just really fun and I've never noticed or if it's because since I've never played them before so I don't notice the differences between the GU versions and the World versions and as a result get frustrated they don't work how I expect. Probably a bit of both
Also: hunter arts are so much fun, I love them
frank epoch
yooooooo
terse yew
I thought KB + M MH was ok
hollow comet
The attack in question:
lmaoo
hollow comet
Something I'm realizing about GU is that the weapons I'm enjoying the most in it...
o7
hollow comet
ooh speaking of figures I did see a bunch of cool ones on my trip so I'll send those sometime when I rember 
hollow comet
wonder if it would be worth running some latent power on IG….
i think i remember reading that there’s a 50% cap on stamina use reduction? not sure
if so then constitution 3 and latent power 2 should be good enough, and i get 20% crit too sometimes
hmmm
or i could get a couple levels of crit eye and chug dash juice instead for a smaller buff and 100% uptime instead
winged crest
i heard in mh wilds there's going to be a weapon
hollow comet
please spoiler mark that
winged crest
i heard in ||mh|| wilds there's going to be a weapon
halcyon fractal
i heard there was a flying ||wyvern|| too
hollow comet
whewwww
first time i've seen the "10 mins left warning"
i need to do it again...?
naive elk
so it seems
hollow comet
augh
brave hazel
Love how the event quests never give you enough in one go
naive elk
having to kill 3 elders for lagombi ears is crazy work
hollow comet
weh
maybe tmrw
or with a weapon that isn’t IG for kushala
i was hitting da wing all the time
no damage
hollow comet
same…
naive elk
been playing some minecraft today instead, but i might just keep it running in the background while i play MHR since i'm just waiting at a farm rn
hollow comet
it’s fun to fight the earlier monsters again
naive elk
nevermind, my controller isn't charged 😔
brave hazel
...god I wish that Kushala and Teostra didn't just have a "fuck all ranged users" shield for most of their fight
hollow comet
nevermind, my controller isn't charged 😔
and i was just about to ask if u wanted to do some anomaly together 😭
naive elk
Yeah...
bleak halo
I now own RiseBreak 😌
naive elk
nice
bleak halo
I now own a monster hunter game on every system I care about... except for the 3ds
Though given online functionality on the 3ds is disabled I'd probably lose out on a ton of dlc quests even if I did have 4 ultimate on it
bleak halo
I have not 😔
naive elk
you should
bleak halo
Indeed
naive elk
it's quick, free and easy
bleak halo
Unfortunately my new 3ds's shoulder buttons are kinda fucky nowadays so mh4u probably wouldn't be a great experience
naive elk
fair enough
i've got 4u on my 2ds XL i'm fairly sure
i've also got a modded version of XX with a barebones english patch to make it playable
bleak halo
Unfortunately my new 3ds's shoulder buttons are kinda fucky nowadays so mh4u pro...
(Admittedly having to use the c stick for the camera would already do that but that can be worked around by the lock on mechanic)
Why not get a modded version of gu?
...wait that's switch exclusive, I'm dumb
bleak halo
Yeh
naive elk
which is why i have it installed
even though, if i wanted to play GU, i would just switch emulate it
yeah i have 3u, 4u, Generations, XX and Stories on my 2ds XL
though i have like, 100+ games on my 2ds XL
including Half Life
3ds modding truly is fun stuff
wicked prism
naive elk
The abhorrent Khezu
wicked citrus
Everything about the Khezu makes my instincts want to just squash it and kill it.
Like, Gigginox didn't trigger me like that (almost does tho), but Khezu does.
wicked citrus
Man. I need to save my salary to buy Rise and Sunbreak.
I almost want to break my No Pre Order rule just to yoink Wilds and just wait for it.
wicked citrus
it's why every Khezu weapon is made out of its skinned head
This is the only Gunlance I do not like even tho it brings me catharsis in seeing the Khezu be very clearly ded.
naive elk
unironically i think every khezu weapon in Rise incorporates its head in some way
it's like the crafters also fucking hate the bastard
stuck needle
Man. I need to save my salary to buy Rise and Sunbreak.
If you're patient you can probably snag them really cheap in the next sale
wicked citrus
If you're patient you can probably snag them really cheap in the next sale
The problem with this tho is I dunno if the sale will come before or after my salary. Sob
As well as see if the discount is big enough.
bleak halo
Man. I need to save my salary to buy Rise and Sunbreak.
This is a suspiciously generous sale but everything I've looked at so far tells me the site is legit
https://us.gamesplanet.com/game/monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak-steam-key--5350-6?ref=cheapshark
I will let you know if my steam account gets banned because the key wasn't legit though
wicked citrus
Sus.
Fuck I can't use it.
Even if I can buy it.
This be sad if I am understanding right.
bleak halo
Damn 😔
wicked citrus
My goal in the future with Rise + Sunbreak is use Blast Dash and Aerial Shelling to force monsters to sit the shit back down. :3
hollow comet
what is happeninggg
full sage
what is happeninggg
simple, both parties involved simultaneously have every disease
brave hazel
DB mains scare me
hollow comet
I now own RiseBreak 😌
yayyy
full sage
... well, i skipped out on berserk for that specific set since it's not necessary for that hunt, so it's not every disease, just like, 4 different blood-adjacent abilities
brave hazel
Bloodlust
full sage
blood rite, bloodlust, frenzied bloodlust, blood awakening.
full sage
dereliction is also thematically similar, but this build prefers using mail of hellfire instead.
hollow comet
blood rite, bloodlust, frenzied bloodlust, blood awakening.
ohhhh
what’s making the wirebugs green?
full sage
theoretically there's a dereliction/dragonheart/dragon conversion build you could do, but I generally run the bloodlust focused builds...
Wind Mantle.
After using a silkbind, speeds wirebug recovery until you sheathe your weapon.
hollow comet
whoaaaa
full sage
the build is set up to take advantage of the fact that you can probably fire off 3 Spiral Slices in a row against a downed monster
brave hazel
Is it a sizable boost?
Been wanting something that'll make wirebug recovery less painfully fucking slow
full sage
a single level grants the effect which is 10%, but attacking continuously increases how strong it is
hollow comet
vampire build is very cool
brave hazel
Drill em 'n grill em
full sage
this is specifically "the version of the build I use against afflicted monsters that are weak to dragon"
blood rite+blood awakening isn't very effective against risen elder dragons, as they can't get key part breaks until late in the fight
full sage
they also don't afflict bloodblight...
hollow comet
brave hazel
hollow comet
i have a lot to learn
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i miss seltas queen
and seltas too
yes, this was their DBs
I miss those giant bugs so much
hollow comet
oh wind mantle is from risen stuff
brave hazel
I could make a driller build in one of the games with Seltas...
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(cough) anyway sorry for sidetracking the convo
full sage
for comfort, the amatsu gear with heavensent is a decent option if you want to give up raw output for
- infinite stamina
- infinite sharpness
hollow comet
i have seen neither hide nor hair nor metallic scale of risen monsters
hollow comet
for comfort, the amatsu gear with heavensent is a decent option if you want to g...
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I forget the unlock conditions for them
hollow comet
infinite stam..
full sage
berserk is also an option, but there's something really funny about "yeah, so it gives you infinite stamina, the highest damage output out of all these options, and you can't be oneshot, but also you need to actually actively invest in healing or else you'll just fucking die"
hollow comet
berserk was scaryyyy
brave hazel
i have seen neither hide nor hair nor metallic scale of risen monsters
Gotta be real high MR
120 just for the first Risen
hollow comet
zamn
full sage
the other health drain skills in exchange for power can't actively cart you, berserk can.
hollow comet
guhhhh
hollow comet
i have blood rite and partbreaker on some waist piece
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the fricking open chest vest + wings combo...
brave hazel
I use the waist in my Magala armor
full sage
similar to risen kushala's wind mantle, risen teostra gives you powder mantle: hitting the monster repeatedly cloaks you in explosive powder, and if you get hit then...
...you blow up and eat shit.
but if you can avoid getting hit for a while, it turns blue, and adds a chunky explosion to your next hit
hollow comet
but i don’t usually hit specific parts often, IG does help with that tho
brave hazel
I use the waist in my Magala armor
This un here
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full sage
blood awakening, Primordial Malzeno's signature skill, is very powerful and also probably the main reason to bother with blood rite ever aside from berserk shenanigans
brave hazel
similar to risen kushala's wind mantle, risen teostra gives you powder mantle: h...
Does deal 100ish damage though, so it's not TOTALLY wasted
Just mostly wasted
It's frustrating that it takes a whole 20 seconds to actually activate and then it's only active for 10 seconds before switching back to orange
brave hazel
Need a hand with him?
brave hazel
Right