may I ask you guys for ||Zho Shia|| pictures bc they're hard to find (for me at least)
#Monster Hunter
fiery wave
tbh I just run the anti-trip gem as a given
I grew up playing DB with a Longsword and Hammer user and none of us engaged with decorations
I've lived that life lol
balmy swan
i've accidentally knocked too many people flying with the swaxe's upswing to hold it against LS users (or anyone else) if they happen to trip me
glass houses etc.
mystic cape
If I may give a small critique of Wilds: It's a little annoying that you have to go after a monster in the open world before you can get a quest to hunt it the traditional way. Now for big monsters this isn't a huge issue since you come across them in the story or are put in a position where it's clear you need to go seek out things to slay, but for the small monsters it's an annoying extra step since the story doesn't send you after them so you have to find them on your own, which means figuring out which little pink diamond they are if you aren't sure where they usually congregate on the map.
balmy swan
i was definitely scouring the forest map for vespoids the other night
heavy cargo
LITTLE BABY GUYYYYYYY
naive elk
geology 3 peak for gathering
decided imma make the ebony odogaron db's before i hunt Ruiner
balmy swan
i've been playing solo so i'm still fuzzy on the exact distinction between lobby vs. link party vs. environment link
eager anchor
Environ link lets you run around with friends without a quest, Link party auto invites the party to quests when they start if they accept (This is the classic way to do it) Lobby is more akin to world lobbies where you can join people quests there but they are only visible in the hubs
balmy swan
gotcha, thanks
zealous laurel
I'm curious how the dedicated gathering hub will look given the new map format. Maybe an airship hovering above the camps? Or a really big tent? 😆
mystic cape
I'd bet airship
Since you have to take a wingdrake to the Iceshard cliffs
When fast travelling anyway
zealous laurel
Big opportunity to hot drop us on top of our hunt targets in helldiver pods.
mystic cape
I'd rather something like a glider suit or the glider from BotW
naive elk
had one person join my hunt, cart, then leave
love to see it
longsword guy ate the rest of the carts
people need to run more QoL skills
zealous laurel
Carting is the new meta
naive elk
the only time i ever optimized out QoL skills was Fatalis
leaden jetty
||The Guardians|| are such a wild lore development to me. never thought monhun would actually go in that direction any time soon
eager anchor
||The development of them and their lore is super cool and best of all it doesn't impact the rest of the world in any major way||
I really like the story
and how comfortably it sits in with the rest of monster hunters setting
void narwhal
I do have some ||Where Does This Stuff Come From|| questions but well, also not the first ||wellspring of strange bio-energy with a dragon on top of it/en route||
zealous laurel
||I think they're cool lore-wise but I'm kinda hoping we don't see many more released in title updates because I think the thematics and AoE shockwave mechanics would get old fairly quickly.||
naive elk
doing a triplicate farm now
farming jewels, farming points and more importantly, farming fuel for the steamworks
eager anchor
Nah
I'm sure the DLC will be distant from the base game content
Maybe
I'm only talkin from LR i haven't played the HR story stuff yet
||Unless we go into the cities large underground lake biome with new swimming mechanics||
desert light
Way back when there was a leak on sony stuff, i think it was, and the title for the expansion pack was ||Cataclysm||
naive elk
the depths i will go to so i don't have to hunt 50 ebony odogarons for a mantle are deep
naive elk
ok maxed out ebony odogaron DB's
now time to hunt Ruiner
nope, gonna make new armor but i need new dual blades to efficiently make it
so time to make Rathalos/Rathian DB
balmy swan
farming so you can farm so you can farm
it's the MonHun way
i never did try the Rath DBs in IB. they look neat
i wish they'd played around more with dual elements
naive elk
i need fire damage to hunt Frostfang so i can have better armor to hunt Ruiner and Shara
desert light
@balmy swan sadly the way dual element duals works makes them pants. It's not both blades hit with half element eahc, it's one does only fire, the other only does lighting etc
balmy swan
dammit, it's DS1 all over again
i still maintain that they need to make a swaxe that has an element/status on the main weapon and then a poison/paralysis phial
like why didn't Viper Tobi-Kadachi have any mixed poison/paralysis weapons. wasted opportunity there
naive elk
you know what
i'm just gonna kill Ruiner
i have decent armor and my anti-ruiner db's
mystic cape
Anyone have tips if I wanna try out IG in Wilds? Never played it before but thinking about giving it a shot since Wilds LS meta has weirdness going on.
By which I mean pressing two buttons over and over
naive elk
Ruiner down lets go
ok that actually felt really nice
i played it a bit more safe than i usually do
actually dodged big attacks, tactically kept out of its range
usually i'm more unga bunga about it and kinda just rush the monster but i played it safe and learned the moveset
oh fuck you World
seriously, i don't get anything from that
that hella cheapens the experience of killing Ruiner like that tbh
vocal haven
Is there really an experience to be gained from ruiner tho?
vocal haven
To me it was just a massive disapointment if a monster
naive elk
Is there really an experience to be gained from ruiner tho?
i used my brain to fight a monster for the first time in like 400 hours so it was pretty fun
vocal haven
It's just a normal nergi with like maybe 2% extra and by that point it's kinda just a joke (Personal experience wise atleast)
Esp with how the story hyped it up
naive elk
welp
if nothing else, Korria is now one step closer to Fatalis
getting nothing but the carve rewards cause i didn't want to fight shara is kinda ass tho
mystic cape
HR 20 Story stuff ||Man the Wyveria guys really traveled to find both Odogaron and Anjanath||
naive elk
got all the parts of the azure age armor i needed
true critical element time
also got a bunch of frostfang parts for when i unlock its armor
brave hazel
Did a smidgem of testing with power prolonger on Longsword's red gauge, found that these are roughly how much it extends red gauge's uptime by:
PP3: 1:05
PP2: 0:55
PP1: 0:50
No Power Prolonger: 0:45
I know it's not like, groundbreaking or some big secret, but like, I thought it was interesting
desert light
20 second gain is solid? I dont really know what it's competing for
Spoilers for end game mechanics, but here's someone using Greatsword to style on HR Arkveld ||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0CtLdhnYZE||
brave hazel
20 second gain is solid? I dont really know what it's competing for
Yeah 20 seconds of more uptime with the actually fun moveset is quite nice
brave hazel
Possibly a stupid question: ||Do you have a higher chance of getting a Guardian Rathalos plate in Low Rank than in High Rank?||
graceful snow
Completed all Side Missions
graceful snow
Possibly a stupid question: ||Do you have a higher chance of getting a Guardian ...
||Technically yes.||
Basically LR has difference sources to try to get the plate on the table compared to HR only having 1.
The game does list drop rates in game.
desert light
It's more effective to farm at the lowest rank something is avaible, if you only need that drop, because you'll kill stuff so fast
if you need higher ranked drops as well, then... do the HR stuff becauise that's mroe time efffective as aw hole
@graceful snow Thank you for telling me about hte in game drop rate stuff, been shooting myself in the foot for not carving Dosha. Whoooops
vale quartz
verbal copper
Ow my bones
I got my face smashed in, ran out to fight the monster again, then immediately got bodied within seconds because those weird things explode
lapis juniper
okay so apparently the benchmark fucking lied
My computer can totally run Wilds according to recommended specs
desert light
Guard cancels are wild on greatsword. Taking some real effoprt to devleop the muscle memory, but they're so good
YOu can cancel recovery animations for swings by going Press a direciton and block
so you can smash monster, and then insta perfect guard
...i keep trying to ro.l or tackle, or let go of the guard too soon, but i'm Learning
(And yes this makes Offensive Guard a greatsword skill now <3)
hollow comet
glavenus so eepy
gentle knoll
aww greatsword dino
hollow comet
whoaa that's cool!
real zodiac
Oh nice!
weary charm
Buddy got me da game
We were talking about character creation and I joked about calling him The Grungler, this turned into his actual name
weary charm
We are fairly sure the monsters get grungled
I just think it's cool that the gang matches
desert light
Hahaha, oh no.
Fighting a Bhala, it goesu p on a pillar, shoot it off
...and hten thep illar collapses ontop of it and kills it
RIP
weary charm
Lmao
red gazelle
Buddy got me da game
You can colour the mount as well?
weary charm
Ya
red gazelle
WOOOOOOOOO
red gazelle
I was thinking of making mine (when I get the game) either like a dove with lots of whites or make it with grays
red gazelle
Pretty
desert light
red gazelle
Dope
desert light
You can also change the gear they're wearing, you unlock more options
desert light
Big tip: Make sure you're collecting trade goods, esp the unique "Colossal amber" or similar Upsurge items
because you can trade for a: really good ingredents, or rare smithy mats
for instance, you can get al eg piece that just gives you Geologist 3.
...and is part of a group that gives you set bonus that'll give +to rare gatheirng points (Sparklies) spawning
brave hazel
Anyone know how long Mega Demondrugs/Armordrugs last in Wilds?
I know in previous iterations they lasted for either the rest of the hunt or until you fainted, whichever came first
real zodiac
I think it's on the order of half an hour?
brave hazel
Eesh
visual lava
they last a long time
brave hazel
Yeah half an hour's nothing to scoff at, but it feels like they should've been a full 50 minutes somehow
crude kayak
Question about HR mechanic ||does anyone knows when you save a quest from map, by selecting a monster roaming about. Does that just saves it for one hunt or multiple like World's investigations?||
brave hazel
...Jesus, that's a big 'un
desert light
Question about HR mechanic ||does anyone knows when you save a quest from map, b...
I'm not entirely sure, but I think you get 3+ copies of it?
I honestly miss getting the random generated investigations from world a bit
Also dammmn, Guard Cancels are some spicy tech for Greatsword and I'm in love
brave hazel
Lmao there's a frowny face on my map
eager anchor
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1271420093041213472/1346684076165169223/i...
I love that everyone (including me) naturally have our palicos lala barina gear
brave hazel
I put mine in Arkveld gear and gave her a silly frog for a hat
teal halo
Mine has rompopolo gear
outer heron
I'm running mine with the xu wu armor
mystic cape
I'm putting mine in the gear that's from the most recent powerful monster I hunted
So right now it's Gravios but that will change later
weary charm
I need my cat to be as prepared to grungle as I am
eager anchor
I have a black cat with a white mustache so the white wig of lala barina is so fucking cute it kills me
weary charm
The vibe of me, my cat, my bird, and the lady who tells us to decrease the monster population
Who is who is a mystery
weary charm
My names are a joke born of playing games too late in the evening unfortunately
mystic cape
And?
weary charm
The Grungler 👦
Lil Grungo 🐈
Grungamox 🕊️
mystic cape
I made mine into a minor pun by using the "Sei" of "Seikret" instead of the more standard "Sa" of "Sable"
weary charm
I refuse to change them
mystic cape
And you shouldn't they're great
weary charm
All my friends got full blown OCs meanwhile my guy just appears explodes the swaxe on everything and vanishes
The swaxe is so cool and getting to have two at a time is great
teal halo
My seikret is named rocinante for reasons I will not disclose
glacial vale
The lahabrea fit simply does not freak as hard as I do
I know you probably mean lala barina but I see "lahabrea fit" and think of the ||Nu Udra|| armour
eager anchor
THE HEART OF SABI- I mean, THE WLYK
glacial vale
WIIITNESS ~UUULTIMA ||ZOH SHIIIIA||
eager anchor
||If you think about it Wylk might be White Auracite if we dig deep enough and find a certain high seraph in the earth too||
Think about it.
||Angel motifs? White Powerful Rock? ancient civ using it for power!?||
-# Had a kneejerk reaction after I posted that and had to edit the shit out of that.
outer heron
verbal copper
they be yappin
heavy cargo
BTW what did y'all name your Seikret?
Parakeet
I asked my friend for bird names and one said Parakeet but I thought the full thing was too silly
verbal copper
mine is named Elvira
brave hazel
When do the trades rotate out? Trying to get a specific item and I wanna know how long I'll be waiting for each rotation.
mystic cape
Question, if you have a weapon with the skill that increases Poison duration and swap weapons after applying poison does the duration stay increased via snapshoting or does it go down when swapping?
desert light
When do the trades rotate out? Trying to get a specific item and I wanna know ho...
No idea, I suspect it's time based.
You can rest to advance time. There's a spot in the forest, at area 8 where there's a safe camp + fishing area so you can rest, score an easy 500+ points in fish with your net, rest again
Or just do a quest and check back after each
naive elk
love breaking the head like 3 times and getting one single material out of it
now i need to hunt Ebony Odogaron again
i'm not even making ebony odogaron weapons which is the fucking annoying part
visual lava
I love that everyone (including me) naturally have our palicos lala barina gear
Mine's in Rathalos armor. Even if I'm not wearing it, she'll carry on my legacy lol
also it fits well with the poison weapon I gave her
rich valve
me and my spouse have cleared pretty much everything available in the base game now but never actually quite got around to hunting regular old rathalos yet 😅
(or IIRC ||high rank guardian rathalos||)
visual lava
I also had to go out of my way to hunt the latter
naive elk
ok now i just need to hunt Teostra
hollow comet
🦁
eager anchor
Somebody called some weapon of having a FellCleave rotation and i can't remember which weapon it was
naive elk
oh yeah and i also need to hunt another Glavenus
for my uh, Glavenus db
Glavenus and Teostra
zealous laurel
Somebody called some weapon of having a FellCleave rotation and i can't remember...
Gotta be Charge Blade's savage axe mode for those buzz saws.
daring current
Me when I
hollow comet
for my uh, Glavenus db
do they need to be upgraded from base game dbs
i’ve been unable to create many weapon types for MR, idk if world relies on you crafting them up from base game or if i just haven’t hunted enough new monsters yet
mystic cape
You should be able to explore the weapon tree in the smithy to see what steps can be crafted and which need to be upgraded
visual lava
I'm pretty sure everything can be crafted midway up the tree once you get to a certain point, it'll just cost more resources up front
hollow comet
gotcha tyty
hollow comet
You should be able to explore the weapon tree in the smithy to see what steps ca...
i'll try doing that again, it's a bit much, especially when not every weapon type has a version from each monster lol. I suppose I can just check the wiki to see what weapons come from anything I hunt
I'm also used to being able to forge and upgrade on the same tree in rise, which was really really nice
visual lava
luckily that's something they retained in Wilds
although I have other issues with the UI in this game
naive elk
gonna take a break from hunting
had another quest fail like 30+ minutes into a quest
don't have the energy rn to go for like 30-40 minute hunts for parts and either not get the parts i need or quest fail
visual lava
What were you hunting?
elder lava
So, I've decided to actually look into my hunter profile and uhhh
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1129402303598821377/1346949473451905034/61cb79a7dd0a39d44a3d96b20c579e34.png?ex=67ca0bf3&is=67c8ba73&hm=ed8f7444c93250e6bbc2a4e05c4c1f503c38321a5808dc3c8440e57b1a2a14f5&
I uhh
I may have a type
frank epoch
I've been thinking of trying GL
mystic cape
I've been thinking of trying IG
frank epoch
My buddy's pretty sad about the state of HBG in Wilds but he's also just kinda perennially negative
Says they took a lot of complexity and build choice out of the weapon
brave hazel
Yeah it's
Dire
No mods, no way to reduce recoil, no way to reduce reload time, the only customization you get is ammo capacity, ammo power, special shot type, and either special shot power or recharge rate
Fucking
brave hazel
Spread HBG is just dead in the water now
Since they gave ALL Spread the "Sends you flying back" recoil that makes it nigh unusable
frank epoch
Got the Rise hunting horn treatment 
teal halo
seems the curse was only transferred, not dispelled
brave hazel
I love shotguns
I love unloading buckshot into things
But it's hard to do so when every shot sends you flying back and basically paints a big red HIT ME target onto yourself
brave hazel
Yeah
I mean it was always kinda more passive but at least it was the fun kind of passive in World
The "I am a fucking tank with legs and I have more shields than God and shoot flak, fucking try me" vibe was just
Incredibly fun
I do like that it can rapid-fire Normal ammo now, at least
balmy swan
conversely i do think the LBG changes improved the experience of it a bit
chaser shots require a degree of commitment in exchange for bumping up your damage output, so you've got more complex decisionmaking going on than just point and click
i haven't really tried the move-and-fire in a live hunt yet, it's a little awkward to pull off and i don't love that you only get it in rapid fire mode
desert light
Oh, that's cool, the farms change what amount they get based on the seasons
desert light
They put so much love into the animations
@hollow comet https://old.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/1j0umbj/what_the/ have you seen this one?
visual lava
Oh, that's cool, the farms change what amount they get based on the seasons
Oh huh, I just thought it was like semi-random or something
desert light
Pretty sure it's based on season, as the farm actgually shows you which season is active
hollow comet
<@279794482738888714> https://old.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/1j0umbj/wh...
yesss
it’s amazing
desert light
There's another funny one where your cat punks you, pretending tohave sliced it's paw open on your carving knife
eager anchor
I how much personality your partner palico has
balmy swan
are you pushing the button to stop petting them when the exclamation mark appears
(assuming it works the same as in World) you have to do that or they get mad
desert light
To quote what i said on anotehr forum
Wyverians are WERID
Mostly when they get old, they shrink
(See the little ol lady who handles melding)
but a small percent of them grow to massive sizes
that guy isnt anywhere near as big as they can get
Note that's a normal sized wyverian in front of His Immenseness
Wyverians are basically elves if elves were half dragon and had some wacky aging results
verbal copper
Neat
desert light
Do note, His Immenseness is literally "One in a thousand years"
they don't normally get to 600 m tall
brave hazel
"Watch and learn, sonny" and he just fuckin Rock Em Sock Em-s Fatalis square in the jaw
desert light
Fatalis is something he'd probably have troubel taking. (big target and all)
brave hazel
You kidding? It'd probably be the first fair fight he's had in ages.
desert light
No, ik'm really not
Look at what fatalis can do with it's flame etc
the guy's big, that doesnt mean he's neccesairyl fireproof
Fatalis is "Killed an entire kingdom overnight" level
Lao shun lung ran through a mountain to get away from a Fatalis
brave hazel
True
desert light
I generally odnt like hyping up the monsters too much, i find it well, silly, and obnoxious.
But there are a few that desrve the hype - Fatalis, Dire Miralis (They refrenced our b oy in this game!), Alataeron, and probably now Safi (Given Altateron thinks it's a threat, and Fatalis woke up in response to it)
Final boss spoilers ||we have too little info on Zoh Shia, but it does seem to b e an artifical black dragon, maybe||
halcyon fractal
Final boss spoilers ||we have too little info on Zoh Shia, but it does seem to b...
It's very ||implied that it is. The fatalis motifs. The attacks being similar to the 3 other ones. The horns! Heck, the skull structure looks very similar to fatalis||
||red lightning, waves of fire, meteors...||
mystic cape
||Was a key factor in the collapse of a civilization so advanced they made the weather their bitch||
weary charm
Just took out ||Zoh Shia||, they really went ||the solution to the trolley problem is to kill the trolley|| huh
mystic cape
But is it wrong though?
weary charm
Oh it's fantastic
void narwhal
I also just love the sound design on the damn thing
Every new monster is great with it tbh
visual lava
Just took out ||Zoh Shia||, they really went ||the solution to the trolley probl...
spoilers for the ending https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/1j3ke0h/wilds_final_scene_basically/
weary charm
lol
desert light
It's very ||implied that it is. The fatalis motifs. The attacks being similar to...
Yeah, I'm just hedging my bets.
My good though, if they brought back Dire Miralis somehow...
That fucker and his you started the quest, here's a meteor coming at your skull
desert light
||https://i.redd.it/3j5wzfaa31ne1.png|| Carving knife models change base on your waist gear, possible spoiler for monster names
Monster hunter this is an excessive level of detail.
also fucking lol that hte aritan one is a blowtorxch
vocal haven
might wanna spoiler that
desert light
Donezo.
https://old.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunterMeta/comments/1j4lph7/early_sns_math_assessing_virtually_every/ Also, MAFF.
this is aimed at SnS, but it's vcery interesting none the less
inland ruin
desert light
Note too self: next time i decide i wnat to fight gravious, remeber to trap him
then bomb the ever loving shit out of him
Fucking gravios.
There's a survey out for the game btw
mystic cape
Gravois Tip: White Sharpness bypasses bouncing
halcyon fractal
can't wait for MR for Purple to only not bounce
candid perch
Simply play Charge blade or hunting horn
Just get native mind's eye on everything
desert light
Gravois Tip: White Sharpness bypasses bouncing
Ye, i dont have white yet 😛
Also lol.
Nu Udra ran off on me
chase it down\
do jumping attack
MISSION COMPLETE
visual lava
CB has minds eye on savage axe circle/B attacks (not triangle/Y)
swaxe has minds eye in sword mode
desert light
Greatsword, alas, is lacking in this deparment
rip
Also, dman but Nu Udra is a great fight
The fact you get 6 different limbs to cut off is just the gravy on it
CHOPPY CHOPPY MR SQUIDDY.
And it's armor is great
desert light
I Have gotten all 6 before
But i usually focus on taking out his front limbs asap
His back limbs can be a good target too, since he'll happily fight you with his squishy body facing you instead of his head
Honestly though, this is such a great batch of monsters
even the "Dupes" ||Guardian Rath and Dosho|| feel distinct enough to still be cool fights
Oh, shit, i think i havent mentioned this:
IF you press the Left thumb stick while you're in focus mode, you can fire your slinger
i have no idea why this doesnt show in game???
but it's V HANDY
mystic cape
On the note of tentacles what in the actual fuck even is (late story monster spoilers) ||Xu Wu? Like, where did it come from, why can it grow gold blades, why eat Guardians specifically, why does it appear to be made out of some variant of the RE7/8 mold, WHY?!||
desert light
On the note of tentacles what in the actual fuck even is (late story monster spo...
It's just a bebby.
Actually, that's a fucking lie
but it's babies are avaible as endemic life XD
visual lava
I don't think it ||eats Guardians exclusively. Field Guide just says it "includes" them in its diet.||
desert light
On the note of tentacles what in the actual fuck even is (late story monster spo...
More seriously, it's a pretty standard outgrowth of things - you have a high ~protein~ energy food source, ofc something's going to evovle to take advantage of that. as to where it came from... There's clearly a common ancestor between it and ||Nu Udra|| and they both use mucus in various ways. It's just that ||NU Udra uses it as a basis for fire, while Xu Wu uses it to make blades. It's also evolved to be smaller, since it's more of an ambush predator - note how many hidey holes it uses to move around the area||
Also, it's really not made out of the R7/8 mold, it's just a freaky ||Squiddy octopus friend. It just looks werid becuasxe well, octopuses are fucking werid||
mystic cape
Still one of the few times I've had a WTF reaction to a monster
First I can recall is Vall Hazaak cause it's a fucking zombie
desert light
It's not tho!
It's just zombie asthetics
but it's a prefectly standard, if werid, elder dragon
A lot of it's zombie look comes from the fact it likes wearing corpses ontop of it's body
(probably to use them as a breeding ground for the effluvia it manioppulates)
desert light
Oh, shit, i think i havent mentioned this:
IF you press the Left thumb stick wh...
Also on this, when you're in the Ruins area fightign the spoilers... ||The crystals they leave behind detonate if hit by elemental damage. Like, you know, shooting them with the water pods or thudner pods etc that are everywhere there. Lets you blast the Guardians for a lot of damage ||
visual lava
also a good idea to ||pop them before the monster does. If the monster triggers them, they don't take any damage from it. You can get hit by them regardless tho||
visual lava
Finally got around to doing some Fashion Hunter. Do you think I have enough swords?
red gazelle
The peak helmet is in the game!
visual lava
Yeah! I was actually using it for most of LR and kinda got attached to it. Took me a bit to figure out the right color to make the HR version match.
spring jay
https://old.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunterMeta/comments/1j4lph7/early_sns_math_asses...
From my early reading so far seems cool. Always interesting when someone does the monster math.
weary charm
I miss using my grappling hook to gap close the monster 😭
void narwhal
Definitely feeling a bit of that on Switch Axe, but good ol' Evade Extender 3 returns
red gazelle
I miss using my grappling hook to gap close the monster 😭
Maybe they’ll add it in a dlc
(Iceborne)
frank epoch
Swaxe getting a lot more forward distance on Forward + Y really alleviated a lot of the mobility issues I had with it
But EE3 is always nice yeah
void narwhal
There's also a lot of mobility per swing by just.. holding focus mode while swording, it sort of frees you from the locked-in-legs and you can manuever
twin ibex
void narwhal
power clash and offset gotta be some of the most hype business they put in here
rich valve
|| no ||
rich valve
leaks: ||some people think based on datamining from the beta that he was supposed to be in and has been delayed until a title update but obviously it's unconfirmed||
winged crest
rich valve
||there is a currently unreachable area you can reach via camera hacks in the one of the maps which looks a lot like a lagiacrus nest if you want something to cling to||
outer heron
leaks: ||some people think based on datamining from the beta that he was _suppos...
||male lagiacrus armor is currently still in the game files||
||and we also haven't seen mizutsune yet, who was also confirmed||
||i suspect that we'll see them both in TU1||
as well as (bigger datamine spoilers) ||gogmazios||
verbal copper
I'm missing Plates from two monsters. ARe they just... really rare? or am I fucking up?
outer heron
they're just rare
rich valve
||and we also haven't seen mizutsune yet, who was *also* confirmed||
I think that isn't even a spoiler, I am pretty sure they just publicly have already said that this is the title update 1 monster
outer heron
keep an eye out for investigations of the monsters with extra Rare Mats as their drop option
outer heron
I think that isn't even a spoiler, I am pretty sure they just publicly have alre...
did they? i couldn't actually remember
been getting my wires crossed on what's datamined and what's official the last week or so
weary charm
*power clash and offset gotta be some of the most hype business they put in here...
How do you do power clash and offset, I keep hearing these terms but I don't know what's up there.
I been playing on instinct I don't know shit
outer heron
How do you *do* power clash and offset, I keep hearing these terms but I don't k...
offsets are specific attacks a number of weapons get, which function as ripostes for monster attacks
the weapons with one or more offsets are greatsword, insect glaive, switch axe, hammer, hunting horn, and heavy bowgun
maybe one more i'm forgetting
power clashes are the counterpart to that for weapons with shields, just as perfect dodges are the counterpart for the third category of fast-and-mobile weapon without shields
a power clash is a cinematic animation that happens after you've built up its gauge, similar to mounting
where you block a monster and get a free "riposte" off of it
successfully blocking direct attacks with your shield increments this hidden gauge
and perfect guards increment it more
vocal haven
did they? i couldn't actually remember
Ye mizu has an official trailer and I think in that update there is also a second yet to be named monster
outer heron
Ye mizu has an official trailer and I think in that update there is also a seco...
not mizu, ||gogmazios||
vocal haven
Oh mbmb
weary charm
Are you willing to spoonfeed me on using offset with swaxe? I love my elemental explosion sord
Or is there a good video for it
outer heron
it's absurdly simple
weary charm
Oh dope
outer heron
offset is y + b while you're in axe
rich valve
It's as simple as using the attack called "offset x" on whatever weapon and timing it so that it goes off as the monster would hit you
outer heron
there are no other notes
weary charm
Attacks have names?
outer heron
...yes
weary charm
Aight
outer heron
the massive brick of information in the top-right corner that tells you what all your moves lead into
is mostly comprised of attack names
weary charm
Oh
outer heron
go to training
or just
enter an area
for switch axe, as soon as you unsheathe, you will see y+b (or whatever the equivalent is, lmb + rmb ig on kbm) offset something slash
rising
that's all
it's extremely simple
and then it's just timing
the timing is also simple, but not easy
switch axe's has a spin and as such a delay
and can't be held like GS's
weary charm
So I just gotta practice hitting things with the YB to see when in the animation it pops
rich valve
I've never managed to get more than one power clash on a monster but probably im just not blocking as often as I could, it's easier to shell out of the way (and often the monster is attacking my wife)
balmy swan
You need a perfect guard to build the power clash meter, right? Or am I making that up
I'm a swaxe main so I know fuck all about blocking
rich valve
afaik normal guards work but maybe perfect guards build it up faster, it's like a status effect
once you do enough blocks then blocking specific attacks will trigger a power clash, but you need to have filled the invisible "power clash meter" and then block the correct attack
verbal copper
Ow. ||Arkveld|| is rough
I feel all my animations are so slow I'm just getting messed up trying anything
outer heron
I've never managed to get more than one power clash on a monster but probably im...
monsters also die pretty fast tbf
once i got to the end of HR and fought ||a tempered gore magala (which, bad idea without upgraded gear, i carted twice lmao)||, i got two power clashes in
but it does take a ton of buildup to hit a second power clash per monster
real zodiac
Oh lance, you cam also get power clashes off guard dash and charge counters
Also charge counter makes some monsters really easy to bully, particularly || nu udra and uth duna,.but not terribly useful against arkveld||
verbal copper
I mean if you wanna show off some gear post away
just spoiler if it's late game stuff
verbal copper
best I have is a horn
verbal copper
I feel like moon knight
Spoilers for late game armour
outer heron
||i didn't realize wyvern arkveld also had the glowy bits going on like guardian arkveld||
brave hazel
Quite fond of the Balahara SnS
Nice good proper longsword rather than a stubby looking broadsword
verbal copper
the balahara horn is funky
brave hazel
Aye
Balahara gear in general is just really nice looking tbh
They cooked with those designs
verbal copper
yeah I really like it, though the shoulder pads on the armour are a bit meh for me
brave hazel
It's the waist armor for me, could stand to have more armor on it I feel
...also, potentially a stupid question, but do weapon skills from your secondary weapon apply to your primary and vice versa?
Like, say I have an HBG with Guard 3 on it-would my main weapon benefit from it as well, assuming it can block?
verbal copper
I do not believe so. As songs get removed if you switch from horn to even another horn
brave hazel
Hm
Not terribly fond of that
...tbh I'm not terribly fond of the new deco system in general, it's way too restrictive
outer heron
how so?
brave hazel
Just the fact that only weapon enhancing decos can go on weapons, and everything else can only go on armor
outer heron
you can already slam your builds chock-full of absurdly overtuned damage skills if you want
(although rip atk boost)
brave hazel
Like, if I wanna build for Guard on my SnS, I either need to pick one that has Ironwall built into it or pray I can get a level 3 Ironwall deco
Rather than just sticking on one of my level 1 Ironwalls onto my armor
outer heron
i mean, yeah, but The Deco Farm has been a part of world and rise as well
brave hazel
Oh it's not farming for them
outer heron
albeit in the form of The Talisman Farm in rise
brave hazel
I'm not complaining about that
outer heron
and those level 3s are absurdly generous
esp. with the artian weapons
that can slot 3x3
brave hazel
It's the fact that ONLY weapons can use weapon-enhancing decos and ONLY armors can use everything-else-enhancing decos
outer heron
letting you fully customize exactly what offensive & defensive skills you want
there are a bunch of weapon-enhancing decos on armor
brave hazel
Issue being, I don't wanna use the Artian SnS, it's... kinda ugly to me
outer heron
agitator, flayer, resentment, max might/peak performance, adrenaline rush, etc.
flayer, burst, and agitator are all bonkers strong
and they go on armor
brave hazel
there are a bunch of weapon-enhancing decos on armor
My point is, I would like to equip certain weapon-enhancing decos like Ironwall or Enhancer or whatever on armor
outer heron
i do get it, but i think that there's just plenty of room
brave hazel
That is what I am complaining about
rich valve
I'm interested in whether the changes to how skills can be assigned is going to break the cross-games meta of "well first of all make sure you crit 100% of the time, after that maybe start thinking about other skills"
brave hazel
The fact that I cannot put those decos on armor and can only put them on weapons
outer heron
Issue being, I don't wanna use the Artian SnS, it's... kinda ugly to me
this is extremely fair, and layered weapons should have been day 1 like layered armor
outer heron
but the logic for why they separated things is sound
and decos are already juiced into the fucking sky
compared to previous games
if they'd made it even more flexible, it would be kind of untenably silly
brave hazel
I don't know what counts as late game so fit/cutscene spoilers but
God that doshaguma armor's collar is so nice
weary charm
Everyone deserves a big collar
outer heron
I don't know what counts as late game so fit/cutscene spoilers but
||big fan of the guardian doshaguma armor, yeah||
||beautiful frills and gorgeous fur color||
brave hazel
this is extremely fair, and layered weapons should have been day 1 like layered ...
I don't get why they'd make such a genuinely great system for layered armor and then just... not have layered weapons at all
weary charm
Layered weapons would be cool
outer heron
this is why i am hoping for them to come with the ghub in TU1
brave hazel
This layered armor system is great, it actively incentivizes you to go after stuff you might otherwise not hunt
rich valve
it does seem strange that layered weapons were left out
weary charm
Yeah getting to wear fashion is nice
outer heron
i honestly have no idea what kind of technical issues or philosophical dislike could possibly be getting in the way of layered weapons
with the knowledge that they did layered armor like they did, and with how absurdly generous it is compared to prior games
outer heron
which is why i'm hoping it was just
weary charm
"oop didn't think of it"
outer heron
"okay this isn't a big deal, we can finish it for TU1 and package it with the gathering hub"
void narwhal
I don't like layered weapons personally but folks can wear whatever
rich valve
lategame outfit; ||I got Gemma to cut off my arms and legs||
unfortunately cant turn off whatever buff is making me glow red for pictures
verbal copper
it's me, I'm making you glow red from a distance
void narwhal
ceaseless cruelty
verbal copper
without end or meaning
weary charm
I like that if you drink a hot drink and a cold drink it alternates aura color
It's like the siren telling you I'm coming
Weewooweewoo monter hunter
verbal copper
what you fighting wid tony?
weary charm
Switch axe
verbal copper
ah yes, transform and roll out
weary charm
Is funny weapon,I was also contemplating charge blade
verbal copper
I have just gone full horn
nothing but horn
unending horn
the final fight was easier than ||Arkveld||. At least I could get underneath the last one, it felt like ||Arkveld|| had insane reach and hitboxes on its attack
the thing at the end of the credits really feels like they're going "okay so you might not have been paying attention the last three or so missions so here's a summary"
frosty lintel
I don't know what counts as late game so fit/cutscene spoilers but
The nefarious creature in the background: 👁️👁️
Final boss spoilers ||I can’t believe they actually canonized the equal dragon weapon||
||and it has attacks from every fatalis species which is a TERRIFYING implication||
weary charm
I love how wild the implications of this setting's ruins and whatnot are
eager anchor
I love how self contained it all is too
Like
This will not affect the trout population at the end of the day
weary charm
Some of the locations make me really wanna just build a cabin and settle down there too
near bane
mystic cape
Holy fuck (HR 40 spoilers) ||Gore is infecting the fucking land itself what the fuck oh my god HOW HAS THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE? Was Zoh Shiah such a mega-threat it's aura alone kept other Elders away or some shit?||
desert light
It was||eating up all the dragon torch energy, and presumably didn't get bothered by frenzy||
With it gone, way more energy. ||Think of how population booms often get hit by diseases, because there's so many more potential hosts||
mystic cape
Well I'm ||still about to wear it as a coat||
brave hazel
IT'S DA BOI
brave hazel
Holy fuck (HR 40 spoilers) ||Gore is infecting the fucking land itself what the ...
I cannot wait to see what they do with Shaggy
mystic cape
I fucking love the glow up
brave hazel
Same
I mean there's no way they DON'T add ol Shagaru, even if they said they want less elders it's just the logical next step of shit to add
And lord I YEARN to hear his theme gets Wilds'd
mystic cape
IKR? I'd be surprised if they weren't in the MR expansion if not a later title update
brave hazel
Ditto
What I'm hoping for is that the Fated Four are finally reunited
Cause like, we all saw how fuckass huge ||Jin Dahaad|| is, there's absolutely no way they can't stick Gammoth in due to size constraints
glacial vale
To be fair it does also get its own bespoke arena
Which they could maybe also use for Gammoth, but I'm not sure how well that would work out. Especially for having her trying to move between areas
rich valve
they are almost certainly going to add shagaru at some point but i wouldnt mind if they didnt, gore is the more interesting half to me 😅
chaotic gore magala can stay
mystic cape
Funny thing happened during the Gore hunt, ||Fabius and I carved the tail in sync||
fiery wave
IT'S DA BOI
best cutscene in the game
fucking amazing intro
also we posting fashion?
robot maid
weary charm
Lovely
candid perch
wait which moves does charge blade have that ignore sharpness?
If you get sword charge, you get mind's eye on all the sword attacks. I'm pretty sure axe mode does the same thing? Or at least the phial attacks do
Nobody uses sword charge but me though, I'm told
void narwhal
It is up to you! I hear it's gotten some fun new toys, as it has for the last few games. My main issue with it is I could only use swords that come with the Quick Sheathe business
mystic cape
How do you feel about counters and anime bullshit?
hollow comet
should i seriously try the long sword
longsword is fun and pretty easy to pick up so I say give it a shot!
balmy swan
After I pick up hammer as an off-main, longsword is on my list as an off-off-main
It scratches a similar "move fast, hit hard" itch as swaxe and hammer for me
hollow comet
😌
hitting the biggest of bangs, and hitting an iai spirit slash into helmbreaker
both are berry good
tiny wind
I mean i played a lot of SA àd i'm a bit tired of weapon that need to fill a gaige for like 10 sec of actual damage. And from the little i played LS is a bit like dat butvi may just be becaise i only try it verry shallowly
mystic cape
I still need to give IG a shot against a LR Chatacabra (using the base Hope one of course) just to see if I like the feel of it
outer heron
i'm of the opinion that rey dau is probably the best test monster, if you've got an investigation saved
or are at one of the points where you can just vibe and rest for it
it's relatively easy if you've got fundamentals, but still provides a challenge and some solid mechanics to test mobility, defensiveness, and offense on
mystic cape
I'd like to figure if I has any affinity for it before I start stress testing
zealous laurel
They cooked so hard with Rey Dau. Perfect first Apex Monster.
outer heron
I'd like to figure if I has any affinity for it before I start stress testing
that's why i suggested rey dau
imo it's not really stress testing like the other apexes
fiery wave
They cooked so hard with Rey Dau. Perfect first Apex Monster.
Rey Dau is just a good honest wyvern fight
idk if that makes sense
mystic cape
that's why i suggested rey dau
For this purpose I should ask do you mean throwin gmyself at HR Rey Dau or LR cause if it's HR I worry about getting kicked to death with no idea what I'm doing and for LR using a too weak weapon when just trying out and getting annoyed at being 20 mins into a fight (or too strong and I end up with no idea if I'm any good with it)
zealous laurel
Rey Dau is just a good honest wyvern fight
For sure. Plus he looks and sounds awesome. I find his attack patterns a lot less annoying than the Raths too.
fiery wave
Rathalos became way worse of a fight when they let him stay in the air indefinitely
Rathian tho imo is also in the same catagory of an honest fight, she's just an older monster
and is showing her age
outer heron
For this purpose I should ask do you mean throwin gmyself at HR Rey Dau or LR ca...
LR fights don't take 20 minutes, don't worry lol
and HR rey dau isn't actually any different from LR, it just has bigger numbers so you can wail on it more
and test better
i do mean HR
you can just grab the best hope weapon, throw yourself against an HR rey dau, and see how you like a given weapon's offsets/blocks/dodges and damage rotation
since it's got a relatively small pool of moves, all of em pretty well-telegraphed
and mostly pretty generous on timing
it's basically a "get the fight fundamentals down" monster, and then you can feel anything out on it
real zodiac
The only thing I dont like about Rey dau is having to break the wings
outer heron
oh, i don't think i've ever actually broken its wings deliberately
why do you target them?
mystic cape
Probably for wing parts
real zodiac
Yeah you need fulgertalons and their low rank versions for most of his weapons and armor
Like, four for the high rank weapons
And I'm not sure if they can generic carve, or of its just rare
outer heron
i think they can
i might just have murdered its wings on accident with wounds and shit playing sa/cb
but i never intentionally targeted it
unrelated, does anybody want to do this investigation with me?
void narwhal
His wings in particular are tough because they have a layer of fulgurite you have to break off first
outer heron
was just about to, but i thought i should poke my head into the monhun servers i'm active in, since it's a fuckton of decos
void narwhal
Which seems to.. regrow? re-gather
frosty lintel
||https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1164963928531533855/1346724328330231858...
what pieces is this?
verbal copper
Sorry topple, I just stopped
plus I think you might be ahead of me?
Maybe. I'm not sure
mystic cape
Then you just cleared low
outer heron
yeah that's low rank
verbal copper
And I came back and things had changed and all my gear is underleveled so I'm going tp punch a monkey
outer heron
congrats, you'll get layered armor soon!
brave hazel
Wilds just got a 600mb update, what was it...?
real zodiac
Which seems to.. regrow? re-gather
Yup, when he's charged and his wings or tail hit the sand, I think
desert light
Wilds just got a 600mb update, what was it...?
UNless there's patch notes, no one is gonna know.
desert light
We should get a @monster hunter role setup
verbal copper
Honestly it's one of those things where we tend to make one if people have been looking for groups in the area
so if people hunt together we'll make one
verbal copper
I think that's a perfect guard parry?
real zodiac
Yeah that's a power clash
It's functionally a status you build up by doing perfect guards
verbal copper
I don't think Hunting Horn can guard right?
So I just get to watch the monster smack me
outer heron
hunting horns have an offset
not a perfect guard
every weapon has one of the three riposte tools
verbal copper
some hunting horns have an offset
It's a song, and can either be offset, resounding melody, or healing
outer heron
fascinating
verbal copper
Offset is a step back and swing forward, I've done it successfully like once but I didn't really know how it worked
outer heron
you need to connect with an offset attack against an incoming hitbox
verbal copper
Resounding does multiple hits, then the final hit sends out a wave of damage in a straight line that hits in steadily shrinking numbers
outer heron
and then it disrupts the attack
verbal copper
This one definitely does not counter, it's a DPS burst
Healing song does big heals in an area. I swear I once countered with this but it may have been a dragon swooping down and ramming head first into some flash flies while I tried to heal
outer heron
i'm going to need to hit the training grounds with an HH then
because offset means it's a counter
i don't know why it wouldn't be
outer heron
so is switch axe's
GS is an absurdly free offset since you can cook it forever
but SA is finnicky
frank epoch
offset melody is a lot worse than swaxe offset
outer heron
spin around into a slow-ish uppercut
verbal copper
considering you have to play a whole song for the set up, not be in an animation, then do the three button activation and hope it doesn't misread and make you just play the horn in the monster's face
frank epoch
it's not so bad, but i'd be incredibly happy if it was as usable as swaxe offset
verbal copper
my hands are slippery with grease from potato chips and I just keep kicking the horn into a dragon's face
thankfully, sometimes this is enough to make it fall over
It does generally make the hitbox of the horn hyuge on the swing though
I have hit things behind me by accident
now I'm in high rank I need to collect some monster parts for high rank horns
fiery wave
every weapon has one of the three riposte tools
what are the three? Power Clash, offset, and what?
outer heron
although now that i think about it, lbg doesn't have fuck shit
can't guard, so can't clash
no offset
fiery wave
didn't know if that would count as a riposte mechanic
outer heron
don't think it has a perfect dodge
verbal copper
Honestly I found the horn is quite good at hunting that... bleed causing one
because while it's quick, it tends to move in circles
and the horn does really big sweeps
And if you've got a healing horn you don't have to worry abour bleed too much. So you can have a pretty decent fight, and occasionally you clip a leg and the whole thing breaks, because it's fast and vicious but kinda squishy
outer heron
does anyone know if there are elemental absorption decos?
i assume not, but they could just be super rare
visual lava
Honestly I found the horn is quite good at hunting that... bleed causing one
||Odogaron?||
verbal copper
yuh
visual lava
Switchaxe also has that weird block counter move when in sword mode.
pretty helpful since it's more or less instant
verbal copper
healing and wide swings are pretty darn effective
desert light
question
So, whenever you block an attack, you build up a "Clash" meter. Perfect Guards build it up a lot more, normal guards build it a little bit.
Whenever it fills up, as long as you block an attack that can trigger a clash (So something physical, not a projectile), it'll go into this Power Clash animation.
You can usually get 1-2 power clashes a hunt as long as you're pretty on the ball with blocking and getting the pErfect Guards. SnS and Greatsword are probably the best at doing it, from what i've heard, as they both have ways to guard really fast and thus are real good at Perfect Guards
desert light
Greatsword in this game is all about using it's block and using it's offset attack
no more TCS spam.
wicked prism
For the record I just beat (HR Spoilers) ||Gore Magala||
desert light
you're actually ahead of me, though i'm lit4realyl at that quest
wicked prism
All I do is spam TCS
desert light
i just tookl the time to kick the hsit out of Nu Udra and a bunch of fire chikuns
and now i'm going to beat up Jin Dahad again
I mean, TCS is still good, but the weapon gets way more dynamic if you're ussing the offests and the blocksd
notably, you can guard cancel now
Press a direction + block when you'd be in the recoveryt animation
of a swing
and you instantly go into the block
Rising Slash (your offset), also hits harder than charge slash
(And Charge Slash already hits a lot harder in Wilds than it did in WOrld)
desert light
This is someone putting it all togther to just destroy Arkveld
You have to have the attack's hitbox smack into the monster's hitbox
And i'm pretty sure it actualyl has to be it's hurtbox
so the sword has to be out and sswinign up
althoug hthe parry frames actually linger for an insane amount of time
verbal copper
Keep on going Izen! We'll be slapping high rank monsters in the future
desert light
Some other stuff btw: Offensive Guard and Counterstrike are both really good for Greatsword Now
Offensive Guard gives a % damage boost on perfect guards
COunterstrike gives a flat raw boost of +25, which is already meaty, but it's trigger condtion is 'When you get knocked flying"
But here's the catch: If you perfect guard or offeset attack an attack that would have sent you flying? That counts.
Upshot is that you are a very angry freight train who can take hits and counter them beautufilly
Here's someone else slapping Temered Arkveld silly with GS
desert light
...
lol, i thoguht JIn Dahad was doing his ultimate
so i pulled a iceblock down and crushed him to death accidnetally
Rest in pepperoni, big guy
visual lava
COunterstrike gives a flat raw boost of +25, which is already meaty, but it's tr...
fyi Counterstrike does NOT trigger off of blocks, perfect blocks, or offsets. You need to actually be sent flying for it to activate. Source: I literally just tested it against the training dummy.
I definitely love Offensive Guard for GS tho
desert light
fyi Counterstrike does NOT trigger off of blocks, perfect blocks, or offsets. Yo...
Uhh
I'm triggeirng it all the time in game?
visual lava
I mean it lasts for like 45 seconds or smth at lv 3
desert light
Yes, but i am triggeirng it all the time off Perfect Blocks and Offsets etc
So apperntly not on perfect blocks doing mroe research
but def on offsets
visual lava
are you using doshaguma armor?
desert light
I am, but Counterstrike and Dogsho's thing are differnet
and i get both
you can also activate counterstrike with Tackling through stuff
Point is you can keep Counterstrike up easily.
visual lava
I don't know why it would work for you and not for me. Are you 100% sure? Like you get the little dialogue on the side saying Counterstrike activated when you offset?
The fact that it works on tackle is cool tho
desert light
I'm 90% sure
i'd have ot doubel check
rember the attack Has to be one that'd send you flying
(that is, it has to be an attack that'd knock you on your butt, or otherwise have required wirefalling in Rise)
visual lava
yeah, you can set the training dummy to send you flying
desert light
I'
visual lava
I verfied it works when you get hit normally and when you tackle
desert light
I am suspcious of the trianing dummy. But it's p[ossible i am just misrembeirng stuff
net pioint is: Counterstrike is really good and meta for GS!
visual lava
any thoughts on Resentment as a pairing for Counterstrike?
visual lava
https://old.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunterMeta/comments/1j566f6/optimal_and_consiste...
These builds seem pretty swag. Too bad I don't have all the decos lol, gotta grind some out
I've just been using G Arkveld for everything, haven't really gotten around to making specific sets for different weapon types yet.
visual lava
Apparently Counterstrike has that behavior for all superarmor moves? Pretty tempting for swaxe. I use Full Release a lot
desert light
@visual lava just wanted to confirm - I Offset Rey Dau's Wing drag attack, and both the Dosha's Might and Counterstrike popped up in the chat log
so i think it's just "Training dummy is a dummy" issue
desert light
any thoughts on Resentment as a pairing for Counterstrike?
Not really, i'm not quite at endgame enough to fiddle with. But relastically you'd ahve to leave your feylene at home, andi t just seems hard to reliably andu sefully maintain
visual lava
hm, the only thing I can think of is that maybe that attack has multiple ticks of damage (i.e. multi-hit), and when you offset it, you get superarmor against the other ticks? But it wouldn't work against a single hit attack like the dummy slam.
desert light
The dummy just doesnt rseem reliable >.>
I always prefer testing in the field, honestly
desert light
Wooo
||Gore Magala|| down
Fainted once because i cleverly dodged INTO an aoe, instead of out
rip
desert light
I mean, how many hours of play did you get out of it?
I've already ogtten well over 50 hours easy
which uh
a: Ooops
(Given it;'s only been out like a weeek >.>)
and b: that's a lot of gametime!
(Though that may be inaccurate since i left he game running a while)
Plus, this is when you start setting your own goals imho.
Collect all the endmic life
build all the layered armor
etc
mystic cape
Deco and end game weapon system farm
brave hazel
I mean, how many hours of play did you get out of it?
True
I think my issue is I'm very like
Goals-driven in a game
If I'm not given some set task to do I start to feel aimless
elder lava
So, question
How do you farm armour spheres?
That's kind of the one thing I have left from actual progression
desert light
Trade in mosnter parts to the guy in Azuz
There's a event quest coming next week that'll give you armor spheres too
desert light
If I'm not given some set task to do I start to feel aimless
Just gotta learn to make your own goals. But also like it's fine to take a break and come back when the title updates hit.
I'mma enjoy this, then enjoy the poe2 patch due this month, then enjoy the Tu next month
brave hazel
Aye
desert light
Also, I haven't confirmed this yet, but if the pattern holds:
There might be some kind of HR 100 quest, and there's probably a "clear all quests" quest
Sometimes these give unique layered armor
visual lava
Hayabusa Feather wheeeee
desert light
Oh apparently there's not anything at HR 100 this time. That's a bummer
No confirmation on all quests yet
You do get some melding Pot upgrades though, that's nice
undone bolt
frank epoch
https://bsky.app/profile/zyphira.bsky.social/post/3ljr4m62wqs2z
I started watching this and I was like oh this looks like the same format as that ||FF14 Perfect Alexander video, I wonder who they're gonna pick for MH||
Needless to say I'm very tickled
outer heron
That's kind of the one thing I have left from actual progression
find investigations that give either "advanced materials" or specifically plates/gems
run those down
they're worth the most points when converting to armor spheres/ores
by a long shot, even
frosty lintel
I started watching this and I was like oh this looks like the same format as tha...
I would bet Bahamut
eager anchor
Ok has anyone had Alma start speaking a different language
glacial vale
Oh all the NPCs do that for their like, walking around, not story/player interaction related dialogue, I've noticed
That good 'ol Monster Hunter language...
weary charm
Fight a danger chicken, force it back to its hovel, giant tempered danger chicken arrives, they fight, I am now fighitng giant danger chicken.
desert light
Woooo!
weary charm
who hungy
frank epoch
@verbal copper the maxed out vespoid horn is insane
outer heron
pfft
frank epoch
pretty good one
balmy swan
sparkly!
naive elk
i wish there was a mod to remove Handlers in-mission interactions
i already know to attack Rajangs tail, you just said it 10 times in this mission alone
void narwhal
idk why we have the option to leave the Felyne at camp but we need management to follow us around
mystic cape
Alma is the closest we have to the Guild command structure most of the time, and thus the one who decides whether or not a monster needs to be slain
Also mechanically she doesn't help in fights
void narwhal
No I know but she does mechanically love to just wander right through the playermodel or on top of the camera while fishing or trying for pictures
It'd just be nice to be able to roam around solo style
Also I think in my whole experience of the game I've seen someone get stunned one time, they must have really reduced the timer on it
naive elk
stuns are not fun in World and fucking unberably dogshit in Rise
so that's reasonable
stun res in Rise was MANDATORY on any fight where monsters can stun a lot
void narwhal
I also don't think I've been wind pressured :|a
It mostly just kind of has me like 'why do i keep getting gems for this'
to the blender with 'em
that and goddamn Defense Down
which I think one enemy does
mystic cape
For now at least
glacial vale
The nefarious Deviljho:
mystic cape
Or worse... ||Guardian Deviljho||
void narwhal
I think it's good! The enemies should do more things! I like Monster Hunter rewarding a prepared hunter. Nullberry consumption has gone way down
mystic cape
TBF we do have ||Frenzy|| back so that adds a wrinkle at least
frank epoch
maybe just had the best monhun experience of my life
doing a gypceros hunt and a second gypceros started fighting us in the same area
i managed to get them both para'd with the vespoid hunting horn at the same time with their heads in the same place
and after comboing them for a bit, i ko'd both at the same time with the same superslam
rich valve
I have been stunned a couple of times in wilds but its always been when I fucked up really bad
mystic cape
Maybe once or twice? I've more often found myself launched by an attack than stunned by it
weary charm
Also I think in my whole experience of the game I've seen someone get stunned on...
I am firmly in the "effects that cause a player to be forced to not play the game until they wear off are always bad in every game" camp so I'm thriving rn
void narwhal
It was more just a thought about all the sort-of-useless skills the changes made
Though Stun is the least fun version of status for sure
weary charm
It's funny that it's one of the funniest things to do to the monster tho
Though I'm just dumping dragon damage on everything right now
void narwhal
honestly with the wound knockdowns being so common i feel like stun from hammers n stuff has kind of been toned down
and then getting tails from every other regular carve
naive elk
hunted Velkhana
focused the head the entire quest
broke the head
got zero crownhorns, which is the literal only material i need from Velkhana
😭
frank epoch
Anyone on Wilds need help with anything?
stiff dust
just had a type of shield clash QTE mechanic where a doshaguma was pushing against my shield and i had to push back by mashing triangle. didn't know what was in the game. this shit rules
frank epoch
oh yeah, power clashes are available for pretty much every shield weapon on perfect block
it's like a status you build up by perfect blocking
stiff dust
i got the finishing blow right after the power clash so it was rad as hell
rich valve
i think regular blocking builds it up as well, perfect blocking maybe fills the gauge faster, sources seem to disagree
balmy swan
i'm pretty sure it does, i got a power clash when i was trying out the CB earlier and i definitely wasn't perfect blocking xP
mystic cape
IINM perfect blocks get the power clash faster but any blocking builds up to it
stiff dust
i did not have any perfect blocks prior to the clash happening
desert light
Perfect blocks give way more progress towards it, but yeah, basic guards will do it
outer heron
i think regular blocking builds it up as well, perfect blocking maybe fills the ...
i can indeed confirm this is how it works
after extensive personal testing
i feel bad for those poor doshaguma, but sacrifices must be made
perfect blocks seem to be quite a bit better, like a solid ~33%, but standards do it as well
desert light
Yeah, ireiguarly get it off using Perfect Blocks on Greatsword
weary charm
I decided today that I very much like the swaxe offset now that I've played with it
The window in the attack is much easier than I thought it would be
desert light
I am once again ahving a remidner i'm a lot better player than i think i am, when i see people talking about refusing to solo Jin Dahaad and finding him hard
and i'm just "Chop the feet, chop the face, chop the tail, chop the back, we're done here"
Hells, last time everything was broken before he even got to the final area <.<
mystic cape
I won't say Jin Dahaad is easy, but they're definitely soloable
desert light
Well, that's my point, If he's feeling easy to me, i need to remeber that i am actually better than average
Not trying to humblebrag or anything, just "Oh, huh,"
outer heron
I won't say Jin Dahaad is easy, but they're definitely soloable
hmm, i think i would? other than getting punked by the ||field nuke||
it's just very big without a matching level of mobility to be a threat everywhere
and it topples after every part break, so it's very easy to target its plates
which you're informed of the gimmick for in LR
it does do a fuckton of damage with its explosions, though
and that's the biggest counter to my opinion
void narwhal
things topple a bit too easy in this'n tbqh
hollow comet
took down brachydios and tigrex, azure rath gave me more trouble than either and resulted in my first failed hunt since i picked the game back up
these Monsters are gettinh hard to Hunt
naive elk
fr
twilit granite
Got to hr 40!!
halcyon fractal
🥳
brave hazel
Anyone know how the hell I can play the old-gen titles
I wanna get a taste of that old school jank but nothing's on Steam beyond new gen
frank epoch
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is on Switch if you have one
and it's one of the best in the series; my personal favorite
frank epoch
unfortunate, the regular Generations is on 3DS?
vocal haven
Tri on Wii. It's how I played it
frank epoch
There's a tri emulator around with working multiplayer
brave hazel
Might look into that
pine basin
dual blades continue to be fun
I may not always know what I'm doing, but I sure do it fast
lost whale
so, monster hunter wilds has somewhat rekindled my interest in trying out monster hunter
can anyone tell me if the game has controller customization? I have hand injuries that make the default control scheme frustrating, and every time I've tried an earlier monhun game, I've stumbled facefirst into the total lack of cutomization for gamepad (which baffles me, since at the very least some of the games have complete full customization for mkb??? idk)
desert light
so, monster hunter wilds has somewhat rekindled my interest in trying out monste...
SO, i have good news and bad news
Bad first: There's no default control cusitomzaiton afaik for Controller. Or rather, ther's some, bnut not to the level of full on asigment.
The Good news is that if you're on PC/steam you can use steam to allow full reprograming of controller layouts afaik
But i'm not aware of the process of oging that.
brave hazel
Aye, was about to say
lost whale
well, the main problem is that on steam you can reprogram the inputs on the driver layer
desert light
The mouse and keyboard controls are actually very good though, so if those are more comfy for you, there'sn o reason to not use them
lost whale
(mkb gaming is painful to me most of the time, especially for action games, sadly)
lost whale
well, the main problem is that on steam you can reprogram the inputs on the driv...
but it generally doesn't affect game mappings, contextual mappings, and, importantly, UI stuff
which makes the whole experience a huge pain
desert light
Yeah, in that case, you're stuck with the limited stuff that the game allows sorry
lost whale
if MH Wilds has integration with steam's control stuff to change the UI indicators that'd be neat i guess
but i doubt it
ah well
brave hazel
(mkb gaming is painful to me most of the time, especially for action games, sadl...
Ditto, it sucks
desert light
