bitoriginal
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Haven't had a single hard lock myself!
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate |OT| If at first you don't succeed, try Tri again!
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Haven't had a single hard lock myself!
I got several from doing that. Sounds like you've just been unlucky.
What the other guys said, but you should hunt/capture it them while in a quest. Free hunting in Moga Woods won't give you the Wound/Cap rewards.
Is your copy digital and is your hdd connected via one or two usb cables?
I've been playing online with just one other person and leaving out randoms. Both of us bringing Cha-Cha makes for a viable hunting experience, strangely.
Just make sure to use the bunny mask if you don't want them attacking, like if you want to capture the monster and don't want stray hits messing things up.
We're working on HR 2 monsters - Gigginox is a joke with full Wroggi armor, Rathalos was still a punk, Diablos was much larger than I remember, and since when could Barioth hip check like that?!?
Oh okay, so from the sounds of it I have to be in a quest not free hunting, that's probably the problem. Gonna give it another shot now!
Barioth got some tweaks in Portable 3rd to differentiate him from Nargacuga, since they brought that monster back. The hipcheck basically does nothing but leave his head wide open 90% of the time so...yeah.
edit: I also have a theory that since Plesioth is back they gave every monster a hipcheck during his welcome back party.
I have no idea how you'd suddenly lose all your stamina, but if you mean a gradual degradation over time, you need to eat.
Damn. Last time I browsed this thread on my phone was Thursday and I was on page 97. Crazy how many posts there has been in 4 days.
I tried bow and killed a great Jaggi. Far more difficult than the other weapons imo but felt very cool. I need to get some coated arrows though. Is there any other 'combo' aside from holding down Y?
I tried bow and killed a great Jaggi. Far more difficult than the other weapons imo but felt very cool. I need to get some coated arrows though. Is there any other 'combo' aside from holding down Y?
If you're running out of stamina for that quest, you're probably doing it wrong.
If this is the quest in moga woods, get to the fishing spot. If you don't see a goldenfish, jump into the water to clear the fish. Shouldn't take you more than 10 minutes.
Yeah it was quite extensive this time.
As for what the biggest comparison it had to Pokémon, I answered that I felt the games were very different and not at all alike, but that at least both titles had Monster in it.
I will certainly NOT love them hipchecks.
Yeah it was quite extensive this time.
As for what the biggest comparison it had to Pokémon, I answered that I felt the games were very different and not at all alike, but that at least both titles had Monster in it.
If they made Poke Hunter. Japan would implode.
The OT is moving fast compared to other OTs for releases in March.
You know you wanna.
You know you wanna.
denshuu
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I'm surprised at how much attention this game is getting. I was worried there wouldn't be many people online to play with (there are, literally, less than 20 or 30 people playing CoD or Madden on Wii U online at any given moment, and Sega All-Stars Racing has dried up almots completely).
Turns out, there's like 4000 people online at all hours. I'm wondering how many people bought Wii Us primarily for Monster Hunter.
Turns out, there's like 4000 people online at all hours. I'm wondering how many people bought Wii Us primarily for Monster Hunter.
JLateralus
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How often should I be looking at upgrades? I just finished all of the 1* and the first Urgent quest. I'm still using one of the starting weapons. Should I just keep using it until I get my ass kicked? I don't want to waste a bunch of time and materials doing every upgrade if it's not necessary.
The fish that were regularly there automatically swim away when I cast the Goldenfish Bait.
Only Goldenfish show up when I through that out.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Every upgrade is one step closer to the really good shit, so upgrade your favorite weapons as you go. Pick your path by looking at the wiki or the weapon chart. It's very important to stay on top of your weapon upgrades as you go as it will make your life a LOT easier (not to mention, sharper weapons = less bounces).
Armor is also important to upgrade, but it's more important to craft sets that have bonuses you like or want or need.
Upgrade when you need to. It'll save you money and resources for when you really need it.
When you finally get to a point where money and resources are easy to get, then you can splurge. I'm at the 5 star village quests, and I'm only starting to splurge now.
denshuu
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I usually make a new set every 2 or 3 stars. My village progression went Leather -> Qurupeco -> Gigginox -> HR Qurupeco -> HR Gigginox
JLateralus
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Ah shit.... I didn't realize it was a tree. That makes a lot more sense now.
So, I'm assuming forging some of this stuff outright takes more materials than upgrading along the path would as well?
For example, I use dual swords. In the shop I can forge a Ludroth Pair. Would I be better off buying the Bone Scythes and upgrading along the tree to get to that Ludroth Pair?
Samurai_Heart
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GAF mobile user's should always have 100 post per page =P, works brilliantly till a GIF heavy thread lol. And yeah same I've been GAF a lot because of Monster Hunter lol, cept recruiting Euro GAF for online =DYou're using GAF wrong. It should have been page 48.
Hmmm the only beneficial to upgrading will be the lesser cost of the weapon, I believe(?) if you lack the fund and really hankering for a stronger weapon go upgrade. Else just forge them and maybe the weapon you are currently using can be upgraded to a different route.
In my opinion upgrading your weapon and forging newer ones is more important than armour.
You'll want better sharpness and cooler looking weapons.
bitoriginal
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I'm one of them! Got it on 3ds but I wanted more.
My working day really needs to hurry up and finish...
Pink Rathian has been a fun fight. Massacred my friends and I the first time we tried to take her down, then I went back by myself because we had pretty much turned normal Rathalos/Rathian fights into a stomp (all but one of us has played just about all the games too) and I was determined to keep that up. Used all my healing items, but I dropped her myself, and it felt so good. The attack that kept doing us in was one of the new moves she had,
Spoiler marked in case people want to discover that pain on their own. Was great to be annoyed by Rathian again, now I just have to keep this up.
Have yet to try playing with randoms yet, may do so later. Or try to play with GAF at some point and stream it for giggles.
where she does what looks like a 1080 flip rather than the normal backflip. She does a similar backstep to the normal flip before doing it.
Have yet to try playing with randoms yet, may do so later. Or try to play with GAF at some point and stream it for giggles.
Samurai_Heart
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On the touch screen press the chat part, I believe you can type it that way then, though I'd rather use the USB keyboard.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I actually have two sets of Lances that I'm upgrading because one gives me different elemental bonuses that another doesn't. Also, one has a HUGE chunk of yellow sharpness, so sharpening is less of an issue during most fights.
You really have to weigh the options. Elemental weapons are really great, especially for DS (super fast attacks = yes please). Pop an Energy Drink and go ape shit.
You'll likely want to look at your tree, look at monster weakness, and start focusing on a few sets (probably two for now). I know that's vague, but because of weakness and sharpness and playstyle, certain weapons will fit you more than others.
saveweyard
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Lagiacrus plate has 6% drop rate from a tail carve? Ugh, getting this armor is gonna take some grinding...
Samurai_Heart
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EShop do it =) What I did and so happy game is always on the system.
That was quite a long and involved questionnaire for a measly 50 stars!
Yeah it,s seem to have many people, i was surprise when i try it last night.
But for COD there's always at least 3000 peoples online.
Just hit ZL or chat on the gamepad and type on the gamepads keyboard.
You could always fight Agna online you know...
Chuckpebble
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Having it on 3DS is dangerous. It's sitting right there next to me, and its an abundant resources day in the moga woods.
Jawmuncher
Member
Wow 20 hours in and I still feel like a punk against some monsters. People weren't lying when they said it was a time sink.
You're using GAF wrong. It should have been page 48.
It might as well have been.
Ok so fighting two great jaggis with only like 1/8th of your stamina, 0 food and no coating aint easy. But doable. I love Cha-cha.
Do monsters regen health when they run away? I was considering getting some raw meat and cooking it when the mob ran to the next zone.
denshuu
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Only when it goes to sleep. And even then, it's a really, really slow regen. I've ended a lot of hunts by hitting a monster one time while it was sleeping and it dying immediately.
Wolf Akela
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They regen when they sleep but its very slow.
Pink Rathian has been a fun fight. Massacred my friends and I the first time we tried to take her down, then I went back by myself because we had pretty much turned normal Rathalos/Rathian fights into a stomp (all but one of us has played just about all the games too) and I was determined to keep that up. Used all my healing items, but I dropped her myself, and it felt so good. The attack that kept doing us in was one of the new moves she had,Spoiler marked in case people want to discover that pain on their own. Was great to be annoyed by Rathian again, now I just have to keep this up.where she does what looks like a 1080 flip rather than the normal backflip. She does a similar backstep to the normal flip before doing it.
Have yet to try playing with randoms yet, may do so later. Or try to play with GAF at some point and stream it for giggles.
Hehe. I was quite surprised myself. I've played a little with some fellow gaf members, and we decided to fight a Pink Rathian. I got caught in that attack: 80% of my life bar gone (I play bowgun), and poisoned. If I hadn't been full life, I guess I would have died.
Nasty little wyvern. She loved to hover, but I managed to get her back to the ground a couple times.
JLateralus
Member
Gotcha - thanks for the info. I think I'll forge one and upgrade my current one then!
It's really incredible how much depth there is to this game!
I don't really want to pay more money for the digital version than retailers are charging for it, also I am currently with very limited Internet. Though it looks like there is no real alternative
xrayregime
Member
The Wii U is definitely sending her siren's song my way. I am only about 10 hours into the village on 3DS. Killed R. Ludroth before bed, and really feeling an online itch. R. Ludroth was the first HR quest I did with a full group in Tri, so I'm feeling nostalgic.
Gonna try to start farming that sick Wroggi set tonight.
Gonna try to start farming that sick Wroggi set tonight.
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