Power coatings are your biggest boost (50%) in damage and are almost required. The next biggest boost in damage are the normal/pierce/scatter up skills that will increase that shot type by 10% (30% for scatter and is also almost required for that shot type) in comparison AuL is roughly a 7% boost to damage. So it goes Focus > shot type up > Crit eye/Aul (depends on the bow like every other weapon type) > element. You can put power coatings+ between focus and shot type if your bow doesn't have it
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Power coatings are your biggest boost (50%) in damage and are almost required. The next biggest boost in damage are the normal/pierce/scatter up skills that will increase that shot type by 10% (30% for scatter and is also almost required for that shot type) in comparison AuL is roughly a 7% boost to damage. So it goes Focus > shot type up > Crit eye/Aul (depends on the bow like every other weapon type) > element. You can put power coatings+ between focus and shot type if your bow doesn't have it
yeah i meant to say next to power coatings but blah
Time to farm a bajillion earth crystals for the third ancient shard weapons *sigh*
I was mostly correcting the element part because it's debatable with the focus/power coating stuff simply from focus making things easier on the player. Good luck with that EC farming btw... ugh I hate doing that so much
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How much it cost? It really looks awesome, and I bet there are many different concept for each monsters.
man. those illustration books are superb. never really was into buying that sort of paraphernalia, but shiettttt.
i'm torn between buying them and the gundam origins hardcovers.
shiettt
Chuckpebble
Member
Thanks, I'll try some things. Mainly, this maxed out Stygian bow I have lying around. I think I just have an affinity for pierce since it was such a powerful shot in Tri.
I think it's hilarious how it illustrates all the layers of the Village Sweetheart's uniform along with what they're made of, explicitly for the benefit of cosplayers. It's a fine artbook and a lot thicker than the first Monster Hunter one.
The only thing to keep in mind is that upgrading an armor piece resets it back to its original color, so I usually wait until I'm done putting spheres into it before swapping pigments.
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
After hunting alone for so long, I'm surprised how many items people don't bring to a hunt. I usually have 2 pages full of items for every hunt. Maybe it's because I can farm on the 3DS, but people shouldn't go out with out potions. So many are also lacking tranquilizers, hot drinks, and cold drinks. Also I've discovered the magic of dung bombs. Have a monster walk off as soon as you set a trap? Hit him with a dung bomb. Always seems to take him back to where I need him to go.
Ooooh thats why my armor pigments kept resetting. That was bugging me
haha, the ludroth armor is great because the color change is very noticable. My brothers HR ludroth armor was rainbow colored so I called it his "Technicolor dreamcoat"
Then he upgraded to G-Rank Ludroth armor and I was jelly.
GeekyDad
Member
Didn't either. Do you make the changes at your box?
Yes. The "Change Armor Pigment" option is in the same menu where you change your hunter's hairstyle, underclothes and so on.
GeekyDad
Member
Ah, thanks. Never noticed it before.
PotionBleue
Member
I encountered this trap situation several times but often if I throw a Dung Bomb the monster would walk to another area, not to the previous one, unless the area is a dead-end.
Also why would you bring Tranquilizers? 8 Tranq Bombs are more than enough, I only bring two Tranquilizers/Bomb Casings if I want to be cheesy and capture all 5 monsters in Moga Woods, but never in multiplayer mode.
There's just not too much reason to bring items if you're playing with 4 people. I sometimes like to flash monsters or put down traps just for the hell of it, but it's easy to see that we could have a dandy time even without doing that.
it bugs me when people don't bring flash bombs or traps or sonic bombs or whatever is necessary for the quest. What are you going to do with those 2 pages of inventory space? Fill it up with your carves?
When I go blademaster I always bring combo book 1/2 Mega pots, energy drinks, paintballs, flash bombs, tranq bombs, trap tools, pitfall/shock traps, whetstones, might/adamant seeds, thunderbugs, and my power/armor charms/talons. Lifepowders if we're going up against a particularly tough monster, and other situation items like drinks, sonic bombs, or barrel bombs for nibelsnarf.
When I go blademaster I always bring combo book 1/2 Mega pots, energy drinks, paintballs, flash bombs, tranq bombs, trap tools, pitfall/shock traps, whetstones, might/adamant seeds, thunderbugs, and my power/armor charms/talons. Lifepowders if we're going up against a particularly tough monster, and other situation items like drinks, sonic bombs, or barrel bombs for nibelsnarf.
lol this quest has you killing Jaggia, and then out of nowhere a Deviljho attacks and it's like "run for your life!". I haven't ever killed one so I went for it with my Lagiacrus Gunlance and with 12 minutes left to spare I defeated the Deviljho. Surprised they didn't have something special like "wow! you actually defeated it!?", but ah well. That thing has a TON of health, though. I think the hardest part about the fight is if you mess up and it lands on you, spamming the buttons that much will give you carpel tunnel to break out. Either way! It's dead!
So G-Rank armor looks different? I haven't got there yet.
So G-Rank armor looks different? I haven't got there yet.
If the monster has pounced on you and is chomping away, just about all your items are unusable except dung bombs. Throwing one of those will get it off of you instantly. So it's always good to keep some in your inventory.
Although there's a few exceptions (like Volvidon or Artian), most G rank armor looks different than its high rank counterpart.
PotionBleue
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It depends. The following G-Rank armors will look the same as the High Rank version:
Bnahabra X
Rhenoplos X
Slagtoth X
Mosgharl X
Baggi X
Wroggi X
Arzuros X
Lagombi X
Volvidon X
Ingot X
Dianthus/Campanile
Artian X
Plesioth X
Guild Bard/Scholar X
Strider/Deadeye
Aelucanth/Rhopessa X
Dober X
Damascus X
If you're using Windows there is a full armor gallery in the MH3G Dex program:
You bring a lot lol. I usually only really stock up on special Monsters. I'm almost always ill prepared, but it's rarely a problem with GAF hunts. Most of ya are resourceful.
when hunting with GAF, I don't bring anything.Monsters die too fast anyway.
with randoms, I bring tranqs and a trap because I take the initiative when I want to cap. I bring flash bombs for all variants of Los. Always bring dung bombs because there's always that one guy who gets caught in munching time. Better yet when the environment is unstable.
Antidotes, deoderants, cold and hot drinks... depends on the monster and place.
with randoms, I bring tranqs and a trap because I take the initiative when I want to cap. I bring flash bombs for all variants of Los. Always bring dung bombs because there's always that one guy who gets caught in munching time. Better yet when the environment is unstable.
Antidotes, deoderants, cold and hot drinks... depends on the monster and place.
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
I mean the the bombs. I just call them that. 8 is usually enough.
European MH3U event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BdqX0mK75U
26th Feb - London, UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/1466306076916801/?ref=22
27th Feb - Paris, France: https://www.facebook.com/events/1434193923484873/?ref=22
28th Feb - Berlin, Germany: https://www.facebook.com/events/1404574606466108/?ref=22
Ryozo Tsujimoto (MH Producer) will be there at each event.
26th Feb - London, UK: https://www.facebook.com/events/1466306076916801/?ref=22
27th Feb - Paris, France: https://www.facebook.com/events/1434193923484873/?ref=22
28th Feb - Berlin, Germany: https://www.facebook.com/events/1404574606466108/?ref=22
Ryozo Tsujimoto (MH Producer) will be there at each event.
I take a moderate approach to preparation. Recovery items are a must, but I don't deal with combinables. Offensively, I only bring what I deem necessary. Traps if I'm capping, flash/sonic bombs if hitting the monster is too difficult without them. I don't use barrel bombs solo, but I'll bring some to a multiplayer hunt.
EDIT: I am there on the 26th, whatever it takes!
EDIT: I am there on the 26th, whatever it takes!
GeekyDad
Member
Mother of all things holy, that's amazing!
I might just be a bad person but rather than bring dung bombs I just take it as an opportunity to attack the monster if it's munching on someone else.
Jho is the only exception to this rule as he'll devour everything.
don't want to risk it with randoms and cause an unnecessary death.
PotionBleue
Member
It's a bad idea because monsters recover a non negligible amount of HP and stamina when they eat a player.
Full atm but I can post if someone leaves.Free A, Lobby 4, Room was called Farm G.
I DID IT
ALATREON IS NO MORE
THE VILLAGE IS DONE
I forgot to check the time but it was somewhere around the 30 minutes, no carts. My set had like -20 dragon defense, holy crap haha.
Weapon was the slime GS. I planned on spamming Crit Draw unsheathes, but it was surprisingly easy to get charges out too with Focus.
I don't think I ever played so defensively in my life, I was sure I'd time out. His tail popped off like 5 minutes in, so I guess that was a sign. I used like 6 farcasters. Didn't even do the things I wanted, like getting him stuck or using the binder, but oh well~ I got the Dragongem out of it anyway.
IT'S OVER
I WANNA DO IT AGAIN
ALATREON IS NO MORE
THE VILLAGE IS DONE
I forgot to check the time but it was somewhere around the 30 minutes, no carts. My set had like -20 dragon defense, holy crap haha.
Weapon was the slime GS. I planned on spamming Crit Draw unsheathes, but it was surprisingly easy to get charges out too with Focus.
I don't think I ever played so defensively in my life, I was sure I'd time out. His tail popped off like 5 minutes in, so I guess that was a sign. I used like 6 farcasters. Didn't even do the things I wanted, like getting him stuck or using the binder, but oh well~ I got the Dragongem out of it anyway.
IT'S OVER
I WANNA DO IT AGAIN
you should just buy one to support nintendo and monster hunter. Yep.
There's always a bomba sale going on.
Unless you want to buy it for $200 or less which is totally unrealistic imo.
OK, how much of a difference do charm tables make? Is the handicraft+5 charm I've seen so much of online exclusive to a particular one? How many sets will I be locked out of if I have the wrong table?
Basically, I want an armour set with Sharpness+1 and Status+2 abd getting the right charm seems to be the only way to make it happen.
Basically, I want an armour set with Sharpness+1 and Status+2 abd getting the right charm seems to be the only way to make it happen.
If you're on a specific charm table and you manage to find a specific charm and you forge a bunch of other armor parts and decorations then you'll be able to put together a set with a batch of skills that might make hunting marginally easier. But I think the importance of charm tables tends to be overstated.
If you just want Sharpness +1 and Status +2, it's certainly possible with any 3 slot charm and the right set.
I was about to suggest that same set, lol!
I just use the "Search" tab on mhag's armor set generator which comes up with something with a similar batch of skills to what you're looking for.