Apparently it depends on your HR but I can't give you any numbers. If you're high enough they will increase by 5.
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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate |OT| I Mounted It!
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Apparently it depends on your HR but I can't give you any numbers. If you're high enough they will increase by 5.
Yeah, she seems more aggressive and much harder to avoid.
ClayKavalier
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Do monsters get harder every time you complete a caravan quest? I've noticed a few times the first time I'll fight a monster it'll go down with no problem, but then when I go back to try to farm materials I'll get carted a couple times and it'll take longer. I'm not sure if it's actually harder to if I'm just getting greedy the second time around and making more mistakes.
I'm curious because I'm not really worrying too much about cutting tails and breaking heads and stuff at this point, and I don't want to "level up" monsters to the point where it's too hard to get specific items I might want later.
I'm curious because I'm not really worrying too much about cutting tails and breaking heads and stuff at this point, and I don't want to "level up" monsters to the point where it's too hard to get specific items I might want later.
Night Angel
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I'm good to do G3. Wanna test my new armor. Make a room Jorge.
I'm pretty sure it's more likely to be the latter (making mistakes because you know you've already passed it once before - it's easy to become overconfident).
Werewolf Jones
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Only just got around to fighting Seregios tonight for the first time, what a fun monster to hunt. Gonna smash online for a while again now.
MagicWithEarvin
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I can upgrade the Kushala CB to its final form, it's gonna be my Rajang killer. Also, I can make Kushala X for my GS set.
Yeah, the Acorn wyvern is definitely my favourite monster of this gen. Such a fun fight against a really well animated and realized monster. Would definitely recommend grinding out some of his weapons.
I'll be on in a bit and need to do G1 and G2 wystone quests. Or get through G2.
Great same here
AmethystEnd
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You down then?
AmethystEnd
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Yes. You appear to be full at the moment, though.
I apologize, I made this one room and people came and feel bad leaving now. But after this one quest I'll make one strictly for wystones only
AmethystEnd
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Cool. Gives me time to write a quick paper.
AmethystEnd
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Honestly, I wouldn't mind 25 minutes before we start, jorge. That would definitely give me enough time to finish and submit this paper (due in 1.5 hours). That way I won't have to quit after an hour.
Sounds good then. So in that case I'll just wait until you guys are ready then, i'll be doing quests till then
So someone suggested I get a Tetsucabra armor set. So I did. I think. I'm not sure how to tell if you already have a full set. I didn't see anything say set completed, and I don't feel much of a difference. All I know is that I don't have my cool Kecha ninja mask anymore. Am I supposed to buy a Tetsu jacket AND a Tetsu vest under it or something?
ClayKavalier
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Alright, kind of thought that's what it was. The screen that shows you how each monster you beat sets a new record for length was making me think they were actually getting stronger though.
AmethystEnd
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A full set means you've got five different pieces of Tetsucabra armor (head, chest, gloves, legs, feet).
You'll likely need to kill multiple Tetsucabras to have all the materials to craft every piece.
In the armor listing at the forge, the FIRST piece listed is for blademasters, and the SECOND piece is gunners/bows.
So for example if you see two pieces of Tetsucabra listed under Chest armor, the first is for blademaster, the second is for ranged.
The vest is a piece of gunner armor.
There's not a normal "set bonus" but rather each piece of armor has skill points. When the total number of points in a certain skill reach a threshold, you get that skill. All skills require at least 10 points to activate and some have higher tiers at 15, 20 etc. There are also negatives at -10 etc.
Generally a given set will have a couple skills, but you can mix and match parts for skills as well.
Edit: You can check the current state of your skill points via the status menu.
Spieler Eins
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You need everything minus weapon coming from Tetsucabra. Sets are the easiest way to gain special abilities, which will be shown in your status menu. There often is a negative effect, which can be negated with decorations on the armor.
Oh yeah I was wondering what that meant. So if I get a blademaster everything, but then get a gunner vest, does that not count as a full set, or do they just have to be all Tetsus? I know they're all Tetsu stuff, but I don't know if I got all blademaster.
If you can equip it while wielding a blademaster weapon, it's blademaster gear.
Only the headpieces are interchangeable, everything else is locked to your weapon class. Only bowgun and bow users can wear gunner armor, outside of the headgear.
As for the set question, see my previous post on skill points above. That's where it really matters and where you'll see the differences related to wearing a set, really.
ClayKavalier
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If you have all of the blademaster stuff, you have a full set you can equip as a blademaster. If you use a ranged weapon you have to use specialized armor, which is what the separate gunner sets are.
On a related note, I'm still a little confused about sets myself. I understand that you unlock skills at different point thresholds, but what are the active skills listed for each piece of a set? Do those activate when equip something regardless of points, or is that just letting you know what skills you'll have if you equip the whole set or something?
AmethystEnd
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Sounds good to me (Merydia here).
Armor sets, skills, and gems are an absolute trainwreck of ui and design failures, and I really hope they work on addressing them in MH5, they did a lot of good accessibility work in this game... but I still see people in HR with 5-10 non-activated skills, and I don't blame them.
Having gems and skills named differently is beyond stupid.
Having gems and skills named differently is beyond stupid.
AmethystEnd
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Just finished my paper. I just have to submit it online now. Go ahead and make the room and I'll be there in a few minutes.
I agree that having specific gem names that aren't the skill names at all is kind of stupid, but you do realize you can make the gem list show the skill names instead, right?
The Active Skills page when checking out a piece of gear shows what skills you'll have active after equipping that piece. That is to say, which skills will be at their activation point after the piece is equipped.
So, when comparing two pieces of gear side by side, you can see if you'll lose or gain a skill by changing the piece.
In quest. But after this one I can. Or if you're done first you can make it yourself. Make sure to put a password
SentientVanguard
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is the room still up? I would be happy to join
AmethystEnd
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I'm about to make it. Will edit this post with info.
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Of course I do, that's one of the reasons it's dumb as hell, there's literally no good reason for it.
There's so many ways to fuck yourself over as a new player with armor and gems - buying gunner armor instead of blademaster, unable to find skills because they don't match up with gem names, not understanding the 10/15/20 point breakpoints, not knowing a single +1 gem can remove a -10 penalty, not knowing what the higher levels actually do.
The list goes on and on. It's just not a clean system at all. Once you understand it, yeah, it's great, and you can make a lot of really cool custom armor that suits your personal play style and weapon preferences - but getting to that point is way more awkward than it should be.
Oh and end-game G rank clownsuits for skills are a total fail, where's our cosmetic armor slots :<
SentientVanguard
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Currently having my breakfast atm, so i will be joining soon.
Great. We might have started one by then. But please don't go!
Someone will after this
My god that Rathian/Red Khezu quest was even worse than I imagined. I finished with literally 18 seconds left. I'm so bad against Khezu and his pals that it just wrecks my times. I'd have gone gunner but I don't have the weapons or the experience with Rathian at range to do it. That was literally the worst I've ever done in a quest that I've actually finished.
I don't know whether the Seregios urgent will be better or worse. I could see a triple cart real easy if I fuck up the bleed thing.
I don't know whether the Seregios urgent will be better or worse. I could see a triple cart real easy if I fuck up the bleed thing.
SentientVanguard
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is the room full?
One spot available now
SentientVanguard
Neo Member
just when i'm about to join, the spot is taken :/
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