I imagine doing only key quests would make everything go by pretty fast.
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I imagine doing only key quests would make everything go by pretty fast.
got the game since wednesday and I'm 40 hours in, only skipped a couple of quests
The Technomancer
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Poison is still the stupidest status effect. There's no complexity to it, its entirely binary: either you remembered antidotes and you're fine or you didn't and you're completely boned
Eh, It doesn't last long enough to be a big deal unless the attack that poisoned you did a lot of damage. Most things like Gypceros' poison balls are minor annoyances since you can outheal the poison damage.
That better describes hot/cold drinks. Forgetting drinks just means wasting time restarting the quest, or in multiplayer pestering your friends for some.
Masquerader
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ikr? Killed it a thousand times in MH3U, and now it's as if I'm completely new to the game. It's VERY fast. :c
I can use these tips as well. Thank you very much.
OK so basic question here: what's the best strategy to avoid dropping ores and eggs that need to be carried back to the delivery box? Obviously you don't want to get hit but I've found it hard to hit a balance of running back so it doesn't take forever, and not tripping with them. Is it about the level of my stamina meter (i.e. I should run until it's halfway then stop to let it restore?) or the terrain I'm on being hilly or what?
These carrying quests are sheer masochism but I'm using them as a chance to practise some other stuff.
These carrying quests are sheer masochism but I'm using them as a chance to practise some other stuff.
Yeah, I try to do every single solo quest so far, which could be time consuming since there are so many of them.
I'm 34 hours in, but then I do a lot of basic material farming each time I do a gather or kill small monster quest.
At least with cold status effect, you could try to outlast it with Well Done Steak until the supplies arrived.
There are some armour sets that help with carrying items. Best idea is to find out which is the easiest set to get and equip that for all those pesky quests.
Also learning the quickest route is not always the best one, since it tends to go through monsters.
Out_Of_Ammo
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Make sure you have a big stamina bar (or drink a potion that stops depleting stamina) before you pick up the egg. Than, make sure that your stamina doesn't deplete completely while running or you'll drop the egg. Also being attacked and jumping from too high will make you drop the egg. I usually run when there are enemies to avoid their attacks and as soon as I'm a safe distance away walk a bit to replenish stamina.
Take quickest route, time your sprint when a monster is about to attack you, and when all else is failed, kill the monsters in your route until they stopped respawning.
This is why I hate -prey, they just won't stop coming.
The Technomancer
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Yeah but poison leads to the dumbass situations like going from 3/4ths health to a cart because you got poisoned and then hit with a stun attack-attack combo that normally leaves you with a sliver of health but instead kills you because the poison is ticking down while you're helpless
I'm trying to clear village before going online but after rushing through Hakuna Matata yesterday I think I'm gonna take my time and enjoy myself. So I'm gonna try and get sharpness+1 before fighting Gravios. I believe I can do it with torso inc and 2 pieces each of ceanataur and gore magala gear.
Also want to build my HBG set now that Lagombi is unlocked, might make the Rathian gun. I hope the female bunny armor is still cute.
eat the food combination to get Felyne Lander, equip the Pro Transporter skill and maybe bring some dash juice. Easy mode.
Also want to build my HBG set now that Lagombi is unlocked, might make the Rathian gun. I hope the female bunny armor is still cute.
eat the food combination to get Felyne Lander, equip the Pro Transporter skill and maybe bring some dash juice. Easy mode.
Out_Of_Ammo
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I tried out gunlance earlier and it's pretty fun. It's hard to sidestep when you are used to rolling though.
HH is tough to use if you're using it correctly. I HIGHLY recommend evasion skills if you can get them - if you're using your recitals for damage, which you should be, they will put you in bad situations sometimes. And evade+2 will get you out of them safely. No idea how early you can get that, though.
It does have some hit and run moves. The upswing works great once you're used to it and it has a decent unsheathe attack (compared to hammer).
Orniletter
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God, I'm so slow.
I just killed my first great Jaggi .
I just killed my first great Jaggi .
You made it!
I remember getting my first as well. Its like I have overcome a mountain...
...only to find a more angry and upset mountain on the other side.
Masquerader
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Hooray!
Sadly, the real beginner monster this time around is the Seltas, IMO. Definitely makes you adapt to the verticality, it seems.
Night Angel
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Imo, the n3DSXL looks much, much better than the OG XL. The main upgrade comes from the 3D, though. I'm a believer now, 3D is not a shitty gimmick. It actually helps you gauge distances and makes you a more effective hunter, and it works flawlessly. If the purchase wouldn't hurt you, do it. You might still be able to trade in your OG at GS for $100.
Yeah, instinctively tried to rolled out of the way only then you realized you just doing side step or back step could lead into pretty nifty situation.
Garrett Hawke
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Okay, this is gunna be a really stupid question -
Is there a way to just go on "patrol" or whatever like you could in MH3U? I wanna gather some resources but I don't understand how you just head out into the wild. In MH3U you just took the bridge out of town on the far right
Is there a way to just go on "patrol" or whatever like you could in MH3U? I wanna gather some resources but I don't understand how you just head out into the wild. In MH3U you just took the bridge out of town on the far right
Orniletter
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Oh yeah, It was great when I killed my very first great Jaggi back in 3U.
I should have clarified that I was talking about my first great Jaggi in 4U
Oh, Seltas (the big Insect thing with horns, right ?) is 4U's Barroth ?
I'll power through the filler 2-star quests.
Okay, this is gunna be a really stupid question -
Is there a way to just go on "patrol" or whatever like you could in MH3U? I wanna gather some resources but I don't understand how you just head out into the wild. In MH3U you just took the bridge out of town on the far right
There is expedition where you could roam and cart as many as you want. But it's different since the map is generated.
Nope, that would be Nerscylla
the companion app for android got released. no idea if it's good, will download and test it later.
there are gather quests for every map, i think you have to unlock them through other quests tho
Okay, this is gunna be a really stupid question -
Is there a way to just go on "patrol" or whatever like you could in MH3U? I wanna gather some resources but I don't understand how you just head out into the wild. In MH3U you just took the bridge out of town on the far right
there are gather quests for every map, i think you have to unlock them through other quests tho
Garrett Hawke
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So what's the best way to head out into the starting area? Just take a quest that sends you there, do your stuff then finish the quest?
Masquerader
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Oh yeah, It was great when I killed my very first great Jaggi back in 3U.
I should have clarified that I was talking about my first great Jaggi in 4U
Oh, Seltas (the big Insect thing with horns, right ?) is 4U's Barroth ?
I'll power through the filler 2-star quests.
Nah, it's kinda the, uhm, Great Jaggi of this game. Except Great Jaggi is just kinda... There. :c
Out_Of_Ammo
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Looks nice, is it also out for iOS?
Prepare yourself to get boned even if you remembered antidotes at G rank
I was a Longsword user in MH3U and I swapped to HH now - absolutely loving it, even solo (still early on, want some slightly better gear before going online). I plan on using LS as my secondary/solo weapon.
Still torn on what low-rank armor to work toward - I'm still on the starter armor and the hits are starting to wipe me out faster now. :/
Imp the Dimp
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So what happens when I die three times and a Quest is "failed"? Is it gone forever?
NoSkillz187
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I went with G.Jaggi armor for low rank. I wanted to make gunner armor for a bow but I think I'll wait till high rank for my bow. For now I'm rolling LS, HH and GS.
You have to restart the quest and attempt again.
If you mean Ancient Steppe, the best way to go there is take an easy harvest or slaying quest before the harvest tour version appeared in Star 2.
lol, now I know what would I looking to on my cellphone screen all the time
Mr Fahrenheit
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In low rank just make whatever you can, it isn't worth wasting the effort thinking about it until high rank.
NoSkillz187
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Expedition might be what you are looking for, to just go out into the areas without a time limit or objective. Keep doing some village quest and eventually you will unlock expeditions.
Imp the Dimp
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And one more thing: That Great Jaggi just keeps running into his cave whenever it's low only to come back at full health. I doesn't seem like I can jump into his nest so why can I do about it? I placed some bait in front of his nest but to no avail.
There are, once you unlock G-rank. Only a few though.
The caves are just teleports to different areas. Keep a paintball on him and follow him to finish him off.
No, resting monster doesn't heal themselves. You could follow them resting area, wait until they sleep, then attack them to finish the job, mostly don't take very long.
Imp the Dimp
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Been having a blast for the past few hours going on some basic hunts in the single player game. Major thanks to Gaijin Hunter for his tutorial videos - I had a bit of trouble figuring out the new 'dash slash' move, but his video cleared up that confusion rather quickly.
What's a good set of starter armor that you guys would recommend? I'm currently rocking a full set of Hunter's Armor that I crafted, but I'm up for some new stuff.
I think Charge Blade is next on my list of weapons to switch to - had a go at it in the tutorial mode and it feels like a Switch Axe but with my favorite weapon types mashed together!
What's a good set of starter armor that you guys would recommend? I'm currently rocking a full set of Hunter's Armor that I crafted, but I'm up for some new stuff.
I think Charge Blade is next on my list of weapons to switch to - had a go at it in the tutorial mode and it feels like a Switch Axe but with my favorite weapon types mashed together!
So good and all the new monsters seem interesting so far. My first battle with that spider was quite intense, fainted twice and killed it with a throw knife when it was just about to sleep in it's suspension. I forgot how irritating fishing and egg quests are but that is the only damper so far.
When they sleep they definitely get health back, but it's never going to be like 100% healed or anything. You can still finish them off easily but you may as well follow them and get a huge 2x damage charge attack on their face as they sleep.
Sounds like you're new to this. Keep paintballs on these guys until you know where they're going to go, most monsters stay within a few areas on a map and go to sleep in the same place. Nothing is more annoying than losing a Rathalos and spending 10+ minutes running around looking for the damn thing as he flies in and out of areas.
The Technomancer
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Wait how the hell do Tranq Bombs work now? I can't seem to throw them even when I'm tilting the pad
Imp the Dimp
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Aight, got him. I didn't know about the paintball mechanic, which made things easy. Thanks for the help guys! The Charge Blade is so much fun.
Also yeah, this is my first MH.
Also yeah, this is my first MH.
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