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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Thread
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Diseased Yak said:
Go with whatever weapon floats your boat. It's up to preference since all weapons have their uses, though certain weapons are certainly better suited against specific monsters, i.e. long range weapons against Diablos/Gravios. If you want to start off with melee weapons, Shield and Sword(SNS) is a good start since this weapon class has virtually no learning curve and has a shield to boot. Great Sword and Hammer are the two melee classes that dish out the most amount of damage, but of course, their learning curve are much steeper. It's also good to know that you'll need to have two sets of armor if you're going to use both melee and long range weapons, which are called Blademaster and Gunner.
Radd Spencer
Member
I'll check it out in about a half hour, if that's not too late
kassatsu said:Nomar and I took down a G-rank one tonight
G-rank? Wow I really need to start ranking up again. Also I really want to try some of those download quests. Been busy with the recent flood of download games though. Now that i've finally got past that pale roadblock, i'm ready to get back into things.
Radd Spencer
Member
kassatsu said:
I want to get materials, definitely, but tomorrow night I'll be working. Tonight was one of my nights off. I just simply got up way too late. I want that Terra Ceanetaur hammer but farming him solo is sooo long and boring (40 minutes+). Also am trying to score one more Kirin Platinum Mane, but I just want to play, really. Have every other night off. I'll be up for anything next time.
I fucking died twice though. That is the price you pay being a gunner and being one shot killed.kassatsu said:Nomar and I took down a G-rank one tonight
Maybe tomorrow afternoon.Teknoman said:
I guessing that is G Rank material. Been gunning HR 6 Kirin, so I try to help ya sometimes if I can find the time.Radd Spencer said:
FishSquared
Member
just solo'd g rank Lavasioth
love this game
love this game
GillaTheGorilla
Member
HR 5 now and just made the onslaught hammer, going to start farming G-rank blangonga for the armour.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Still a noob. Almost finished with the 2 star quests. What's the best way to beat a Bulldrome? Those things kick my ass every time.
Also, how do I play the quests I downloaded from comic-con? I can't find them anywhere.
Also, how do I play the quests I downloaded from comic-con? I can't find them anywhere.
AgentOtaku
Member
*peeks in thread*
GillaTheGorilla
Member
RobbieNick said:
You run around it and attack it from the side, it has a slow turning animation.
Radd Spencer
Member
NomarTyme said:
I just made a set with Guts skill, to prevent my gunner from being one-shotted. Haven't tried it out yet. You're supposed to be able to survive a single fatal hit by one hit point.
RobbieNick said:
A hammer knocks them out (dizzy) very quickly. You can score lots of free hits when it's down.
NomarTyme said:
Yeah, and I've been soloing him which takes way too long. Out of the last 3 I've fought, I only won two.
1st: Fought in the Tower with Ice Fang. Beat him with 5 minutes left.
2nd: Fought him with the garuga weapon, lots of bombs, and lost to time over >.<
3rd: Fought him in the swamp with the final Garuga S&S, Crow Blade, and won with like 6 minutes remaining. Swamp is nice, even with the minions, because you get lots of opportunity to rebuff (sharpen, etc) when he zones, unlike the Tower. I had 65-something% affinity on the Crow Blade when I walked in, and I got a goofy grin when my first 10 slashes were criticals. Still took a long time, but I'm most comfortable fighting him with S&S thanks to the training mission I've been abusing for expand pickaxes (record. 3:00).
Radd Spencer said:
If I remember correctly Elemental Weapons are actually ineffective on Kirin. I believe he doesn't have a true elemental weakness. Best bet is to hit him with pure raw damage.
Just wait till you try the G-rank two Kirins at once in the volcano arena. My fight went pretty much like this. <insert expletives repeatedly> <die 3 times>. <insert expletives repeatedly> <die 3 times>. <insert expletives repeatedly> <die 3 times>. <somehow actually win after using your last potion and having about 1/2 an inch of life left>. Kirin is pretty simple solo but two at once just plain sucks :lol
Radd Spencer
Member
Yeah, Kirin has really high elemental resist, but that Ice Fang was the best S&S I had at the time. The Crow Blade final had some nice raw power and affinity so that's where I went.
If that double Kirin in the volcano is anything like last game, it's possible to aggro only one and fight them one at a time so long as you stay near the starting point.
If that double Kirin in the volcano is anything like last game, it's possible to aggro only one and fight them one at a time so long as you stay near the starting point.
SecretBonusPoint
Banned
What rank are you now Tekno? I'm HR4 (just need to do Shen Gaoren Urgent to get to 5) and its always a bit hard to find newish players to come with so it's not just some HR9 gods coming in and knocking the monster down in 2 blows :lol
finally got the full guardian spirit armor from the Yama Tsukami. It's sick, it has quick eater, AND ESP, and 1/2 paralysis time.
Not to mention the dragonwood sword is sweet. I can usually paralyze a wyvern 2 or 3 times over the course of a mission with it. (especially helpful for the Ukanlos!)
Not to mention the dragonwood sword is sweet. I can usually paralyze a wyvern 2 or 3 times over the course of a mission with it. (especially helpful for the Ukanlos!)
Radd Spencer said:
If I ever find the need to farm Kirin I will definitely give it a shot. I think the first time I fought them I forgot to buff up before I entered the arena so I was buffing at the entrance and they both came and gave me a good thrashing. Who knows, can anyone confirm?
oracrest said:
I am thinking about making that armor for Fatalis and Gravios/Besarios. Been debating it but it does sound like a pretty good set! I think I have about 75% of all the mats already too!
Speaking of that LS, I used it with a couple friends on G-Rank Plesioth. Another buddy brought the Hunting Horn version so we shock trapped him once then basically chain stunned him. It was amazing and the most satisfying way to kill the Plesioth!
Next break, bring on the two Lavasioths, Hammer is ready and waiting!
SecretBonusPoint
Banned
Fucks sake, its so stupid only one person can rank up from an urgent at a time. I just fucking did Shen Gaoren 3 fucking times only to have the bunch of fucking asshole bail on me when it was finally my Hunt post.
Bullshit.
Bullshit.
SecretBonusPoint
Banned
I'd love to, but it is 2am now. Maybe tomorrow. hnnnnngh. THAT FUCKING CRAB. *stomps off*
RiderKairuu
Member
New to GAF and just getting back into MH..I haven't played since PS2 but having alot of fun with this game. I hope to play with you guys soon.
Azure Rathalos
Neo Member
SecretBonusPoint said:
Hammer the shit out of him man, if you wanna rank up already. If you don't kill him it's highly likely that he'll run out of time anyway, just make sure to save your flinches for when he's about to attack. Gaoren is easily soloable, seriously. All the XL-size monsters are.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Wow, the game doesn't go easy on you does it? I finished all the training missions last night and was finally ready to set out into the world. Talked to the elder and got a 1 star quest to kill a gladrome, I believe. So, I'm not sure which weapon to pick, so I take the giant bone sword, the great sword I believe, not the one simply titled "bone".
Anyway, I set out.... and get my ass kicked in. The sword swings so slowly that I can't hit shit, the blue & white dinos just dodge my attacks easily then tear me a new ass. I made it out onto the snowy ridge area where I believe is the target gladrome I must kill, at least there's a bigger dino up there amongst the normal smaller ones. I get my butt kicked and die. I'm guessing it's all in the timing, but how in the heck does anyone hit anything with that huge sword? Especially the fast moving dinos.
So what weapon should I go with for a total newbie? Dual swords perhaps? I didn't have this problem in the tutorials hah.
Anyway, I set out.... and get my ass kicked in. The sword swings so slowly that I can't hit shit, the blue & white dinos just dodge my attacks easily then tear me a new ass. I made it out onto the snowy ridge area where I believe is the target gladrome I must kill, at least there's a bigger dino up there amongst the normal smaller ones. I get my butt kicked and die. I'm guessing it's all in the timing, but how in the heck does anyone hit anything with that huge sword? Especially the fast moving dinos.
So what weapon should I go with for a total newbie? Dual swords perhaps? I didn't have this problem in the tutorials hah.
ExtraKr1spy
Banned
Diseased Yak said:
With the bigger you have to, iirc, sheathed the sword and run up either behind to the side and when you unsheathed the sword it attacks at the same time. you can also block with R then attack or wait for the monster to attack and dodge/roll off tot he side then attack. Dual Swords and Sword+Shield are good for beginners but be careful with spamming the attack button(s) with dual swords the attack animation can make you vulnerable.
Beat Khezu finally! I was stunned by his yell and he was about to do the lunge attack when I hear "nyah-boom", my cat threw a bomb at it and got the killing blow
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
ExtraKr1spy said:
Dang, I never considered sheathing it and using the opening unsheathing attack repeatedly... hmm, thanks! I'll also definitely try out dual swords and the sword+shield.
Diseased Yak said:
Experiment, there are many ways to play each weapon. For GS on my first play through on MHF2, I used to unsheath/charge and unload. It was hard to time things right but it took a lot of practice. The hard hits was the only way I could beat Plesioth at the time.
Diseased Yak said:
yeah, the answer I would give is that you simply haven't learned the timing of the sword, and all the moves/timings/combos at your disposal. The great sword is incredibly slow, and the raptors are very fast, which is frustrating, but you can get to them if you can predict their patterns (turn turn, hop in their case)
the long sword is a bit faster than the great sword, especially when your combo bar fills up, and you unleash it.
sheathing and unsheathing is pretty integral to the game as a whole, as you can only do the invincible oh shit dive if you don't have your weapon out. attacking from a sheathed weapon is one of the fastest attacks for many melee weapons. Also, doing a a quick roll, then sheathing is generally faster than waiting for your guy to "ready" the weapon again from a standing position to sheath. good luck! you only just keep getting better at it!!
SecretBonusPoint
Banned
Yes. Help me kill that god damned crab! Are you there?
Alright everyone, snakeiox has been having trouble with ad-hoc party. Connects just fine, enters the lobby, but whenever we leave on an actual quest, about 10 seconds into the game it kicks him out.
Anyone know what could be causing this? Not sure if it happens to snake with less than 4 people.
Anyone know what could be causing this? Not sure if it happens to snake with less than 4 people.