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Monster Hunter Generations |OT| Generation X
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Nooooo. Giant monsters are trash. I always dread the final bosses of MH not because of their difficulty but because they are so boring.
No, you should get them all.
TechnicaUS
Member
I dunno, I thought George was kinda fun. But stuff like the morans and dalamadurs? Totally boring as hell.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
Right there with you Sammy!
This is my first Monster Hunter game. I've been able to take down the Great Maccao and the Gendrome, but wow...are these battles supposed to take like 20-30 minutes? They are like the first two hunts <_<
I've also found that I need to stock up on at least 10 Mega Potions to stand a chance. Am i supposed to be focusing on upgrading my weapons first, or just stumble along with whatever I happen to find?
I've also found that I need to stock up on at least 10 Mega Potions to stand a chance. Am i supposed to be focusing on upgrading my weapons first, or just stumble along with whatever I happen to find?
Awesome. I guess I'll start with the first one!
George?
Maccao and Gendrome usually take about 5 minutes.
What weapon classes and hunting styles do you use? Once we know we can give you specific advice instead of just "Kill it faster". Definitely upgrade your weapons.
SuperStiltzkin
Member
How often are you landing hits? I know from playing the first MH, fighting even yah normal fodder enemies was tough because I couldn't hit the small agile monsters that much. Weapon animation and timing takes some getting used to. Always good to upgrade equipment, but I would practice using weapons too and getting used to their timing and movements.
Sheath your weapon if you need speed and run up to an enemy. Doing a running unsheathed attack is a good way to get damage.
malboroking
Banned
Darmak and Jalad at Tanagra?
Emperor_Uriel
Member
That's pretty standard, yeah. You'll get better fast though, what weapon are you using?
Upgrade your weapons first, definitely. Armor materials will come naturally as you re-fight those monsters for practice.
They have different content since they basically covered different generations. The illustration are top notch, and the developers commentary sheds many light on how they develop MH over the year (like how they intentionally make Yian Garuga to be THAT annoying).
Nickname for Gogmazios.
They might be talking about Gogmazios in 4U.
The dromes are super agile so if you happen to be using a heavy slow weapon (hammer, gs, lances...) chances are you had a hard time hitting them. I estimate more experienced players will spend 5~10mins on these guys, so don't worry.
Focusing on weapon upgrades first is definitely a priority. At the point where you will need higher def armor, you will have access to a plethora of new parts from the monsters you've already slain.
Gogmazios. I don't know who came up with the shitty tradition of giving monsters silly names (Steve etc)
ye olde Seregios
Oh. Wouldn't Gog make more sense for a nickname? It is shorter and everyone would know what you're talking about.
The dromes are super agile so if you happen to be using a heavy slow weapon (hammer, gs, lances...) chances are you had a hard time hitting them. I estimate more experienced players will spend 5~10mins on these guys, so don't worry.
Gogmazios. I don't know who came up with the shitty tradition of giving monsters silly names (Steve etc)
Steve?
I feel like if you think GaijinHunter has had a net neutral effect on the community because he posted a few wrong values and didn't change them and doesn't tell people frequently enough not to take his word as law, you may need to take a step back and spend a little less time immersed in reddit drama. lol. His tutorial videos are so good and are the starting point for so many new players. It seems to me like a lot of people are just tired of people holding him up as the ultimate MH expert, when he's not. I understand though, I hate it when people quote egoraptor's Mega Man Sequelitis videos and go on to say no video game should have tutorials. I don't really fault egoraptor for that, though, that's just people being sheep and following along with a popular figure as they always do.
Didn't the names "George" and "Steve" come off a Capcom MH4U preview stream before their official names were revealed?
GwyndolinCinder
Member
If its your first game in the series, then yeah there gonna take some time. But you'll get better as you play more, my first kill on GM was just under 5 minutes with 2 cats.
Have you recruited some cats yet? Also what weapon are you using?
Yeah this is the only bit that annoys me, but he is a great credit to the community. From personal experience it made getting my girlfriend into monster hunter very easy and helped me learn about IG kinsects.
I don't expect anybody to play this game without 'outside help'. Hell, as a gunner, the series' traditional stance on ammo types and critical distance has been 'HERE BE DRAGONS'. Gaijin Hunter these days also goes into motion values in his videos which are very important, and the game sure as hell doesn't explain them. Sure, you can get a sense of it by how 'meaty' the impacts feel but it's good to have a resource to know what combos and moves are strong. Especially since damage values get tweaked from game to game.
Anyways, the best part of MH-gaf is how eager everyone is to help new players. When I first got into MH in MHF2 I went to gamefaqs and, well, they were elitist pricks - almost turned me off the series right there. So when I actually got gud I decided I would never be that guy. I frequently created/maintained mh generals on /v/ for a long time before /vg/ existed and as weird as it sounds for that place, people were incredibly helpful to newcomers. I've always tried to do the same on GAF since I've been here.
That said, actually carrying people ingame isn't something I do and sometimes gaf gets a bit over zealous when helping with urgents and such. When I help with low level stuff I wear joke sets (gargwa hat for life) or weapons I'm not used to.
Had pre-ordered from amazon months ago. Yesterday they try to charge the card but it was expired, payment was declined, but I fix it in less than a minute and immediately email customer service to try and make sure there wouldn't be a delay. I get a response saying they upgrade to 1 day shipping, but estimates it'll arrive Monday. This morning, I notice I can still order it with free same day shipping, so I contact them again to see if the existing order can be changed -- nope, so now I have two packages "shipping today" but one is supposed to arrive today. *sigh*
I see the third book isn't translated into English yet, and I guess the first book collects the PSP games, then the second the DS and Wii games?
I checked the Web Manual again and it looks like they updated it and added the Action/Flow Charts for every weapon: http://game.capcom.com/manual/MH_Gen/en/index.html
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Illustrations 2 covers third gen so it's Tri, 3 Ultimate and also some stuff from Portable 3rd.
All about the horn life.
I spent a lot of time on Charge Blade last time out just because it was new and fun but planning to hit the ground running with Horn in Generations.
Planning on going mainly Guild - otherwise it felt too crippled.
Yeah sadly the third books isn't translated yet. And your guess is correct as the first book covers MH1 up to MHFG, while the second book cover Tri and 3U. The third book gives us the 4th game goodness minus Monster Hunter Generation (the book was released in the same time last year with the game IIRC so it's impossible to include them).
TheBaldEmperor
Member
Question: Are we able to hone weapons again in this game? Loved that in 4u.
Honing is out, I'm afraid.
That depends on Udon though I really doubt it they don't planned english release of it in some way.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
Nooooo!
RelentlessRolento
Member
Grabbing digital version in an hour but won't be able to play much today due to being so damn busy
I read that there was a Hunter Art that let you frenzy virus yourself. Is it time consuming to unlock? I'm assuming you'll have to hunt you-know-who before it opens up.
I keep thinking I want to run Striker HBG with that, gunpowder infusion, and the reload/move speed self buff. And then wear the antiviral armor skill for even more affinity from the virus. Siege mode has never been my thing but I do like the idea of being able to roll out of it and reposition.
I think bows are the ideal first transition from being a fulltime blademaster since you don't need to dive into that ocean of ammo types and combinations. Bows also definitely teach you that 'ranged' in MH is still 'unsafely close to those claws and teeth'.
But as a bowgun user I can definitely recommend reading or watching something to explain ammo types. As a general rule Normal 2 and Pierce 2 will take you pretty far with an HBG, whereas LBG is all about exploiting elemental weaknesses with rapid fire.
I keep thinking I want to run Striker HBG with that, gunpowder infusion, and the reload/move speed self buff. And then wear the antiviral armor skill for even more affinity from the virus. Siege mode has never been my thing but I do like the idea of being able to roll out of it and reposition.
I think bows are the ideal first transition from being a fulltime blademaster since you don't need to dive into that ocean of ammo types and combinations. Bows also definitely teach you that 'ranged' in MH is still 'unsafely close to those claws and teeth'.
But as a bowgun user I can definitely recommend reading or watching something to explain ammo types. As a general rule Normal 2 and Pierce 2 will take you pretty far with an HBG, whereas LBG is all about exploiting elemental weaknesses with rapid fire.
There's a 6* Hunters Hub/Multiplayer quest that unlocks it so it'll probably be a while before you can get it. Requires you to hunt you-know-who.
edit: you can check out all of the arts plus unlock conditions here: http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/MHGen:_Hunter_Arts
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
I want to buy it online and have it download to my 3DS that's sitting plugged in at home. Where can I click a link to do this? Ive put e shop cards on my account already.
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Deleted member 752119
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Going to take the plunge on this on the e-shop when it goes live at noon. I put about 25 hours into MH4U and just got distracted by other things. I liked the demo of this more, and from all accounts it's a bit more accessible.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
I'm not exactly certain but I do know that they changed up some of the attacks. Normally I'd do a combo where I would finish with a slam of the lance and a blast. Couldn't do that anymore unless I'm missing something or forgot how to play GL.
Some styles you can't do the slam move so I guess you should avoid them if you're using normal type shells.
Where did you get that?
The Forest and Hills is no longer called the Forest and Hills. The Snowy Mountains are no longer called the Snowy Mountains. Nekoht is no longer named Nekoht. I'm sure there's more unnecessary changes.