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I forget sometimes that MH is a recursive loop of preperation. I'm now in the process of upgrading a hunting horn. to farm parts to upgrade a switchaxe specifically to get Gobul Fin+ in order to upgrade my horn
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Thundercracker posted:I forget sometimes that MH is a recursive loop of preperation. I'm now in the process of upgrading a hunting horn. to farm parts to upgrade a switchaxe specifically to get Gobul Fin+ in order to upgrade my horn That's my favorite thing about Monster Hunter. Kinda why I end up playing it between all new releases year round! Next monster hunter break is Soul Hackers, but I'll go right back to Monster Hunter's loving arms right after.
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Apr 5, 2013 15:53
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Are items gained from tail cuts usually exclusive, or can they also be gained from normal captures/kills, generally? Still can't find a cutting weapon I like as much as the hammer 
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Apr 5, 2013 16:18
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Thundercracker posted:I forget sometimes that MH is a recursive loop of preperation. I'm now in the process of upgrading a hunting horn. to farm parts to upgrade a switchaxe specifically to get Gobul Fin+ in order to upgrade my horn Tell me about it; I'm slowly learning what my "prep kit" should be; I just learned the hard way that I should be bringing Psychoserums along after doing three loops through the F. Forest looking for Gobul.
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Apr 5, 2013 16:19
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Ciaphas posted:Are items gained from tail cuts usually exclusive, or can they also be gained from normal captures/kills, generally? Still can't find a cutting weapon I like as much as the hammer You can usually gain them from captures, just at a reduced chance. I'm not sure if you can get them from kills, so I'd suggest captures to be safe. I managed to get a Barroth Tail despite my hammer being unable to cut tail.
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Apr 5, 2013 16:26
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:You can usually gain them from captures, just at a reduced chance. I'm not sure if you can get them from kills, so I'd suggest captures to be safe. I managed to get a Barroth Tail despite my hammer being unable to cut tail. Please note that this isn't always the case. It varies from monster to monster. If you're looking for Lagiacrus tails, for instance, you need to actually lop his tail off. Pretty sure the same goes with Royal Ludroth and maybe a couple of others. Caiphas, have you tried out dual blades? Because they're a ton of fun now.
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Apr 5, 2013 16:34
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Actually I did and I rather like them but I was under the impression that their range is too short to reliably get cuts. Is that not so? Do you actually have to hit the base of the tail, by the way, or is even the far tip sufficient?
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Apr 5, 2013 16:43
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Evil Mastermind posted:Tell me about it; I'm slowly learning what my "prep kit" should be; I just learned the hard way that I should be bringing Psychoserums along after doing three loops through the F. Forest looking for Gobul. Get the Fluffy mask for your Cha Cha. You basically don't need Pyschoserums or even really paintballs (unless you use Capture Guru) at that point. Ciaphas posted:Actually I did and I rather like them but I was under the impression that their range is too short to reliably get cuts. Is that not so? Go to the MH wiki, there's charts of all the hitboxes for the monsters. For tails, it's pretty generous, and almost always the whole tail. Thundercracker fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Apr 5, 2013 |
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Apr 5, 2013 16:54
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Switch Axe question. So I am ever so close to getting a Helios Crusher which has a dragon phial as well as a dragon hidden element. If I get awakening to unlock the dragon element, will it up the damage for my sword too, or does the dragon phial count as the element?
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Apr 5, 2013 17:07
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I believe the rusted hammer needs alot of love before it comes into it's own -- I'd stick with the Ravager Blade. I hate hammers, though, and the Ravager blade is pretty sick looking; so I'm rather biased.
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Apr 5, 2013 17:08
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Ciaphas posted:Are items gained from tail cuts usually exclusive, or can they also be gained from normal captures/kills, generally? Still can't find a cutting weapon I like as much as the hammer Cutting the tail also gives you the benefit of having another chance at a "rare" drop. For instance, you can carve Lagi and Rathalos plates from severed tails.
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Apr 5, 2013 17:09
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Agent Provocatard posted:I just checked and saw I clocked in 175 hours. Seeing that a week contains 168 hours... To use irc do this: Connect to irc.synirc.net through a dialog or the command /server irc.synirc.net then you can /join #monsterhunter Always on mic is ok. It's really easy to turn off and on, and I feel like with the way the system works you get a lot of people actually using the mic. Ciaphas posted:Are items gained from tail cuts usually exclusive, or can they also be gained from normal captures/kills, generally? Still can't find a cutting weapon I like as much as the hammer darkhand fucked around with this message at 17:20 on Apr 5, 2013 |
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Apr 5, 2013 17:10
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Thundercracker posted:Get the Fluffy mask for your Cha Cha. You basically don't need Pyschoserums or even really paintballs (unless you use Capture Guru) at that point. How do I actually make him detect monsters?
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Apr 5, 2013 17:27
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Use the signal ping with his face on it. On the note of masks: Mystery pot mask is the best mask. 420z for 3 cleansers, give them to the shakalaka, wait till the smoke turns red, ping him, get either 3 mega demon drugs or 3 mega armor skins for your trouble. Edit: vv Not so much distract as be randomly targeted by the monsters vv TalonDemonKing fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Apr 5, 2013 |
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Apr 5, 2013 17:28
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Thundercracker posted:Get the Fluffy mask for your Cha Cha. You basically don't need Pyschoserums or even really paintballs (unless you use Capture Guru) at that point. The mask description says that Cha-Cha won't attack when he's wearing it; will he still distract monsters? I just found these two "Beginners Guide to Monster Hunter" videos which are really good. The second video really breaks down everything you wanted to know about captures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6iYOHaGGKk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LN570LBJOY
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Apr 5, 2013 17:31
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Ugh the way that guy talks is murdering me. Had to skim through, but yeah it was pretty helpful for a newbie like myself.
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Apr 5, 2013 17:54
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I'm a loving moron who has been using bow & arrow for nearly 10 hours before figuring out you can make it rain arrows by pressing A once you've charged up. Wondered what the hell that red circle was good for.
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Apr 5, 2013 18:01
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Evil Mastermind posted:The mask description says that Cha-Cha won't attack when he's wearing it; will he still distract monsters? Yes, he will.
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Apr 5, 2013 18:02
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The Moon Monster posted:Lance attacks do piercing, except for the slam which does impact and KO. Wyvern's fire and shots do neutral and fire (mostly neutral). Gunlance slam deals slicing damage.
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Apr 5, 2013 18:41
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Wait, is there a difference between impact and KO damage?
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Apr 5, 2013 19:58
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Impact is the damage type, KO damage is the yellow swirl/shwing when you hit the head with impact damage. I think.
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Apr 5, 2013 20:04
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So I'm playing the Wii U version of the game, and I'm somewhat confused by a lot of things being that it's my first Monster Hunter game ever. That being said, I'll keep it to these questions for now: How do I get more farmhands? Also, can I get a bigger pouch eventually? And how does multiplayer work?
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Apr 5, 2013 20:05
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:So I'm playing the Wii U version of the game, and I'm somewhat confused by a lot of things being that it's my first Monster Hunter game ever. That being said, I'll keep it to these questions for now: How do I get more farmhands? Also, can I get a bigger pouch eventually? And how does multiplayer work? 1. Complete village quests (SP/offline quests) 2. No, but you do get to expand your bank space. 3. You talk to the cat on the barrel in Moga Village and go to the port (I forgot the exact text).
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Apr 5, 2013 20:07
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:So I'm playing the Wii U version of the game, and I'm somewhat confused by a lot of things being that it's my first Monster Hunter game ever. That being said, I'll keep it to these questions for now: How do I get more farmhands? Also, can I get a bigger pouch eventually? And how does multiplayer work? You'll get more farmhands as you clear more village quests. Your pouch never gets bigger but your item box gets a few space upgrades you can buy. Multiplayer works either locally or through the internet. The former is for playing with people on the 3DS. When you spear to the cat (Neko) on the southwest pier, he gives you a few options. Network mode is for playing online. Online quests are called guild quests. Hop onto IRC if you have more questions or want to find goons to play with.
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Apr 5, 2013 20:08
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More farmhands will appear as you continue to do Moga village quests and rise in rank. If by 'pouch' you mean your inventory slots; I'm afraid not. Higher ranks will give you access to books that can expand your storage space, however, just not your personal pack. Finally, if you want to play multi-player, you have to go down and talk to 'Neko (Means "Cat")' in the bottom left of Moga village, past the fisher lady and the hunter-obsessed general shop lady. There will be a cat you can talk to. Go to 'Network mode', confirm through all the dialog and warning boxes, and it should allow you to join a world/lobby/room. Once in the room, you can multi-player hunt with other hunters in the world/lobby/room. If you hang out on IRC, some of the more veteran people can help you out on getting multi-player started up.
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Apr 5, 2013 20:11
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TalonDemonKing posted:you have to go down and talk to 'Neko (Means "Cat")' Can I just say that the writing in this game is pretty great, especially for a game where the dialogue is almost completely skippable? 
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Apr 5, 2013 20:13
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Ciaphas posted:Can I just say that the writing in this game is pretty great, especially for a game where the dialogue is almost completely skippable? Neko (Means cat) and the Argosy captain are both great.
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Neko (Means cat) and the Argosy captain are both great. Those pumpkins arn't 
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Ciaphas posted:Are items gained from tail cuts usually exclusive, or can they also be gained from normal captures/kills, generally? Still can't find a cutting weapon I like as much as the hammer If you only want to use hammers then your best bet is to play online and let others worry about the tail.
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Apr 5, 2013 21:24
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I'm in singleplayer up to Rathalos/Barioth/Diablos, and I've never managed to get a cut tail. I've always used a Gunlance, is this typical? It seems fine at breaking harder points, like horns and the Duramboros' hammer tail, but I've never cut anything off.
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Apr 5, 2013 21:29
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mcpringles posted:If you only want to use hammers then your best bet is to play online and let others worry about the tail. I tend focus on one cutting and one impact weapon myself. I could see weapon types not clicking with some people though. If ranged weapons were exclusive to break some parts I'd be in that boat too. gently caress ranged weapons.
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Apr 5, 2013 21:30
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TalonDemonKing posted:If by 'pouch' you mean your inventory slots; I'm afraid not. Higher ranks will give you access to books that can expand your storage space, however, just not your personal pack. God dammit.
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Apr 5, 2013 21:32
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5er posted:God dammit. It's not such a big deal. After a while you'll learn what you need - and what you DON'T need - for a quest. No need for those tranq bombs and traps if you're just mining poo poo.
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Apr 5, 2013 21:41
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Lizard Wizard posted:It's not such a big deal. After a while you'll learn what you need - and what you DON'T need - for a quest. No need for those tranq bombs and traps if you're just mining poo poo. Also if you're going on a harvest tour make sure you customize your loadout and inventory to have room for what you're looking for. I typically choose two (2) resources and stick to those and only pickup others if there's time and space in my inventory. If you need ore and bugs don't pickup a ton of dung and mushrooms, you'll end up spending forever swapping out stuff At higher ranks you'll likely want to bring along at least some whetstones, potions, and food as it'll spawn large monsters occasionally even on the Harvest tours. (just upgraded to my Arzuros Revelaxe  )
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Lot posted:Switch Axe question. So I am ever so close to getting a Helios Crusher which has a dragon phial as well as a dragon hidden element. If I get awakening to unlock the dragon element, will it up the damage for my sword too, or does the dragon phial count as the element? According to this page: quote:Dragon Phial - Gives your weapon Dragon element equal to the amount of element it would have if the Awaken skill was used. I would think that it would not stack with the Awaken skill, but Awaken will allow you to do dragon damage in axe mode.
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Apr 5, 2013 21:56
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Machai posted:According to this page: my understanding was that the phial = 25% of your base power, while the elemental/awaken effect added the listed damage bonus to both sword and axe modes (since you can have unrelated phial/awaken types) e.g. Dios Axe Power Phial/Slime Element If phial type is "Element" then it boosts the power of the weapons element edit: here's some imaginary examples 1000 atk, 150 fire, element phial = 1000 atk, 150 fire(axe)/400 fire(sword) 1000 atk, 150 slime, power phial = 1000 atk(axe)/1250 atk(sword), 150 slime (both) you only see poison/paralysis phials paired with poison/paralysis awakenings treeboy fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Apr 5, 2013 |
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Apr 5, 2013 22:00
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Is there some unspoken rule that you're supposed to wait 10 minutes between hunts? I have no idea how all these people online can take so long between every hunt.
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Apr 5, 2013 22:04
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Plank posted:I'm in singleplayer up to Rathalos/Barioth/Diablos, and I've never managed to get a cut tail. I've always used a Gunlance, is this typical? It seems fine at breaking harder points, like horns and the Duramboros' hammer tail, but I've never cut anything off. Are you actively trying to? You should be able to cut any tail on the game, with the possible exception of barroth, with a gunlance.
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Apr 5, 2013 22:05
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I've never sat and attacked nothing but the tail until the monster died, but I've done a few fights where I've tried to prioritise the tail over any other part. Is the problem that I'm shelling it or hitting it with Wyvern Fire rather than stabs and slashes? I find no matter what I do I seem to kill most things before I get a break, unless they're super loving tough like a Duramboros.
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treeboy posted:my understanding was that the phial = 25% of your base power, while the elemental/awaken effect added the listed damage bonus to both sword and axe modes (since you can have unrelated phial/awaken types) e.g. Dios Axe Power Phial/Slime Element First, slime is not an element, it is a status. In the case of the Dios SA, you deal slime in both modes and in sword mode you get +25% raw power. For status damage, imagine the monster has a separate health bar for each status. Once you deplete this separate health bar, they are afflicted with the status. Elemental Phials give a raw damage bonus equal to 25% of the weapon's elemental damage. Ex: 1000raw/100fire SA in sword mode would be 1025raw/100 fire. Power Phials boost raw by 25% of base raw. Ex: 1000raw/100fire becomes 1250raw/100fire in sword mode. If you look at the SAs with dragon phials, they ALL have hidden dragon element. That element is unlocked either with the Awaken armor skill or by going into sword mode. I do not believe it doubles if you have Awaken and are in sword mode, but I have no hard evidence. Poison/Para phials add that status to sword mode attacks. I'm not sure exactly how this works. Except for the Giga Gale Azurite line, all SAs with Poison/Para phials have the corrosponding element hidden on them. Giga Gale Azurite has unhidden Para. Exhaust Phials allow sword mode attacks to deplete monster stamina similar to hammers and shield bashes. Again, I do not know the specifics of how/how much it is added.
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