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I read that the monsters in the MP/SP ports are four times a tough as in the single player town quests. Is that true and does it make sense to play the former when you only play alone (3DS  )?
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May 1, 2013 20:30
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There might be confirmation bias here, but it seems to me that doing solo port stuff is definitely easier than duoing in multiplayer. There doesn't seem to be much of a difference if there are two or three players, but if you have a full party it seems like the monsters are again beefed up. But with four people, the game is pretty easy because the monsters are focusing on one guy while three people are attacking it. Solo isn't so bad, though I would suggest you do village quests until you have both Shakalakas at least.
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May 1, 2013 20:47
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I ran into a rathian in the single player port event quest that seemed much tougher than the one on my first "hunt a rathian" town quest. It might just be because it was the first time I met one though.
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May 1, 2013 20:49
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People using Athena's armor set search: What the heck is "awaken" called in that list? neither awaken or freeelement are listed.
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May 1, 2013 21:04
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Man, Stygian Zinogre is a total chump but Miralis just kicked my rear end so hard it hurts to sit down. I must have been standing in all of the wrong places for that fight, because every time he so much as twitched I'd lose a chunk of health. Think it's time to go find a worn SnS to upgrade for maximum dragon. Also, I can't seem to figure out how to get to one of the dragonators. The one on the boat right near the water is easy, but what about the one near the middle of the beach, with the sideways spike?
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May 1, 2013 21:43
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I stopped playing for a while because I felt I had less time dedicated to it (And Wario Land 3 was easier to dip into and out of), but I found out that there's gonna be a MH3U meet in London this Saturday, and tried to get back into the groove. It's like I've forgotten how to play this game, I thought I was at the point where Gigginox begged for forgiveness, but nope. I shall bide my time for the weekend and learn how to be a master on the Hunting Horn once again.
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May 1, 2013 21:55
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Potsticker posted:There might be confirmation bias here, but it seems to me that doing solo port stuff is definitely easier than duoing in multiplayer. There doesn't seem to be much of a difference if there are two or three players, but if you have a full party it seems like the monsters are again beefed up. Any of the multiplayer quests are scaled for 4 players, which is why playing with just one other friend is harder than with a full team. I'd agree that the game is pretty easy with a full party, but the game doesn't really "start" until G-Rank, anything before it is just training.
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May 1, 2013 22:15
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FLX posted:I read that the monsters in the MP/SP ports are four times a tough as in the single player town quests. Is that true and does it make sense to play the former when you only play alone (3DS Potsticker posted:There might be confirmation bias here, but it seems to me that doing solo port stuff is definitely easier than duoing in multiplayer. There doesn't seem to be much of a difference if there are two or three players, but if you have a full party it seems like the monsters are again beefed up. The only scaling that occurs is between individual quest ranks. For instance, Village Low Rank is going to have lower health/defense in monster than Tanzia Low Rank would. While playing with others, there are also those fun times where you're off sharpening/healing, and your teammate runs past you as the monster is chasing him/her, resulting in you getting inadvertently hit.
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May 1, 2013 22:36
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Sire Oblivion posted:Any of the multiplayer quests are scaled for 4 players, which is why playing with just one other friend is harder than with a full team. I'd agree that the game is pretty easy with a full party, but the game doesn't really "start" until G-Rank, anything before it is just training. And it's honestly really, really good training. I'd been dreading G-Rank all the way up, looking at it as some horrible monster that I'd never be able to topple, but honestly it hasn't been that bad. All the skills I've gained on my way up serve me really well, and in general I haven't really felt overwhelmed or overly bothered by anything thrown my way thus far. I think the best training the game gives you, though, is High Rank and it no longer giving you supplies right away. I mean, in Low Rank you might need to bring a few extra things sometimes but you've got that safety net. Losing that really teaches you to always be prepared. I'm still not sure the random start location is needed for anything other than shaking things up, though. Do like the in-game explanation for it, which is basically just "we can't really be bothered to care where we drop you so good luck not dying!"
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May 1, 2013 22:39
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Downloaded this for my Wii U on a whim because a lot of my friends are playing it. Where has this game been all my life.
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May 1, 2013 22:54
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Nahxela posted:I don't think they're necessarily four times as tough, but the monsters do not scale in health/defense between solo and multiplayer Port quests. They do between Village and the analogous Port quests, though. This would explain why things take a bit longer in Port solo quests. It's a bit of a shame that the solo Port quests aren't scaled differently from multi Port, but I guess that's fair enough if Hunter Rank counts between the two. It looks like the Wii U price cut won't be for a while. Guess I'll just bite the bullet then.
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May 1, 2013 23:04
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Wyeth posted:People using Athena's armor set search: What the heck is "awaken" called in that list? neither awaken or freeelement are listed. Awaken. 9th from the bottom of the dropdown, above Blights Negated and below Peak Performance.
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May 1, 2013 23:06
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Nahxela posted:When you're soloing things, monsters are waaaaaay more predictable in what they do. As a result, you're probably having an easier time fighting the monster on your own than with another person because of that. This is especially true for people who hammer, since getting hits when the monster turns around is really loving key. Since you're pretty much the only target while soloing, you can get off those turn around pounds much more easily. Everything you wrote amuses me quite a bit because all the points you hit on are things my boy and I ironed out within a few days of co op together. I feel that monsters are actually a lot more predictable when I'm co-op with my boy. I haven't fought one yet that didn't simply target/attack one player, then target/attack the next one, then target/attack the first one again. We've used that reliable rhythm to our advantage; my kid knows that as soon as the attack animation's done when the thing was coming for him, he can start using his horn to buff us or sneak in a hit. I rely on the same opportunity to get in hits with a greatsword. We're pretty good about not dragging a charging beast onto one of us when we're sharpening / eating, but then again we've also got the advantage of sitting side by side on the couch and being able to say out loud, 'keep it distracted, I've got to eat a ration' etc.
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May 1, 2013 23:14
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rhoga posted:Giggi X is popular, but status+2 and load up don't really do anything for you with a kelbi bow, and you can make a set that gets awaken and bombardier out of bugs and jaggi x and rhenoplos. Thanks for this, I really appreciate you doing the research for me. That set seems significantly easier to make
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May 2, 2013 00:39
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Mr. Vile posted:Yep, dungbombs will get you out of any pin instantly. I feel like I must've been an idiot back in Tri, I severely underestimated dung bombs, flash bombs, and using traps offensively to get carves and easy group attacks.
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May 2, 2013 00:48
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Mr. Vile posted:Yep, dungbombs will get you out of any pin instantly. Holy poo poo I had no idea. 
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May 2, 2013 00:54
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Fun fact, you can actually miss a dungbomb while pinned, so make sure you take a half second to check if they're actually landing before mashing away 3-4 failed dungbombs.
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May 2, 2013 00:58
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I'm moving to Japan next year and I was wondering - will I be able to co-op with my English version with people with the Japanese one?
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May 2, 2013 01:02
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Mecharasputin posted:I'm moving to Japan next year and I was wondering - will I be able to co-op with my English version with people with the Japanese one? wii or 3ds? I just came back from japan yesterday and I saw so many groups of 4 adults playing MH. I wish I had brought mine
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May 2, 2013 01:05
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nerdbot posted:Downloaded this for my Wii U on a whim because a lot of my friends are playing it. It is your life now. Anyhoo, before tackling Mark of a Hero I decided to get to G-rank in Tanzia port. What armor should I be aiming for to deal with the crazy jump in difficulty? The next level of Brachydios armor (the first rank which I'm wearing) or something elese?
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May 2, 2013 01:06
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Mecharasputin posted:I'm moving to Japan next year and I was wondering - will I be able to co-op with my English version with people with the Japanese one?
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May 2, 2013 01:14
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Thundercracker posted:It is your life now. Selene / Helios Z armour (goldbeard ceadeus armour) is a great armour set, and you can get it as soon as you reach G-rank, since Goldbeard is the high rank > G rank urgent quest.
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May 2, 2013 01:17
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Thundercracker posted:It is your life now. You really wanna get something with Sharpness+1. The goldbeard Z set with Vangis belt works well, but you'll have to fight goldbeard a lot to make it and he's a pain. The crazy cat lady set is fairly easy and effective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-sd6iD3DkQ
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May 2, 2013 01:17
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Office Thug posted:You really wanna get something with Sharpness+1. The goldbeard Z set with Vangis belt works well, but you'll have to fight goldbeard a lot to make it and he's a pain. The crazy cat lady set is fairly easy and effective: I started with this crazy cat lady set and highly recommend it. The only thing that gave me any real trouble were the Great Baggi, whose hipchecks did amazing amounts of damage. Otherwise a friend and I duo'ed these quests pretty handily.
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May 2, 2013 01:28
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Just got the Great Wroggi HR armor set. drat is it awesome . What gems should I use for the HR Wroggi set?
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May 2, 2013 01:30
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Fauxtool posted:wii or 3ds? I just came back from japan yesterday and I saw so many groups of 4 adults playing MH. I wish I had brought mine God drat 
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May 2, 2013 02:04
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5er posted:God drat grown rear end men and women mind you. I asked "monster hunter?" and they would hurriedly nod and keep playing. This game is so good it makes the Japanese forget to be polite I stayed near Akihabara so the density probably wont be so much elsewhere
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May 2, 2013 02:13
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Wow. Y'know, I keep having to remind myself that there's more to Japan than being the land of games and then stuff like that pops up to reinforce the stereotype.
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May 2, 2013 02:23
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Solo'd g-rank jhen after several failed attemps and a gruelling 30 minute battle. Carved 8 rockskins. Absolutely nothing of worth in rewards screen. Monster hunter.
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May 2, 2013 02:29
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Just hit 100 hours after taking on Baleful Giggi. Feels good man. Most of the weapons I want to upgrade need stuff from HR Volcano so I'm working through the 7* quests as quickly as I can. Then I should probably hop over to the port since I'm still HR1.
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May 2, 2013 03:03
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Planted my rear end down in the volcano for a good long while and farmed up some worn dual blades for massive amounts of dragon damage. Maxed them out, went back to the tainted sea, and showed Miralis what for. He dropped a dire dragongem! My hunter rank shot up to 37! Truly, nothing can stop me now, for I have slain the final boss and am unstoppable! Hahahahahaha! oh jeez gold rathian why are you covered in diamonds i have white sharpness why am i bouncing off of everything ow stop stepping on my face oh dear there are explosions everywhere has anybody seen my legs
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May 2, 2013 04:18
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What is the most effective way to farm dung? A question I have never imagined asking before in my life. vvv village or port quests? Awesome! fucked around with this message at 05:12 on May 2, 2013 |
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May 2, 2013 05:02
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Awesome! posted:What is the most effective way to farm dung? Keep doing quests until the Granny sells them dirt cheap. ^^^^ edit: Doesn't matter, either one will cycle a "day". Granny changes her stock every day so keep cycling them until she sells poop. Bringing two Kelbi horns and doing village HR1 "Prescription Pick Up" would probably be the fastest way. RuBisCO fucked around with this message at 05:22 on May 2, 2013 |
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May 2, 2013 05:05
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What's the best way to farm Lg Wyvern Stones? Using MH3U Dex, it looks like farming Green/Normal Plesioth would be the way to go, as he has chances to drop the gem from body carves. However, I was wondering if anyone had any success doing something else.
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May 2, 2013 05:50
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Dishsoap posted:What's the best way to farm Lg Wyvern Stones? Using MH3U Dex, it looks like farming Green/Normal Plesioth would be the way to go, as he has chances to drop the gem from body carves. However, I was wondering if anyone had any success doing something else. I have 50, and this is after using several, just from doing a bunch of random quest. As long as the monster can drop it/have it as a potential carve, you should be good to go. I mean, this is Monster Hunter, how lucky you are at the end of the day is what matters.
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May 2, 2013 05:54
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RuBisCO posted:Keep doing quests until the Granny sells them dirt cheap. ok thanks. I found her dung bombs. In another matter, what should I look for in a hammer? My frozen core is 676 attack with 150 ice damage and my new carapace hammer is 728 attack with 8 defense and -5% affinity. I'm not sure how the ice damage works, if it's just added on top of the attack damage or what.
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May 2, 2013 06:03
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Rainuwastaken posted:oh jeez gold rathian why are you covered in diamonds i have white sharpness why am i bouncing off of everything ow stop stepping on my face oh dear there are explosions everywhere has anybody seen my legs Dishsoap posted:What's the best way to farm Lg Wyvern Stones? Using MH3U Dex, it looks like farming Green/Normal Plesioth would be the way to go, as he has chances to drop the gem from body carves. However, I was wondering if anyone had any success doing something else. Awesome! posted:ok thanks. I found her dung bombs.
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May 2, 2013 06:03
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Played through some G-rank quests today with a couple of goons, G-rank isn't as scary as I thought it would be. I'm sure it will get incredibly difficult later but the beginning quests aren't bad. Right now I'm leaning towards making a Lagombi or Barroth set then trying some of the more advanced monsters.
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May 2, 2013 06:48
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what are wyvern tears for?
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May 2, 2013 06:51
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Fauxtool posted:what are wyvern tears for? I think they're account items, so they just become money and disappear at the end of the quest.
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