Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak |OT| 100% More Content, 100% More Bugs

FellowTarnished · Jun 30, 2022

I've been playing for 11.5 hours, fuck me. Oh well, next quest lol. It's just Rise but better and bigger with a sprinkling of QoL, it's exactly what I wanted. I just hope the end-game is there this time as Rise felt very unrewarding, especially the Apex monsters.

Tovarishch Nix said:
This game looks so much clearer on PC, damn.

Still looks good on my Switch but definitely a huge difference

I originally bought the Collectors Edition of Rise on Switch and enjoyed it, but the second I played the PC demo I knew I had to sell it and restart, it's just so much better I can't even put it into words, there's no way I could go back. It just gets me excited thinking about World II, built for current gen and PC in mind, it's going to be absolutely gorgeous.

Robo · Jun 30, 2022

Anyone else enjoying the Hopping Skewer? Im actually really glad they managed to make the food you eat something worth considering again. It's not gonna stop me from picking Dango Booster every single time but Im happy to not always be choosing the same 3 options like in the basegame. I'm having fun testing out a few different choices.

TooBusyLookinGud · Jun 30, 2022

Shinrou said:
On a more positive note, I think there is like 3 rampages or so in the whole game that are mandatory (IIRC). And I'm so glad there are none in MR.

They still are shit for sure, but at least it's a problem that you don't have to deal with constantly.

Hope you'll be able to push through!

I just beat that damn rampage quest. I hope that's the last mandatory one. I freaking hate rampages and I hope to Gilgamesh that they never do that mess again in any MH game. Just let us fight monsters and make crap like this optional.

MonthOLDpickle · Jun 30, 2022

I haven't crafted anything yet and don't feel like I need to. I honestly check but see nothing worthwhile.

I thought it said I could upgrade my rampage weapon but the upgrade path is still the same old one with no ? like some of the other paths.

Dremorak · Jun 30, 2022

I actually enjoy rampages because I quite like tower defense but yeah, things like that should always be optional ( I can deal with them including that sort of thing once in the story though, it makes sense to make the player try everything at least once)

Rikster · Jun 30, 2022

Are these follower collab quest worth doing at all?

Toxi · Jun 30, 2022

Robo said:
Anyone else enjoying the Hopping Skewer? Im actually really glad they managed to make the food you eat something worth considering again. It's not gonna stop me from picking Dango Booster every single time but Im happy to not always be choosing the same 3 options like in the basegame. I'm having fun testing out a few different choices.

Could I ask how? I was looking at the hopping skewer and it felt not really worth it with the risk of failure.

I personally always go Booster too LOL.

Nordicus · Jun 30, 2022

I'm glad Sunbreak didn't continue doing what Iceborne did and just crank up the defense values of starter MR armor skyhigh to immediately obsolete even the best High Rank armor.

If you really grinded the post-launch equipment in Rise, you can get through MR1 and maybe even MR2 without stopping to grind all that much. Get rewarded a little for having hunted those elder dragons.

plastic love · Jun 30, 2022

How do I get handicraft to work on my weapons? I've slotted multiple decos and nothing is happening?

Eros said:
just saw the cutscene after the anjanath mission and i NEED that hairstyle that npc is rockin

Should already be in your character editor!

Robo · Jun 30, 2022

Toxi said:
Could I ask how? I was looking at the hopping skewer and it felt not really worth it with the risk of failure.

I personally always go Booster too LOL.

Really? I think its totally worth it for the additional effects, but I also throw a Ticket on for good measure since I have a ton saved up. Im looking at Booster, Bird Caller, Moxie and it's giving me 90/100/100 chance respectively.

I never would have chosen Bird Caller in the main game but I also love finding the fastest most buff efficient route in each stage so having the ability to proc an additive to each Spiribird can be really helpful. Same with Wall Runner and any of the other stamina ones. I find the mechanic really interesting or at least broadens my desire to try different Dangos.

MonthOLDpickle · Jun 30, 2022

Eros said:
just saw the cutscene after the anjanath mission and i NEED that hairstyle that npc is rockin

Post a screenshot (and @ me okay) as I forgot what it is already.

Any way to get more lottery tickets?

Ridley327 · Jun 30, 2022

Kinsei said:
Honestly? Velociprey armor is real damn good general progression armor for pretty much every blademaster weapon. I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up carrying me to the end game.

Yeah, as soon as I saw the skills and the slots, I was like "Damn, this is seriously great armor for something this early on" and I definitely see myself using it until something more GS-focused shows up. It's funny how you start with Daimyo Hermitaur in your maxed out Valstrax equipment being and basically tickling him, and then you start crafting the MR equipment and start experimenting with Rampage decos and it's like you're playing village quests again. All that, and the armor value isn't so high that you don't take your licks, so it's something of a fair fight.

OrangePulp · Jun 30, 2022

MonthOLDpickle said:
I haven't crafted anything yet and don't feel like I need to. I honestly check but see nothing worthwhile.

I thought it said I could upgrade my rampage weapon but the upgrade path is still the same old one with no ? like some of the other paths.

Nordicus said:
I'm glad Sunbreak didn't continue doing what Iceborne did and just crank up the defense values of starter MR armor skyhigh to immediately obsolete even the best High Rank armor.

If you really grinded the post-launch equipment in Rise, you can get through MR1 and maybe even MR2 without stopping to grind all that much. Get rewarded a little for having hunted those elder dragons.

I had I think one piece of MR armor until end of MR3/mid MR4. Definitely a far cry from Iceborne where you're better off just getting a full metal/bone set immediately. I did keep upgrading my weapon, but besides that it's been mostly smooth sailing.

Also, if anyone else was wondering when the new switch skills show up:

You get access to them after the first set of required quests in MR4. Then they just give you the last two skills for each weapon, no quests needed.

Eros · Jun 30, 2022

MonthOLDpickle said:
Post a screenshot (and @ me okay) as I forgot what it is already.

Any way to get more lottery tickets?

MonthOLDpickle this one

plastic love said:
How do I get handicraft to work on my weapons? I've slotted multiple decos and nothing is happening?

Should already be in your character editor!

yep, didn't see it at first.

Kinsei · Jun 30, 2022

Ridley327 said:
Yeah, as soon as I saw the skills and the slots, I was like "Damn, this is seriously great armor for something this early on" and I definitely see myself using it until something more GS-focused shows up. It's funny how you start with Daimyo Hermitaur in your maxed out Valstrax equipment being and basically tickling him, and then you start crafting the MR equipment and start experimenting with Rampage decos and it's like you're playing village quests again. All that, and the armor value isn't so high that you don't take your licks, so it's something of a fair fight.

Yeah/ Length wise the quests definitely feel like village quests as no individual monster has broken the ten minute mark aside from the first Hermitaur quest, but you do need to respect the monsters. This is something the progression of base Rise really needed, so I'm glad Sunbreak is this way.

So far Sunbreak's early master rank is reminding me of GU's G rank. Hopefully the paralells continue as when GU ramped up, it ramped up hard.

Deleted member 34949 · Jun 30, 2022

I didn't have to start seriously crafting armor until MR3, but I also had a really good endgame LS set, so I'm more surprised that held up as long as it did. At MR4 now.

MonthOLDpickle · Jun 30, 2022

I am MR4 and still using HR stuff.

Gamer @ Heart · Jun 30, 2022

I made a ragtag set of whatever I could make after doing quests only once when I got humbled by barioth, threw a few upgrades at each and now have 550 defense.

There is really no point in grinding anything except for weapon upgrades on whatever you plan to carry you through the end where you can make plans and focus. Whatever filler armor you make just needs to have enough slots combined with your talisman to cover your 2 most essential skills.

Please for the love of God, prioritize your defense and change out of your min max HR gear when you hit 3* if you are making the choice of playing online. Tried of watching fellow gunners and bow users get one shot.

Scarface · Jun 30, 2022

for the folks on PC.

How does it look? I read that the expansion looks a bit better than the base game, any truth to that?

FellowTarnished · Jun 30, 2022

I use Weakener, Slugger and Booster for my Dango. I always use a ticket and the secondary skewer. I don't think there's any better option for a Hammer? I also made a starter MR set and weapon which improved my survivability massively. It wasn't very hard to make either.

Scarface said:
for the folks on PC.

How does it look? I read that the expansion looks a bit better than the base game, any truth to that?

Looks the same to me and runs a little worse. Also DLSS is implemented terribly.

OrangePulp · Jun 30, 2022

Scarface said:
for the folks on PC.

How does it look? I read that the expansion looks a bit better than the base game, any truth to that?

I don't really feel like it looks any different. I haven't noticed it running any worse myself, but maybe I just had enough overhead. With a GTX 1080 and 5600X, I've got it maxed at 1440p 144hz.

Leafshield · Jul 1, 2022

Nordicus said:
I'm glad Sunbreak didn't continue doing what Iceborne did and just crank up the defense values of starter MR armor skyhigh to immediately obsolete even the best High Rank armor.

If you really grinded the post-launch equipment in Rise, you can get through MR1 and maybe even MR2 without stopping to grind all that much. Get rewarded a little for having hunted those elder dragons.

I'm still in my HR Valstrax armour on MR4. Starting to feel like I might need an upgrade soon though. Haven't had a single cart so far but part of it is just a lot of MH experience.

Yeah, it's cool that my armour I spent so much time on want made obsolete by like MR chainmail or something :D

Enforcer · Jul 1, 2022

MR Goss Harag feels like something from Elden Ring. It just so relentless.

Seraphis Cain · Jul 1, 2022

I moved on from my HR Gunlance mixed set to a MR Hermitaur set pretty quickly for the survivability boost (and it helps that Hermitaur by itself is pretty dang good for Gunlance with a few decos slotted in for Load Shells/Guard Up), but prior to that I had been getting along pretty well in MR with my HR builds. The MR upgrade wasn't really necessary, but I had the materials so I figured why not, y'know?

MonthOLDpickle · Jul 1, 2022

So I have taken tons of pictures of Dam's claws and nothing. I got them together..or something even.

alpha · Jul 1, 2022

Scarface said:
for the folks on PC.

How does it look? I read that the expansion looks a bit better than the base game, any truth to that?

Looks better in places, I specifically noticed improvements with shadows. One of my characters wears the Cunning Specs (the eyeglasses) layered armor and they used to look TERRIBLE due to how Rise did shadow/transparency dithering. If you were any sort of distance away the lenses just looked like a series of dots due to what I assume was a low resolution texture.

Cut to Sunbreak, now the lenses are crystal clear as they should be.

Nordicus · Jul 1, 2022

MonthOLDpickle said:
So I have taken tons of pictures of Dam's claws and nothing. I got them together..or something even.

Are you talking about the Daimyo photo request? You're supposed to take a photo of the moment when Daimyo curls up into defensive position

MonthOLDpickle · Jul 1, 2022

Nordicus said:
Are you talking about the Daimyo photo request? You're supposed to take a photo of the moment when Daimyo curls up into defensive position

Guess I didn't get full claws for that. I also thought the G one was glowing hands..but it didn't complete either. (I wish we didn't have quests liek these I rather just play lol).

Leafshield · Jul 1, 2022

MonthOLDpickle said:
Guess I didn't get full claws for that. I also thought the G one was glowing hands..but it didn't complete either. (I wish we didn't have quests liek these I rather just play lol).

I just skip all that stuff. There's no way I'll ever complete everything on the hunter's card so I have no issue with skipping the more obscure side quests.

Ruck · Jul 1, 2022

Every time I go into the buddy board my current cat's equipped moves change. Is this a bug? Has this always been a thing and I'm an idiot? How are you supposed to min/max cats like this?

edit: looks like if you equip the lottery secret move to them then this happens. this seems like a bug? if it's not then the description for the move is super inaccurate

Manu · Jul 1, 2022

Aurora Somnacanth is such an upgrade over the regular fight holy shit.

Supoman · Jul 1, 2022

DB is my main, did they improve it even better in Sunbreak??

Inquisitive_Ghost · Jul 1, 2022

Ruck said:
Every time I go into the buddy board my current cat's equipped moves change. Is this a bug? Has this always been a thing and I'm an idiot? How are you supposed to min/max cats like this?

edit: looks like if you equip the lottery secret move to them then this happens. this seems like a bug? if it's not then the description for the move is super inaccurate

Yeah I've heard about some kind of bad glitch that will randomize palico skills if you equip one of their secret moves.

So no one should do that until it gets patched.

Ruck · Jul 1, 2022

Inquisitive_Ghost said:
Yeah I've heard about some kind of bad glitch that will randomize palico skills if you equip one of their secret moves.

So no one should do that until it gets patched.

At least I know I'm not crazy. Like eight hunts in a row I kept going back and thinking like, "why am I using the wrong cat? I literally just checked!"

Manu · Jul 1, 2022

The hammer you get from Arlow's first follower quest is SO GOOD. I hope I can upgrade it later.

Sadire · Jul 1, 2022

Love it so far, just struggling with my sharpness, I should've really gotten some Sharp decorations before. By the time the monster runs away I'm down to green.

Will switch to a better weapon soon.

Seijuro · Jul 1, 2022

After nearly getting my shit wrecked by MR Arzuros I quickly crafted my first MR armor set, the Hunter X one.
I didn't really play in almost a year, and now realize I have almost no decorations and many HR weapon upgrade paths are still locked/unknown.

Seijuro · Jul 1, 2022

Whoops double post.

Amalthea · Jul 1, 2022

Everytime I play this game I wonder how I got this far with my horrible, sloppy play style.

FellowTarnished · Jul 1, 2022

The early game has been so damn fun, if the end game holds up this could be a solid 10/10 from me. I don't think I have ever put in a 16 hour session before but I just can't put it down. I was worried it wouldn't live up to my expectations but it has surpassed them for sure. My friend took the day off work too and we played together all day, it was so fun, it was like being a kid again.

Samurai_Heart · Jul 1, 2022

Rikster said:
Are these follower collab quest worth doing at all?

From what I've watched/listened to they quest rewards unlock armour and weapons

MonthOLDpickle said:
Guess I didn't get full claws for that. I also thought the G one was glowing hands..but it didn't complete either. (I wish we didn't have quests liek these I rather just play lol).

When you have to take a photo for a quest a guild symbol should flash on frame to say that's what needed for the sidequest.

FellowTarnished · Jul 1, 2022

Absolutely bonkers numbers on Steam, we'll hit 200k concurrent at the weekend I'm sure.

Euler · Jul 1, 2022

Rikster said:
Are these follower collab quest worth doing at all?

I did one that unlocked a new weapon design for crafting.
No idea how good the weapon is though.

Gamer @ Heart · Jul 1, 2022

So far, I have 2 mantles from killing a monster the first time.

Here is hoping that lunagaron bow gun is the best one

Okabe · Jul 1, 2022

Rise:Sunbreak looks...better graphically on PC compared to the base game on PC? if that makes sense. Not sure what tricks my eyes are playing here.

MouldyK · Jul 1, 2022

What do people usually use in terms of Buddies?

In 4U and Gen, I used my usual Healer and Support Kitties.

But wondering what a Palamute brings to the table.

Samurai_Heart · Jul 1, 2022

MouldyK said:
What do people usually use in terms of Buddies?

In 4U and Gen, I used my usual Healer and Support Kitties.

But wondering what a Palamute brings to the table.

I use both as Palicos and as plunderers, which gives me extra random materials, sometimes even the rarest ones like gems etc. Harder quests/ones I have trouble with will be the monster focused types.

Palamute to me feels like if you want to get the quest done quick and with Sunbreak an addition as a mule though you could just head back to camp if your bag is full.

Baphomet · Jul 1, 2022

What are you guys thoughts on Sunbreak?
Bought it a few mins ago and am about to start.

Gamer @ Heart · Jul 1, 2022

My god, this astalos armor. Crit chain is a dual blade and elemental pierce gunners dream skill. If it had marathon runner instead power prolonger I would be in heaven.

The legs have full 3 rank of spare shot too. Looking at the prevalence of 4 slots and how rare 2 slots seem to be now, it makes sense in terms of efficiency to get that jump I guess. The fact that it just gives away 3 ranks of thunder means when I make this LGB set, it will be insanely efficient. Honestly, these single slots will likely all be going to defense boost if I can help it. I got in on my filler MR sets at rank 6 and you can absolutely feel the difference. Basically saves so much money on zenny and upgrade ore

Euler · Jul 1, 2022

Okabe said:
Rise:Sunbreak looks...better graphically on PC compared to the base game on PC? if that makes sense. Not sure what tricks my eyes are playing here.

I think they added more options, you can use downsampling, DLSS, etc. It looks good.

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