Monster Hunter World: The Beginners' Hangout
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I use resolution mode but its pretty solid 30fps on my part
Something about monsters fighting have been bothering, and is that the interactions aren't really good.
I mean, when the stronger monster attacks the weaker one it looks really cool, but once the animation ends, both stands there and just part ways like if nothing happened. It would be cool if it had more animations like the weaker monster running away or something.
I mean, when the stronger monster attacks the weaker one it looks really cool, but once the animation ends, both stands there and just part ways like if nothing happened. It would be cool if it had more animations like the weaker monster running away or something.
I'm thinking about getting the game, but I've never played a Monster Hunter game before (bar the demo for 3 on 3DS). Everything just seems a little bit daunting, and that's putting me off the game a bit. For other newcomers here who were in a similar position to me, is the game difficult to learn, and how many mechanics are there to take into account?
I just went broke because I stopped paying attention to my zenny count upgrading random weapons and trying them out. Just did a bunch of investigations and I'm back up to 40k but I noticed that I'm one shotting low level monsters (small ones) that before took multiple hits. Was their health that low before? Like 26 damage hit killing a Gajau.
Thanks for your replies earlier. I'll try to push through, I'll avoid side-quest as much as possible and try to at least finish the story, if that is even possible.
To be honest, there are loads of mechanics to take into account but that is also the fun of playing. As you progress, you feel like a more accomplished hunter because not only is your skill getting better and gear improving, you also start to know what tools you can use in particular fights. Your knowledge of monsters all clicks and what previously use to demolish you, you can now run riot on.
Now is a great time to join because so many others are also starting, so coop will be there, as will a knowledgeable community.
Holy shit, it's a bit overwhelming for new players!!!
I've literally just started the game, played the first quest, and I am sure I will have a ton of questions, but in the first instance, lock on, is it right that this is just camera lock on, and there is no attack lock on?
I've literally just started the game, played the first quest, and I am sure I will have a ton of questions, but in the first instance, lock on, is it right that this is just camera lock on, and there is no attack lock on?
It's more of a camera focus really. To be honest, ditch it as fast as possible because learning the manual attacking distances etc is what makes you a better hunter. The locking is useful for small things but it's always better to have full control.
The game does a decent job of explaining basics, like taking missions and how they work to the stuff around the base. It doesn't do a very good job of explaining how varied the weapon movesets are or really explaining the mechanics behind them (like Insect Glaive or Charge Blade etc) but there are good guides for the weapons. Weapon upgrading for me is still a bit confusing (like where I should be aiming to go) but overall I feel I have a decent handle on things. I haven't got deep in to the game yet, nearing the end of the story so I haven't done the High rank stuff but its not too bad if you're willing to look stuff up or ask questions.
Correct, there is no attack lock-on just camera.
You have to position your character so that he/she is facing the correct way to swing.
It also matters a lot _where_ on the monster you land hits. Consult the "field guide" in camp, the guy sitting on a ton of books, to see where and with what element to strick the monsters.
Got it, I am just so used to playing games with attack lock on, I'll have to try and unlearn that for this game, boy oh boy, that HUD, do they ever explain it?
So do I with the exception being some of the great forest hunts, especially that electric snake, dog thing.
I use the Switch axe and when I get in close for a combo it becomes difficult to time my hits.
The Hudson can be busy but they do steadily go through stuff. The main thing to remember is the Hudson also changed depending on what weapons you use, since some have sharpness, vials and other bits. You will soon get use to how MH does things. Again, you only have to ask here!
The latter is my problem as well.. maybe it does drop in framerate but i didnt see it. Normally i am pretty sensetive for that.
Btw another question.. is there a way to cancel attacks??
There's some stuff to learn but as a newcomer, it hasn't been to hard to get into.
That being said, the training area sucks. It's weird how there's a shit ton of tutorial text everywhere yet there's nothing about the weapons. There should be some small tutorial about how to use the weapon's gimmicks, instead of just two lines of text hidden in a menu.
You can cancel most things by doing a roll (X-button and moving to the side).
It's very handy when you accidentally start to sharpen the weapon right in front of some big jaws :)
I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions, for now I've gone with the Katana, I assume this is an ok choice?
Any weapon is an ok choice, but the longsword is a great weapon to start off with and get the feel of the game.
Yeah, it's a good balance of damage and speed. Not as fast as dual blades but not as slow as greatsword etc.
Longsword has its own little Hudson element. As you attack, it builds up a Gauge. When full, you can do a combo attack and if you land the last hit, your weapon Gauge changes color and you do damage. You can do it again for max damage.
You have to balance keeping your weapon sharp and making sure you time your combo to land the hits. Sometimes you can whiff the last one if the monster moves.
Might be late to answer this but as a GS user myself, I never charge the 1st and 2nd swing since the damage increase is pretty negligible. The one attack you want to hit full charge is the True Charge Slash since that hits for so much. Arguably your main source of damage. Once you learn a monster's movement and pattern then you can also reliably target and adjust where the True Charge will land.
Always go for a True Charge if your initial attack hits since you can at any time while charging, cancel into a shoulder tackle to Hyper Armor through an attack into safety. Let's say you feel like the monster will attack as you wind up the 2nd slash, then don't let it rip but shoulder tackle through. You will then be able to wind up into the True Charge Slash and deal massive damage. This iteration of the GS is pure aggression and finding ways to be able to continuously True Charge is key for fast and consistent damage.
But it's also very risky so if you want to have a safer time then doing what you do is good as well. Just be mindful when a monster does an attack that leaves tons of recovery and space to attack; take that chance to rip out a True Charge. Keep at it and you'll soon be able to find your own rhythm on how to take on the monsters. Took me 2 Beta periods before shedding my mindset from using GS in 4U, where I always try to charge all the attacks, into how I used it now in World.
Hope this helps you to develop your GS style.
First time playing Monster Hunter. Loving it so far.
Started with the Long Blade, didn't care for it so switched to the Bow and liked it a bit better. Eventually tried a bit of every weapon and settled on the Dual Blades, love the speed and mobility.
Just killed the Legiana and it was probably the longest fight I've had, took nearly all 50 minutes. Also that breath attack it does fucking sucks.
How concerned should I be of the negative resistances in a lot of the low rank armor sets? I had the Bone set for a long time (fully upgraded) but eventually switched to the Radobaan set and love it but a bit worried about fighting stuff like the Rathalos with negative resistance to dragon attacks.
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Started with the Long Blade, didn't care for it so switched to the Bow and liked it a bit better. Eventually tried a bit of every weapon and settled on the Dual Blades, love the speed and mobility.
Just killed the Legiana and it was probably the longest fight I've had, took nearly all 50 minutes. Also that breath attack it does fucking sucks.
How concerned should I be of the negative resistances in a lot of the low rank armor sets? I had the Bone set for a long time (fully upgraded) but eventually switched to the Radobaan set and love it but a bit worried about fighting stuff like the Rathalos with negative resistance to dragon attacks.
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LR stuff, only really worry if you hit a wall monster. You will make loads of sets of various types and element defences. Just swap and change as you need. Once you hit High Rank, then you can start to worry haha.
Just got a copy of the game from a friend who wound up with an extra, looking forward to it, although I'll have to resub to PS+ if I like it enough and want to play with all my friends who have it (which is pretty much all of them lol). I'm still in the character creator but is the expression bugged or something? I've selected all of the options but haven't noticed anything happen at all.
Edit: NVM I just noticed the preview button.
Edit: NVM I just noticed the preview button.
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Doing the full combo to get a higher gauge on the Long Sword can be hard, the combo is quite long so it's hard to get a full save window to do it fully and not get hit mid combo (or wiff the attack). More than half the ocasions I get hit is while doing the combo.
Thought I had enough for a Palomalu armor set, but I used it this morning before work to deck my palico out in nice threads.
I will add you when I get in later. More than happy to group up and help.
Man, too bad you ain't on PS4, would've loved to tag with you!
Hehe, well here's hoping you get to play some sweeet coop with XBL people, this game i swear it's eating hours everyday and before you know it it's 5AM.
Thank you! Yeah as a MH noob im enjoying the game so much to the point i forgot about my other games!
No kidding, it's the first one, me, my wife and her brother got into so weekend flies by when we can play.
Add each other in PSN, the game itself has squads which is like a guild in which you can see when someone is online, it shows their PSN name and character name.
Thanks guys, I will keep all of this in mind. So all in all, the game isn't obtuse for newcomers? My main concern isn't so much that it's mechanically heavy, but rather that there are a number of facets that the player isn't taught very well, but aside from the weapon gimmicks it doesn't sound like that's the case.
Also, if I've played RPG's and loot games like Destiny and The Division before and had a decent understanding of them, will I be able to fare well here?
I know the feeling although i use a different weapon there's a lot of times where i wish i could've landed hits but couldn't because of reasons you said. You'll need to start creating those opportunities, on top of carefully watching the monsters's pattern be sure to study the environment, perhaps you can slide down a slope and abuse those jump attacks to mount the monster, same deal with climbable walls and walls you can run up to and jump off.
Just keep at it, in time you'll be able to land those big hits a lot more often.
It's great to see so many people new to the MH franchise!
All I can say is that if you ever hit a part of the game where you think you are stuck, just stick with it and power through.
There is an incredible sense of accomplishment when you finally beat the monster that has been keeping you from progressing.
For any game mechanic related stuff, just ask here or in the OT and you'll be helped :D
All I can say is that if you ever hit a part of the game where you think you are stuck, just stick with it and power through.
There is an incredible sense of accomplishment when you finally beat the monster that has been keeping you from progressing.
For any game mechanic related stuff, just ask here or in the OT and you'll be helped :D
Here was a really useful video of tips that I think most people will appreciate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFT1_onV23M
It's not combat focused, but it does show some really helpful "hidden" features that can make the experience smoother and better, such as item/equipment sets and so on.
The following is basically what I (try) to do all the time in MHW cause it feels so satisfying (taken from Reddit):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFT1_onV23M
It's not combat focused, but it does show some really helpful "hidden" features that can make the experience smoother and better, such as item/equipment sets and so on.
The following is basically what I (try) to do all the time in MHW cause it feels so satisfying (taken from Reddit):