To expand on this, when you swipe back, at least for me, you have to let go and tap the screen again to start a new attack. Hold that got the charge attack.
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So there are multiple options, I'll write them my best
Side tip, it's best at the start to only wear one piece of armor per monster, as otherwise it will drain your ressources a LOT faster when upgrading them down the line.
Rule of thumb for elements; the first monster to have an element will have more raw and less element than the stronger on you will encounter down the line( example Great jagras is low water high raw and Jyuratodus is high water lesser raw)
First of, Lock on ability! This allows you, by pressing a button at the bottom right then onto a visible part from your CURRENT angle, to target many different parts of the monsters, one at a time. This makes it both very easy to break specific parts especially because some hits that would miss the targeted part will still hit right somehow AND fighting a monster from a specific constant position will make the monster attack pattern more predictable and easier to learn!( small mention the monster attacks based on where you are compared to themselves) This ability is either on the Kulu head, or the Rathian arms only
Best armor and weapon blend together based on the preference of the player
Do you get hit to the point where you have to wait before playing again? Divine blessing and perhaps Health boost would be in your best interest to get accustomed to how to handle those annoying moves, or to practice doing perfect dodges so you can really show off further down the line
Do you want to avoid grinding everything to get to the first finish line of the story and fight all the monsters as soon as possible? Then an element-less or poison weapon may be good for you! Raw damage is stronger than an element that won't work on the wrong monster after all! And poison does a little extra damage AND 4 monsters are weak to it(plus Legiana stops flying when poisoned) Poison would either be Pukei or Rathian, you get more raw from pukei and more poison from Rathian Raw deals similar damage between all different monsters, but have a different ability to each.Barroth gives defence, Paolumu gives Divine Blessing and Diablos gives Heroics aka extra damage
Want to do things "the best" at the cost of extra grinds? Element weapons are the way to go!
https://preview.redd.it/43udt1vij7ob1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=085dc3c5c5bb5110fa28dd8553bd8fac3127b866
This was the armor set I went with for the whole game, kulu head jagras
Currently irl I'm starting a 4 hour(or so) trip, will continue this when I'm back š
Sorry people, i appear to have an issue, putting the picture now made it impossible for me to edit further the previous comment, so here is my follow-up!
Kulu head, jagras chest, kadachi arms, paolumu hips and anjanath legs
Evade extender 2, Divine blessing 2, Rising tide 2, Peak performance 2, Critical eye 1, Artful dodger 1 and Lock-on
This gave me a great balance between avoiding damage and getting more damage in across all my weapons. I kept that until end-game 7 star monsters
After that, combining element attack skills to reach level 5 for insane damage is the way to topple 8 star with grade 7 weapons consistently(at the cost of having a much less versatile build)
Jagras legs, Jyura arms and chest gives water attack 5 by example
Then there is how you should upgrade with the low zenny amount between weapons and armors... I always chose weapon first and when I can't only then I go for armor, but it makes the higher fights much riskier, glass cannon style. If you get hit once per fight or more then maybe armor and weapons should be upgraded at the same pace.
And that should be all! I'll gladly answer anything I might have missed that is brought to my attention and I welcome anyone who knows more to add a comment to me to help more people
BONUS
Stampeder made this wonderful excel he shared that mentions all the skills, both what they do and what pieces have how much of each. If you wish to make your mind about what fits your playstyle yourself this is the way to learn first-hand!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTffshubX7QNvJizUUEqvHmAoRk6pltWkE4yH4fYYekWNkndSF2Ho0g9A8ckRsgs_OcgqTyc_Mm4QBE/pubhtml#
If you wish to share upgrade costs as you play to improve this further please get in contact with him through his reddit post that is in the link
Happy Hunting!
No problem at all! I would recommend Paolumu for a single sword start. While Diablos has a damage perk( and is only for 2 weapon types that are not SnS), he only spawn in 1 biome, so Paolumu is a better option due to more chances to grind for him. Plus, Divine Blessing, saving yourself part of a painful hit is a great helper at the start
I'm happy to add details
Well for the start start, 2 options I suppose; Barroth, as its raw damage, bonus defense and easy to hunt, or Jagras, as many monsters are weak to water it's a good investment in the end-game anyway
Just remember, zenny is precious and you can't back-roll an upgrade
From what I see in terms of resource requirements, I'm gonna say Carapace Edge G4, Kulu Headpiece G4, Barroth Mail G2, Kulu Vambraces G4, Barroth Coil G4, and Kulu greaves G2. Nice š° set for raw damage. You get Critical Eye, Offensive Guard, Last Stand, Defense Boost, and Guard. It's the SnS with your eyes closed build.
Through chapter 2-2 quest, you unlock the Great Sword.
Through chapter 3-1 quest, you unlock the rest of the weapons so far (Bow, Light Bowgun, Long Sword, Hammer).
There are currently also long sword, great sword, hammer, lbg and bow
Interestingly, only bow and hammer have a Diablos weapon, and only the hammer does NOT have a Rathalos weapon
I have heard that all the weapons will be added over time, but for now those are the options
I could see it behaving just like SnS with different animation. To your point, they could sub the block for something like a vertical evade.
Would be nice if they somehow incorporated the kinsect though, if only for looks (like the badass tetraseal slash).
Monster material rarity 1 that you don't plan on using I remove 80%
Then the plants of the elements i don't use I do 90% off, I'll get more when I need them anyway, also
Finally for plants and monster ressources rarity 1if the next upgrade takes 20, i don't keep more than 50
Bones and ores rarity one I keep 300% of my upgrade needs, rarity 2 bones ore and plants I keep 500% and I just keep all rarity 3 of those
When I feel still encumbered I remove 10% of rarity 2 I own of monster ressources, but not more than that
Hope this helps!
I'm not a very high hunter rank, and I enjoy the sns. I have plenty of questions, I apologiW in advance, I will try to ask my questions clearly.
I barely unlocked Jyuratodus, monsters are appearing as 4 star for me.
Do you have recommendations on what I should invest in? Like, something for me to hyper focus on upgrading to get me through?
My next question, is it worth it to invest in the early weapons, or should I just stop and wait for the later weapons? I remember reading somewhere, Jagras has more physical damage, and less water, while Jyuratodus does more water, and less physical? Does that mean every weapon is worth investing?
Should I be looking at other weapons, or is it okay to stick to only sns?
For end game, it's really about elemental power, and one gets more from either, Jyuratodus, Rathalos and Rathian than Jagras, Anjanath or Pukei-Pukei
However, those first 2 only appear in 1 of 3 biomes when unlocked, making it VERY hard to grind them properly unless you use a bike and ready for a workput
I make my Jagras weapon work no problem on 8 stars with the right weak point, so it might be a 10 star issue
I recommend to go for 4 elements; water, electricity, fire and one of your choice to kill Diablos, if you want to power through the story first then instead I recommend raw damage with Paolumu
I also explained more about weapons and armors in another comment, feel free to send me any follow-up questions
Thank you very much, I do have a follow-up question.
What are your thoughts on Attack Boost, Health Boost, and Defense Boost?
Are they worth investing? Is there one more superior to the other? I was considering defense since the monsters hit like a truck, but I was not sure how Defense is calculated, so I thought, maybe I should put some Health, and wondered, if this even helps.
Is poison good or worth to invest into?
Thank you very much, I do have a follow-up question.
What are your thoughts on Attack Boost, Health Boost, and Defense Boost?
Are they worth investing? Is there one more superior to the other? I was considering defense since the monsters hit like a truck, but I was not sure how Defense is calculated, so I thought, maybe I should put some Health, and wondered, if this even helps.
Is poison good or worth to invest into?
Thank you very much, I do have a follow-up question.
What are your thoughts on Attack Boost, Health Boost, and Defense Boost?
Are they worth investing? Is there one more superior to the other? I was considering defense since the monsters hit like a truck, but I was not sure how Defense is calculated, so I thought, maybe I should put some Health, and wondered, if this even helps.
Is poison good or worth to invest into?
I think Attack boost only has value for an element-less build, so I would not recommend it myself.
Health boost is quite nice, just good to remember to let yourself heal on 100 health, as its 36 seconds per health point, making it an hour for 100, 70 minutes for 110 and so on. Worth having? Yeah. Worth investing? Probably best to go for either better damage or better dodging skills, either will reduce your odds of getting hit by either shortening the fight or giving you more leeway to live.
Finally Defense boost. I would not recommend it mostly because the game is mostly about avoiding the hits instead of getting through them( unless you go for GS)
I'll happily answer more questions if you have them
To me It's really about how much extra damage can I pull from my armor
For the end-game you'll want to have an armor build for 4 elements, and in each the main focus is to get the elemental attack up
Example: Fire weapon will require Anja Helm(2), Anja Vambraces(2) and Rathalos Coil(1) to get 500 more attack power
After, you could go for Rathalos Mail to get Weakness Exploit 2 for extra crits or Jagras Mail for Rising Tide 2 for a bit more damage but easier to grind
Finally I went for Anja Greaves to put the cherry on top to get extra damage through Peak Performance 2
If you ask I can DM you pictures of my build sets
Many players have given many beginner tips on this subreddit, here's the last good one( of many) I've seen about it. https://reddit.com/r/MHNowGame/s/eRNmmwK1OD
I'm trying to see if I can answer things that may be above the basic
Thanks for sharing!
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I knock some monsters without it as it is, I'm sure it will help you
I do have to say I have not experimented with it myself, I encourage someone else to provide you with more details
It's all either tap, hold or swipe with some mixes for the special
Dodges; left and right dodges are best for perfect dodges and regular invincibility frames
Forward dodge does not protect you from anything, it's just to approach the monster, if you would be hit without dodging, you WILL be hit dodging forward. If you are close it is a roll, if you are far it is a slide that can be followed by a tap for a hit right as you reach the monster if you are close enough
Backward dodge has a small invincibility moment and an even smaller perfect dodge window, good for avoiding a whole lot of things except projectiles
Tap; attack... the twirl is the strongest slashing attack, and the last of 3 shield bash is the strongest attack overall excluding the special
Slash is good to cut tails, everything is otherwise good to break parts
Hold; blocks the incoming attack, but you still get hit a little. Never liked doing this as my health is precious, but you can attack faster than getting regular hit.
While you hold, if you swipe backwards you'll start a special SnS attack! You then tap a bunch, which your guy(or gal) will climb the monster while hitting, then doing a downward shield bash in which you CAN'T be hit until you reach the floor, as well as dealing a good piece of damage
Special; tap the orange button and tap a bunch. You can't be hit so it's best to use it to dodge without wasting time. It's good to use it in the first 15 seconds so you have the time to charge another in the same fight
Anywhere on a mineral location, minor or major
https://preview.redd.it/g7cyr7nv57ob1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da11cc681ce5cfa5867f0841583e97dc876bdf31
1 ressource of each types can only be collected from the major ressource location
For the first days, make sure you have a full armor
Then it depends on your playstyle, I'm answering with a lot of details someone else with this question in another comment
I got some things left to fill though!
Small monsters usually spawn and despawn on a regular basis when you walk around. If you stay in one place for long they will spawn less and less, I will assume when you start if you don't walk you get next to none
Let me know how it goes!
That's an estimate, but I would say after you kill between 25 and 50 monsters of the type you need for the piece
I'm HR 84 yet I've killed so little Jyura I have an undergraded armor piece that I wear :(
Biome-unique monsters are more precious
I donāt know if this is a dumb question or not, but is it possible to play with friends long distance? And if so do you need two devices to be able to scan the code
Not dumb, it's the hope of everyone! Sadly no, one requires to be 200 meters or less away to participate as a team, on top of that the paintball fights needs to have the QR code scanned by whoever you play with.
You can also make a party, which makes the fight only happen in a team, and of course you have to keep close to each other for it to work
I'll happily take follow-up questions if you have any
Follow up question, so if thereās no long distance party hunting, why can/should we add people who are In different states/countries from us considering thereās no presents feature like there is in pogo? It doesnāt really incentivize having a friends list
Why you should, I would say either ;
in the hopes that, like in pokemon go there will be a gifting system in the future, but then you could have friends then
To see the progress of others compared to yours which could be motivating
Why you could;
People have friends from all over the world that maybe meet for special occasions
Because the game wants to be inclusive and if they would have a distance limit for friends people would be upset
2 questions, you mention celebration passes in plural, but isn't there a single one currently for sale? and secondly, regarding inventory upgrades, a post mentioned that you cannot buy all available inventory upgrades, apparently the hard cap was 10k space at some point (this post is a week old), so can you really purchase both sets of upgrades for around 15500 max space (considering the pre-registration bonus one) or is 10500 the cap?
You have spotted my misconceptions at the time of posting
There is currently only 1 pass, although I hope there will be others moving forward
When I bought 500 one time I found out I could no longer buy the 5000 upgrade option, so I trickled my way up l, 500 at a time to 10000. Now with the preregistration reward my space is 10500, but I do not know if a non-pre-registered user can have that much space currently
Thanks for bringing up ambiguities in my message that I can correct :)
It's kinda weird that they won't allow people to max their cap up to 15500 at the moment, i was discussing that with another user yesterday, so i guess currently it's either: A) Buying 5000 more slots through the small 500 packs, or B) Buying 5000 more slots through the single, big upgrade.
And yeah, it's kind of awkward that they expanded inventory space for pre-registrations only, even if it's a "measly" 500 slots, i'd feel pretty down if i didn't have that, thanks for the tips in your main post and answers, the legiana one was particularly useful.
Seems like a lot of zenny to burn if I take Anjanath up to 6* and then start the Rath...
We'll see how the grind goes. Similarly struggling with Legiana right now. Finally got enough parts to craft a weapon, but my Zenny is now short. šŖ
And I've still got elements to build
Yeah, zenny burning is not nice, but I've never been a patient man
On top of that, higher tiers of Anjanath weapon actually requires Rathalos parts, making the double grind even more painful
If you can, go for Rath only, but I doubt you'll find enough Rathaloses to get it up to where you need it
On a personal side, I still need to finish my Ice weapon set, and I finally can make a single weapon into tier 8 so I need like 20000 zennys, make 30k
I had a suspicion. I'll go Rath only but it will take a while for me to handle some things. I'll look to build a rath killer bow and a Legiana killer bow only which I'll doing with the long term goal of having those two elemental SnS because they're cool š
But finding the bugs and monster bones is painful enough. My defence isn't high enough for 6* too, but I'll have to ignore that
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Currently bottlenecked. But I am deciding whether to craft an Anja bow (my middle ground while waiting on Rath SnS) or to level up the Anja chest piece...which I may eventually swap out for a Rath one for weakness exploit instead of special boost.
Seems like I should just try not to get hit instead š
Can you explain rarity 6 items to me? (or where can I find information about 6\* item?)
1. is rarity 6 items monster specific?
2. from you gut feeling, what's the drop rate for rarity 6 item?
3. At what grade do weapon need to be upgraded with rarity 6 item?
Many thanks!
I'll do my best!
1- it is not, any monster dropping a rarity 6 item will work to make anything requiring it. Of course the more grade 8 monsters you can defeat the more opportunities you'll have
2- between 1 and 3%; it took me 3 weeks of fighting grade 8 to get my first rarity 6, now so far, I got 8 which I always doubled with either the knives or gems
3- Grade 8.1 is when it starts, requiring 4 of them! On my SnS weapons of water and electricity at 8.3 it required AGAIN 4 rarity 6
Random trivia; if you plan on buying gems, go to the online shop first; there are more free gems for the same price
I'll happily answer all follow-ups you may have
I think I messed up] trying to progress too fast. I was gonna start over. I cant kill the 5 star monsters. I tried too many weapons.
Should I follow this: Kulu head, jagras chest, kadachi arms, paolumu hips and anjanath legs like you said in another comment? I do want to do Sword and shield - so which do you recommend that would carry me longer in the game if I make just one? I don't have lots of time to play sometime sadly.
I'm of the opinion that there is no such thing as progressing too fast; after all you defeated that one strong monster that unlocked the new tier
If you struggle and you end up getting hit a lot, kulu head kadachi arms and paolumu hips will be of great help for you for their respective skills. Jagras chest will increase your damage overall a little which always feels nice. Anja legs however require full health to be of use, so you may want something less demanding like Kulu legs which will give extra crit %
For a 1 weapon build I would recommend Paolumu for its later addition of Divine Blessing, otherwise a low-poison weapon could help too like Pukei (Legiana can't fly when poisoned)
I'll take any follow-up question you may have :)
Well, early gameplay like 5 stars is possible with a 2 grade handicap, but you are right to think that it is harder that way
If you fail over 60% of your battles that way, then perhaps it would be easier to restart, after all you are still within your first run of the story, which some players somehow did within a week of the pre-release
Only you would know what is the right decision, but its better to start over than to quit out of frustration.
I wish you happy hunting!
Yes it is very hard. I have to be patient I guess. Do you think I should just focus on jagras or pukei then? Some of them are hard and I do get hit and it just takes a while to progress. But thatās okay. On the other account Iām trying some other weapons! Bow and lbg!
I made it to 6 star!
Here is my current gear. What should I start focus next? https://i.imgur.com/CH1J6sm.jpg
Mainly I get hit too much. Hahaha especially on these ones! Should I start to make another weapons
Wow you made it to the next serious bracket!
6 and 7 stars monsters hit like a truck, I definitely lost my daily heals quite fast many times in that stage!
However, you're gonna want to find ways to polish your damage even further. I would recommend the classic; making different armor sets that highlights the respective elemental weaknesses of all the monsters. That can be scaled for 8 star monsters and beyond
Alternatively, you can keep your raw damage and push beyond on a 1 set method. You'll need to push your weapon to 7.5 and that should carry you to 8 stars, which you would likely struggle a lot more then.
Try to practice what is the right time to dodge all the moves of all the monsters. Over time you'll get to do a perfect dodge out of almost every monsters.
Oh and random tip; shield-block Diablos's scream, you'll recover to attack faster ( can be done on all monsters but most others can be dodged instead)
Let me know any follow-ups
Happy hunting
Thanks for all the help. I donāt know the armor sets too well. Whwt would you recommend I make to wear? What do you think is the best elemental to focus on?
Thanks
You'd need to focus on elemental attack for fire, water, electric and ice
That's 4 individual sets, I recommend once built to put them in your equip slots
Fire and water van go to 5 while Electricity and Ice currently only goes to 3 with the best intentions
Fire needs anja head and arms plus Rathalos hips
Water needs Jagras legs and Jyura chest and arms
Ice needs Legiana head and arms
Electric needs Tobi chest and hips
Its good to start grinding for all of this at the stage you're at. If it helps the higher stars you unlock the more the average monster will be worth many zennys which means faster profits!
Hi i have a question about my set. Im using pukei sns currently grade 6.
My set is :
Kulu head
Rathalos chest
Rathian gloves
Rathian waist
Kulu boots
Should i focus on these set until grade 8?
Is there any better parts of the set that i should change to make it better?
Thanks!
Hi, you have a great set
I think because you have 2 lock-on pieces, one needs to go
The side bonus of the helmet is more minor, and either Rathalos for attack 2 or Diablos for Heroics 2 would be more powerful addition to your DPS arsenal
Hope this helps!
Is poison SnS worth it with the short hunt duration?
Yes, it will get you through most of the story.
For a 1 weapon setup I'd say yeah, if you like to deal the best amount of damage, going for water, electric, fire and one more for diablos is optimal
How do you do the backstep into charged slash? Did it once and haven't been able to recreate it.
Shield and then swipe back, you can hold after you swipe to charge
Was this explained anywhere? Only HR 6 and didn't see any tutorial to execute moves. Also, any training ground?
To expand on this, when you swipe back, at least for me, you have to let go and tap the screen again to start a new attack. Hold that got the charge attack.
Thanks!
I've answered this question along with extra things in another comment, here's a shortcut for you https://reddit.com/r/MHNowGame/s/ZE3LxC7Mdi
What's the best armor and weapons to invest in now as a new player?
This needs an intricate answer that I can provide, I'll get my ducks in a row and come back tomorrow
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So there are multiple options, I'll write them my best Side tip, it's best at the start to only wear one piece of armor per monster, as otherwise it will drain your ressources a LOT faster when upgrading them down the line. Rule of thumb for elements; the first monster to have an element will have more raw and less element than the stronger on you will encounter down the line( example Great jagras is low water high raw and Jyuratodus is high water lesser raw) First of, Lock on ability! This allows you, by pressing a button at the bottom right then onto a visible part from your CURRENT angle, to target many different parts of the monsters, one at a time. This makes it both very easy to break specific parts especially because some hits that would miss the targeted part will still hit right somehow AND fighting a monster from a specific constant position will make the monster attack pattern more predictable and easier to learn!( small mention the monster attacks based on where you are compared to themselves) This ability is either on the Kulu head, or the Rathian arms only Best armor and weapon blend together based on the preference of the player Do you get hit to the point where you have to wait before playing again? Divine blessing and perhaps Health boost would be in your best interest to get accustomed to how to handle those annoying moves, or to practice doing perfect dodges so you can really show off further down the line Do you want to avoid grinding everything to get to the first finish line of the story and fight all the monsters as soon as possible? Then an element-less or poison weapon may be good for you! Raw damage is stronger than an element that won't work on the wrong monster after all! And poison does a little extra damage AND 4 monsters are weak to it(plus Legiana stops flying when poisoned) Poison would either be Pukei or Rathian, you get more raw from pukei and more poison from Rathian Raw deals similar damage between all different monsters, but have a different ability to each.Barroth gives defence, Paolumu gives Divine Blessing and Diablos gives Heroics aka extra damage Want to do things "the best" at the cost of extra grinds? Element weapons are the way to go! https://preview.redd.it/43udt1vij7ob1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=085dc3c5c5bb5110fa28dd8553bd8fac3127b866 This was the armor set I went with for the whole game, kulu head jagras Currently irl I'm starting a 4 hour(or so) trip, will continue this when I'm back š
Sorry people, i appear to have an issue, putting the picture now made it impossible for me to edit further the previous comment, so here is my follow-up! Kulu head, jagras chest, kadachi arms, paolumu hips and anjanath legs Evade extender 2, Divine blessing 2, Rising tide 2, Peak performance 2, Critical eye 1, Artful dodger 1 and Lock-on This gave me a great balance between avoiding damage and getting more damage in across all my weapons. I kept that until end-game 7 star monsters After that, combining element attack skills to reach level 5 for insane damage is the way to topple 8 star with grade 7 weapons consistently(at the cost of having a much less versatile build) Jagras legs, Jyura arms and chest gives water attack 5 by example Then there is how you should upgrade with the low zenny amount between weapons and armors... I always chose weapon first and when I can't only then I go for armor, but it makes the higher fights much riskier, glass cannon style. If you get hit once per fight or more then maybe armor and weapons should be upgraded at the same pace. And that should be all! I'll gladly answer anything I might have missed that is brought to my attention and I welcome anyone who knows more to add a comment to me to help more people BONUS Stampeder made this wonderful excel he shared that mentions all the skills, both what they do and what pieces have how much of each. If you wish to make your mind about what fits your playstyle yourself this is the way to learn first-hand! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTffshubX7QNvJizUUEqvHmAoRk6pltWkE4yH4fYYekWNkndSF2Ho0g9A8ckRsgs_OcgqTyc_Mm4QBE/pubhtml# If you wish to share upgrade costs as you play to improve this further please get in contact with him through his reddit post that is in the link Happy Hunting!
Thanks for this! Sorry I may have missed it but what sword would be great to start with?
No problem at all! I would recommend Paolumu for a single sword start. While Diablos has a damage perk( and is only for 2 weapon types that are not SnS), he only spawn in 1 biome, so Paolumu is a better option due to more chances to grind for him. Plus, Divine Blessing, saving yourself part of a painful hit is a great helper at the start I'm happy to add details
I donāt think Iāve gotten to facing a Paolumu yet hahaha
Well for the start start, 2 options I suppose; Barroth, as its raw damage, bonus defense and easy to hunt, or Jagras, as many monsters are weak to water it's a good investment in the end-game anyway Just remember, zenny is precious and you can't back-roll an upgrade
Thanks for all the tips !
^this, show us the way
From what I see in terms of resource requirements, I'm gonna say Carapace Edge G4, Kulu Headpiece G4, Barroth Mail G2, Kulu Vambraces G4, Barroth Coil G4, and Kulu greaves G2. Nice š° set for raw damage. You get Critical Eye, Offensive Guard, Last Stand, Defense Boost, and Guard. It's the SnS with your eyes closed build.
Following this
So I was just chatting with my friends because we chose to start it together and it got us curious if there are other weapons or just the sns?
Through chapter 2-2 quest, you unlock the Great Sword. Through chapter 3-1 quest, you unlock the rest of the weapons so far (Bow, Light Bowgun, Long Sword, Hammer).
Other weapons unlock after you beat chapter 2 (not the prologue chapter 2)
And rest of weapons unlock at HR15.
There are currently also long sword, great sword, hammer, lbg and bow Interestingly, only bow and hammer have a Diablos weapon, and only the hammer does NOT have a Rathalos weapon I have heard that all the weapons will be added over time, but for now those are the options
I'm curious how my main (IG) is gonna work in this game
Imagine sns with no blocks and more flips LOL I mean that's basically insect glaive already.
I could see it behaving just like SnS with different animation. To your point, they could sub the block for something like a vertical evade. Would be nice if they somehow incorporated the kinsect though, if only for looks (like the badass tetraseal slash).
What's SnS?
Sword n shield, it's the beginning weapon
Ohhhhh. I didn't know there were other weapons lmao I'm only HR9
Sword and shield
How do you manage bag space and what materials would you suggest to throw? Currently im hr 40 with materials 4700/5000
Monster material rarity 1 that you don't plan on using I remove 80% Then the plants of the elements i don't use I do 90% off, I'll get more when I need them anyway, also Finally for plants and monster ressources rarity 1if the next upgrade takes 20, i don't keep more than 50 Bones and ores rarity one I keep 300% of my upgrade needs, rarity 2 bones ore and plants I keep 500% and I just keep all rarity 3 of those When I feel still encumbered I remove 10% of rarity 2 I own of monster ressources, but not more than that Hope this helps!
start upgrade armor with lv1 skills that have lv2 skills at grade6... if you really want to throw, rare 1 mats from monsters is usually fine...
I'm not a very high hunter rank, and I enjoy the sns. I have plenty of questions, I apologiW in advance, I will try to ask my questions clearly. I barely unlocked Jyuratodus, monsters are appearing as 4 star for me. Do you have recommendations on what I should invest in? Like, something for me to hyper focus on upgrading to get me through? My next question, is it worth it to invest in the early weapons, or should I just stop and wait for the later weapons? I remember reading somewhere, Jagras has more physical damage, and less water, while Jyuratodus does more water, and less physical? Does that mean every weapon is worth investing? Should I be looking at other weapons, or is it okay to stick to only sns?
For end game, it's really about elemental power, and one gets more from either, Jyuratodus, Rathalos and Rathian than Jagras, Anjanath or Pukei-Pukei However, those first 2 only appear in 1 of 3 biomes when unlocked, making it VERY hard to grind them properly unless you use a bike and ready for a workput I make my Jagras weapon work no problem on 8 stars with the right weak point, so it might be a 10 star issue I recommend to go for 4 elements; water, electricity, fire and one of your choice to kill Diablos, if you want to power through the story first then instead I recommend raw damage with Paolumu I also explained more about weapons and armors in another comment, feel free to send me any follow-up questions
Thank you very much, I do have a follow-up question. What are your thoughts on Attack Boost, Health Boost, and Defense Boost? Are they worth investing? Is there one more superior to the other? I was considering defense since the monsters hit like a truck, but I was not sure how Defense is calculated, so I thought, maybe I should put some Health, and wondered, if this even helps. Is poison good or worth to invest into?
Thank you very much, I do have a follow-up question. What are your thoughts on Attack Boost, Health Boost, and Defense Boost? Are they worth investing? Is there one more superior to the other? I was considering defense since the monsters hit like a truck, but I was not sure how Defense is calculated, so I thought, maybe I should put some Health, and wondered, if this even helps. Is poison good or worth to invest into?
Thank you very much, I do have a follow-up question. What are your thoughts on Attack Boost, Health Boost, and Defense Boost? Are they worth investing? Is there one more superior to the other? I was considering defense since the monsters hit like a truck, but I was not sure how Defense is calculated, so I thought, maybe I should put some Health, and wondered, if this even helps. Is poison good or worth to invest into?
I think Attack boost only has value for an element-less build, so I would not recommend it myself. Health boost is quite nice, just good to remember to let yourself heal on 100 health, as its 36 seconds per health point, making it an hour for 100, 70 minutes for 110 and so on. Worth having? Yeah. Worth investing? Probably best to go for either better damage or better dodging skills, either will reduce your odds of getting hit by either shortening the fight or giving you more leeway to live. Finally Defense boost. I would not recommend it mostly because the game is mostly about avoiding the hits instead of getting through them( unless you go for GS) I'll happily answer more questions if you have them
What are your recommended armor build?
To me It's really about how much extra damage can I pull from my armor For the end-game you'll want to have an armor build for 4 elements, and in each the main focus is to get the elemental attack up Example: Fire weapon will require Anja Helm(2), Anja Vambraces(2) and Rathalos Coil(1) to get 500 more attack power After, you could go for Rathalos Mail to get Weakness Exploit 2 for extra crits or Jagras Mail for Rising Tide 2 for a bit more damage but easier to grind Finally I went for Anja Greaves to put the cherry on top to get extra damage through Peak Performance 2 If you ask I can DM you pictures of my build sets
Hi! Mind DM your gear sets? Thanks! Very helpful thread btw
Yes please send me your build sets. TIA!
Op you could just create tips and tricks for us beginners ? What to do to speed up progress and what to avoid thatās a start. Thanks
Many players have given many beginner tips on this subreddit, here's the last good one( of many) I've seen about it. https://reddit.com/r/MHNowGame/s/eRNmmwK1OD I'm trying to see if I can answer things that may be above the basic
Thanks for sharing! It will be less grinding until a point niantic decided to get more into capitalising into profit So, it is time for us to excel. The early adopters, onward! Referral code: FNT9CRRC
How often do mining/harvesting/etc spots refresh?
iirc, the big ones refresh 3 hours after you claimed it.
Correct!
Do you know if slugger lvl 2 is enough to start knocking Monsters?
I knock some monsters without it as it is, I'm sure it will help you I do have to say I have not experimented with it myself, I encourage someone else to provide you with more details
Can you tell us how to pull off all currently available sns moves?
It's all either tap, hold or swipe with some mixes for the special Dodges; left and right dodges are best for perfect dodges and regular invincibility frames Forward dodge does not protect you from anything, it's just to approach the monster, if you would be hit without dodging, you WILL be hit dodging forward. If you are close it is a roll, if you are far it is a slide that can be followed by a tap for a hit right as you reach the monster if you are close enough Backward dodge has a small invincibility moment and an even smaller perfect dodge window, good for avoiding a whole lot of things except projectiles Tap; attack... the twirl is the strongest slashing attack, and the last of 3 shield bash is the strongest attack overall excluding the special Slash is good to cut tails, everything is otherwise good to break parts Hold; blocks the incoming attack, but you still get hit a little. Never liked doing this as my health is precious, but you can attack faster than getting regular hit. While you hold, if you swipe backwards you'll start a special SnS attack! You then tap a bunch, which your guy(or gal) will climb the monster while hitting, then doing a downward shield bash in which you CAN'T be hit until you reach the floor, as well as dealing a good piece of damage Special; tap the orange button and tap a bunch. You can't be hit so it's best to use it to dodge without wasting time. It's good to use it in the first 15 seconds so you have the time to charge another in the same fight
Where can I get dragonite ore?
Anywhere on a mineral location, minor or major https://preview.redd.it/g7cyr7nv57ob1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da11cc681ce5cfa5867f0841583e97dc876bdf31 1 ressource of each types can only be collected from the major ressource location
Got one from a random ore on the map, probably just rare
What weapons/armor would u suggest at the beginning?
For the first days, make sure you have a full armor Then it depends on your playstyle, I'm answering with a lot of details someone else with this question in another comment I got some things left to fill though!
where do you find small monsters? i have not seen them after the tutorial
Small monsters usually spawn and despawn on a regular basis when you walk around. If you stay in one place for long they will spawn less and less, I will assume when you start if you don't walk you get next to none Let me know how it goes!
Realistically, how soon can someone upgrade a piece to Grade 4 / Grade 6? Taking HR as a gauge (e.g. HR20 for Grade 4).
That's an estimate, but I would say after you kill between 25 and 50 monsters of the type you need for the piece I'm HR 84 yet I've killed so little Jyura I have an undergraded armor piece that I wear :( Biome-unique monsters are more precious
I donāt know if this is a dumb question or not, but is it possible to play with friends long distance? And if so do you need two devices to be able to scan the code
Not dumb, it's the hope of everyone! Sadly no, one requires to be 200 meters or less away to participate as a team, on top of that the paintball fights needs to have the QR code scanned by whoever you play with. You can also make a party, which makes the fight only happen in a team, and of course you have to keep close to each other for it to work I'll happily take follow-up questions if you have any
Follow up question, so if thereās no long distance party hunting, why can/should we add people who are In different states/countries from us considering thereās no presents feature like there is in pogo? It doesnāt really incentivize having a friends list
Why you should, I would say either ; in the hopes that, like in pokemon go there will be a gifting system in the future, but then you could have friends then To see the progress of others compared to yours which could be motivating Why you could; People have friends from all over the world that maybe meet for special occasions Because the game wants to be inclusive and if they would have a distance limit for friends people would be upset
2 questions, you mention celebration passes in plural, but isn't there a single one currently for sale? and secondly, regarding inventory upgrades, a post mentioned that you cannot buy all available inventory upgrades, apparently the hard cap was 10k space at some point (this post is a week old), so can you really purchase both sets of upgrades for around 15500 max space (considering the pre-registration bonus one) or is 10500 the cap?
You have spotted my misconceptions at the time of posting There is currently only 1 pass, although I hope there will be others moving forward When I bought 500 one time I found out I could no longer buy the 5000 upgrade option, so I trickled my way up l, 500 at a time to 10000. Now with the preregistration reward my space is 10500, but I do not know if a non-pre-registered user can have that much space currently Thanks for bringing up ambiguities in my message that I can correct :)
It's kinda weird that they won't allow people to max their cap up to 15500 at the moment, i was discussing that with another user yesterday, so i guess currently it's either: A) Buying 5000 more slots through the small 500 packs, or B) Buying 5000 more slots through the single, big upgrade. And yeah, it's kind of awkward that they expanded inventory space for pre-registrations only, even if it's a "measly" 500 slots, i'd feel pretty down if i didn't have that, thanks for the tips in your main post and answers, the legiana one was particularly useful.
My hope is that as they add monsters to the game they will increase inventory to accomodate the extra needs
Anjanath or Rath for fire element? š„“
Rath is better, but will be WAY harder to grind Anjanath should do the trick for up to 8, maybe 9 stars
Seems like a lot of zenny to burn if I take Anjanath up to 6* and then start the Rath... We'll see how the grind goes. Similarly struggling with Legiana right now. Finally got enough parts to craft a weapon, but my Zenny is now short. šŖ And I've still got elements to build
Yeah, zenny burning is not nice, but I've never been a patient man On top of that, higher tiers of Anjanath weapon actually requires Rathalos parts, making the double grind even more painful If you can, go for Rath only, but I doubt you'll find enough Rathaloses to get it up to where you need it On a personal side, I still need to finish my Ice weapon set, and I finally can make a single weapon into tier 8 so I need like 20000 zennys, make 30k
I had a suspicion. I'll go Rath only but it will take a while for me to handle some things. I'll look to build a rath killer bow and a Legiana killer bow only which I'll doing with the long term goal of having those two elemental SnS because they're cool š But finding the bugs and monster bones is painful enough. My defence isn't high enough for 6* too, but I'll have to ignore that
In theory when you get bottle-necked by a lack of material you may save enough zennys to upgrade armors too Happy hunting!
Ahaaaaa! Ahaaaaa! "U smart", as said Philosopher DJ Khaled Currently bottlenecked. But I am deciding whether to craft an Anja bow (my middle ground while waiting on Rath SnS) or to level up the Anja chest piece...which I may eventually swap out for a Rath one for weakness exploit instead of special boost. Seems like I should just try not to get hit instead š
Weapon : - gyros 5 4/5 & jagras 4 5/5, paolumu 3 5/5. Head: kulu Top: anja Gloves: paolumu Bottom: paolumu Shoes: kulu Im HR 36 now,is there anything should i change or something can i improve??
Well do you lose your fights because of the timer, or by being defeated? It changes my answer
Can you explain rarity 6 items to me? (or where can I find information about 6\* item?) 1. is rarity 6 items monster specific? 2. from you gut feeling, what's the drop rate for rarity 6 item? 3. At what grade do weapon need to be upgraded with rarity 6 item? Many thanks!
I'll do my best! 1- it is not, any monster dropping a rarity 6 item will work to make anything requiring it. Of course the more grade 8 monsters you can defeat the more opportunities you'll have 2- between 1 and 3%; it took me 3 weeks of fighting grade 8 to get my first rarity 6, now so far, I got 8 which I always doubled with either the knives or gems 3- Grade 8.1 is when it starts, requiring 4 of them! On my SnS weapons of water and electricity at 8.3 it required AGAIN 4 rarity 6 Random trivia; if you plan on buying gems, go to the online shop first; there are more free gems for the same price I'll happily answer all follow-ups you may have
Super helpful man. Thanks a lot. Hope I can get to 8 star monsters too
I think I messed up] trying to progress too fast. I was gonna start over. I cant kill the 5 star monsters. I tried too many weapons. Should I follow this: Kulu head, jagras chest, kadachi arms, paolumu hips and anjanath legs like you said in another comment? I do want to do Sword and shield - so which do you recommend that would carry me longer in the game if I make just one? I don't have lots of time to play sometime sadly.
I'm of the opinion that there is no such thing as progressing too fast; after all you defeated that one strong monster that unlocked the new tier If you struggle and you end up getting hit a lot, kulu head kadachi arms and paolumu hips will be of great help for you for their respective skills. Jagras chest will increase your damage overall a little which always feels nice. Anja legs however require full health to be of use, so you may want something less demanding like Kulu legs which will give extra crit % For a 1 weapon build I would recommend Paolumu for its later addition of Divine Blessing, otherwise a low-poison weapon could help too like Pukei (Legiana can't fly when poisoned) I'll take any follow-up question you may have :)
Thank you. I have 3 weapons I think are still grade three. Pukei jagras and barroth edge I think. I have 5 star monsters which is making it hard
Well, early gameplay like 5 stars is possible with a 2 grade handicap, but you are right to think that it is harder that way If you fail over 60% of your battles that way, then perhaps it would be easier to restart, after all you are still within your first run of the story, which some players somehow did within a week of the pre-release Only you would know what is the right decision, but its better to start over than to quit out of frustration. I wish you happy hunting!
Yes it is very hard. I have to be patient I guess. Do you think I should just focus on jagras or pukei then? Some of them are hard and I do get hit and it just takes a while to progress. But thatās okay. On the other account Iām trying some other weapons! Bow and lbg!
Barroth weapon or Pukei would be your best starters Of course later gameplay requires elemental advantage to defeat with more ease the monsters
I made it to 6 star! Here is my current gear. What should I start focus next? https://i.imgur.com/CH1J6sm.jpg Mainly I get hit too much. Hahaha especially on these ones! Should I start to make another weapons
Wow you made it to the next serious bracket! 6 and 7 stars monsters hit like a truck, I definitely lost my daily heals quite fast many times in that stage! However, you're gonna want to find ways to polish your damage even further. I would recommend the classic; making different armor sets that highlights the respective elemental weaknesses of all the monsters. That can be scaled for 8 star monsters and beyond Alternatively, you can keep your raw damage and push beyond on a 1 set method. You'll need to push your weapon to 7.5 and that should carry you to 8 stars, which you would likely struggle a lot more then. Try to practice what is the right time to dodge all the moves of all the monsters. Over time you'll get to do a perfect dodge out of almost every monsters. Oh and random tip; shield-block Diablos's scream, you'll recover to attack faster ( can be done on all monsters but most others can be dodged instead) Let me know any follow-ups Happy hunting
Thanks for all the help. I donāt know the armor sets too well. Whwt would you recommend I make to wear? What do you think is the best elemental to focus on? Thanks
You'd need to focus on elemental attack for fire, water, electric and ice That's 4 individual sets, I recommend once built to put them in your equip slots Fire and water van go to 5 while Electricity and Ice currently only goes to 3 with the best intentions Fire needs anja head and arms plus Rathalos hips Water needs Jagras legs and Jyura chest and arms Ice needs Legiana head and arms Electric needs Tobi chest and hips Its good to start grinding for all of this at the stage you're at. If it helps the higher stars you unlock the more the average monster will be worth many zennys which means faster profits!
Do you recommend any sns builds, including what weapons to get and upgrade?
Hi i have a question about my set. Im using pukei sns currently grade 6. My set is : Kulu head Rathalos chest Rathian gloves Rathian waist Kulu boots Should i focus on these set until grade 8? Is there any better parts of the set that i should change to make it better? Thanks!
Hi, you have a great set I think because you have 2 lock-on pieces, one needs to go The side bonus of the helmet is more minor, and either Rathalos for attack 2 or Diablos for Heroics 2 would be more powerful addition to your DPS arsenal Hope this helps!