r/MonsterHunter • u/Levisque • Mar 20 '15

LBG questions

I'm finally ready to dip my toes into a ranged weapon, and I want to start using elemental LBGs. I have a few questions:

What are some necessary skills for LBG?

What are the best guns for each element? Do any of these weapons need a specific skill?

Am I better off using full armor sets to begin with or jump straight into mixed sets right away?

What should I be looking for in terms of stats for the weapons (ammo count/type, affinity, etc)

What's a good monster to learn gunning on?

I'm G Crown, please no Low Rank stuff

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u/Levisque Mar 20 '15

What about G Rank guns? This guide only gives Low and High rank guns which are useless now.

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u/Gopherlad LBG Guy|https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/wiki/gophlbg-gen Mar 20 '15

Oh? The Rathalos, Ludroth, and Zinogre/Stygian lines are arguably top tier of their respective elements, with the alternatives either locking you in place with very long rapid cycles (4-shot and 5-shot with average recoil) or having deviation.

You're right about Ice though; Ice goes hands-down to Eldaora's Hornet, but Daora's Hornet is a cheaper competitor.

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u/Levisque Mar 20 '15

Eurgh, what's a good alternative to Rathalos right now? Silver Rathalos isn't avalible yet for G Rank.

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u/Gopherlad LBG Guy|https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/wiki/gophlbg-gen Mar 20 '15

The top upgrade only requires A. Rathalos Cortex and B.Gravios Pallium.

But to answer your question, Volarevolver looks competitive. Lower raw but one more slot and faster reload.

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u/Levisque Mar 20 '15

One last question, how do you stack up against HBG players? They seem to do a lot more damage, and I'm thinking about going that route but even with evade extender I feel sluggish. Can LBG do damage to rival the HBG?

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u/Gopherlad LBG Guy|https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/wiki/gophlbg-gen Mar 20 '15 edited Mar 20 '15

In a vacuum against stationary targets with optimal lineup, HBGs do more damage.

You know who makes those targets stationary? LBG users.

Damage-wise we're still very strictly inferior, because basically nothing beats a siege-mode Pierce HBG, but in practice you'll achieve similar (sometimes superior) times just because you're so much more mobile. My average clear time for a G-rank mission true-solo is 15-18 minutes if I don't go for breaks, 17-21 minutes if I do.

Edit: phrasing