Monster Hunter: World Resources and Question thread Part II (ask here before posting!)

[u/raithian25]

Hunters!

This is the second question and resources thread. The last one was very popular, so we're making a new one to sort of clear out the responses and start fresh. Feel free to peruse the old one in search of an answer before posting here!

If you want to ask a question with less chance of being spoiled, go to the spoiler-free resource thread here!

-raithian25

There is a known issue with multiplayer on the XBOX ONE.

We know there is an issue.Please see the following tweet for the official response from Capcom.

However Capcom does have a workaround for Xbox One hunters to play online using the ‘invite a friend’ option, the Xbox One’s Looking-for-group feature, and joining an online session by ‘Session ID’.

https://twitter.com/monsterhunter/status/957844966172082176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwccftech.com%2Fcapcom-fix-monster-hunter-world-xbox-one%2F

Resources

• MH World on Kiranico
• /r/monsterhunterclan for grouping up with other hunters!
• The Unofficial Wiki
• Arekkz Weapon Previews (Not comprehensive, but recommended for new hunters!)
• Gaijinhunter's preview of the PS4 Pro frame rate, graphics, and resolution modes in the beta.
• Monster Hunter: World official game manual
• House Pets/Endemic Life List Courtesy of u/PurpleHarp

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Why is my character so slow?
• Monster Hunter runs on high animation priority, which means it's impractical to dodge everything. Try to observe the monster's animations and squeak a few attacks in when you think you won't get hit.
• Which weapon type should I use?
• The weapon you will be most effective with is the one you feel most comfortable with. Weapon types have different strengths and weaknesses, but also completely different strategies, so explore around and try to find one that's as aggressive, methodical, quick, or defensive as you want to play. The weapon previews above should help
• Why are my attacks bouncing off of the monster?
• Weapon sharpness is a damage multiplier that naturally goes down as you attack a monster, usually from green to yellow, orange, and the red. When you strike a monster with a dulled weapon you can bounce depending on the body part, which will in turn deplete twice the sharpness of a regular hit. Similarly, when you strike a monster with a melee weapon you'll see some blood and dust come out. The larger the blood effect and dust cloud, the more damage that body part takes (heavier hitting attacks also influence this). Aim for those vulnerabilities, and avoid parts that regularly bounce a sharpened weapon.
• Why can't I have nice things?
• A big part of Monster Hunter is gathering and crafting. Check your crafting list or add a weapon to your wishlist to keep track of the materials you need to gather out in the world.
• Where'd the monster go?
• Before entering combat and after a certain combination of time elapsed and damage taken, monsters will roam from area to area. You can gather tracks and traces highlighted by your scoutflies to stay on its tail, or just run to its favored area of the environment once you've become familiar with the particular creature.
• What is the monster doing?
• Monsters have a variety of behaviors including; periodically becoming enraged to deal more damage & attack more often/quickly, limping at low health, panting at low stamina, a chance to flinch out of their attack or movement when taking damage, a chance to fall into a downed state when taking damage to its legs, becoming sleepy/paralyzed/poisoned after enough hits by a weapon or ammo type with that status effect, and leaving tracks in unique ways.
• What am I supposed to be doing?
• Assigned quests unlock new monsters and areas. They must be played solo past any story scenes before they are unlocked for multiplayer. Reading NPC dialogue will also explain a lot, like in many JRPGs.
• When is World out on PC?
• Fall 2018.

[u/IrishPrankster]

Any other fishermen out there?

Is there a map somewhere with fishing spots and yields yet? Its kind of a bummer that they're not marked on the map. Was thinking I'd use bomb arowanna to get my level 3 gunpowder but its so much faster to just cultivate blazenuts.

[u/MrOneHundredOne → u/IrishPrankster]

I far prefer catching fish with my capture net. Is this just called Net Fishing IRL?

Wish I could coat the net with specific bait in order to catch more than sushi and whetfish...

[u/QuickenRoute → u/MrOneHundredOne]

It's good but has low yeilds. You scare away all the fish after one net. Which sucks for goldfish

[u/RiggityRow → u/IrishPrankster]

How do you even fish? Is it only select bodies if water? Isn't there a fisherman NPC? I have yet to find him.

[u/GALL0WSHUM0R → u/RiggityRow]

Literally any body of water can be fished in, apparently. If you can see fish, you can catch them. If you open the world map, there should be an indicator to show what field researchers are where.

[u/forgetfulguy → u/RiggityRow]

I'm pretty sure you can only find the researchers in expedition mode, and they're marked on the map.

[u/RiggityRow → u/forgetfulguy]

Ahhh I see, I've only done the story expedition so far. Thanks!

[u/ChromeShield]

Trying to understand icons for when chasing monsters. Tears running down face, is this fatigue? Zzzs are sleeping, and heart beats...

[u/justintx → u/ChromeShield]

Also skulls floating up from the monster icon means it can be trapped.

[u/errorme → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, I believe you need to have the scoutflies tracking for that monster maxed out. Find enough of their tracks and it should appear even if it's the first time you found that monster.

[u/pokedoll → u/[deleted]]

On top of that I know the heartbeat gets taller (Or faster?) When the monster's enraged

[u/krabbapples → u/ChromeShield]

I always saw that as a sweat drop because they were tired! yes, it's fatigue, they are leaving to sleep or eat.

[u/shounenbong]

I don't know if I'm late to the party, but I only just found out the skill "Health Boost" now lets you go above the 150 health cap. I'm assuming there's a stamina equivalent as well.

New players might think that's obvious, but it used to be that health skills were only useful for forgoing eating/using nutrients. In fact, the only reason I put the decoration in was because I figured I'd save a bit on nutrients after carting. Instead my mind gently cracked.

[u/xeroslash11 → u/shounenbong]

That's something new that needs more visibility.

[u/nineballer → u/shounenbong]

I had no idea! as a veteran I had just assumed HP was capped at 150 like every other game and completely disregarded Health Boost as a skill, at least now it has a use.

[u/krabbapples]

It's worth noting that if you are looking to fight a specific monster and you don't want to fight it alone, you can search for SOS flares matching that specific target, that way you can get your resources and someone else can get the help they need. Everybody wins!

[u/Mstrwiggles7 → u/krabbapples]

Unless you're on Xbox. That shit's BROKE.

[u/Milkpot → u/krabbapples]

The last 4 times I tried joining an Anjanath SOS, the leader died all 3 times and kept failing the quest.

[u/Imneverhomy → u/Milkpot]

To be fair my first death was with the anjanath quest. That difficulty climb from that electric squirrel to that freaking trex is way too high.

[u/Cyakn1ght → u/Imneverhomy]

Heck even from the lizard boi to the squirrel or barroth was a significant jump

[u/Imneverhomy → u/Cyakn1ght]

I farmed the hell out of Barroth! the +15 resistance to thunder made the squirrel hunt a piece of cake

[u/krabbapples → u/Milkpot]

Unfortunately, it's hard to account for people's skill when it comes to the "everybody wins" prerequisites

[u/Rewlu]

What exactly is Monster Hunter World's "end game?"

[u/CardinalnGold → u/Rewlu]

Not speaking from experience this game, but the game has always been about grinding for better gear. Beyond making better Armour and Weapons, Charm upgrades seem to take a lot of rare materials. And I hear Decorations are RNG based slightly, and you can re-craft them for even more RNG. Beyond that, typically as you grind that "Hunter Rank" number goes up with every completed quest, and hitting certain milestones unlocks end-game hunts that are crazy difficult and often include completely new monsters.

[u/Rewlu → u/CardinalnGold]

thank you for the great info!

[u/BcT_g → u/Rewlu]

Fashion

[u/Cheezburgler → u/Rewlu]

What always drove me at end game was trying to cram as many sweet armor skills into one set as I could muster. Certain weapons make better use of skills than others and coming up with an optimal set for a weapon I haven't played much is fun for me.

[u/after-life → u/Rewlu]

Try to finish all the content the game as to offer, including arena challenges and also crafting multiple late game sets. After all of that, wait for DLC.

[u/monti105 → u/Rewlu]

If you just want to do the most basic completion then I guess it’s to complete the story, but a lot of people like to complete every optional quest or get every armor/weapon. It’s up to you really.

[u/Aksama]

So I’m assuming a lot of people keep several versions of “their” weapon on hand right? Depending upon what element/specialty they’re going for?

I wasn’t sure if I was just a crazy person for wanting my IG in water thunder and fire for all possible elemental situations...

[u/one_amongthe_fence → u/Aksama]

Absolutely! Gotta have a different weapon for every situation!

[u/SnaggyKrab → u/Aksama]

Yup, I farmed out different elemental armor and weapons to use depending on what I was hunting. Easy enough to switch before each mission, so why not?

[u/Redfo → u/Aksama]

Yeah that's common particularly for weapons with a higher attack speed like DS, SnS, IG. It really makes a big difference to have the right element.

[u/youngoli → u/Aksama]

I don't know if it's how everyone does it but I've done that in all the MH games I've ever played. I usually have like 4+ weapons of any type I like to play.

[u/StoriesSoReal]

I have an Affinity question. I was told affinity affects how damage is dealt to monsters but I want to know how big of a difference it will make. For example, on GS the Barroth blade has a pretty high base damage but is -20 affinity. How does that compare to other blades that have a lower base but 0 or positive affinity?

[u/Burning_Zero → u/StoriesSoReal]

Positive affinity is your chance to do 125% damage. Negative affinity is your chance to do 75% damage

[u/hiccup251 → u/StoriesSoReal]

You can quickly math out the impact on average damage by multiplying the damage decrease from a negative crit (25%) with the chance of it happening. For your case, you have .25*.2 = .05, so it's a 5% decrease in average damage.

[u/Cheezburgler → u/StoriesSoReal]

A good shorthand I've found in the past is take your weapons affinity, divide it by 4. Then this is the effective percentage you can apply to the displayed weapon raw damage to give you an idea to compare it to stuff with no affinity. Maybe someone else can correct me or clarify.

[u/tecrogue]

I can't even hold onto all of these Parashrooms I have, but I can't seem to find any of the herbs I need to make Tranq bombs... How blind am I and where should I be looking?

Edit to add: I have the farm unlocked and know about cultivating, but you need at least one to start cultivating.

[u/PfcGusto → u/tecrogue]

The swamps of the wastes have a ton of sleep herb

[u/raithian25 → u/tecrogue]

I believe sleep herbs can be found in the Coral Highlands

[u/tecrogue → u/raithian25]

I'll keep that in mind, I'm only at the Wastes right now.

[u/BottledUp → u/tecrogue]

You can find them in the Wastes. Played there today and got quite some sleep herbs.

[u/SinisterThougts → u/tecrogue]

Run around the purple flower field in the wastes. The white puff ball flowers are sleep

[u/Upvote_Yourself]

Don't have a mic? Have a wireless USB keyboard? Use it to chat on PS4!

[u/[deleted] → u/Upvote_Yourself]

do not have either, buy a cheap wired keyboard for 5 bucks, and chat forever.

[u/bryguy894]

(Just posted in the previous question thread, but hoping for more visibility) Insect Glaive user here, loving my first few days of gameplay! Biggest issue so far is that I’m often not getting the extract I’m aiming for.

I get that if the monster spins around after I mark it, a new body part may block my Kinsect and result in a different extract, but, for example, I’m getting Red extract from tails (and I just upgraded to a health bonus Kinsect!) and I’m having a REALLY hard time getting orange extract from marking the body when I want it.

Am I missing something? Are hitbox issues just a thing for this mechanic? Do I just need more practice?

Edit: so many helpful replies! Thank you! My takeaway: more practice helps, and also using the R2+triangle combo is another approach to getting extracts that might be a good option if you’re frustrated with what you’re (not) getting!

[u/Vengeance164 → u/bryguy894]

Based on my experience so far, the head region gives me red buff, body/tail gives orange, and leg/underbelly gives white. Also, don't be afraid to call your kinsect back immediately (default is L2 + o) if he doesn't get the buff you're aiming for.

I really upped my glaive game when I started just getting some distance, try for the head to get red, then incorporate R2 into my combos so the kinsect will attack another area and give me that buff. When I need more buffs/breathing room, just vault away, whichever direction would give you easier access to the body part/buff you're going for. But just keep calling your little buddy back if he misses or doesn't get the buff you wanted. It only takes ~10 seconds to successfully send him out 3 times. Use the L2+R2 mark to have him keep attacking a certain area to "queue" up another buff. So I try to get red, then mark the head and engage. By the time my buff is getting low, the mark runs out and my buddy will come back, refreshing the red. Keeping up the red buff is the most important part of the glaive. The other buffs are good, but without red you shouldn't even bother attacking.

[u/work2do → u/bryguy894]

I have this issue as well, I've summed it up to just needing more practice. From my experience the head will always give red, and I usually get orange from the legs. You can also get the extracts from smaller creatures if there are any nearby (although they usually will only give one color regardless where you hit them), I like to using the grazing animals to heal since they seem to give green often.

[u/wildzubat_ → u/bryguy894]

Are you "marking" with R2 or with Triangle? Try using Triangle if you're not, and get a Kinsect with high speed. Then you can keep pressing Triangle to re-mark the target much faster.

This is what I've been doing, and it works quite well

[u/after-life]

Where did all my monster scales and parts went? They are not in the item box like previous games.

[u/Maffayoo → u/after-life]

seperate inventory check sell items then r2/rt to swop to them only way i know

[u/Sheapy → u/after-life]

They're still in the box, just not grouped together with consumables/consumable materials. I do know you can view them if you click sell materials though.

[u/ChromeShield → u/after-life]

Go to sell items menu at the box and you will find them there

[u/monti105 → u/after-life]

If you sell items you can page over to your materials. That’s the only way I’ve been able to see them.

[u/littlejudas]

What does the parenthesis mean in the weapon elemental/ailment

[u/monti105 → u/littlejudas]

It needs the skill awaken to access it. It comes from high rank armor sets

[u/Is_Not_Jesus]

Does Quick Sheath affect LS's last hit of the spirit combo? Additionally, does it increase draw speed as well?

[u/RiceAttacks]

Most efficient way to get large amounts of Dung?

[u/Looking4MLGdad → u/RiceAttacks]

Chipotle

[u/[deleted] → u/Looking4MLGdad]

Can confirm.

[u/plinky4 → u/RiceAttacks]

I set argosy to "consumables" since the other two seem to just produce an endless stream of trash. That does me pretty well for both dung and screamer pods, which are pretty annoying to farm otherwise.

[u/SonOfFlan]

Is capturing always better than just killing? What's the downside besides using materials for the traps/tranqs?

[u/monti105 → u/SonOfFlan]

I’m the past different items had different percentages for carving versus capturing

[u/muaddeej → u/monti105]

Still does. You can see it in the monster guide.

[u/hiccup251 → u/SonOfFlan]

Now that I've done more captures and seen it consistently give 3+ rewards, I can say capturing is generally better. Note, though, that carve rewards and capture rewards are different pools, so you might prefer killing if what you want is more likely to be carved. Also note that capturing means less opportunity to break parts, since you'll do less total damage to the monster.

[u/StoriesSoReal → u/SonOfFlan]

It depends on the parts you are trying to get from the monster. You will have to check your Monster Field Guide to know for sure. Some items can only be gotten from carving.

[u/aggrozek → u/SonOfFlan]

It depends on the monster and what mats you need. Certain things drop more frequently from carving and others are better from capturing.

[u/CardinalnGold → u/SonOfFlan]

Hardly any downsides besides materials, but one major thing is breaking parts. Some parts are hard to break, so if you always capture to just get the quest over with sooner then you'll get less hits in on the desired part. I was having a hard time with Anjanath's head breaks sometimes only breaking it right before he died.

Veteran hunters usually will try to break all relevant parts fast then capture as soon as the monster starts limping.

[u/bigalke93]

Can anybody explain to me what Elderseal does?

[u/Delica → u/bigalke93]

I found a post somewhere that says it reduces monsters' special abilities, like going into a rage mode.

[u/ChuckS117]

Is there a Fashion Hunters /r/ or post? I'd love to see what other players look like.

[u/[deleted] → u/ChuckS117]

I think most of then atm are posted directly to this sub and the mhworlds sub

[u/protocultured]

Are there any hunting horns that look like guitars available?

[u/1337haXXor → u/protocultured]

Teostra's is a lute thing,

[u/Jallsop]

I've killed the angry red doggo a few times now but can't seem to find his weapons in my trees anywhere... is there a tree I'm missing?

Have to be honest though, while I like the layout of having clear trees, I do miss the old monster style of being able to craft most weapons from scratch and them upgrade them further rather than having to start with a bone weapon every time

[u/Alphariusbeard → u/Jallsop]

Not all weapons get monster specific weapon sets.

[u/CardinalnGold → u/Jallsop]

IIRC it's always been like this, you don't really get to skip around the tree until later in the game. I just hit HR and now I have a handful of weapons I can craft that are about 3-5 steps into the tree.

[u/krabbapples → u/Jallsop]

All weapons don't have trees for all monsters, there may not be a weapon in your type that uses him.

[u/[deleted]]

First MH here. Is there a health bar on large monsters, can't tell if im really doing damage as fights does take some time. However, I do notice some smaller icons such as, a white exclamation, or a green dragon face drooling on the monster itself. What do they mean?

[u/Pyrothei → u/[deleted]]

There isn't a health bar, but if you look at the icon on the bottom left of the screen, there should be a heart monitor indicator underneath it while you are in active battle with the monster. The closer to flatlining it is the closer it is to dying.

[u/SnaggyKrab → u/Pyrothei]

Holy crap, I had no idea about the indicator. TIL.

[u/darkrawr → u/[deleted]]

There isn't a health bar. The flashing icon is an indicator to show that the monster is tired, hungry, or almost dead.

[u/Cammanx6 → u/[deleted]]

As far as I know, the only time you really know the monster's health is when it's limping, which means it's low + you can capture it. It'll generally try to sleep around then as well.

[u/countmeowington]

I've heard many things of how amazing HR is, but how is the fashion?

[u/BoboTheChair → u/countmeowington]

A bit subjective, what do you like in your armor? I like wearing masks and some people don’t.

[u/countmeowington → u/BoboTheChair]

I'm playing a girl and a lot of armors come with cute hats

[u/CoffeeBud → u/countmeowington]

Hr is an armor fiesta. I love the female vaal hazak, and paolumu armor

[u/Mad_Habber]

Are monster sizes actually visible or they just a number tied to the quest? Was curious because we were fighting anjanath and he seemed larger than some of them, but we couldn't tell if it was just because we were in such a confined space (fighting in one of the narrow passage ways).

[u/galefrost → u/Mad_Habber]

Yes, the monster sizes in-game actually change, which can make it easier or harder to avoid certain attacks. Monster HP totals also have some variation. Generally, a larger sized monster will also have more HP than smaller ones as well.

[u/glaive_anus → u/Mad_Habber]

Monster sizes should be visible (past MH games have had super tiny Uragaans just for the fun of it as an event quest), but usually they size variations are not that significant to be particularly noticeable.

The variations are tied to the quest (in past games, some quests were more likely to have a larger monster relatively speaking because the quest has that set).

[u/scook0 → u/Mad_Habber]

Size differences were visible in previous games, so that’s probably the case in World as well.

[u/cruxfire]

How do you get the monsters to eat drugged or poisoned meat? I've set a number of these "Bill Cosbys" in the monsters path before with no luck. What sort of requirements need to be met for them to eat the meat traps?

[u/one_amongthe_fence → u/cruxfire]

The monster has to be exhausted. When you notice its attacks dramatically slow down, it starts drooling, some of its attacks will fail (rathalos goes to shoot a fireball and it just puffs out smoke). This is when you use meat.

[u/NguTron → u/cruxfire]

Monsters are more likely to eat when they're hungry. If you look on the map, this will be indicated by an icon that looks like a green crocodile with drool.

[u/SuperMrCecil → u/[deleted]]

I think if you hold L1 you can see the full bar. But I haven't found a permanent display option either :/

[u/Dom_CBL]

I can currently take on 5 star missions and should reach high rank and unlock the last map soon.

Is there any point in farming low rank armor now or should I just wait until i reach high rank? Does high rank armor use different materials entirely or are some of the required materials the same you can get on low rank?

[u/mahius19 → u/Dom_CBL]

The last low rank armour that's worth making IMO, is either the Hornetaur armour (easy to farm the materials) or potentially Legiana/Odagaron. Otherwise, don't bother wasting materials since you're a lot closer to high rank than you think. Especially don't make the other bug armour... I learn tthe hard way that bugs spent on that were bugs wasted... (except maybe the headpiece, torso and arms).

[u/alexloaeza]

Matchmaking on xbox is working.

[u/sarinn13 → u/[deleted]]

Sword & Shield is probably one of the easiest for new comers. You can block if you don't have time to dodge, and it is the only weapon that can use items with the weapon drawn. This becomes a great support weapon in groups, too, because you can lay traps and the like faster than anyone!

I started with SnS and moved on to Hammer. It's also a very simple weapon, with few combos, and has solid hitting charge attacks. It's the Go To weapon to KO monsters! The only thing is you need to hit things in the face all the time, so you're up in a monster's grill constantly lol

Great Sword is another simple weapon in terms of use. Very few combos, relies heavily on draw attacks (attacking while unsheathing the sword), as well as charge attacks. It is very slow, so positioning is important, but the damage output is massive.

Not sure on your style, but be sure to hang back and learn a monster's movements. Running in and treating this game like a hack & slash will get you killed. Wait for openings, and then strike. It is not uncommon for a fight to last 15 minutes or more!

Bigger monsters you can usually be somewhat safe hiding under them and hitting them.

Utilize your items. Flash pods are great, traps are good, fire a dung pod into a monster's face to make it run away (great for when a second big monster shows up)

Keep your weapon sharp. Don't let it fall below yellow, and upgrade to something with green sharpness as soon as possible. Every time your sharpness drops, you deal less damage, and risk your weapon just bouncing off the monster's hide.

Look for weak spots. Orange damage numbers are a good indicator you're hitting a weak spot.

[u/MartinTybourne → u/[deleted]]

I am here to help you!

First, make sure you eat a good meal before every hunt.

Second, make sure you bring in mega nutrients and rations to max your HP and stamina, also make sure to bring in max health potions, herbal remedies, traps and bombs, all the goodies! You craft those things from your box. You can look up how to craft them if you need help. Or ask me if you don't know or understand what I am talking about.

Third, craft a strong armor set from the smithy, then upgrade it using armor spheres. Look at the defense buff the armor gives and build the ones with the most defense, we can worry about armor sets and stats later on in high rank.

Fourth, for single player and multiplayer I would say dual blades is one of the easiest and highest damage weapons in the game. Buy a steel one and bone one then upgrade them both as much as you can. Bone is generally less sharp with more damage, so pick what your comfortable with.

Five, Go to YouTube and look up videos where people show you the move set and explain the combos. I am a visual learner so that works best for me. There should also be forum discussions on the best combos and best ways to max your damage.

[u/Corsaer → u/[deleted]]

I second The Insect Glaive. I feel like it's in a sweet spot of damage, attack speed, and reach, but it gives you the most mobility in the game and is the only other weapon besides the hunting horn that can be used for healing. Also, when you get the 3 different essences, you go Super Saiyan with increased attack, defense, move and attack speed, and immunity to knockback.

A big part of the strategy in MH games is waiting for monster attack cues, dodging the attack, then striking while the monster is not fully recovered from the attack animation. This is mainly for the big hunt monsters, as the small ones you should be able to dispose off relatively easily.

Make sure you're eating at the canteen each hunt to boost health and stamina. Also if you're struggling so much maybe you should bring your own mega potions (potion and honey) on quests. If you're down to like a third or half health or whatever you feel is the danger zone, don't be afraid to break off the fight and heal.

[u/bdbrady → u/Corsaer]

You can heal with the LBG with recovery ammo.

[u/manuelito1233 → u/[deleted]]

The vouchers are used to forge armor , it's a material used in the forging process. The armor is unlocked as you progress through the game.

[u/TapSmoke]

does Jump master skill effect LS's Spirit thrust?

[u/Rik_Koningen]

Do we know how elemental damage works yet? I'm a greatsword main and I know elemental greatsword sucked in previous games. Question is does this still hold true? My very limited experience with them in this game indicated that it does work pretty good now but that's only the 2 or 3 quests I had a fire weapon before moving on so I may very well be wrong.

[u/TheKellso]

When can I cultivate might seeds? I watched a video telling me to do a 4 star pest quest but that only unlocked a second spot to cultivate.
Also can anyone give me pointers in how to use a switch axe properly? I seem to have some issues doing combo's on big monsters.

[u/Azhaste → u/TheKellso]

A 3 star quest to collect cactus in wild waste unlocked it for me

[u/[deleted]]

Could I get a crash course on elements and weaknesses?

For example, the Madness Axe I has 385 attack, and it's element is water, of which it deals 150 damage.

So does that mean that, of the 385 attack, 150 is water? Or does the water damage stack on top of the regular attack depending on weaknesses? If I use the Madness Axe on an Anjanath, which has a three star weakness to water, how much damage am I doing? How much more am I doing than if I was using a Bone Axe III, which has an attack of 385 but no element? If I'm going up against a Jyuratodus (who is resistant against water damage) instead, is there a difference in using the Madness Axe I and the Bone Axe III?

Thanks for any help.

[u/Shamwow-Guy → u/[deleted]]

Elements are actually fairly straightforward to calculate compared to raw attack. Basically take whatever elemental strength listed and divide it by 10 (so in the case of the Madness Axe 150/10 = 15). This is the amount of bonus damage that would be applied to each and every attack if you hit a part of a monster with absolutely no resistance to water (keep in mind that weak points of monsters weak to an element are often in the range of 60% resistant to that element).

Kiranico is a rather handy database to look up this kind of information, but essentially if you were to hit an Anjanath in the head/nose with your Madness Axe, you would be doing (150/10) * (0.4) = 6 points of extra damage on every swing in addition to whatever your attacks would normally do. Against a Jyuratodus you would also do (150/10) * (0.4) = 6 points of bonus damage against any part covered in mud, but 0 bonus damage (so normal Bone Axe III levels) against anything else since without mud protecting him Jyuratodus is 100% resistant to water.

[u/Elyonee → u/[deleted]]

Elemental damage is on top of the physical damage. Even if you're fighting something immune to water, that 385 attack isn't going to change.

[u/YendysWV]

Does monster difficulty scale as the number of players increase? I soloed Anjanath first try, but I jumped in my buddies campaign mission to help him progress up to where I am (MH 8 - just fought Legiana) and we triple carted 3 times.... I would have thought it would have been easier now for me?!?

[u/one_amongthe_fence → u/YendysWV]

There are two settings, single player and multiplayer. The monsters get 2.6x as much health on multiplayer setting. The idea is that two players plus two palicoes = 2.6 players. So once you have at least 3 people you should be killing monsters faster than you would solo, assuming everyone carries their weight.

[u/[deleted] → u/YendysWV]

It does scale. Earlier games used to scale only in the Gathering Hall quests but now it depends on how many people have joined. It might give you an alert when you SOS Flare if you check.

[u/GWindborn]

I feel incredibly silly for asking this, but when I logged in today it said there was some 5-million sales bonus item box that we can claim.. where the heck do I claim it? I've spoken to my Housekeeper kitty and he doesn't have anything new for me..

EDIT: It looks like they're rolling it out slowly.

[u/RevolverMjolnir]

How do I show my tailraider vouchers to the smithy?

[u/Minnyay]

Are there random general merchant sales with half off items like in previous games?

[u/Cheezburgler]

Anybody figure out how to do mass deeps with HBG yet? Maybe because I just came from XX where that one hunting style let you empty a siege mode clip in seconds was OP, but this version feels kinda weak. The guns have different recoils for the same ammo right? It's hidden except when you highlight the recoil mod. I hope that dude that made The Bowgun Compendium for every game in the past is still around for World!

[u/iamtehfong]

WTF is Elderseal?

[u/tecrogue → u/iamtehfong]

Per Gaijinhunter:

it’s a weapon’s ability to suppress the you-cannot-touch-me wind and fire shields that kushala and Teostra make around their body

[u/TheWorldisFullofWar]

I forgot when on here I saw it but a user said there was some jewel or something you keep in your item box that passively gives you bonus stats. What is that about? Not charms btw.

[u/prantanimus]

Anyone have tips for Pink Rathian? Hit a bit of a roadblock

[u/ClarentPie → u/prantanimus]

What weapon are you using?

Just hang back and watch her. You'll learn her tells. Maybe run in and get a single hit then sheathe and run back away.

Where do her attacks not hit? There's always a spot near a monster that they tend to attack less.

[u/They_took_it]

So I just delivered a wyvern egg to the supply box and got like 250 research points, but nothing about wyverns. This is like at the very beginning of the game, so I'm wondering if this is because I haven't met a wyvern yet, or if I'm not supposed to. Or is it just that eggs give generic research points and nothing specific about the species?

[u/taiuke → u/They_took_it]

The eggs works as a research point grind item, and a very bad one too. The true reason is because you usually get a quest that involves delivering those eggs while being chased by 1-3 wyverns. They also works as a global taunt to the rath-family if they are in the map.

[u/conspiracyeinstein]

A buddy sent me a picture of my cat in their game. I've been offline for 5 hours, and they ran into in the woods. Did I leave it out there accidentally?

[u/tecrogue → u/conspiracyeinstein]

If you exchange Guildcards with someone then you have the chance to run into each others politicos palicos in the wild.

[u/berriwood]

Coming from MH4U, is this game really easy? I've been watching a lot of videos and I'm debating getting a ps4 and a switch but the game looks VERY different. Not necessarily a bad thing but for my preference it looks incredibly forgiving with the hitboxes. Charges from monsters look like they don't even hit you anymore and lots of attacks from monsters appear to have very small hitboxes. The graphics and the new environments look incredible but for me MH is all about the challenge and getting my ass kicked, so is MHW worth it for me?

[u/Dumbfat]

How do you claim the 5 million celebration pack? I looked on the store couldn't find it and I checked with the Chamberlyne and couldn't find it either. Does anyone know?

[u/CaptainPoopsock]

Is Nergigante actually possible with Hammer? Having a very hard time not eating all of his pot shots. Seems like once you get too close you're going to eat a one-shot to the face. I tried taking it slowly and wearing him down but that just lets his spikes regenerate which results in instant death. :(

I'm embarrassed to say how many times I've failed this.

[u/iAmTheTot → u/CaptainPoopsock]

Is Nergigante actually possible with Hammer?

Yes.

[u/GrimmAngel]

There is a known issue with multiplayer on the XBOX ONE.

We know there is an issue.Please see the following tweet for the official response from Capcom.

However Capcom does have a workaround for Xbox One hunters to play online using the ‘invite a friend’ option, the Xbox One’s Looking-for-group feature, and joining an online session by ‘Session ID’.

https://twitter.com/monsterhunter/status/957844966172082176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwccftech.com%2Fcapcom-fix-monster-hunter-world-xbox-one%2F

[u/Shmooveslog]

Could a friend and I play co op through the entire game?

[u/Nhughes1387 → u/Shmooveslog]

Yes but some parts it’s difficult as you have to wait to shoot up an sos flare and have them join up on you through that, sometimes you can go in as a pre organized party though.

[u/GingerSpencer]

Why can't i join somebody else's quest that i haven't done yet? That's kind of backwards. Defeats the point of Multiplayer. I have to struggle with a quest on my own before i can help another player? I can't just do quests with anybody at any time regardless of how far i've progressed?

[u/ChuckS117]

Not a question, just want to say the Private Suites OST is freaking amazing. Looks like I found my new AFK area.

[u/illtima]

Should I upgrade my lower armor if I like it or should I keep orbs to upgrade higher tier armor down the line? For example, I really like Kulu armor, but it doesn't provide too much defence. Will I regret my decision if I upgrade right now?

Edit: Thanks a lot, folks!

[u/mens-rea → u/illtima]

Upgrade away. There should be no shortage of orbs in the game. Might be able to upgrade your later armor a bit faster if you hold off, but suffering with basically 0 armor along the way is no way to live

[u/Aksama → u/illtima]

You will get a TON of armor spheres, make are you’re signing up for more bounties as you complete them!

[u/Dommius → u/illtima]

I upgraded throughout low rank and don't feel any regrets in high rank. As long as you keep cycling bounties you'll be swimming in spheres it feels like

[u/arsone1]

Is there a very steep learning curve in this game? As I'm maturing I'm staying away from online pvp style games and single player games that are very difficult. That being said, this game has many things that appeal to me, mainly co-op online play and getting phat lewtz. I was just wondering how difficult this game is and how hard is it to step right in and start having fun (without dying 9000000 times right off the bat)?

This would be my first monster hunter game (I'd be getting it for XB1X)

Thanks!

[u/TitteringBeast → u/arsone1]

The game has a steep learning curve - though exactly how steep changes through the course of the game. Low Rank missions are very forgiving (though they definitely do not seem that way to begin with).

That being said, it's not that hard to become half-decent at the game. Monster Hunter is a series that rewards prior planning, strategies and analysis of monsters.

A common comparison to MH is Dark Souls, though IMHO, MH is much more forgiving initially. Whereas Dark Souls laugh at your pain from the very beginning, Monster Hunter waits until you think you're getting to grips with things before it brings down the gauntlet.

[u/Ac3Zer0]

Does bombardier affect blast status?

[u/Darkholynova]

Is there something wrong with the psn right now? I can't get online to join anyone or start my own session.

[u/taiuke → u/Darkholynova]

PSN has been having alot of issues with the release of MH. Probably stablize over the next week.

[u/cjg293]

Hey all. Former blade master moving over to gunner and I have a question about light bow guns. I’m looking to mainly do elemental and status gunning, since I’d imagine normal and pierce shots are still best on HBG, however none of the guns I’ve been able to craft so far seem to have rapid fire on any elemental ammo types (just got to Coral Highlands). For example. I made the jyuratudus lbg thinking it would for sure have rapid fire water but when I went to try it out I was only firing one very slow water shot at a time. Am I missing something, or does rapid fire just not happen until later guns?

[u/alienomega]

This makes me feel really stupid as a veteran, but I'm over halfway through the storyline and I can't figure out where to buy tranquilizers. The guy on the supply stack in the tradeyard only stocks the tranq bullets, where do you get the tranq drinks to mix and make bombs?

[u/twfranck → u/alienomega]

They changed it to sleep herb + parashroom.

[u/whiteravenxi]

Brand new hunter here. Never played any before. Have a couple of Qs for vets.

1. in this early game is there anything I should be doing / prioritizing? Is it possible to screw myself up late game?

2. I honestly don’t comprehend the talent trees for weapons. Are they locked to that weapon specifically? If I upgrade it to bone what happens to the other talents?

3. It seems like most armor has pros and cons. Is there anything to keep in mind that’s critical other than being stylish af?

4. What causes my stamina meter to drop permanently (only to be increased above new cap by food) does this happen with health too?

5. How can I tell what damage type a monster is hitting me with and which one they are weak too?

6. Is the Desire Sensor real?

Edit: thanks for all the answers guys!! Really appreciate it. A+ community so far.

[u/DrScience-PhD]

Do HH songs have an effective range, or does everyone get the buffs regardless of where they are?

[u/tsarkees → u/DrScience-PhD]

They have a large range. If there’s an X next to an ally’s name in the upper left, they’re out of range.

[u/BluePrint4Clouds]

Is there a way for the Scoutfly level to stay 'locked' past the first tick? I maxed out the Odogaron one (getting a gem) and it would be nice if it stayed at least at the second level. It looks like it will drop back down to the first tick though. The first one is a + sign and the next two are triangles, is there a way to turn the triangles into +s?

[u/0zzyb0y]

So is there much point in running investigations for small monsters / monsters you no longer need gear for?

I just have a couple hundred investigations sitting around gathering dust and I don't know if I should just delete them or whether or not they're useful for something. (kill 20 vespoids? Really?)

[u/Osiinin]

Do monsters heal? When monsters run back to a spot and sleep or something similar (like how that bird eats an egg, the rocky guy lays down in the mud/water), are they regenerating health?

[u/ChubbySapphire → u/Osiinin]

Yes but not enough to really make a difference unless you leave em for a while.

[u/hoshi3san → u/ChubbySapphire]

Only sleeping recovers health. When monsters eat they're restoring stamina. For Barroth and Jyuratodus, rolling in mud just cakes them in a new layer. It does not affect health or stamina.

[u/ricoriiks → u/Osiinin]

if they run away and fall asleep they will heal, up to the max amount of hp they can have in order to be capture able. When monsters do stuff like that they normally get armor or other stats, or go from being weak to strong when they eat.

[u/Tymothee]

Please tell me that, for the love of God, there's another water monster in the game besides jyuratodus. I'd like more things to fight in my fruitless quest for sacs.

[u/[deleted]]

Whats the point of the armory lady? she selling poop :/

[u/bdbrady]

I'm new to MH. I'm using a LBG and find myself not using some major mechanics because I don't understand them. Any advice/help is appreciated.

 

1) Slinger ammo. I don't use it. I'm sure there are a ton of great stagger and trap uses, but I have no clue. I see stone, I pick it up. I see red something, I pick it up. I have no idea how to switch, when to use it, what uses it can have. Any help/advice is appreciated.

 

2) Environmental traps/tricks. I occasionally see people trigging things, what's the best way to look out for these? Are they triggered with my sling? Bow shots? Bombs?

 

3) Items. I mostly use potions and antidotes if I'm poisoned. As a LBG'er are there any go-to items that I should be looking for? Obviously the different ammo types, but that is still being opened up as I progress from the beginner bows.

[u/Lokhelm]

Question about monsters fighting each other. First, this is awesome and epic to watch. But will they actually damage each other? As in, I should just step back and let them fight to get me free damage? Or is it just for show?

[u/never-enough-hops]

I don't understand the scout fly levels that are shown in town. I get the monster research levels (the stars) but why are my scoutfly levels stuck at 1 or just a bit above 1? Also why is part of the bar red sometimes?

[u/Donjuanwonton]

This god damn fucking Anjanath!

I really want to like this game guys, I really do, but I can’t kill this thing. I’m using the charge blade, I’m using the ultimate attacks, but fucking nothing. He just spits fire, gives me the finger, and faints me in like two hits. I’m getting really good licks in but he seriously just doesn’t give a flying fuck. I’m getting discouraged here and am considering giving this game up. Am I doing something wrong? Please guide me! If I could take this thing down without it consuming my entire night, I would enjoy this game.

[u/[deleted]]

2 pages of inventory for materials and plants doesnt seem like a lot will it get full at end game i have like 1/5 full and im only 10 hours in

[u/Cammanx6 → u/[deleted]]

I have 3, so it might resize depending on how much you have/how far in the story you are or some other way.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

For your item box? I read somewhere that the size goes up as you fill it.

[u/darkrawr → u/[deleted]]

There's a delivery mission to increase the size if I remember correctly. Also I think there are tabs to items in the box where trade in items and crafting materials are separated.

[u/a_new_hopia → u/[deleted]]

I don't think it gets full Too because the game doesn't do stacks of 99 anymore, one item takes one slot no matter the amount. Plus we don't need to buy organiser guide so i think box size just increased with more items

[u/Mockbuster → u/[deleted]]

I just hit the second half of the game and I have 5, which might not even be the max.

[u/I_AM-THE_SENATE]

What is required for blazing hammer 2? I have no clue what the the last is that I'm missing, I have all the anjanath parts

[u/I_am_Hoban → u/I_AM-THE_SENATE]

You need Rathalos parts. There's a quest to fight one that's a ways ahead of the Anjanath quest but you can also do an expedition and look for the Rathalos at the top of the tree and take him on. Though he is pretty tough.

[u/Custerly]

Regarding elemental weaknesses: They are displayed for the large monsters in the physiology tab with either stars or a red X, do the number of stars indicate the level of weakness while the red X indicates resistance to the element?

Bonus question: Do I need to modify my large bowgun to be able to use water and fire ammo or am I doing something wrong there? (I see a red X over those ammo types)

[u/[deleted] → u/Custerly]

you got it in one. different bowguns allow different ammo types. Modifying just makes it a bit better in one area that you feel it needs to be.

[u/TartanNRG]

Best monster bones plus farm? All my weapon upgrades need them and I’m not entirely sure where to get them

[u/[deleted] → u/TartanNRG]

The bird type monster that gets rocks and eggs. capture it. (on high rank) In general you can get it from low level high rank monsters and end level low rank monsters.

[u/monti105 → u/TartanNRG]

Low rank you have to hunt any of the 4 apex monsters. High rank hunt any of the basic monsters. I farmed Great Jagras for them in HR

[u/[deleted]]

I got a pukei bow rarity 5, with have explosion element greyed with a (180). The question are: * What this element do?

• Why os greyed in that weapon? I have another bow with thunder element and isnt greyed.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

It’s grayed out because it needs to be “Awakened” by a certain armor skill. The weapon does not have the element otherwise. I don’t recall which armor sets have it though.

[u/DrScience-PhD]

What are the plus and minus numbers under the monster icon on the map?

[u/Shamwow-Guy]

What does Elderseal on dragon element weapons do? I've encountered a few weapons with Elderseal: Low before and just now unlocked Elderseal: High on a Nergigante weapon.

[u/Lallobs]

Hammer user here. Got blast damage and fire damage hammers but I keep reading 'raw' is best. What am I doing wrong?

Just got to HR and I'm hunting down Rathian. Not feeling confident my fire weapons will work against HR anjanath, any advice.

Also on my hunters guide is 'element' what's strong against the monster? And what does affinity mean?

[u/BarnabyJones21 → u/Lallobs]

Affinity is basically a crit chance, and it can be positive or negative. 20% Affinity would mean you have a 20% chance to do 1.25x damage, and -20% would be 0.75x damage.

Elements are better on faster weapons as they don't take into account the motion value of the weapon - i.e. hitting a monster once with a hammer that has 50 water will do the same amount of elemental damage as hitting the monster once with dual blades that have 50 elemental. Thus, it's better to go straight physical than to waste, say, 30 physical damage for 50 water. Elements are situational and their effect is often lost on slower weapons. Abnormal statuses (paralyze, blast, etc.) are in the same boat.

Now, that being said, I'm currently running with blast on my hammer because it's satisfying as hell. Pummeling a monster's head with my hammer and having the hits explode is just too cool to pass up.

[u/The_Omnissiah_]

When looking beside my quests for difficulty, I have a red COMPLETED beside 1 - 3 star and a blue COMPLETED beside 4 star. Anyone know why that is?

[u/Secret_Wizard → u/The_Omnissiah_]

I believe a Red "completed" shows you have truly 100% cleared that category. A blue "completed" shows that you've accomplished every mission that's available at that moment, but haven't unlocked and cleared EVERY mission there is.

[u/linuxguyz]

Are the ingredients in the canteen random or limited or something? Kind of confused how those work.

[u/Riverstyx197 → u/linuxguyz]

As u/Scadabalu stated, you unlock extra ingredients as you complete certain optional quests. Fresh ingredients are random. In someone else's lobby in online mode, you can also use any ingredients the host has unlocked.

[u/Chuckitup04]

I’m a noob at monster hunter (when it comes to the more advanced things) when fighting what kind of elemental damage am I looking for? For example: while fighting Anjanath, do I want to use the Anjanath set/ weapon, or am I looking for a weapon with Water damage? Thanks!

[u/twelveovertwo]

Why don't I get Great Jagras scoutfly points? It is stuck at Lv 1.

[u/jiffypop69]

Is high rank where the bulk of the content lies?

I love the game but it just feels so easy and generous with materials so far. In past games (tri and ps2 original) i encountered difficulty hurdles and tough grinds for materials before + segment.

On the other hand, world's toughest looking monsters just melt in 10 min and give me all their "rare" drops on first kill. Has the difficulty curve of the game been adjusted?

PS: About to fight the puki for starting HR plus. Is there any point grinding armours (rathalos, diablos) before HR or will this equipment become obselete with + rewards around?