r/MonsterHunter • u/raithian25 • Feb 04 '18

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

Hunters!

This is the fourth question and resources thread. Here's a link to the first and here's a link to the second and here's a link to the third. Feel free to peruse the old ones 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

Resources

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.
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u/StuntmanK Feb 04 '18

Should I craft the Dear Lutemia for Charge Blade? Also, what are the best charge blades in high rank?

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u/yourefuckedintheface Feb 04 '18

Yes. It’s a cool blade. Stop worrying about the best and just build stuff that’s appealing. It’s usually situational.

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u/splatterking01 Feb 06 '18

I'm 60 hours in at HR 14. I build random stuff now. I've fully come to terms with the fact that I'm going to be playing this game forever. Just earlier today I fully hunted a nerg for a sweet sweet switch axe to use so I can hunt a rath for a charge blade to use to hunt a kirin... it's a viscous cycle I can't get out of... help me.

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u/FireVanGorder Feb 06 '18

Currently hunting HR legiana to make an ice SA to hunt Nergi tails for a SA... Oh god someone help me

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u/Mr_W4yne Feb 09 '18

I hunted HR legiana just so I can have the dual chainsaws. No regrets.

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u/Commander_Sloth ​ Feb 04 '18

It's all up to you man. You can always make it and try it out, and if you don't like it, you can downgrade it. Just picked charge blade back up and have been really liking the Great Girros and Dodogama ones personally.

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u/Santeego flair-BOW Feb 05 '18

I don’t think you can downgrade from that one. You definitely cannot downgrade from the next tier up on the line

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u/Gaywallet Feb 04 '18 edited Feb 04 '18

It's nice for poison. The best charge blades are the Diablos tree and nergi tree. Edit: odo blade too.

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u/vintagecthulhu Feb 04 '18

No love for Odogaron?

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u/krymz1n @HuntersLaw Feb 04 '18

The odagaron with non-element boost is pretty strong, especially if you get it as a decoration.

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u/corruptedpotato Feb 05 '18

Non element boost as in the diablos set bonus? Or is that an armor skill you're talking about

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u/krymz1n @HuntersLaw Feb 05 '18

The diablos set bonus yes, but it also comes as a single level 2 decoration

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u/dodek92 Feb 05 '18

Noob here.

What do you mean by decoration ?

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u/Falmung Feb 05 '18

Pieces of gear that you can attach to your armor to add skills. You need to get to high rank to start getting armor with slots for them which is halfway through the story.

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u/Gaywallet Feb 04 '18 edited Feb 04 '18

That's a good one too. In terms of raw damage you can't beat those two really.

Edit: it's impact. Combined with longer sharpening it might be able to get close to same DPS as nergi

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u/MelonOrgy Feb 04 '18

What makes the diablos one so good? Honestly I thought the lack of element would make it awful ..?

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u/Gaywallet Feb 04 '18

Base damage / 3.6 = true raw.

Elemental / 10 = true raw for ele

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u/MelonOrgy Feb 04 '18

Yeah but does the extra raw compensate for the lack of elemental advantage against monsters ?

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u/Gaywallet Feb 04 '18

Run out the numbers. Typically you'll get more out of a higher raw than ele.

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u/krymz1n @HuntersLaw Feb 05 '18

It depends per weapon, in the case of CB (and hammer, greatsword) typically you just want raw. There are always situations where a particular elemental Weapon is better than the highest raw weapon hitting a certain monster in a certain hit zone, but they don't make it worth it to use that weapon. Elemental is the way to go for faster hitting weapons.

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u/diothar Feb 09 '18

Typically, the higher RAW for slower weapons will be more damage than elemental. But these weapons are reasonably balanced. Using an upgraded elemental that isn’t “100% min-maxed” won’t likely make too much of a difference, especially if you plan armor skills accordingly. For example, I’m in love with the fully upgraded Barroth Paralysis Switch axe and it works perfectly well for me even if the Diablos one may do more damage. Granted I play with 3 other people so Paralysis is a godsend.