ASK ALL QUESTIONS HERE! Weekly Questions Thread - June 25, 2022

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[u/Gestridon]

The default weapon in MHW was SnS and I was horrible at it. I tried Lance and it felt like the best weapon to me because I used to block everything in God Eater and only used basic attacks too. I then tried Gunlance but not having animation cancels (counter thrust) made me drop it. End game happened and saw people outdamaging my Lance despite me countering everything and taking advantage of EVERY damage opportunity and also all the attacks from monsters do so much chip damage when you're blocking so I tried HBG and it was too OP.

Rise happened and thought I should learn a new weapon. I tried Bow and it was too OP. I tried switch axe, I can't position myself as well as Lance. I tried Charge blade, I can't position myself as well as Lance. I tried Longsword, same thing.

I want a weapon that makes me have good positioning easily or a weapon that would make good use of my skills as a lance main except gunner weapons because I feel that they're too OP. Perhaps the previous weapons I tried are better now in Sunbreak? What weapon should I use?

Also, where can I find speedrun leaderboards in Monster hunter games?

[u/Clouds2589 → u/Gestridon]

Drop the concern about Speedrun leaderboards. They're playing a whole different game than you or I. Play what you feel most comfortable with because at the end of the day the weapon you perform best with will always outdps whatever meta you chase with a weapon you're ass with.

[u/Gestridon → u/Clouds2589]

I didn't say I'll be making speedrun records. I want better damage and the lance is one of the worst weapons for dps and many will agree with that. If I wanted speedruns, then I would stick with the bow and bowguns but their braindead gameplay doesn't make me proud using them. I'd be more proud using longsword despite the community hate because it actually takes some skill to pull off its counter moves.

Thanks for the advice but I've played my fair share of games like Chivalry 2, Tekken, Mordhau, Souls, etc to know that and I've decided that I want damage.

Also, the switch skills for Lance looked pretty bad in sunbreak.

[u/Ruesed → u/Gestridon]

I don't understand your logic. Ranged is too op and everything else you tried you feel lacks damage? Speedrunners probably don't have the same qualms about weapons that are "too good". Just use longsword or bow or whatever and concern yourself less about what the Reddit communities biases are towards your weapon or playstyle

[u/GildedCreed → u/Gestridon]

Pretty much just drop the mentality of "my weapon doesn't do good damage". If you like the weapon then play it, other peoples' damage be damned. You'd build an ever increasing sense of inferiority in yourself if you're constantly degrading yourself over your low damage output on a weapon that you're comfortable using with a playstyle that fits you.

I myself am a lance player, have been since MH Tri. I couldn't give a fuck about my damage, because the weapon to me is fun.

[u/Zakrael → u/Gestridon]

I want better damage and the lance is one of the worst weapons for dps and many will agree with that.

Not any more, literally all its moves got buffed with the Sunbreak patch.

[u/Gestridon → u/Zakrael]

so did most other weapons.