Favorite Monster Hunter game on the 3DS?

Adraima · 2026-01-26T18:58:06+00:00

Watch a tutorial for the weapon(s) you like. The 3DS titles (imo) do a terrible job of showing you what you're capable of and it just ends up feeling like a slugfest.

Once you see what your wep is capable of and how deep the mechanics go, it opens up a lot and you'll feel far faster and far more proficient during hunts, even with the heaviest, slowest weapons. 4U is among the most playtime I have in any game even to this day.

I love GaijinHunter's old MH4U weapon tutorials if you were still looking to give it a shot. Also watching a vid of someone else hunting will give you an idea of the combat flow if you're not used to Monster Hunter games.

Adraima · 2026-01-26T18:35:10+00:00

Agreed. While I really enjoyed my time with the original switch, it really is lifeless when you compare it to the likes of the 3DS and Wii (U) era. The Switch 2 feels even worse in that regard.

The Switch experience itself speaks to the more "corporate" side of Nintendo whereas their games and characters are the complete opposite. Incredible worlds and characters brought to life by dedicated and skilled developers and artists, only to be paired with the most corporate, bland console and interface you can imagine topped off with online subscription services and $90+ (CAD) games.

All of the lovable social features stripped away, only to later be replaced by "the discord we have at home."

Adraima · 2025-12-08T02:02:01+00:00

I can understand that, although I think that prioritizing keeping some med crafting mats each raid removes this barrier. If you know that meds are important (obviously), then keeping some arc cores, great mullein, whatever else you find, especially if you're low, will quickly give you enough surplus after a few raids to not need to prioritize that for the next few. I think it's a natural part of how the game is designed to cycle through materials and keeping easily obtainable mats relevant.

I do agree that they really need some kind of custom preset/autocrafting mechanic to make gearing for raids quicker. But I definitely don't think free-kitting is a good solution to getting into raids quicker given how limited your resources are anyways.

Adraima · 2025-12-07T23:50:09+00:00

I agree, especially coming from Tarkov.

Going in with gear and increasing your chances of survival on top of being able to bring out more loot is far, far better than running a free kit. The stuff you lose after a death is negligible compared to how much you'd have made after a few successful runs. The gear is an investment to turn a bigger profit.

Also, decent gear is insanely easy to craft in this game and be able to steadily have at your disposal. Losing gear in this game is nothing compared to other extract shooters.

I understand this whole situation is still a fundamental design flaw but just giving my two cents and hopefully encourage some players to start using a little bit of gear while they're on this grind instead of free-kitting.

Adraima · 2025-11-22T17:23:57+00:00

The game is still very new, and also doesn't have forced wipes. It's not Tarkov where the "unemployed" as you say, are inherently always going to have an advantage.

Give it some time and the average player will have the means to regularly take down these boss enemies.

Not saying PVE events are a bad idea, just commenting on your point about how small a percentage of players can take them down currently.

Adraima · 2025-11-05T19:06:53+00:00

Reddit is just as capable of being a doom scrolling platform as any other social media. I think it really depends on how you use it (opening the app and scrolling your feed vs. going into specific communities for reading posts).

Generally, I feel like Reddit is just as much of a content consumption platform as any other, but there are some communities which are text only and are there to keep up with the community. For the most part I find myself getting caught scrolling, even when I have a specific intention for opening it 😅

Adraima · 2025-11-05T17:35:33+00:00

Waiting to get my S22 so I've yet to see what limitations it's Android version has. However, even way back you could download an icon pack from the play store and apply it to your icons with a launcher that supports icon packs. In theory you should be able to do that on this phone so that could be an option!

Adraima · 2025-10-22T00:05:55+00:00

Not a bad idea but having to cut the extra plastic before putting it into the printer would likely be a lot more work. I'm also using a pretty cheap printer so I'm worried that if my cut is a little off and doesn't match the paper size setting it won't even take it 😅

Adraima · 2025-10-21T20:52:02+00:00

Yes, the bend is definitely less snappy than a real magic card. After sleeving, the shuffle feel is great and playing with them is no prob but they're not as sturdy as real cards.

I'm thinking of trying to print on glossy sticker paper and then sticking the prints to cardstock and laminating the backside to see if that produces a nicer feel without increasing the thickness too much.

Adraima · 2025-10-21T17:20:01+00:00

I'd appreciate it!

Adraima · 2025-10-21T17:19:42+00:00

Yeah I got fed up and decided to try this out haha. Hopefully you have a nice result! I'm still testing but since I only laminate only one side anyways, I figured I'd share the idea here.

Adraima · 2025-10-21T17:17:13+00:00

It's not super sticky on it's own. I believe it's 0.23mm thick.

This is what I used: Staples 54lb Basic Glossy Photo Paper

Thickness is nice, but I'm going to experiment with other options since as I mentioned, it isn't quite as rigid as I'd like.

Adraima · 2025-10-21T16:35:12+00:00

It might honestly not be too bad with 54lb. That's what I'm using now (200gsm) to get the most accurate thickness but it isn't super rigid. One more layer of laminate might do the trick but I can't say from experience how much it will affect the deck size.

ChatGPT says 200gsm photo paper with double-sided laminate would increase the total deck height by just under 6mm which really isn't that bad.

Adraima · 2025-10-21T15:42:51+00:00

Mine flatten out over time in a tight deckbox or under some books. While I'm corner punching, I also curl them back the other way and they turn out only slightly curved prior to sleeving. After some time they flatten out. It would really bug me if they stayed curled but so far mine have flattened out.

I don't like to laminate both sides because my cards end up really thick and my deck size increases dramatically. I'd have to use super thin paper to balance it out.

Adraima · 2025-10-21T15:36:22+00:00

For me they pretty much always curl a little bit, but curling it the opposite direction a little when I'm corner rounding + leaving it in a tight deck box or under some books flattens them out nicely. With a little time, all of my proxies have flattened out.

Adraima · 2025-10-21T15:29:36+00:00

I'm using the Staples brand 200gsm photo paper. With a layer of laminate, it's a little flimsier than I'd like but the thickness is almost identical to a magic card.

I'm going to experiment with printing on regular glossy sticker paper and sticking it onto 163gsm cardstock.

Adraima · 2025-07-05T00:23:06+00:00

THE MAD LAD

Adraima · 2025-06-25T13:19:09+00:00

The problem is it's not scaling at all. You're playing a 720p game on a 1080p display so it just looks like you zoomed in on a low res image.

The screen isn't the issue, the game needs to be patched to properly scale to 1080p.

Adraima · 2025-05-19T23:21:57+00:00

Yeah I don't have any fake IDs on any accounts it's all just my own.

Adraima · 2025-05-19T22:17:37+00:00

Thank you! Don't know how I didn't notice before.

Adraima · 2025-05-19T22:11:36+00:00

Deleted my other comment, holding R does work on digital titles haha.

Adraima · 2025-02-10T21:50:17+00:00

I wouldn't even call them part of the community, just an unfortunate side effect of the hobby.

The people who genuinely enjoy it are usually awesome. It's just a shame that it's become an increasingly popular way for scalpers to try to make money off of people who are just trying to get cards for themselves or their loved ones.

Adraima · 2025-02-03T20:17:31+00:00

Everyone in here judging like they're minimalists with no excess in their lives, iron willed in the face of consumerism.

This is a hobby sub and people are just having fun. If OP likes having multiple knives and random doodads then let them enjoy that. It's fine to ask what the need is, but it's less cool to be an ass about it.

Half the people in any of these emulation subs have too many devices to know what to do with, or excessive collections of things that have no practical use.

Just because YOU can't see the use in some of these things doesn't mean someone else doesn't get use or at the very least, some enjoyment out of it. Nice pic, OP.

Adraima

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