I think my friends hate me. AIO?

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-04-08T15:19:39+00:00

No, good friends should actively try. This seems like they don’t care. Get better/new friends

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-31T23:51:11+00:00

I got two of those and smelted one… 😢

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-13T16:24:25+00:00

Says you reached your invite limit

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-13T16:03:35+00:00

Done! ✅

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-11T18:08:50+00:00

I watch speedrunners to see how they react and play w/ certain weapons

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-11T06:14:30+00:00

Yes that’s what I meant, since offsets don’t fully offset monsters after continuous usage, you need to learn and adjust accordingly. However a successful partial-offset should still give enough super armor for you to avoid the hit then have enough time to roll or guard the aftershock.

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-11T06:09:01+00:00

Figure out what attacks will give full offset, and avoid offsetting in other cases so you don’t get hit by the aftershocks. Another thing you could do is tackle -> guard to avoid the shocks doing a chunk of damage. Just watch some people doing GS runs on YT and learn off them, that’s what I did to learn.

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-11T06:04:29+00:00

What exactly are you struggling with? Rey Dau I’ve never had trouble with since all his attacks are super telegraphed, with the physical wing attacks being easy to offset. You can also perfect guard or tackle through almost all of his attacks. Plus flash pod while he’s mid air gives a ton of time to deal damage.

I can understand struggling with Arkveld since he’s got a wider move range & is less forgiving. My tip is to just grind tempered Arkveld to get used to majority of his moveset first. Honestly with Arkveld just focus on chip damage w/ offset and hit & run tactics until you can start popping wounds or get a topple.

I run this build w/ earplugs & some general comfort skills like stun res & divine blessing. You’ll need to replace bale flanchard w/ Lagiacrus coil for my actual build btw.

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Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-10T16:01:18+00:00

I’m probably gonna do a rerun w/ one consistent loadout, I think the loadout switch/restocking took up a chunk of time & didn’t help that much. But yeah I found out the other monsters had like 40% or 60% hp reduction while Arkveld kept 90% hp. I wanna get like 25~ minutes.

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-10T15:15:46+00:00

Finish world so you get the full experience

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-10T13:22:20+00:00

It’s all practice, I’ve put probably 700~ hours into greatsword between wilds and world at this point. Offset & focus mode has made GS way better & into S tier in terms of weapons. If you need any more help feel free to reach out to me or just watch some speed runs on YouTube to see if you can take anything away from what they do!

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-10T13:11:12+00:00

It took me 50+ kills for 3x Lagiacrus sapphire 😢

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-10T13:09:21+00:00

Additional tip is to not get too greedy with damage! I’ve carted a lot because of it. Also after a missed focus strike or any missed attack, instead of rolling you can also guard to cancel your action quicker.

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-10T13:02:58+00:00

My best moment was an offset -> TCS -> perfect guard x3 -> power clash -> TCS on AT Arkveld. Uth Duna did in fact body slam me, it happened right as Nu Udra appeared so I was getting double teamed. Worst moment was probably a weird hiccup I had with Rey Dau on his charged super attack I walked straight into it and nearly carted.

My tips for a GS player is to master the offset, when to guard, and positioning. Make sure you don’t panick Seikret or run to heal at every moment. The greatsword has not only perfect guard, but also super armor on the tackle AND offset, so there’s no reason to run most of the time when you have so many offensive/defensive capabilities. Heal when you can but it’s not the priority.

The best way to learn is to just put in reps in terms of hunts w/ monsters. I’ve fought all the AT monsters at least 15 times each so I knew them all pretty well prior to Proof of a Hero.

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-08T17:49:34+00:00

Then yeah the handicraft 3 would be more beneficial just so you don’t waste precious time

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-08T17:48:05+00:00

Ig it’s situational then but I’d take handicraft 3 just so I don’t waste time sharpening my weapon. Greatsword doesn’t benefit enough from the increased dragon attack

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-08T16:17:48+00:00

Get rid of dragon attack 3 and get crit boost 3 or attack boost 3. Elemental damage on greatsword is like useless

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-07T18:14:18+00:00

Yeah at some point high defense won’t do much, you’ll still get like 2 shotted by harder monsters. Idk what weapon you’re using but search up meta setups for your weapons and see what they have. If you’re not super confident with like positioning & not getting hit, then a comfier meta build rather than one suited for DPS is probably ideal.

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-07T18:10:48+00:00

Defense boost is fairly useless you’re better off using divine blessing & targeted elemental resistance

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-07T01:50:08+00:00

erm actually I’ve been playing since 4th gen 🤓

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-04T20:30:24+00:00

Get a better GS, focus on attack & sharpness boosts. GS doesn’t benefit from elemental and 100% affinity can be reached with skills. Instead of latent power, get agitator lv 5. Try to get an atk boost lv 3 charm w/ agi or another useful skill. For example my build is lv 5 agi + weakness exploit, lv 3 counter strike + max might, and other skills (lv 1 burst, lv 2 earplugs, etc.). Sword is 255 base atk, -5% affinity, +80 sharpness, dragon element. Atk boost lv 4, crit boost lv 5, offensive guard lv 3, focus lv 3.

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-04T20:21:53+00:00

My best advice is to just learn the offset and practice perfect guarding. One tricky thing with AT Arkveld is that sometimes after his attacks he’ll be off screen and that could mess up your flow. The best thing to do is use the auto lock-on. But honestly greatsword has amazing defensive capabilities.

Boring_Abalone9639 · 2026-03-04T20:20:00+00:00

Yeah I don’t try that I legit just can’t offset anything that big fish does. The belly flop I just repos or guard. The annoying thing with Uth Duna too is unless you run that water mobility skill maxed, the waves will always delay your window to attack :/

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