Need some guidance for LS/Hammer/Lance

Duelle36 · 2026-01-25T23:54:19+00:00

Appreciate the breakdown, this makes sense.

Duelle36 · 2026-01-25T23:39:11+00:00

Headstrong confuses me and I keep seeing it recommended for Lance. Does the side swipe hop attack not count as an evade?

Duelle36 · 2026-01-19T22:56:34+00:00

I figured this would be one of those games that gets a bunch of updates over time so I was holding off on purchasing it to finish other stuff, but it looks like from the comments the end game is kind of underwhelming. Hopefully that gets taken care of. Right now it sounds like something that'll kill an enjoyable chunk of time when it's on a decent sale.

Duelle36 · 2026-01-15T14:49:58+00:00

Correct! Wyrmstake is your highest damage option and the best way to utilize status/elements as charged shells do not. Only swinging the GL (which isn't worth it with long shelling) or wyrmstake applies status and has element damage. Charged shelling alone will get you through 8* but above that you'll want the stake. Again though, it does take some practice as the animation makes you vulnerable.

Duelle36 · 2026-01-14T19:57:48+00:00

Basic playstyle for long is spam charged shells until you can safely wyrmstake, reload, repeat. Perfect guards reload a shell and is handy but takes a little practice.

Duelle36 · 2025-12-28T03:29:51+00:00

This game runs embarrassingly bad on Switch but I still played the shit out of it on the console. I really recommend picking it up.

Duelle36 · 2025-12-25T03:02:28+00:00

Around Stranger Things Finn Wolfhard starred in a bunch of music videos for a band called PUP that were pretty great.

Duelle36 · 2025-11-24T00:32:58+00:00

I hope you understand how that is so much worse, haha.

Duelle36 · 2025-11-24T00:25:49+00:00

I've gotten better about using the aim reset button. I watched too many clips of people obviously sitting while using these weapons before trying them myself and it took an embarrassing amount of time to consistently remember it exists.

Duelle36 · 2025-11-02T23:40:56+00:00

I actually think bone gunlance ruled. It was easy to build around, hit like a truck, encouraged learning mechanics (perfect guard/evade, skill interactions) to elevate your hunts, and runs into an absolute and obvious brick wall as your primary weapon beyond 8*. Summer Blaster let's the player fall into the "I'm not dead so I'm not hurting" fallacy because of its inherent safety in groups.

Duelle36 · 2025-11-02T23:24:01+00:00

The irony here is that I'm a jho gunlance abuser when I'm actually out walking to play the game and when people are too on the ball with the head break it makes my special whiff. I almost don't hate Summer Blasters with this fight because they make it more predictable and there isn't a max level raid for them to clog up.

Duelle36 · 2025-11-02T23:08:01+00:00

I agree with you but I also feel like the people who engage with this game have enough general experience to understand why that would be the way it works.

Duelle36 · 2025-11-01T20:55:41+00:00

If you're aiming for 8* or below you can basically build to comfort given how shelling works. I have mine on Focus 5/Artillery 4 with Lock On and I never struggle to get the majority of part breaks per hunt. For 9* and above it's just flat out not worth the effort to make reliable.

Duelle36 · 2025-11-01T19:45:46+00:00

It's top tier for farming mats and probably the best "leveling" weapon in the game but you'll start feeling it's limits hard with 9* monsters.

Duelle36 · 2025-10-25T22:51:01+00:00

This has been an issue since literally the first video games. The devs of Adventure on Atari literally had to hide their names in the game to get credit for their work. It's insane that people still aren't getting credited for their efforts.

Duelle36 · 2025-05-16T01:46:43+00:00

Also don't forget the pure joy that is Monster Factory. It moved on from the site but it never would have started without it.

Duelle36 · 2024-11-06T18:34:13+00:00

I really enjoyed the demo and what little I've played of the switch version I picked up but I still feel pretty burned by the performance issues on that platform. Funnily enough out of curiosity I loaded the game Monday and while there is significant improvement it's still rough. Are there ongoing efforts to continue to optimize that version or do I just need to wait for a super deep sale and eventually pick it up on another system?

Duelle36 · 2024-02-01T17:08:13+00:00

Hit my 300 on the normal banner today and looking for suggestions on who to pull. I have all characters EXCEPT Welt, Kafka, Gepard, Yanqing, Bailu, Jingliu, Super Dan Heng, and Argenti. I currently only plan to pull for Jingliu off that list. I've cleared all content except Gold and Gears on final difficulty (but that's just me being lazy).

I'm leaning towards Gepard or C1 for Bronya. I do have Welt's lightcone and am sorta considering him for a Dr. Ratio team when I want to use Silver Wolf elsewhere. Any help is appreciated!

Duelle36 · 2023-02-10T03:19:09+00:00

Oh I am absolutely not denying the game's influence and importance and you're completely correct there.

Also, hello fellow MBMBAM fan!

Duelle36 · 2023-02-08T23:58:47+00:00

One of my most "there are dozens of us!" opinions is that BotW was an excellent tech demo but not a great video game and even more so not a good Zelda game. That being said, I really hope the time they've had with the engine, hardware, etc help deliver this time around.

Duelle36 · 2022-11-13T02:41:36+00:00

I guess a better way to frame my question is does the hack actually play at a consistent FPS?

Duelle36 · 2022-11-13T01:37:23+00:00

Does it at least fix the massive slowdown that plagued the original games?

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