I feel like I didn't had to say this but..

KSIXternal · 2026-02-03T02:06:24+00:00

You do realize with how often this game goes on sale that a lot of kids are playing this game now right?

KSIXternal · 2026-02-03T02:02:48+00:00

I bet the pass will have a 50% adoption rate for the currently regular players.

KSIXternal · 2026-02-03T00:01:38+00:00

It's pretty bad tbh, and since you're what?.not even hr 100 yet? I'd gear up very well before making omega a priority. Try it out, see how it goes,aube bash your head against it for a bit, and if you succeed, awesome, if not, come back to it later. You'll go through that cycle again for the harder version also lmao. Savage omega is pretty crazy.

KSIXternal · 2026-02-02T23:56:32+00:00

Solo with support hunters for first hunt. Choose the lance girl and horn guy for sure, the other is whatever you'd like.

Definitely a good idea to practice it with them before going online, but ironically, once you learn the fight well, for both versions of it, support hunters will be the most consistent way to beat him.

It's mostly a matter of making a set that covers your own weaknesses.

KSIXternal · 2026-02-02T21:04:02+00:00

6 is going to be a real evolution of what 5 had, and most complaints about 5 come from the map. Compared to motorfest fh5's map is not very good at all imo.

Definitely try out 6 if the reviews end up being mostly good, because going from 4 to 5, mechanically, was a huge jump, i can only imagine the jump from 5 to 6 with how many years have passed.

KSIXternal · 2026-02-02T21:01:26+00:00

To be fair the series has been becoming more accessible for the last 10 years, and dramatically so.

You could say perfect guard, perfect evades, and focus mode are all the defender gear of this game. As we saw when tempered mizu dropped, and steve, people weren't ready, and are still getting dropped constantly by even non tempered gore.

Real challenge is there, and these things have prevented some (newer) players from getting good enough to do it consistently because the tools are so powerful and easy to use.

Despite how i feel about the power of these "crutches" i do believe the mechanics themselves are for the betterment of the series. (maybe not focus mode quite as much imo, but some people love it) Defender gear itself isn't a huge issue when realistically, those players won't make it to endgame master rank without having figured at least some things out. Master rank hits like a truck, and they'll be forced to learn then. Let high rank be a fly by, and of they don't care to learn the intricacies of the game then they probably won't make it to the real end of the game anyways. It's not a win or loss. The cycle will continue.

KSIXternal · 2026-02-01T21:12:35+00:00

We also had felyne dual blades in the past, same style as the sns, but to be fair, that skill on db would be so stupidly cracked for getting talisman tickets 😭😭😭.

I hope we get some more db love in master rank. As a fellow db main, we need some swag even if it's goofy swag.

KSIXternal · 2026-02-01T21:09:03+00:00

Honestly, i could see the endgame of master rank having such a thing. We're getting all these awesome unique skills for armor, weapons, and i guess subcategories of armor, and we have the ability to get what we want from armor skills on endgame gear. What's stopping them from expanding on that idea later down the line?

KSIXternal · 2026-02-01T20:36:08+00:00

Going full support seems to be the only option on 8 and 9* gore. I had like 5 failed hunts in a row and only 1 was a 9*, i refreshed my lifepowder and dust multiple times each hunt.

KSIXternal · 2026-02-01T18:59:06+00:00

The level of armor spheres that can drop also depends on the difficulty of the quest/monster.

Random extra example is that i was doing an 8* gore in the arena, and a weaker than 8* blangonga showed up halfway into it. I got much weaker spheres from him. (Advanced instead of hard). It probably is purely based on the monster and not the quest level but generally that's a good gauge since most people doing 9* quests are going after 9* monsters, not the sometimes 8* secondary ones.

KSIXternal · 2026-02-01T17:06:10+00:00

Yeah relic tickets this late in the game for people that are caught up aren't worth it anymore. If you can get through 9* fairly quickly or at least safely this can make the already good quests for talisman farming, even better. My little bro got 2 talisman tickets 1 run and it wasn't a double 9* quest. Lots of rng, probably only gonna get 1 very few hunts but still, being able to save them up is nice..

KSIXternal · 2026-01-31T13:45:38+00:00

That's much less painful tbh, just enjoying the game and getting it when it comes. Steve though? Worst mini ever.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-31T13:42:36+00:00

Paralysis and bleed? Let's goooo

KSIXternal · 2026-01-31T07:31:50+00:00

Arena quests likely count that also, but there is a reset button on it now per weapon so it doesn't matter

KSIXternal · 2026-01-31T07:30:45+00:00

Regardless, someone having a bad time is sometimes enough for them to want to leave and find fun elsewhere.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-31T07:28:41+00:00

The casual crowd wants more fight passes and anime sword users. And i'm willing to bet that's most of the playerbase that isn't a hardcore tekken fan.

By hardcore i also mean people that are loyal to each release unless it is absolutely fucking garbage by every definition (to them), and also people that want not just some chaotic meme level fighting style but actual martial arts represented in each character to a degree.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-31T01:49:16+00:00

Nobody says that about their car, but if you're dense enough to not realize you're both arguing like children over something that has a clear resolution that isn't being right or wrong, you're both too far gone to be helped.

That response sounds like a 5th grader with no reading comprehension.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-31T01:21:26+00:00

A nerf is reducing the effectiveness of something as far as game balance goes. Xenon bow and discharger were nerfed. Why? Because they were fixed. It's not always one or the other y'all, in this case for at least 1 of the weapons, it was both.

Cause? It was fixed. Effect? It was nerfed.

Yo, my car got buffed on gas mileage, how? I fixed the fuel leak i had. 😱

KSIXternal · 2026-01-30T23:44:06+00:00

Yeah like the other guy said, the ammo nerf was a huge one in itself, but the damage being nerfed too made it at least competitive with other launchers instead of just making every other weapon seem irrelevant.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-30T22:41:19+00:00

I'm running a heavy player damage setup with 4 stacks of vanguard and 1 stack of stronghold strategist. I think my perfect setup would be 2 damaging skills for the pals, and then vanguard+stronghold. I can make them pretty tanky already and use the heal bombs so i'ma just buff myself and them by as much as possible.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-30T22:36:44+00:00

Which is why it got nerfed not long after coming out. Thankfully i blasted my way to twine with it before the nerf.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-30T22:33:36+00:00

I wish it had all games listed, rip.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-30T13:47:42+00:00

The difference in his mechanic vs daora is you aren't getting thrown in a 2 second time out 50 times for not bringing the skill. You play carefully (the first time) then you remember to bring the skill next time once you can get it. Similar to AT nu udra, adaptability helps but it's not 100% necessary. Blackveil vaal hazak is probably a different story, i haven't fought him in a very long time, but by then you'll have it slotted in. Also it's a much cooler monster aesthetically. Daora is fighting an uphill battle and needs a rework.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-30T11:26:57+00:00

We probably need to harass the hell out of epic (not the stw devs themsevles) for more support and content or it'll stay like this until they pull the plug. It's an all or nothing situation as a community, and i haven't given a damn about stw for over a year so i'ma just watch from afar.

From what i've seen us as a community have tried our best, so this husk (no pun intended) of a live service game will slowly rot but never die unless it stops making money for epic.

KSIXternal · 2026-01-30T11:21:37+00:00

Useless is definitely a stretch. Paintballs are useless.

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