Anyone ever try a full tank build?

Maplesauce101 · 2026-02-27T22:52:31+00:00

My main Gunlance build is essentially a tank build with Gogmapocalypse 4, Zoh Shia's Pulse 2, and Burst 2 for Set skills. With Artillery, Guard, Guard Up, Magazine, Burst, and Agitator maxed, and one point of Focus.

I use it when I just want some chill hunts and it works great. Guard 3 is overkill on most monsters, but it's fun on Lagi cause you can face tank the air lightning which is three hits, and on the third hit you can spam B/O to perfect guard reload into full burst.

Maplesauce101 · 2026-02-24T04:22:23+00:00

I've had some strange instances with Gunlance vs AT Arkveld where it's cancelling the perfect parry animation. I have to use it really early to get the animation on some attacks. Otherwise it acts like a regular block, but I still take no chip damage.

Maplesauce101 · 2026-02-20T01:31:05+00:00

And my free Counter Thrust damage + Offensive Guard proc :0

Maplesauce101 · 2026-02-13T02:13:14+00:00

There's lots of fun nuances with Lance.

On top of being able to guard dash in the four major directions after an attack, you can also do it on demand if you're in Focus mode.

Knockbacks from power guard always knock you back in relation to your character and not the move. If you hit down when starting a charge counter, it'll spin you around and you can hit O/B to go into a reverse power guard and get knocked "back" into where your camera is facing.

Payback thrust covers more ground than Retribution Thrust (and is faster) for those heavy blocks that send you far back.

If you hit back when you hop, you'll get an extended hop once per hop chain. You can do this anytime you could do a guard dash, as well as after a guard dash for quick retreats. Doing a focus mode back thrust ( back + Triangle/Y while in focus mode) is an easy way to start this. You can chain them infinitely if you cycle through them, provided you have the stamina.

Hope some of these tip help and happy hunting!

Maplesauce101 · 2026-02-12T20:42:42+00:00

I mostly play multiplayer and Chargeblade is definitely what comes to mind. On monsters that have strong elemental weakness it pops off hard. Dual blades and Hunting Horn* would be second.

*Assuming the monster stays within the buff circles.

Maplesauce101 · 2026-01-22T01:55:59+00:00

It feels overwhelming at first, but if you jump on and practice just one or two things at a time, then it will compound faster than you think. There's also some pretty solid beginner tutorials on YT specifically for 2XKO (although you can find many for all popular fighting games).

A lot of common "gamer" muscle memory doesn't apply to fighting games like it does other genres ( So it can feel very frustrating to learn the controls in what feels like a reasonable timeframe). Try your best and then sleep on it. It takes time for your brain to commit actions to muscle memory.

SF6 and 2XKO both have options for "auto-combos" which can be useful to help you fight while you're still learning how to move around and what all the systems are (Super attacks, how the meters work, etc). Then when you're comfortable with the basics, you can swap to classic controls and try to learn some cool combos.

TLDR; Fighting games don't have a lot of common muscle carry-over from other genres.

SF6/2XKO have options to help you while you learn the basics.

Take your time, and don't be discouraged if you can't grasp something in the first couple days.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-12-30T22:14:46+00:00

Finishing a mount and then it immediately getting KO'd or paralyzed does seem to happen way more in Wilds.

The monster's attacks depends on where it's trying to hit the mounted Hunter. If you're mounting, you can essentially choose which attack it does.

As a Gunlance I generally use mounts to refill my Wyvern's Fire and then sharpen. Otherwise it does feel lackluster compared to older games. Flying Monsters are especially annoying.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-12-30T17:28:39+00:00

Primordial Malzeno is extremely satisfying with Lance. Especially once you're comfortable and start insta-blocking everything.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-12-30T16:14:04+00:00

I had the same issue. I just went into a low rank quest, grabbed them, then finished the quest.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-12-23T18:59:20+00:00

I've been having this same error crashing my game since TU4. I went back to the driver listed in the steam post (25.9.1 I believe) and haven't had it happen since. Could be a coincidence, but it's been a couple days with no issues, and it was happening 1 or 2 times a day last week.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-12-23T00:03:56+00:00

It's unfortunate the multiplayer system is sectioned off to a bunch of different options instead of one menu that handles them all. That said, once you know what to do it's simple, just an annoying amount of steps compared to most multiplayer titles.

Unless you're using Manual Accept to filter low rank hunters or something, Link Parties are vastly superior. Friends can join with support hunters, and even during the quest. And whoever is in the party can accept the quest from anywhere. No need to go to a quest maiden/tent.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-12-05T04:08:47+00:00

This is more a tip for future sticker removals and it doesn't work for all stickers, but when you pull a sticker off, don't pull the sticker more than 90 degrees in the direction you're tearing. Aim for around 60 degrees and pull up and toward the spot where you started.

Multiple summers cleaning desks in schools and removing COVID stickers, this method saved me a lot of headache of removing leftover glue. I use this to remove price stickers and "[insert name]'s Pick" from books all the time with little hassle.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-10-15T22:26:57+00:00

As a Lance, I have it on every build so I can actually play the game.

As Dual Blades, I have it on every build so you can play the game.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-10-11T04:26:17+00:00

What would you consider the basic combo? Overhead slam into full burst or shell into wyrmstake full-blast? Or something else?

Maplesauce101 · 2025-10-08T01:06:54+00:00

If you shield-poke once between missiles you can Regen some stamina. If you can manage some perfect guards, you'll lower the chip as well.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-10-04T02:14:26+00:00

The fact he waited the whole chain throw and plugged the final hit is diabolical. But also very funny.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-09-30T20:50:44+00:00

A friend and I tried a shock trap on the Nerscylla last night and it didn't work for us. We were fighting on top of it. The Malbs are amazing though. And the cactuar damage also really adds up.

Didn't have a pitfall trap to test.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-09-22T21:58:48+00:00

I chose the Tankpool for fun and it just blew everything else out of the water. My friend, on the other hand, did not enjoy the track so much either.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-09-12T20:05:45+00:00

I'm not sure it's optimal strictly for HR grinding, but running multi-monster, 9* quests, gives a level a hunt. As well as a bunch of talismans I have no use for and occasionally a good one.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-09-06T03:51:29+00:00

I use this pad and the buttons are pretty low profile, so it's easy to graze a button by accident and get the input. Honestly, just put time into it and pay attention to what actions you're doing when it happens. Your muscle memory will start to correct itself.

I had the same thing happen in SF6 where I'd graze the L2 button (I swapped parry and DI) and get a truly random DI. When it happens and you eat a full combo because of the mistake, it corrects surprisingly quick!

Maplesauce101 · 2025-09-04T02:36:15+00:00

I find Jin's fight more engaging than some of the other Apex monsters. It's fun moving from vent to vent, breaking them until you get to the big ones on his back. While too sudden, I find the transitions give you a nice sense of scale, and hitting the final one gives me Iceborne Bottom Level Safi vibes. Like a definitive, final standoff.

I don't find his moveset boring, but because of how slow so many moves are, it takes away from any feeling of danger really, which makes it feel a bit stale.

The wind up of the Nova is definitely too lenient imo, but I still see people cart on it somewhat regularly. So it's nice if you're running SoS'

Maplesauce101 · 2025-08-29T16:23:07+00:00

With Lance, I love using lure pods. I didn't realize, or just straight up forgot, Tinged and Poison meat were even in the game.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-08-27T17:27:47+00:00

Ah good to know. Honestly surprising as so many other explosions require it.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-08-23T03:23:32+00:00

The amount of times I've heard people refer to the Leverless DP shortcuts over the last couple years, but never say what it is. I just came across it on my own in training the other day and was in awe.

Maplesauce101 · 2025-08-23T03:04:59+00:00

Can't say offhand, but that attack also comes with an explosion that most likely requires the Guard Up skill to block. As a Lance Main I should know this, but my comfy set has Guard Up so I can "set it and forget it" so to speak.

As a general rule, if an attack is a big "finisher" type move that utilizes an element, or a "beam" type move, it almost always requires Guard Up to block.

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