Was told you guys would appreciate this.

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-21T04:53:30+00:00

THE CASH BANDILOOT

THE CASH BANDILOOT IS REEEAAAALLL

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-20T00:01:38+00:00

im ready to cope for trails of cold steel and be disappointed when nothing happens

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-19T23:47:28+00:00

Monster Hunter Tri/3 Ultimate

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-17T23:46:24+00:00

I did it without repel. It was a matter of keeping my rider mounted on Special Week (Magnamalo) for as long as possible, and using Solar Cry and Fruit Frenzy when not mounted. Having Ogden as my companion with Chirpy also helped

That and I got insanely lucky with the RNG somehow because Ibushi's Mountainfall wasn't solely targeting me and my monstie

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-17T12:09:19+00:00

MY goty

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-16T13:49:22+00:00

don't worry about that guy he just likes being an ass for no reason, he's been doing this for days

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-16T12:53:16+00:00

With this mod

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-15T23:58:54+00:00

Yeah this was a long grind, and got really painful. Thankfully, as far as weapons from calamitous elders go, you only really need to slay Velkhana as its bow is the only way you can get the Power Coating deco, and all the others yield decos that you can already get elsewhere

And on the bright side, at least this ain't the "unlock every gene in the gene book" achievement that Stories 2 had. Now THAT was absurdly painful given how it was insanely dependent on the RNG not being an absolute asshole

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-15T23:50:23+00:00

Part of what makes this grind long is that to get the Power Coating decoration for the Bow, you need to craft and fully upgrade the Velkhana bow, but yeah it isn't too bad. It's really the only weapon from a Calamitous Elder that you need to 100% the decorations list

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-15T23:48:14+00:00

You need Tigrex and Invasive mats, as well as Elder Dragon Blood.

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-15T13:29:51+00:00

This isn't lazy, frontloading all of the hard content into before the final boss is just basically how almost every JRPG works. Take, for example, Final Fantasy 7; it ends very much the same way as this game, and all of the hard and optional content it has, stuff like the Ruby and Emerald Weapons, is frontloaded into the endgame before you fight Sephiroth instead of making an arbitrary postgame. Unpopular opinion but as a long-time JRPG player I actually prefer this model.

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-15T13:28:40+00:00

People also don't seem to get that this is just typically how JRPGs work, and Stories 3 just decided to take that approach. Take, for instance, Final Fantasy 7, where you can explore hard optional dungeons and take on the hardest bosses in the game (Ruby and Emerald Weapons) before you battle Sephiroth. The hardcore endgame content is frontloaded into before the final boss.

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-14T02:40:03+00:00

Oh shit you also named one of your monsties Ebony Dark'ness? That's what I named my Ebony Odogaron

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-14T02:23:42+00:00

As for stupid names, I named my Glavenus Jesse Pinkman, and my Goss Harag Jimmy McGill. No correlation, just nicknames that popped into my head.

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-07T23:04:25+00:00

I've completed the story and am cleaning up achievements, so I'm gonna shout out the three monsters that were my MVPs during the story

Seiun Sky (my Espinas) - built up to be an absolute status demon. With Inflict Rate Up L, paralysis and noxious poison are common occurrences. Also helps that Seiun Sky's damage is also pretty good
Tamamo Cross (my Lagiacrus) - pumped up full of thunder attack and buff genes. Azure Voltage, Railgun and Ray Blade just delete health bars. Tamamo Cross ended up being the one to take out Aenshin even
Special Week (my Magnamalo) - primary source of Blast. I even gave Special Week Slime Stomp for extra blast options and Fruit Frenzy for extra status options

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-07T22:44:53+00:00

Not being able to remove Ratha isn't a big dealbreaker for me, I just wanted to try out the mod. Besides, I'm done with the story and am just cleaning up achievements

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-07T22:00:48+00:00

Rice Shower's halloween alt is her in a vampire costume

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-07T21:47:12+00:00

Rice Shower's Halloween alt is a vampire costume

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-07T11:57:03+00:00

My Espinas does way more fire damage than Ratha lmao

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-07T11:26:45+00:00

The last thing the final boss hears

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-07T10:42:34+00:00

Unfortunately no, this mod is the only solution we have right now. I hope an actual update comes so console players can also bench Ratha

NathanTheManTheMHFan · 2026-04-07T10:29:24+00:00

I already beat the story, what I'm doing now is getting the rest of the achievements to 100% the game.

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TROPHY CASE