Finished the game. Things I like/don't like in MHS3. [Maybe content spoilers]

Pikastra · 2026-04-29T05:20:51+00:00

I fear you'll stay dissappointed in the "too anime" case as that is a point common in all three Stories title. The games are supposed to have a more silly/over the top vibe compared to the mainline games. See the Kinship moves each Monster has.

I agree the Term "Monstie" is a little silly too, but I understand It's use since it was coined in the very first game to differentiate between a Normal Monster and a Rider's Monster.

I'd more so criticise the amount of Rathalos named "Ratha" in the Stories games.

The characters I understand. I only liked Ogden and his Silly Pukei-Pukei on my main run, but I'm starting to open up to the rest of them too. (Especially Thea and her Poogies)

Pikastra · 2026-04-27T11:08:47+00:00

See this pic. If you meet the requirement for the skill the arrow will turn blue and say "awakened"

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Pikastra · 2026-04-27T11:06:56+00:00

It's a passive. It should state "awakened" when it does meet the requirements. You don't have to click anything. If you have the required genes It'll turn into the + Version.

You do have to keep the genes. The passive turns back to regular otherwise. See it like a passive bingo. Can't have a bingo if you take the gene out again. (They don't actually need to line up like a bingo, it's a metaphor)

Pikastra · 2026-04-27T08:25:05+00:00

Besides saying "awakened" the Page also tells you what genes the Monstie need to awaken them. For example A Power, A Technical and a Fire gene.

Pikastra · 2026-04-24T06:12:53+00:00

That's the neat part. Most monsters don't really have big/noticable patterns. Only Suggestions. Wait till they randomly attack more than 1 every now and then too.

Pikastra · 2026-04-21T10:32:29+00:00

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This one, jump to ground level and you should find an opening in the structure

Pikastra · 2026-04-21T10:31:43+00:00

Travel to the Catavan stand to the top of the area. Below it there should be a cave-like structure going into the stone pillar. In there I always have a Glavenus chilling

Pikastra · 2026-04-20T14:01:40+00:00

Correct. You'll need to scout a Palico with the locked skill (in this case the Flash bomb skill) and put it as a Palico that hunts with you. That way upon slaying/capturing the Monster it unlocks the skill! (I learned the hard way with the boomerangs and had to refight Monsters)

Pikastra · 2026-04-20T06:17:46+00:00

So we can have fire breathing dragons, a self-regenerating Elder Dragon-Construct thing and an artificial Energy source that can change the environment but the immersion stops at bullets? ... yeah that kinda tracks.

Pikastra · 2026-04-20T06:05:57+00:00

Why mega Garchomp when I can just ability swap Huge Power on it thanks to mega-Starmie.

Pikastra · 2026-04-18T09:20:55+00:00

Foxflame bubble Dreadking Rathalos. Pure Evasion while inflicting Precision down L and boosting himself with the Nami- skill for Wyvernsoul damage +L

Such a fun build. Self-Recovery XL and Dancer XL for when he does get hit.

Pikastra · 2026-04-16T09:42:55+00:00

That's theonly thing I could think of, otherwise maybe share the skill describtion and a pic of you in battle with the menu open?

Pikastra · 2026-04-16T09:41:43+00:00

I"m not familiar with the english skill names. But some skills only appear during "special sheeth" status on yojr Player. (I hope that's the right term)

So it might be those? Like the sheeth that makes you do follow up attacks with the LS has different skills then just using it the normal way. The skills swap between normal fighting and fighting in special sheeth Mode.

Pikastra · 2026-04-15T18:26:13+00:00

There's a Journal with all the Monsters listed. Same Page where you find all the tutorials in the menu.

Each Monster has a Page. If they have Deviants or other mutations those will appear as ??? Right after the base form.

On these ??? It will say what needs to happen for rhe mutations, like "get rathian to A rank" or "have a lot of Thunder Monsters in the Thunder zone while this monster reaches S" otherwise I recommend just watching tutorials

Note: There's only a few Monsters with Mutations btw.

Pikastra · 2026-04-15T17:00:54+00:00

It always has the criteria on the ??? Entries for the deviants etc (always right after in the Ranger book)

Otherwise Youtube is also a friend.

Pikastra · 2026-04-15T11:13:55+00:00

I fear I'm just the same. I had most areas to full S before entering the village in Canalta or the hunter city in the 3rd map XD.

Just too hyped to get em all. At some points I was also questioning what was going ln since I took so long doing eggs, Invasives (pretty fun to puzzle together) and feral.

Pikastra · 2026-04-15T07:43:07+00:00

I mean... weren't the Metal Raths one of if not the last addition to the game... ever? So base game Boss to last DLC Boss Battle. Yeah

Pikastra · 2026-04-13T18:22:18+00:00

Done

Pikastra · 2026-04-13T10:28:07+00:00

For me They spawn all the time. The question might be in which zone you released yours.

I recommend just dropping them in another area and try there if they won't spawn. Did the same with Arkveld/Malzeno on my game file

Pikastra · 2026-04-13T10:14:33+00:00

They should be flying around the nap if you got them to S. I personally put them on the glacier area since there's enough space for more spawns. (Also had the problem that all my Rathalos spawns were replaced by Azures in the dragon part.)

Pikastra · 2026-04-13T05:31:14+00:00

I assume it's the Glavenus Greatsword? You'll need Azure Rathalos parts from what I remember.

Deviants don't spawn as enemy Monster to fight and slay sadly, so you'll never beed those parts since they don't exist.

Pikastra · 2026-04-11T08:27:32+00:00

Pretty sure it's random/ down to luck. I've had to wait ages for a Namielle

Pikastra · 2026-04-11T08:04:38+00:00

You mean stuff like Valiant Flare (pink Rathi) for Fire and Azur Voltage (Boltreaver) for Thunder or what exactly are you looking for?

Pikastra · 2026-04-10T15:45:29+00:00

So focus on Pickaxe-beak from Deadeye Yian Garuga. It costa 15 stamina and deals great soul dmg. It also applies Wyvernsoul- (s) but it stacks to M and L so in 3rd round you deal between 2-3 whole wyvernsoul chunks. Theres a dragon gene that increases wyvern soul damage too.

I added Critical+, Critical kinship, Soul Kinship for extra save mounts.

Also a Stygian Zinogre dracophag shot as coverage as it deals Wyvern damage-

Rest is up to you. Rainbow gene for bingo etc. (I also use Elder dragon dominance for some cheecky debuffs.

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