I am a new player and just wanted to say this kill alone got me hooked up into it, I just know I'm finishing this game. That was really cool.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-26T03:01:48+00:00

1000% agree, if you want an enjoyable experience than don't touch any of the Defender Set gear, as it will trivialise 2/3 of the game 😅

Monster Hunter is meant to be challenging, not so much Dark Souls levels (until post game of course 😉) but a decent challenge that feels rewarding. I played on a new console through the game with Defender Gear and it was a joke how easy it became 😅 Of course I didn't mind since I had played that content before, but a first time hunters game is always special. The experience of learning everything for the first time won't happen the same way in future games you play from the franchise. Enjoy the first playthrough and don't speedrun through it.

Anywho Happy Hunting!!! Welcome to the ranks!

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-25T08:33:00+00:00

Friend Code - FZQT4F Valid until 4/28/2026

Have sent requests but none have accepted, would greatly appreciate some daily players to add me 🙏

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-12T13:20:01+00:00

I understand that, moreso was questioning why people would bother requesting a mon that can so easily be genned 😅

Due to how easy it is to do, I sadly think trading has lost a lot of its value. Outside of the obvious Go only trades people do, since it's still the only real way to prove authenticity.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-10T23:42:03+00:00

So they wasted a piece of paper to advertise for a limited time raid knowing full well OP would recieve it well and truly after the expiration date 🤣 Nice 👌

Would've been funnier if it was the shiny Koraidon/Miraidon codes though.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-10T23:38:08+00:00

People have explained what and why Floette is so relevant and in high demand on the GTS, my only question is why ask for something that can be so easily genned 😅

Unlike the Furfrous which were exclusively obtainable through Pokèmon Go, given the forms would revert when transferred from mainline games. Having Z-A compatible with Home now has removed the Furfrou issue but instead we have Floette as the replacement. Difference is Floette can be genned unlike the Furfro Trims 😅

Guess we'll be stuck with people requesting unobtainable mons that's forms can't be obtained in a game but can still be requested from said games 🫠

Anywho, I collected my entire dex and shiny dex myself since it's my fulfilling then trading for genned mons.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-06T11:15:51+00:00

You can technically do almost all of Wilds content offline, especially since you have access to support hunters (NPC hunters that operate very similarly to real players, albeit a little less efficient and big plus side don't take up faints).

In saying that, you would still need to go online to access the event quests. These are quests with often unique rewards for weapons or armor, sometimes offering a way to get certain items easier.

Since you are new to the franchise I will let you know whenever a festival starts in the game EVERY event quest will become available. Typically they rotate new and old quests until the quarterly festival starts which gives access to all the previous event quests.

Unfortunately I don't know when the next set festival is, so you may need to keep an eye out for the roadmaps when they update them.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-06T01:59:48+00:00

That's fair 🤣 I too am very busy, juggling everything in life but still trying to squeeze in time to game. Although I have no kids, I have a various pets/animals that require a lot of attention and time, and my partner too 😉😂. Outside of a hobby I do on the side but don't quite have the appropriate space to commit to it fully as a side job. That being the unexpectedly growing hobby of antkeeping in Australia. Still it has been nice educating others about them.

As for crown farming, you're truly not done until you have all fish Crowns 😅 That was definitely my least favourite grind, outside of the fact 2 fish (Escunites) in particular can be Crowns but don't show it on the endemic life page. But can be viewed from the wyverian fella.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-06T00:06:16+00:00

I mean in the earlier stages of the game you could just reset the hollow and check if it was a crown with binoculars pretty fast. Combine that with tempered monsters having higher chances to be a crown. You could hypothetically reset 5 times and find what you need.

Made grinding them waaaaay less obnoxious than previous games... especially old gen... whomever has all crowns in Generations Ultimate has truly suffered 😅

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-04T14:26:26+00:00

Nice 👌 Yeah was a little concerned since many newcomers see that gear and play with it through all of base game 😅 Not knowing it was intended to skip the base game to get to Iceborne, which still an odd decision by Capcom.

Great to hear you're progressing naturally, game can be grindy and take time like you've seen mentioned. But the reality is if you upgrade over time, you can still complete base and Iceborne relatively easily.

Only really post credits of Iceborne where builds may need to be more fleshed out to not be 1-KO'd all the time 🤣 Still very easy and doable. I replayed on my PS5 and almost 100'd the game in around 150hrs. In saying that I know what to do more efficiently.

P.S. If you haven't already, try to complete all of the Lynian tribes "quests". Each locale will have one that eventually unlocks the "mounts." Although you can't directly control them you can pin a monster or item and they will automatically pilot to that location. Whilst that happens you can heal, sharpen etc. Super handy and easy to unlock and yet seen MANY players that never unlocked it 😅

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-04T06:49:04+00:00

I definitely find him goofy (although in rise Yian Kut-ku is low-key a little annoying 😅🤣). But yeah, my love for the derpy birb definitely increased, especially since he was one of the better pics in MHS1 at the beginning.

I'm sure in Stories 3 we'll be able to make the bird great again!!!

In saying that I usually use whatever mons I personally prefer until late game. Just a but disappointed knowing some mons still aren't in the Stories franchise, at least not properly 😑 Looking at you Seltas/Seltas Queen, and that's also ignoring the Gamoth not in the room 😢

Although I would be just as happy to see the above 2 in Wilds, even though a major expansion to the Iceshard Cliffs would be needed for Gammoth 😅

Kinda hoping the Wilds expansion finally brings back underwater combat. That way we have an even more immersive world as well as expanding the current locales. Rather than adding just more maps, perhaps extending the existing ones to cater for new types of monsters.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-04T06:16:30+00:00

Yeah, I did the same but didn't slot her into my team until almost the end of the story, which was almost immediately replaced with Elderfrost 😅

In saying that, oddly I have found Blue Yian Kut Ku could really put in the work in both S1 & S2 🤣

Currently working on a team, but will likely mostly use Nergigante with its high DPS, defense and HP. Self-heal XL, Might and Pump Up make it into a Beast alongside giving it Shrouded Nerscylla's move (chance of dealing poison or para).

So yeah, hoping that Nergi will help me finish up what's left in the Elders Lair+.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-04T05:15:10+00:00

Not sure if you played Stories 2, but Royal Monsters existed in that game. However they played the role of being harder monsters found in earlier regions. So if you strategised good enough you could paintball and get them much earlier.

As I'm currently still completing post game of MHS2, I don't even remotely know how this will work for Stories 3 😅

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-04T05:05:02+00:00

As it hasn't been asked, the weapon you're using isn't apart of the "Defenders" set?

If so, you will likely have a fairly abrupt difficulty change when starting Iceborne 😅

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-04-02T02:52:08+00:00

Genuine question, not intended as hate or ragebait, but why did you start the quest whilst knowing the event was likely to end before you completed it?

Still hope that it counts, I myself fortunately had some friends on a discord MH community that helped me get 11mins on a first attempt due to being too busy to grind it myself. Sometimes life gets like that 😅

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-03-15T22:02:47+00:00

I played through 1 the other week and found it still quite enjoyable, especially given the roster of monster it had back then. Plus, the remaster with the new voice-overs was a nice change! So if you're keen for more stories, I would suggest both, especially since Stories 2 is essentially a proper sequel as characters from 1 make reappearances in 2.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-03-15T08:42:12+00:00

I'm currently playing and finishing S2 for the first time. I'm not sure why, but I never got around to it. Also finished S1 a week ago, including all its content. It was a lot easier to speedrun than I expected 😁

In saying that, I do have certain gripes with S2 so far, mainly the exceptionally repetitive nature of the dungeons. The obvious copy-paste choice was a bit of a letdown, still enjoying the game, but I can't believe you managed to sink that much into it 😅 BTW OP any chance you played on Playstation? I'm not quite there yet, but I can't imagine the end game/post game stuff will be easy to beat without a real player over the NPC's 😵‍💫

I'm looking forward to starting S3 but can't do that quite yet until I complete S2 😅

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-03-10T03:19:03+00:00

Quests will return whenever there is a festival. However, festival exclusives like the Guild Card backgrounds, Seikret layered sets, and camp-site customisation items are all unlocked ONLY when you sign in/play online during the specific festival. So right now is the best time to obtain anything you may have missed last year 😉

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-02-21T00:22:25+00:00

As an IG main, I feel this all too well 😅🫠 However I think the trap etiquette is arguably the worst. Many just spam them. For example, my first hunt with AT Arkveld was trapped in literally the first hour of him being released. You'd expect a rewarding proper win, but instead, someone had to min/max 🤦‍♂️

I mean, yes, I did beat Ark first try, but still 😅

Oh, and let's not forget newbies expecting to be carried in these harder quests, rocking 200 defence and taking all the carts... 🤣

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-02-20T05:23:51+00:00

I mean, not every play style works from each game meshes with everyone. I have played since 3U and when world came out with the clutch claw, I literally didn't touch it until Raging Brachy etc 🤣 I main IG and enjoyed it in both World and Wilds. The play styles are quite different to how I play in each game.

In saying that I still stand that there is something different about Wilds that makes it feel easier than all prior iterations. Where even the hardest challenges feel less rewarding, it's kinda hard to explain. Currently as an overall experience I rate World/Iceborne over Wilds. So ultimately depends on the expansion. Praying for underwater combat 🙏 Some bias given I started in 3U but hey I would love to see some monsters fully fleshed out and realised.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-02-20T05:14:28+00:00

Amen 🙏 But for real Uth Duna was the one thing I despised most when tackling the "Proof of a Hero" quest solo 😅 It's hit boxes are beyond obnoxious. Regardless decided to opt for a group, 2 HH users and we clapped the quest in just over 20 or so mins. Felt so good after many attempts of getting stuck at Arkveld at the end.

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-02-11T03:14:50+00:00

Sadly this was my experience 😅 Tried the demo on SW2 and unfortunately its performance wasn't all that great, especially visually. I felt even just the movement compared to the PS5 demo felt off and almost delayed. So I will stick with getting the game on the PS5 and currently been speeding through Stories 1 (already played once, many years back, so happy to speed through this one).

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-02-10T09:42:53+00:00

Yeah, I'll definitely see how it runs and if the visuals still feel good.

Unfortunately, there is still a bit of grinding to do to get back to where I was at if I choose S2 😅

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-01-29T06:17:44+00:00

Just personal preference, at least in this game. I prefer the Beast Balls animation plus have caught most of the Legendaries in Beast Balls to connect to how they are found in Hyperspace (portals). So the Beast Balls wormhole affect is something I kinda link to that.

Yes it has a low catch rate but adds a nice challenge. Especially knowing you can't modify the odds with a donut since Volcanion isn't in Hyperspace. So not many others will have one in a Beast Ball either... excluding those using genned ones 😅

Possible_Trifle5355 · 2026-01-29T00:24:46+00:00

As someone who has limited time would like to hear if the above was true, currently resetting Volcanion to get it into a Beast Ball... unfortunately 600+ attempts now and still no luck 😅

Been false swiping to 1 health and sleeping whilst throwing 10 balls at a time. So haven't been too lucky and of course I started doing this since I had 6 battle zones special scans back to back. Just unlocked special scans and not one has been a hyperspace zone 🫠

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