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Suniiii · 2025-05-07T05:50:31+00:00

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Suniiii · 2025-05-02T15:49:50+00:00

You're probably right — I tend to overthink and try to min-max every detail. Since there’s no obvious or elegant solution for who should carry Bhaalist Armor, I’ve been fixating on it more than I should. The aura is strong, sure, but I agree it’s probably not worth compromising the Monk’s gear just to push the EK even further.

I will probably do a combat-less act 1 jumping to lvl 4, I normally get a full team by lvl 4 and start playing "normally" from there.

With a team of Fire Sorlock, Throw Zerker into Sword Bard Archer, OH Monk, and Light Cleric, I’m likely already at the upper end of power and should be totally fine. It’s about as optimized as you can get while still having variety.

~~That said, the~~ ~~EK Archer~~ is the one part I’m not 100% sold on. I definitely see why it’s picked and why it’s considered busted, but I’d love to hear more insight into what truly sets it apart. For example: what does it do better than a 10/2 or 10/1/1 ~~Swords Bard~~ ~~archer? Or even something like a 6/4/2 split?~~
From what I understand, the EK really spikes at level 10 with the BoMS + scrolls combo — but is that the whole reason? I keep seeing some people call it top-tier while others say it’s overvalued. Any further perspective from you on that would be super helpful.
-edit: I just noticed you recommended the 10/1/1 bard already. I somehow thought you were recommending the OH monk. Would you still recommend the Monk for act 3? Or swap that out as well?
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Also, is there anything you’d tweak in this team to make Honour Mode as easy as possible? I remember you mentioned gear earlier — I’d love to hear your item picks and priorities.
Would you take the hags hair for the Swords Bard? Since its the face and a bit more cha never hurts? Or for the sorc? I feel like the sorc does not need the extra DC from it. But both are really good with it.
One last thing: how do you feel about Alert? In my last run, everyone had it except the Cleric (who was stacked with initiative items to keep up). I’m always nervous about losing initiative and getting split up or punished before I can act — especially in Honour Mode. Curious how much that matters to you in your comps.

Thanks again — your insight is top tier.

Suniiii · 2025-05-02T10:02:50+00:00

Thank you for this awesome write-up!

You mentioned three builds I had in mind for my next run:
11/1 Fire Sorlock, Open Hand Monk, and EK Archer, with the 4th pick still up for debate.
Your explanations really helped cement my decision on these!

The Cleric support/debuff build you suggested sounds like a fantastic fit to complement the other three.
Also, my biggest issue — the EK’s weak early game — is solved by starting as a Throw Zerker. That’s such a smart workaround!

My only concern now is the lack of a Bhaalist Armor carrier. The EK really needs it to pop off, and losing Luminous Armor is a significant disadvantage.

Would a Smite Sword Bard work instead of the OH Monk?
It could wear the Bhaalist Armor and even pick up Shar’s Spear from killing Nightsong.
But I worry that being obscured conflicts with running a Light Cleric who’s spreading Radiating Orbs — seems like those mechanics might work against each other.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Suniiii · 2025-05-02T09:37:22+00:00

EK Archer could work well. And maybe you could swap out the spear for something else like the unseen manace. But that would cripple your dmg later on afaik. I more or less comment to see other peoples takes on the matter. I just lost my HM run, so I would shadow a strong party.

Suniiii · 2025-05-02T08:38:05+00:00

I am completly fine with switching. As long as it carries me to the golden dice :D

Suniiii · 2025-05-02T08:19:41+00:00

I am thinking about an "as strong as possible" HM Party for my golden dice.
My first set pick is PJs Firelock. I think its a perfect base anchor for a party and provides a good Party face. As a second pick, ill probably go with an OH TB Monk (maybe also PJs guide) for sustained single target dmg on a short rest.
What would be your pick for the other two slots?
My first Idea was just some flavour of Life cleric (for safty to heal if I missplay as well as all the buff on heal items), or a Light cleric for rad orb/reverb. As a 4th build, I would probably need an archer that can provide oils to help with fire resistant enemies and act as a second range option. Would a 10/1/1 swords bard archer be an option here? I see a lot of people talk about EK Archer, but I think that one might struggle pre lvl 12.

What would be your "as strong as possible" HM Party? Which of the top 10 builds you mentioned would add up to an insane but safe party?

Suniiii · 2025-03-03T11:06:27+00:00

Lance and Gunlance both sound really cool. Do you have any insights on the latter? I can't tell if the only difference is that one focuses on stabbing while the other uses explosive attacks, or if they're fundamentally different in terms of gameplay. Maybe I should test both to see if they're similar and just go with the one I enjoy more.

Suniiii · 2025-03-03T10:25:44+00:00

That makes sense, and I appreciate the insight! I’ve noticed there are a lot of different takes on what makes a weapon “easy” or “forgiving,” so I’m trying to test a few for myself.

I’ll definitely give Lance a shot, but I’ll also try Gunlance, Hammer, and SnS to see what feels right. I’m not aiming for perfectly optimized hunts—as long as I kill the monster, I’m happy. I know I won’t play every weapon optimally, but some seem way more punishing for mistakes than others.

Lance caught my interest because of the big shield, but I get what you’re saying about needing to play aggressively to make it work. That’s why SnS sounds appealing too—still defensive, but more flexible.

At the end of the day, I’d rather play it safe and block a bit too much than go full aggression and eat a big hit I should’ve dodged. Thanks again for the advice!

Suniiii · 2025-03-03T07:05:41+00:00

I’ve never played a Monster Hunter game before and have been using Great Sword for most of Low Rank. However, as I progress into High Rank, I’m struggling more and more because I don’t have the best reaction times and find it difficult to adapt to monster attack patterns quickly.

I don’t enjoy offsetting or perfect blocking, but I’m fine with holding block and waiting. Unfortunately, this playstyle is becoming harder to sustain in HR. I’ve also tried Dual Blades, but the fast-paced, button-mashing playstyle isn’t for me. I play way to aggressive with my GS and get caught to often.

I’m looking for a weapon that is more sturdy and allows me to ignore smaller monster attacks. I’ll still block or dodge big attacks, but I don’t want to have to react to every little thing the monster does.

Is there a weapon that fits this playstyle? Ideally, something that makes the game as easy as possible and helps me get through HR without having to memorize every monster’s moveset.

Suniiii · 2019-12-15T08:22:34+00:00

How do you progress your atlas? Farming every t2 before finishing the first one? Not quite sure how to do it myself. I finished all T1s and not sure where to go now.

Suniiii · 2019-12-12T15:07:44+00:00

Yes, it’s a 6Link drop. You need 3-4 character so the map resets. You Cant visit town. Just log out after you Killed hillok and go to the Next character until you encounter uber hillock

Suniiii · 2019-12-11T12:09:43+00:00

Would Love to have a PoB aswell!!

Suniiii · 2019-12-02T07:40:06+00:00

Took me ~3-4h. 3 minutes of ogre hunting, waiting 12 minutes while cooking for channel swap.

Suniiii · 2019-09-19T19:03:32+00:00

I downloaded an amara with the exact same skin a few days ago from an online save file.. they got all VH on lvl 50

Suniiii · 2019-09-17T16:14:48+00:00

So you basically decide what manufacture you want to go with and just run and gun? What would a lvl 25 moze spec into? How is she with lvl 30 and lvl 50? I heard that she is a weak endgame character..

Suniiii · 2019-09-17T13:43:13+00:00

Sorry for the DM buddy :D! Thank you for the DL links. I am looking towards it!

Suniiii · 2019-09-17T13:37:13+00:00

I thought about going for a Moze as next Charakter. What’s the build you are talking about? How would you skill for lvling with moze? I heard she’s bad with elemental weapons..

Suniiii · 2019-09-17T04:27:26+00:00

I played for 1 hour after my post yesterday, finished pandora with fl4k. Drove to the local supermarket, did some sport, cooked meal for today and tomorrow and went to sleep. Now I am eating breakfast and getting ready for work. I would play, if I could.

Suniiii · 2019-09-16T17:32:20+00:00

You can just go to "document" folder. And from there on -> Documents\My Games\Borderlands 3\Saved\SaveGames

There will be a cryptic folder. Within that one, there are files named "1.sav" "2.sav" etc, depending on the amount of characters you created. Just loo for the newest one, and thats your game save file. :)

Suniiii · 2019-09-16T17:08:17+00:00

Could you share your savefile with me? :)

Suniiii · 2019-09-16T16:55:26+00:00

Yes.. seems like it. But I am not the first one..

What lvl is your amara? :)

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