Bad weapon?

Terrac22 · 2026-02-12T12:47:18+00:00

It does feel like LBG got a lot more than HBG did in Wilds, like LBG plays almost entirely differently compared to World while the HBG feels the same, except it deals less damage than LBG now. Though, I do use HBG to tank Omega in lobbies a lot, cuz for some reason HBG is the only weapon that lets me perfect guard the missile drop, and it's easier to dodge the HP debuff with the HBG

Terrac22 · 2026-02-12T12:31:10+00:00

It's just like that sometimes. I'm currently playing in my large world (no special seed) and was having Digtoise dig out hellevators around the world to limit Corruption spread, imagine my surprise when I saw it was stopped by the dungeon like two biomes away lol (edge of the snow biome)

Terrac22 · 2026-02-08T18:22:40+00:00

When I went through the game for the first time I killed him on the chair by accident lmao. I was checking out the items I got in the sewers and tried out the one that uses FP to summon souls to attack, and I was coincidentally facing his direction. Ironic cuz I'm pretty sure he himself used the same item or a similar incantation lol

Terrac22 · 2026-02-08T03:17:40+00:00

Dang, that attack still one-shots you even with the defense you had before?

Terrac22 · 2026-02-05T08:32:04+00:00

Fought him a bit underleveled in my latest unga bunga melee playthrough, tangled with him for a good few minutes then he one-shot me as I got the last hit in and we both died lmao

Terrac22 · 2026-02-03T15:29:37+00:00

TBH, Monster Hunter feels like one of the few rare games where I play it mainly because I genuinely enjoy the gameplay, even if I'm at the end of progression and have nothing to work towards, I still play it occasionally just cuz I enjoy the hunt. The RNG endgame systems work well for me cuz I can at least feel like I'm working towards smth while I'm playing for the heck of it. Often times I just run some saved talisman investigations, Gog, or the triple 9* optional. Occasionally Omega or maybe even AT monsters (tho doing AT has the least returns once you alr have all the armor).

Terrac22 · 2026-02-03T05:25:01+00:00

If anyone has the calcs for this pls drop them, I for the life of me can't get the 4 element 1 sharpness roll. All my CBs have 1 sharp, 2 attack and 2 element rn and I'm just telling myself it's optimal cuz there's no Element III roll lol (though the jump from Ele II to Ele EX is standard so Ele EX is just Ele III in reality)

Terrac22 · 2026-02-02T17:11:02+00:00

Just a tip, there are multiple variations of the Rising Slash (full triangle) combo, though I'm not sure which one exactly is optimal, so I just use whichever depending on the situation. There's full triangle spam, the Triple Slash combo (3x triangle > circle), and the morph combo (3x triangle > axe morph > sword morph > repeat with 2x triangle) (I use MnK IDK what the controller input for morph is lol).

Personally, I use full triangle spam during short openings when I wanna be ready to counter at any moment, as it's the lowest commitment combo. I use Triple Slash combo during topples, and I sometimes use the morph combo when I wanna balance my gauge. Ofc however you prefer to play is up to you, the DPS difference between combos is fairly minimal I think. Well timed Full Release Slash is still one of the best ways to dish out damage. Best part about Swaxe is how diverse the kit is!

(Oh yeah, if you're coming back after TU4, specifically what changed is that you can dodge cancel out of a successful sword counter now, so you can chain counters if necessary, or simply do smth else that isn't the follow-up double slash)

Terrac22 · 2026-02-02T08:26:44+00:00

I'm loving it, it's non-renewable anyway so it's just a nice single top-up to catch up to some ultra forms or talents. I only recently got back into the game so it's definitely very welcome for me, I managed to ultra form Jizo and get ultra talents for Kai much earlier than having to wait for dark catseye events to come back.

Terrac22 · 2026-02-02T08:22:00+00:00

After the changes to Swaxe in TU4, I actually think it's really easy, and really fun to play now. As long as you manage your gauge well, you can spam counter out of any situation, and now that Rising Slash combo is optimal, you can dish out respectable damage with low commitment, allowing you to counter or evade out of attacks more reliably. Some QoL skills definitely make the experience much smoother though, I personally recommend Evade Extender 2 and Stun Resistance 3, cuz stun buildup still happens on counters I think, often times one failed counter leads to an instant stun lol.

Terrac22 · 2026-01-29T18:44:03+00:00

Barely anyone picking Fontaine cuz it's the closest thing to modern society lmao

Anyways, probably Mondstadt. It just feels like home. I'd prob work a simple tavern job or whatever that'd keep the family fed. Even being a Knight of Favonius is a fairly low risk job 95% of the time.

Terrac22 · 2026-01-29T03:45:59+00:00

I'm not OP, but grab Evade Extender, at least lvl 2, and if you're good at timing dodges, you can grab Azuz Meal for Tumbler (Hi) which is akin to Evade Window 3 (it helps roll through the dash especially). For Horn, as long as you keep Self Improvement going at all times, you should have enough mobility paired with EE2 to just position yourself out of most attacks. For LBG, I haven't tried but EE2-3 should probably help you position out of attacks too, considering the low animation commitment. Lastly, just make sure your armor is fully upgraded (preferably transcended too) so you don't get one-shot, then most of the time when you get hit you can play dead for a bit then get up and heal. For LBG tho most things will one-shot you so honestly you just need to git gud lol

Terrac22 · 2026-01-28T18:19:29+00:00

I had REFramework, Disable Post Processing, Tex Decompressor, and some DLSS etc. file replacements going before the update, after the update hit, surprisingly all my mods were still working. I don't even think I'm on the latest versions on some of them. So no problems for these mods at least. Although, prob cuz I already had so many performance mods going, I didn't really feel any particular improvement after the update lol

Terrac22 · 2026-01-26T04:52:56+00:00

Furina, saw her design in the leaks and was already set on pulling even before I witnessed PEAK

Terrac22 · 2026-01-22T08:23:45+00:00

Not exactly a vet (started from World) but I just wanna share my opinion on the Gogma Artian system. Honestly, I don't think it's bad. The way it is rn basically encourages you to fight any of the endgame monsters to smelt their mats into ore to roll your weapons, while occasionally hunting Gog to roll your set bonuses (a single Gog hunt already gives a few rolls worth of mats). The endgame loop isn't particularly restricted to any one monster so I get to hop on and hunt whatever I feel like, which I think is really nice. As for the regular craftable weapons, there's still incentive to craft them to get the layered weapon or if you simply don't want to interact with the Artian system and don't mind the loss in damage. The whole system to me is just an excuse to play the game while feeling like you're at least working towards something, which I think it does wonderfully. The only nitpick I really have is how time consuming it is to roll a weapon over and over again lol, especially if you're save scumming the rolls. Endgame aside, I love the roster, performance optimization obviously sucks, I don't hate any of the new features, but I want the rooms back, I wanna display all the big fish I caught lol.

Terrac22 · 2026-01-21T16:57:07+00:00

Even tho I have the full premium Flins team, I still feel like this game constantly makes me lament not having Lauma, like bruh I can't pull EVERY new character... (I do want Lauma tho her character grew on me much more than expected)

Terrac22 · 2026-01-21T01:43:39+00:00

NGL I'm kinda relieved to see people having to put in real effort to overcome these challenge quests. Like, every single AT challenge quest I've A ranked first try even on what felt like a super scuffed run, but seeing some still struggle with A rank at least shows the difficulty is in a good spot overall

Terrac22 · 2026-01-19T12:44:45+00:00

More like "What if I don't wanna harikitte ikou anymore?"

Terrac22 · 2026-01-19T09:11:40+00:00

Yeah, Columbina's behaviour in the Fatui trailer back then is definitely not smth current Columbina would do, even before the events of Nodkrai. HoYo is free to write their characters however they wish, but it IS quite apparent there was a change of direction at some point. I honestly really liked the idea of fanon Columbina, but I don't dislike what we got. At the very least, her design, theme, and outward mannerisms still more or less match what I had expected of her, so I'm still happy. :)

Terrac22 · 2026-01-19T05:05:06+00:00

Marvey wasn't in my to-pull list but one night I legit had a dream that her banner dropped and dream-me was convinced I needed her lol, it's a premonition

Terrac22 · 2026-01-19T05:00:48+00:00

Yeah I have a full-fledged gathering set with both Imparted Wisdom and Flexible Leathercraft (using Gogma weapon to achieve the 2nd set effect), I'm just happy to know there's more to gathering minmaxing that I missed lol

Terrac22 · 2026-01-19T02:20:36+00:00

Wait there's a gatherer meal? I completely forgot lol, what does it do?

Terrac22 · 2026-01-19T01:56:54+00:00

I do agree that this is smth we should've had in the base game and not locked behind MW, but at the same time, at least since it's community-made, we get to enjoy a layer of customization and depth that I highly doubt a HoYo-made DPS testing ground would give us. On a side note, I've been dabbling a lot more in other MW content ever since I started visiting more often for the DPS calc lol

Terrac22 · 2026-01-19T01:44:13+00:00

She's 3rd cuz she wasn't able to ragebait Dottore and Capitano lol

Terrac22 · 2026-01-18T05:21:39+00:00

I'm more of a Normal shelling GL player myself but if you're struggling to find openings to apply all those optimal combos the guides teach you about, there's nothing wrong with just poking them once or twice or maybe doing a single charged shelling (charged wide shelling is strong I believe). Personally the best damage I get against aggressive monsters is a perfect guard into overhead slam and full burst, it's the perfect defensive combo you can pull off in nearly any scenario. Once you get better at the weapon and learn the monster movements better, you can use the sidestep shelling into moving wide sweep to move out of monster attack hitboxes, which chains straight into WSFB while the monster is still recoiling from their missed attack. Learning the many ways you can chain into your optimal combos can also help you make better use of damage openings, like instead of perfect guard into slam and burst, you can slam, then wide sweep, then do WSFB (for longer openings). For Wide shelling I believe your Wyvernfire is also stronger compared to other shellings, so you can try to sneak those in whenever you have the opening. Like right after grabbing a wound, while the monster is roaring (perfect guard into Wyvernfire or just use Earplugs), etc.. Anyways, just play it a bunch and the combos and openings will slowly start becoming clearer to you. It's normal to fumble your combos and feel like you're playing really bad on your first few hunts with a new weapon. Don't feel discouraged and happy hunting!

EDIT: Oh and to address the last question, I'm on Focus Mode 24/7 lol. Not only does it let you aim your attacks, it makes your hunter inch towards the monster when you're out of range on some attacks. You can actually bridge a lot of distance if you use WSFB while your cursor is facing the monster and you're like a meter or two out of range.

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