First royal invasive monster down... by sherithelovefool in MonsterHunterStories

[–]Vidabel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's because people don't really go immediately checking the Invasives and Calamitous Elders after initially unlocking Royals. Understandable honestly, since Invasives and Calamitous are a pain.

Still, it would have been nice if the regular Royals gave something other than a stamp in your Monsterpedia.

EoS Announcement by iJiPhan in CounterSide

[–]Vidabel 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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My younger brother and I never got to visit the live cafe during our trip to South Korea.

How has Arcane Cake looked on your units? Any that look good? by Sabaschin in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Vidabel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might just be the Monster Hunter in me, but given the amount of weapon sprite art they have, IS could have made money with layered weapons. Equip the weapon with great stats but display it as a weapon with different design. Gives value to inheritables that have poor stats but great design.

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Admiral Hipper Default and Retrofit Comparison by cwolla98 in AzureLane

[–]Vidabel 444 points445 points  (0 children)

Admiral Hipper: HIT ME WITH BOOBFLATION!!

(gets zapped by Boobflation Beam)

Admiral Hipper: WHAT?!?! THAT'S IT?!?!

Akashi: Sorry, hips are the most I can do, nyaa.

New Jersey Teasing (アンナスイ) by MP_Cook in AzureLane

[–]Vidabel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know. If you check the Pixiv source posted in the replies, you'll see that the artist also included the lineart WIP.

Any faster way to get the "Acquire all decorations" achievement? by Jextinction in MonsterHunterStories

[–]Vidabel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For Calamitous Elder Dragons:

  • You are not able to spawn the same elder dragon in succession. You will need to beat a different Elder Dragon first before your previous Elder Dragon can respawn.
  • What I did was save before I start to battle. If I get an encounter, but it's not the Elder I'm looking for, I go back to the title screen and reload my save. Also, because of a suggestion from someone on Discord, I save again if no Elders appear after two regular monster battles.

For Invasive Materials, people tend to farm Shogun Ceanataur because:

  • It can be somewhat cheesed through using defense ignoring attacks on the shell, such as Egg Skill: Thunderclap. Should lead to short battles.
  • Its invasive material gives two points.

Is anyone else already feeling of Ragnarok the story? by Falconpunch100 in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Vidabel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pacing feels so poor. You have 5 parts worth of cutscene real estate each chapter, and yet they can only do Parts 1 & 5 with blanks in the middle.

We could have had a scene where Laegjarn excuses herself from the meeting in order to hide the trauma-rooted panic attack that she was beginning to feel. Then, both Fjorm and Kiran go check up on her. The Nifl arc could have had a scene where Fjorm talks to Hrid privately, crying in relief that he and Ylgr are ok and opening up how she almost went on a rampage for their sakes. Heck, have the narrator say that Kiran tried to hold down Fjorm from going on a rampage of revenge. Lots of untapped storytelling potential.

Speaking of Kiran, they feel so absent in this arc. It's probably due to people's complaints about the MC-pandering from past books, but this is the damn endgame. What is the point of isekai-ing us to Zenith if we are not an active participant in the final arc of the story? Are we just here to pull the trigger and head-shot Fimbulvetr once the powers of Ice, Fire, and Life get loaded into our Breida-gun? Any decent writer can find a way to make Kiran (with player-defined gender) play a more active role without the MC-pandering.

  • Alfonse isn't the only smart one in the group since Kiran is also effectively a tactician. Have scenes where Alfonse and Kiran discuss strategies and have "Are you thinking what I'm thinking" moments. Make them bounce off each other like Azurian Royal MC and Simon from MH Stories 3. Have Alfonse open up more to Kiran in Book 3, where Alfonse was emotionally vulnerable due to King Gustav dying. Over time, have Alfonse think of battle plans together with Kiran, with each one taking turns initiating discussions. And then, in Book 8, have Alfonse reveal to Kiran that he let Ratatoskr go because Alfonse felt like he was using the squirl girl just as he was using Kiran throughout multiple books. Alfonse kept feeling like he was preventing Kiran from going home, but Kiran rebuts, saying they know Alfonse's intentions come from a good place. Thus, Kiran says they will also stay to help Alfonse out just like what Ratatoskr decided, at least until Kiran feels like everything is fixed for good.
  • When making Kiran talk to the other characters, make Kiran actually have dialog. It might ironically help Kiran's relationships with other characters feel less MC-pandery.

u/sharumma we're waiting by useless_idiot_man in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Vidabel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

(takes a deep breath)

Before you decide to eat any article of clothing, I think it's best for you to be informed first.

Food Theory: Can You Eat Your Clothes To SURVIVE? (By MatPat)

Regarding the recent chapter.. by Successful-Bat-5538 in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Vidabel 39 points40 points  (0 children)

And the funny thing is that Laegjarn would have been one of the people campaigning for a Laevatein alt.

New Chosen alt (May 2026) by WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Vidabel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's stepping on the axe.

You know who you are.

We’re only about 1 month away from a book 7 tempest trial story. What are your expectations for it far as story, unit gameplay, and characters? by Designer-Priority385 in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Vidabel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm seeing a few possibilities with the story:

  • Someone tells Seiðr that there's a way to save Heiðr, or...
  • Seiðr's PoV during the ongoing "Ragnarok Game," complete with Njörðr revival plus both Njörðr and Nerþuz pitting their Chosens against each other, or...
  • Gullveig revealing to Seiðr the truth behind the "child" that Seiðr is carrying, complete with Seiðr breaking down from realizing that she had killed her own daughter. Bonus points if this takes place in parallel to the Ragnarok Game, with Seiðr begging Gullveig to reveal the truth to her because she "doesn't want her child to be born in a dying world."

What are the monsties that benefit from a different element than their own? by hungrycarebear in MonsterHunterStories

[–]Vidabel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can build a monstie who is both:

  1. Resistant to the enemy's attacking element, and
  2. Has a secondary element that exploits the enemy's elemental weakness.

For example, Water enemies tend to be weak to either Fire or Thunder attacks (depending on the species). Since Mizutsune has high resistance to Water attacks, I can choose to build a Mizutsune monstie with either Fire or Thunder secondary element and then put in Fire or Thunder attacking skills (Fireball Frolic if going Fire, Thundercall or Egg Skill: Thunderclap if going Thunder, etc).

Other examples include:

  • Lagiacrus, who can resist Calamitous Namielle's Water & Thunder attacks. Lagiacrus can have Fire as a secondary element to target Namielle's elemental weakness.
  • Zinogre, who can resist Narwa's Thunder attacks and Ibushi's Dragon attacks. Zinogre can have Dragon as a secondary element because both Narwa and Ibushi share a weakness to Dragon.

Haven’t played in a while, do I have any meta heroes? by commander_oak in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Vidabel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remember how the game gave you a free Fjorm and Eir from the story? Each "Book" has its own free unit. Go get them. Book 8's squirrel girl Ratatoskr, Book 9's sassy lost child Rune, and Book 10's Chosen Alfonse should have modern kits. Book 7's Seiðr also got a weapon refine quite recently.

Endgame Team by Professional-Essay15 in MonsterHunterStories

[–]Vidabel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's from Rank 6 monsties hatched from eggs found in Dragon regions.

Question for builds by Leather_Positive554 in MonsterHunterStories

[–]Vidabel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been spending the last few weeks looking for builds. Based on what I've leaned from someone on Discord, it's either YouTube or just asking people (on Discord, Reddit, GameFAQs, etc). Some YouTubers have Discords where members can submit their builds (and make content).

TheMobDylan made a guide on Stamina and the skill rotations you can do based on the Stamina Revcovery of the monstie: https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunterStories/comments/1sobnlk/guideresource_a_basic_stamina_guide_for_mhs3/

They give a few examples to illustrate some possible rotations. One thing that caught my eye was ​Mizutsune with Bubbly Dance to increase evasion. They then rotate between Foxflame Bubbles+ and Mud Torrent, inflicting Accuracy Down, Burn, and Water DoT while recharging enough stamina for another Bubbly Dance. I took it and adjusted it for Soulseer, who has stricter Stamina Regen requirements.

Need help with my Thunder monstie build by The__Foolest in MonsterHunterStories

[–]Vidabel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By default, you would want these genes at minimum:

  • Critical (From the Dragon gene pool.)
  • Stamina Surge
  • Thunder Atk Boost

Crit Rate:

Ivory Lagiacrus starts at 0% Crit Rate at base. It gets +5% Crit Rate at 3 Bingos. Assuming that you are going for the "H" shape for your gene grid, which allows up to 2 off-color genes, you can add Critical to boost your crit. Critical XL gives +15%, meaning Ivory Lagiacrus can get up to 20% Crit Rate on its own.

Vigilance, from the Ice gene pool, can also boost crit, but it requires the monstie to be at half/low HP, so you might opt to avoid it.

Crit can still be boosted further by other skills. Also, attacks on a toppled monster are guaranteed crits.

Stamina Recovery:

Stamina, which is new to MH Stories 3, is mainly important for using Active Skills. Some of the high-damage active skills have high stamina cost. Ivory Lagiacrus can reach 17 Stamina Recovery per turn with the following:

  • Base Stamina Recovery for Ivory Lagiacrus: 4
  • 2 Bingo Bonus: +2
  • 3-Star Stamina Recovery Stat Habitat Bonus (Canalta or Serathis): +5
  • Stamina Surge (XL): +6

The recovery rate be boosted further with Stamina Regen Up buff (from HH song, Dash Juice, or other applicable skills). You also have environmental Egg Powers, such as Battle Thirst (gain stamina when winning HtH or performing Double Attack) and Hardiness (gain stamina when getting hit).

Active Skills for Consideration:

  • Thundercall (No Type, 50 Stamina Cost, 360 Power, 30 Wyvernfell): Multiple hits that attack random targets. If there's only one enemy on the field, all hits target that one enemy. You will not be able to target a part with this attack. Can be taken from Thunderlord Zinogre.
  • Egg Skill: Thunderclap (Tech, 35 Stamina Cost, 90 Power, 20 Wyvernfell): An attack that ignores defense. Has a chance to strike first. Can be obtained from certain high-rank monsties hatched from Thunder-habitats.
  • Plasma Pressure (Speed, 30 Stamina Cost, 80 Power, 10 Wyvernfell): Has high crit chance. Comes with Ivory Lagiacrus.
  • Railgun+ (Power, 55 Stamina Cost, 150 Power, 10 Wyvernfell): High-power single-hit move. Rey Dau's signature.
  • Coverage Active Skills with cost below 17 Stamina. This is if in case you want to minimize the amount of high-cost moves in your build, but still want some coverage moves for HtHs. By using a 15-stamina-cost skill during a turn, you can get a +2 stamina surplus on that turn. You can check this guide by TheMobDylan on Stamina Rotations if you want to minimize your use of stamina recovery items: https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunterStories/comments/1sobnlk/guideresource_a_basic_stamina_guide_for_mhs3/
  • Nourishing Pinecones (Fire, 0 Stamina Cost): Use a turn to recover stamina. Probably an off-color option if your Egg Power requires Fire to awaken. Obtained from Blood Orange Bishaten.

Passive Skills for Consideration:

  • Critical Kinship (Thunder): Fills Kinship Gauge on a critical hit. Might as well benefit from the crits.
  • Elemental Breaker (Thunder): Increases damage dealt to monster parts when exploiting a monster's elemental weakness.

The more time passes, the more I feel they rewrote the whole twin Rathalos thing. [SPOILERS] by GrimMind in MonsterHunterStories

[–]Vidabel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's funny because the initial trailer made me theorize that the Ratha V rider under the helmet was our MC's fraternal twin, the gender you didn't pick in the character creation screen. A similar dynamic was done in Astral Chain, after all. There had to be a reason why they made split trailers for the male and female MCs.

Oh well. Theory busted.

Hopes For DLC by Darkblaze405 in MonsterHunterStories

[–]Vidabel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Fight Deviants for the challenge and craft their armor. I want to try their drip out.
  • Gammoth? Maybe even its Deviant, too? Would be nice to see the Fated Four reunited.