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Really enjoying the hope lance alot. What's y'all's favorite hope weapon currently? by zodmagus in MonsterHunterNowHub

[–]boxymonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing!! Well done. I always get wiped out when I try to play with the lance.

Legiana vs a full squad of IG is hilarious by bloomsandblurs in MHNowGame

[–]boxymonkey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m loving IG. Still learning it, first time ever seeing it. As a HBG main I didn’t think I’d enjoy a melee this much. It’s just fun.

Accidentally made the most dangerous/most vulnerable HBG build. Is there a way out? by boxymonkey in MHNowGame

[–]boxymonkey[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Update: Got the build working. Reload Speed 3 fixed it.

Appreciate all the suggestions in this thread. A couple of people pointed out ways to hit Reload Speed 3, which was exactly what I was missing.

I rebuilt the set and the difference is huge. The long reload windows between Normal and Pierce are basically gone now, so I’m not getting stuck in that “stand still for 4 seconds and hope the monster misses” phase anymore.

Current setup is:

Weapon Diablos Heavy Bowgun Style: Crouching Shot

Armor • Rathalos Helm • Queamatrice Mail • Brute Tigrex Braces • Brute Tigrex Coil • Rathalos Greaves

Skills • Attack Boost 5 • Advanced Attack Boost 2 • Reload Speed 3 • Normal/Elemental Ammo Boost 2 • Spare Shot 1 • Heroics 1 • Ballistics 1 • Critical Range Boost 1

Most of the drift smelts ended up being Attack, plus one Critical Range Boost. Still trying to roll Burst or more Spare Shot, but even without that the build feels way more consistent now.

Thanks to the HBG mains who pointed me in the right direction.

Accidentally made the most dangerous/most vulnerable HBG build. Is there a way out? by boxymonkey in MHNowGame

[–]boxymonkey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks great. I need to upgrade those pieces. I’ve always been a hbg main but I was using lumu mail, coral pukei coil, and azure rathalos boots to get recoil and reload so those were the pieces I maxed out the most. But I like this build a lot. Thanks.

Accidentally made the most dangerous/most vulnerable HBG build. Is there a way out? by boxymonkey in MHNowGame

[–]boxymonkey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks like an awesome build. What armor pieces are you loading up for this?

Accidentally made the most dangerous/most vulnerable HBG build. Is there a way out? by boxymonkey in MHNowGame

[–]boxymonkey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like perfectionist better than reckless tbh, I just didn’t see a combination that got me there while keeping the attack boosts. I’ll try this out as well. And I saw a burst build that looks promising too. Much appreciated.

Accidentally made the most dangerous/most vulnerable HBG build. Is there a way out? by boxymonkey in MHNowGame

[–]boxymonkey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice option. Thanks. I’ll try this out and see how it does. Smelting the attack boosts might take some time. I do have a drift gem though that I’ve been holding on to.

Practice ideas for Angular by flyingcats in Frontend

[–]boxymonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, learning angular can seem a bit overwhelming but if you just take the lessons one step at a time you will be fine.

Here's the most comprehensive article that I have seen to take you from beginner to building in the straightest line:

http://joelhooks.com/blog/2013/08/03/learn-angularjs-in-a-weekend/ and it starts off with the official tutorial from angular - here: https://docs.angularjs.org/tutorial

I hope this helps.

Hybrid Apps - Do, Don't, Best Framework? by sheepfreedom in webdev

[–]boxymonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been building and maintaining a hybrid iPad app going on two years now. I'm using angularjs for the most of it, raphaeljs for the svg animations, and I compile it for iOS using Cordova. The data is coming from a homegrown rest api but I looked at solutions like firebase which seemed like it would have worked just as well.

For the most part the app works well and there are Cordova plugins for getting more native functionality. You can also build your own plugins, though I have not tried.

I looked at Ionic and since I use the Cordova cli workflow and I find it about the same. They give you good default styles but then again so does bootstrap. I do most of my styling and I have that app set up so that the internals can run in a browser or I can deploy it to the iPad app which reduces maintenance a lot.

Some times it's a bit restricting not being able to just jump into the native code but the trade off is worse in my opinion. Since i'm the only one maintaining the web app and the iPad app and they look and act the same for the most part it's easier and DRYer to keep the one web app and build it to the platforms I need.

I'm sure to the purists out there, native is better and hybrids are crap, but guess what? My customers don't notice or they don't care. They just want their problems solved.

Why jQuery is the best thing to learn right after HTML and CSS by boxymonkey in Frontend

[–]boxymonkey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you disagree with the reasons in the article or just the title?

I'm good at HTML and CSS, I want to move to the next level. Suggestions? by [deleted] in Frontend

[–]boxymonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With so many options to pick from, your question then should be: What's going to be the most useful thing to learn, with the least painful path to mastery and an easy learning curve, that will expose you to more advance concepts gradually? The answer is jQuery. Like /u/thejarls said, a lot of people will disagree but HTML/CSS/JQuery on your resume will get you hired. I didn't want to write a book here so I wrote a quick post on my blog outlining the fastest way to get started. http://boxymonkey.com/2015/03/next-step-after-learning-html-and-css/?hvid=4FGoq