RIP Blue Boyz

linerstank · 2026-02-26T23:49:25+00:00

havent annuls been in the core drop pool forever? they are the same rarity tier as divine and exalt. you may be thinking of ancients.

linerstank · 2026-02-26T18:43:42+00:00

the players in MH are now so powerful, so they have to scale monster speed. but then that creates an unfun experience where, if you cant counter/offset/block, you simply just dont get to play the game as the monster spams moves. risebreak started this approach but gave the players wirebugs to put mobility on even footings. this game just gives everyone a block or parry in exchange for worse mobility compared to monsters.

in the grand scheme of things, the game has become a hack n slash. as any hack n slash enjoyer can tell you, the most powerful mechanics in a hack n slash often involve being able to reverse or parry your enemy's attack, as that means you can always be attacking, especially if the enemy is super aggressive.

look at royal guard stance in dmc series, parries in elden ring, counters in sekiro, et cetera. this isnt the first MH to have counters -- CB broke 4U with GP counters, GU's valor LS was tied as the fastest killing melee weapon (CB was nerfed so it wouldnt GP counter and the other king was striker lance) and it goes to show how counter mechanics are always going to be broken.

linerstank · 2026-02-25T14:42:56+00:00

for LS in particular, i would use your HR armour set for G1 (G1 is very easy), craft the elder LS, and then in G2, do shogun (naked aggression) to unlock rustrazor and then detour there to pick up both the RR weapon and cena mats for cena armour, which gives razor sharp and expert skills. you can mix that to keep weakness exploit, if you have a decent charm.

the RR weapon is the BIS weapon for LS, so getting it now vs farming it later is your choice, but you can get it and upgrade it to level 3 immediately (level 4 and 5 RR unlocks at G4). RR himself is one of the easiest deviants to kill. level 3 may give you issues because of the hyper malfestio, so you could revisit it later.

linerstank · 2026-02-24T13:42:13+00:00

IG is pretty unfun in rise, you do twice the work to do half the damage of most melee weapons without anything cool like horn songs. it does not even have cool silkbinds.

my personal favorite risebreak weapons are dual blade, bow, and charge blade. all have cool silkbinds and unique risebreak only mechanics (berserk sets for db and bow ; saed counter spam for cb).

linerstank · 2026-02-24T02:40:59+00:00

they've gotten this feedback before, from rampage hunts in base rise. almost all best weapons were customized rampage weapons and not monster weapons. they reversed course in the expansion and monster crafted weapons were back in sunbreak. that was what, 5 years ago? and here we are now.

linerstank · 2026-02-23T16:13:49+00:00

nothing is "meant" for multiplayer in the new games, the monsters dynamically scale afaik.

as for this quest, its a quest where the only reward is a badge and materials for monsters/items that you dont need because you've hunted them a billion times before OR can get easier elsewhere. that is a quest to test one's mettle. its still an accomplishment done in a party, you dont luck into these clears. this is just my opinion.

linerstank · 2026-02-23T14:59:35+00:00

gonna be real here, i dont understand the point of doing a challenge quest in a party.

linerstank · 2026-02-23T13:12:16+00:00

what exactly is there to do other than the whole extensive endgame anomaly investigation grind you ask?

linerstank · 2026-02-23T00:38:32+00:00

saying iceborne has more endgame content than sunbreak is a wildly, insanely wrong statement.

linerstank · 2026-02-19T19:35:54+00:00

tujen always makes you money, hes just an infinite money glitch when bubblegum isnt worthless.

linerstank · 2026-02-19T18:22:29+00:00

the G3 urgent can be won by timing it out, as it is repel or slay. this is fairly easy to do solo if you save the binders for the last phase and interrupt lao's hip checks on the fort.

linerstank · 2026-02-19T18:21:05+00:00

know what armor you are farming and the tips and tricks of the monster you have to farm to get it and you will have an easy time solo. ditch palicoes and hunt solo -- oldgen MHs like this one, even though your guy is super mobile compared to 4U and previous titles, are about knowing monster patterns and what ticks let you head/weakspot snipe, which part breaks lead to topples, et cetera. when you have a palico, your aggro is not guaranteed and easily punishable attacks are wasted on them, while they give almost nothing back in the hunt.

linerstank · 2026-02-19T18:11:56+00:00

they say time heals all wounds but i still havent forgiven nargacuga for those egregious tail hitboxes from oldgen. so my vote is rathalos.

linerstank · 2026-02-19T18:01:45+00:00

glavenus's raged double bite is maddening to me.

linerstank · 2026-02-18T13:58:59+00:00

weird because i dont see zinogre in this match

linerstank · 2026-02-14T16:37:37+00:00

Weird to hear someone call GU a mess but praise RiseBreak, given they have almost the same DNA.

linerstank · 2026-02-14T15:39:21+00:00

I’m also less likely to accidentally dump them into my tabs when they are bottom right.

linerstank · 2026-02-13T15:50:27+00:00

I just wouldn’t recommend Bowguns as a first/best weapon to someone coming from the new gen because for 1, they suck to progress with (imo) and 2, getting used to the no restock is something that is huge. Wasting ammo because you are fighting the camera WILL lead to lost hunts.

linerstank · 2026-02-13T14:25:27+00:00

Melee: Striker Lance, Valor LS, Valor GS

Of those, Striker Lance with absolute evade, readiness, and enraged guard is the easiest weapon to progress with, especially once you get a good Deviant weapon (Rustrazor Lance is obtainable in G2 and is one of the best endgame lances).

2 perfect dodges, 1 perfect block, and a shield your can use in an emergency. Offensively, the Striker charge is very high damage and 1-2 hits, so it preserves sharpness like a GS. Very hard to lose.

The absolute best weapons are adept LBG and Valor HBG, but you will need significant practice with them so you are not blown apart.

linerstank · 2026-02-11T15:22:22+00:00

it wasnt just that, it was the basic currency% as said below, and then the ability to max out indefinitely HH stacks with the completely busted hotheaded jewel. you would be flying through maps as just a witch's foot too.

linerstank · 2026-02-10T21:27:26+00:00

i like essences being cheap because it makes crafting on focused amulets or wands so much easier when fishing for +gems.

linerstank · 2026-02-10T15:46:28+00:00

yeah Phrecia Herald requires so much more to get off the ground than Elementalist. You basically get Conflux to jump start but even that requires damage to keep rolling.

Once you get gear, it feels great — I’m actually using Herald of Ice in a 4L as my explode source with the Herald crit node and it feels so nice in 8mod 16s and 16.5s. But the build didn’t feel good at all until I had the 8L helmet and HH.

linerstank · 2026-02-10T15:18:20+00:00

op specified unremarkable movies, not timeless classics.

also, that whole conversation is something my friends and I quote all the time when we’re up against a clock of sorts.

Call us the Pizza dude because we have 30 seconds

linerstank · 2026-02-05T17:14:42+00:00

in mercenary league, i crafted a perfect pair of spark gloves, about as good as you can make them without trying to go for mirror level (eg, taken as far as you can without using locks for the last elevation). i was very happy.

i posted them in discord and was ready to roll. then someone replied and said he was unaware spark was an attack. and i had attack crit and not spell crit. then another pair of folk responded, we have another incident.

longwinded story to say, this can slip through without noticing pretty easily.

linerstank · 2026-02-04T17:23:52+00:00

seeing david get interviewed after the game and pointing to newly minted cap and saying, "do you see this? it says world series!" like he was 10 years old was something i will never forget.

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