Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

[Eleven19]

Also, the ARMOR skill "Bombardier" affects explosive power with slime weapons, and for food it turns out its Felyne PYRO, not Bombardier again. Just something to keep in mind if you ever armor spec/eat specifically for the slime effect. I love it, by the way. Can sort of pseudo-coordinate attacks with the levels. Like if we've got it up to red, we'll back off and let whomever is closest to a part we're breaking take a few hits at it to try and proc. Not the most reliable but it adds a bit of strategy.

Seems there was a game update tonight, on Ver 1.02 now. Lol added some new title additions in Extras.

[Doombear]

Did it add High Rank Jhen? Friend was over tonight, standing Monday thing. Had some fun offline on local play with the 3DS. He is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more chill about this game than I am so he has mainly be just meandering though offline. Still no Ceadeus X body, but I have everything else and combined with my Charms and Giggi X body I was more than able to create a nice Kelbi set to just destroy his quests all the way to HR3. Was fun.

I can see how a coordinated group of Kelbi bows would just be stupid. Stupid fun. As it stands, I absolutely plan on taking G Joe down solo at some point with it just because I have to say I did. Not tonight though...

Also edit: Off-TV support is live. Kinda cool but I can't see myself using it much. Maybe for some mining while on the can or something...

Ha, sounds about right. Though it is nice that they added it. I just wish they added screenshot functionality. They didn't did they?

[Wetticus]

The update itself did not add the new download quests like G rank Jhen and a dual b.giggi arena quest for some new weapons, but they should be out now.

May take a day off from huntering and chill with my parents since I didn't make my usual visit this weekend. I've spent an unhealthy amount of time on this game lately and should probably slow down a bit, lol.

Also didn't see any screenshot functionality added, just the ability to display whatever's on the TV on the gamepad. The ability to take screens should be in pretty much every game imo. Then again I'm so used to PC gaming that these things seem like a no brainer to me and I'm sure they're not that easy to impliment.

Edit: Details on the new event quests.

A Strange Breed
Goal: Hunt 2 Baleful Gigginox

Location: Land Arena
Time Limit: 50 min.

Reward: 14800z
Contract Fee: 1290z

Terms: HR 3 or higher

Special Reward: Flashbolt Diploma
Unlocks: Rising Soul (long sword), Voltage Verve (hunting horn)


Herald of Prosperity
Goal: Slay a Jhen Mohran or repel it

Location: Great Desert (day)
Time Limit: 50 min.

Reward: 28000z
Contract Fee: 2800z

Terms: HR 8 or higher

Special Reward: Jhen Mohran G-Rank items
Unlocks: Jhen Mohran G-Rank armor and weapons

[Doombear]

May take a day off from huntering and chill with my parents since I didn't make my usual visit this weekend. I've spent an unhealthy amount of time on this game lately and should probably slow down a bit, lol.

Just jumped on to ask if you were going to be around tonight. =P I hear ya though, I am right there with ya. I may do the same tonight, well maybe just mine on 3DS. >.> I need some TAS and I won't say no to more God Charms. That said, I would definitely be up for more Huntering Fun Time when you are on next. Less fun without ya, and no one likes getting left in the dust.

So, let me know when you feel like jumping on next! Rest of the week is fairly open as far as that goes, barring my usual 9-5 slog. I will be on some of Saturday, early Sunday.

Goes for you too Samalis. Seemed like you got a bit frustrated the other night with Giggi... which is just about par for the goddamn Giggi course.

In other news, I decided to see just how fun Gold Rathian was last night. Just her and I (and Cha Cha and Kayumba) and it wasn't horrible. She hits hard though, and while I did manage to beat on her for a good 30-40 minutes, in the end I triple carted. I don't think she would be too bad for us if anyone wants to work on the Great Luck set. Just have to be prepared. Flashes, Antidotes, and skills. We all have those. Also came very close to soloing a G Rank Diablos with Kelbi. I just need more Defense and a bit more luck. He is a prick+

Oh and in other other news: Last night I finally got a Worn Horn from an Ancient Shard. Thought I tossed it in my box, nope. Sold it. =(

[Wetticus]

Oh and in other other news: Last night I finally got a Worn Horn from an Ancient Shard. Thought I tossed it in my box, nope. Sold it. =(

Lol ugh. That's the worst. Off topic, I really need to sit down and figure out exactly what weapons I wanna get and gameplan that shit. Slime weapons are good and all but I'd like a bit of variety in my ass kicking devices. Also still kinda wanna get into gunning (not necessarily bow use but LBG/HBG) just for the added versatility and utility they bring. I just don't know enough to be comfortable with it yet.

Edit: And yeah I'm definitely taking a night off. Though I'm tempted to unhook my Wii U and off-TV play at my parents' while doing laundry and watching baseball with pops, lol...we'll see how that goes. Not gonna do anything too intensive if I do that though. Maybe some high rank random hunts or mining. Definitely not anything online.

Editedit: Family thing fell through. Doing the dual b.giggi quest with randoms now. It's so ridiculously easy. I've already nearly got all the parts for both weapons fully upgraded...

[Mots]

Trying to fight Savage Devil Jho is such a pain in the ass. Fought him once in 3 hours because he doesn't want to fucking spawn.

[Wetticus]

Randoms are so dumb lol. Why in god's name would you ever smack something you're attempting to trap? Some re-re just staggered a lagi out of a trap while we're trying to get Doom a sapphire ._.

[Doombear]

Yeah... tail pls
*ping*
tail pls
*ping*
*ping*
*ping*

[Doombear]

No but seriously.

*ping*

[knight_kirby]

I got 3 Savages to pop so far. Only 6 Black Bloods obtained. Not nearly enough for what I plan on doing

[Wetticus]

I have a feeling I'm gonna find other things to farm until they release that event quest with savage jho, lol.

Edit: Answering a bow question Doom and I had, to quote some Capcom Unity post...

Close range coating effects the melee attack AND arrows. It adds 30% more damage to your attacks as long as you're within 1 to 3 backhops of your target.
Keep in mind that the power coating adds 50% extra damage at all ranges to your arrows, However it does not effect the melee attack.

And quoting a GameFAQs post...

Power and C. Range don't replace the element but instead augment damage output. Paint / Paralysis / Sleep / Poison / Slime all replace the bow's natural element with its effect.

[Wetticus]

Told Doom I'd post when I figured out my plans for tonight so...not gonna be on this afternoon. I MIGHT log in for an hour or so later tonight but I doubt it. Also, we're gonna have to have a sit down and talk about the ins and outs of bowguns cuz I'm starting to get very interested in making some guns and armors. Elemental shots in particular pique my interest.

[Demosthenes]

Haven't seen you guys on in a bit. Hopefully tonight.

[Wetticus]

Haven't seen you guys on in a bit. Hopefully tonight.

Maybe later tonight but I'll be out until probably 8 EST at the earliest. Tomorrow I should be on all afternoon after work.

[samalis]

I might be on tonight but not sure. However tomorrow I'm stuck in class all day until 8-9 pm.

[Doombear]

I wasn't on on Monday Demo, but we were rolling around with some nubs hunting Lagi Sapphires last night, then toyed around douing some stuff with Kelbi Bows. Speaking of, took out G Rank Giggi with the Kelbi Bow this morning. Only carted once, and it took about 30 minutes, but it felt great. Been mining off and on for Tru Armor Spheres today as time permits, but have only had one so far and no decent charms.

I did a shit ton of HBG on Portable 3rd. It, the GS and the SA were my go to weapons. Unfortunately I don't see much of a compendium regarding Bowguns for 3G/3U yet. My 2+2+2 cents follows:

It greatly comes down to maximizing your element shot use, having the best Gun for that monster's particular weakness. Choose the right gun, use the ele ammo up first, then switch to Pierce/Normal/Pellet depending on what they are weakest to. I greatly appreciated Evasion 2 and Evade Distance with HBG as well, but then anyone that plays with me at all knows that I am a Evade+2 addict. Other skills I tended to go for varied.

Earplugs, Element Attack is one I used quite a lot, Reload Speed+ (if you are using a Pellet set for example) is handy at times, Reckless Abandon is a very handy damage boost for gunners (Expert/Critical Eye now). A set with Normal S Up or Pierce Up or Pellet Up is useful for plenty of monsters, with Normal Up probably being the most all around useful. Finally you have any of your Shot+ skills, which at 10 point activation and 2 point gems, you can add them to any set that has 5 free slots. Swapping in whatever the current target is weak to, is always nice. Finally, Attack Up is always nice on Gunner.

Personally, I never used Siege all that often in P3rd. Mostly because it is hard to really find an opportunity to setup solo. Even in groups in U I don't know how often I would use it, especially now that I can remove the limiter after hitting G Rank and have more shots instead. Finally, some monsters are just pure hell with an HBG (never spent much time with LBGs) due to their speed. Tigrex was a bastard with an HBG. Gravios, Jin, Rathian, easy.

Hope something in there is helfpul...

[Demosthenes]

I got my kelbi too, working on gemming out my Gigi-x fully. Also about to work on Ala-X gear and gems. That said, I put the bow away because I am utter shit at it. I need to practice using the bow proper.
To be fair I am pretty shit at gunlance too, but I can at least turtle with it. Which is what I do. I don't reach anywhere near my maximum safe output. I ought to switch back to SA.
I also need to get a decent GL setup. I'm still using this "super fast" sharpness +1 setup

Man, I wish I had more fucking time to play this shit!

Edit: I found out that I had been playing switchaxe hardmode all these years which made me really good with it. I only ever manually switched from axe to sword mode, never drew out in sword mode.

[Wetticus]

Hope something in there is helfpul...

Extremely. You've reaffirmed everything I already knew but wasn't entirely sure about, lol. Something about running a pierce shot right down a Diablos' mouth just sounds entertaining though.

And I get what you mean about seige mode. I see it as kind of like a level 3 GS charge. On difficult targets solo you just don't get opportunities to use it all the time, but when something is laying on it's back, or paralyzed, or trapped, or limping, or landing from another zone...

[Doombear]

I hear ya on that Demo. I didn't realize that for a while either. Still I actually prefer the distance you cover with the Axe lunge (forward+X) and immediately combo into the Sword Morph and usually, if placement is right, right into the Element Discharge attack.

Haven't seen you guys on in a bit. Hopefully tonight.

I might be on tonight but not sure. However tomorrow I'm stuck in class all day until 8-9 pm.

Maybe later tonight but I'll be out until probably 8 EST at the earliest. Tomorrow I should be on all afternoon after work.

Sounds like we have four maybes for some fun =P I am in. I should be home between 8EST and 9EST. I am down to farm whatever anyone needs. Looking at any Bowgun parts Wett? I could use G-Rank Narga mats, G.C. Fur. Diablos...

Let me know!

[Demosthenes]

Hopefully this neck pain calms the fuck down so I can enjoy playing video games and not have to lay and a weird angle in my bed.