I kind of want to reserve final judgment of Rise until after seeing how the Sunbreak expansion goes, but Capcom isn't gonna have an easy time making a MH game that beats GU for me.
MHGU has become the definitive game for me and I'm dreading the day they announce all servers online will shut down.
I wouldn't worry about the servers being shut down, yet. It'll be a decent while before that happens, considering last I checked GU and XX are both still moving a decent amount of online. And since XX/GU has local multiplayer they're already online capable without the need for Nintendo's servers via Switch Lanplay (or via retromigrating the save to 3DS MHXX if your Switch is not CFW-capable).
I'm so glad people like you exist.
I'm so glad I exist too, I wouldn't be able to play Monster Hunter otherwise :p
In more recent news:
* I just cleared the last stretch of Key quests in MHGU HR7, so I'm off to face Nakarkos sometime soon.
* I just posted two entries, 8.8 Too Much Water of my Ode to the Third World: Gobul and Lagiacrus.
* I also started posted adaptations to the Ode in Spanish, aka "Glorioso Español de la Corona de Navarra, Castilla y Aragón" (mostly kidding; it's going to be mostly-neutral LatAm Spanish) but it will be a bit of a while before they show in AO3.
Thanks, I joined a Nakarkos Lounge recently and managed to DO EEEET and you were right, I got exactly one (1) Soul from that after like eight runs! So I'm a G-Hunter right now but still a very inexperienced (and poor in money) one.Lol true.
If you want help with Nakarkos, gimme a time and place and make a lobby! I'd be happy to help. :) Also use your best Dragon weapon and always pick up the dropped shiny bits! 99% of the time they're going to be ammo but every once in a while you get a Nakarkos Soul (I don't remember what it's called rip).
^ THIS SO MUCH! Jumping into lower ranks online and helping random people is one of the funniest, most comfortable MonHun experienced I've ever had. I've taken to play doot de doot for randoms these days when I want to help (or play IG / DB when I want to learn).I've been taking a hiatus on MH. Well, kinda games in general tbh. But man one of my favorite things is to go into hubs that have like -5HR players and playing healer/tank for them.
Monster Hunter Rise DLC announced: Sunbreak!
Releasing June 2022, this expansion sports improved hunting, new characters, new locations, and new (and returning) monsters! After seeing the livestream, what are your first impressions?
We'll need a new (or old) ice map for Gammoth, since he functionally doesn't work on the Frost Islands: it's supposed to be layers of water and murky terrain, so he'd sink right in and he doesn't realy have access to a place to hide (the water cave is too exposed). My bet for making Gammoth return would be either the Arctic Ridge, or a new mountainpass map.It's cool that Astalos is gonna be returning in Sunbreak (can we get all 4 of The Fated Four though, we already got half of them now, might as well add in Glavenus and Gammoth while they're at it)
Fortunately I won't have to wait since deluxe kit tends to be installable just like a normal DLC on homebrew consoles. The larger issue is extra save bonuses. But hey, you can always crowdfund your DLCs!Also hope that the layered armor shown as part of that deluxe kit can be bought separately, I kinda want that, but **** getting the whole kit
To be fair, Glav also appears in Jungle, Desert, and Frontier environments too! So there's definitely room enough for him to show!Glavenus works just as well in the Lava Caverns as he does in the Shrine Ruins, so noting specially needed there.
Fortunately I won't have to wait since deluxe kit tends to be installable just like a normal DLC on homebrew consoles. The larger issue is extra save bonuses. But hey, you can always crowdfund your DLCs!
btw, what armor pieces did you end up using? Just been using Narga+the Rathalos helmet for LBG ever since I got access to those, was wondering if maybe there was something else I could potentially be using at this point (which is MR20 right now).Spoiler:
- It feels SO GOOD to use a Rapid Fire Pierce 2 LBG that isn't Nargacuga's. Thank you, Malzeno. Losing 40% affinity isn't actually that bad when the raw attack makes up for it, and being able to reload whilst moving is just...so much better. Plus the gun looks cooler. I am never going back. Unless Lucent Narg's is better...which it probably will be, because meta power creep.
- Being able to fit Evade Extender 2 into my build comfortably and barely sacrifice my damage output has made this game MUCH more fun for me. In the absence of Evade Reload and Adept Style, I'll take this quite happily. I actually can't play without it now. I tried to make a "meta" build without it and I died, horribly. But who needs constant affinity when you have raw...and don't die.
My set at the moment is this:btw, what armor pieces did you end up using? Just been using Narga+the Rathalos helmet for LBG ever since I got access to those, was wondering if maybe there was something else I could potentially be using at this point (which is MR20 right now).