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Monster Hunter 3 - Giant Sand Whale sighted!

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  • yalborapyalborap Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    You are a gentleman, scholar, and evil fucking bastard, Otaku.

    Hey, question: How could I take a screenshot of gameplay without photographing my screen? Are there any homebrew apps that allow the option?

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  • OtakuD00DOtakuD00D Can I hit the exploding rocks? San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    yalborap wrote: »
    You are a gentleman, scholar, and evil fucking bastard, Otaku.

    Hey, question: How could I take a screenshot of gameplay without photographing my screen? Are there any homebrew apps that allow the option?

    So I assume my attempt is faithful to the game? :D

    I'm pretty sure you can hook up your Wii to a video capture card and just snapshot it via software from that.

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Tigrex has a breath weapon? I thought his only projectile attack was throwing three rocks in a cone formation.

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  • OtakuD00DOtakuD00D Can I hit the exploding rocks? San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    Tigrex has a breath weapon? I thought his only projectile attack was throwing three rocks in a cone formation.

    Eh, it needed something like that. Just think of it as a massive, sonic roar.

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  • MalechaiMalechai Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Anyone on the us servers want to help someone get the ** urgent. Been stuck at ** for far too long. Note only quest I have left is barroth cap too if anyone dosnt hate fighting his back pedal like I do.

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Malechai wrote: »
    Anyone on the us servers want to help someone get the ** urgent. Been stuck at ** for far too long. Note only quest I have left is barroth cap too if anyone dosnt hate fighting his back pedal like I do.
    Might help if you had your information in your post. Like, your ID or room or something.

    EDIT: Apparently, you're in City 9. And your in-game name is malechai (all lower case, the filter is case sensitive).

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  • MalechaiMalechai Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    Malechai wrote: »
    Anyone on the us servers want to help someone get the ** urgent. Been stuck at ** for far too long. Note only quest I have left is barroth cap too if anyone dosnt hate fighting his back pedal like I do.
    Might help if you had your information in your post. Like, your ID or room or something.

    malechai CJFKXL mineguard 1/9/9

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    OtakuD00D wrote: »
    So in a semi-related note, I'm running a DnD 4e game. Level 11 game. The party's going through some snowy mountains en route to some ancient ruints. On the way there (and at several points in the ruins...) they're going to run into this:
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    :D

    I'm tempted to convert monsters into Pokemon. Pikachu is going to have to learn to share Volt Tackle.

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  • DrascinDrascin Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Well, today I'll be trying again. I spent the weekend trying to get to 4* by raising my HR to 31 after doing my Moran Urgent, only to get greeted by an unbelievable amount of disconnects and connection errors. Once, I got left alone against a Gigginox as a support Gunner because the connections of the other two guys failed, still managed to get it capture point, and got a connection error as I was setting the trap down! I've not played for a couple days just out of sheer annoyance.

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  • Crotchless Gorilla SuitCrotchless Gorilla Suit Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    OtakuD00D wrote: »
    So in a semi-related note, I'm running a DnD 4e game. Level 11 game. The party's going through some snowy mountains en route to some ancient ruints. On the way there (and at several points in the ruins...) they're going to run into this:
    Tigrex.jpg

    :D

    That is awesome. I especially like that he roars as soon as he is bloodied. Very cool.

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  • BrianBrian Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Derp. My internet decided to turn itself off for an hour. But, I got a terrifying chat leak to present to the thread.

    Ceres AKA WAH is going to try to solo Alatreon. Good lord.

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  • Blood DriveBlood Drive Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Just ran my first Deviljho run without knowing thats what everyone was doing. I was wondering why were doing a 25 jaggi quest. In anycase we whittled at it and whittled at it until it decided to kill the last jaggi to complete the quest! Well in a rage someone dropped a trap and we all hacked at it like mad hoping to at least get a carve. My last sword swing popped its tail! I start carving and get a Deviljho Gem! I could not stop cackling for like 5 minutes. I can now make my ancient SnS. Im just debating on if i should.

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  • OtakuD00DOtakuD00D Can I hit the exploding rocks? San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    OtakuD00D wrote: »
    So in a semi-related note, I'm running a DnD 4e game. Level 11 game. The party's going through some snowy mountains en route to some ancient ruints. On the way there (and at several points in the ruins...) they're going to run into this:
    snip

    :D

    That is awesome. I especially like that he roars as soon as he is bloodied. Very cool.

    Definitely. At first I thought I was going to have a hard time building him. Running through a bunch of dragons in the Adventure Tools Creature Creator, I started off with a decent base template. From there, I adjusted some stats (Namely dumbing it down. 21 int? Please.), refluffed it as a reptilian natural beast, removed some attacks, threw in a bunch of powers from a few other creatures (Mostly dragons. A couple otherwise), modified them a bit... and bam. Tigrex 4e was born. Creature building is fun. I should do more Monster Hunter beasties.

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  • WAHWAH Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Brian wrote: »
    Derp. My internet decided to turn itself off for an hour. But, I got a terrifying chat leak to present to the thread.

    Ceres AKA WAH is going to try to solo Alatreon. Good lord.

    I gave it a try. Abandoned after 25 minutes. It was going nowhere. Alatreon moves around too much for me to do enough damage with a lance. I can see it working with a high damage weapon like a great sword or hammer though.

    And there's a video of a guy doing it on youtube... Here's the last part.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU-I3hm5rDM

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    OtakuD00D wrote: »
    OtakuD00D wrote: »
    So in a semi-related note, I'm running a DnD 4e game. Level 11 game. The party's going through some snowy mountains en route to some ancient ruints. On the way there (and at several points in the ruins...) they're going to run into this:
    snip

    :D

    That is awesome. I especially like that he roars as soon as he is bloodied. Very cool.

    Definitely. At first I thought I was going to have a hard time building him. Running through a bunch of dragons in the Adventure Tools Creature Creator, I started off with a decent base template. From there, I adjusted some stats (Namely dumbing it down. 21 int? Please.), refluffed it as a reptilian natural beast, removed some attacks, threw in a bunch of powers from a few other creatures (Mostly dragons. A couple otherwise), modified them a bit... and bam. Tigrex 4e was born. Creature building is fun. I should do more Monster Hunter beasties.

    11 is pretty extreme as it is. It'll probably be smarter than half the party, and would be expected to use tactics to match, instead of blindly rushing them. Stuff like waiting until they're asleep, grabbing someone, and then flying off, or waiting until they're next to a cliff to attack and knocking people off, or triggering avalanches.

    Does 4e still stick with the convention that animals have less than 3 int?

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  • HuxleyHuxley Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Hey guys, I hate to give away the secret, but Goubl and I figured it out tonight. Spoilered for those who don't want the game completely broken:
    Sailor Jerry + Exile on Main Street = dead Gobul

    Good heavens, this game ...

    Huxley on
  • OtakuD00DOtakuD00D Can I hit the exploding rocks? San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    jothki wrote: »
    OtakuD00D wrote: »
    OtakuD00D wrote: »
    So in a semi-related note, I'm running a DnD 4e game. Level 11 game. The party's going through some snowy mountains en route to some ancient ruints. On the way there (and at several points in the ruins...) they're going to run into this:
    snip

    :D

    That is awesome. I especially like that he roars as soon as he is bloodied. Very cool.

    Definitely. At first I thought I was going to have a hard time building him. Running through a bunch of dragons in the Adventure Tools Creature Creator, I started off with a decent base template. From there, I adjusted some stats (Namely dumbing it down. 21 int? Please.), refluffed it as a reptilian natural beast, removed some attacks, threw in a bunch of powers from a few other creatures (Mostly dragons. A couple otherwise), modified them a bit... and bam. Tigrex 4e was born. Creature building is fun. I should do more Monster Hunter beasties.

    11 is pretty extreme as it is. It'll probably be smarter than half the party, and would be expected to use tactics to match, instead of blindly rushing them. Stuff like waiting until they're asleep, grabbing someone, and then flying off, or waiting until they're next to a cliff to attack and knocking people off, or triggering avalanches.

    Does 4e still stick with the convention that animals have less than 3 int?

    I'm honestly not too sure. You figure a big, nasty wyvern like a Tigrex would definitely have some sort of cunning to it, despite how much of a nasty brute it is.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    OtakuD00D wrote: »
    So in a semi-related note, I'm running a DnD 4e game. Level 11 game. The party's going through some snowy mountains en route to some ancient ruints. On the way there (and at several points in the ruins...) they're going to run into this:
    Tigrex!

    :D

    Couple suggestions to make it more Tigrex-y.

    I'd make the roar a smaller close burst, and give him something similar to Remorhaz's Trample attack, all that would need to be changed is the numbers would need to be scaled down since Remorhaz is a level 21 Brute.
    Trample (standard; at-will)
    The remorhaz moves its speed and can enter enemies' spaces.
    The remorhaz makes an attack against each enemy whose
    space it enters: +22 vs. Reflex; 2d10 + 5 damage, and the target
    is knocked prone.

    Anyway, to get back on topic... finally finished my Bastion Blitz SA tonight! I love being able to paralyze things in two elemental discharges, and even being the only one with a paralyze weapon I've been able to paralyze some stuff twice.

    Paired it with the low rank Rathalos stuff gemmed for Reckless Abandon +3 so that I've got 5% affinity.
    Interesting little fact I noticed too, when you start doing the repeated overhead swings with the SA, it uses the same "affinity read" for all hits in the chain. So if you're lucky enough for the attack to crit, it's all considered one attack and every single hit crits. Rathian died so bad.

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  • OtakuD00DOtakuD00D Can I hit the exploding rocks? San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    That sounds pretty cool, but it seems to be far more fitting for say, Gravios/Basarios/Uragaan rather than Tigrex.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Huxley wrote: »
    Hey guys, I hate to give away the secret, but Goubl and I figured it out tonight. Spoilered for those who don't want the game completely broken:
    Sailor Jerry + Exile on Main Street = dead Gobul

    Good heavens, this game ...
    what the hell are you talking about

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  • HuxleyHuxley Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    Huxley wrote: »
    Hey guys, I hate to give away the secret, but Goubl and I figured it out tonight. Spoilered for those who don't want the game completely broken:
    Sailor Jerry + Exile on Main Street = dead Gobul

    Good heavens, this game ...
    what the hell are you talking about

    I was having a hard time with an easy boss until I started drinking rum and listening to the Rolling Stones. Then I beat him.

    Basically.

    Hard liquor plus rock and roll solves any problem.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    no more drunkposting

    PikaPuff on
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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Enlong wrote: »
    So, I'm preparing to fight my first Qurupeco, and I'm repeating The Deadliest Catch over and over to get Pelagicite Ore, Machlite Ore, Iron Ore, and the ingredients for Sonic Bombs. I'm trying to get a Knight's Lance, Rhenalpos plate armor, and a large stock of sonic bombs before fighting this thing.

    ...am I overpreparing?

    Also: why is Monster Fluid so hard to friggin' get? I try to kill bugs with shield bashes, but that explodes them. I try to repeat that 3-star quest, but I miss with the poison gas provided to me. I try to follow the spiders in the Moga Woods, only for a f*******n' Great Jaggi to show up within minutes. I want my Switch Axe, darn it!
    i don't think sonic bombs were all that useful. it stops him from dancing/roaring but you can also be using that time to beat on him. watch out when he pounds his wingtips together. and when you inevitably get lit on fire, rolling in water will put you out.

    i beat him with jaggi armor and the commanders dagger so you don't need to much

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  • Halos Nach TariffHalos Nach Tariff Can you blame me? I'm too famous.Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I beat him with half a set of Jaggi armour and (I think) the Buster Sword; or whatever early GS doesn't have green sharpness, but it did take my ~47 minutes (+killing the G.Jaggi) so if you've got a slightly better weapon it shouldn't be too hard.

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  • NephNeph Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Enlong wrote: »
    Also: why is Monster Fluid so hard to friggin' get? I try to kill bugs with shield bashes, but that explodes them. I try to repeat that 3-star quest, but I miss with the poison gas provided to me. I try to follow the spiders in the Moga Woods, only for a f*******n' Great Jaggi to show up within minutes. I want my Switch Axe, darn it!

    To get monster fluid, look for gatherer altaroths (the little ant guys) in areas 2 and 3 of Moga Woods. When they gather materials, their sacks fill up. Killing them when they're filled gives a 20% chance to drop monster fluid.

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Anyone online? I'll be sitting in Vent, doing some offline farming and playing...uuung... randoms

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  • MugaazMugaaz Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Anyone want to run Deviljoe around 7pm CST tonight for a couple hours? I'm having trouble finding groups and I hate soloing him. Needs 3 gems still, and maybe even 4. Killed him 15 times so far without luck.

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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    i am pretty sure monster fluid comes from when their abdomens are white.

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  • cosmofirecosmofire Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Does anyone have tips on how to kill a Uraagan with a SnS or Hammer? I've been trying to kill him for the whole afternoon yesterday >_> Brought everything I thought could be of help including L Barrel Bombs, tons of flash bombs, shock traps, etc. Was slaughtered in 10 minutes :x Any tips?

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    cosmofire wrote: »
    Does anyone have tips on how to kill a Uraagan with a SnS or Hammer? I've been trying to kill him for the whole afternoon yesterday >_> Brought everything I thought could be of help including L Barrel Bombs, tons of flash bombs, shock traps, etc. Was slaughtered in 10 minutes :x Any tips?

    If you can make one, make a poison sns (takes some giginox parts). And just hit and run poison him. Sure it'll take a while but you'll bring him down.

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  • MugaazMugaaz Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    You need to learn how to approach him. If you're playing solo you run around him to the right in a tight circle.

    When he does his big jaw drop you you make a large circle to attack the edge of the tail area, because otherwise you will get hit or earthquaked.
    When he does his 270 degree tail swipe you make a tight circle to his backside then swing at the abdomen.
    When he does his multiple chin pound you make a medium circle and swing at the abdomen.
    When he releases gas you attack the tip of the tail because the gas does not reach that far. I believe you can also hit the head with a hammer if you do it from max range (haven't tested it).
    When he does his roll just run out of the way.
    When he does his roll in rage made run out of the way, then superman dive when he zips back around.
    When he does his roll in his lair just run to the edge of the zone line, it can't hit you there.

    He is kind of boring to fight imo.

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  • MugaazMugaaz Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Preacher wrote: »
    cosmofire wrote: »
    Does anyone have tips on how to kill a Uraagan with a SnS or Hammer? I've been trying to kill him for the whole afternoon yesterday >_> Brought everything I thought could be of help including L Barrel Bombs, tons of flash bombs, shock traps, etc. Was slaughtered in 10 minutes :x Any tips?

    If you can make one, make a poison sns (takes some giginox parts). And just hit and run poison him. Sure it'll take a while but you'll bring him down.

    If he died in 10 mins no weapon is going to help.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Mugaaz wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    cosmofire wrote: »
    Does anyone have tips on how to kill a Uraagan with a SnS or Hammer? I've been trying to kill him for the whole afternoon yesterday >_> Brought everything I thought could be of help including L Barrel Bombs, tons of flash bombs, shock traps, etc. Was slaughtered in 10 minutes :x Any tips?

    If you can make one, make a poison sns (takes some giginox parts). And just hit and run poison him. Sure it'll take a while but you'll bring him down.

    If he died in 10 mins no weapon is going to help.

    True I have to recall when I fought him solo I'd been killing him online so his solo counterpart felt hella slow.

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  • lionheart_mlionheart_m Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    By the way, thread moved way too fast! Spend like 3 hours farming Thunderbugs when I realized the stupid Argosy sold them.

    Got my new Barroth SA and TONS of herbs, blue mushrooms and flashbugs. Gotta start farming those Huskberrys when I get home and Honey. NEED TONS of Honey. Also, time to farm Barroth to upgrade this nifty thing to the next level.

    By the way, is there any reason at all to get Pitfall Traps when Shock Traps are easier to craft/farm mats?

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    By the way, thread moved way too fast! Spend like 3 hours farming Thunderbugs when I realized the stupid Argosy sold them.

    Got my new Barroth SA and TONS of herbs, blue mushrooms and flashbugs. Gotta start farming those Huskberrys when I get home and Honey. NEED TONS of Honey. Also, time to farm Barroth to upgrade this nifty thing to the next level.

    By the way, is there any reason at all to get Pitfall Traps when Shock Traps are easier to craft/farm mats?

    When a monster drools if you pitfall trap them they stay in there forever. For monsters with face breaks this is prime time to break them open (like lag, diablos, even the royal lud).

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  • SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    It's amazing that as you play the game how your concepts of how to play and what weapons fit your style change.

    Also, for the vets, is poison any good an an status attack modifier?

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  • lionheart_mlionheart_m Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Preacher wrote: »
    By the way, thread moved way too fast! Spend like 3 hours farming Thunderbugs when I realized the stupid Argosy sold them.

    Got my new Barroth SA and TONS of herbs, blue mushrooms and flashbugs. Gotta start farming those Huskberrys when I get home and Honey. NEED TONS of Honey. Also, time to farm Barroth to upgrade this nifty thing to the next level.

    By the way, is there any reason at all to get Pitfall Traps when Shock Traps are easier to craft/farm mats?

    When a monster drools if you pitfall trap them they stay in there forever. For monsters with face breaks this is prime time to break them open (like lag, diablos, even the royal lud).

    Dammit! That explains a lot. By the way, can you break a face with Barrel Bombs?

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  • AiranAiran Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Preacher wrote: »
    By the way, thread moved way too fast! Spend like 3 hours farming Thunderbugs when I realized the stupid Argosy sold them.

    Got my new Barroth SA and TONS of herbs, blue mushrooms and flashbugs. Gotta start farming those Huskberrys when I get home and Honey. NEED TONS of Honey. Also, time to farm Barroth to upgrade this nifty thing to the next level.

    By the way, is there any reason at all to get Pitfall Traps when Shock Traps are easier to craft/farm mats?

    When a monster drools if you pitfall trap them they stay in there forever. For monsters with face breaks this is prime time to break them open (like lag, diablos, even the royal lud).

    Dammit! That explains a lot. By the way, can you break a face with Barrel Bombs?

    You can break faces with kicks :P Just need to do enough damage.

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  • CorporateLogoCorporateLogo The toilet knows how I feelRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I tried bowgunning Diablos, and that didn't work out too well

    What's a better weapon for him

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  • BrianBrian Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Entaru wrote: »
    It's amazing that as you play the game how your concepts of how to play and what weapons fit your style change.

    Also, for the vets, is poison any good an an status attack modifier?

    Para is the only status attack.

    Brian on
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