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As for lances... [WARNING: INCOHERENT WALL OF RAMBLY TEXT THAT PROBABLY WON'T ACTUALLY HELP MUCH]
Counter a lot (A while blocking (R)). It lets you block incoming attacks AND immediately does an automatic powerful attack that can combo into normal stabs. Unless you're underwater because if a monster uses an attack with current, you'll get hit either by the current or by the attack (countering only works on one hit). And don't counter EVERYTHING, because there are plenty of situations where countering will miss and/or leave you wide open for a follow-up attack from behind. Those you'll just have to learn through experience because blargh.
If you can't/shouldn't counter, block.
If you can't block (not really an issue with Agna armor, see below), GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY.
Don't charge unless the monster's far away and you know it won't turn around and bite your face off. mts will tell you it's a good way to deal damage if the monster's immobilized, but he's lying. STOP LYING, MTS. If you have a status effect the charge is a pretty good way to deal it PROVIDED the first hit procs. Otherwise you're just wasting tons of sharpness and doing shit damage. The first hit of the charge does do okay damage, and the finisher is the most powerful lance attack, but the rest do a pitiful 10% RAW and .25 multiplier on element or .5 multiplier on status.
Upward stabs (A) do more than forward stabs (X), but forward ones move you forward a bit more. The third stab in the combo does more damage than a normal forward OR upward, and does that same boosted amount of damage regardless of which stab you use. You can combo either stab into either (A, X, A is just fine). After a three-stab combo (or any time during it, if you're so inclined), you can chain into another combo with a counter. If you decided to try and get in one more poke and all of a sudden you've got an angry monster maw barreling toward your juicy head, your best bet is to chain into a counter. Even if you can't couner the hit, you'll still block it instead of taking a full-on face-munch.
Get Agnaktor armor, it reduces health/stamina loss when blocking, sometimes to the point where you can counter attacks that would previously knock you back (Guard+1/2). It also lets you block some unblockable attacks like Agna's LAZOR (Guard Up).
You can move forward while blocking. This lets you recover stamina while still shielded and allows some (reeeeealy slow) movement. You can quickly jump forward WHILE blocking and moving by pushing X. This can be a very helpful move, especially against projectiles. If you're hit by a non-stupidly strong attack while shield advancing (That block+forward+X move), not only will you not suffer any knockback from the attack, but you'll only lose the stamina from the advance (one roll's worth), rather than the full brunt of the attack. It's still better to counter if you're close up (and it's an attack you can counter with your current Guard+ level or lack thereof), but if you're further away you're better off advancing. One especially noteable thing is that most projectiles will dissipate upon hitting your shield, meaning (if you're in the right place at the right time) you can shield-advance to save your friends from, say, a Barioth tornado.
One problem with the shield advance is that it has a large cool down period before you can do anything. However, if you mash X while you're doing it (there's probably a more delicate way to time it, but fuck that shit), you will do a shield bash that does a bit of impact and KO damage and takes you immediately out of the blocking stance. You can ALSO keep mashing X to chain into a horizontal stab, and that can chain, as usual, into an upward stab, a counter, etc.
There will be a test on this next class. I expect you to have memorized all of this.
allchuffedup#1671
Had some event fun last night.
Did the flooded forest free for all which is surprisingly easy. lagi armor + fire
Sea Power which is not bad with 4 people
Rage Match which gets fucking nuts if you don't kill the first Jho before the second. To add to that we wound up getting an extra large jho for number 2. it was fun.
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Dragon's Dogma: 192 Warrior Linty | 80 Strider Alicia | 32 Mage Terra
edit: Id is Ajune. Not sure what my capcom id is. maybe 1QF88 or something like that. really helpful i know
double edit code is 18fqq8. not really close
Also I got all the offline arena quests done to some degree or other and I'm slowly coming round to the Lance, I'm not very good at it but the counter move is insane. The ability to just straight up block into a combo is awesome. However I think that instead of lancing with Agna armour as is usual I'll try lancing with Barioth if I can gem in Guard+. I think the combination of guard and evade+ should be pretty killler.
Monster Hunter Tri : Pandion/JFRXYE Xbox360 Gamertag: GypBuster
Schveet. I'll try to get on once I finish my physics homework at least to the point where I can scribble through the rest tomorrow morning.
Whoever gets there first, start the city and then DON'T LEAVE AFTER THREE MINUTES. We've been having a problem with impatience here lately.
Join me, and together we will jab pointy sticks into the face of the universe as father and son.
that sounds... unpleasant. i think i'll go back to the longsword side of the force now. lmao. they have spirit comboes. FORCE R SPAM!!! or i can always use my trusty gun. lots of wicked stuff there.. force lightning lmao.
Monster Hunter Tri : Pandion/JFRXYE Xbox360 Gamertag: GypBuster
But hey, you should get on M1G9 right now if you can. We are doing things! WONDERFUL things.
In fact I found two.
So I've made the Escadora blademaster set and even managed to gem in Evade+2, just can't get rid of Recovery Down until I find an Evade+6 gem with two slots. And once I get some funds back up I'll look into making the Agnaktor set and using my second gem on the Alatreon Gleam.
you can't do it with weapon slots?
The Agnaktor set is neat, you never need to evade ever again. The enemy is charging up a mega doom beam of death? Stand in its face, poke it a bunch, and block at the last moment.
Was harassing a Diablos, trying to hack off its tail when a Jaggi killed it. Always funny.
PSN: theIceBurner, IceBurnerEU, IceBurner-JP | X-Link Kai: TheIceBurner
Dragon's Dogma: 192 Warrior Linty | 80 Strider Alicia | 32 Mage Terra
yeah idunno i thought of jhen and it made me laugh.
(And skip to the last five seconds for a very familiar scene)
Monster Hunter Tri : Pandion/JFRXYE Xbox360 Gamertag: GypBuster
Plates are just shells/scales for ala, his unique gem is calle dthe azure dragon gem and its quite rare.
I have 5. And 1 skypiercer -.-
Mh3 name:Mellow
GS user/weapon collector
No keyboard,but I'm pretty fast on in-game keyboard.
HR39,need help with urgent but willing to help out less-experienced hunters.
US server.
Sorry for the self-absorbed rant guys,hope to have some great hunts in the future! QwQ
Edit:Busy meaning lazy lol.
Monster Hunter Tri : Pandion/JFRXYE Xbox360 Gamertag: GypBuster
Anyway, had three or four truly excellent Sabrex hunts today. Only got one or two tusks, but it was fun simply operating as a well-oiled angry-kitty-smashing-team.
I've also had this weird urge to play more MH2. I probably shouldn't give in.
PSN: theIceBurner, IceBurnerEU, IceBurner-JP | X-Link Kai: TheIceBurner
Dragon's Dogma: 192 Warrior Linty | 80 Strider Alicia | 32 Mage Terra
AS far as Lagia saphires go, it's funny. i got one the very first time i fought a HR lagi and didn't get another one until i went on lagi fest to get the rising soul LS.
you need them for upgrading ancient/rust weapons too.
I do feel that they've upped the material requirements for making stuff in this game. On the PSP you'd never be asked for 6+ Amber Tusk equivalents, it was usually 5/6 scales and shells then maybe one rare item.
Absolute Bow would like to have a word with you.
4 - ThckWhtFatlisScl
2 - StrWhtFatalisWng
2 - Ukanlos Stone
5!! - BigEDragonJewel
you need the event fire lance. its a beast. stays sharp way longer than a lot of my LS's
allchuffedup#1671
ooooooooorrrrrrrrrrr, you could get a group of hand picked hr 50+ end game suited guys to bodyguard you while you beat on monsters. haha, i think the best moment I've had was me and two other high rank dudes helping out a first timer with g.jaggi... basically, we didn't want to help him too too much and leave him unexperienced or whatever ( i didn't think it was a problem but hey ) so we'd only enter the area when he pinged (ie. got hit). One guy'd drop a smoke bomb, one guy had a set that had like stealth - and jaggi went to him, and i (i thought it was dumb (still totally fun) and i didn't want to waste smoke bombs or make a new set) just knocked him over.
Monster Hunter Tri : Pandion/JFRXYE Xbox360 Gamertag: GypBuster
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PSN: theIceBurner, IceBurnerEU, IceBurner-JP | X-Link Kai: TheIceBurner
Dragon's Dogma: 192 Warrior Linty | 80 Strider Alicia | 32 Mage Terra
Too bad the planned EN release is 8 months after the JPN release :?
Which is no small feat, since gunlances are already made of pure awesome.
Well, so is every other weapon in my opinion. Perhaps I'm not best to judge. :P
No kidding. I'm tempted to look into importing it, though dunno if I would want to burn out before it made it stateside.
Here's to hoping they'll at least release a demo to whet appetites.