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    ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    ....so can anyone explain the new Wyvernblast on Light Bowguns?

    Sometimes the mine detonates for 50-ish damage, and sometimes it detonates for a lot more.

    They call it a "counter" in the help tips, am I supposed to use it like one?

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    NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    Arch wrote: »
    ....so can anyone explain the new Wyvernblast on Light Bowguns?

    Sometimes the mine detonates for 50-ish damage, and sometimes it detonates for a lot more.

    They call it a "counter" in the help tips, am I supposed to use it like one?

    yes, shoot it out at a charging monster and it will do like 400-500

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    SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    Hunting in Hoarfrost is such a visual pleasure.

    Gunlance is like really good now.

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    ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Arch wrote: »
    ....so can anyone explain the new Wyvernblast on Light Bowguns?

    Sometimes the mine detonates for 50-ish damage, and sometimes it detonates for a lot more.

    They call it a "counter" in the help tips, am I supposed to use it like one?

    yes, shoot it out at a charging monster and it will do like 400-500

    Okay, cool. What's the timing on that like? Just shoot it at them or do I have to make it detonate on them?

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    The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    Arch wrote: »
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Arch wrote: »
    ....so can anyone explain the new Wyvernblast on Light Bowguns?

    Sometimes the mine detonates for 50-ish damage, and sometimes it detonates for a lot more.

    They call it a "counter" in the help tips, am I supposed to use it like one?

    yes, shoot it out at a charging monster and it will do like 400-500

    Okay, cool. What's the timing on that like? Just shoot it at them or do I have to make it detonate on them?

    I've shot it at a charging Banbaro. Seems it doesn't really matter if it hits directly, or it lands on the ground and they run into it. That said, it seems hit or miss on whether it stops the charge. I've had them flinch and stop, and I've had them keep on chargin' and knock my ass down because there's no chance to dodge now.

    Speaking of light bowguns, I think I'm in love with this rapid fire Pierce 2 bowgun.

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    The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    Arch wrote: »
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Arch wrote: »
    ....so can anyone explain the new Wyvernblast on Light Bowguns?

    Sometimes the mine detonates for 50-ish damage, and sometimes it detonates for a lot more.

    They call it a "counter" in the help tips, am I supposed to use it like one?

    yes, shoot it out at a charging monster and it will do like 400-500

    Okay, cool. What's the timing on that like? Just shoot it at them or do I have to make it detonate on them?

    I've shot it at a charging Banbaro. Seems it doesn't really matter if it hits directly, or it lands on the ground and they run into it. That said, it seems hit or miss on whether it stops the charge. I've had them flinch and stop, and I've had them keep on chargin' and knock my ass down because there's no chance to dodge now.

    Speaking of light bowguns, I think I'm in love with this rapid fire Pierce 2 bowgun.

    I'm pretty certain that whether it'll stop the charge or not is simply down to whether it triggers a flinch - which will follow all the usual mechanics for damage thresholds on the body bit it hits.

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    Genji-GlovesGenji-Gloves Registered User regular
    So for those that don’t know, Tailraider mounts not only will get the tracks and to the hunt quicker but you can use items while riding.

    Quaff that drink and sharpen that stone while chasing is soooo good.

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    BilliardballBilliardball Registered User regular
    Oh. I just saw an image of what they did to the Brach dual swords design.

    Oh no.

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    BeezelBeezel There was no agreement little morsel..Registered User regular
    Oh. I just saw an image of what they did to the Brach dual swords design.

    Oh no.

    Your palico gets the glav GS and hunters dont is just salt in the wound tbh

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    I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    the decisions made about weapon visual design in monster hunter world is easily the biggest disappointment in the game

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    WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    Shame that the game isn't living up to how the playerbase always talked about the weapons looking in past entries

    Makes one wonder how far along Iceborne was in terms of planning when the original game launched, and if implementation of wilder weapon designs (or a better layered armor system) just couldn't fit into the docket for some reason

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    mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    eh, honestly though if you think the model is bad, at least on PC, you can mod in a different version.


    but on the list of things I pay attention to, what my weapon looks like is towards the bottom of the list, especially when I am in a fight.

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    Romantic UndeadRomantic Undead Registered User regular
    I'm back! Woo!

    Thanks for the hunts last night guys!

    I'm still working on getting my sea legs. I've completely forgotten how to charge blade, but I'm feeling good about my Gunlance skills again. I was surprised that my old HR GL set still did just fine against the starting MR stuff. The only piece I've upgraded so far is my helm (which was a Barroth alpha. I upgraded to a Barroth beta+ :P)

    My daughter wanted to see the Glaive, which I didn't really give a chance to before, and found myself enjoying it so much I built the Dodogana(sp?) one from parts I had left over and tried it out against MR Great Jagras and found myself having a pretty good time!

    Ok Fire Emblem, thanks so much for the good times, but I think it's time to put you down for a bit...

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    SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    Nice hunts last night!

    Highlights:

    Abusing on Nightshade Lumu with the CB:

    Getting to use Gunlance to its full potential against a poor Tobi:

    I forgot who was using the LBG last night, but did your shots proc the additional explosions from the GL's "thing" that attaches to the monster?

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    QanamilQanamil x Registered User regular
    Sleepy balloon wasn't so bad for me, though I had a hell of a time getting the thing to land at all ever.

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    ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    ironwall/expert jewel

    yeyeyeye

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    PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Qanamil wrote: »
    Sleepy balloon wasn't so bad for me, though I had a hell of a time getting the thing to land at all ever.

    It's a giant target of weakpoint while airborne though for stuff that can reach it.

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    ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    is the barroth hammer better than diablos now

    rank 10 has higher raw and affinity, similar sharpness and two slots instead of one

    wtf

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    SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    From what I used the CB last night, I see the meta has definitely changed. It used to be that affinity wasn't such a big deal, since you were doing most of your damage through the SAED blast, but now with the multiple hits in the charged axe mode, I can definitely see focusing on damage from that instead, so it's back to slotting weakness exploit + expert in CB builds, and trying to fit power prolonger, focus, guard, offensive guard in there too :P

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    ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    Satsumomo wrote: »
    Nice hunts last night!

    Highlights:

    Abusing on Nightshade Lumu with the CB:

    Highlight of that first clip is you launching me into the air at around 13 seconds, and then me using the new glaive downward spike RIGHT on his dang 'ol head

    Great hunts, gang!

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    ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    the buffed stun on hammer is fuckin wild

    getting KOs all the fuck over now

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    Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    i wish this game had cross save.

    the xbox population for mhw got so dire i stopped playing, i can't imagine iceborne is any better. it's such a bummer, i wish this shit didn't suck.

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    WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Elendil wrote: »
    the buffed stun on hammer is fuckin wild

    getting KOs all the fuck over now

    I beg your pardon

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    SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    Elendil wrote: »
    the buffed stun on hammer is fuckin wild

    getting KOs all the fuck over now

    I managed 4 mounts on a single 2-player fight, I think they might have toned down the absolute nerfs on status effects they did in MHW.

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    ErlkönigErlkönig Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    Knight_ wrote: »
    i wish this game had cross save.

    the xbox population for mhw got so dire i stopped playing, i can't imagine iceborne is any better. it's such a bummer, i wish this shit didn't suck.

    I'd like to help...but a couple things are holding me back:

    1) my Xbone hunter is currently only HR9
    2) I'm spreading myself pretty thin as it is with my PS4 hunter and just now starting to play Gears of War 4 (to get ready for Gears 5)

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    QuiotuQuiotu Registered User regular
    Elendil wrote: »
    is the barroth hammer better than diablos now

    rank 10 has higher raw and affinity, similar sharpness and two slots instead of one

    wtf

    I'd recommend the Banbaros hammer. You get the parts early, it's off the Kulu Ya Ku tree, and it's all the stupid high damage without the negative affinity.

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    furlionfurlion Riskbreaker Lea MondeRegistered User regular
    So I'll be honest, I was planning on skipping iceborne. After 200 hours in world I felt like I had enough. But then they went and added in entire second trophy list with a new platinum. So I guess in addition to borderlands 3 I am getting this. Someone want to toss me a link to the major changes? Anything general is nice and I pretty much just okay long sword and I can find that in my own I think.

    I have to say them bringing back the crown trophies is a real dick move though. Literally no one has fun doing those even with the events.

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    WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    If I had a Master Rank set could I go back and whoop on Behemoth with it?

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    BeezelBeezel There was no agreement little morsel..Registered User regular
    Hammer changes are nice. The brutal moose hammer is good for raw early on and you can slap a free element on for a quick and dirty ice hammer. Jay Leno's r10 hammer is good for fire. But nothing beats doing a level 3 power charge, firing off a shotgun blast, doing your slam and then yo-yo spinning into the monster to soften its head to mush

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    SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    Wyborn wrote: »
    If I had a Master Rank set could I go back and whoop on Behemoth with it?

    Definitely, specially if fully upgraded. Better yet if you have a mid-tier set at the least (Think Tigrex/Glavenus).

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    The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    At the very least, there's no more FF music playing in Astera if you still have the quest.

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    QuiotuQuiotu Registered User regular
    Has anyone talked about the limited event where if you complete it you get a macaque... for a helm?!

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    QanamilQanamil x Registered User regular
    furlion wrote: »
    So I'll be honest, I was planning on skipping iceborne. After 200 hours in world I felt like I had enough. But then they went and added in entire second trophy list with a new platinum. So I guess in addition to borderlands 3 I am getting this. Someone want to toss me a link to the major changes? Anything general is nice and I pretty much just okay long sword and I can find that in my own I think.

    I have to say them bringing back the crown trophies is a real dick move though. Literally no one has fun doing those even with the events.

    Biggest would be clutch claw attacks (L2+circle weapon drawn or not) and a few new moves for the every weapon. Extra note for HH used for heavy impact/ground effects, long sword quick sheath to attack/counter, etc sort of stuff.

    Scaling for 2 players (but not 3) added. That sort of stuff. Don't have a list handy though.

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    ErlkönigErlkönig Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    Also, QoL change:

    Dropped items now have a more pronounced sparkle-effect. It's not as prominent as the PC mod, but it is MUCH easier to spot pieces of monster-candy.

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    SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    Qanamil wrote: »
    furlion wrote: »
    So I'll be honest, I was planning on skipping iceborne. After 200 hours in world I felt like I had enough. But then they went and added in entire second trophy list with a new platinum. So I guess in addition to borderlands 3 I am getting this. Someone want to toss me a link to the major changes? Anything general is nice and I pretty much just okay long sword and I can find that in my own I think.

    I have to say them bringing back the crown trophies is a real dick move though. Literally no one has fun doing those even with the events.

    Biggest would be clutch claw attacks (L2+circle weapon drawn or not) and a few new moves for the every weapon. Extra note for HH used for heavy impact/ground effects, long sword quick sheath to attack/counter, etc sort of stuff.

    Scaling for 2 players (but not 3) added. That sort of stuff. Don't have a list handy though.

    I'd recommend just putting "[weapon name] iceborne" on Youtube, and you'll see videos by Arekkz Gaming. They're short and concise, so great for knowing what are the changes to each weapon you use. As for how to use the clutch claw, once you start Iceborne, about 2 or 3 quests in, the chief guy will give you a 1-Star optional quest that is a clutch claw tutorial. It's actually really well done and shows you how to exactly use it, so go for that.

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    SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    I had to jump through a couple of hoops to get my PS4 going and downloading Iceborn but it's happening now.

    Gonna do my nails or something while I wait.

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    QuiotuQuiotu Registered User regular
    Also, in true Japanese gaming style, Capcom has decided to continue the tradition in fighting games where you can have a fish as a weapon.

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    SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    I think every version of MH has had a fish weapon.

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    VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    Entaru wrote: »
    I think every version of MH has had a fish weapon.

    Usually several. GU has at least 2 (Sharqbite lance and big frozen fish GS).

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    SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel




    Sub leaders for the squad!

    Best expansion ever.

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