Upgrade it to the max and it should last you till HR6 (Guild) so that you can go for the higher rank Ceanataur (U or S) armours.

My path when I played back then was : Yian Kut Ku -> Ceanataur -> Ceanataur U and S (Swap here n there) or Tigrex (for Earplugs) -> Terra Ceanataur armour etc

Any bowgunner sets worth looking it?

Rajang/Silver Soul/White Fatalis are absolute best for gunners

@gaeryn

Rather than looking at the type of armour, pick the skills that fits you best. But better to get gunner armours later into the game. Use your melee to fund for your range weapons/armours because lower ranks armours with range weapons is really a huge waste of time. (each boss kill can take like 30-50 min when u can kill them in less than 15 min using melee.... )

gundamalpha's suggestions are the best I suppose Lavasioth armour is also good (for bow).

This post has been edited by derlin: Jun 29 2010, 02:20 PM

high grade earplug set is good for those that dun have shields to block that high pitch sound. on the other note. u also can try evade +2 to evade sound

Or roll to the left leg of a monster when it roars so that when it moves right after it finishes roaring, its leg will free you from the stun.

Haha gundam's suggestions are high end armors I'm still at low rank (4* village and HR2).
Funds aren't a problem as I've been alternating training school, guildhall and village elder quests.
I have about 100k now, not withstanding spending 3-4k per round on shots

No doubt I'm a ranged user, but I usually stay quite close to the monster.

New monsters take me longer as I'm learning its habitats and attack patterns with learning how to counter.
I dont mind the speed of the kill - I'm very satisfied that I break all the monster parts then only killing them

This post has been edited by gaeryn: Jun 29 2010, 05:21 PM

normally, using gs i manage to break all parts (except for red crab shell) before killing.

it may seem to be not much of a big deal to kill fast, but once u arrive at urgent quests like guild/elder tigrex, time is your enemy. when i first started as well as many other hunters, it took us nearly the entire time limit to kill it.

if u still insist on going range. u can try one set i did last time, garuga mask, insectaur chest (and maybe hands), and chrome belt/greaves.

u can slot in some skill and have HGE if i m not mistaken. it was one of my early range armors

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Added on June 29, 2010, 11:33 pmif you play using gs,lance or sns, you can forget about tigrex armor for earplugs. just block (something derlin doesnt know how to do since hes a hammer user XD)

however, tigrex is a "fun armor". with it you do not need to worry about "looking for the monster" as it gives you eagle eye or something. then again it looks fugly.

ceanatur armor is quite good thanks to it's sharpness +1, which is much better than attack up large and reckless abandon +3. however you need to learn how to play safe with it. as the armor usually has penalties to defense or hp.

This post has been edited by exsea: Jun 29 2010, 11:33 PM

haha too much info for the new guy la. Just practice use sns first then slowly you will get the hang of it.
I started getting hang of the game using sns, then slowly into lance, then hammer, then the GREAT SWORD =D.
And now into gunlance because of wyvern fire.

Hi Derlin,
For GS user, is it worth it to switch to Los Soul instead of Ceanataur once unlock Felyne elder quest?
Reason I ask is coz of zennies and all the armor stones required to additionally upgrade the Los Soul...

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Added on June 30, 2010, 8:44 amBut so hard to get sharpness+1 on ceanataur? Monoblos heart right? Or you need full set Ceanataur S?

This post has been edited by tigerporc: Jun 30 2010, 10:29 AM

Your question about GS -> i'll wait for the GS experts to answer for that. I'm a Hammer/Bow user.

Monoblos heart is not difficult to get. Probably 10 White monoblos kills should get you one. White monoblos are the easiest Blos to kill for me compared to Black Diablos so I just grind my way through.

It's worth while for the hunt coz the armour will last you a long time.


@Exsea's comment:

So true! I kept forgetting to block using GS/SNS...

This post has been edited by derlin: Jun 30 2010, 08:57 AM

Problem is finding a good source of armor info - even Wikia doesnt have all the armors listed.

Ah well tonight I'll attempt Kushala Daora.

www.minegarde.com

Check that out.

Daora? Bomb... Bomb.. lots of Bombs... And flash to stop the wind effect so you can break it's nose.

This post has been edited by derlin: Jun 30 2010, 10:32 AM

Been checking out Minegarde and Wrath of Rathalos - alot of sets suggested are high rank =/

Hmm bombs... I'll see how it goes, packing shots already my pouch is like 20 slots full LOL

You don't have too much choice in low rank really.. unlike MH3 higher rank armors give better skills and slots. Just make 2/3 armors in low rank and quickly do key quests to proceed to another rank, come back to the unfinished ones later.

Or, play with high HR ppl and ask them to uprank you so that u can start hunting for better EQ faster. Exsea and I helped a fren to uprank from 1->9 in 7 hours.

lol stick with ceanatur set with ceanatur gs.

artisan may be hard to get in the beginning since as u said, u need monoblos heart to create the jewel.

if you find farming hearts too difficult, you can try remobra set armor set. its one of my favorite armors, not too difficult to create gives

artisan
runner

but its a "multiclass" set so the armor is kinda low, have to be careful using this armor. this shouldnt be too much of a problem since gs users use hit and run tactics. artisan helps for the hit, while runner helps for the.. run.

Quickly proceed to high rank. Then go overkill narga kurga. Hidden Blace will be your main GS until you get KAS or Tigrex Supreme. =D

rant: just need 1 more freakin twisted blos horn to upgrade to KAS !!!

I guess from my other games & MMOs, I'm reluctant to rush to high rank so quickly.
I'm making each and every weapon at the moment as well as armor for Blade/Gunner.

It is a new game to me so I wanna play to the fullest.

Wah.. there's seriously tons of armours/weapons to go for... Good luck then I can imaging your playtime when you are done.. lol