most likely can. I'm using PSP1k (Phat version) and until today I have no issues with any games (even god of war). So surely it'll be running fine.

I for one started using range weapons during early game and hell it's pretty crazy for me. Each boss kill takes way too long and once you reach HR2-5, U will really start cursing because you won't have sufficient materials to upgrade your weapons to higher ranks and u tend to run out of time to kill.

Then later on exsea started influencing me on GS and taught me the basics on how to use melee weapons, that's where i started learning on Hammers (Sorry exsea, i still don like GS ). Imaging this, killing a boss using melee -> 10 min, using range, 30-50 minutes.

Timing is pretty important here, and few things that i think really made range weapons look like crap during early-mid game would be :
1. Expensive to make
2. hard to get materials to upgrade on your own
3. Dies easily, (Rathalos rush at you, weeeee! u get to see stars and angels.. then a bunch of cats will throw u from a cart later on in the camp )
4. Distance is a problem, u need to know when to draw weapon, when to aim, when to keep weapon, when to dodge, when to run..
5. Raw materials needed to combine, u need lots of them due to the limit amount of bullets, u won't be able to kill fast enough if u use the normal unlimited bullets..

So, like wat exsea said, use a melee weapon to play first (LS? lol) and use that to support your needs for better range weapons and armours..

bloody exsea if you have time make a gathering for MH lar~!!!!

@tkgan

It's Hammer time!

Get use to the timing for hammer and learn when to draw and keep weapon as for hammer u tend to get free hits coz you can't block. My fav part about hammer is KO Effect, and the damage output is awesome! Get use to hitting the head of most bosses (Rathalos, rathian, Kutku, Khezu, Tigrex, etc) and the shells of all the crabs and you'll be in pawning mode in no time!

Hammer to go for:

Diablos Hammer - Best Hammer with Sharpness +1 (slowly upgrade all the way up)
Onslaught Hammer - Easiest to get because you can make it from Mining.

Have fun!

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we don't need wifi station to play MH together..

Then all u need to do is bring out ur GS and slay that "khezu" hamsap neck n continue with MH..

So it's at MV or Bangsar?

This post has been edited by derlin: Jun 16 2010, 12:03 PM

A 512kbps connection should suffice. Most important would be stability over speed. Our dearest Screamyx tends to disconnect every so often depending on certain locations.

Exsea u might wanna state which version of MHU the gathering will be... Gaia can you update it on the second post? Thanks!

Exsea would be US version.

Those that will be coming for the gathering, kindly state your name and your version so we can keep track on the players coming..

Gravios? Range weapon FTW! It's very easy to gun him down using range.. Stick to his side and get Lavasioth armor (Guts) to prevent his lazer beam, u will surely be able to kill him in no time..

Melee weapons will be a pain in the @ss because of the way that big guy attacks.. Even for me I really dislike using hammer against him, Had to take chances to try to land some hits on him before getting hit for no reason......

This post has been edited by derlin: Jun 21 2010, 10:40 AM

If not mistaken you need high grade earplugs for it. Normal earplugs won't do.

OT: Blinky: there's a typo in your signature.. Mighty <-

It's Water correct.. lol.. Gaia Monday blue blur case liao I love using Rapid shot water bows vs gravios.. Damn fun and if you do it short range, it's like raining effect..

@blinky: No prob.. I had too much time to kill anyways.. lol

I'm a bow user (I HATE bullets! ) so there's only 2 water bows available if not mistaken (until highest upgrade). Just go for either one of them depending on which skill u favor more.. (Rapid shots, scatter shots, pierce shot, etc). This is depending on your play style as some ppl likes to shoot from a distance with charged shots (Pierce is good) and some likes to scatter/spam their first level shots.. (Rapid n scatter here, you can get all the arrows to hit if you are near/within range and you can spam like mad coz u don need to charge, contributing to the high DPS).

Note: For bows, due to the low raw damage, elemental damage plays a role here, I tend to get the higher elemental damage as my choice of weapon.

I used this because of the skills

Dragonhead Harp III
Scatter 5 Rapid 2 Rapid 1 Pierce 5

But Eraser is one of the easier to make weapon (U need crabs parts) and the skill is not that bad too, Pierce 4 and 5.

Yes it will, if you are using it to hit things that are extra hard whereby your weapon are supposed to bounce rather that cut through. (eg: Shell, Fatalis, Chameleos tail,etc). Best is to get Sharpsword together if possible.

I love using hammer against Los. Hammering the head = Extra fun and plus with flash bombs (plus combines) u get 15 flashbombs. U can easily abuse this if you are farming him for ruby. Per round is about 10-15 minutes depending on your accuracy. Have fun farming! Ruby is pretty rare but usually those hunting quest (those G-Rank quest with a mix of few different bosses but with very low life compared to the normal bosses) has higher chance of dropping.

This post has been edited by derlin: Jun 24 2010, 01:37 PM

@ Cursed taufu (ur nick always makes me laugh.. no offence )

I never bothered cutting tails throughout the whole game.. lol.. Oddly, at times I will get Tail from capturing as a reward. so.. I don't really see the need for me to cut tails.

U need the rare items, do those hunting quest in G-Ranks. Seriously the droprates are much higher than those single bosses and it's damn easy to kill in hunting quest. Their life is much shorter!

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Added on June 24, 2010, 3:51 pmMHU doing elder first has it's benefits. You can get better items faster but if you prefer challenges, go for Guild quest all the way! Elder's bosses are too easy for you if you started from Guild in the first place. Anyhow, for newbies, focus on upgrading your farm if possible (and also up your hunter rank so you can upgrade to higher level farms) and if i remembered clearly, there's 1 weapon (For each type) that you can upgrade till quite high level using just materials from the farm.

Eg: Hammer : Onslaught Hammer -> Final upgrade is Juggernaut Hammer i think.

This post has been edited by derlin: Jun 24 2010, 03:52 PM

Lol.. Now u know. Hammer damage to the head is higher, thus leads to faster killing speed for Los. But it is only useful against bosses like Rathian and Los.. Try fighting G-Rank diablos with Hammer and u will surely curse like hell already.. Hammering the head = Bounce, your speed is too slow to match up to Diablo's charge attack and you can't block.. One mistake and ur dead!


@Scar_Face:

downloaded version = piracy. We're not allowed to discuss those here.

Yes, hammer is my fav weapon! (Kaeza: Wah, that hammer thing at Genting you still remember lol.. Hammer FTW! )

Learn up charge pound and the spinning golf swing attack and learn to time yourself with that. It's useful against bosses that are taller than you and it can deal quite a lot of damage as well. Triple pound is not that useful at times, since when will you ever get a boss standing there letting you pound all the way? (Other than KO/stun/paralyze of course). And Hammer = HEAD all the way! If you don't have head to hit, hit the side of the leg to make the boss fall. Eg: Khezu, Rathian, Los will fall sideways if you pound their legs hard enough.. Earning you lots of free hits on the head or wings.

This post has been edited by derlin: Jun 25 2010, 11:08 AM

ZamAdaII <- HBG user

U cleared Elder Kitten? How about guild quest?

gundamalpha really cari pasal... Kaeza use ur Wyvern fire on his ass!!

@gundamalpha

Delicious? You wanna eat the tail ah? @_@ Kaeza, faster go belanja him something to eat before he starts chewing off the PSP screen!

@Kaeza
AM I vicious? I'm so..... good.. LOL

Anyways, most likely I'll do a gathering when MHP3 is out so I'll be counting on you guys to bring in the hype!