which icon? the 1 look like potion??
i recommend getting barioth gunner armor for bow

When? This time at 8 sharp, last time didn't know it was going to happen, but luckily I just live across the street

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Added on January 4, 2011, 4:50 pmYa, the yellow potion icon. I prefer wearing G.Ian, boost luck without the stupid Jaggi head like last time

This post has been edited by gundamalpha: Jan 4 2011, 04:50 PM

macam mana no one to play with ?

i love switch axe... anyone know which form is better?? SA with just pure raw damage, or with element damage?? which form can be optimized??

for example, people says GS good with raw damage, DS good with element damage .... so for SA ???

this might help you guys

http://www.mhf3.com/

from my point of view, SA is great with element dmg. + also faint phial, i find other special phial useless

I use hammer raw and ko ! Yeah

SA is a very versatile weapon. Lots of people find it hard to pick up. Below are solely from my own experience with SA on Tri.

Axe Mode: High and long Reach, High Damage. Slow Attack. Good for knocking mobs over. Also very mobile as you can move quickly. Useful if you need to chop off high tail or chase after mob. Phial is recharged in this mode.

Sword Mode: ESP. Does not bounce. Very fast attack compared to Axe mode. You will however be rendered immobile. Movement speed is comparable to GS. Very good for breaking parts, e.g., Horns, Wings. Unsheathe attack is faster than Axe Unsheathe. Phial is drained in this mode.

I usually do not sheathe the SA after drawing if possible. I will move mainly in axe mode and do major damage with sword mode. You will need to learn to combo from sword to axe to sword and vice versa to get the best out of SA. All vertical attacks of SA does major damage.

For other phials, e.g. Status phials, it is actually pretty useful if you can get in a full burst (what you guys call boom boom here). The burst attack can pump in a lot of Status Dmg to the mob in a short time if successful.

Hope this is of help.

This post has been edited by kiukiu: Jan 5 2011, 09:19 AM

Is there any difference in hitting in 1 phial and 2 phial for sword mode? Because the "Reload" indicator shows after 1 phial is depleted though you still can maintain sword mode with 1 phial.

You only have 1 Phial in all SA. When you see the Reload indicator, it's because it's at HALF phial. Reason being, you can only Draw/Switch to Sword mode when you have more than half phial. IF you're already in Sword mode and your phial decrease to less than half, it will still maintain the sword mode until the whole phial is drained, at which time, you will automatically switch back to Axe Mode (animation and all) so be careful and always pay attention to your phial level. You have that grace period to switch back to Axe Mode to charge up slowly or Reload immediately.

Explanation on Phial and Attribute.

1. Attribute: This can be Elemental or Status or None.
2. Phial: Phials are the one that provide attribute in Sword Mode and will only take effect in Sword Mode.

Example 1.
You have a Flame Tempest SA. This comes with a Fire Attribute (Elemental). It also comes with a Fire/Elemental Phial (Not too sure on this as I'm just referring to the website for info). Thus, when in Axe mode and Sword mode you get Fire Elemental, with a boost (unconfirmed) when in sword mode.

Example 2.
You have an Assault Axe SA. This does not come with any attribute. It comes only with a Para Phial. You will only do Para Status Dmg in Sword Mode. Axe mode is purely Raw Dmg.

The SA master has spoken

u also can combine combo between 2 form..for example 1st axe 1-2 hit switch 1-2 hit swith..try already u can make infinate combo like this..of course if u not getting hit while perform the combo..

Thx for info, kiukiu.

Scar_face: how you combo between axe and sword cuz the switching from axe to sword is slow for me. I rather just from sheathed, unsheath in sword mode and whack then charge the phial in axe mode , rinse and repeat...that's what I normally do la. I still noob in SA.

Btw any hunters in subang wanna adhoc hunt tonight?

It's a good combi. It's the recommended way to use SA actually. I used it a lot on slower monsters. Faster one you may not be able to chain it and will have to switch back to axe manually.

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Added on January 5, 2011, 10:33 amMe not master. Me Generalist Specialist

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Added on January 5, 2011, 10:34 amWolfx. You can switch form mid combo. In axe mode you can switch to sword on forward lunge. In sword mode you can switch back to axe on side L>R slash.

This post has been edited by kiukiu: Jan 5 2011, 10:34 AM

Anyone have any ideas where to get this bone icon thing used to upgrade those Ancient weapons collected at volcano?

EDIT: I think its called dragonbone relic, listed at website.

This post has been edited by Phyurix: Jan 5 2011, 12:07 PM

Can get from:
1. Spawn in Thudra's secret area
2. Joe's resting place in Thundra
3. Ice Barroth's resting place
4. Send the cats to Thundra in the farm (300z or 400z)

thank you to both you guyz... huhu

Urukususu what should i use to kill it .. hammers does not work well

well you could try sns, Gl, Lance,
those got defense and poke or attack.
fought against him few times, it's quite easy.

plus when i check out the name i found this.