It's been days already Zorah doesn't come out randomly. I am currently supposed to take on to fight Nerg 1st time and eversince then, Zorah doesn't appear. Is this intended?

Kirin is a speed type, so you have to keep up with it. Any other weapons besides high Elderseal is useless against it. Thunderproof mantle is a total must. Especially tempered Kirin.

Odogaron is fast but dangerous. You can either play defensive with GL or fast with Dualblades. It will help alot to wear bleeding resistance armor so you would have 1 less thing to worry about. If you don't have Odogaron's armor, Baan armor can help since it has bleeding resistance on it. Once you have enough of materials, you can switch to Odogaron armor.

CB is a very tactical weapon. Missed one step, effectiveness will be useless. Need alot of practice before start hunting. As you progress further, if you don't master your weapon properly, you will get killed very easily. SA is easy to use but the length of attack is hard to keep track. I started off with SA but I realized I missed alot because I was quite far from my target for my axe to reach.

This post has been edited by erald06: Aug 15 2018, 11:14 AM

Like I said, it's very tactical using CB. The smaller the weapon, the nearer you need to be, which is alright because you need to learn to dodge anyways. Sword and shield mode is easy. Charging the shield and unleashing the power requires timing. If you are too afraid to be in close range of monsters, then I would advise you to avoid dual blades as they are require hit and run strategies. If you want to shield yourself, I can suggest using Gunlance. Slow, but it is one of the best shields in the game. Not as tactical as CB.

Kulve is not an easy task. You will need a group and each people need to know what to do. Also the drops are random so pray to RNGesus to be kind

Diablos hits like a truck. Depending on the weapon, if you are not used to him, I highly suggest go defend mode first. Use the paralyzing gunlance(the great Girros tree and he is weak to paralysis). Study his movements while blocking. Gunlance is slow, but very effective to keep your hp safe. Every time he burrows underground, run as far as you can and Superman dive or if you have enough screaming pods, shoot the hole and he will bounce right back up. Tip: the moment he goes underground before the tail goes under, stop attacking and start running. I am a DB main and I couldn't win him properly (since it is my first time playing MHW) so I switched to GL. Once I gotten used to his tactics, I switched back to my ice DB and I own him alot faster. Even quicker once I gotten Fire and Ice DB. You haven't run into Black Diablos yet. She hits even harder and her burrowing is more random than Diablos. Diablos burrows in a straight line but Black Diablos burrows zigzag. Good luck and hope to hear your updates for him.

Charge blade is a very tactical weapon to use. I can see you are quite used to it but there are a few moves to use the charge blade more effectively. You can try watching Arekzz videos on Youtube. He has a tutorial on CBs in which you can take some of the tips to use it better. Also I never played any multiplayer at all. I been solo-ing from start till finish(of course not including some multiplayer related monsters like Kulve and Behemoth). Since you are saying you managed to kill it a few times, I am guessing you are saying your winning ratio is alot worst than your losing, eh? Well, you better do be prepared for Black Diablos when you reach high rank battles. It will be a helluva ride.

Every monster can be done easily in solo. Multiplayer just makes the monster stronger and more HP to chop off, in which I hope you realize it. Beginner high rank armor you can go with Zorah's. Once you fight with Odogaron High Rank( I highly recommend farm for Radobaan HR alpha armor which has bleed proof so you have to worry less about your hp being cut everytime you move), farm for his alpha armor. The armor's skill will be enough to bring you towards end game. If you have trouble with normal Diablos, Black Diablos will be a nightmare for you.

This post has been edited by erald06: Aug 20 2018, 12:19 PM

double posted

This post has been edited by erald06: Aug 20 2018, 12:19 PM

Artillery is mostly good for range weapons. You should be using jewels that increase the weapon's damage. But as you just entered High Rank, you don't have much choices.

Not exactly. The game will come with a Origin armor(which is partially alright for starters) and a Wind charm(+1 Attack and +1 divine blessing).

Behemoth is not advisable to do solo. It is supposedly to be a multiplayer quest.

This game is all about 'git gud'. Basically, there is no 'character leveling'. As you progress into the games, the monsters gets stronger but so does the weapons and armor you craft. It maybe abit repetitive, but each situation is different. Nothing is scripted nor every battles are the same. It is all about how you study the monster's attack and how well you use the weapon of your choice. Some play speed, while some play range while others play hard hitters. MHW is considered my first official MH game and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

That is only for multiplayer purpose. I been solo-ing the whole game. You can finish the story mode on your own, no issues, but as mentioned, it requires you to 'git gud'. Studying the monster attacks and how good you are using the weapon of choice. As a casual player, patience is the key. Don't expect a hunt to end within 5 minutes. Expect a hunt to end within 20 minutes(real time) average. Multiplayer comes in when the monster is designed to be multiplayer (such as Kulve Tarroth and Behemoth) but majority of the monsters can be done solo. If you play multiplayer, monster's hp are higher and hope that you get a good team(unless you play with your friends coz 1 person's screw up can ruin the hunt easily), so it is easier and faster if you do it solo. This game really need to take your own sweet time to play. You can't rush in this game. You rush, you lose.

This post has been edited by erald06: Oct 1 2018, 05:49 PM

Story mode can complete solo but you just need alot of patience.

Hey guys, I am currently going to do the Blackveil Vaal. Thing is that I have been using my Tigrex armor for quite awhile and I need an upgrade. I maxed out the armor def I could currently. The issue is that I can't seem to find a full armor or mix armor that works for my dual blades build. Tigrex armor seems to be the best for me no matter where I see but at 750+ def, it is not gonna last long against elder dragons. Here is what I have so far;

Speed eating level 3
Critical eye level 4+necklace level 3
Attack level 4
Health boost level 3
Earplugs level 5

I can't remember the other skills but these are the important stats for me. So my question is what kind of mixed armor set with higher def can I use but got nearly as good as Tigrex's skills? I am thinking of wearing Velkhana Beta armor but losing the level 4 attack skill and speed eating level 3 is kinda risky for me. I am willing to let go earplugs skill but I really can't think of any mix armor which is good with my current skills. Speed eating has been seriously helpful for me to get healed asap without taking too much time. Any advice would help.

This post has been edited by erald06: Dec 26 2019, 08:33 PM

Damn it, Shara got the best of me. 3 battles in a row. Obviously I get exhausted. I read in the forum that some people actually managed to beat it using only full tigrex. And here I am, using full Blackveil beta just for higher defenses. Not sure if I am gonna regret using Tigrex armor again. Graahh! Gonna try it again tomorrow.

Okay, I switched back to Tigrex armor and so far the best I could slot with skills to go against Shara are below;

Critical eye lvl 7
Attack lvl 7
Earplugs lvl 5
Health boost lvl 3
Speed eating lvl 3
Mirewalker lvl 1
Free meal lvl 1
Fortitude lvl 1

I am not sure if I should slot out Free meal and put in another Mirewalker instead. Still pissed for losing yesterday

This post has been edited by erald06: Dec 30 2019, 08:19 PM

Hmmm...I don't have your vitality/combo jewel. I have like 2 satiated/attack jewel. Hmm...I will see what I can I do to change it up abit to get max level 3 free meal.

Actually, I do have several free meal jewels to max out. Prolly to exchange with crit eye instead then. Need to mess around with the jewels again.