Topic: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Discussion

Considering the only time I've seen Capcom employees talk about 3U's charm tables - they were completely dodging the question and even locked the topic - it is most certainly a glitch. None of the other games with charms work like 3U did. Tri, P3rd, 4, and 4U all change your charm table upon selection.

@MorphMarron
Talismans/charms are an armor piece that - instead of raising your defense - puts many points towards a skill. Say, "Attack Up", or "Fire Attack +". You get them randomly from completing quests or by mining. The only problem was that in 3U, every time you create a character, you would get locked out of getting certain charms. This was especially terrible if you're locked out of several good charms for Melee/ranged weapon types, and are instead given loads upon loads of charms for the other weapon type.
This was fixed in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and cycles through the available charms each time you start the game.

I can live with that. My table for 3U was ok. Not great, but I didn't want to try to get a better one.

Do you get to change the control scheme in MH4U? I wanted to ask this because my original 3DS R button doesn't work.

I know about talismans, though the fact that you could only get some with a character is news to me.

I guess I never bothered reading more about them since I actually got some nice ones.

I love my feline pin that I got for preordering MH4U.

Downloaded this game earlier. Holy moly, is it huge! The game plus the update file puts it around 21,000 blocks!

So, questions: I've played a few hours in, and am interested in upgrading some of my vanilla armor, but I need ore to do it. So mining is a thing in this game? Will the game teach me how to do it as part of the campaign, or do I need to learn it on my own?

Also, that pig you get is ridiculously cute.

You see the rock looking piles laying around certain areas? You need a pick axe to mine. Mega pick axes are you best bet and I always carry the max with me. There might be one or perhaps 2 areas to mine in each sector so keep a look out for them and remember what you get from them as they very from spot to spot.

Thanks for the tips everyone. After investing some more time into the game I'm starting to get the hang of it. I'm really digging the hammer. It's still pretty hard but I'm having a lot of fun with it. I just purchased the game and am downloading it now. Game on.

Thanks! I understand fishing is also a thing?

I'll be honest I rarely fish unless it's quest related. Later in the game you can send out people for fish.

@Ralizah In every Monster Hunter game you're part of a primitive hunter-gatherer society. They took it literally, so you do both those things - hunting AND gathering. You can mine, fish, catch bugs, carve monster parts, gather herbs... There's plenty to do!

Goldenfish and Small Goldenfish are pretty handy if you're looking to make some cash, but honestly egg delivery quests or sending out ships are generally my go-to for quick money grabs.

Noooooooooo!!!

Felynes? Nah. Rathalos? Hah no. Poogie? Hahahah NO.

Mushroom fetch quests are the real mascot of the series.

Can someone tell me what's the best weapon to start with? I'm new to Monster Hunter and I want to see if I can get into the series.