Topic: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Discussion

...The insect lance? wat? xD

The staff that comes with a bug

Oh, I'm sorry, I might've confused people, but I was talking about the other weapon with the word 'insect' in the name =P

hello folks,
Im again active thanks to MH4 hype ^^
Also if fellow hunters want to find a ready hunting party tomorrow i created a related thread in the appropriate forums:
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/online_gaming/monster_hunt...

i would suggest considering the morph axe as well , Epac98! I heared it got nifty new moves in MH4.
I always loved the morph axe in MH3, it all depends what playstyle your looking for. The morph axe is maybe not the stronged in a certain area, but its really flexible and can adapt well ( obviously it cant do ranged attacks ^^ )

ps: happy hunting

I would disagree with sanya. Sure sword and shield are considered "noob" weapons, but as long as MH4 is not the first time EVER videogame you touch i suggest you choose a weapon you like. It doesnt help if you really hate blocking and then start with the "noob" weapon sword and shield, which got blocking incorporated. I believe people learn faster with things they like. So just think which playstyle you like and go with that weapon from day 1. Believe me the weapons are complex enough that even when you play longer a weapon lets say 30 hours, you can always learn new moves , combos and encounters.

The longer you use a weapon the better you get with it and after time combos and such get second nature. So starting with a considered "noob" weapon even though you will never touch em again after beeing in the game for 5 hours is a waste of time. Thats ofc only my personal opinion, but why start with something which is awkward when you can use something which you like? And i dont say shield and sword is a bad weapon i just suggest that people should start with weapons they like than rather take "easy" weapons. Cause if other weapon types are really hard to use you cant start learning them early enough ! And keep in mind the first monster you hunt are easy anyway, they are balanced towards new players who need to get the hang out of the game.

For example take great jaggi from MH3 im pretty sure any player can kill them with any weapon type with no problem. But the training and getting used to is required for later harder fights!

Ok sorry for such long wall of text xD

...Nintendo hasn't said anything about a midnight release for eShop yet have they?

No and the eshop doesn't say it either. Just Majora's Mask shows for midnight.

Figures... :c

Probably won't be till the usually time the eshop updates. Some times it does hit a bit earlier though.

I think the long sword is easier to master. It's got mobility and reach. The move set is pretty easy, also. The insect glaive has a bit more complexity to it, but you will find that you may use certain weapons for certain hunts. My first main was the Lance. A big reason for that was because of the underwater fights. Once I got comfortable with water, I went to Long Sword. Unless I want Uragaan's tail, I use a hammer on him. If you've played other iterations of the series, sorry for the info you already know. If this is your first hunt, then have fun.

@Stereoman Dude thank you for explaining that better than I ever could.

In MH3U I don't think I even tried the sword and Shield, I just jumped into the Heavy Bowgun and stuck with it until I got the WiiU, then I used the Great/longsword

The "start with the shield and sword" thing is a recommendation, not a rule.

Also recommendations can differ from person to person :3

If you wanna play online click on the link in my profile

@amiibo thanks bud ^^

I stumble across this image in the Internet showing MH4U looks better on the new 3ds compared to the old 3ds.

http://m.imgur.com/a/rzLJb

Can anyone confirm this? Or is this photoshopped?
The difference is quite significant.

If you go back quite a few pages there is more pics showing the new 3ds has better textures so I believe this to be true but without someone that has both systems and 2 games it will be hard to verify.

I heard on the Wikia that this actually just demo (which is based off of MH4's demo, and not 4G/U) and the full game of Ultimate/4G.

That's a lot of texture differences to photoshop.

Yeah but the pictures further back are definitely not of the demo. Check those out.

Has anybody received an email from Gamestop on a Dispatch for either the MH4U system or Majora's Mask? This is getting upsetting.

Not more then 10 mins later I GOT MY DISPATCH!!!!!!!!! HYPE!!!!

lol that really made me laugh

Also anyone already got their MH4 in da hands ? da hype D:

Worse textures or not, I am pretty certain I enjoyed the demo on the 2DS as much I would've enjoyed it on a N3DS.

I don't remember having time to admire the scales in the backs of the monsters