Topic: Monster Hunter Rise

@Ulysses
Get an Arctis 9 wireless ($200- wireless to Switch docked with Bluetooth to discord on phone) or Arctis 3 with Bluetooth ($100- corded to headphone jack on Switch docked or undocked with Bluetooth to discord on phone) and you can voice chat, mixing the chat audio with the game audio.

That’s how me and my brother do it. Not only do you get high quality audio in a headset, but you can chat via discord whenever you want. It’s an amazing headset to have for Monster Hunter Rise.

Northwind, sounds like youre one of those vet elitists from Monster Hunter 4

@Northwind

@Northwind I never go palamute and I have yet to be kicked. When it comes to players wanting to be carried I will happily help, But I only really do that after I have beaten the game. And bc of this I only go in rank 6 or 7 lobbies bc I'm 6 and getting close to 7 so I should have the gear needed to stay alive a whole game.

Is the Royal Ludroth great sword still worth making for a water great sword or should I make the Tetranadon water great sword?

One palamute, one palico. I love the traversal, and despite wirebugs and subcamps making getting around faster, they still can't compare to the convenience of a palamute.

The exception to that is farming plates. Because a 2nd palico with pilfer can increase your chances, I will be using Darth Paw as my 2nd palico for the Magnamalo and Almudron plates I need.

But when I'm not farming plates, I really prefer the well balanced approach of having a palamute for transportation convenience, and a palico for assistance and pilfering mats.

Speaking of which- I'm about to tackle my very last village quest, at which point I'll have 100% the Village. Every quest, every side quest, every picture for the notebook, every charge blade, Switch axe and hunting Horn weapon I wanted upgraded as far as it can go without high rank mats...

With the exception of Magnamalo plates and Almudron plates. I need some. After this quest I'm moving on to the Hub. I do want to finish all the 1, 2 and 3 star hub Quests I don't have a checkmark on, but after that it's plate farming time. And once I have a few Magnamalo and Almudron plates, it's finally time to engage high rank.

If anyone wants to run through the Low Rank Hub Quests with me today, just let me know.

How do you guys get a palico and a palamute to join you?
I only ever have the dog that comes into hunts with me.

@Northwind That is mind boggling ridiculous. Not to mention actually kind of dumb. Bringing a Palico with you on multiplayer has some major advantages. Like with the healer type and their ability to immediately wipe away ailments with a support move. I take that over simple transportation most of the times. It really helps me in a pinch vs poison and thunder blight monsters. If you have the sub camps and a weapon with some fine sharpness, I personally dont think a palamute is at all needed.

But luckily, despite some other problems finding a cool lobby, being kicked for bringing a palico has not happened to me yet.

@Mr-Fuggles777 You gotta go to the Buddy Board to switch your buddies out. They are located near the item boxes in the village. The buddy in your first slot is the one that comes with you online.

Online in Rise, just checking off 7* quests. Might do Apex Rathian/Mizutsune at some point if people show up.

EDIT: ...Never mind. T.T

@Mr-Fuggles777
You can only have two when offline. If you’re online, even if playing solo, you only get to bring one. Whichever in in Slot #1.

....Ugh, well I tried...why do I have terrible luck when it comes to online? T.T

@Joeynator3000 It might help to be more decisive. Instead of always saying how you "might" do something, or you were "thinking" about doing something, say what you want to do, and when you want to do it. Otherwise people likely won't want to bother with it.

That's just my 2 cents (>^_^)>

@FattyWhale_42 ....Ummm, that's what I always do, and just did it a couple of hours ago....The problem is the internet basically falls silent whenever I say something.

@Joeynator3000 Then maybe it's just how I read it.

But for me, instead of:

I'd say "I want to hunt Apex Rathian/Mizutsune, does anyone want to join me?"

But again, that's just me. (>^_^)>

....
"Online in Rise, just checking off 7* quests."
>.>

@Joeynator3000 See, that's exactly what I'm talking about; I have no idea what that post is supposed to mean. xD

So what is Magnamalo really weak to anyway? Water or lightning?

also when I join a Gathering online hub quest, other people they do fine against something like a Khezu or even a Tetranadon but they get their butts whupped by a 3 star or 4 star Magnamalo.

The heck is wrong with people?

I haven't really upgraded my dual blades in a while, due to the fact that I sort of prioritize power in my weaponry, and every upgrade seems to just be sacrificing the power of them, at least so far.

Alright. Took care of all Low Rank Hub small monster quests. Now it’s just hunting monsters. If anyone wants to knock out low rank quests, HR1 - HR3 large monsters (both key and non-key) I’ll open a lobby.

@VoidofLight
Obviously power is the bottom line, but splitting off into side branches can often lead to upgrades you actually have materials for, or with a status effect you want or elemental damage, better sharpness (which leads to more damage per the sharpness modifiers) and later on some will have slots, which lets you gem in additional skills which can also lead to more damage, or higher damage upkeep.

So it’s not always about chasing the biggest number right off the bat. I always buy 10-12 weapons and upgrade them every chance I get down every possible forked path they can take. If there’s 2 paths, I’ll make a second and have each go down a separate path. By doing this I provide myself with multiple options, and at any given point 1 of those 10 is going to be the best. Which one is best will change as I progress. Not only that, but I’ll have 10 different weapons in three different weapon types, so that I’ve always got one charge blade better than the rest, one switch axe, and one horn. And of my three best weapons, one of them will usually stand out above the rest. Though, as long as they’re reasonably comparable I bounce between the three regardless.

But ya. Food for thought.

......Yeah I'm taking a break from this game. >_>