The default now is that adding double nits automatically does a melody and applies the buff to the team. So you don't have to perform to buff everyone with all buffs at once.
But,i just unlocked the ability to just tap ZR and it plays any notes on my bar and does their affects for the team, like a mini-perform. Then I can still do the regular perform. This is nice if there's a buff or affect you want up constantly. Like healing or something.
The issue I had with stuff like having to constantly use paintball and buy hot/cold drinks was that they were making you have to solve problems that they themselves created. It's like someone making you pay to stop beating you up and then they wonder why you aren't greatful.
As for the monster thing and being able to see on the map when you can capture it... I'll be honest, I didn't notice until a tool tip told me that was a thing. I still only noticed when the monster was weak when my hunter said something and I noticed it limping.
Then again, I played prowler in ultimate so I was already used to seeing when a monster could be captured, and support palicoes would always tell me as well.
@Strumpan "if that was the best way to play the game, they could have done so in the earlier games also."
That sounds kinda like you're saying that no improvements to the game can be made since, if improvements COULD be made, they already would have been put in.
Though you then point out that improvements were made.
I'm not sure I understand the point you're trying to make.
I'm not evensalty about them removing prowlers anymore. All because they've made so many QoL changes to playing as a hunter that most of my complaints are gone.
Easier mode of travel
no running out of stamina to get around faster
hot/cold drinks seem to be gone
your buddies have a lot of different tactics they can use withuot feeling useless
Plenty of mobility skills in battle to help you get out of danger or get right back into the fight.
no more having to stock up on farcasters just to get back into camp,
gathering is much afster and better overall
no more having to actually track monster and waste space on paintballs
monster status now shows on the map too
map overhaul in general
I could go on for days, the game is just really good. Now, I can play HH and really get into it.
Also, HH just feelsl ike it does more damage now...
@Chunkboi79 I loved how, when you did well enough, you'd force Pit to come out in team battles and then the game turns into protecting Pit. It was a really cool idea.
@Sanjithechef It's good to know that the community is still alive and well! I'm always worried about online games like this since they live and die by how popular the games are.
I haven't even played the first one yet, didn't look like my cup of tea. I'll have to check a let's play or something and see if it's something I may actually enjoy.
Goodness, this game looks amazing. I'm not sure yet if it's something I'd want to buy just yet. It's got great visuals but I need to know more about gameplay before I bite.
@Nerdtendowastaken Yes, actually. There's taking your data and selling it to another company for profit and there's collecting the data of people working against you and actually considering offering them a job.
Both are shady, I think one is way worse than the other.
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Re: Soapbox: Monster Hunter Rise Is The Perfect Hybrid Game
@Spanjard It feels like it!
The default now is that adding double nits automatically does a melody and applies the buff to the team. So you don't have to perform to buff everyone with all buffs at once.
But,i just unlocked the ability to just tap ZR and it plays any notes on my bar and does their affects for the team, like a mini-perform. Then I can still do the regular perform. This is nice if there's a buff or affect you want up constantly. Like healing or something.
Re: Soapbox: Monster Hunter Rise Is The Perfect Hybrid Game
@Strumpan Ahhh I see.
The issue I had with stuff like having to constantly use paintball and buy hot/cold drinks was that they were making you have to solve problems that they themselves created. It's like someone making you pay to stop beating you up and then they wonder why you aren't greatful.
As for the monster thing and being able to see on the map when you can capture it... I'll be honest, I didn't notice until a tool tip told me that was a thing. I still only noticed when the monster was weak when my hunter said something and I noticed it limping.
Then again, I played prowler in ultimate so I was already used to seeing when a monster could be captured, and support palicoes would always tell me as well.
Re: Soapbox: Monster Hunter Rise Is The Perfect Hybrid Game
@Strumpan "if that was the best way to play the game, they could have done so in the earlier games also."
That sounds kinda like you're saying that no improvements to the game can be made since, if improvements COULD be made, they already would have been put in.
Though you then point out that improvements were made.
I'm not sure I understand the point you're trying to make.
Re: Soapbox: Monster Hunter Rise Is The Perfect Hybrid Game
@Spanjard Maybe I just got better or something, because I'm still spamming buffs and heals and clearing stuff reasonably fast.
I'm doing way better with it than in previous games.
Re: Soapbox: Monster Hunter Rise Is The Perfect Hybrid Game
It's easily my fav MonHun now.
I'm not evensalty about them removing prowlers anymore. All because they've made so many QoL changes to playing as a hunter that most of my complaints are gone.
Easier mode of travel
no running out of stamina to get around faster
hot/cold drinks seem to be gone
your buddies have a lot of different tactics they can use withuot feeling useless
Plenty of mobility skills in battle to help you get out of danger or get right back into the fight.
no more having to stock up on farcasters just to get back into camp,
gathering is much afster and better overall
no more having to actually track monster and waste space on paintballs
monster status now shows on the map too
map overhaul in general
I could go on for days, the game is just really good. Now, I can play HH and really get into it.
Also, HH just feelsl ike it does more damage now...
Re: Review: Balan Wonderworld - A Charmless, Confusing Fossil From The Creators Of Sonic
Let's be honest, we allll saw this coming when the trailers and gameplay footage came out.
Re: Capcom "Aware" Of Monster Hunter Rise Pose Glitch Preventing Players From Opening Save Files
Oh wow, I don't have those in my action bar, so bullet dodged, I guess.
Re: Random: A Japanese CEO Is Giving Staff A Day Off To Play Monster Hunter Rise
Unfortunately, my job is too essential for us to just take off for games. It would start a scandal.
Re: Review: Monster Hunter Rise - A New Apex For Capcom's Beastly Franchise
Can
Not
Wait.
I'm going to be all over this game when it launches.
Re: Tencent Has Patented Its Own Handheld Console, And It Looks A Lot Like A Nintendo Switch
You lost me at Tencent
Re: Rumour Buster: No, Daft Punk Haven't Been Teased For Splatoon 3
@Medic_Alert Those guys are so weird, and I'm perfectly fine with that. Who DIDN'T like their music?
Re: Rumour Buster: No, Daft Punk Haven't Been Teased For Splatoon 3
First I've heard of this rumor. Aren't they breaking up?
Re: Poll: What Other Nintendo Franchises Would You Like To See Niantic Work On?
None, they need to make Pokémon Go even better, first.
Re: A Kid Icarus: Uprising Sequel Would Be "Difficult", Says Masahiro Sakurai
@Chunkboi79 I loved how, when you did well enough, you'd force Pit to come out in team battles and then the game turns into protecting Pit. It was a really cool idea.
Re: A Kid Icarus: Uprising Sequel Would Be "Difficult", Says Masahiro Sakurai
@Tourtus @TDRsuperstar2 Yeah, I'd love to just play through it again this time with better graphics, maybe motion controls.
I never actually beat the original, for whatever reason.
Re: A Kid Icarus: Uprising Sequel Would Be "Difficult", Says Masahiro Sakurai
I'd take a port at this point, just give me SOMETHING.
The multiplayer on that game was suprisingly fun and the main-game was good too.
Honestly, it was just a good game in general.
Re: Poll: Are You Still Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons A Year Later?
@Kevember Right? They'd charge you $30 a pop for each one now, if they added those games in as DLC
Re: Poll: Are You Still Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons A Year Later?
Nope, just wasn't as good as the GameCube version. They still haven't recaptured that magic for me.
Re: Soapbox: I Somehow Bought Over $800 Of Animal Crossing Crap In One Year
Kinda sounds like a self-own!
Joking aside, I don't care how folks spend their cash as long as they can still support themselves.
Re: Jackbox Party Pack 8 Gets Formally Confirmed, Arriving On Switch This Fall
@TheBlackholeProducer That's not a horrible deal, I just want all of them at once, lol.
Though the newer ones are more artist friendly.
Re: Jackbox Party Pack 8 Gets Formally Confirmed, Arriving On Switch This Fall
I love the games, just hate the price. I want them all and they'll cost me a fortune to do so.
Re: Maneater Takes A Bite Out Of Switch This May
I wanted to play this game at launch, but it was an epic exclusive for like, a year.
Then steam finally got it and I guess now we can play.
I kinda don't care for it anymore.
Re: Random: This Pikachu Caterpillar Is... A Lot To Take In
@Tyranexx I was waiting for someone to say it.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players, Get Ready: Bunny. Day. Is. Back.
@popey1980 Free content no-one asked for.
Kinda like someone burning your house down, for free!
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players, Get Ready: Bunny. Day. Is. Back.
Can't bother me if I'm not playing the game.
Re: Super Bomberman R Online Is Ditching Its Stadia Exclusivity To Launch On Switch And Other Consoles
I didn't even know this game existed.
Re: Review: Everhood - A Mad Mix Of RPG, Rhythm Action, Kart Racing And Bullet-Hell Shmup
I've already been looking forward to this, just waiting on it to drop in price a bit.
Re: Wonder Boy - Asha In Monster World Director Explains Why He Chose That Divisive 2.5D Art Style
Octopath still is my favs when it comes to using pixels in a 3D background. The game looked gorgeous.
Re: Free-To-Play JRPG Caravan Stories Is Coming To Switch Via A "Cloud Version"
Oh look, another freemium game with arbitrary problems (stamina) they are making you pay to fix.
Re: Niantic "Testing" Pokémon GO Feature That Reveals What's Inside Its Loot Box-Style Eggs
I'm just tired of being stick with bad eggs that take forever to hatch.
You basically have to get an auto walker just to handle eggs in a timely manner if you can't walk around constantly.
Re: Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port
@Sanjithechef It's good to know that the community is still alive and well!
I'm always worried about online games like this since they live and die by how popular the games are.
Re: Guinness World Records Has Declared This The 'World's Smallest Nintendo 64'
I didn't know there was even a competition for this. I'm shocked it runs so well though.
I wonder how comfortable it would be for long going sessions.
Re: Immortals Fenyx Rising's Second DLC Expansion Launches Later This Month
@countzero That sounds good, I'll give it just a little more time before I pick it up.
Re: Immortals Fenyx Rising's Second DLC Expansion Launches Later This Month
I'm just waiting for the inevitable definitive edition that has all of this stuff included.
Nowadays, there's less and less reason to buy games at launch and my backlog is massive...
Re: Reminder: Version 2 Of The Monster Hunter Rise Demo Is Now Live
@Twinsen What did you like more about dauntless?
Re: Want To Get Your Hands On This Gorgeous Charizard Statue, Pokémon Fans? Bad News, We're Afraid...
So ... Much..Charizard merchandise.
Re: The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk Reminds Us Of Divinity: Original Sin 2, And It's Coming To Switch
It looks very good
Re: Little Nightmares II Has Just Become Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe's Fastest-Selling Game
@Shambo Thanks for the head-s up.
I'll def have to look into it when the price is right. Whenever that may be.
I know I can get the first one on PC for like, $4
Re: Little Nightmares II Has Just Become Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe's Fastest-Selling Game
@HollowSpectre I'll keep that in mind, I'm pretty sure that's the biggest complaint I heard, just that the dame itself wias pretty short.
I'll probably get it on PC.
Re: EA Investigating Allegations One Of Its Employees Sold Rare FIFA Ultimate Team Cards For Cash
There's no way o have a market withuot people being willing to spend.
I hold both sides accountable. It's still dirty, though.
Re: Little Nightmares II Has Just Become Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe's Fastest-Selling Game
I haven't even played the first one yet, didn't look like my cup of tea.
I'll have to check a let's play or something and see if it's something I may actually enjoy.
Re: Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port
@TheFrenchiestFry Really now? I didn't know, I've been kinda out of the loop i guess.
Well, I hope folks enjoy it on Switch, though sounds like it will be harder.
Re: Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port
Real talk, was anyone here actually excited for this? I thought the game was basically forgotten about.
Re: Memory Pak: Taking My First Starter Pokémon All The Way To The Elite Four
@Leuke Yeah, I wasn't very inspired as a kid so "Guy" was the best I could do.
Now it's kinda stuck.
Re: Memory Pak: Taking My First Starter Pokémon All The Way To The Elite Four
My starter for Gen 2 was my fav. Typhlosion just looks like a boss. I always name my starter Guy in every generation. It's tradition now.
Then I discovered Xatu and smeargle and those became my favs too. So many fan designs in that game.
Re: Video: Beautiful Ghibli-Esque Platformer Hoa Gets A 7-Minute Gameplay Trailer
Goodness, this game looks amazing. I'm not sure yet if it's something I'd want to buy just yet. It's got great visuals but I need to know more about gameplay before I bite.
It's got my attention though.
Re: Hate Zips? Then This Magnet-Powered Nintendo Switch Carry Bag Could Be For You
It looks cool I guess, I just don't need a special case right now.
Plus, my 3rd party kmjoycons are bulky...
Re: Pokémon Unite Beta Players Break Rules By Sharing Footage Online
@Jokerwolf I'm cautiously optimistic.
Re: Pokémon Unite Beta Players Break Rules By Sharing Footage Online
From what I heard it's not bad, just very simple.
Baby's first MOBA.
Re: Epic Games Buys Mediatonic, The Studio Behind Fall Guys
@Nerdtendowastaken Yes, actually.
There's taking your data and selling it to another company for profit and there's collecting the data of people working against you and actually considering offering them a job.
Both are shady, I think one is way worse than the other.