Topic: Monster Hunter Thwii

[KDR_11k]

I think on land the intensity is higher, both he and you will land more hits. Under water it's easier to dodge but harder to hit.

Anyway, I'm still hunter rank 1 so online is not an option.

[Stratos]

Sure it is! Do the mushroom picking mission

[KDR_11k]

Wait, there's a Lagiacrus in a mushroom picking mission? Aren't mushrooms fairly far away from the sea?


EDIT: Heh, I decided to do it a bit differently. Took the one star mission where the Lagi appears, since the horn is an injury drop it's not necessary to kill the Lagi and quitting with sidequests isn't easy on the actual Lagi missions but the one star mission is easy to fulfill, just bash the Lagi's head in, deliver the mission and bam, Lagiacrus horn.

[Stratos]

Ah, you meant for Lagi. Totally misunderstood what you were saying.

[KDR_11k]

Well, I got the Lagiacrus armor now and all I can say is that halving the blunting rate is EXTREMELY useful. Allows me to fight much longer without needing to worry about sharpening the weapon, I haven't had it blunt since I got that armor (I do resharpen my weapon when the target flees but never had to flee myself).

[Stratos]

I'm crazy and I'll just wait for a long enough gap with it's attack pattern and sharpen my weapon in the same zone.

~To eat my words, I ran like a little girl whenever my lance dulled on my first Lagiacrus quest just now. I was going to do it and just had this bad feeling and ran. A lot. LOL

[Mop it up]

I have to keep my weapon at least in the green so it doesn't bounce off the monsters if it hits their more armoured parts.

I actually thought Lagiacrus was one of the easier monsters in the game, I didn't have much trouble defeating it the first time and now it's a breeze. The main reason for this is that it is basically Royal Ludroth 2.0, it has a lot of the same attacks and movement patterns.

The most annoying monster is Rathalos easily. He flies way to much, and has a few cheap attacks, making for a long and tedious battle.

[that Baby guy]

Someone forgot about Diablos.  I'd rank those in the top two of all the ones we've played so far.  There's probably four left for me, IIRC.

[Mop it up]

I could never forget Diablos. While quite annoying, I don't feel he is as exasperating as Rathalos. There are more opportunities to hit him, and he's a little more predictable. I do need a shield for him though, because he's too fast for dodging to work well.

[Kytim89]

I could never forget Diablos. While quite annoying, I don't feel he is as exasperating as Rathalos. There are more opportunities to hit him, and he's a little more predictable. I do need a shield for him though, because he's too fast for dodging to work well.

I hate Qurupeco because of his armour platining. I am actually stuck on this one, but I am slowly raising my armor's defense and gathering items to use on the hunt. Basically I an preparing a better/stronger assault against him the next time I fave him in battle. I know that if I am having this much trouble against him I may not stand a chance against the more powerful hunts later in the game.

[Armak88]

I dominated lagiacrus in both urgent missions, then had my ass handed to me in the capture mission. I think that he is a lot harder in the flooded forest because of the small areas you have to fight in. Also, I think I got cocky, I spent a lot of time preparing for the lagiacrus mission, and went in with a good amount of respect for the monster and was well prepared. When I faced him again later, I think I took him for granted because I had beaten him already. But he did seem more aggressive, so I'm not sure. I'm loving my armor right now though. I have Ingot, with +35 lightning resistance and immunity to poison. It's essentially perfect for fighting anything that is not in the volcano.

[KDR_11k]

I felt the capture mission's smaller areas actually made it easier because he didn't have enough maneuverability to dodge around me (not sure if I actually beat it yet, I got pretty burned out on Lagi fights and once messed up by killing him after my trapping attempt failed because a Ludroth blocked my tranq balls).

Of the ones I fought I hated Rathian the most because of the quick spin-to-flight attack, not only because it's pretty damaging but because it poisons.

[Mop it up]

Fighting any aquatic monster is easier in the Flooded Forest than anywhere else. Having less space means the monster will do less rush attacks and spend less time out of reach.

[Stratos]

So how's this for frustrating. I'm online and decide to finally beat that 1 star fishing quest while I wait to see if anyone else shows up. I go in and start fishing up a storm. Part way through a Royal Ludroth wanders into my sights. I instantly chase after it excitedly and fight it. I chase that around and defeat it after a while (the bugger kept running off after a few hits). As I'm running back to base to deliver the fish I run out of time...steps away from the red chest! 

[Mop it up]

Does anyone know what "sa" might mean? It is another word that is censored.

[Halbred]

Sheesh, how much HP does the Great Jaggi have? I fought it for like fifteen minutes and it never died. It wandered away a few times, and went to sleep once, but...sheesh. It never actually died. Whenever I tried to sharpen my blade or eat an herb, its cronies tore me to shreds. Tips?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Should've played the demo?

[Mop it up]

Every monster in the game takes a while to kill, especially if it's your first time fighting them. You better be prepared for the long haul. If it went to sleep, that means it was weak and out of stamina (sleeping recovers stamina, making it faster and more aggressive once more). What weapon are you using? Great Jaggi has the least health of all monsters.

[Halbred]

I know. I suck so bad.

I'm using my Knife + Shield (don't know what it's called). I've upgraded all my Hunter gear at least one level, though most two levels. I recently upgraded my weapons with Jaggi stuff and Earth Crystals. The damage is like 126 now...? It also doesn't need to be sharpened as often.

I feel like I can take the Great Jaggi by itself, but his buddies just keep interrupting.

[Mop it up]

Everything takes awhile with the knife because it is the weakest weapon.

Some fast tips:
-Don't bother fighting the small jaggis because he'll just call in more. I know they're annoying, but you'll have to just dodge them.
-Be sure to find a good balance of attacking and defending. You've got a shield, use it! Sometimes you have to focus on only defending, unless you want to get trashed.
-Bring 10 potions (and mega potions if you can make them).
-Bring/cook well-done steaks, and keep your stamina at 150 (a full bar). You'll need it for blocking/rolling.
-If you need to use more than one item in a row, don't be afraid to run out of the area.

[Halbred]

Oh, he won't regain health or something if I leave? If that's the case, I think I've got this! Thanks, Mop!

[Mop it up]

That's correct. As far as I'm aware, there is no way for monsters to regain health. Sleeping regains stamina, but not health.

Also, you could run to the bed at base camp if you're nearby, it's a good way to regain health if you don't want to use all your potions... or if you've run out!

[that Baby guy]

I've read sleeping can refill health and I've read it only refills stamina.  If it can refill health, it doesn't refill very much, so there's very little to worry about.

Not to mention, monsters only go to sleep when they're near death, and it gives a free hit.  Eating definitely only refills stamina.  Leave any time you need to use an item and you'll be fine.

[noname2200]

That's correct. As far as I'm aware, there is no way for monsters to regain health. Sleeping regains stamina, but not health.

I know that's the common consensus, and I'm 99% sure it's true, but I've thrice had monsters limp away during capture missions, only to be too strong for capture when I get back to them 15 minutes or so later. 

[that Baby guy]

Get back to them 15 minutes later?  What do you go and do for 15 minutes?