Monster Hunter World (PS4, XB1, PC)

bagleyboy · 1 Feb 2018 at 11:06

Just got to high rank, and made some diabos armour for that sweet ko damage. Just getting used to the sweet spots for knocking out monsters again and it’s going well.

Any other hammer users about?

Wilko_Dog · 1 Feb 2018 at 11:08

Just picked this up last night and made my character etc, cant wait to get some time to sit down and play . once I get into it would be good to join some of you as I'll probably need assistance haha is there a group or anything ?

Buddy · 1 Feb 2018 at 11:35

Haven't tried hammer yet. Might give it a bash.

AStaley · 1 Feb 2018 at 11:42

Buddy said:
Haven't tried hammer yet. Might give it a bash.

Pun intended?

suenstar · 1 Feb 2018 at 12:06

I quite like the hammer as it does a really good job of keeping a creature stunned.

Does everyone capture their monsters more or are you all about the kill?

Plainsong · 1 Feb 2018 at 12:21

I haven't tried to capture one yet. Not sure how to tbh

kinger8938 · 1 Feb 2018 at 12:22

Came up against a monster that was a bit of a challenge last night so have decided to start crafting a set of armour! I'm just going with the Barroth (I think) set as it has good armour and better defence against lightning which seems to be the current monsters thing! I guess this is the right idea, hit a wall, grind for better stuff to get over sed wall and continue?

May also get my long sword upgraded to water damage as I guess that will be strong against him?

Plainsong · 1 Feb 2018 at 12:29

I'm on the main Anjanath quest. He's kicking my arse. I've gone back to the armor and I am also looking at higher defenses. My bone armor looks cool I don't want to wear anything else!

suenstar · 1 Feb 2018 at 12:58

Plainsong said:
I haven't tried to capture one yet. Not sure how to tbh

You beat up the monster as you normally would until it looks like it's limping and it hobbles back to its lair to rest.
Then while it is resting you setup a shock trap to stun it and while standing next to it you throw a couple of tranq bombs (or if you have a weapon that uses ammo you can use tranq ammo).

Wilko_Dog · 1 Feb 2018 at 13:23

suenstar said:
You beat up the monster as you normally would until it looks like it's limping and it hobbles back to its lair to rest.
Then while it is resting you setup a shock trap to stun it and while standing next to it you throw a couple of tranq bombs (or if you have a weapon that uses ammo you can use tranq ammo).

That is so cool

I've seen this on YouTube don't the captured monsters end up back at like the main camp too ? Think I'll definitely do this a few times !

Plainsong · 1 Feb 2018 at 13:34

suenstar said:
You beat up the monster as you normally would until it looks like it's limping and it hobbles back to its lair to rest.
Then while it is resting you setup a shock trap to stun it and while standing next to it you throw a couple of tranq bombs (or if you have a weapon that uses ammo you can use tranq ammo).

Cheers I'll look into it. I have a quest where it asks me to do some trapping but I always just end up hitting them until they're dead. Or in my case, them hitting me until I am dead.

bagleyboy · 1 Feb 2018 at 13:57

Plainsong said:
I'm on the main Anjanath quest. He's kicking my arse. I've gone back to the armor and I am also looking at higher defenses. My bone armor looks cool I don't want to wear anything else!

You can upgrade your armour by using armour spheres to bring the defence up if you want to keep the bone stuff. Just upgrade armour at the smith and you’ll be able to use them there.

Plainsong · 1 Feb 2018 at 14:07

Yeah I've maxed out the bone armor using the spheres. I've noticed that the later sets start at higher def etc then let you upgrade further. The Anjanath is one shotting me in its second phase. I probably just need to learn how to avoid it

suenstar · 1 Feb 2018 at 14:07

Yes, when you capture a monster you'll be able to see if resting somewhere back at the base (never looked so unsure where the monster storage is).
I don't think it stores them all there at once as it'll end up like an overcrowded zoo, I haven't checked but I imagine it's just the last monster you caught.

I believe I saw somewhere that you get more resources from the monster when you capture it than you would from killing.

Buddy · 1 Feb 2018 at 17:15

AStaley said:
Pun intended?

Haha

kinger8938 · 1 Feb 2018 at 18:34

Plainsong said:
I'm on the main Anjanath quest. He's kicking my arse. I've gone back to the armor and I am also looking at higher defenses. My bone armor looks cool I don't want to wear anything else!

Would be nice if it had a system like Diablo 3 where you can keep the appearance of a piece of armour that you like, but change the stats to a better piece

Buddy · 1 Feb 2018 at 19:37

Plainsong said:
I'm on the main Anjanath quest. He's kicking my arse. I've gone back to the armor and I am also looking at higher defenses. My bone armor looks cool I don't want to wear anything else!

To be honest I would just upgrade the bone with spheres. It resistant to fire which he spews and it's 2 star with demon which is one of his ailments. I think I pumped it up to 14 defense then I did it with my mate. The biggest difference was actually just understanding it's patterns.

Plainsong · 2 Feb 2018 at 08:34

I managed to take him down this morning. I just have to learn to be patient, pick my moments and watch out for his mega attacks. All a learning curve for me.

Warbie · 2 Feb 2018 at 09:04

Anjanath's a dick no doubt! I turned a corner with his attack patterns and did him twice on an expedition last night - it's all about staying at his side and going for the head/tail. And a little luck with where you end up fighting helps too. If you do a charged hammer attack while sliding down a hill towards him you do an insane multiple hit spinning move and end up mounted on his back. Brutal!

Buddy · 2 Feb 2018 at 09:50

Got to the third area last night. Amazing art direction. True sense of exploration.