Monster hunter rise

skerry

Lagombi wrote: »

What does everyone think of the Rampages? I've never been a big fan of tower defense or turret minigames so they are the one part of the game I'm less thrilled about, though admittedly I've only done 2 Rampages so far.

Only done one so far. Seem like a decent enough distraction but I'd much rather be lashing the head off a monster with a hammer

jaxxx

Lagombi wrote: »

What does everyone think of the Rampages? I've never been a big fan of tower defense or turret minigames so they are the one part of the game I'm less thrilled about, though admittedly I've only done 2 Rampages so far.

1000x times better than that joke of a Zorah Magdaros quest in World. I've only done the 2/3 required ones so far, none outside that. Any ETA yet for when the Chameleos update drops? End of the month i think isn't it?

skerry

jaxxx wrote: »

1000x times better than that joke of a Zorah Magdaros quest in World. I've only done the 2/3 required ones so far, none outside that. Any ETA yet for when the Chameleos update drops? End of the month i think isn't it?

Same as yourself I've only done the required rampage quests. I was farming for a gem yesterday and I did read that the drop rate for some rare mats is increased if the monster you're farming is the last monster in that rampage. Havent looked into it other than that but they might be handy for hard to get materials. Think the update is towards the end of the month which is perfect timing as I'm not far off finishing HR7 quests now and should give enough time to mess around with builds and new weapons.

Lagombi

So how is everyone getting on with the game? I've nearly reached the end of the Hub quests but it's a game I'll probably play for a long time to come. We should hear more about the first update next week too.

DeSelby83

Taking it pretty slow as I learn the ropes. Magnamalo in the village quests is my next fight.

Star Lord

Only playing bits here and there, just into the 4* village quests this morning and the somnocanth. Some nice new monster designs (or at least new to me)

johnny_ultimate

It’s my favourite ‘AAA’ game in quite some time (although maybe alongside Half Life Alyx). I’m just absolutely hooked on it. I love the central loop, and how it gradually expands and complicates the opportunities and possibilities available to you. I love the monster design, constantly keeping you on your toes. It’s great in both single and multiplayer, and I’ve even grown to thoroughly enjoy the Rampages when you get to the

Apex monster tiers and the absolutely chaotic battles involved

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The skill ceiling is well judged and surprisingly welcoming once you get past the baffling tutorials. Even basic navigation is a joy. The wirebug is such a delightfully versatile tool - seeing more or less automated swinging and climbing in the likes of Spider-Man, there’s something much more satisfying about scaling a cliff yourself by carefully timing wall-runs and wirebug pulls.

Currently HR6 and have my eye on a particular few endgame weapons which are now within reaching distance. Armour definitely comes at more of a premium, but have a few sets I reckon I’ll focus on for now. This all surprises me since I usually bounce hard off games built around repetition and loot grind. But here I’m all in - ~50 hours or so already, and definitely many many more hours play left for me even before the updates start landing.

DeSelby83

New update is out now. Adds a few new monsters and a few extra bits I think.

skerry

DeSelby83 wrote: »

New update is out now. Adds a few new monsters and a few extra bits I think.

Had a quick look earlier. New quests, layered armor and HR cap unlocked too. Looking forward to getting stuck in later

Star Lord

I've only been playing sporadically, and had hit my first 'wall' on Magnamalo! Think it took me around 5 attempts, over three different days, but finally beat him this evening!

So that's the intro levels done!

skerry

Star Lord wrote: »

I've only been playing sporadically, and had hit my first 'wall' on Magnamalo! Think it took me around 5 attempts, over three different days, but finally beat him this evening!

So that's the intro levels done!

Tutorial finished so, arf arf

You definitely hit a point where you need to keep on top of your gear. Hunts get a lot more exciting when you can actually get carted for small mistakes.

I'm about 60 hrs in and really enjoying the hub stuff. Mostly play with randoms and its hit and miss whether you get into a decent group or not but very enjoyable.

Best 50 quid I've spent in a long time

Longing

Easily best game of the year for me. 300+ hrs great fun switching up gear and decorations to maximise your build. Just finished a dragon build with dual blades unstoppable against dragons, but I'm snookered against the other elite monsters.

skerry

Longing wrote: »

Easily best game of the year for me. 300+ hrs great fun switching up gear and decorations to maximise your build. Just finished a dragon build with dual blades unstoppable against dragons, but I'm snookered against the other elite monsters.

Wow, 300 hours, have you slept yet

I've played World and MHGU but never got into the whole grind of farming for decorations and that. Really enjoying it in Rise though. Have a few builds I'm putting together and enjoying farming for the right pieces and deco's for them. Stuck with one weapon in the other games but branching out a lot more in Rise.

Have a nice Longsword and Hammer build and working on Dual Blades build now.

Star Lord

I'm still running with my charge blades, as I just love them, but definitely going to try out some of the other weapons on the earlier quests to see how they handle. Never really tried any of the distance weapons, so may start there!

Also haven't gone outside of the village quests yet, never dipped my toe into hub/online quests.

DeSelby83

Planning on doing my urgent village quest to get to 7* quests later. Running dual blades but haven't looked into any builds yet, kinda just going with whatever has the highest damage number at the moment. My first MH game but loving it so far overall.

johnny_ultimate

Have hit HR40 so just about to fight the last of the current creatures, will likely take a bit of a rest from it then until the May update hits (aside from a hunt or two with friends). To have put 80 hours into a game in the course of a month or so is just something I haven’t done in years - and loving it The hub quests really are the real game, and it’s great that the special licence tests allow you to jump straight (well, one rampage aside!) to HR4 after the single player stuff. Really good-natured online community as well, partially because Nintendo’s online infrastructure is so locked down but just feels great to play co-op with randomers.

I started with sword & shield but moved to hunting horn early on and haven’t looked back. The rampage agitato IV/V are just heal machines while doing a fair amount of damage in the process. Tempted to give the bow a try but not sure delving into another weapon is what my free time needs right now

skerry

Update 3.0 is live today folks for anyone like myself looking for a reason to dip back in.

DeSelby83

Spent 30 mins for fighting a Tigrex on 6 star village quest. Tough fight and was getting near the end, had the blue icon to capture it, it was slowing down but i got lazy and he knocked me down, didn't get a chance to heal up and he killed me. Quest failed and back to town. Gutted after such a long fight but still absolutely loving the game.

Probes

Wow, I picked this up the other day and got to the credits already. I’m by no means a monster hunter expert but I’ve played and enjoyed a couple of them on 3ds and world/ice borne on PS4. I’ve never actually reached the credits before on any of them! I guess there are still quests to do, but it was a surprise. I’m enjoying the game a lot, but I don’t think I’m enjoying it as much as world, I’m not sure I actually like the palamute thingy as it just ends up a game of chase and the monsters only really go between two areas as far as I can see. I quite like the hunt and the chase in world, in rise there isn’t much point in the monster running away as you’re basically just as fast as it.

sligeach

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