EVERYONE Will Be Using This Weapon Now | Monster Hunter Wilds Preview

[@SuperRADLemon]

Apparently Ray Dau isn't the flagship?? My b. This is a preview video for Wilds, NOT a Hunting Horn video. I just discuss a specific aspect of hunting horns that I think will be important to the potential meta in the future.

[@PatrickOrtiz-h3t]

He's the flagship in our hearts.

[@AleXiS-nk2ht]

Ray Dau nah Thor Magalla yuh

[@silouhette99]

ray dau really has flagship energy so it's an understandable mistake lmao

[@Lord_Slug]

I think ray dau is kinda like the anjanath of this game. heavy emphasis in the early promotional material but not the main storyline monster

[@gramdapper]

Yeah i was confused when you said you could encounter the flagship.

[@Madman6884]

Check Ruri's playthrough. When he cooks food he picks Monster Chili as the final ingredient, which specifically says it "negates the effects of hot or cold climates and increases defense while in such areas". Hot and cold climates and needing to counteract their effects are both in.

[@robertomacetti7069]

So then I guess this area is like the safe 70% of mh3 Sandy plains It's a desert but not quite

[@harrisonyoung3857]

More of a arid environment with dune areas, hot areas are probably further in the desert if on the map

[@sansotandrea4063]

Oh so that means we are gonna get a snowy area and a lava area - fairly common for MH but still good to know

[@starsuper64]

The minute a demo is announced for Consoles and PC, all the stores are going to be buggy as hell

[@theancientgamer602]

True that brother

[@tielmaster7879]

It's probably gonna be after Tokyo gameshow

[@Pokepunk]

imma be fighting the same boss 100 times per weapon

[@granthefato340]

@@Pokepunkwont they make it timed?

[@MMHGaming73]

@@granthefato340You can always erase all your game data and do it again. We did it with rise

[@jamuraisack8836]

I can’t wait to use my seikret to swap my hunting for another hunting horn

[@Silver-tb7hf]

As a hunting horn main, I could not be more excited to manage two whole song lists simultaneously. Wilds is gonna be a blast.

[@KPlaysHere]

It probably wouldn't be all that hard if the purple/red/orange song list still gets Melodies Extended. Play the whole 1st song list, swap, play Attack Up, and then extend like twice a minute. All good, enjoy double the song lists with just 1 HH

[@jamesjin7598]

Never heard of a hunting horn main in my life

[@dededededeha6935]

holy fuck ive never thought of that 🥵

[@XorsosedutoX]

yeah, I am a HH main too, and I am really looking forward to rolling around, with something like a healing/useful songs HH and buffing HH, to switch depending on the occasion xD Wonder if the buffs stack, when you switch

[@KPlaysHere]

@@jamesjin7598 hi! I'm 1 of those, have been for ages

[@Mangoneko11]

everyone is gunna use hunting horn, while im gunna main hunting horn

[@randomd00d19]

"You 'use' the hunting horn, I 'main' it. We are not the same"

[@Sixx0Two]

I dont think so. They will have to invest a slot or two to horn maestro to really use it

[@devasprime6700]

​@@randomd00d19 we must sing them the songs of our people

[@tilting_cat3344]

2 hunting horn with different set of buffs for whole coverage

[@KPlaysHere]

Self Improvement works more like a weapon specific boost than a song effect (think LS red spirit, IG triple extract, etc). I doubt it'll apply to other weapons any more than other weapons' specific boosts will apply to it. What's most likely happening there is that Self Improvement is just not being canceled out, so if you were to swap back to HH you wouldn't have to reapply it every time. Whether or not that works the same way with normal buffs like Attack Up is something that'll need to be tested, but if it does I wouldn't be too happy. HH should be a weapon you use to buff AND fight with, not a buffing tool you trade your 2nd weapon slot for to get freebie boosts. I mean, it'll probably be very tedious to be constantly swapping weapons every time a buff expires, but still

[@chalnervassor9430]

Being a little too ethical for my taste. Especially for something as drastic as a weapon slot. If they want the support weapon to give buffs for their main weapon, that should definitely be an option. It adds a whole level of strategy to the game that shouldn’t be walled off.

[@KPlaysHere]

@@chalnervassor9430 it's less ethical and more a game balance concern. HH has historically had lower damage than other weapons to compensate for the buffing abilities. If other weapons can use this ability without the damage penalty, the only weapon that's being balanced for utilizing it is the 1 that has the unique gimmick in the 1st place. It'd also devalue its niche if you don't actually have to use it to take advantage of its main benefits. That'd be design oversight if you ask me, and the only solution would be to either: A) have it not work or B) if it does, remove the HH damage penalty. That way its advantage for using its own ability is being able to use it much more efficiently (since constantly swapping weapons for buffs will probably end up being tedious)

[@chalnervassor9430]

@@KPlaysHere that design part is true. You shouldn’t have the buffs and damage. Maybe buff echo bubbles to make more damage and keep the player using the weapon

[@FishyMirage]

Watching as my favorite weapon I've been using for 6+ fucking years get turned into the equivalent of a buff item

[@robertomacetti7069]

It was barely considerable a hunting horn in rise so at least that's back

[@ExtremeMetalLIVE]

But in your hands it will always be a demolition machine, bro. HH MAINS UNITE!

[@solaropposite5920]

That AOE field I'm leaving down isn't to buff you hoes... that's my kill zone.

[@jaskool3679]

Yes but think of the possibilities. In older games being forced to use a horn with attack up. Now you can always have attack up and then use whatever horn fits the hunt best

[@bearful]

personally i choose to see it as tryhards going "oh thank god now i won't have to do my stupid buff" when i join their hunts, still being appreciative, and also, what matters to me is that my baby is fun to play. im such a dedicated horn main that i barely know to play dual blades just to have a tail cutting weapon, so it'll be fun to have an incentive to learn a second weapon for real

[@123Baxter321]

Did anyone else gasp a little when he hit his Sekrit at 1:35

[@LHarm07]

That was too far :(

[@Nanashi-sz6wc]

​@@LHarm07 So you're vegan?

[@nyalan8385]

@@Nanashi-sz6wcI think you’re projecting

[@joebob2699]

Not a fan of hunting horn buffs staying after swapping weapons. This is going to make people feel like they have to use it for hard fights, instead of choosing the secondary weapon that they actually want to use.

[@Moddeang123]

Same, Its also make weapon feel like an item you just use in rotation before you fight than an actual weapon too...

[@SupremeDouchebaggery]

Yeah nah fuck that I'm going DB bow

[@robertomacetti7069]

I mean, if we cannot change armor too using a secondary weapon in endgame was going to be mhe anyway, this honestly feels a pretty smooth solution

[@Moddeang123]

@@robertomacetti7069 Yeah, If we can't change the armor set then I guess I going for GL + CB since its use similar skill set xD Also HBG load with Custer to just troll my friends... xD

[@athos9293]

Do IG extract buffs last too?

[@alphawolf1786]

About tracking they confirmed it's similar to world only reason it's different on the demo is they don't want player's getting lost looking for the monster on the limited time they have

[@trombonegamer14]

Actually hilarious that they would anticipate it being frustrating to track a monster with their system, so they took it out for the demo but they're going to leave it in for the full game

[@deadellavita798]

During the live stream today they said track once the you can just go after it not sure where your getting your info

[@baconberries8097]

Man I'm conflicted. I really didn't think horn buffs would persist when changing weapons, especially not self improvement. I'm glad more people will use it, but I don't wanna see my favorite weapon become just another supplement to all the weapons that already hit hard. Or maybe i just don't want to lose my persona as the horn main in the random lobbies lol. Though, i am excited to have two different sets of songs to use. I'd have to imagine buff timers are limited somehow, though.

[@ji-ming]

I agree with you, it feels like a game-y mechanic to me. Like instead of choosing different weapons for lets say, different situations (2 different types of the same weapon) or different monsters (long-range weapons for flying/annoying monsters), you choose a different weapons to min/max 😢 if it does work like that, hey you do you I guess, but personally it would kinda ruin my immersion 😅

[@keiemnarido4295]

I think HH will be fine. As seen in the HH showcase, most of the movesets are faster. And the new Echo Bubbles deals dmg whenever you perform. During Gamescon, the producers(?) mentioned that HH got a great dmg buff to not be a "support" weapon (not sure about other avenues they used to buff HH). Also, if they'll only used HH for buff, they'll miss the joy of dootmaxxing

[@thechargerout]

IMO it seems fine, i don't think people would like to stay in one place for 1 min to get all the buffs in and this seems like a waste of precious seconds if you're a speed runner.

[@supershot9729]

​​​@@thechargerout most people don't speed run though, so it's not something that will matter or change much of the buffing process to most people

[@TheCosmicAstro-]

its a fantastic way to encourage weapon swapping. seeing as the majority of players will just play the weapon they want to play without ever really swapping weapons since they just want to play the weapon they want to. This will be a great way to encourage those players to interact with the system to at least some degree, and its not like those who want to keep status based weapon swaps, or element based, stun, ranged, etc wont have those options as well. Its something that is almost definitely intended and should stay.

[@pipsqueakandjambu6753]

So.. no ones gonna talk about the way that wherever you hit a monster that spot on the monster jiggles/flinched? And the fact you can climb and stand on dead monsters now!!?!

[@halifaxsteppenwulf7980]

Universal armor is such a huge win. I like to recreate my hunter in each game as if she's constantly moving on after depopulating the previous ecosystem, so it'll be nice to see her get some new drip.

[@duskyer]

Finally. Gender locked gear was a big iffy thing for me. I enjoy playing female characters, but I hated almost all the helmets. They always felt the need to show the face and it's like "No. Let me be a Kamen Rider."

[@arthurvilain7270]

And on the other hand I like to have hats or open helmets on my gunner sets for my male character, so having access to the female headgear sounds awesome !

[@OrenjiArms]

I’m the opposite I guess armor wise I’ve always wanted the kamen rider like armor but I would turn off the helmet display

[@horrorking1000]

My problem with the female armors were they were basically scale bikini's the majority of the time

[@duskyer]

My main qualm is when female armor finally looks cool, the helmet is ass. Lunagaron armor is a good example. The armorset is fantastic except for the helmet.

[@yellowcard8100]

@@horrorking1000 That was the best part. And now the dudes can enjoy it as well.

[@KPlaysHere]

Well...this video aged like milk. Not only does Self Improvement not work for other weapons, but the Attack Up song was rebalanced specifically so that it gives next to nothing when used this way (4% in the beta). On the other hand, if you're using HH to actually use HH, Self Improvement now also gives it a nice 20% attack boost! Basically, the power's been redistributed towards the weapon itself and away from just using it as a buffing minigame for other weapons.

[@SuperRADLemon]

Luckily I was only theorycrafting, but I am a bit disappointed to be sure

[@Ari3os]

Im very curious about Hot/Cold drinks. To be FAIR, in world you didnt need them in the desert either. Just in the volcano/hoarfrost. So HOPEFULLY, but I wouldnt be surprised.

[@awesomesauce5974]

I still think under extreme conditions it is necessary. Glad to see it is sticking around in some capacity in Wilds

[@TheCosmicAstro-]

yeah would be nice if we didnt have the bloat of random consumables just for the sake of random consumables. but it sounds like the cooking your own meal system has a combined hot/cold area immunity food component. so it sounds like itll be in the game to some degree.

[@athos9293]

11:12 Rey Dau is not the game's flagship

[@athos9293]

11:12 Rey Dau is not the game's flagship

[@Ari3os]

​@@TheCosmicAstro- Where did you see this? That sounds actually really cool if they made it in the cooking similar to BOTW

[@pandre5458]

Finally, Hunting Horn is the definitive strongest weapon

[@Malicus]

Always was

[@dombombed]

Within a week of release people are gonna see how inefficient it is to play all their songs and then switch to their “main” weapon. Buffs don’t last long, the point of playing the horn is to constantly upkeep them mid fight. Having to switch back and reapply buffs every 10-20 seconds sounds exhausting.

[@SuperRADLemon]

Maybe

[@biltre271]

The HH buff persisting after the weapon swap is definitely an oversight

[@Baplar]

I feel like it's fair enough if the songs that would apply to multiplayer allies work on yourself after the swap. However, I agree and I hope that Self-improvement specifically will only affect you as long as you are equipped with a HH.

[@Grey-The-Skeleton]

​@@Baplar Even then, this will just turn the second weapon slot into a glirified HH pouch. It's a bad idea imo.

[@Purpletrident]

Unlikely. Longsword gauge persists after swapping too, so horn songs will likely continue to persist as well. I imagine they want to encourage weapon swapping, and this is an amazing way

[@TheCosmicAstro-]

most likely intended if you take a second to think about it.

[@solaropposite5920]

​@Grey-The-Skeleton the game is far from launch. There's still plenty of time for us to make them change it. Voicing our complaints is the only way forward.

[@Hypercane_]

7:47 that's literally just a saxophone

[@thepowerfulpaet4937]

Contrabass saxophones are almost literally that big as it is.

[@CitrusVirus6438]

I saw in rurikhan's video when he's cooking that one of the buffs a meal can give you keeps you warm. Guess that means something cold/hot drinky

[@princessrayneshia1293]

Wild to see long sword getting frontier mechincs, the hold r1 for a big attack that gives you spirit gauge recharge was a core part of the frontier long sword from the little bit i played of it(mainly have played gunlance)

[@Truecaveman1999]

John Monster Hunter is officially back 🙌🏻

[@joelhatterini6392]

Nah I'm gonna just run two identical switch axes because I can

[@brennancurrier806]

Curious to see the modding community for this game over the next few years. World had some really cool custom quests and just other cosmetic mods.

[@solaropposite5920]

Considering it will be crossplay on launch, unless there's a toggle, i would not see there being a modding community for this next one. Considering the steps/stance Capcom have recently taken against modding.

[@OrenjiArms]

Considering how easy it was to mod dragons dogma 2 I’d imagine it’d be more of the same, probably will have people getting banned from online play if they use dmg changing mods etc similar to like Elden ring

[@Nova-sama420]

@@OrenjiArms is it easy to cosmetic mod DD2 ?

[@Cumbernumb]

We will see how they decide to approach modding. I think they were going to go for an anti modding approach that makes sure people can’t mod.

[@brennancurrier806]

@@Cumbernumb they will still find a way. We always do. Look at dd2, monster hunter world and rise. They added updates to the other monster hunters to try and prevent it but still didn’t work

[@PatrickOrtiz-h3t]

Glad to see Longsword move away from the Helm Breaker/Iai Counter focus, and get back to a "fast strikes/good positioning" weapon. Don't get me wrong, those moves are fun, but they feel more fun when they're a tool in the box to use when necessary, and not the literal best thing you could ever be doing. I'm so excited to use every weapon and learn the ones I historically don't use, this definitely seems like the game to do it with.

[@symbiotesoda1148]

Jokes on you, I'm going to be enjoying bow's new aimbot feature.

[@knocksuecow2196]

I'm glad I'm not the only one stoked for this.

[@Jwalko4]

Thanks for trying out hunting horn buffs. That was one of my first questions too. But even knowing that buffs carry over I'm having such hard time deciding on a second weapon. Every weapon I see impresses me.

[@itsyaboiguzma]

After CaoSlayer's vid saying Gunlance shelling is now affected by attack up buffs I threw my 3 secondary weapons of Lance, Charge Blade, and Sword and Shield out the window in favor of hunting horn. GIMME THAT SWEET EXTRA 2 -3 DAMAGE BABYYYYYYYYY

[@Lord_Slug]

the removal of genderlocked armor was probably my most desired feature I'm so happy it's finally here. I personally really do not like the thigh chest and face windows that a lot of female armor has so I would play as a male hunter instead but it didn't feel like a fun compromise. Rise was a step in the right direction where you could have any hair face and voice on either body type, but I think the full removal of the body type distinction combo'd with the ability to mix and match pieces from both sets is such a great change for everyone

[@Lord_Slug]

there are several armor sets where I think the helmet of one gender will look cooler but the other gender will have a cooler chest etc and now we're free to just mix and match, so I think this is a change that will benefit everyone (or at least the fashion hunters)

[@baanshie]

Last minute mic was honestly good quality! Thanks for the vid :)

[@borndrago]

9:36 WHAT IN THE ANIME WORLD IS THAT MOVE SOOO GOOOD 🔥🔥🔥

[@Kurosaki45]

Two weapons? Nah, I'll stick to my one glaive.

[@shinon748]

Oh no. The fact horn buffs stay after swapping weapons is going to need to be changed. It's cool yes. But if it stays then no one is going to actively use the horn IN combat. The meta will be to prebuff with horn, swap to your main, and then fight.

[@aganaom1712]

What determines how much longsword will be used is how much access it has to damage mitigation/ counters If it can freely enter multiple kinds of counter stances very quickly with no downsides then this weapon will be the most used weapon in the game for most of the game's early lifespan much the same way in rise

[@Athanase48067]

As if LS isn't the most saturated weapon since the oceans formed

[@Vizzy.787]

Most people will just use Bow or HBG as their secondary

[@manafish8732]

the hunting horn thing is 100% getting removed lol

[@Roge9]

as for a good secondary weapon, yeah hunting horn seems crazy. I also think getting an easy paralyze weapon secondary like a bow for gs also might be nice for landing an easy TCS combo.

[@KPlaysHere]

Sleep would be better. You'd waste a chunk of the paralysis time swapping weapons, and with sleep you'd also get that wake up damage multiplier

[@Roge9]

@@KPlaysHere Well you could use both with Bow thankfully.

[@theonly1689]

Last year i peaked in life when Rad commented under mine in the oblivion video. Ive been seeking that high ever since

[@TheCosmicAstro-]

Its pretty cool that hunting horn buffs stay after swapping weapons. You either choose to use hunting horn and use its utility/buffs for the weapon you want to use, or you bring a second weapon that serves a function for the weapon itself, like a ranged option, stun building option, status, etc. Really cool that it functions this way, hope it stays.

[@Rochieer]

I like how the hunting horn is just a giant saxophone

[@itsmorphinetime]

One thing I'm curious about, if you happened to notice during your gameplay session, is do loadouts take into account the two different weapons you take in with you. Normally you'd have a build that was specific to a weapon, such as dual blades, that wouldn't necessarily transfer to say a hammer. Does the game allow for a swap between loadouts/builds when you have two vastly different weapons equipped

[@AlejandroZelaya.]

I need the demo to know the necessary updates for my pc and start saving money!

[@pkjuno]

just imagine the possibilities with a dual weapon playstyle. u can use hammer on an armored monster until their armor wears away and then switch to a lance or long sword!

[@unamusedrowlett6303]

Might be a bit of a stretch of a question given your timeframe but how does the locales work? Is it similar to world where you travel to the savannah area or the forest area(where Lala Barina lives) in the hub and its just a huge area to explore, or is it one giant map and a zone in the savannah has the entrance to the forest area? or my big fear, is it just a patch of forest off in the corner and we're stuck in the this mostly savannah map for 300+ hours?

[@HollowBagel]

It sounds like it's one giant map, but you can't just go everywhere at the start of the game. It's been said that new zones will unlock throughout the story, of course it's not mostly just desert.

[@darthvaderreviews6926]

AFAIK this demo version only had the Plains, so we have to rely on previous developer interviews and etc for this. From what we understand: -Locales are locked by quest progress exactly like previous MH games, you can't go everywhere at the start. This most likely means they will only be connected by certain narrow corridors that will be opened up through game progress, it won't be like a GTA game or something. -Some of the locales are connected seamlessly and you can ride between them with no loading screens, but others need fast travel to reach. -There's no reason to worry about being in the Plains 24/7, while it is a larger map than previous MH games, it's still a relatively normal MH locale, there's no reason to think we'll spend most of the game there. The speculative comparison I think will be most accurate is FF7 Rebirth. Stuff is seamlessly connected, but not in a typical gameplay sense for open world freedom, it's to make the first time you enter a new zone cooler and give you the option of taking a walk from one zone to another if you feel like it- Practically speaking, you will still be warping to locales like a traditional MH game

[@JunoHakkeSho]

As a HH main and support main this is amazing news. But the big question is here can you do 2 HH per game? Buff will be insane.

[@Lorddominion]

I am wondering about RNG decos or RNG talismans. I have a few people in my hunting crew that said that they are hyped about Wilds but if RNG decos return they will not buy Wilds cuz they hate RNG decos that much.

[@SuperRADLemon]

Yeah we dunno yet

[@knatkniht]

God, I hope tracking isn't dumbed down like that. It would be rise all over again.

[@KanadianBeauty-q4n]

Got home from out of town watching this gamescon stuff now I only use the longsword so I kept thinking what could be my second weapon I was worried I wasn’t gunna use a second weapon and not enjoy that change but that’s good news now I know it’s hunting horn changes everything thank you

[@funkymoine821]

thanks for all the infos and feedback. you did not talk about the music, which is okay, any remarks? as a horn main I don't know how i feel about this. i *exclusively* play the horn - horn 1: +ATK - horn 2: +ELE and the refresh buff song. see where i'm going with this? ... :) I think what we need to know is how efficient, practical is it to summon the mount to swap weap. can i say topple a monster, then swap to a hammer/GS for a big wakeup? can i call my mount in combat? Can i put down *TWO* bubbles? (hornA and hornB ?) i can see myself never drinking on foot. need health? mount, enjoy the full mobility of the mount while drinking, get a free jump attack.. (side note the sax is awesome). is teleporting to camp still possible? is it even needed? if i never go back to camp, do i progress in the msq? ... etc etc.. can't wait to see how the multiplayer is implemented... are we 16 in the map? or only four, but 16 in the base?...

[@Nightwolf0194]

As a Hunting Horn main I feel like this takes away from our role. I get the weapon isn’t popular but that’s why it’s unique. If everyone is running around with it applying buffs than we aren’t needed

[@marioduncan5375]

U weren’t needed before that’s the point of getting more people to play the weapon. Everyone isn’t just gonna run around with hh and lose out on an entire secondary weapon. But it’s a valid give and take to make if it suits your style of play.

[@Nightwolf0194]

@@marioduncan5375 I guess. Late game people will truely have to put in work to maintain it anyway

[@chalnervassor9430]

Run two and double the amount of impact you guys have. Most people won’t give up damage for two horns.

[@reliusornez1448]

​@@Nightwolf0194 not really hard, in world most songs lasted between 3-7 minutes depending on the song. Some people are saying it will help horn playrates but all it's gonna do is have people let it sit in their bag until they pull it out every couple min to rebuff. Unless we get monsters swapping resistances like crazy no weapon swap is going to be more valuable than 30 sec of horn for 20% more damage and minds eye for 3 min on any weapon.

[@asiansimp]

@@marioduncan5375what the hell do you mean they weren’t needed? Even if I can do hunts alone, most of the time, I’d wish hunting horn mains join me instead of any other. They make the hunting experience so much better and easier. That’s what they’re for. Yapping about “not being needed before” when it’s literally the community’s favorite main to hunt with. You’re out here in replies trying so hard to defend this crappy mechanic lmao.

[@atomiccrusader4560]

I'm still a bit iffy on the wounding mechanic, but it does sound better than the clutch claw. How is it in practice? Does it feel like a natural part of the fight? Is it required like clutch claw was to get optimal damage? Is it fun?

[@micahfurlow2624]

It seems like wounding the monster sounds much better than clutch claw, since it happens by attacking normally instead of trying to claw onto the monster and then wound the part. When there's a wound, you can also do some flashy special moves called "Focus attacks" and seem to remove the wound after doing them The 2 main problems with clutch claw (and wounding mechanic) is that it was somewhat cumbersome to try and use and maintain and the quality of clutch claw integration into the weapon kit varied wildly (one good example is Lance vs. Insect Glaive, Lance has a cool claw counter move but Glaive can't even claw with its weapon out)

[@SuperRADLemon]

Yeah it's very seamless but I think it's a little uneccessary

[@HollowBagel]

You hit things and it opens up weakspots that you hit some more. I don't know what wouldn't feel natural or fun about that. It's required as much as hitting weakspots already is.

[@derp3305]

Hey Rad, any thoughts on why the devs didn't include the wirebug exclusively for the Insect Glaive? It seems like a natural fit for it.

[@wesleycary4965]

Do we know whether decorations or charms are craftable? I much preferred the system in rise where the charms were rng but decos were craftable

[@bavuh1249]

Question Mr rad: is the handler lady actively following you around in the overworld as you go around, or is she just implied to be following you and observing your actions

[@SuperRADLemon]

Not completely sure but I did see her after clearing a hunt

[@ZhouTie47]

I just watched the main livestream footage from the MH channel, and she does show up here and there when the action dies down on her own Seikret.

[@AMurkyFish]

Imagine we get to fight an over hauled version of alatreon where we need to switch weapons. I can't fucking wait

[@kinda_random335]

Well obviously people are going to bring HH as their second weapon. Why wouldn’t you buff the shit out your main damage weapon? I see them changing the HH buff later staying on the field.

[@universalgamer9615]

I was so scared that one button notes would still be a thing because of the HH’s first showcase of buffing other hunters

[@Veslelia_cw]

Dudeeeeeee i wish that little judgement cut you did after the mount was in other moves as well. Imagine doing a judgement cut after focus or HB

[@ZlatkoTheGod]

Important question about weapon swapping. How does armor factor into it? We used to build for specific weapons but what if you are carrying two that need completely different skills to peak? Do you also change armor sets on the fly or do we just have to cope and make compromises when building.

[@nappa4317]

Honestly more I think of carry two weapons. The more I kind of just don't want it or care. Seems more hassle than anything. Will depend on how fights play out.

[@axe6279]

Looking forward to switiching to Bow from Charge Blade when monsters start flying.

[@berchron]

I wonder if the selfbuff will survive into the launch version.... or use an Attack Up horn, then switching to one with better raw!

[@thepowerfulpaet4937]

I wouldn't necessarily count on the buffs carrying over being in the release build. Things can change.

[@eggbarm5949]

I only have one question now, can you unsheathe while running on hunting horn? 🤔

[@wolfsraynefan]

Something visible in the video but that I don't think you mentioned out loud is that HH is reverting back to what folks were used to in World compared to what we got in Rise, which was the simplified note play combos. I'll miss the ease of just busting out song combos but it's cool to have that tactile "you have to actually *play* the instrument" return.

[@isurika1116]

I miss the old marking system with the paintball

[@SuperRADLemon]

Me too

[@Solibrae]

Nice footage and I'm glad you enjoyed the demo. I think I'll much appreciate those Long Sword changes too since I'm not a fan of the "Counter and Spirit Helmbreaker" focused play style. I think I've seen someone else mention on GameFAQs that a Food buff menu mentioned it giving Hot/Cold resistance effects, so that's evidence to suggest Hot and Cool Drinks are returning.

[@CleopatraKing]

"we wanted to make ls easier to get lvl 3, also more helm breakers" Greeeaaaaaaaat just what I wanted, it's not like u could already infinitely chain helm breakers and spirit combos, now we can do that and spend 2 gauges we will get back immediately for more dmg.

[@SuperRADLemon]

We win

[@CleopatraKing]

@@SuperRADLemon yea yea I just wish lvl 3 wasn't given to u so easily. Ever since iceborne maintaining lvl 3 just doesn't feel as satisfying bc the iai slash Regen.

[@weismanwriter9426]

I think you're overestimating the usefulness of this. I think it'll be greatly beneficial for Horn mains, not players who are trying to maximize dps for speedrunning. Speedrunning in specific requires players to spend as little time as possible to hunt a monster and this strat will take like 30+ seconds just to get the buffs out. This isn't going to be nearly as impactful for non Horn mains as you think lol. It's great for us Dooters, but nothing close to being meta imo

[@SuperRADLemon]

Most players aren't speedrunners tho

[@lubbo5261]

Most players aren't Speedrunners and for normal players bringing a HH as second weapon is going to be the most usefull most of the time. Alone the fact that you can use the Earplug song without having to waist armor slots to get it is going to be very strong for normal players.

[@weismanwriter9426]

@@lubbo5261 Most players aren't speedrunners and most players genuinely do not care about maximizing their dps outside of skills. The large majority of the playerbase will care far more about playing the weapons they want to bring than forcing themselves to only play one weapon while the other is there to give their main boosts. Again, you people are overestimating the potential usefulness of this strategy lol. The majority of players won't want to call Seikret, take out the Horn, jump off Seikret, play all the buffs, sheathe the Horn, get back on Seikret, bring out their primary, and continue to hunt. That is such a waste of time versus how much you'd benefit. Being able to grant yourself free earplugs btw doesn't make up for the fact that you'd still need to slot in multiple skills for Horn to make it useful enough for this strategy. That's gaining one small skill and having to sacrifice at least 3 or more slots. There's less to gain than there is to lose with this strategy unless you're bringing 2 Horns.

[@ringomandingo1015]

Male armor available to female hunters: 🥰 Female armor available to male hunters: 🤬🤬

[@a1way5watch1ng9]

Even if buffing is a thing, I'm still using a lance and a longsword or charge blade. Lance is a must now that we have a mount we can attack from.

[@navi8801]

Genuinely didn't think HH buffs would persist after being put away, holy moly that's a huge change! One question however, did you notice if there was a buff duration reduction/extension? if not, horn maestro might just be a permanent skill on my armor, I also spotted a timer countdown when the buffs get close to expiration at 6:50! Now i want to see....if self improvement stacks with a white extract from insect glaive, that'd be crazy

[@SuperRADLemon]

I don't think it gets shortened but I also didn't check

[@paganofthenorth448]

There is almost a 100% chance that won’t be in the release version of the game. To have the benefits of HH without even using it in combat just sounds like a design oversight.

[@argentum1738]

​@@paganofthenorth448you have to take the time to queue up the notes, play the song, then get to your seikret to swap weapons, and then swap back to do the whole song and dance all over again every minute or so. I feel like if you're bringing hunting horn exclusively to buff your main weapon, it's not worth it. You'd get better value sticking to your main weapon or bringing a secondary that can status or stun the monster (which hunting horn can do but it's not the best at getting KOs).

[@Solibrae]

​@@argentum1738The trick is, bring a Paralysis Hunting Horn! ;)

[@paganofthenorth448]

@@argentum1738 We’ll have to see if the benefits out weigh the cons. You’d be surprised how often gamers will exploit a design oversight for the tiniest of benefits.

[@BilliamTorpedo]

I cant imagine people will end up bringing a hunting horn as a 30 second windup buff-stick over a ranged weapon or something with a different status or element on it. If people already dont like stopping to sharpen then they'll hate this.

[@SuperRADLemon]

I love it

[@tammywacha]

Self-improvement remaining after a weapon switch is crazy! I wonder, if Dual Blades' demon mode speed boost is still in the game, will the two stack?

[@anubisgodess2353]

The glory that is the "DOOT SQUAD" shall spread farther than we've ever seen!! Long live the Huntin horns!! Glad no more gender locked armor cuz some parts always looked better than others.

[@Gokuroro]

Question: did you notice that the prompt to switch weapons also appears when not mounted sometimes? 11:03

[@SuperRADLemon]

What the heck, no I didn't. Interesting.

[@valerius9751]

swapping back and forth between HH and your primary weapon sounds like a very tedious playstyle. but if you wanna min max your solo hunts then by all means. also npc companions are back so maybe we get to pick hunting horn as their weapon like in sunbreak? that would be nice

[@BookkeeperGaming]

I would almost guarantee that the devs will lean into the 2 weapon mechanic by need to carry a range and melee for optimal dps in some hunts. Also, I would bet there will be a dual elemental monster that you will need to carry 2 weapons with different elements. I think the hunting horn combo with another weapon will be meta for some hunts I don’t think it will be for all or even most hunts. More likely to see range and melee combo, but this is all speculation and crazy idea talk rn.

[@charlieribbit8253]

im worried but looks good i respect the push for innovation

[@rubenbd4531]

A big question that i had since the first trailer was what armor system we will have. Will it be like old gen with gunner and blademaster, like world with alpha and beta or like rise with a single armor set for everything ?

[@galapegos3008]

HH’s movement speed buff bubble from Iceborne didn’t apply to non-HH users, so i think buffs like self improvement probably aren’t going to apply to other weapons if capcom notices

[@baselineslayer]

Cool video man, can’t wait for this

[@fishnutz5196]

The long sword mount finish is just beautiful! I saw one on Rey Dau and god its anime as hell. But i stay true to Hammer and SnS bonk and bash haha. I believe Rathalos and Congalala are the only returning monsters confirmed so far

[@feircy]

The switch axe preview looked pretty good. My baby might be back. And hammer looked more like world than rise so thats good

[@necoborgirarc]

This is gonna be the best game ever thank you for being so nice and giving superRAD And an actual question. You went over it in the video but I also feel like I have to ask, how does longsword feel overall? It looks good but I’m also very bad at seeing things haha

[@SuperRADLemon]

I have to play it more but I am hoping it will feel better to use a bunch of the mechanics instead of counters. Definitely takes getting used to

[@WhatTheGaming511]

The more I see of this game, the more Hyped I get. I know some people didn't really like World for some reason, but I think Wilds is taking everything that made Worlds fantastic, and expands and building upon it.

[@nelsonrateau8617]

I would understand if buffs like attack up stays on your character, but I would be extremely surprised if self improvement really gives other weapons those buffs. Self improvement makes HH goes from one of the slowest movements speeds to literally the fastest (imagine that movements speed with GS) and minds eye for anything would be crazy too

[@AA-qh6qn]

Hopefully they will change keeping buff when swapping weapon bcs it trun weapon into item buff or palico orchestra

[@Charlie-hn3nw]

11:59 baby Pukkei Pukkei!!!!!!!!!!

[@SuperRADLemon]

What an eye lmao

[@HollowBagel]

Holy shit, it literally IS a baby Pukei Pukei. Similar eyes, colouring, and head shape. Looks like it has 2 small points on the top of the head, which will eventually become the crest of the adult. It even has those 4 circles on the edge of the wings.

[@RIP_ZYZZ1738]

HOW DID YOU SEE THAT?

[@obama2420]

More like dinner flying away

[@_EXP626_]

Unfortunately it’s not. Already confirmed.

[@jamesconley4107]

I wonder though, if sharpness regen is still an available song will it regenerate the sharpness of both weapons or the one you have equipped

[@baldbishop1667]

Thanks for using HH. Did you get to use special recital mode? Or the new counter? I want to main HH, dps wise looks weak, maybe there is optimal combination or setups with the bubbles. Wait and see

[@SuperRADLemon]

I didn't get to do too much with it aside from using songs to buff LS lol

[@eeveeongirl]

As a hunting horn main I would strongly recommend giving the weapon a shot. It's a weapon that seems very simple on the surface but has a lot of thought behind it. It is certainly not the biggest dps weapon on its own but allows you to adapt to any situation or cripple a monster by making its greatest strength meaningless (see dreadqueen rathian with ailment negation or daora with wind pressure negation). My friends all say that they can feel a massive change to a hunt depending on if I'm there or not. I also personally love having to carefully select which horn is best for a hunt by not only looking at damage and element numbers but at the song lists as well. Where others only need 1 good fire weapon....I have 4.

[@baldbishop1667]

LOL, all good can't deny is efective, imagine heavy weapons great sword or HBG with self-improvement ​@SuperRADLemon

[@baldbishop1667]

​@@eeveeongirlI understand, I play HH in world, not main but it is my second choice, on multi-player is godlike, on single player I need to explore more song list, I just use safi'jiiva with atack melody 3 or 2.

[@eeveeongirl]

@baldbishop1667 yeah gotta be careful not to fall into the mindset that attack up is the only thing worth having. Hoping new songs are in wilds personally

[@BrayH-hz5db]

I’m gonna main hammer and my second will be the hunting horn since when I saw the preview of the weapon I absolutely fell in love when the hunter played it like a guitar it was so cool looking. I’m just sad people will probably just see me as some sweat who is only using HH to min max

[@wraithakiin]

as much as i understand the desire for the old armor skill system, i doubt we're ever gonna go back to it. it's too confusing for new players who put on a thing that says it gives attack up and then they check and see their attack hasn't changed. it's also a much bigger commitment to build yourself for just a few skills that i don't think most people playing the game casually want to think about. overall, i think the new system is better because it allows more surface level engagement for people who just wanna have a fun time, but still massively rewards those who take the time to optimize their skills for maximum damage.

[@Enneamorph]

Shit my boy, you already had me at Literal Giant Saxophone HH 0:32

[@Hambs23]

Considering how HH works, I doubt there's gonna be a ton of people actually doing it if they intend not to use the weapon for combat. The buffs are great, but the whole point of how the weapon is designed is that you need to keep reaplying them over and over again during a fight. Also I've heard that Seikret is not infinitely spammable, or at least not always available, so there's that as well.

[@Omaha555]

Did you notice if there were performance settings like in Rise? I remember feeling like my ps5 was struggling with their new engine even in that game lol

[@NikolasGura]

I slowed down video to 0.50 to catch baby pukei and now i know how drunk rad sounds xD