MHWilds Switch Axe Looks Good, but... | Wilds Switch Axe Overview

[@kidrottweiler843]

As a seasoned swaxe main. It's good to see someone know the weapon inside and out. Good video 👍

[@MahnsterHunter]

I appreciate it! Glad I could spit the right words, fam!

[@Saltine3022]

so, a note about the ""parry"" is that it does not share a visual or sound effect with any other counter in any other weapon showcase videos. All of them share gold sparks, a white shield flash for shield counters, and a white body flash for the non-interrupting counters. this move has white-blue sparks with a glowing ring. If you listen very low in the sound mix you can also hear the telltale metallic crunch of a monster striking rocksteady mantle during that clip, leading me to believe this is some kind of special hyper armor state, maybe with added damage resist or something, perhaps exclusive to swaxe. Looking closely at the animation also makes it look like there isn't some kind of counter opening state, it just continues the swing's canned anim. I feel like I'm going crazy cause I haven't seen anyone else mention the very different sound and visual effect. the extended mode in my opinion will probably replace amped mode and act as a buff similar to frontier z, which this game takes lots of subtle inspo from. It also looks like that attack could be an alternate version of the hyperarmor/"parry" attack, coming from the opposite direction, with more hits since it ends differently. At a glance looks like the same anim but mirrored. We've seen that longsword and DBs now have power up modes that change their movesets dramatically so there is precedent

[@MahnsterHunter]

I feel its more than likely a manual input parry since it has a counter like effect rather than just an attack that powers through with hyper armor, however different it may sound. Compared to GS, SnS, Lance, GL, Charge Blade, and HBG having different guard effects and guard counter effects like a bump of iron or a huge flash. Great Swords tackle didnt show blood or a special effect and thats definitely a hyper armor move. Switch Axe's looks like its prepped, blocked, and responded to. Idk, thats just how tjat feels to me so far

[@MahnsterHunter]

@Saltine3022 You were right about the hyper armor by the way. Very nicely done

[@JoFoo2]

I hope ZSD isn't dead. It's such a cool move!

[@Hambs23]

I hope ZSD is dead. It's such a bad move!

[@gajspalt]

They'll have it as a mounting finisher similar to World I think.

[@lonradb]

Hoping it keeps its hyper armor from Rise

[@Auvisome]

I think that energy blade at the end of the trailer might be the amp state. It resembles the amp state/sword mode on Extreme Style Switch Axe F from Frontier. That style placed a lot of emphasis on sword mode, and while it’s one of my favourite SWaxes, I certainly wish morph attacks carry a heavier or equivalent emphasis, like in Rise.

[@MahnsterHunter]

It does look like amped state, like the heated effect right? Cuz there's a lot of frames that gotta be paused to see things

[@gajspalt]

Soo glad they kept the counter, it was soo damn fun in Sunbreak. That final clip looks like a beefed up Compressed Finishing Discharge imo.

[@MahnsterHunter]

I can see why since its chopping AND blowing up. To me, it kinda looks like sword mode wild swing got with discharge added. Those motion values must be crazy

[@gajspalt]

​@@MahnsterHunter Oh for sure! Looking really fun to play! A bit weird that they didn't show the gauge though

[@MonstahHuntah741]

3:55 in this elemental discharge move you can see that there's actually a extension to the sword's length, it reminds me of the light sword mode of frontier

[@MahnsterHunter]

Just went back and looked at it, yeah it does doesnt it? Maybe thats why I thought it went back to axe, it might have just been going back to normal length?

[@MonstahHuntah741]

@@MahnsterHunter I think this can be a new attack you unlock when in amped state, I just hope they continue with what they did on risebreak, make switch balanced around the two modes with constant switching

[@lonradb]

How’d Swaxe of all weapons end up with the shortest weapon overview… wish there was more to pick at but eh. They’re definitely not showing everything in these overviews, so I’m pretty confident amped mode and ZSD will be returning. Also, after yesterday’s SnS showcase which showed us sliding slash, I’m fairly certain that we’ll be getting a system akin to switch skills as we’ve seen returning ones from Sunbreak throughout these videos. I’m not entirely sure if the counter we saw here was the elemental burst counter, but the decision to bring counters back to this weapon is an intriguing one nonetheless, and I wonder how integral it will be to the weapon’s playstyle. Holding out hope for axe mode to be more viable. In Sunbreak it’s kind of disgusting how much time you can spend in sword mode while also being amped, and giving more depth the axe part of the weapon would be greatly appreciated, especially if they bring back power axe.

[@MahnsterHunter]

LOL I just peeped that; we did get hit with a rather short one huh? I went back and watched the World and Rise Switch Axe overviews a little bit ago and they had zero sum in both. You're definitely right that they're not showing us everything. The counter though might become quintessential to the playstyle if it is extremely easy to get into with little cost and provides a bonus that isn't just attack and defense. And yeah, in my Monster Hunter Wilds Switch Axe wishlist video, I also said I wanted more axe mode agency because we have way too many tools that increase sword uptime. Thinking about it now, maybe Heavy Slam should give the same bonus as tempest axe in GU.

[@PrepareToHi]

The new moves look cool but I really resent just how vague this overview was and how many more questions we have now than answers. It's somehow making me even more worried about the direction they're taking this weapon in wilds, but I guess we'll just have to see how it actually plays at gamescom. Really hoping that morphing and axe mode gets a good amount of emphasis in this iteration cause I've always hated how the weapon with "switch" and "axe" in its name was so focused on just using sword mode for max dps for so long

[@MahnsterHunter]

Lol we're all sitting in the same club here! And whenever I play 3U or 4U, I know I must use sword mode or else I'm doing literally no damage. Big sad

[@anthonybosco2307]

At 2:02 , it helped me see for the first time that the hunter does indeed seem to be using the slinger for the invincible gambit type move. Otherwise, all these weapon videos seem to be very introductory, so I think there's a lot more to be revealed for how combat will work in wilds. Super excited for this game though. Thank you for the video!

[@MahnsterHunter]

August 20th is so close yet so far! Glad you enjoyed though!

[@MHBaba10]

Im gonna miss my Element Counter from Sunbreak and Soaring Wyvernblade. Also it looks like the new counter like move is a Guard Point, but I may be wrong

[@MahnsterHunter]

Same bro. I'm praying we can soaring wyvern blade with the slinger. And the new move is most likely a counter that has to be input since it looks stanced rather than a guard point

[@MHBaba10]

@@MahnsterHunter Hopefully with the slinger we can have a pseudo Soaring Wyvernblade, but we'll have to wait for the demo this month. Also its good to know that the counter is input based and not guard point and if God is willing it will also give us 100% amped state for our switch axe

[@MahnsterHunter]

Unless they remove the visual for this video, it might not fill the amped gauge fam

[@sadakatu.tanzil]

So glad they added a defensive mechanism, and with that double axe swing, using axe mode will be more viable. Focus attack is mind blowing and overall, it's going to be WILD.

[@MahnsterHunter]

I wasn't sure they would but it is pleasant to see axe mode getting some love. Im just afraid it'll be useless but the attack apeed and hitpause for those axe attacks were faster than usual right?

[@sadakatu.tanzil]

@@MahnsterHunter Yes, and that's why it looks useful. I hope it'll have some utility like extra flinch or part break modifier if not better damage.

[@MahnsterHunter]

True, and if it doesnt have built in modifiers, we might get them through the heaby slam buff if it carried over from World and Rise

[@sadakatu.tanzil]

@@MahnsterHunter Yeah, that makes sense

[@DRCh3gg4]

Thx fpr making the effort of getting up so early for those vids❤😂

[@MahnsterHunter]

LOL Brother my circadian rhythm is all sorts of wacked out now!

[@mattbenzor6937]

From a speed runners stand point I noticed something apparently everyone is missing...less animation lock time if any at all from what the clip showed

[@MahnsterHunter]

We talkin hitpause or recovery time? I was saying another comment that them axe mode attacks look faster to me so maybe Im not trippin

[@mattbenzor6937]

No your not tripping it's definitely less animation time

[@spark9189]

really, really hoping that they kept the rise morph slashes

[@Hambs23]

It's hard to be sure from how the teaser is cut, but I hope that parry is a sort of Guard Point at the start of Heavenward Flurry so that move is actually useful. I really hope ZSD doesn't return. I never liked how it funneled your combos into spamming it, as it always felt like it takes too long to return to the combat after it finishes and how "naked" you feel while using it, it just doesn't jam with how the rest of the moveset works, in my view at least. Always enjoyed regular Elemental Discharge more because it felt more controllable, and ZSD cucks you into losing that option unless you miss the attack. Rise had the Compressed ED, which functions more similar to the old playstyle, but faster and wider. Really fun move. And that last move in the teaser sorta looks like an extended version of it(?). Overall I'm very happy with what I see, I love the move grounded playstyle for SA. Because of Focus Mode it looks like it got its precision back that has been lost since World. Both Axe and Sword modes look wildly fun to use with all those spins and slams. If the Amped State works the same as in Rise, or if it's gone in exchange for more damage overal, I think this might shape up to be the most fun moveset for SA imo. But man is it gonna be hard to top Rise SA.

[@MahnsterHunter]

I think the parry looks like an input rather than a guard point, but you are right, that cut is devious. I can also get what you mean about ZSD being spam heavy, but I wouldn't want to see it completely removed. I'm definitely pro ZSD but I do agree that you shouldn't be FORCED into it just because you hit amped state. Maybe when activating the move, you have to hold forward to grab the move during startup and keeping it neutral to just do regular ED could work. It most definitely is gonna be hard to top Rise Switch Axe bruh. One of my favorite aspects of Rise SA is the ability to morph out of every attack and the mobility!

[@Hambs23]

@@MahnsterHunter Myeah, over the years I warmed up to ZSD a lil bit, but I think it would be better if it worked like CB's ED, where you can chose if you want to go all out or just use the "mini" version. It's just too much high of a commitment for compared to the regular version. Alas. My two favorite weapons are looking absolutely amazing. Those would be SA and HH. Damn are these weapon showcases feeding my hype for Wilds lmao

[@MahnsterHunter]

@Hambs23 yeah I need a time machine or an induced coma once I find out that release date cuz I cant wait anymore

[@1meyzee]

nice video, i wonder why capcom made the swaxe's trailer so short and mysterious lol

[@MahnsterHunter]

Dude, right?! Like I get its a teaser but man I cant wait 5 more days + someone else's editing time to get more info!

[@TheLloydLightning]

Finally someone who knows what they are talking about. I swear to god most creator just react to it once and point out the obvious.

[@MahnsterHunter]

Yeah I'm not really a big fan of the "OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE THAT?!?! I CANT WAIT FOR THIS GAME" and constant live video scrubbing type reactions. Couldn't be me

[@bustword]

I hope we can do morph attacks on neutral and not only on a follow up.

[@MahnsterHunter]

Yeah I'm feelin like sword might be the priority but if the morphs could be baller too that'd be great

[@CornisPopped]

i wonder how they mocapped the invincible gambit xD

[@MahnsterHunter]

They taped someone to a stick attached to a crane and threw em? Some construction yard shenanigans LOL

[@CornisPopped]

@@MahnsterHunter lmao

[@JarvisBaileyVA]

What is life without a zero sum to discharge?

[@MahnsterHunter]

A cold, empty one

[@rickyrolls6460]

did they remove the move where you mount to the enemy and then perform an elemental discharge ??

[@Demirbaykus]

Nice video fam

[@MahnsterHunter]

I appreciate it~!

[@Demirbaykus]

@@MahnsterHunter ^_^ and btw did not Kage left the TDS? Maybe other swaxe maining content creators can give us a good gameplay to talk about

[@MahnsterHunter]

Did he? I thought that was peppo that left? Ah snap...

[@Demirbaykus]

@@MahnsterHunter well I might be wrong, either way such things saddens me

[@morgana4525]

im extremely disapointed they didnt show any morph attacks what so ever.

[@MahnsterHunter]

Shame we gotta wait til gamescom

[@stevoyah]

🤓🤓knew you would have a video lol good video

[@MahnsterHunter]

My man! I been waitin for this one for too long~

[@Deaga]

HI STEVE

[@jaspin555]

i was disappointed with the swaxe trailer. was waiting for a while, ended up being a very short video, and the weapon didnt receive the love i hoped for. happy to be wrong, but was hoping for some more detail and cool mechanics for the weapon. i was a gunlance->IG-> SA user. gunlance clearly got some love this time around, and many weapons look the best they ever have. hoping SA is no different.

[@MahnsterHunter]

Maybe its what they chose to show us? I agree though that there should have been discussions on mechanics like they did with LS, bowguns, and CB. If Dual Blades gets a trailer and it has its meter I'm gonna backflip on my neck

[@jaspin555]

@MahnsterHunter I know haha, they are just taunting SA users aren't they. well I'm waiting for the 2 new weapon reveals at gamescom, maybe I'll main one of them. it's certainly possible, I swear xD

[@MahnsterHunter]

2 new weapon reveals? Whatchu talkin bout? Like showcases for existing weapons??

[@Lord-of-something]

Valor guard point my beloved you have forsaken me and my crab scythe...and even energy blade 😢 Honestly all of the weapons look fun and that makes me so excited to play em all again. Also the weight of the attacks seem to be back and thats nice

[@MahnsterHunter]

Is it just me or does Sword and Shields shield attacks feel...a little light? Like the hitpause ain't crunchy af

[@Lord-of-something]

@@MahnsterHunter the shield combo they pulled off seemed kinda fast and a bit floaty ngl. But then the sword looked weightier/slower imo? Guess we just have to wait and see.