MHWorld to MHGU | Insect Glaive | What's The Difference?

If MHWorld was your 1st MH and you're interested in MHGU, let me give you an idea of how your main weapon might change or feel the same. Hopefully this information helps and I hope you enjoy! :)
Hope you're enjoying the game so far!
/ mh_herny
/ herny

[@Dw7freak]

My least favorite aspect of the Insect Glaive in MHW was that they removed the kinsect buffs. The Triple Up always seems to not last long enough in MHW and Power Prolonger doesn't feel needed with any other weapon. I also don't like how they nerfed the Triple Up in MHW to not have Earplugs.

[@lucasrv2630]

They NEEDED roars to be anoying and stupid to EVERYONE. No exeptions, appart from spending precious slots in your gear...

[@Baron0009]

My least favorite is that they nerfed IG's damage to the ground.. like, they buff CB but nerf IG? this doesn't make sense.. Tsujimoto probably hates this weapon

[@saito853]

^ Agree, I love both IG and CB but barely touched the IG in World. My hunts would take like 2-3 times longer when using IG instead of CB.

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

Despite the damage nerf, World's is my favourite version of IG. In fact, it's my second-favourite weapon in the entire series (favourite would be 4U's Lance, which also had relatively poor damage relative to other weapons). IMO, total damage output is just not a factor in how fun a weapon is to play, or if anything, the weapons that do the most damage are less fun because they can stagger monsters more often and hunts are shorter, making the game dramatically easier. I think there's a reason that despite being on-par with SA as the second and third worst solo weapons in World, IG is the sixth most-used weapon while SA is barely used. IG is tremendously fun to play in World (and because outside of a few events monsters in World have very little health, IG only seems to have poor attack when compared directly to other weapons anyway).

[@Pabzooloo]

@@vitriolicAmaranth for me it feels like the most freeform weapon in world just due to its mobility and options in the air. I feel like it got at least a little better in iceborne since mounting happens more often.

[@brambl3014]

a little bit correction henry, you still can do tornado slash in Alchemy style. infinite combo is also exist in alchemy, but works a little bit different. its X (3 hit attack) > X (3 hit X finisher, can be skipped) > A (tornado slash) > [Direction + X (2 hit thrust) > X (2 hit inbetween X and A combo) > A (tornado)] repeat combo in [ ] for infinite

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

0:24 Pokemon D/P/Pl Route 209 music. . . . . . .excellent choice.

[@Sunkhrist]

Extract hunter: This Kinsect is empty! *Y E E T*!!!!

[@WH40KHero]

A note on aerial style which you kinda forgot: The pole vault changes to a pole launch, sending you farther then the pole vault in an exchange for height. This change makes the aerial style for Ig super aggressive as it is a valuable gap closer to downed monsters.

[@kieranrandle9008]

Personally I use aerial style to play the Insect Glaive quite aggressively, launching myself at the monster to start smacking it around, so to me it's less if a support style, but hey that's GenU for you.

[@XpLosION59]

As someone occasionally using Striker IG to mix it up, you forgot to mention one (little) thing: Since you only have X attacks and use A for sending kinsect, you can actually charge the kinsect attack while attacking with the glaive by holding A. Can be a nice way to add some more damage with a Power kinsect.

[@macmac6064]

And with kinsect boost

[@lucasrv2630]

I say It again guys. Tears will fall in the Greatsword video.

[@saito853]

I'm gonna say this: IG is a better mounting support weapon in GU The aerial combo in World have tiny damage for each hit, and even though it hits a lot, it will also eat through your sharpness extremely fast, GU aerial combo is balanced between the amount of hits and damage. And the mount threshold scaling in World made it even less viable, in a party with half decent players you would mount like 1 times before the monster is dead. In GU a good aerial build can mount around 4-5 times average in G rank.

[@fishy4275]

Agreed it takes a staggering amount of time and sharpness to mount with IG in World multiplayer. Usually not worth it imo better to just stay grounded and use aerial for evasion and repositioning

[@steveng6721]

If you rely on mounts that much then you suck. Usually one or two is all you need. Anything else is diminishing returns. Air attacks have shit MVs

[@Deathtoallbutone]

Now I know what weapon I’m going to main 🙂

[@victorsandeen2694]

*Throws Kinsect* YEET!

[@AntonioCunningham]

The Insect Glavie was more effective in the air in world, but I personally prefer the buffs of the MHGU triple up. You get 1.5 ear plugs and knockback resistance. Also with the balance bug, you get wide range with your kinset buffs.

[@saito853]

"was more effective in the air in world" This is so wrong. The aerial combo in World have tiny damage for each hit, and even though it hits a lot, it will also eat through your sharpness extremely fast, GU aerial combo is balanced between the amount of hits and damage. And the mount threshold scaling in World made it even less viable, in a party with half decent players you would mount like 1 times before the monster is dead. In GU a good aerial build can mount around 4-5 times average in G rank.

[@AntonioCunningham]

@@saito853 I disagree. The IG in the air was only good for mounts in Gen and GU. That's why I *only* played on the ground with it. Sure it wasn't as strong as fighting on the ground in world, but at least it did something other than mount. (Mounting breaks the immersion for me) It was really fun in world.... You know... That *actual purpose* of playing a game. I don't play for muh DPS. I play for fun. Outside of Arial styles, fighing in the air isn't worth it to me in GU. It is in world. With all this said, I'll still pick the GU version because I prefer the kinset buffs in GU.

[@DTPandemonium]

Aerial glaive is good after dragoon and rathalos set bonus combination in world. You still want to do ground if monster is down but you lose negligible damage by just doing air. Only reason you lose damage is you can sometimes miss some small hits while dashing in the air. If it's a smaller monster it's not too great.

[@saito853]

You're wrong again, the aerial hop from aerial style actually have i frames that allows you to get jump through monster attacks, Aerial IG is literally a better Adept style if used right.

[@saito853]

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[@Baron0009]

I was kinda worried what if IG in GU changed too much that I won't get used to it, but seeing this video now I know I don't need to worry about it. Nice video as always

[@styxranger436]

The English name for Kinsect Boost is Bug Majeure and to be more specific, it boosts it’s damage in exchange for stamina/weight, it now does a spin attack every other command instead of on the third and when the spin attack hits it will do another spin attack that does multiple(?) hits and damage. Goes really well with Brave/Valor, meh for everything else if you don’t use spins often

[@danielborg6411]

your mhw Kinsect is crazy! Like a godly spirit of the MH realm lol. I should really use it. I can main pm all weapons but I semi lack in Insect glaive (and Hunting horn lol) even though I played IG a lot in mh4u bf gen

[@imahaloguy]

What monsters do you plan to make “guides we deserve” for?

[@r0xoc-965]

I miss Hunter Arts :(

[@reshi606]

The glaive is the only weapon that really clicks for me. I hope world makes it over to a future nintendo console so I can try it out.

[@NaschAzure]

Just play genu

[@rosegod444]

This was just the video I needed, thank you

[@GREATGAIWAIN]

Well, I'm gonna definitely try and get my ass a Switch for Christmas so hopefully I'll be able to join you in hunts on Stream. Great video as always man.

[@fishy4275]

Is your intro song "The Promise" from Final Fantasy XIII? I can't hear it well enough to be sure

[@gohamushu]

Fishy42 Yes! It is! Good job lad, we’re one step closer to figuring out _Henry_ ‘s music selection.

[@SantMuz]

I see all your videos man, love the chilling vibe

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

Aerial style does lose one thing, but in keeping with some other aerial styles (for instance hammer losing its superpound), the loss is arguably beneficial, since it's an attack that you USUALLY don't want to use in favour of another attack, but you might accidentally use instead anyway. In the case of hammer's superpound, you're better off using the level 2 charge's uppercut most of the time anyway, and in the case of aerial glaive, it loses the forward slam attack (forward+A while unsheathed), which is a worse combo-starter than the circle slash (standing A, or forward+A with aerial style) in terms of DPS (though it's a little better at closing distance- Arguably not an issue, since aerial style's vault is one of the best maneuvres in the game for closing distance, or creating it for that matter). Apart from that, there's two things you didn't really go into. First is the differences in kinsects. In GU, effects like power prolonger can be built into kinsects, and kinsects can even deal pretty respectable damage in their own right, to the extent that even without the bug majeure hunter art, you can complete most hunts solo while only hitting the monster with your kinsect (though while bug majeure makes this gimmicky playstyle a lot better, without it, you'd be better off doing this in 4U, where focus bugs could charge even faster and could fly much farther as well). Unlike World, where you pretty much just want to use pseudocath, or 4U, where you pretty much just want to use ladytower/bilbobrix (or fleetflammer for KO/kinsect only memes), there are several bugs that are viable to use, and sometimes which is best depends on your style choice. Building on that with the second thing, valor style is actually interesting and plays more like World's IG (which is a good thing imo, as someone who has played a lot of IG in every game it's been in and likes World's the best) because the tornado slash automatically sends out a CHARGED kinsect shot. Apart from that, your slam and backflip (forward+A, and back+A during some attacks) send out uncharged kinsect attacks, as do your aerial attacks and pheromone marker (the latter being very similar to how kinsects are aimed in World, ie where the crosshair points instead of where the player character is facing, incidentally), and your circle slash (standing A) recalls your kinsect. This means that the optimal flowchart for your attacks isn't actually going to be the infinite AXX combo, but combos more like World's where you focus on getting out tornado slashes frequently and starting combos with the circle slash (to recall your kinsect). It also synergises incredibly well with bug majeure (which turns the second instead of the third uncharged kinsect command without recalling the kinsect into a charged attack, and makes the kinsect's charged attack about twice as powerful if it lands, split into multiple hits so it does increased elemental damage, which is significant because kinsects can go up to a whopping 37 element), and the charge time down kinsect (which also has the highest attack of any kinsect, so it actually adds a very appreciable amount of damage to your attacks, with its downside being that it can't fly very far at all, which doesn't matter since you'll be launching its charged attacks from melee range with tornado slashes anyway). So I'd recommend guild or aerial to someone coming from 4U that just wants what they're used to, and valor to someone coming from World. But IG is one of the few weapons where I regularly cycle between three styles (all three of those, namely), because they all have things going for them. Guild is preferred in TA, for what it's worth.

[@cloaker609]

Ye that inability to aim the kinsect vertically was a real pamper and made that double frenzied gravios arena quest harder than it needs to be

[@copperCCSD]

Aerial is good if you want to close distances quicker, and it doesn’t loose any important moves in exchange. Say you are hunting a monster that likes to back away when you are in front of it. With other styles, the best you can do to remain as aggressive as possible is waste your Absolute Readiness, but with Aerial you can stay on the monster *and* do a little mounting damage. The best part is that when you land with an aerial attack, you can immediately go back into your infinite to maintain damage and stay productive. Also, if you sheath your weapon while using Adept, the bug will automatically zip back to you (which mean sheathing speed up is useful on another weapon besides GS).

[@kwagmeijer26]

I know this is real late, but... no mention of charging the kinsect? that was great with blunt kinsects (though perhaps even better in 4U with fleethammer)

[@dannymerfeld7711]

Route 209 is the best Pokemon song.

[@dogbone4665]

MH4u was THE apex monster hunter game, both in the fact that it was the peak quality game, and that there were literally monsters classified as "apex" in it.

[@georgemitchel23]

Then ICEBORNE came... "So I heard you guys want MORE dps" -jumps -RT to plunge -MASSIVE DAMAGE combo -kinsect drops some serious bites Monster... WTF just happened? Me: you're already dead Monster: NANI???

[@ultimasurge]

Ice bornw ig might not be best dps, but i sure as hell feel like wukung when i am playing

[@georgemitchel23]

@@ultimasurge if you think it doesn't do a lot of dps... you don't know how to use it

[@ultimasurge]

@@georgemitchel23 my chargeblade just does more in almost every match up 0-0. I solo fatalis and alatreon with both. i just am consistently faster with other weapons im NOT good at. Its my favorite weapon regardless and it doesn't take much dps to beat anything in the game to be clear. (besides kulve , safi , and and At xeno imo).

[@jefrylovo9936]

Which IG are you using against Brachy?:0

[@ethanmorrow4241]

Jefry Lovo The sturdy glaive

[@Monokumastan]

Does gu have that vault attack there you would spam circle to attack like a helicopter motion?

[@twixdakat1135]

Both me and my kinsect give you a like

[@oddcon-man2546]

Is that kinsect you're using in world some special event kinsect or just an aesthetic mod? Cause a want it.

[@RON_FBG]

It's the kinsect you get from behemoth, which I'm pretty sure you learned that by now, but just in case

[@DTPandemonium]

I thought you were gonna do hammer right after horn AAAAAAAAHHHH. This is good too though. Me want smash, smash good, no smash, no good.

[@osvaldoprado9906]

I played older mh games but never with IG because it doesn't exist at the time. Mains: Original MH1: GS and hammer Freedom Unite: Bow! and GS 3U: Hammer But in World i try IG AND i love it, because i find 3 game styles that gives me options: Aerial/vaulting grounded dps and kinsect only. I find very fun beign able to choose different playstyles whenever i want.

[@neocrimsoncloud]

What is that gorgeous blue kinsect you're using in world?

[@dillansantiago707]

Isn't it the FF one?

[@WH40KHero]

As an Aerial IG main i feel the need to correct you here Herny, so lets do this: Aerial Style is NOT about mounting monsters. Even though it seems that way, Aerial style is, like adept, a counter-attack focussed style of play, where you use the attacks of the monster as opportunities for flashy, amazing counterattacks, just instead of dodging you jump in the air. The mounting aspect is a bonus on top of that, not the other way arround. When used properly Aerial style lets you become master of the skies, almost untouchable to any monster there is...heck, you can even vault off of the strongest monster attacks if timed properly! It takes getting used to and a lot of skill to pull it off consistently, but it is well worth to put in the time and effort to learn. Link to an old Apex Gaming video here where he explains it better then i ever could kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIu5kGl3rrStbNE

[@simhwui]

Whats that cool mhw jellyfish insect that explodes when you send it out?

[@1Strawbs]

Suuuper late reply but it's the dragon soul kinsect from the FF crossover

[@hcrdfju4954]

the alchemy part is completely wrong... it does have an infinite combo, which is stronger (xxaxxxaxxxa...) the only move lost is the back flip A attack.

[@tsui1024]

Honestly IG got nerfed so much into world. Helicopter is really bad for mounting since only the last hit counts, and it chews through sharpness, not to mention your bread and butter got completely gutted

[@lightbrand_]

Yo you assumed MH World was my first MH game but little did you know, I DIDN’T EVEN PLAY IT, I ONLY PLAYED THE GAMES SINCE 3U! ( GU included

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

Dashing mid air, aiming, doing air combos ending with a downward spin slash in world.... none of that in GU

[@w061a09]

ffxiii fabula nova crystallis as intro :V

[@HaowenLiu]

Anyone knows the name of intro music?

[@salbitani9406]

Hard to concentrate with the Ragnarok music in the background, too much nostalgia de xD

[@riverprincebarryman5986]

Its one of Them

[@ludwigvanmichael1183]

"yey"

[@veryangry8866]

Intro song???

[@fishy4275]

I think it's 'The Promise' from Final Fantasy XIII OST

[@rossbyron5057]

YEEET

[@knightenchanter7908]

"Succeeded"? You mean failed right? Because Insect Glaive is such a messy weapon. Lowest DPS amongst the speedy weapon (vs DB, LS and especially SnS), almost the same amount of micromanagement as CB without the good damage to offset it, horrendous aerial damage. The best thing it has is the maneuverability and it's nothing to brag about. What IG needs is a COMPLETE rework. 1. The Kinsect needs to act more than just a buff extractor. During both Aerial and Ground combos, the Kinsect should attack through button commands instead of just random attacks in between combos. These attacks should get good MVs so it makes choosing Kinsect more than just about buffs. 2. Buff Aerial MV. There's no reason why IG Ground combo should deal more DPS than aerial attacks. Buff the Aerial attack MV so you can go YOLO Helicopter and not lose out on damage. The only decent aerial attack it has rn is the Descending Thrust and it's a nightmare to land in MP for most players. 3. Bring back the old Kinsect buffs, and also give new buffs like Brace, Tremor Resis, etc. when all the 3 buffs are up. 4. Unique mode of mounting that works differently to the other weapons. Give IG the old world style of mounting. I've mained IG since P3 days and I absolutely have come to see how flawed of a weapon it is now.

[@werekamali]

IG was introduced in MH4, which was three years after P3rd but yeah, I agree with all of this - it feels like the management cost of the weapon has gone up while the reward has gone down. I mean the speedruns are kind of a big example of this, like playing glaive optimally is just ignoring 80% of what it can do in favor of "tornado slash go brrrr", and not like...using it to its fullest potential, feels bad \:

[@somechinesedude5466]

Adept IG is the worst

[@derekgonzalezmercado513]

I honestly dont know why anyone wouldn’t use aerial style on insect glaive it gives you way more mobility allowing you to keep up with the monster you get more out of the weapon as where other styles you lose some the aerial style losses nothing important

[@zacarymartinez6649]

Derek Gonzalez Mercado yeah, IG is probably the only weapon in mhgu that the best style is aerial since it adds so much mobility without taking away power. Pretty much every other weapon in the game the best style is valor, which is kinda lame. I like the idea of styles, but if they ever bring it back they need to balance it to where valor isn’t the default best style for every weapon.

[@derekgonzalezmercado513]

Zacary Martinez i know right i feel bad that valor is just so op i have to use it on most weapons its pretty busted but i still use other styles for fun like adept and aerial db man that shits fun

[@steveng6721]

Because guild is just better. The extra art allows you to run something like extract hunter or swarm as well as absolute readiness, and you shouldnt need that dumb aerial style vault to stick to a monster.

[@steveng6721]

@@zacarymartinez6649 valor isnt best for Charge Blade, Switch Axe, Dual Blades, Lance, light bowgun. Arguments can also be made about bow and gunlance. So idk where you get your info from

[@steveng6721]

@@zacarymartinez6649 IG also doesnt get a whole lot from valor. Not entirely sure about S&S but it doesnt seem like it gets anything that makes the mechanic worthwhile for it either

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

I don't like kinsects in GU. They streamlined the hell out of it.

[@squiddler7731]

I still miss some of the kinsects 4U had, but the system in that game was way more obtuse than it really needed to be. (Unless you mean from World, in which case I have no idea what you're talking about)

[@boxingmaster2663]

Im gonna dislike this video since there are no other dislikes

[@KalaXIV]

Something to keep in mind, you don't neccesarrily lose access to your A (O) button attacks in Striker, they're still there (well most of them) they're just now Context Sensitive X (Triangle) buttons in the middle of your combos, I.e. Pressing Forward+X will do the Forward+A jumping slam at the start of the combo, meanwhile just pressing X will do the (as you might expect) Nuetral X attacks, this is more impactful than it first appears as you lose access to not only a lot of your Mix-Up potential and infinites but also a lot of your quicker jabs as well