The Third Fleet Podcast #19 | MH Rise | Grinding, Weapons, Ramp-Up Skills, Capture Vs Kill

[@Krynis]

Untrue, I am listening to this while I play Monster Hunter Rise.

[@TheChewer]

Was about to type this, but then I saw your comment 🙏

[@richardgarcia2239]

Legit went to the comments to write it as soon as he said it

[@AstonMartinStig]

I put them on repeat while I play.

[@1331Thief]

This as well

[@gavinscarborough4207]

Same

[@Astra-d1x]

Gaijin getting roasted by his daughter was the best thing I've heard all day.

[@FMMProductions]

My 13 year old step son, whose never played Monster Hunter before, fell in love with Dual Blades in the demo and he's been ribbing me on my occasional misses/faints with my Charge Blade. Ironically almost all of these have been because I've forgot to change my loadout from my Gathering set.

[@speedragoon_]

Time stamp?

[@harmlessthorns6690]

@@speedragoon_ 1:04:20

[@speedragoon_]

@@harmlessthorns6690 Thank you!

[@meglo03]

I approve of a spoiler podcast, with appropriate warnings of course.

[@bigmoe2438]

Same. I am dying to know what their thoughts of what's in the spoiler territory.

[@Rinaldimanc]

man I haven't played Rise but I never care about spoilers stop crying

[@mello998]

@@Rinaldimanc no

[@skulltula1352]

I agree 👍

[@bugweasel]

@@Rinaldimanc dude, if you listen to them you’ll get why some people don’t like them. I personally don’t want anything shaping my impression before I’ve even met the monster. Discovering in hunt is always more exciting and can only happen once

[@boucer2]

Rurikan: Gathering palicos are selfish! Me: *eyes my gathering palicos with endemic barrage, power drum, shock purrison and healing bubbles*

[@Zero0mtk]

This. Gathering types in this game sometimes feel more Assist-like than actual Assist types lol. I mean, my Gathering palico with barrage, healing bubble and shock trap basically converted my friends to take palicoes in multiplayer hunts. Was so lucky to get that guy as my starting pal.

[@lronjack]

Everyone in your group is hunting because they are trying to accomplish something, so I'm not really sure you can be selfless as a hunter. Maybe four healing rampage hunting horns all specced to share items

[@bloh12345]

that was EXACTLY my first gathering palico i got! makes up for my terrible talisman luck LOL

[@natbvm1880]

That is the Palico I’ve been hunting for for 100 houra

[@boucer2]

@@natbvm1880 I've got extremely lucky with mine, I knew I wanted that one and as I was showing a friend how the buddy island worked, I saw it and immediately freaked out

[@ExxzoD]

Thank you for the spoiler free on the show, I really enjoy watching/listening to the podcast! I'm loving taking my time on my first monster hunter game. Finishing my village quest 3* ahaha

[@Eydrial]

Nothing like listening to a 2-hour podcast while grinding MH Rise. EDIT: Wow I just got called out lmaoooo

[@nicks8717]

Listen to the whole podcast and your still killing anteka and altoroths Haha. That happened to me the other night

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE FART SYMBOL

[@Oseelot]

Thank you guys so much for keeping the podcast spoiler free! Been playing it through slowly, gathering and doing the hub with my friend! So thanks for that, meaning I can still listen :)

[@matthewcharles9813]

I second this.

[@jenscheruthuruthy5893]

U guys need put the Khezu scream randomly in the next podcast

[@jesusceren1594]

We should all sign a petition so they put random Khezu Screams in the following podcasts

[@danm8004]

RRRWWWRRROOOAAAWWWRRR

[@deinonychus1948]

Yuna: "Don't touch the Bow, because you suck at it!" Gaijin: "Umm, yes ma'am" Top 10 Anime Betrayals!!

[@fishboy9123]

It's like me and my friend's say: "The fight don't start till ya double cart"

[@mkl3603]

Dude, happened to me first time I fought Rakna lol. He carted me twice in the first 5 minutes. I killed him in the next 15 minutes or so. Funny thing is, I didn't even break a sweat that 3rd time lol.

[@danm8004]

*she

[@brandoncsirbaugh]

I've been a insect glaive main. I absolutely love the new aerial attacks with the new wire bugs. It feels like this is what it was meant to be for the movement.

[@markos50100]

I like the kinsect changes. Just wish all glaives would reach the same kinsect level.

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

A new fan to the series here. I tried one of the games on the psp as a kid but I was too stupid at the time to understand the game lol. Now as an adult I’ve fallen in love with Rise and you two gentlemen are by far the most enjoyable monster hunter content creators I have found. I love the relaxed energy and informed discussion, so thanks for making my journey through Rise so great!

[@Acrobuster]

I will never stop wanting an actual chainsaw as a weapon type to take that savage axe feeling and expand on it.

[@brotbrotsen1100]

This is so ridiculous that it would perfectly fit into the series.

[@anis6800]

Omg a chainsaw weapon would be so cool! And you would need to manage its heat as a "reload"

[@Acrobuster]

@@anis6800 my thoughts exactly

[@corrupted3600]

I believe there is a switch axe were the sword mode acts like a chain saw

[@Acrobuster]

@@corrupted3600 Yep, definitely made that, the Chainslaughter from the older games and the dual chainsaws, for aesthetic reasons. Even if I didn't really use them that much.

[@juzem6394]

Having such a good time listening to you while hunting. You are my 2 favorite MH content creators by far. I literally learned to play the game with Gaijin's tutos on MH4 (been playin Tri casually) and became a main gunlancer thx to Rurikhan, i just love this weapon so much in Rise ! Keep up the good work guys ! Cheers from France !

[@GDKight]

Every time someone captures Nargacuga, i am dieing inside

[@skulltula1352]

Ikr? I don't mind captures most of the time but there's way too many ppl catching monsters in this game.

[@SickLiq]

Credit to you and Gaijin, I've watched most of both of your videos and had no idea what was waiting for me at the end of the game. You did well.

[@Narad39]

I finally finished the final hub quest the other day so I'd love to see a spoiler podcast next week. I know you both enjoyed that final fight but I'd love to hear your thoughts on it and how it measures up to other final fights from the other games. And I'd love to hear your thoughts on what the soon to be released ending will be!

[@deadcaptainjames6045]

I not only listen to the podcast while playing but I even go back through both of your back catalogs of old videos after I finish the podcast. I always listen to KZbin or podcasts while playing games

[@RetVersus]

Hunting Edge has one big advantage which is you can immediately activate it after the third hit of a combo I.e instead of rolling out you hunting edge, can reposition with it and then choose another charge - sweep - lvl 3 or a drop charge if you like. It also has a 'fast' recharge time for wirebug compared to 'medium' for adamant. I prefer it, because I think the aerial positioning helps a lot in multiplayer where the monster moves around a lot more.

[@Aldrizzle]

never found such a wholesome youtuber, so dope that you guys are so chill to listen to.

[@thema8871]

PSA: Be very careful of spoilers! Dataminers are datamining and lots of future stuff is coming out

[@ckwi2245]

So far my biggest gripe with Rise is using the Wishlist to track upgrading weapons that have the "Upgrade Material Types" section, and it gives that post hunt ping EVERY run for a weapon you can't upgrade. Hoping this will get patched out, and it only giving the post-hunt notification when you can actually make the upgrade. Anyone else getting annoyed by this as well? 91 hours in and still really need to start farming, but I'm still slowly working through quest completion, because must collect all the check marks. Ruri is going to hate this, but I've pretty much played only HBG in Rise so far (114 Hunts so far), I don't even have 2 hunts with any other weapons yet, and just to drive the stake in extra deep, I primarily used Gunlance and Sword and Shield in World/Iceborne with almost no Bowgun use at all. Counter Shot is soooo satisfying and bouncing between Mech and Healing Mech special ammos is interesting.

[@Disliker1234]

SnS feels great in Rise, but for me personally, the weapon is even more fun in GenU. I really miss the oils.

[@raggedyexynos9487]

Roundslash is the epitome of fun, hope they make it a switch skills in the utimate version

[@attacpowdergaming7098]

In world ruri let his palico burn when fatalis unleashed his breath and now he’s letting the palamutes fall off cliffs for zenny

[@WyattGoslingIsCool]

I listen to the podcast at work, since I can’t play. Thanks for keeping it spoiler free.

[@henryjones8636]

I adore the Insect Glaive in this game. The diving move is super satisfying. My favorite move on the whole thing is the silkbind aerial vault because it resets your aerial jump so you can just stay in the air forever, hovering around the monster and waiting for an opportunity to strike.

[@Username_Bliss]

i play a more grounded IG with recall kincect. less damage but the healing with the advancing roundslash that makes you invincible AND jump in the air if you dash into an attack is just chefs kiss

[@chrislewerercalcapone9385]

My favourite dynamic dual! Love you guys! Yes I either play and listen to you at the same time or when a stop to take a break to eat I listen. 143 hours into the game now 😁

[@RedBarchettaYYZ]

Grinding in monster Hunter is the perfect time to listen to stuff like this podcast and other media. I love to listen to this podcast while grinding, you guys also make me laugh to when I’m playing pffff

[@Chamerlengo]

"I prefer killing..." -Rurikhan 2021

[@bagelgoose973]

I hated the wide sweep at first, but after a while I’ve come to really like it. It’s nice to see some big numbers with Lance for a change!

[@craigderosby482]

I laughed when you said people listen to this podcast while playing because that’s what I was doing. You two hav3 something special here. I hop3 you keep this going

[@beefofdestiny3773]

It took me well over 90 hours to reach the final fight and I still got sets to make and weapons to make and hunts to hunt hehehe I am having a lot of fun glad you guys are too^^

[@epic4242]

Lance has been my main since Tri and I absolutely love the sweep. I love seeing lance do over 100 damage on hits

[@deinonychus1948]

Rurikhan: "I think I just killed that Palico" Gaijin Hunter: *has a Palico icon* "... I'll pretend I didn't hear that!"

[@Giant_O]

Little note on the hellfire skill from Magna-kitty: 1. The Hellfire-Mines work like any other status (Stuns, para etc.) they cause a knockdown after a threshold wich increases every time. I got multiple knockdowns with it within a quest by spamming it 2. You get the hellfire debuff back on your hunter as soon as the mine exploded or runs out. So yo can spam it often when your Weapon has a skill to quickly drop it.

[@netabarekun2087]

I am trying to complete all guild card awards the moment. Even after over a 100 hours I am having a lot of fun. At this point i spent more time in rise than base world

[@william_sun]

1:39:10 Captures do give you more rewards and the same rewards in World. Capturing gives you 1 more reward than the monster normally has carves. So if you can carve the monster 3 times, you'll get 4 capture rewards. If you can carve the monster 4 times, you'll get 5 capture rewards. In Rise and fourth-generation games, captures have a different drop table and give either the same number of rewards or 1 fewer reward than the monster normally has carves.

[@IceWolfAlphaheart7777]

This podcast has become what I listen to every time I play Mh especially when I’m grinding to take some of the edge off it

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

You’re right, this is perfect to listen to while I play, and it makes for a great time!

[@davlar9714]

I am very glad that you mentioned the fact that everyone Capture’s whatever’s infront of them, thinking they’re doing the team a favor, while they’re actually making it more difficult, and ruining the fun for those that actually just want to slay the monster.

[@P1ckUPnDrop]

1:29:21 THANK YOU!!! hopefully the dev team knows about this and implements it where we really need it. I was building a set last night and thought I was done until I looked thru my charms again and found one better. This is gonna help so much.

[@d_denragon]

What I've noticed so far during my playthrough and I don't think people talk about it because it's not too big of a deal are : 1. Gourmet Fish has been changed so now it acts like a Health Booster Gadget from World but also still heals the red portion of your health 2. Throwing Kunai can one shot small Zamite that sticks in your body 3. Normal Smoke bomb is removed from the game

[@WillyV089]

Ruri my man, you can impart brutal strike on some of your diablos weapons by ramping up something on the weapon tree and upgrading it into diablos. Ramp up skills can be passed down so you can give it to a weapon that normally doesn't have it.

[@JPerez-ci6xu]

The what now!? How do you do that? Thanks in advance.

[@WillyV089]

@@JPerez-ci6xu no problem. So for example, I put it on my diablos charge blade. You start out by making the bone tree CB and upgrading it into a barroth CB blade. At this point, it gains brutal strike as a rampage skill. So you put brutal strike in its slot at this time, you must do it at this point. You then upgrade it into the diablos CB and brutal strike carries over as the rampage skill on that weapon. So even though the diablos CB doesn't have brutal strike normally, you're CB does. This of course applies to any rampage skill on any weapon, provided that something in it's crafting tree has that skill. This isn't something the game tells you, so unfortunately people who find out late might have to re craft a lot of their late game weapons to get a skill they might really have wanted but isn't naturally in its skill set.

[@JPerez-ci6xu]

@@WillyV089 I see. In the end is not what I had in mind. I was thinking about getting element exploit on bows that don't normally have it. But if the skill has to be carried from a previous iteration of the weapons, then I can't do that. Actually, I don't know if I see the point on such system, since the last weapon on every branch seems to have every previous weapon ramp-up skills avaliable.

[@ckwi2245]

@@JPerez-ci6xu Keep in mind you can un-upgrade weapons as well. it's the "Rollback" option on the weapons in the tree with the yellow U-Turn icon on them. I DON'T know if this game has the full stop points like World/Iceborne did though. If it works similar to World's you get the materials back and just lose the zenny... so all you lose is another 10-20min in mining upsurge lava caverns for any weapon you want to build with these methods. It's not so much a previous iteration as it has to be the same weapon item that was on the upgrade before. Also, I have no idea how it works if you have multiple copies of a weapon, i.e. if you already have the weapon with Element Exploit, but want to use it's rampage skill to go back and change into a different weapon, that is something you may have to just suck up and test once.

[@bugweasel]

Yep, this is definitely something I listen to while hunting. I can check out Gaijin’s tips as he points them out like that charm search! Super handy! I know it’s hard on Ruri, but the longer the podcast the better 😜😜. Also, I would be in favour of a spoiler episode with warnings. 6 months is a long time to wait to hear how you feel about endgame aspects!

[@SwoleJoel8905]

Well I got something to listen to for my road trip now thats rurikhan.

[@phillipmorris6629]

Hey guys! Love the podcast! Quick story... I was conducting an experiment on world with a low sharpness weapon, bludgeoning, minds eye, high attack/affinity build. Then came Fatalis.. lol I finished this test out here. I was able to put out more damage with the bone LS than Nargacuga LS with wex 3, +10, narga +40=100% affinity, and crit boost 3. I'll leave the rest of the info for your fans and you to figure the build out. 😉

[@thomasmurray8143]

When ruri was saying most people listen while playing rise I was turning on my switch lol to play rise

[@hotsauce5990]

I love this podcast it helps me not get bored from farming talismans lol from doing the same quest over and over

[@schauski]

Man i want this pod daily. Good stuff guys. Loving it

[@tendermoisturized4199]

00:01 I've put 140h in the game in the span of 14 days I think I can take a break to properly enjoy my favourite podcast haha

[@RonaKurona]

I have around 100 to 110 hours and I'm not even playing that much, the problem is how easy it is to pick and play a hunt or two, every few hours i catch myself farming charms again

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

@@RonaKurona that’s exactly how I feel, it’s so easy to run a quest during short downtime. I’m loving this game so much lol

[@tendermoisturized4199]

@@RonaKurona Yeah right!? The solo scaling pairs really well with the portable nature of the game I think. I don't need to find a lobby like in GU to do hub so I can grind whenever the hell I want. Waiting for my coffee to be ready? That Rajang is looking ready for an ass whooping. Got a lunch break? Gunna break some Diablos horns, I tell you.

[@abraarquraishi1681]

I’d say wait to do the spoiler podcast until the update with the new ending. That way, you have to do only one, and not two spoiler podcasts imo.

[@trublood6410]

7.5/10 is my rating. Had alot of fun but I am quite mixed, as a veteran with hundreds of hours in each installment ever since the first. I would not put this as the best or even top 3. For me the top 3 is still - Mhgu -World -Mh4u -tri ultimate -rise (maybe here..) -freedom unite -mh1

[@rodneytolfo3151]

Loved the podcast guys. Bring on the Lance Video. The Lance is amazing once you understand it and needs more love.

[@nazzarynnavarronunez9471]

CB main here. At first it was incredibly clunky, but once you get used to it feels as smooth as World's CB. It just takes a while.

[@PetalousPanoply]

As someone who is new to lance but decided to main it I gotta say I love the charged sweep attack. It gives me more options depending on how long the monster will stay still AND it solves the problem gaijin mentioned of lance always havibg the same damage numbers. Also both I wish you could have both the spiral thrust and the silkbind counter at the same time, twin vine is a bit underwhelming. Lovely podcast!

[@akaimizu1]

When you got to Charge Blade, I knew what was coming. But once you get the attack pattern down, it is incredible. And yes, doing the Sawblade thing is so satisfying. Gotta charge that shield and then go for the full charged spinning axe combo. The one-liner from Buzzsaw in Running Man always comes to mind. “I love this saw! it’s a part of me, and I’m gonna make it a part of You!” And sleep is absolutely awesome on weapons like Switch Axe and Charge Blade. Because proccing the sleep gives you a guaranteed SAED or whatever is your devastating move that has a long stationary windup to land.

[@natbvm1880]

I’ve finished the story, took 100 hours on the dot! I would love to hear you guys talk about EVERYTHING. Especially before the new content update

[@solomon9655]

The Ramp-up system really popped off for me with the hidden tech that the augment passes over during upgrades, like you guys said. Gaijin mentioned the Diablos Switch Axe and I just checked to see if it had brutal strike but I was let down... to see that the previous weapon in the tree is a Tigrex Switch Axe and it DOES have Brutal Strike. So now I have that brutal diablos SA. So friggin cool

[@ryancherry766]

I'm still playing through the game, finally hr6 and still committed myself too completing every quest before I take on the urgent quest to hr up and omg it is so worth it ☺️

[@ajaafive1384]

14:00 ayyy lance Lance tip: the Spiral Thrust silkbind attack CAN boost damage like anchor rage, you just have to time it like insta block (it glows blue and is +10% wpn damage) (Your guard does have to strong enough tho) Also follow that up with X to do a strong poke or press back+X for a backswipe. I rarely use the charge swipe anymore because I replaced it with the power guard thrust, you can aim that attack anywhere and has good damage plus a 360 block. I also follow up with guard advance and leaping thrust a lot. As a lance main with 115hrs and 89 lance hunts, Switch skills I use are -Spiral Thrust (insta block booster, A+ damage, evade/movement) -Dash attack (I really like the running jump thrust) -Guard (I use power guard thrust in my combos)

[@ajaafive1384]

One thing I want to test is, back in GenU you had protective polish(sharpness didn't go down for a bit) I combined that with a high element lance and the dashing constant pokes. I STEADILY DELETED big bois like round zamtrios with this combo.

[@ajaafive1384]

Also if you do have anchor rage, you can use it if you guard poke a large bomb, even if you're in the middle of it.

[@kylehowarth3638]

In world and iceborne you did get more rewards from capture, you got 4 instead of your 3 carves. Don't get me wrong I like that they went back to the old tables for carves/captures. Also in rise you tend to only get 2 sometimes 3 rewards for a cap where as killing guarantees you 3 carves.

[@nicks8717]

I have 190 hours. My friends laugh at me , say I'm a crackhead Haha. Listening to y'all during release week was awesome. Thanks for all the content!

[@Mullet__Man]

Hi I'm here the only Greatsword main that loves hunting edge :) it's awesome. Not only it has style AF. You can charge it in the air and the damage is like a level 2 charge. And after you land do a widesweep with A which does also charged damage and from then you can do a true charge !!!!!!! Super awesome. And by the time you finished your combo. Your 2 wirebugs are recharged so you can loop indefinitely. I LOVE IT

[@MatyFattyDaddy]

You make me wanna learn Greatsword

[@Mullet__Man]

I have to correct myself. Not true charge but the other skill is better for this playstile bc you can fire it off in 360 degree so it does not matter where you land after hunting edge. And it absorbs damage and makes your hit harder. It does not get better than this

[@Kirgoss]

About Hunting Edge. First a disclaimer: I was a Greatsword main in previous games but for Rise I just started using it again and I don't have all the switch skills yet, so my opinion might still change. I actually do use Hunting Edge a LOT. I remember in the demo I agreed with you, I just couldn't see any use for it, but now I would say that was because I was using it wrong at that point. I was using it only over long distances, while now I am mainly using it in closer range and imo that makes all the difference. If your window for attacking is too small for the usual charging or if the monster is just slightly out of range, Hunting Edge enables me to close the gap, deal very good damage and even dodge some attacks while attacking, since I am in the air and that potentially all at the same time. Honestly, after getting kind of tired of Greatsword during World, after maining it for a long time, Hunting Edge is the move that got me hooked again. To me it is like that one move that I never knew I needed but I am not sure I would want to play without it again. So there you have it, there is at least one person who uses Hunting Edge :P

[@statesminds]

I agree i want to hunt Apex monsters outside of rampage. It's been what ive been wanting the most besides more elders

[@alananras293]

About the lance charged sweep, it can be also used anytime after any shieldbash, so in my opinion it gives a lot of utility to the weapon because after dealing a considerable amout of KO damage to the head, you can chain it into charged sweep, poke, and charge sweep for juicy dps, and rince an repeat. But i avoid using it outside of a shieldbash combo because it leaves me quite vulnerable.

[@skiafraylalnasache]

On the topic of palamutes waking up monsters... in high rank, I was fighting a basarios, and He walked over close to that sleeping rajang area. It left a few seconds later and I try to summon my dog. I turn the camera and watch my dog running away from a now pissed off woken up rajang.

[@deinonychus1948]

You: "Oh crap, do I have a Puppet Spider handy?!" *looks in inventory* "I don't have one? Well, I'm f**ked!"

[@zimablue3166]

I just tried Gaijins mining route in the Lava Caverns and worked so well. Gaijin if you read this, thank you very much for clearing my Zenni problems! 🙏

[@chrislewerercalcapone9385]

Thanks for kind of explaining counterstrike!!! It was one skill I was interested in but didn't quite get it so haven't tried it out yet! I read the description " Temporary increases power after being thrown off" And I'm like thrown off, thrown off of what lol? But now that I know it basically means when you get hit and sent flying, I am definitely going to have to try it out because that happens to me a lot. I like to play aggressively! I just wish that it was a level one gym in not a level 2!

[@demon1103]

Couple things I gotta say. First is on capture/kill, I definitley agree, defer to host. Had multiple people just default to capture in my hunts just while listening to this podcast *groan*. Then needed so flame sacs for a weapon, hunted Aknosom it solo, 2 on the carves!!! Killing is also more satisfying due to never knowing when you're gonna get that final hit in. Second thing, @Rurikhan, don't worry about lance vid, I'll watch XD. I still thank you for getting me to try Lance with your Pillar of Gluttony build. It is now in my top 3 weapons...don't know how I didn't realize I'd be a lance guy, I like playing tanks XD.

[@veliona8920]

Yeah I spent quite a bit of time crafting HR sets for LS, DB, CB and Bow and just now finished the game at 105 hours clocked in lol, It was a really fun experience for my first ever Monster Hunter game.

[@TheRamanShaman86]

The Lance Charged sweep is definitely a welcome addition! I still am getting used to using it regularly since I've been so set on Poke-Poke-Poke-Hop. The charged sweep is just so much better than a 3rd poke if you have the window and it also adds a little bit of variation to the weapon. I use the 3rd poke if I can't sweep, or if i am pinpointing on specific monster part. Overall, it is very nice to have options.

[@wickedss9160]

Thanks for that Guide for Zenny Gaijin. It really comes in handy.

[@snipevipex3716]

Thank you Rurikhan and Gaijin, someone understands my annoyance with people who only ever capture (or at least a 90% chance it will happen). Sometimes even after the blue icon appears everyone will continue to beat on the monster and then one guy will then capture. That one guy could have captured it 2 minutes earlier but no, they just had to attack it as well, then capture it out of nowhere. Even while watching this podcast I was doing a hunt and the host was spamming a message in Japanese AND English to KILL the monster, and what happens? some guy captures it.

[@justsomejojo]

This coming out later than usual actually made it a great saturday morning podcast for me. Love that. I'm really glad you guys are so adamant on keeping this spoiler free because I've been doing the game in coop with a friend who doesn't have NSO and our country just went into hard lockdown again, so we've been jumping through hoop after hoop since release. We only just entered High Rank because of it. Somehow, my coop experiences keep getting hampered since Generations. It's starting to get really annoying lol Generations/GU I kept getting kicked for just playing prowler (and I micro manage them, so my build was never the issue) which prevented any enjoyable online time, World, my buddy found it funny to spam Cluster and then ditched me for PC and now a lockdown and an online fee are getting in the way. I'd laugh, because it sounds absurd.

[@nealbiederman4664]

"They listen to the podcast WHILE playing monster hunter".....He caght me 😱!

[@SylemGistoe]

I'm really glad they talk so much about lance in this one- no one ever talks about lance. I'm not really feeling the charge sweep though, honestly. Yeah, it hits really hard but it throws off my timing often. But the biggest issue Is that as a sweep, say I'm stabbing zinogre in the face- I can't avoid hitting his beefy paws with the sweep, and losing lots of damage compared to triple poke. It worked okay on his back, but it's such a pain to try and hit weak spots with it.

[@TorxyElboo]

i am playing World wit my buddies on pc and watching your podcast on 2nd screen and when i am at work I am playing Rise on Switch,i think i am addicted to monster hunter

[@Goldra93]

1:10:30 I am actually doing this. crafting every armor piece even the ones I doubt I will ever use. I'm about 3/4ths done Then I will craft all the decorations to their individual amounts needed for the max level

[@k00mk1ng]

Also regarding world/IB, you have investigations with gold tier boxes that have a higher chance of rare reward parts. Hence the faster you clear an investigation the more items you get.

[@theotherice8581]

As a lance main, the sweep feels awesome! If I get a huge window, I use charge>counter>charge>counter. I do like the sound of a charged 3rd poke

[@FMMProductions]

@rurikhan I'm glad you've been trying more with the Charge Blade. Another thing I've found with the Chainsaw mode is double tapping the attack after you've held the button down. Sometimes I miss and the animation doesn't flow into each other but when you double tap you can smoothly from the horizontal slashes to vertical really easily and naturally.

[@KinanTheMadman]

18:42 i enjoy hunting edge. For the sole fact that im a glaive main. So.. Aerial combat is 2nd nature to me. Being able to take this very very slow weapon and turn it into "WEEE LOOK AT ME FLY" is amazing in my eyes. And i can combo it perfectly into rage slash.

[@Jamstaro1]

I LOVE the hunting edge. Yes it's costly on wire bugs. But if you stop using the direction stick you're really likely to connect the second hit. And if you know the monster you can align the second hit to hit the tail, head etc. I don't like adamant charge because my habit is to use it and I end up on the other side of the monster wigging hard

[@TheMrrccava]

I neeeeeeeed the spoliercast lol I'm so curious about thoughts on the spoilers lol

[@jam726]

As a long time lance user, use spiral thrust, insta-block and shield charge. It's a totally different playstyle to traditional lance but I feel like this is the best iteration of lance yet. We finally have some flashy moves and higher damage options to mix up the playstyle. Plus guard or guard up aren't really needed because of insta-block and the insane mobility we have. You can still get some pokes in here and there but now we have KO, extra mobility, adept blocking and just a way higher skill cap. The only bad thing about lance so far is the need to spam spiral thrust to speedrun (even though its insanely fun to use and pretty difficult to pull off effectively), and the fact that twin vine is a terrible wirebug move and we can't swap it out. There's some pretty insane speedruns from lancers out there that really show off the potential of the weapon and I highly recommend checking them out.

[@sacred944]

So glad you got this up even though Rise is way more important to all of us as you know.

[@nancho3]

I listen to the podcast at work :)

[@TecnoRase]

Really loving this podcast, particularly the fact that Rurikhan makes a LOT of ff14 references since it's my most played game xD. On another note you can use the "you don't pay my sub" line in Rise as well since we do need online subscription to play with others lmao

[@AC32896]

1:18:31 - Palamute Waking up Sleeping Monsters The action bar has an option called 'Wait' which prevents your Palamute from attacking the monster until you give the 'Go' command (which temporarily replaces it). However if they don't stop after you see their weapon, I don't know what else to suggest.

[@Fwufikins]

18:46 For real, Hunting Edge on GS pales in comparison to Adamant Charged Slash. In fact, all of the unlocked GS skills are SUPER useful compared to their base version. Sure, Shoulder Tackle and True Charged Slash are still great (namely the speed for ST and the extra range on TCS), but with Guard Tackle and Rage Slash you can tank through so much stuff. Plus Rage Slash can change direction on a dime, making it super useful if a monster scoots past you while you're charging.

[@wrathXzoul]

Its ok guys. I mained Lance for my Rise playthrough. First time using Lance and while not flashy, always reliable and felt badass blocking Rajang blows......until he lasers.

[@AngryRJL]

Love the shield charge especially with diablos and barroth. Now going to see if slugger would work on the Lance or stamina thief

[@Tenkaimatsu]

They both work. Have fun.

[@solomon9655]

I listen to TFP while playing MH Rise, it's a great pairing. Though it's funny, a lot of people agree Rise is on the easier side but it's no cakewalk, especially if you get distracted. For example, while listening to this episode I had to pause because Zinogre was suddenly kicking my a**. Even with endgame builds, I've found a lot of the flagships in particular to be very strong on the offensive, Zinogre and Nargacuga in particular can easily get you in two hits if you're caught off guard. It's made me think about how I actually really like the challenge balance while solo, but I wouldn't mind for the expansions to feel a little tougher like demo Magnamalo (which I think a few of us got a taste for). The movesets and AI of the monsters are really fantastic, the best I've seen so far. The potential for awesome challenge is there, they just have to crank it up a notch.

[@ramoncalleja3467]

This thing about slaying!!!! I was one of them to capture them - Maybe its the pokemon in me :). But after Gaijin video I realized what i was doing and now I am seeing it clearer - I can see the light!!! lol Thank you for that video Gaijin. It was something that changed my perspective totally. But in all honesty, I want to add this - the game series always seemed to hint to me that capturing is the best option. I was so not aware. (Now I never capture -unless requested to do so and I leave the decision to hosts).

[@Godslayer96]

My favourite parts about Rise is how flattened down the stats ad mechanics are. Armorvalues are very close to each other in those subtiers (early/mid/late LR/HR) so using lower tiers doesn't feel like wearing paper, sharpness doesn't go ham until high rank and even then sharpening doesn't fall to the wayside, gathering is important at all stages, especially for status gunning in the early stages, no slots or decos in LR armor and weapons means no feeling of having to min-max early, etc. ...

[@markos50100]

For the insect glaive, I'm loving it immensely, as for the kinsect mechanics, i like it more because the tetraslash attack makes the powder kinsects attack while you attack with the weapon normally. As for how the tetraslash, it only marks if the second hit of the combo lands and as long as you have kinsect stamina the kinsect will attack regardless if it had already auto attacked.

[@AntonioCunningham]

I apologize for the multiple comments, but I enjoy commenting as I go. It feels like I'm adding to the conversation that way. As far as the Insect Glaive, I already apologized for doubting Gaijin Hunter Because I love it in MH Rise. Concerning the downward Wire Bug attack, I don't use it for one reason.... The recovery frames on it last too long. It feels like I'm stuck in one place and I'm welcoming a monster to punish me. I'll stick to recall Kinsect since it keeps me going because of the health extract. I *love* the advancing Roundslash. It adds my favorite Dual Blades move on the Insect Glaive. I've cut so many tails with this:-) I can understand Yuna criticism of the vault mechanics. I feel then as well, but since I've always been a ground Glaive user, muscle memory was easier to adapt to. Oh yeah, I *completely* agree with her take on the palamutes. Mines woke monsters up more times than I can count. I'm planning on moving to only Palicos.

[@Xylerx000]

That wire bug guard on the Charge Blade is the foundation of my entire set.