This Guy Is A GOD At Monster Hunter

Monster Hunter World Iceborne: What pure skill and knowledge looks like.
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0:00 The 10 Steps of Great Sword
12:50 Monster Hunter World is BLOWING UP
17:09 I'm on Forbes
19:25 How did you learn tackle?
20:38 I logged on to MHW to show you this
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[@MrThomsi]

To be honest, for a non-stream watcher, the monter hunter streams have been fucking amazing to watch

[@ducklingswarm5457]

Yea, me too. This is one of the best things to watch for a while

[@IncognitoActivado]

Except for the fanboys. ;)

[@steelewearinc6140]

It’s definitely got me into looking at buying the game.

[@JTrixXx]

@@steelewearinc6140Do it!! It’s so much fun

[@Voidstroyer]

@@steelewearinc6140 Get it on discount.

[@aaronbrown5613]

HES LEARNING THE WAY OF THE BIG STICK

[@taylorcantly3954]

🗡️ ⚔️ 🗡️⚔️

[@ucminhpham5886]

that’s what she said

[@chiangmei1265]

Nah he too lazy for it 😂

[@IncognitoActivado]

Not in MH World. XD

[@oriondye3212]

He’s getting scammed

[@allanredhill8682]

Him showing off all the great swords he owns is so wholesome lmao. He really is one of us now

[@datalysjr3339]

One thing i love about showing off gear to friends in this game is not only to flex you have it, but also tell the stupid good luck stories and painstaking ones to get the damn thing XD

[@alexandremargolis3610]

​@@datalysjr3339oh yeah bro I had to use only horizontal gs slash to hit only the claws of the tzitzi yaku to get those damn claws otherwise it woud die before I broke the claws 😂😂😂

[@fightnight14]

Welcome to the cult eh

[@Aelitagurl]

Watching Asmon fall in love with his weapon more is heartwarming😄 That's the magic of MH. You find out more about your weapon and then want to jump back in and practice, practice, practice and have fun!

[@IncognitoActivado]

Not in MH World. XD

[@benjamink2398]

@@IncognitoActivado You've left a reply on half the comments here just hating on a game others love. Do you really have that sad of a life? Don't bother replying, because I won't, precisely because I know you would want me to. Just saying buddy, get a life.

[@hmmmtao6911]

Preach brother reminds me of the time in 3rd gen the first time I had my hands on the swagaxe slowly learning combos and getting better at it (also I just wanna say that zero sum discharge is one of the coolest sounding name for an attack).

[@lancechua859]

You can LOVE ALL THE WEAPON. Trying new weapons makes the game like NEW experience!

[@aguythatlikesrice8075]

​@@IncognitoActivadoso you gonna elaborate buddy?

[@headkicked]

One way to be able to make more predictions is, hunt solo and leave your palico behind. If you are the only target and you know all of the monsters movements, then you can more accurately execute predictive maneuvers. I'm really excited to see him play this, it's one of my all-time favorite games. I hope he gives some other weapons a try at some point.

[@dicksonw113]

he would be in a death loop for a long time without mccool, but yes he would learn the patterns

[@Griever114]

You can leave your palico?

[@hubris6567]

​@@Griever114talk to your palico in the camp

[@hoangkhuongtang6111]

@@Griever114 Yes you can. Just talk to it before you go hunting.

[@Griever114]

@@hoangkhuongtang6111 Thanks, mate! Had no idea

[@silentc1015]

Haha love the genuine reaction of awe on Asmon's face. He's actually into Monster Hunter, and I love it

[@baronnashor158]

was bound to happen. Its literally Asmon style. People keep saying ''play Bg3'' but asmon isnt gonna like that game , he isnt about those slow paced narratives games.. he wants big sword , big fights , big gameplay and it need to be somewhat fast paced and entertaining to watch for stream. Im glad he chose Monster hunter

[@mistywww3199]

Asmon enjoyed bg3 when he played it like 3 years ago @@baronnashor158

[@depremere3991]

@@baronnashor158i think the souls games influenced his liking to monster hunter

[@PotatoPcEmu]

yes yes really the souls games bosses and monster hunters monster progression are quite alike no wonder he likes monsterhunter so much.@@IncognitoActivado

[@rustygear447]

What make Monster Hunter so loved is that every weapon is great. You think the Great Sword is the best weapon and you're right because every weapon is the best weapon. You can enjoy the GS for 1000 hours and when you're feeling stale, you just pick another weapon and you have 1000 hours more to enjoy in this game.

[@null_wizard]

sorry HH is the only weapon... HH gang

[@00110000]

True dood I got back into World with the wave and decided to use the only weapon I didn't touch my first playthrough, the Gunlance. It feels like a new game. It also feels like a Micheal Bay movie.

[@schwartzy65]

Been playing with greatsword since the first game, from 06. Cant change now :D tried some others but always go back to gs

[@shimimikami7930]

Hbg is the objective best weapon in this game, nothing compares in damage.

[@supEnoc]

1000 hours in a non competitive game LOL. And here I thought I'm wasting my time

[@glauben2713]

can't wait to see how asmon would react to the sheer complexity of the other weapons and how all of them are very very different from one another

[@ch1dd]

With the exception of like... guard points and kinsect extracts, I think they're not exactly complex since it's mostly intuitive. I haven't played other weapons that much though.

[@MrCharly780]

​@@ch1ddglaive is complex af, so are charge blade and switch axe. Bow is complex af as well to use optimally.

[@timcgrant]

It’s a lot of easy to learn the basics but insanely hard to master.

[@soksocks]

​​@@ch1ddimo, some of the weapon types are complex. I tried using charge blade for the first time, it was not easy. At least in hunts, I've been stuck in the training grounds for a couple hours

[@renjouji]

​@@ch1ddall are complex and hard to use at the highest level except for the bowguns .. Ls you need to be a demon . Swax for constantly attacking . Cb the most movelist of the bunch . Bow for positioning mid range . Gs/hammer for positioning melee. Ig for mount Or land ig . Hh for thinking notes you wanna refresh while fighting (which is to me the very hard weapon to master ) .Sns for utilities

[@RaijinKaze]

Monster hunter is one game series where skill can absolutely transfer over games and years. As a player from the original monster hunter each iteration of the series has just improved my skills as a player and weapons. Know timings and positioning will let you become a god at the game.

[@MH_VOID]

Adept style ruined me... still don't think I've gotten close to my prior skill at i-framing, even 6 years later

[@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028]

​@@MH_VOID I can't play without evasion these days... it's just so good to be able to dodge through attacks...!

[@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028]

@@SpadeApeiron >cb and ig Ah yes, the 4U pair. Honestly, they're the most fun weapons. Ig may lack in dps, but it's capacity to reposition and hit body parts is unmatched. Equip Flinch free 3 and some evasion window up, and that's the safest weapon in the game. Cb is cb, nothing more needs to be added, except for the fact you should fit in at least one offensive guard in your build, if only to feel cool if you cannot make use of the insane bonus it gives you.

[@ktcgaming8798]

If you know how to dodge pleisoth hipcheck youll become godlike in .

[@IncognitoActivado]

Not MHW. ;)

[@NwinDii]

And that's why glavenus is one of my favorite fights 10:00 that tail double chop is one of the most satisfying thing to dance around with razor margins. And probbaly one of the best examples of god hitboxes and attack patterns spaced for positional and moveset outplay.

[@axelstansfield1156]

If you're going for a tank build I strongly recommend mushroomancer and Free Meal. mushroomancer lets you eat Mandragora as max potions and you can hold 10 of em as opposed to real max potions which are both expensive and you can only hold 2 of them. Free meal 3 gives you a 75% chance not to use consumables which enables you to now have even more max healings. It pretty cracked.

[@mizaru84]

He should see those longsword masters as well. So fluid offense and evade, makes them look like their doing a waltz

[@AstonMartinStig]

Yea, nothing is more stylish than a longsword master.

[@thenonexistinghero]

Screw longsword he needs to watch some Swith-Axe vids.

[@Spiffo0]

@@AstonMartinStig Nothing is more easy to master than Long Sword.

[@ha-itsme]

@@Spiffo0 WORLD LBG sticky build.

[@sirith9157]

​@@Spiffo0with full respect, but 90% of people don't even scratch surface of longsword tech like freecam reverse foresight slash and that's easy one...

[@Meshonik]

I love how he's so deep into the game now that he's farming weapons.

[@GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

Yea and people were saying farming will turn him off from MH, they don't know that Asmon is a hardcore MMO grinder who can spend months trying to get a single thing, he is in the zone especially during farming and grinding.

[@Meshonik]

@@GuyWithAnAmazingHat Yeah, I don't get how somebody can say he'd be turned off by the grind because of what you just said. It's up his alley.

[@FBlitz97]

Weapons that do a ton of KO damage are so satisfying when you master them, and Greatsword has to be top of that list. I think if anyone wants to learn Greatsword or the slow weapons in general, Hammer is a great place to start because its more flexible but also teaches you stuff like timing, positioning and predicting.

[@hmmmtao6911]

God hammer is so satisfying to use when quick farming double rath hunts flash+stun just fucks them so hard.

[@hua..]

greatsword deals literally 0 KO damage though LOL

[@FBlitz97]

@@hua.. what really ? Was always under the impression that it does cuz it downs so much lol

[@BE9lNE]

It's the big damage that pushes threshold to stagger/part break the boss, but yeah great sword is not a blunt weapon.

[@user-rn7wf7ry4s]

@@hua.. this is wrong. GS does KO via tackles and punish draw via frostfang armor skill.

[@Zerochilluwu]

Slinger combo is devastatingly easy to use and gives you crazy repositioning of attack to the point I thought it was a bug when I first started using it

[@superibay2965]

Yeah if he's got some monster dropped pods like bomb or piercing it's a straight up free TCS

[@isaacgarcia9234]

Bro Know when to land the tcs in the weak spot is not cheat

[@IncognitoActivado]

@@isaacgarcia9234 Whatever you say, fanboy. XD

[@oriondye3212]

Meh it gives way too mixed results for me. I stopped using it after many many attempts. It has a large chance to flinch the monster which would seem to be good, but that usually means the mob is too far away to TCS as a result of the flinch. Further it will flinch a monster when it is already downed so you cant use it to short cancel into TCS when the monster is already on the floor without risking whiffing the TCS. Ultimately it doesn’t really fit with the only consistent GS play, which is incapacitate the monster with trips, flinches, status effects, claggers, traps, environmental hazards, etc then short cancel into TCS over and over again until the monster is dead, so I never really use it.

[@minusx3403]

its very important in late-game fights where monsters move really fast

[@chrispyy99]

Finding vids like these as a gamer is like tapping into the archives of past explorers. Limitless power at our fingertips 😂

[@IncognitoActivado]

No, not really. XD

[@AstonMartinStig]

Humanity's greatest power is our ability to learn from the past.

[@samubertolotto]

Aris really is the god of great swords

[@NikoNikomedes]

It's like the avatar's past lives

[@gobokoboobo4620]

It does give you that adrenaline to mimic what you see and want to improve.

[@watzittooya7499]

Step 1 : Charge attack Step 2-10 : Use your Ultra Instinct

[@Broly91571]

Remember, when you spend years with a single weapon...you just learn how to do this stuff especially with practice. Hopefully Asmon will become extremly good with the GS for when wilds come out. He already does decent with it for a first timer. edit: holy shit, hes been doing this a week and has 82 hours already? thats crazzyyyyy...Ive got 400 hours and 125 MR, 280 HR. Dude is GRINDING

[@saos242]

@@SpadeApeiron exactly you lose so much content from just playing a single weapon, i clocked in 800 hours by using all the weapons. Finally found myself as a gunlance main after starting with hammer

[@Amberccookie]

@@saos242 wow I had a very similar experience like you, except I started out as a gunlance main and ended up being a bonk lover :P

[@GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

This is why as someone who plays all weapons since gen 2 I don't feel like I need new weapons, I barely scratch the surface of weapons I play the least with.

[@SlCKNESS_]

@@SpadeApeironI'm a bow addict in most video games, but for some reason it just doesn't do anything for me in Monster Hunter World. What am I missing? To clarify "doesn't do anything for me" - it doesn't feel awesome to use, I can't tell where the "power fantasy" is supposed to come with that weapon. Where's the satisfaction?

[@Broly91571]

@@saos242 Gunlance mains BLASTS UP!

[@KeiKatsuuu]

GS is one of those weapons that if you keep playing, you'll eventually get that "hunter's intuition" as a lot of players call it. Part of it is KNOWING the pattern, and part of it is like a spidey-sense that tells you to roll left half a second after your TCS to dodge the tailspin

[@edwardtan7283]

I remember 10 years ago when I started looking for GS gameplay, it was all about standing and charging at a seemingly random position and the monster just put their head under your sword. Look how far MH has evolved

[@JohnLeeInHisPrime]

I remember getting destroyed by Rathalos in MH1.

[@freakindamnshiki]

that was a whole ass different game, monster hit boxed were 3x smaller and their hurt box 3x bigger xD @@JohnLeeInHisPrime

[@JohnLeeInHisPrime]

@@freakindamnshiki and I also remember getting destroyed by Tigrex in mh2:)

[@Mizanity]

Imagine doing co-op seeing one greatsword guy charging at far side of battlefield, then all you know is the monster came to him and got knocked

[@reveirg9]

As a GS main, it's actually way harder to do in multiplayer as the monsters change targets randomly so it's almost impossible to predict their next movement.

[@jeremycu4571]

yea it wont happen. Someone else could trigger his planned flinch too early. Most of those trick shots were trades, he knew the monster would flinch because he was beating it and getting it close. Unless you are team darkside and your whole team is super coordinated for a perfect run.

[@oriondye3212]

Lets be honest. The video is a giant scam. Peak GS play is just get the monster on the floor and short cancel into TCS. Playing like he did is basically the equivalent of rolling a 100 sided die and “winning” when you get 90 or above and “losing” when you get 89 and below. Even if you play for 100s of hours and increase your skills to peak it only means you “win” at 85 and above vs “losing” at 84 and below. GS is just too slow and monsters are too random to do anything more consistent unless you are doing something to hold them in place for long periods of time (ie status effects, environmental traps, regular traps, claggers, trips, etc). Id compare players who main GS who play like this dude to “Win It Big” dedicated casino players. They are in the casino every day and they are always losing money but every now and then they “Win IT BIG” and get a shot of dopamine so they think it was worth all the carts and time spent getting bodied and healing until the stars align just right and they get that big hit on the monster. Hey if thats the kind of play you like more power to you, but LS and hammer do about the same and have far far more consistent gameplay.

[@jeremycu4571]

@@oriondye3212 well... it wasnt really 10 steps, and he brought non GS tech into vids like head locking elder dragons, or exploiting the free clutch chance when a monster is exhausted. Also, TCGs is its own thing? Basic triangle spammer of step 1 already discovered it. At least it nailed good things like tackle, then slinger combo. Also the "Helicopter". I just wished we focused on things like aiming GS during charge, he did that, but never focused... the side slap, which combos into roll... would be nice. Maybe even useless things like upward slash, so team mates can try uncoordinated mounts. Also charging during jump attack or mount attack.

[@oriondye3212]

@@jeremycu4571 i mean im not really getting your comments man. I guess if you just want to mess around and have fun regardless of if you cart three times and fail the hunt for your friends or not you can do all of the things you mentioned. But if you want to actually beat the monster you wouldn’t do any of that. Aiming GS is only for if you position incorrectly. Which 95% of the time if your not perfectly positioned you are too far away from the monster rather so aiming does literally nothing for you. Most people who have “mastered GS” will not have a problem positioning themselves to land their GS hits straight on so aiming is only really for noobs.

[@bladedicedragon]

Step 10 applies to all weapons, you basically become John wick it’s exhilarating

[@diggoryx]

I wasn't even subbed to Asmon initially and now I'm playing Monster Hunter because of his coverage. Also got at least 2 of my mates into it too. One of his videos just so happened to pop up in my suggestions and here we are!

[@organicheals]

Predictive charges was also known as headlocking the monster back in the day. I loved seeing people face the monster backwards and back swing the greatsword into a head lock.

[@clashwithkeen]

I've been watching the youtube vods and I'm half way through ep 7 right after beating the base game. This has been my favorite gameplay content from asmon since I originally found his content during his original dark souls playthrough. I can't really explain why but the game is very enjoyable to watch someone progress through. I watched ep 1 on second monitor while I grinded a couple other games myself but the next day when I started ep 2 I was so sucked in that I couldn't do anything else while watching and have binged it as main monitor content ever since. I wish I had started sooner because I don't think I'll be able to catch up to his livestream play. I've never played any MH game but this has made me 100% plan to do so in the future.

[@aljongreat1900]

Monster hunter series was the only game series that rewards you even when u win or fail. It also pushes you to be better. I also love its crafting and repeatable quest

[@zeru4600]

Yeah i can never get tired of these games. Started from freedom unite and basically have most of the series. The game is forgiving in drop rates, following monsters around im always picking up materials for crafting, monster fights arent always exactly the same either which makes repeating quest alright. The vast amount of builds you can create. Just such great game design. Im always waiting for the next mh release with high hopes. Tho mhrise failed me

[@realmarsastro]

He's getting it! It's so true what he's said about the game looking janky and boring in videos when you've never played it, both when you see pros and noobs. But once you play it yourself, you really understand just how much there is to playing this game that doesn't show in videos, how incredibly satisfying it feels to master it. And that's when you see videos like this and just fully appreciate how deep the combat can get and how insanely talented these people are, and it's so so satisfying to watch people be good at this game when you've played it yourself.

[@badams2190]

you got me playing again. I played the game a ton when it came out on ps4. Later it came out on PC and I played it again. I beat it and made decent progress. I always loved world and watching you playing everyday made me want to play it again. I also bought iceborne on a sale a year ago and was going to play it with a friend. We never got around to playing it and I didn't want to get far ahead of him. Now he was watching your videos on breaks at work and he brought it up so we both reinstalled and I'm doing iceborne for the first time. Still a fantastic game. The old ones didn't click being on handheld, world is the first one that grabbed me and had me sinking hundreds of hours. Rise also suffers as some of the mechanics aren't as cool as they seem to be initially, and being a switch port it honestly looks worse than world. Thanks for the vids man I'm back to MH. Got this vid on my second monitor.

[@Thrudgelmir]

7:07 In case nobody mentioned it (too many posts to make sure haha). If the next hit you do makes the monster look like they ran out of breath, if you grapple hook latch on to them, it extends their stun time. I believe this is a hard refresh on how long the stun lasts too (might even be better to say it resets the stun time AND extends it) Hence why the trick is, you see em look dazed/out of breath, latch on and immediately jump off the monster, then wail on em. Hope your stay at MonHun land continues to be enjoyable and epic for you -thumbsup-

[@luisborges14]

Louder!!!!!! Tell them so when I carry their hunt, they grab the monster 😂❤️

[@Criminalupper2200]

As much as I'm glad he's enjoying GS, I hope he sticks with the game long enough to try other weapons too. a big part of the fun in MH is how switching weapons can completely change a fight and give a whole new experience

[@THATGUYDJ321]

People seem to forget how supportive the monster hunter community is. We get enjoyment out of new players experiencing our favorite thing.

[@waderich9904]

Yes until you talk about endgame meta sets lol

[@spartacus6256]

@@waderich9904 yea but tbf that’s a majority of games.

[@hayom120]

the mh community was one of the worst communities I ever saw. They constantly made fun of him until they realized he isn't doing it for views only

[@tripleaaabattery8480]

​@@hayom120there are soooooo many other communities I can list worse than this one. Like man you'd have to be forgetting about a lot of them to reach that conclusion. League of Legends (thoughiterally any Moba could go here) Counterstrike Literally any CoD Genshin Impact Dead by Daylight Super Smash Bros Dark Souls World of Warcraft Overwatch These are just the ones I know off the top of my head. I could name many more before monster hunter if you gave me time

[@jase276]

People forget because when MHW dropped MH vets kept bullying the new people, lol

[@argotax47]

"He knows what they're going to do" Asmon, you are on the verge of understanding this game. You are on the path to become a great hunter.

[@funkrobot9762]

This is why I love monster Hunter. It’s common for me to be in awe of other hunters and how badass they can be.

[@RaposaMah]

They are really nice, and I find it to be way more awesome how they are supportive of new players. I’m just now trying Fatalis, and trying solo, and on sos. When trying sos many times I still get encouragement stickers when I die, and people keep joining the quest.

[@TheGumsW]

DUDE the moment I saw him playing greatsword I was hoping he would see Aris! THE GOAT

[@1000miles2paradise]

I love the progression from video 1 to the current playtime. He went from hating on the game to absolutely loving the small, finer details. It really is a great game. And Asmongold, it’s also a lot of fun with friends.

[@tenshikurai5089]

The way he smiles when he sees the Predictable Charges, he’s falling more in love with the GS

[@ryanqube9132]

For someone that never played any monster hunter game, he is absolutely crushing it.

[@syazry1498]

I was a hunting horn main users, but after saw Asmon development of GS gameplay it makes me wanna try it out. His experience and genuine reaction make me love Monster Hunter even more

[@prohanta9360]

I used to be GS main, learning GS isn't mainly learning the weapon but learning each monster mechanics which makes GS is one if not the only of simplest weapon to use but most complex at see time. You can just tackle, tackle and TCS all the time but still need to learn each monster mechanics

[@jack76thegamer30]

What are you now

[@deadcaptainjames6045]

​​@@jack76thegamer30 Gunlance main, explosions go brrrrrr

[@prohanta9360]

for some reason my comment hidden.. in sunbreak I play IG, it just fun for me. used to play CB back in base world, then switched to GS then used GS back in rise then switched to IG in sunbreak. IG in sunbreak is really fun because the kinsect skills @@jack76thegamer30

[@vajraentite133]

As a Bowgun main I have always admired Greatsword users from afar, coz, i use a bowgun- Lord knows I tried learning GS but I couldnt get past step 2.

[@Mantosasto]

As a Hammer bro I admire Greatsword users from pretty close and Bowgun users from afar, because they are, well, afar.

[@beasthaven1571]

As a Hh main I just will doot my horn and watch the epicness around me as we all come together

[@waderich9904]

GS and both bowguns are my main weapons. You can learn both. I kinda prefer GS, but love how with the guns you can change the play style just by switching ammo types

[@jasonycw1992]

Actually, as someone played MH for over 10 years, watching new players first MH experience VOD is awasome, seeing the reaction and such bring a big smile on my face. No wonder why your MH VODs get so much views

[@KiboMH]

GREATSWORD SUPREMACY MUST SEE BIG NUMBERS

[@Voidstroyer]

I admit, I played the cracked version of this game before and completed it twice (including iceborne, but I only did the grinding lands up to unlocking gold rathian and silver rathalos). Seeing Asmon play the game got me interested in it again and so I bought it on steam and started playing again.

[@beasthaven1571]

Welcome back

[@Voidstroyer]

@@beasthaven1571 Glad to be back

[@jase276]

I could never hang with the grinding lands. Never found the time and it takes soooo long to get to rathian and rathalos, the only two things I looked forward to

[@Voidstroyer]

@@jase276 True. I am feeling the exact same way about it again lol. But this time I paid for it so I will see it through

[@ninjaknight6715]

I know the Great Sword is for me when I learned all these moves before seeing any guides or videos. Great Swording is in my blood!

[@Tank_Facts]

I dont catch his streams, but if Asmon decides to get more regularly into monster hunter I totally support that.

[@franciscolaurean8550]

Yea, I've been slowly catching up because I can't watch 4+ hrs of the vod a day😂

[@infinitypt3415]

Ive watched every MH vod like a series without skipping. it kept me company while im doing stuff in my home!

[@CEDROU95]

I love seeing MH players showing their love for their weapons, i swirch around alot. Started with longsword on the psp then went with sns till now im usi g the switch axe and its so fun.

[@royal1348]

Would be fun to see him react to the 30 secs of every weapon video 😊

[@ckojiro]

If you wanna tank play lance. As a great sword main go full offense. You either do more damage than anyone else in the hunt, or you die trying like a real man.

[@wurst1284]

Nah, that's the switchaxe

[@wurst1284]

The helicopter slash and slinger combo is pretty neat. One makes you jump way to the side so you have a poor mans fade slash of the long sword, the other allows you to reorient yourself into any direction so after you jumped sideways, you can just do a tcs 90° towards the monster.

[@AnimeIntrospective]

He said in this stream he stayed up till 4am farming for different great swords lol. True hunter now

[@GalianMode]

I picked up the game because it was the base game and DLC for equivalent of £15. I'd take a guess that the Steam Winter Sale + Capcom sale had a big impact on numbers.

[@nicholasputhpongsiriporn7223]

I’ve heard of Asmon before, but ever since he started playing mhw, I now love him and I want to go back to play mhw also. Thank you Asmon for the great content, it puts me to sleep😂

[@aviosche8951]

I think you should check out videos of masters using other weapons too especially the charge blade. I love every weapon and have some experience with all of them but charge blade is something unique. It is the weapon with highest difficulty to master and somewhat easy but massive learning curve due to how many combos you can use. Just when I thought I managed to figure out the charge blade and hunt with ease, I learned of new combos to adjust and add to my fights. Even some friends of mine at thousands of hours say that they learned new combos when they thought they mastered the weapon.

[@adam-qu6dh]

I have witnessed him playing tons of different games (of course WoW for the most part) but I cannot tell you when was the last time when he was really into something like MHW. It is really great to see those genuine smiles when figures out something or just being blown away by how great this game is in general. Wtg Asmon, wtg!

[@allenzhu3478]

now imagine all weapons have techniques like this, can't wait to see asmon practice foresight slash

[@ZeOnexify]

Other weapons have wayy more than this

[@MikkosFree]

Asmon is an old soul, I would be genuinely surprised if he picked up a second weapon.

[@baconx6476]

All weapons in MH are like this, this ain't your baby Souls games with the basic moveset lol

[@athos9293]

@@baconx6476 i've never played Dark Souls but the MH part is true

[@shemgilbert1991]

@@MikkosFree Lance lmao

[@torinopeek]

i played it at release. Now watching asmon made me download it again, and im loving it

[@jzero000]

I've downloaded it again too bc i stopped before reaching MR 100 🤧 Now I'm grinding again dang!!

[@HALFpastTOAST]

Played Hammer for so long i forgot just how satisfying it was to connect with a great sword hit.

[@Zetsumei88]

Gives me flashbacks of the old school aerial greatsword ledge hopping cheese methods.

[@ano2lokmo]

If you'll ever try it, check out 10 steps of Charge Blade.

[@rustygear447]

As a CB main, I approve this message.

[@isaacm7934]

​@@rustygear447as a CB main I also approve of this message

[@Roge9]

I'm a greatsword main for life. Probably the most satisfying weapon I've ever used in any video game series.

[@Anime_._Fan]

very true, added bonus if they look cool as hell, can't forget the goofy but overpowered ones too, those always hold a special place lol

[@PackOfWolves928]

Man it makes me so happy to see so many people picking up this game. I loved it dearly and was lucky enough to be riding the wave since its release.

[@cammiechaos]

You started playing World, I picked it up again, bought Icebourne and got soo into it again. Loving it.

[@Vatolicious]

MH is one of my all time favorites since PSP. So happy other's are enjoying it and getting exposed to it on a larger scale.

[@TheManyVoicesVA]

Most players: look up guide and learn weapon, then apply the research others have done. Asmon: UNGABUNGA DODGE ROLL BIG SWORD

[@daniamataka5377]

He clearly doesn't need to do any of these advanced techniques to get through the MSQ, not yet at least, but he'll learn them if he thinks he needs to.

[@TheManyVoicesVA]

@@daniamataka5377 it is true lol. He is definitely just very good at Soulslike basics. But if he had taken like 30 minutes to do research he coulda upped his game and beaten everything faster. Actually fought Deviljho when he encountered him maybe, etx.

[@markjosephhuerno3391]

"Noo streamer you're not doing what I want you to do"

[@wiz369]

He'll have to when he fights behemoth. Be patient

[@TheManyVoicesVA]

@@markjosephhuerno3391 It was a joke chill bruh. He unga-bunga'd his way through all of MHW somehow with dodge-rolls and draw-cuts. He coulda done it with more grace if he'd spent an hour learning how to play lol

[@DrengrOfMidgard]

Notable addition to greatsword tips: Ledge hopping. Can come in clutch periodically

[@tuantran-me9nz]

3:49 everytime i watch a proplayer with different weapon in MH

[@Daioxui]

GS mains....he's beginning to believe....

[@Zephy_Sky]

Mhw quickly became my favorite game when it first came out. Its amazing to watch it grow in popularity again.

[@beasthaven1571]

Feels amazing to see

[@benj4845]

2 steps of long sword: 1: helmsplitter 2: iai counter 3: foresight slash

[@xekis]

Iai counter is high risk, low reward in World. If you are already caught in iai stance it makes sense to go for it, but the vast majority of the time you are better off setting up foresight. But in Rise you just spam iai counters.

[@benj4845]

@@xekis i mixed them up mb

[@DirewolfMemento]

9:57 *THIS! RIGHT HERE* Is why I love the greatsword.

[@walteranurantha5014]

Step 11: Do an infinite charged attack in the air while moving forward and keep ledge hopping backward. Rinse and repeat.

[@diveblock2058]

The greatest weapon by right of name

[@fezzzost950]

Greatest basic weapon

[@diveblock2058]

@@fezzzost950 the weapon that requires the most skill to master but is one of the easiest to use

[@fezzzost950]

@@diveblock2058 whatever helps you sleep at night😂

[@Voidstroyer]

@@diveblock2058 I don't think it is. The moveset is pretty standard. It is a weapon that mostly relies on you knowing the monsters and how they behave. I personally like the charge blade more since it is more complex to use, but also dishes out a lot of damage. All weapons require you to know the monsters, but some weapons also require you to know the weapon itself, and great sword is not one of them imo. For new players I would either recommend the long sword or dual blades. Long sword is pretty nice since it also has moves for s (foresight slash and the iceborne Iai slash which just rely on monster knowledge to use right).

[@diveblock2058]

@@Voidstroyer for new players i just recommend sas its simple and easy to use...but i just say choose whatever you like they are all easy to use i strongly disagree with what you are saying about the great sword because as seen in this video there is tech on tech. with most weapons position is important, sure, but in gs positioning is everything. because the weapon is so slow its harder to set up predictions and you have to learn monsters entire attack strings and follow ups and have an effective counter for them all while when playing charge blade its easier to compromise its all fun and games to pull off a dunk with a weapon as fast as the monster with a wide hitbox however when you set up a true charge slash before the monster is even on your screen and it hits perfectly. that requires perfect mastery of the game. to master the great sword is to master monster hunter and if you have full mastery of the great sword every other weapon becomes quite easy to play in comparison tldr there is so much room for error in the gs that its not even close comparing it to smth like the charge blade when it comes to skill ceiling. it easily surpasses every other weapon in terms of mastery (in mhw)

[@ArisMH]

I loved your reaction! I'm glad you liked GS that much, I hope you keep enjoying and learning this weapon 🫡💛

[@casti94]

My boy aris❤

[@tyfainfaber6763]

The best!

[@Squidward558]

Ive been playing MH for years but never played World for whatever reason. Asmon finally convinced me to pick it up especially since it was on a solid sale. Games great, series is great, surprised he didn't get into this earlier. Also bought Rise again on Steam (originally had it on Switch) to replay as I think in many ways its a huge improvement especially in game play compared to its predecessors.

[@mattxstarx]

it's great to see all this GS content. as a Gunlance main, i always love reminding people that it's only ONE our of FOURTEEN weapons that can be this technical. and there is a chance they can add another weapon by the time Wild's comes out. monhun is the game that keeps on giving and it really makes it difficult to want to jump into other games as easily.

[@deltor5849]

I'm a GS main and a CB sub, these 2 are the greatest weapons in MHW. The instant reward of knocking a monster or breaking a part when your biggest attack lands is just something you have to experience yourself

[@G82Jesse]

I have been begging him to watch a video like this since day 1. Thank fuck, I hope he gets inspired and starts trying out the sweet moves lol

[@kornx10]

Its about time. Now maybe he can use flash and sling them to walls at the least.

[@generalgarchomp333]

Yeah the other tackle video that was literally just tackling to hunt a monster was infuriating.

[@nowee1953]

Now he knows what most of the future monsters look like due to spoilers... People should just let him play and figure things out on his own.

[@infernal6969]

12:15 Rajang was like "yo what's up" and instantly gets slapped in the face 😂

[@Kensuke0987]

Step 7 and Step 8 aren't GS-specific; been doing them with the SnS... which with the Perfect Rush MVs, does make it kinda like a mini-Greatsword. if you do just enough damage at the right spots, you'll do enough damage to loop around with trips and claggers. Step 10 was something you're kinda forced to do/learn with some of the later monsters and the ATs i didn't know about the Step 5 though Slinger Burst is a thing with the SnS too. it's a shortcut for the Perfect Rush, and if you have thorn pods, you'll stun the monster faster than a hammer normally would

[@Siex99]

Step 5 was a bug that was fixed a few years ago, but it was also extremely hard to pull off. IIRC it was like a 3-5ish frame window after the tackle animation after partitioning any of the charged slashes.

[@marcossantos1998]

step 10 benefits every weapon but it is specially important for GS and hammer

[@Kensuke0987]

@@marcossantos1998 if you've seen the motions for Perfect Rush, you do really need all the early setup for it. typically, you need to do a backstep or a slinger burst first, and then the forward leaping motion of the PF, which means if you didn't do it early enough, you're probably not gonna get all the heavy hits in. of course, you could also just not try to use PF when the monster is not down, but that's like not trying to charge your slashes with the GS.

[@henrydikeman2692]

It's crazy how big of a skill difference there is from the top (I would say) 2% of the playerbase. Where they've mastered a complete understanding of the monsters to the point where they not only predict the monsters next attack but also know exactly where to stand to avoid the attack and punish the monster at the same time. Not to mention how they can manifest the monster to flinch or topple whenever they need it to, which takes a memorization of how much hits they've done to certain parts.

[@MrSlaughterrific]

Me play game lots. Me play game better

[@athos9293]

Pickle's hitboxes in 3U are so perfect that someone with an overall notion of his entire moveset can just kill him in the Jaggia quest with low rank gear easily without carting once

[@lordcarl3094]

Some of these "steps" are fine and usable, like for example Asmon literally never used the slinger and there is a lot of high damage traps in the game that can be hit by the slinger ammo for 1000+ DMG, maybe the Helicopter move or the instant Charge..., but everything else is just gambling for a rookie. 99% of the playerbase is doing everything in multiplayer anyway, they never learn any of these moves. Crazy is when you play the same game for 10.000+ hours. Asmon doesn't need to do at least 5 of these steps ever and he is already gambling with charging up 99% of his moves... I was a GS user too and non of these 10 steps show draw attacks, which i used against 90% of the game very successfully. I don't just gamble Charge attacks and wait for a lucky hit, i did precise draw attacks most of the times with ~100% Crit Chance, so this is not even the only playstyle that is possible.

[@projectphyrexia]

"this guy is a god at MH" - dude does the most basic shit for 80% of the video xD wtf... my GU plays match that stuff, does that mean i'm a god now? :^) edit: to be fair, hadn't reached point 10 yet, those are some nice plays, but the other points were crazy basic xd

[@casti94]

It's basically a guide that video, watch aris stuff on his channel and see yourself why he's iceborne TA wiki GS god

[@projectphyrexia]

@@casti94that would make more sense than this title relative to the footage xD

[@casti94]

@@projectphyrexia yeah i get what you mean, and it's understandable✌️ But fr, if you watch his runs, he's very very good, especially on sunbreak where people where using only counter bombs instead of playing the actual weapon , he's a very good scripter also 🫡

[@projectphyrexia]

@@casti94 true, i was unaware of this video of his, but i was familiar with positioning is key with the greatsword where he absolutely demolishes manga. he's crazy good, just this video isn't quite displaying what he's capable of and asmon's title sorta misled me

[@dontjudgeme4562]

Do u have a video for every Greatsword for each monster weakness? Or best Greatsword against each monster

[@FelonOW]

also do some research on mantles and clutch claw , you need info on those 2 things to be a high end player. You can abuse the clutch claw easily in every fight

[@princesscool69]

10:10 that guile theme song playing for the montage slaps

[@TheNewLooter]

Haven't played since MH3U, these vids make me want to check out World

[@Playhard97]

Honestly, when I watched your first stream, I remembered the fun I had on MHW with the boys back on the ps4. So I got it on sale for my deck, and it runs much better than I thought it would.

[@viktortapic6035]

As a Hammer main, timing and positioning is key for sure but understanding the environment/map familiarity for slides is key for thrashing a monster. It's a different game when you dive deep into different weapons.

[@bufosp]

one reason why weapon and combat feels satisfying on MH franchise: weapon mechanics in MH are being improved upon for a long, long time, up to 15 years in MHW. GS is one of those early weapons, similar like hammer, sns, lance, and bowgun. they improved upon the previous iterations again and again until you got MHW. and even with newer weapon types like switch axe, charge blade, or insect glaive. they apply what they knew/understand from other previous entry, what makes it a heavy weapon, a nimble weapon, what makes a shield feels like from blocking weak attack, strong attack etc2... it's the kind of experience where you go to a japanese master that has a long time experience crafting/building/developing something and you just know that the thing they're building are good because it has all that tiny bits improvements that's been accumulating all this time ingrained to the goods you're buying.

[@AskGrant]

Ill admit it, i got back onto Monster Hunter after seeing Asmon give it a go. I have 350+ hrs at the time Iceborne came out and put it done after a few Fatalis kills. But damn watching his vods gave me a massive urge to reinstall and ive been playing along side his vids. So happy he finally did it!

[@edgewizz862]

I main a few weapons but nothing feels quite as good as flawless gs play. Very satisfying to connect your charged hits.

[@jadedrac0]

Asmond . You should try ariel mantle with the great sword. You can clutch claw unto the monster disengage then do a charge slash to immediately mount the monster. No cliffs no problem.

[@ragnabloodfallen5232]

You can extend the stun/knock down with ko gems and abilities then with parts braker you weapon makes easy work on the monsters

[@simpson6700]

jeez, i didn't even realize that those glavenus dodges were performed by two people at the same time.

[@Banananaki]

I'm closing in on 1200 hours myself, got the game when it came out, took a break til Iceborne. Came back for Iceborne, and did some of the content, but didn't push for the Platinum Trophy like I wanted. Now, years later, I am back trying to push for the Iceborn Platinum Trophy on PS4. I mostly run Bow or HH, but I've toyed with GS, IG, and DB. It's crazy to see this guy pop off using the GS, such a laggy, heavy weapon, but the hits are so rewarding. Asmon hasn't even tried other weapons (at least in his videos) and they are all actually quite unique and completely different mechanics, timings, etc. So fun to mess with it all, it feels like a different game completely. It's really hard trying to come back after over 1100 hours and remember what the hell I was even doing, but at least I left myself some decent sets to start with, although my mindset behind the decisions is lost lmao. For what it's worth, seeing you start the game with a seemingly hesitant and critical mindset, and then once you have learned so much about it, and found it enjoyable, it got me reeled back in. And I don't usually stick around for your gameplay videos, usually not really a fan of watching others play when I can (I watch 95% of your videos tho). I had the same approach. Tried MH3U on Wii U and 3DS a long time ago, just felt clunky and shitty. Then I had a group of people getting MH4, so I said screw it and bought it and sucked it up. Since then, fully invested. I still have to go thru Rise/Sunbreak, but I don't wanna go any further til I get the platinum. The game series seems kinda hard to get into (like Souls games were for me...) but my god, once you get past the initial stages and understand the games, it's easily GOATed. I think Souls and MH share a lot of the same essence.

[@arthurharden4600]

That is how I got into monster hunter a few weeks ago. My friends all played it then a steam Christmas sell came and I said aw why the hell not I saw that it took a good amount of hours to complete(It was a personal Christmas gift and I told myself years ago Christmas games have to last all year that's my tradition) then fell in love with how it look and being able to play relax then I made to high rank and saw I had more fun playing the weapons and learning Teq.

[@tamago9026]

I really hope Asmon watches more Monster Hunter speedruns (or adjacent showcases of extremely high-skill play) of Greatsword and other weapons as well, as they really reveal how breathtaking this game's combat can be when weapon and matchup knowledge synergize. Even for an average player there's a lot of interesting tech to glean from speedruns of specific monsters.

[@granzon7396]

GS chad: Do you need some Temporal value and earplug? Tackles* Hammer chad: Hey Brother

[@Frvnklin]

FINALLY Someone showed him this video!! New GS arc is gonna be crazy

[@FairPlayClubChads]

Am i the only one a little surprised by her leg piece💀