This Hunter Lacks Critical Information

[@LucosDiCampos]

You know he's hooked when he actually starts pronouncing all the names correctly

[@abilawaandamari8366]

He's too locked in that he can't even be bothered to make jokes lol

[@KaitoverMoon]

Just goblin man living his big slab of metal monke dreams.

[@gobokoboobo4620]

What is he, White Beard?

[@Salvation5082]

When he starts that low talking, I feel like he's getting fed up..but yeah this end game content it's hard to tell, but he's not giving up.

[@vergillives9890]

Im glad hes enjoying it so much instead of just feeling done after nergigante

[@Zedaso]

His mood change from the start to the end was hilarious, although also sad to see, hope he doesn't quit. It does get harder, much harder, this is barely scratching the surface... But he has been doing great, genuinely, he should keep it up.

[@Udzhi]

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[@derp4729]

As much as I want to see him continue, but his stubbornness and refusal to listen to advice or look up how to properly play the game might be the reason he quits tbh, especially with a game like this which there is a ton of tech and info that the game doesn’t teach you or tell you about at all, it’s really one of the least beginner friendly games out there and he wants to go in blind relying on his dark souls instincts. I give him two week or so, maybe he’ll quit on rajang or raging brachy.

[@MrrpMrrrpMewMrrp]

​@@derp4729 This used to be me, I barely understood what I was doing but I just kept pushing until I knew what to do. He'll get used to it

[@serenity3157]

​@@derp4729was expecting raging brachy also

[@schmushschroom3873]

He also need to farm for a better gears. Like he really need a much better pre-fatalis meta items at this point. Full farming stream is a must if he gonna beat Alatreon, Safi, Ruiner and the likes, not to mention fucking FATALIS

[@taylon5200]

This is why people were spamming you to learn and understand all of your moveset, and the tools such as clutch/wallbang/flashpods/enviro-traps and everything else. Because you're going to hit a point where they're now required, and you dont have the muscle memory ingrained in you to utilize these things since you're just NOW being forced to learn them. Youre either gonna adapt and actually learn how to play, or youre gonna quit and call the game "bullshit trash" due to you refusing to learn, which has happened to games before with you.

[@CaecoAequitas1]

i mean you are right, this is a HUNTING game, not a hit monsters with a sword game. gotta use all that you can to swing the fight in your favor, and if it gets away from you and you start getting combo'd and easy flash or trap can bring it right back in line real easy.

[@buzzysoda8933]

Brute Forcing a Monster Hunter game will always come to bite your ass in the future

[@WhiteRaito]

sadly thats how most of the newer ppl did. people who did not play any MH games from launch idc what gen it is and if they are being stubborn. its just how it is. the situation is ironically the same with the ppl who said Elden ring is trash back then lol. did not want to learn the game and blame em. if it is then he is gonna be the hypocrite

[@CaecoAequitas1]

@@buzzysoda8933 I mean, MH3U dios dual blades kinda let you back in the day with so many explodes. lol

[@OutOfSightOutOfMinddd]

Yeah I also commented this on the earlier videos but got attacked by the simps who clearly doesn't have an idea about MH, "Relaaax, he's doing fine, he's just 10 hrs into the game, cut him some slack" they said and now look at his face after that Velkhana hunt, he looks so drained lol. Remember MH is not a darksouls game where you can disregard the movesets/mechanics, grind to level up and brute force your way to endgame. Underestimating MH because you finished almost all soulsborne games, as someone has already mentioned here, will bite your ass in the future.

[@Timothy1717]

He seems to be fully addicted to monster hunter

[@JotaroKujo-fr7uo]

SAMME

[@eugeneflores6153]

Tired Eyes Drawly Voice He is really grinding

[@LordSleven]

So glad to see it! As an old world hunter it brings a smile to my face seeing more people fall into the rabbit hole

[@olirosabe8920]

As he should!

[@mrsamuel5572]

Wish he can play MH Wild

[@AOW222]

You're not bad, your ego just gets in the way of learning new things. I don't even think information retention is the issue here, legitimately just ignores any input regarding new mechanics unless someone drops a video on his reddit and it gets upvoted a bunch. *If i can brute force it why should i bother learning to do something else* - well that's going to come to an end real swiftly and lead to a lot of wasted time and feeling stupid when you do eventually learn what you could of been doing better. *Step up*

[@CaecoAequitas1]

even I had to use balista and cannons, w some skill alterations and other things when I was grinding out fatalis since that bitch owned me like 50 times and I have prolly 10k hours easy in the series. gotta use what they give you to even the fight up.

[@WritingNomad-PL]

gotta remember asmon purposefully does this because it drives engagement up, he's also pretty skilled, so it's definitelly a case of wanting to brute force because nore people tell him not to, which makes engagement higher.

[@CaecoAequitas1]

@@WritingNomad-PL I mean I would have commented anyway since its my fav game ever. and Ya if I was him I would tell people to stfu and let me learn the game. Im just used to teaching it since I have taught like 8 people all the ins and outs before. I hope his engagment is good so he keeps playing. best thing to happen to the game in a while besides the return to world stuff. maybe now Ill get some parties for the seiges.

[@TheGrzB]

​@@CaecoAequitas1the only problem with him he refuse to learn and just looking for excuses for his own ignorance, "wrong charm and to white" 😅

[@failegion7828]

​@@CaecoAequitas1Bals and cannons are noob traps a majority of the time tbh.

[@NDalll]

It's honestly really impressive how far he's been able to come before hitting any form of road block before now, velkana is one hell of a fight

[@Alexander_Sannikov]

my thoughts exactly. he has not learned much since he started, but he somehow made it this far

[@tiltingart9276]

He really hasn't. Hunts taking him over 30 mins just shows he hasn't learned the basics or hes refusing to do so.

[@luka188]

@@tiltingart9276 Exactly this. When I first started, my first fight against Nergigante was a mess, it took me 40 minutes after karting twice early and I died at the very end, it was then that i realized this is not how the game is meant to be played or how these fights are meant to be, so I took some time, about 10 hours to seriously learn how to play my weapon (Switch Axe) and also study the characteristics of the various monsters, and my next fights against nergigante were around 10 minutes, just a nice clean battle without my palico. After that things clicked, and I could actually play the game. It takes some investment, but not even that much. When fights take over 30 minutes, unless it is whole HP Alatreon, Zafi-Jiva or Fatalis, something is going very wrong. Even on those fights it shouldn't take that much time, but it is normal for them to take longer at first while learning the monster. Against the weaker monsters, who don't have close to a hundred thousand HP, just a few tens of thousands on master rank, the hunt shouldn't take much longer than 10 minutes.

[@jacola7321]

​@@tiltingart9276 Aren't these hunts we see on stream the first time he is fighting each of these monsters? I do not think we should expect him to be clearing these fights in less than thirty minutes on his first attempt. The fact that he is clearing most of these monsters in one or two tries without having fully come to understand how to use all the tools, traps, and mechanics available to him is impressive. I do not think he is refusing to learn mechanics so much as Monster Hunter has a lot of mechanics that it either explains somewhat poorly or never tells you about. Do not get me wrong: It definitely tries to onboard new players a lot better than the previous games, but it still throws a large amount of information at new players that they do not have any context for and probably will not remember till they have practiced it in multiple hunts several times. Additionally, he is clearly capable of doing so: He refought a Radobaan on stream, and he cleared it in about twenty minutes. It was clear that he had fought multiple Radobaan (Radobii?) off-stream, which is consistent with what we should expect from most players. Hunting the same monster over and over is what lets you get better at using the resources at your disposal against it. Ultimately, none of this really matters: As long as a player is consistently succeeding in their hunts and having fun, what does it matter to anyone but that player how long it takes them? If we want to watch someone perfectly destroy a monster, there are plenty of excellent speedruns out there to watch.

[@SCYN0]

Well divine blessing makes things ALOT more forgiving and honestly if he feels that it's is too hard then he should just put it back in. ​@@Alexander_Sannikov

[@harveymoment]

Asmon you'll only get so far brute forcing it with what you know, get some mantles and get an armour set with good resistance against whatever you're fighting, get some good food skills and use tackle and slinger shot more on the sword. Don't be too hard on yourself it's a deceptively hard game

[@iramluna4029]

Grinding for a couple armour sets with different resistance types for different occasions is a good tip imo

[@EACru2002]

Also it never crosses a lot of players minds to ever use traps outside of capturing. Traps, wallbangs, flashpods, etc, these are all things that are available to hunters but some people don't like to use them for whatever reason.

[@quentinb734]

@@EACru2002yea he needs to utilize the tools ik temp mantle is op to some ppl but it can really help him

[@SilversTaurus]

He's a new player but half of the problems he's dealing with is self-inflicted. I can already see him not using blast res 3 against raging brachy and get discouraged playing the game like how he said it in the end of the stream.

[@riyankoto]

​​@@EACru2002 yea that's what I like to do. Use traps to chain heavy cc for example right when the monster is about to recover from the KO. Funny thing is, the amount of people who suddenly endlessly start spamming their tranq bombs cause they think I wanna box the Monster is quite funny. Meanwhile I'm whacking its head solo like a madman lmao (hammer bro here)

[@Wordgoblin]

A triple cart is a _good thing_ . He needs to understand there is more to this game (at his level) than just being good at rolling and relying on palico healing and divine blessing. If he would just explore some more of the mechanics I think he'd get over the frustration and have even more fun.

[@arisenomega]

instead of being instantly frustrated and thinking "I'm gonna quit", most of us evaluate our gear, change things around, craft something new, see what weaknesses the monster has, grab more consumables, etc, etc, and then try again and see if we can learn the monster's moves better! That's so much fun in MHW, I don't get how he is so stubborn and refuses to adjust.

[@kaen4299]

He is gonna give up soon he doesn't have the mental capacity to grow and adapt when the stress level and pressure is too high

[@Soujourn_Sylvain]

​@@arisenomega Dude really is just stubborn. If you haven't already, you should see him fight the spider boss in Armored Core 6. Asmon absolutely refused to change his build and went on something like 14 hours (if I remember right) against this one boss. It was both hilarious and incredibly depressing.

[@AbsolutelyNerdy]

He's almost at a wall that he can't brute force. It's gonna be interesting to see whether he breaks or adapts.

[@regencyrow1867]

He'll break. I just don't think he has it in him anymore.

[@ryanryan4223]

what wall? rajang? I don't think so. He can do it.

[@Anaheim-Electronics79]

@@ryanryan4223na I think he is done after last boss he is not going to put more time and effort into this game anymore he is a busy man once an new game he want to play come out he is leaving MH behind

[@MarineCARMINE]

he will break, asmon seems like a quitter when it gets "too hard".

[@artonio5887]

@@ryanryan4223 if he struggles with velkhana's speed, i don't see why rajang wouldn't fuck him up. This might be just me, with a charge blade perspective, but imo rajang is at least 10 times harder than velkana, it's not even close, velkana is pretty easy tbh. but then again, I've heard rajang is quite doable with GS, so idk.

[@markybear23]

It’s sad to watch him play looking so deflated but I’m impressed that he got so far and defeated every monster without real trouble until he faced Velkana. He’s already good with fighting due to him playing all sorts of games but now he has to learn to utilize all the tools available to him just like an actual hunter. I’m rooting for you mr. Zack!

[@Dargoneth]

And misses out on any other help the game has to offer. Walks right past a powerroot that would boost his attack. STILL doesnt know what the invincible dive is. Hasn't fired ONE sling shot since the start of the game. Doesn't kick toads or use any environment. Doesn't use his golden dodge mantle. Never tried another weapon even once... But now says he might quit cause it's too hard but spends 4 hours+ on dark soul bosses 😒

[@mishisho2779]

@@Dargoneth trying out a different weapon is not for everyone. especially in mh if you really dedicate yourself to a single weapon its actually not a bad thing and is one of the only ways to actually get really good at said weapon. using environmentals is a crutch and optional and helps people with shitty mechanics. it does NOT help you get better at actually fighting monsters. it doesnt help you read monsters better or make you position better. dying and failing is only a good thing in games like mh, especially if you dont let it get you down and learn why you failed and die. also slingers are more of an advanced tech for majority of players. its really useful for great swords for changing direction mid combo and speeding up tcs but when you are still unfamiliar with a fck ton bout the game, like superman dive etc thats the least of your concerns. end of the day all you really need to kill a monster effectively is eat food, have potions, know the monster and your weapon. the rest is just icing. mantles/environment etc are all crutches that does not help you get better at actually playing the game.

[@markybear23]

@@mishisho2779 Indeed, the best weapon a player can wield is experience.

[@Dargoneth]

@@mishisho2779 And? Its still better than torture yourself to the point where you wanna quit. He should have learned the basics ages ago. He still doesnt know he doesnt have to sheath the weapon but could just roll towards the edge for the next jumping attack.. And lol, i know you can kill a monster by just hitting it. Doesn't mean that its not a very good thing to drop a boulder on their head for insane direct + follow up damage. He says the fight was too hard, so maybe he should start to use the stuff that is given to make the hunt easier AND also more fun! And btw i said "tried" another weapon. He left the training room without even taking a look at any other. And in my oppinion, if you're not capable of getting good at more than 1 weapon then this game propably overwhelms your brain capacity alltogether..

[@cloudcoastgaming]

normally i'd agree with you. but my guy hasn't blocked except during the beginning of the game lol....itt bugs me ever vid LOL@@mishisho2779

[@KiddBuu_]

He’s hit the point where divine blessing and his palico along can no longer carry him through fights via protecting from getting hit due to playing bad/bad decisions. Let’s see what happens.

[@ZakuZuko]

Yea i was like that too then decide to remove such safety nets and play careful. But his kinda stubborn to make changes lol

[@Embermaine]

At the end of the stream he noticed he was wearing wex charm instead of divine blessing charm. Literally did both seething and velk fights without it. He felt a bit more relieved afterwards knowing he was just dumb and didn't have the right one equipped 😅

[@blackops2001]

He's a crybaby who gets frustrated and run away when he gets hit by a reality check and realizes he's not good at the ( Insert the game here ) every single time. He had a massive breakdown playing darks souls and stopped streaming for half of a year because of it. He's also the kind of person who refuses to leave his comfort zone, so dont expect to see him changing the way he play the game, he's gonna rather quit the game than admitting he's playing like a idiot and improve. @@ZakuZuko

[@KiddBuu_]

@@Embermaineand he should continue to play without. If his positioning and timing is still this bad, having divine blessing on won’t save him for much longer. Divine blessing is ridiculous, but it can only do so much past a certain point, we’re approaching that certain point.

[@Embermaine]

@@KiddBuu_ I personally don't mind if he wears it until the end. So long as he keeps playing. Eventually he'll get to a point he doesn't need it. But for now, whatever keeps him happy, playing and having fun, I say go ahead.

[@KevinSatron]

1. Brute Forcing is not always the way 2. Farm some gear and make a build that fits your hunting style. This is Master rank, no high rank anymore even with lowest def gear in MR can still have some benefits in endgame. Dont have to worry about some next monster's gear 3. Learn how to use clutch claw (tenderize and wall bangs) and slinger. This is required in Iceborne, ALWAYS. Especially in the endgame

[@PaladinLeeroy42069]

It's definitely not *required* to use the claw and slinger

[@Dod.O39]

​@@PaladinLeeroy42069it's not required, but sadly the clutch claw is what turns a painful fight into a slightly less painful fight Hate how balanced around clutch claw the endgame is

[@Broomtwo]

I just learned how to wall bang yesterday and it is like a whole new game, so much easier no more 35-40 minute fights

[@Dod.O39]

@@Broomtwo yeah wallbanging is a game changer

[@handtomouth4690]

​@@Dod.O39not painful for me.

[@nevermind0213]

Considering he’s only a few weeks into the game he’s doing pretty good. It’s probably a nice time for him to go back to some earlier hunts and farm out a better set and consolidate the foundations. I feel like a lot of Hunters don’t realize that once you get hit and fall to the ground you can just lay there by not press anything to avoid further combos

[@arisenomega]

this, staying on the ground during a monster's follow up attack saves lives. As does the panic dive, those are important things to master if you wanna progress to end game.

[@TheRealOtakuEdits]

It's like a boxer clinching his opponent after getting hit with some good shots. Take a breather and slow down the pace.

[@RedxWolfxFangus]

Before you feel like this game is getting too hard, Asmongold, just remember those big d1ck moments you had against such a powerful foe: 8:18 - 9:17 Showing who got the bigger d1ck. 49:26 - 51:20 Big plays! 58:35 - 59:24 Just almost there… 1:06:40 (Silent frustration) 1:19:30 - 1:20:55 Believing in yourself. 1:33:33 - 1:33:51 Crazy sequence. 1:38:35 The Man. That Velkhana was tough for him. Really gassed him out once that quest was over, especially after that brutal first attempt. As hunters, we’ve all been there at some point. Thankfully, his perseverance got him through it. Don’t forget the MVP, MCCONNEL, laying down the constant support! At this point, Asmongold is basically playing classic Monster Hunter against new gen monsters (no use of mantles, slinger ammo, wall bangs, utilizing the environment, not even flash pods or max potions). Plus, he quickly went from base game to Iceborne which is a huge leap in difficulty for a newcomer. Also, had the wrong charm on the whole time 2:26:40.

[@raph43L]

He's losing because he never learned how to make well done steak 😂

[@acow1385]

Pretty ironic considering his steak video

[@TheLiamis]

Ultra easy too.

[@martinsch]

Good one. xD

[@aerickmon3350]

Bars ngl He can’t do either in game or irl💀

[@SpyGuysX]

or use mantles other than ghillie, iceproof would've been very useful

[@LLawliet04]

If Velkhana did this to him, I can't wait for Rajang, Alatreon, AT Velkhana and Fatalis would do 😃😃

[@Fiitzzzz]

You forgot the Raging Brachydios... This fucking nightmare

[@thebadassdonut7367]

Rajang not gonna be that hard with GS

[@LLawliet04]

@@Fiitzzzz Oh yeah, forgot about that one. That one's a nightmare with my Dual Blades lol

[@ScarletDream21]

@@thebadassdonut7367 he literally flies around the map 😂

[@nakhart]

@@LLawliet04 wow nice a fellow dual blades enjoyer haha

[@superibay2965]

Man I really hope he'll give Velk a try again later, genuinely one of the best fight for GS. She left her head wide open for like 80% of her attacks.

[@arisenomega]

learning AT Velk was almost as much fun as Fatalis tbh, what an amazing fight

[@apexzora4423]

Honestly I really dislike at velkhana. I use every weapon so it's really not a matchup issue. There's just some design choices for this fight that really piss me off

[@Vell-aah]

As a hammer main since 06, honestly, slow weapons that are geared towards hitting the head of monsters works wonderfully for this fight tbh. Velks move set does indeed involve a lot of pokes and ice beams but it pauses between attacks very often and Velks head is always near the ground, making it easier to hit it, even when its hovering. Which is amazing given its a flying type. Velk is not my most fav flagship monsters but its def one of the most enjoyable fights. AT Velk never gave me much issues.

[@coldbane2598]

​@@Vell-aahyeah once I got AT Velk down, became the most enjoyable fight since you basically dance the whole fight. First you attack, then I attack, ooh you do combo attack, I get a big attack

[@RIP_ZYZZ1738]

@@apexzora4423”design choices” aka turn based fighting. Just don’t be a spaz

[@vyris6727]

No Wall Slams. No mantles. No Tackle. No Flash Pods. No Nulberries. No Palico Abilities. No sprint drinking. "It's to hard guys, I might quit" 😅😅😅

[@arisenomega]

Yeah, it is getting frustrating at this point. It's fine to play like this for a while, but he has to start to actually learn the monsters and use all the tricks and gadgets because they are part of the game. He is making everything harder than it has to be.

[@Silver_Salvation]

Also there are 13 other weapons and he is dead set on using only the slowest one against fast monsters. No wonder some fights are such a struggle.

[@triplethreat98]

At least he is using a weapon that requires him to learn the fight. It will help in the long run.

[@AysarAburrub]

@@triplethreat98 i dont think he's learning the fights lol, he's just brute forcing them. He's not even learning his damn weapon or even MH basics like using all the tools available to him. Brute forcing fights aint gon' fly in the end game if he ever makes it there. If regular Velkhana almost made him quit, idk what he'll do against the really tougher fights still to come.

[@triplethreat98]

@@AysarAburrub he'll learn eventually. I can tell he has approved a lot since the dodo fight. But he keeps messing up his healing through panic rolling

[@eugeneflores6153]

Tired Eyes Drawly Voice He is really grinding boys, i love it! Hoping to see how he fight Rajang and Behemoth

[@Baras70]

i want to see his reaction when he first see Safi jiva, then raging Brachydios last phase hahaha and 1vs 1 alatreon and Fatalis, he still have a long way to go !

[@ScarletDream21]

He’s going to rage once he fights Rajang 😂

[@Nate-242]

I want him to try temp furious rajang later on.

[@SilversTaurus]

I'd like to see that too but he's stubborn about upgrading gear, choosing the right skills, and using moves that will help him. He got disheartened by normal Velkhana what more if he sees Fatalis.

[@ScarletDream21]

@@SilversTaurus his playstyle is a death sentence against Alatreon, Fatalis is a nightmare he’ll really have to think about changing his weapon against those two

[@dumpybump4106]

Always prepare before setting out. I remember when I used to check Hunters notes each time I go out to see what element weakness, notes, and weak part the monster has.

[@mhzaneimpact1419]

Cant really do much about defense, even on endgame there are things that does huge or one shot, master rank is learning the monsters and take advantage of their opening without getting countered

[@gabrulel]

Even with DB he will die a lot there is a lot of mistake he is doing @@trignite

[@nightmareultima283]

@@trignite I run Divine Blessing 5 and I still die a lot. After Velkhana, lots of monsters will easily 1 shot you even if you have divine blessing if you dont have the proper gear. Especially in the end game where if your DB procs, you just prolonged your cart by 1 more hit.

[@Virjunior01]

​@nightmareultima283 I rarely have Blessing and I cart once, maybe twice a month. But that's 15 years of experience with the series, now. While I'd be alert for this fight, most others I am not, as I know how every monster moves and their ranges, as well as exactly what to do for each for all 14 weapons. It cannot be brute forced.

[@mhzaneimpact1419]

to be honest only weapon matters with enough skill I sometimes run no armor on Valstrax time to time I love the feeling of risky hunt

[@marc-oliviersavard3857]

The only monsters that will do that with high defense are fatty, ala, AT velk, raging brachy and super monkey. At the stage of the game he is at, having good high end gear like velkana armor or something of the like would be a huge difference in damage taken, and he needs to upgrade his gear to with armor spheres! Idk why everyone says not to, they are so abundant and can be easily farmed Dx In my opinion, he needs to slowdown with trying to blast through the story, and instead focus on getting himself better equipped with armor and mantles. God he needs mantles! He needs rocksteady, fire mantle, and to use his temporal..

[@robnewton1056]

I know that look.... thats the same look he had after he finally beat Malenia in Elden Ring. That pure look of suffering that tells you the victory wasn't worth the price. The next few episodes are gonna be something lol. He's got it in him, but if he's going for Fatalis he's gonna have to master more of the technical gameplay

[@VelvetAura]

it's nowhere close to being as bad though is the difference. He failed the Velkhana quest one time and had a long fight with it, but I don't think it comes close to the Malenia struggle at all.

[@nicotach5179]

@@VelvetAura he won't get past raging brachy or even rajang lmao no way. velkhana is nowhere near as difficult as the stuff after shara ishvalda

[@coolgameplays1454]

He is not beating Fatalis he is way harder than Malenia 10 times lol , unless if he change his gameplay and tatics , use wall bang , change builds use rocksteady and temporal mantles and so on.I have 240 hours in this game using a broken build (3 Tesotra + 2 Namille ) not beating Fatalis in 300 hours of gameplay.

[@brosephstinson1297]

Alatreon and Fatalis, imo, are straight up unfun fights. Its just not worth the effort anymore at that point.

[@NewsofPE]

"technical gameplay", slinger ammo, tackle, mantles, all base MH things that you learn in the first 10 hours

[@alfiebarboza]

he's at a breaking point in the game. You either learn it's actual mechanics (builds/weapons/claw/mantles) or continue memeing and just quit because the monsters expect you to have learned that. I hope he continues, but it would be sad to have him quit and bash on the game because he didn't take the time to learn it properly.

[@GiesbertsN]

Him checking out a short 15 min video about the basics in Monster Hunter would already solve half of his problems. Greatsword movesets, Flashpods, Wallbangs, mantles, just to name a few. Very basic stuff, that he hasn't used once so far. It's sad to see him hitting a wall, when the only thing holding him back is himself.

[@matasa7463]

​@@GiesbertsNI also heavily recommend learning things like inventory loadouts, hotkey setting and fast field crafting, food buffs, of course, actual build making.

[@shoobzy3431]

The wildest part is he made it all the way to fatalis before quitting while playing the game like a caveman.

[@BookkeeperGaming]

That was my favorite one streams so far. Honestly, Asmon did really good with Velk once he slowed down and learned the moves. Awesome to watch someone genuinely learn the fight as they play. I love multiplayer in monster hunter, but i like to play everything solo first without watching guides. Learning bosses is truly one of the best parts to me for action games like monster hunter and souls games. You only get to have that experience once so savor it.

[@Hildragon]

This man refuses to get better armor, of course he’s gonna start hitting walls left and right.

[@seaw5442]

2:26:40 this reaction and emotion change were so good lol To be fair, he is really do very well at this point.

[@raphaelaldenmendoza8468]

Malding forgot divine protection and tackle XD

[@kevinmuller4819]

he just needs to start using more of what the game gives you. Gear up, buff up before fights, use mantles, fling monsters into walls, use flashpods, bring some max potions etc. and just prepare for whatever he is fighting.

[@Vell-aah]

Sadly most dont know that's one of this series main appeal since Monster Hunter 1, preparation, gearing up on a upcoming monster and trial and error so you can prepare better the next time around when you're about to fight the same or new monster. It was always suppose to feel like you were fighting a living animal and you NEEDED to gear up on correct tools before heading out to hunt. That sense of "strategic preparation" was handled better in the old games, since you couldn't take a camp/itembox to hunts to restock, so you had to mindful on what you bring with you. People who just dive in and ignore the games mechanics is a big nono for a series like this.

[@1Patrick]

Asmon, just remember that you progress very quickly without that much farming, and you've already fought and defeated some tough bosses in Iceborne that give other players lots of trouble. But even if someone is really good, everyone is bound to hit a wall at some point as the fights just keep on getting tougher and tougher. As you'll get better gear, learn to flash, wallbang etc. and learn monsters movesets, it will get easier.

[@那人冷靜一點]

Dude he's like 90+ hours now

[@1Patrick]

@@那人冷靜一點 yeah, but remember that a lot of that playtime is from base game, which is a breeze compared to Iceborne. And all of the farmed weapons and armor gets instantly outdated once you hit master rank.

[@那人冷靜一點]

@@1Patrick if he had tried to tackle in the base game he wouldn't have suffered so much tho

[@HieuNguyen-qr5qq]

@@那人冷靜一點 90+ Hours in Monhun doesn't mean anything, or I can say it's a rookie number. Asmon hasn't been into Deco grinding hell, no optimized set to utilize Greatsword's true power, haven't beaten any tempered monsters, not even arch tempered ones. And eventually Asmon got his ass whooped by a normal Velkhana. So Asmon definitely needs 100, 200 or more hours to actually complete the game (beat Fatalis), and let's hope that he won't give up before that fight

[@那人冷靜一點]

@@HieuNguyen-qr5qq you dont need all those decos to not get ass whooped by velkhana, just simply wall bang, use mantle, use tackle, don't get greedy

[@rhealize]

did asmon deepfreeze his brain? he seems forgot how to tackle 😂

[@mysteryrandomasian]

Same as when he tried clutch and wallslam the first time

[@TrailerTrashThorne]

Never even uses his slinger lol.

[@remyrmxrmxpinville5049]

Yeah when hes under pressure thé bald man forget mechanics

[@TheRealOtakuEdits]

@@remyrmxrmxpinville5049 Everyone has a plan until they get tailswiped to the face.

[@SubiKinubi]

I feel bad for him when divine blessing doesn’t save him anymore, I’d say aleatron’s judgement will break him

[@RedHornSSS]

Ye GS is no good for elemental

[@jvdach4652]

​@nekomancer4641 it's also a straight 1hko no matter how much Defense you have,even the death protection doesn't help

[@RedHornSSS]

@@jvdach4652 I'm saying if he's playing DS or some other weapons then he at least have hope hitting the DPS check.

[@SubiKinubi]

@@RedHornSSS he’d quit before trying anything else

[@ljh6215]

he might even quit at rajang already

[@Molisa682]

I'm glad he's getting his ass beat for once, dude brute forced through the whole game with his "tank" build and palico heals and every time someone mentioned it he'd say "i haven't hit a wall yet so let me play however i want". There's your wall LMAO

[@fromeggman]

If Velk was this much of a problem for him and left him this drained, imagine what the Avatar Dragon or Fatalis will do to him.

[@orshy1]

At this point he's not even going to slay a tempered master rank with this mental.

[@Tom3kkk]

​@@justin_y1454tbh Rajang is the worst monster to fight in the game, I've beaten everything and still dread fighting him, its kinda insane that his 'harder' version is actually more fun to fight

[@pompi23851]

@@Tom3kkk agree with rajang, but cant agree that furious rajang is easier

[@MrTeamGuy]

@@Tom3kkk I find Barioth the biggest piece of sh*t. While Monkeys are my favorites, they roar a lot and for LS that means time to counter. And when you have earplugs it's insane.

[@Wat450]

@@justin_y1454 oooh i remember. i remember actually punching my psp over and over because of it, absolutely breaking it.

[@andrewboyer7544]

He lost one time to an elder dragon and talked about quitting... isn't this the guy who won't stop talking about dark souls? I hope he makes it... but Alatreon and Fatalis are harder than anything a souls boss can throw.

[@WhiteRaito]

thats what i am questioning too. he is too comfy with his one trick pony divine blessing so yeah

[@Tayfalool1]

He is never ever beating fatalis lol.

[@grifomitadas]

@andrewboyer7544 Yeah, it's the guy that talks about souls all the time but ragequits souls games on livestream and any barely difficult game that he can't brute force

[@arisenomega]

honestly, he should duo with a friends before quitting. I duo most of the game, fatalis incuded, and it took us 20+ tries, but we beat him anyways and it was a great time fighting him 4 player coop would be too much going on if you never beat some of the monsters but 2 player is entertaining to watch too

[@nicotach5179]

dark souls is pretty easy compared to endgame in iceborne lmao he won't finish it. bet he doesn't even get past blackveil because he's too stubborn xD

[@florianchoquet8679]

This is the most entertaining playthrough I’ve ever watched. From Asmon, or anybody. The fact he is playing great sword plays a big part I think. Every time he manages to land an attack I get a big hit of dopamine. When he starts a combo, I’m nervous and in my toes hoping he’ll land it. If he plays all of this one and the entire rise game, I’ll watch everything.

[@jeancouscous]

Before learning the "Boss mechanics" it would be wise to learn the base game mechanics first

[@Reason4Termination]

Why is no one telling this man the option Start Menu > System > Options > Game Settings > Player Silhouette Display

[@andreynordron1302]

It took forever and some bans so he just could try tackle. So I don't know about that

[@theadmiral4157]

This is where the clutch claw wallbang is gonna be super helpful. Hope you'll take some time learning it

[@DZatheus]

I doubt we'll see Asmon kill all the monsters. He's very close to the breaking point.

[@nyne2022]

@@trignite I really can't picture him killing Alatreon. He has no idea what he's doing.

[@syrf6327]

@@nyne2022alatreon, safijiva and fatalis requires you to break certain part of the monster. and asmon has been very good in doing that right

[@blackops2001]

Divine blessing 3 and defensive sets are not gonna save his ass against late post-game monsters. @@trignite

[@blackops2001]

No, he's been very bad at doing damage because he's ben unga bunga'ing the game and getting carried by his gear + the fact story monsters are easy as hell , and alatreon and especially FATALIS requires you to play agressively and use offensive skills or you end up failing their dps checks@@syrf6327

[@ljh6215]

@@syrf6327na man he will cart before , he needs to change his playstyle and use all the tools and get rid of that stubbornness

[@Klienzz]

Imagine him fight against Fatalis or AT Velk, I would skip my work just to watch the stream.

[@xfactor2094]

How's he ready to give up at the first true wall for him? lmao that's crazy

[@kevine9474]

Happens when you don't learn your weapon fully until the end of the game 🤷‍♂️

[@WhiteRaito]

​@@kevine9474 also happen when you just relies on bruteforce and divine blessing also saving Potions for future uses and using health booster instead is a thing too. not using the wallbanging and tenderizing is a flaw that he needs to fix as well. also mantles this is another problem that people who just played never does. ignoring mantles is a thing. the mindset needs to be rebuild from 0 on how to play the game properly. if he keeps banging and enrage velk it should be a very easy win. but again there is no one who teach him properly about those. since those mechanics are already forgotten since he was on HR 3 or something. I had to learn the hard stuffs at the velk demo back then.

[@xfactor2094]

@@trignite Divine Blessing is amazing but it can only get you so far

[@WhiteRaito]

​@@trignite even if he has divine blessing it won't carry him far. since some of the damage are just too much to took on the face 1 fatalis charged fireball is like 99% of your HP if its enraged with maxed endgame armor. with divine blessing its like 60% ish. still it will be a 2 shots. and some monster are chaining attacks so its technically 1 combo and dead

[@Zwolly]

He's a man-child. Or he's just that good an actor. It's all for content.

[@BIZaGoten]

I LOVED his fight versus Velkhana! When he was locked in with focus he was doing so good! Every few times he got hit he really felt bad about it but in reality he was doing godly dodges against 90% of Velkhana's other attacks and that was just nuts. Kudos man. When you get stuck against a monster in this game you probably just need to upgrade your gear. Don't falter, you've got this hunters.

[@cybercybex]

Some tips if I may. 1. For really fast monsters, just use the "Draw" or "Guild Style" method where you from a sheath, do a full level one charge, roll and then sheath after. It's probably the most safest way to do damage while still being mobile as a GS user and also allows you to learn monster attacks/areas that you can punish. Velkahanas armor set is really good for this playstyle. 2. If you're going to keep preferring to use True Charge Slash, he really needs to pick up Slinger Ammo and learn how to TCS skip with it. Especially since he doesn't have any Focus decos/armor skills as of yet. Focus btw increases the speed of your charge up. 3. Wall bangs/splat man, use em please. It really opens up damage opportunities for you. You can always do two wall bangs before the monster enters their agitated state. 4. I'm not sure if he already picked it up but the Power/Armor Charms are really worth it and should be a mainstay in your item load out from here on out. 5. For Armor Skills and decorations, getting 3 Health Boost decos, even at 1 star will boost your survivability. Followed by any Medicine Decos for bigger HP recovery from potions. 6. Lastly you need to use your mantles Especially the Vitality Mantle as monsters after Velk and Bazel will one shot you. Also, upgrading them and your boosters will again help with your survivability. 7. Purely optional, but doing each regions Trail Rider quest long enough that you can call them using your Palico will provide you with two more meat shields/distractions you can use during the hunt. Especially the Boas and Gajalakas.

[@ensanesane]

Guarantee none of this advice will be followed and if he somehow saw it he'd be mad for being told what to do.

[@jvdach4652]

Frostcraft only depletes if you hit. So if you can go for a TCS without any prior hits, it's massively boosted too. For the hit n run tactic the Frostfang Barioth head is great too, hives Punishing Draw for additional slugger potency at unsheaths

[@RIP_ZYZZ1738]

He has level 3 focus

[@coasteraddict10]

@@jvdach4652 Yeh but he's still ages away from frostfang lol

[@jvdach4652]

@@coasteraddict10 there's a 6 star event quest with one tho

[@ano2lokmo]

2:01 Did Velkhana forget he can fly?

[@Legendindustries]

It urks my soul everytime he does not use a nulberry for status debuffs 💀

[@MastaShakeCSD16]

bro forgot how to tackle LMAO that did not last long. complaining about the fights being too hard and doesnt use mantles, doesn't use consumable that isn't a fucking mega potion, literally doesnt use a single type of damage buff, doesn't use flashpods, doesnt use slinger, doesnt use crutchclaw to get knockdowns, rarely tenderizes, doesnt use mega barrel bombs final hit of TCS combo, doesnt BLOCK, doesnt make food buff presets, doesn't use shock and pitfall traps offensively, not to mention bro literally has not even considered trying to make some sort of coherent build using armor and gems. If he is going to play 5% of the game and complain that its too hard i would rather this dude just go back to WoW and PoE. Blantantly and purposefully ignoring over half of the games systems put in place to benefit you and complaining that its hard is so wild

[@MrAppendix256]

I will say I totally agree with you, but that is a lot to take all in.... however stuff like blocking. Eating meals. Using other items. Yeah that's on him completely. It's very frustrating to just see him ignore any and all tips. I just got back in mhw and a lot of stuff you mentioned I have no clue about, yet I'm watching yt vids and taking any tips I can. He refuses to learn, same thing happened with his wo long playthrough.

[@thegambalingsuit555]

He is not gonna play past Shara ishvalda I 100% believe

[@MastaShakeCSD16]

yea the most upsetting part is him actually mentioning that he is considering quitting the game because its getting "too hard". makes me lose so much respect for him tbh. He is just trying to blow past the game because its popular right now. Shara might not be that hard, but Alatreon will for sure break him, if not Raging Brach or Rajang first@@MrAppendix256

[@motox20]

He's at the point he has to actually stop and learn the damn game, he just tries to brute force it and it doesn't work in a game like this. This is what he does though, brute force until he hits a wall then complains the game is too hard or the mechanics are too complex and quits. I don't see him getting much further unless he actually takes the time to make a good set and starts using all the other tools the game gave him, the DB charm isn't going to help like he thinks it will.

[@thegambalingsuit555]

He is definitely not playing after Shara ishvalda

[@TheMegaSackman]

I appreaciate that Asmon wants to play only with pure skills but before deciding to drop the game he should use mantles and learn to wall bang. Using mantles are not cheating or cheap or anything, they expect you to use them.

[@arisenomega]

yes the game gives us tool to use, mantles, traps, food item, clutch claw... obviously if you refuse to use these, you are gimping yourself

[@tacibana88]

If not mistaken..he use keyboard is it?to do wall bang with keyboard/mouse can be tiring unlike use controller..he might did do wall bang early..later on thinking...yeah...this to much😅😂

[@blackops2001]

Dude had a meltdown because he triple carted ONCE on story velkhana... He's not gonna even reach the post-game at this pace.

[@Zero-9909]

I had a meltdown on LR diablos when I first started 🙃

[@failegion7828]

He's an experienced souls player. He'll probably be fine. The only people you really have to worry about giving up are usually those who won't solo the game.

[@blackops2001]

MH is not a souls game and he's learning this the hard way because he cant brute force through the post-game. Also, the "experienced dark souls player" had a meltdown playing darksouls and stopped streaming for 6 months because of it.@@failegion7828

[@blackops2001]

MH is not a souls game and he's learning it the hard way. Also this "experienced souls player" had a meltdown playing darksouls and quit streaming for 6 months because of it.@@failegion7828

[@aj0192]

and thats only once in all of his playthrough wonder what will happen in endgame

[@BiggBear995]

please for the love of god someone tell him he can run and drink potions.

[@earthbound_one]

things he should learn: - bring combines and hotkey their crafting so he can have 7 max potions, 4 traps etc. per hunt - rocksteady and temporal mantles, or evasion mantle - slinger burst into true charge slash -guarding, and guard out of sheathed -superman dive - wall bangs -you're invincible after being knocked down while laying on the ground, waiting for a safe time to stand back up -clutching the staggers to increase their stagger duration or to tenderize -knowing the effects of various slinger ammo types to flinch or KO monsters - flash bombs to get aggro off for emergency heals or to sharpen -food skills like moxie or insurance -farcaster to escape bad situations or restock items

[@andreynordron1302]

Charged Jump/ledge attack also

[@tastytacos8514]

great advice

[@earthbound_one]

@@typhoon4994 yeah true, I've seen him use them a few times but I guess that was probably just by mistake. Learning to guard, and guard out of sheathe would be nice too

[@tastytacos8514]

@@earthbound_onequick kick to a shoulder bash for a lvl 2 full charge attack

[@tastytacos8514]

@@earthbound_onequick kick to a shoulder bash for a lvl 2 full charge attack

[@Valinorzx]

why'd he stop tackling? he was killing it earlier

[@zangetsu6996]

He's mentioned it a few times but when he's under pressure he can't think straight due to panic. Nothing wrong with that tbf, I also struggle like that

[@kamiya4700]

⁠​⁠@@zangetsu6996As a MHW veteran and fighting game enthusiast I could confirmed that state of panic can drastically reduce performance in any game

[@joddelrealingo7737]

Yup, when panik sets in, reason evaporates then I go unga bunga

[@EACru2002]

I think sometimes it's hard to use reactive moves like tackling on your first couple fights with a monster. He was doing best with tackles when he was fighting monsters he was already used to fighting from World. With Velkana, he's not super familiar with her moveset yet.

[@Zero-9909]

@@zangetsu6996 I was grinding out mhw and I can relate to this, just fought Rajang and I legit had lag in my brain or something, couldn't think anymore...

[@meowmeow396]

He said it stressed him out, maybe bcuz he's makin it to be stressful for himself. like bro why would u use a ghillie mantle but not the temporal and rocksteady ones, even "pros""/speedrunners use everything in their arsenal to take down monsters. i say just quit now then, if u dont want to be more stressed cuz oh boy next hunts will be ridiculous.

[@meowmeow396]

and not even using max/ancient potions and wallbang. its literally free dmg but im guessing he'll just retort with "its also free dmg when i hit the monster" type of crap.

[@totallyenormous8859]

1:00:46 casually gets a velkana mantle after failed quest

[@R3dCol0r]

I really don't understand why he doesn't just use items like flash bombs etc. His logic is: "I just have to get good". And this makes no sense in my opinion because it's just another utility item just like the Health Booster, which he does use. By his own logic he shouldn't use a Health Booster either, because he should just get better at dodging attacks. He is purposefully making the game harder for himself, up to a point he almost wants to quit because he can't stand the stress. He's too stubborn for his own good in this instance.

[@KoopaKrump]

As soon as you hit Master Rank, flash bombs become terrible. Monsters get flash resistant to the aerial knockdown after the first flash, with some notable additions like Rathalos being completely immune to the knockdown until his head is broken. Don't use flashes as a criticism, the ship has sailed and its for the better he wasn't crutching them in low/high.

[@R3dCol0r]

@@KoopaKrump That resistance is temporary. You can flash multiple times in master fights just not straight away. And flash bombs were just one example. I mean he's running around with half stamina the entire fight, instead if just eating a steak. It's just dumb he's not utilizing all the different items available. Especially since the game is starting to stress him out to the point he wants to quit.

[@SupremeDouchebaggery]

@@KoopaKrump theyre good for setups between infrequent use, cant chain stun a monster like you could in low/hr tho

[@HighKingMvrs]

​@SupremeDouchebaggery he never even learned to do that it's safe to say he struggles at learning or trying new things under duress which will limit his ability to get good

[@jaceyc9418]

Just realized how well Velkhana is designed. He is actually resorting to learning the moves and finally starting to use tackle.

[@Dargoneth]

And misses out on any other help the game has to offer. Walks right past a powerroot that would boost his attack. STILL doesnt know what the invincible dive is. Hasn't fired ONE sling shot since the start of the game. Doesn't kick toads or use any environment. Doesn't use his golden dodge mantle. Never tried another weapon even once... But now says he might quit cause it's too hard but spends 4 hours+ on dark soul bosses 😒

[@hentacletentai2160]

He just completely forgot about the tackle

[@standheaykic66]

He already reach part where he needs to manage armor skill and that require grinding. Hope he won't be overwhelmed.

[@failegion7828]

Just grab frostcraft and one is generally good to go in the GS department till endgame.

[@stephanjacob17]

Dude has a shit ton of tools he could use like the clutch claw to wallbang monsters, flashpods, potions, dusts, different palico equips, mantles he should unlock and use (ffs he has a temporal and doesn't use it), traps to deal damage instead of just capturing monsters (has he ever used a fucking pitfall trap?), he doesn't look around his enviroment, never looked up to see what's in the ceiling, never uses pods with it's various effects, never drops environmental traps on top of monsters (like crystals in elder's reccess), etc. Of course he will get frustrated and stop playing, he is too stubborn to learn, because he has this stupid mindset of not wanting to get advice at the same time he skips tutorials and doesn't look up combos and other shit online to learn.

[@brandoor280]

Let's be honest, he's never beating alatreon

[@diamondshovel4683]

Multi player then he is

[@Stevezftw]

Not unless he learns to adapt his style. Not using everything you are given is punished so hard in this game and asmon chooses to ignore all his options.

[@zangetsu6996]

Yeah no shit he's been playing the game for under two weeks, not a single person with that amount of time played could kill Alatreon. cut the man some slack.

[@Stevezftw]

@@zangetsu6996 it is possible within that time. I think the issue is it’s frustrating watching someone handicap themself so hard when the tools they are refusing to use become mandatory and he will have to learn so much at once on top of the actual monster which in alatreons case is extremely hard.

[@OneTrueMajesticDoge]

If he wanted to Ignore (monster) mechanics he should of joined us lance mains. Is what I would say. But I doubt he'd bother to learn various parry and guard mechanics involved either. Either way brute force will only take one so far.

[@alexisdurouchet4021]

true, for new players i would suggest to start with lance, the weapon is really forgiving, teach the base mechanic, pattern, agression timing, pary and block, side step and Iframe timing, without the mechanic of the weapon in the way. Don't need to learn slash and blunt swift spot since you do impact damage etc .... i think spears are great to learn the base game.

[@Virjunior01]

Gunlance is better for that 😏 But yeah, I couldn't imagine playing Street Fighter as ONLY Ryu for the entire time I played the franchise

[@OneTrueMajesticDoge]

@@Virjunior01 Its funny you say that, I've been a Ryu main as well since SF2:Turbo existed. Lmao.

[@tacibana88]

Might as well suggest Hbg sticky😂😂..also got guard and easy to use to farming mats for crafting

[@Virjunior01]

@@OneTrueMajesticDoge main is one thing. Only EVER using one thing is something else

[@wearblackclothes]

It gets harder. X2 because he isn't using the tools the game gives him because "i wanna learn the monster" he doesn't learn anything and gets frustrated. And ffs block

[@nasi_lemak7pagi]

I don't mind if he doesn't use some of the mechanics in the game but I have to agreed with you that he should've learn to blocking some time as it part of the basic.

[@overkill1994]

When he keeps submitting to have been grinding and upgrading off stream.. It brightens my day.

[@lightningrain3114]

​@@so_dead full new set? Dawg is still wearing the kestodon gauntlets ☠️

[@Anaheim-Electronics79]

@@lightningrain3114and not even upgrading anything outside his weapon he is playing this like dark souls game 😂

[@dillchillin]

Why y’all this cringe? He’s grinding bc he wants to? Ever heard of fun? Why does he have to “submit” to grinding?

[@naxergss2625]

@@dillchillin only cringe here is you using "y'all"

[@straightjacket3.519]

Velkhana isn’t so bad with insect glaive with blast and the frost thing you get from the armor set bonus charges fully while doing mounted attacks with insect glaive, combined with part-breaker you can easily break the head, back and tail of a monster by just moving back and forth while mounted.

[@maurijester]

Guess what happens when you never bother learning the mechanics of the game? Yup, the game keeps beating you over and over and over again... I understand that playing a game for entertainment while streaming is a very different thing than playing a game for yourself, but man is it hard to watch at times

[@soksocks]

Asmon is actually hooked. Dude has 82+ hours now(in the last MH vid, not a vod, showed that he's been grinding-grinding a few GS). Though it's def a bit surprising how far Asmon has progressed. I wonder when he'll hit a "wall" after Velkhana, that's IF a certain wall comes sooner or later. Y'know, something "monkey"-ing around or whatever.

[@Dubst3pFriki17]

the is gonna be rajang or alaetron

[@KreedYT]

always good to see a monster hunter upload

[@AlphaLuna]

I can feel Asmon's suffering here, I was a GS main myself but when I reached Velkhana I was like "Enough of this SHIT!", quit the game for a week, decided to change to Insect Glaive and I never looked back lol. So props to him for sticking to it. But I would highly advice him to learn now ways to approach the fight, new tools, traps, wallbangs and what not 😅

[@sonnyzhao2309]

bruh velkhana is quite easy with GS since you can deal lots of KO damage to knock it out of ICE armor status. Insect Glaive is unironically the lowest dps weapon in MHWI

[@ScarletDream21]

@@sonnyzhao2309I’ll take the low dps trade off for much better maneuverability

[@overconfidentmegthatgetstu9120]

I haven't played MHW in like 3+ years. Came back and started iceborne. Velkahana is genuinely one of the most annoying fights I've ever had. It took over 40 minutes to kill it and I got the mantle too. But my game crashed during the cutscene after and I frantically tried to reload my game to see if it saved. (It didn't) I haven't played in like a week now. Because that fight was nearly an hour of torture.

[@WhiteRaito]

For some one who beat it on the demo solo velk here using GS.. it is way way easier compared to it. its a 15 min time limit with sub optimal gear if you don't keep that guy agitated and keep smacking and wallbanging it is hard since you will be timed out. also using exclusively TCS does not help. sometimes you just need charged slash or Strong charged depends on the situation. velk was meant to teach people to keep the guy enraged and wallbangs. since asmon is like never cared about these mechanics welp he really lacks informations just like the title said. bruteforce-ing and relying on divine blessing one trick pony is just bad for his own growth.

[@AlphaLuna]

@@sonnyzhao2309low weapon dmg doesnt mean much, active game time hitting the monster and not being knocked or stunned is what give you the dps.

[@MorroWolf]

He is finally struggling because he powered through with an easy strategy and blew through the game missing some basic things and not fully understanding the game the first time he gets a fail its the games fault when people have been trying to tell him about shit the whole time. He acts offended when they make suggestions and is like nah I'm good, are you? For the record the things he missed... Flinch shots/the slinger in general the pods the monsters drop stagger them or can be used for environmental interactions interactions which doesn't require any items to farm or risk loosing. Setting up to use max and ancient potions instead of relying on megas which don't heal for enough in world without medicine 3. Demon drug and armor skin Temporal and rocksteady mantels, relying on health booster isn't going to help you at this point monsters are too fast or dangerous at range. No fireproof mantle for barely, no ice proof mantel for velkana, reducing damage is better than healing. He doesn't really understand damage and resistance or armor skills he's focusing on crit with a GS. Doesn't know when to tackle or bail on a swing he's just Unga bungaing still but it's way too late in the game for that. If he won't or can't adapt his play style then he should quit because he still hasn't faced down the worst the game has to offer and that's excluding the fights designed for multi-player like Safi, kulve and fatalis

[@HighKingMvrs]

This is facts

[@juujew-511]

What’s wrong with Crit on a GS?

[@MorroWolf]

Since hit rate and attack speed are lower its less valuable than raw damage but if you can max out crit it's great but crit eye by itself is lower impact than attack or weakness exploit

[@juujew-511]

I see cause I use 4p fatalis with AT velk legs , almost had me thinking my build was fucked lol

[@BringLagiBack]

What is with people telling him something then him responding "I don't know"? It wasn't a question, it was advice-- sometimes even factual. What's not to know?

[@Mezchano]

This video was divine, a real blessing.

[@hWeu]

"Has a predetermined chance of reducing the damage you take."

[@nyne2022]

He's so bad still. This gear carry is about to end, finally.

[@Embermaine]

​@@nyne2022he didn't have his diving blessing 3 charm on for the whole stream. He noticed he had wex 2 charm on at the end before saying goodbye 😂

[@blackops2001]

Imagine reliying so much on an OP defensive skill instead of getting good at the game @@Embermaine

[@Embermaine]

@@blackops2001 So long as he's having fun and still playing I say play any way he wants. Eventually he'll get good. Forcing someone to play your way isn't fun for anyone anyway.

[@user-pt1kj5uw3b]

If he learned the basics he would have a way easier time

[@antoniosalvaterra7945]

@@SpadeApeironwtf does Batman have to do with anything

[@cheesemoon6319]

@@antoniosalvaterra7945Because Batman learn, adapt and change (Ironman too.) It's the same thing as MHWI. Diablos giving you trouble? You can try shield weapons (Lance, GL, GL) Getting killed by monsters that are designed to destroy shield? (Furious Rajang, MR KT 3rd phase jumping slam) Try weapons (LS, SnS) Having hard time fighting monster with melee weapons? Try ranged weapons (Savage Jho is a good example, pierce LBG, HBG completely destroy it in safe distance.) Each weapons also have multiple playstyle, like normal GS, Frostcraft GS, Lance, Evade Lance, Shield HBG, Shieldless HBG, Shelling Gunlance, Melee Gunlance, Snowman Gunlance etc. Depends on fighting what monster, you change your playstyle and build to counter it. Just like Batman

[@cheesemoon6319]

@@SpadeApeiron Asmongold is good tbh, if he learn the advanced technic (wall slam, tenderize, dps build, stronger armor set, TCS wakeup hit on monster's head, etc) he would be unstoppable. I saw him predicted Ebony Odogaron's movement and TCS it in his previous video, he is really good lol.

[@bettywatson7987]

I know asmongold won't read this, but As a viewer, as a fan, as a mhw veteran. With MR- HR 200-300 and 900 hours on my character... I can honestly say asmon with all due respect, that you really need to start utilizing all the games mechanics, instead of trying to caveman smash everything. I can't tell you how important clutch claws, flinch shots, and walk bangs are. (Wallbangs meaning driving a monster into a wall for knock downs and breaks.) It can trivialize most monsters and really cripple even the hardest monsters. When I play great sword I'm a tick on that monster. I'm never on the ground unless the monster is, or he's calm and I have an opening. Of course I'm specd for doing that, so I'll have different results. You've started using tackle a little, but it's soo important for a gs player to use consistently to maximize your DPS output. You can tackle through roars, you can stagger monsters mid attack, avoid knockdowns. You're absolutely going to need to master these attacks if you're going to fight tempered monsters, and the games hardest fights like velkhana, behemoth, alatreon, kulve taroth, and the legend himself.... Fatalis. Keep up the great work so far! Love the content!

[@chapserenazula5657]

I agree but for now until he gets health regen on his GS tackle is only gonna be suicide for him against the problem dragons

[@bettywatson7987]

@@chapserenazula5657 yea, true.. but personally I don't use tackle against them too often unless it's to avoid a roar. Mainly just the lesser monsters lol. I run divine blessing 5 on my general build and speed eating. So I get used to tanking and forget the damage you can encur lol

[@cat_pwner6999]

Vouchers double the money at the end of a quest, and if there are random quest rewards, it guarantees those rewards.

[@raulmaltrain6893]

without being pedantic... if you are struggling, it's all your fault. you are clearly good at fighting monsters (since you've come this far, this is proof of you being a good fighter) but not at hunting them: -if you used flash pods to have openings you would break key parts easier (monsters can only be blinded 3 times before being invulnerable to them) use them when monster fly. -if you used temporal/vitality/rocksteady mantles on cooldown you'd also have a better time -if you used clutch claw to wall bang to get opening and materials you'd not only have to farm less, but you'd clear faster too. (after wallbanging, monsters get enraged, making agitator have better uptime, and while enraged they can't get wallbanged) -using traps on non-elder monsters, using environmental hazards like spikes. -putting the shortcut to craft max potions in your item bar, instead of using small potions, which get interrupted when you have to dodge mid chug. (or at LEAST the materials to craft mega potions, which the base can refill automatically...) the fights are designed with you having access to all of those tools, you are not doing some big brain challenge by purposefully ignoring them. 35 mins on fights is not normal, you'd take around 11 just by doing the things i pointed above.

[@kevine9474]

The problem is ego.

[@raulmaltrain6893]

@@kevine9474 yeah, some games have clutches that you avoid using using because they take away from the "fantasy" of the game... -like in elden ring, i avoided using summons or ashes because i think having bodies that can take aggro away from the boss in a souls game is for kids. -but in MH you are a "hunter" the main mechanics of the game, outside of your weapon moveset, are hunting tools. there's crafting, mantles, boosters, traps, slinger ammo, clutch claw, etc... -against velkana he would literally halve the fight time by just GRABBING THE DRAGON POD to elderseal his ice armor...

[@MaximusProxi]

Refuses to learn game mechanics (like the super important monster wallbangs, environmental traps, flash & dung pods, mantles, bombs for wake up, etc..), plays the slowest and probably most knowlege requiring weapon in the game (also doesn't use slinger burst combo) and almost gives up on the game because it's too hard.. Kinda sad cuz i really enjoyed watching his playthrough. I feel like he should play a couple of hunts together with the community, which willease up the mood and teach him some fundamental mechanics he has been sleeping on.

[@jigglynorris2559]

TBH only part I disagree with here is the Hunting Horn having the biggest learning curve over everything else. But yeah other I agree with you. Wish he'd use more of the tools he's ignoring

[@nasi_lemak7pagi]

There's no need much knowledge to play GS as a newcomer.

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

Never have thought that Velkhana to be the wall for Asmon, but every hunter have that one monster that will always be in your way no matter good you played

[@arisenomega]

and most of us don't threaten to quit the game over that one monster

[@-Four-]

@@arisenomega yeah. he's stubborn and his mental is weak even though he's a souls veteran.

[@WhatisaLee]

Not sure what you're referring to. He beat it on second try; it wasn't a wall.

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

@@WhatisaLee Oh it is, killing a monster the second time is far more difficult than the first, hyper Deviljho craved that lesson to my marrow And from the play style, he will continued be walled by Velkhana till he practiced

[@scottbecker4367]

​@arisenomega you have to keep in mind that he's an entertainer. Regardless of how many people are fine watching him grind out bosses, many others will stop tuning in if he's just doing the same things over and over.

[@Jin32cs]

I hope he is not gonna quit, he is doing great honestly. Every time he dodged the ice beam I was cheering, it's so fun.

[@CheriTheBery]

He's relying on one trick ponying, he needs to practice his weapon and learn the basic mechanics like using the slinger and environment for your advantage. Flash pods are important with GS, like he said: "man I only get one hit in", well, do something about it, figure it out, but he seems to stubborn to stop and think for solutions.

[@Avdb033]

​@@CheriTheBeryFlash pods are useless they don't even work.

[@aaronapitius4775]

He has also made it very far without putting much thought or planning in his build. If he planned a mixed set out and farmed to get the skills he wanted he would feel way better. But thats Not his style lol@@CheriTheBery

[@avereth]

I'm pretty sure the nail is already in the coffin. Velkhana isn't all that hard. He's refused to use mantles, optimize gear, or use armor spheres too much. You can tell even what he does know goes out the window when he panics and starts attacking bosses while at half hp and claiming he doesn't even see massively telegraphed attacks.

[@itsSmiv]

It's so weird that asmon refuses to use things like flash pods, dung pods, or temporal mantle which are actually fun ways of making the hunts a bit easier, because he allegedly wants to be good enough to beat the monsters without them, yet he completely relies on health boost 3 and his divine blessing necklace to carry him through every fight. Those are far bigger crutches than the things he refuses to use, and they aren't even fun crutches, they just make you near invincible. It just seems so contradictory to his reasoning for not using pods or mantles.

[@mangalink25]

I was here before the title of the video changed. 'This Hunter Lacks Critical Information' (edit) Seems they went back to the first title lmao

[@Warpded]

This is slowly becoming AC6 all over again. Mans needs to change his build, but clearly he's stubborn. Frustrating to watch

[@arnold2614]

Asmon, you don't need to force yourself, it's okay to take a break if you exhausted. You also don't need to be ashamed to use the tools they provide you (e.g. temporal mantle), you're a hunter, not a fighter. And also, it's normal to failed a quest, even the veteran hunters are failing their quest here and there.

[@Krysk_SK]

I hope he doesn’t quit. There are so many tools he isnt using, and the best part (imo) is yet to come. The game becomes way harder when you don’t use the mechanics and tools the game is balanced around. Wallbangs are OP, flashpods are OP, smokebombs are OP, mantles are defnitely OP. Traps against regular monsters, free damage. Bombs, free damage. If this isnt enough, build sets to counter the monster. He started using tackle, there is hope.

[@那人冷靜一點]

Fyi he forgot how to use tackle in this stream

[@chaptereight3406]

@@那人冷靜一點 most likely to panic, even my brain turns off sometimes just fighting fatalis

[@Krysk_SK]

Yup, easy to forget when you panic. I fought tempered Yian Garuga and got caught off guard. Panicked, lost the flow state, and he carted me twice. My friends made fun of me, since he’s supposed to be soo easy, but that bird is crazy. I would rather fight Alatreon again tbh.

[@KoopaKrump]

I honestly don't get why I consistently see people go "omg flashpods op" still, we've hit Iceborne. That point is long past. You get a SINGLE flashpod knockdown on an aerial monster in a fight now, and often they come with an immunity to the knockdown straight up if their head isn't broken (hi rathalos). Any flashes past that point will ONLY make them random their movement/targeting direction for a while, which imo leads to worse monster movement and positioning in the first place (random charged directions ahoy). Enough with the cries for flashpods. Sure he can make use of the slinger more, but flashes are the least of things at this point.

[@tacibana88]

​@@KoopaKrump hate flash pod..only use once and have no idea how to switxh it between rocks or whatever to flash pod and change again..so never use it again😂😂

[@kazhuyan7533]

Asmon played the game for like two weeks and he is doing great for the time he has invested so far. And he is doing it all solo. I remember playing MH1 on PSP and wasnt able to kill Silver Rathalos because it was too hard. Making its armor through lance block attack and cutting his tail only. Carting, failing, not being able to kill in time is normal and part of the game. You succeed by learning, adapting, utilizing your gear, skill and items. Not giving up is part of the game. Veterans played thousands of hours! Its a grind and hunting game. You hunt! You use everything the game gives you to come out on top! So dont get discouraged Asmon, you've been doing great. I watched your journey every night so far. Its been a blast so far. But if you want to go further though, you need to grow and have some respect, this game aint made for quitters. And i really hope you wont quit.

[@TheDool]

Velkhana is definitely one of the first real raidboss type battles, but totally fair, after farming it in MHW and Rise I appreciate this fight so much.

[@martinalegre5524]

velkhana is prob the easiest elder next to teostra, im not even that good at the game and could kill a tempered velk in like 4 mins or so with LS

[@chrismoore4055]

@@martinalegre5524 I would argue Vaal Hazak is a really easy fight after getting the right resistance for it.

[@martinalegre5524]

@@chrismoore4055 true, but you Can fight the other 2 without any immunities or resistances, that’s my take anyway

[@vincentdeluca4485]

@@martinalegre5524 Its just the most straight forward, not as many weird ranged moves or novas as the rest. Valk feels really good to fight against which is great but also makes it a bit easier (in a pos way)

[@handtomouth4690]

​@@martinalegre5524dude, don't sell yourself short, a 4 minute hunt is pretty good.

[@777balloon]

With the gs ignore elemental damage, focus on damage and affinity.

[@pablokusanagi5868]

>velkana >already thinking of quitting lol lmao and he was bitching about "i don't wanna people tell me what to do" when his viewers was only giving tip to him so he could avoid this situation, if he doesn't learn how to use propelly the Clutch claw, and how to see the monsters openings he will quit, because after Velkana the game only becomes harder. It's painfull watching him play, because most of the time i saw him playing was him getting hit by the same thing like 3-4 times in a row and getting upset, using CC on the worst time possible(when the monster was moving) and getting mad because of that too. If someone don't teach him a few things about the weapon and he learns he can't just go literally "unga bunga" on iceborne because the fights will be hard, he will just quit lol It's sad to be honest, he was having fun, but if he don't have the patience to learn how to play properlly i hardly think he will get past the Elder Dragons on Iceborne because they are quite hard, and i don't even wanna mention Guiding lands where the monster are even more hard since it doesn't have a limit to cart and i think because of that they are even more frenetic(fucking gold rathian feels like a different monster when you fight her outside guiding and then inside guiding)

[@thegambalingsuit555]

I would say namielle is easy, the zombie drago is just annoying because the effluvia, and bazel is for the fans, after Shara which is also a pretty chill fight, that’s when he will quit tbh, you have to learn mechanics and set builds to have a steady play, sadly I 100% believe we are not going to see him play past Shara ;(

[@Bravery_]

Ive never clicked on a video si fast, i started a second save on monster hunter as ive already compketed the game at master rank 501 hunter rank 600, and recently started a new one and currently at master rank 21 and hunter 23 in 3 days of grinding, ive had so much fun seeing your videos and that motivated me with the new character i recently made

[@AkaRystik]

Man I'm happy he has gotten the hang of tackle and block, but he really needs to learn when to stay down to avoid damage.

[@Sul227]

Funny how he cried about people not understanding boss mechanics in WoW, but here he just completely ignores the mechanics and tries to brute force it.

[@Tyrbris]

This was the Empire Strikes Back arc, the next one he'll be back in full force. PepeLaugh

[@ColdCryomancer]

Velkhana was the monster I was looking forward to fighting in monster hunter the most. I just got her armor set last week. After spending legit days attempting to solo her and then forming groups. I’ve got a lot of respect for Asmon soloing the entire game thusfar. It’s totally optional but he’s proving it’s entirely possible as a newcomer. Something I definitely didn’t do in my first play through a little over two months ago. Asmons tough on himself. He’s a way better solo player than he may think he is. And most certainly better than I am.❤ Stick to it. Gotta get your revenge. I wanna see you decked out in full Velk someday

[@janieraltreche1989]

It took you days to beat velk? Did you watch any videos on it or try to just play with little to no info on the monster?

[@ColdCryomancer]

@@janieraltreche1989 Went in blind lol.

[@janieraltreche1989]

@@ColdCryomancer lol I got destroyed in high doing that with lunastra.didn’t know anything about divine belessing or elemental damage.🙃

[@Sadcatblake]

The fact he’s gotten as far as he has in this amount of time says he would be really good at the game if he plays it long enough i just dont know if he’ll show us all the fights cause being new to iceborne when you try raging or alatreon is gonna be brutal and i just dont think hell become a long term mhw icebonre streamer

[@chrisf.b.1056]

Fighting against Velki is like a dance (or at least that’s how it feels to me) all the hitting and dodging plus the cool soundtrack makes the fight majestic, plus velki has elegance.

[@micky275]

Hey asmon if you see this I hope it helps. Try not to always commit to the true charged slash, sometimes getting several quick unsheath hits and then immediately rolling out or re-sheathing and repositioning can save you health and effort. Also it might be time to practice and learn the clutch claw a bit further along with more in depth stuff on monster rage. Finally, all ledges are a greatsword users' best friend. Even if you take nothing from this, thank you for trying this amazing game, and I hope you have further success on your hunts in the future!

[@RoogalzNatalia]

Zack, its a good time to use armor sphear level up ur armor when the fight is hard to reduce damage taken ontop of the Devine Blessing u already have. Also u can running during drinking potion, faster animation as well to avoid monster attack. 😊

[@AnimeIntrospective]

There are certain monsters that GS will feel like it has a huge disadvantage against. I know he doesn't want to be carried but I feel like he at least needs a seasoned vet with him to give him legit suggestions on monsters like Valk. She can definitely break your spirit. But he has familiar fights coming up and a new fun one, shara isvalda should be fun for him

[@KevinSatron]

yeah, shara is pretty easy and slow too. It shouldn't be that bad

[@VelvetAura]

it's crazy cus he only failed the quest once lol

[@NewsofPE]

how about getting a vet to explain him the basics of the game

[@GottaRantSomewhere]

He's honestly come pretty far with the "brute force" approach, and he has impropved a lot when it comes to weapon usage (positioning/tackles). But now is the time to adept and adjust to overcome what lies ahead. Everybody who 'beat the game' i.e. killed Fatalis reached this point sooner or later and had to learn. - Learn how to make use of Flinch Shots properly to down/wallbang monsters. - Incorporate slinger combos instead of just traditional TCS chain. - Tools/Consumes/Buffs/Skills.. understand how they work and more usage (slinger ammo like pods/flashbangs, mantles, foodbuffs, traps, bombs, utility pots, etc) - Keep chilling, it takes some time. He is 100% capable of clearing the game fully, if he doesn't let his ego get the better of him. One way or another, watching his MHW journey has been very entertaining - malding or not.

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

10:26 yes, it can. or more technically, it forms an ice spike on the tip of the tail. which, if you're trying to disable tail attacks, makes severing it pointless - like with Glavenus.

[@dyvawn]

This is the point where pretty much everything will be much harder than anything you've seen before velkhana, do hope he doesn't give up.