Which Wilds Beta Weapon is Best For You - Power & Difficulty Rankings - Monster Hunter Wilds Guide!

[@Oring___6]

Im a little surprise that I didn't immediately have josh yelling great sword at me.

[@RageGamingVideos]

GREAT SWORD

[@Mobkiller379]

@@RageGamingVideos GREATSWORD!!!!!!

[@g4bus26]

HAMMER

[@CalebCross253]

GREATSWORD!!!

[@Dragonlord13]

SWITCH AXE!!

[@rodiaz1900]

The best weapon is the friends we make in the way

[@kamalakioud9827]

Yeah that my source of Joy when i join a loby and stars convos with random hunters talking for mins without a single hunt 😂

[@sirix500111]

Friends, and this (bow)gun I found.

[@tonynippolei]

Too true. Can't wait to party up with some bros

[@yeahthatstrue3157]

It’s actually the great sword but I appreciate the sentiment.

[@atlander4204]

Kinsect is my BFF.

[@HamstringCollector]

4:21 i saw that transition. Kudos to the editor for putting in the effort because that was smooth as hell.

[@thegreenguy4666]

The best weapon to use is your favorite

[@asersah]

Hunting horn

[@Arkyuu]

this is difficult to use a gauge for new players so I might add: The best weapon is what is easiest and fluid for you to use on first successful hunt/quest

[@asersah]

@@Arkyuu hunting horn

[@francescotrovato6634]

🍷🗿

[@Silver_MCG]

New players: lance, sword and sheild, bow Vets:what you want. For real:what you think is cool.

[@xF3arl]

Pro strat: Take Lance AND Gunlance, put away the shields, dual wield both lances.

[@jamesproctor4568]

Take two charge blades, remove swords, dual wield chargable shields, infinite guard with explosions.

[@ShmarveyXD]

Introducing the gun-lalance

[@MrOrdosan]

nah. put away the lances. Dual shields!

[@aidan-h3p]

bring two dual blades and make weirder dual blades

[@MountainDewIdaho]

That was my plan

[@Mech-Badger-Man]

0:49 "high DPS per hit"

[@oddfrontiergames]

Lol

[@TactiWolf-0117]

My weapon combo I’m gonna be running is Charge Blade and Bow, my two favorite weapons

[@Sylariana]

mine too

[@TactiWolf-0117]

@@Sylariana I’m sure we’ll be finding out, but the Wilds team did say the skills and decos are changing where they can be applied to help streamline builds when swapping between weapons

[@KPlaysHere]

HH is looking a biiiit different than described in this video. Definitely a lot more World-based than Rise-based (the devs even said theyd be doing this in interviews before the weapon showcase videos). Also, the Echo Bubbles deal just 1 small hit per weapon swing and 1 BIG hit every time you play a song. That aside...DOOT!! HH is looking good 😎 there's like a dozen other cool new things going for it too, but then again the same seems to go for just about every weapon in Wilds. Every detail on all 14 would probably make this video like 10 times as long lol. Super excited that everyone is getting new toys to play with!

[@iistonton]

Gonna rock the beta with charge blade and gunlance, and main them in the full game. But since I'm ps5 I'll try all 14 weapons for the hell of it since I'll have the extra time

[@tootalltoft35]

Charge blade indeed!

[@tomaswright2550]

Just started the beta have to say as a cb main focused on saed i am very happy

[@sephirian688]

There is a good chance some of the people in this comment section weren’t alive when I first started playing Lance. I’ve main’d it for two decades and that ain’t changing now lol

[@TornaitSuperBird]

well I was alive, but barely lol

[@Earthenfist]

Lance boi!

[@faytleingod1851]

Fatalis Lance was so broken in MH 1. You could stun lock rathalos and Diablos and kill it before the rest of the team even got done at the box 😂 I've used great sword in every main series but gunlance won my heart. Defense and power with no move 😂

[@AverageDadMTB]

Lancers!!!!! Rise UP!

[@MisterPotats]

If you haven't, you should all give Switch Axe a try. If thats not really your style, pick up the switch axe. If thats not feeling good, give switch axe a shot. If all else fails, I'd recommend switch axe.

[@SplitSeoul]

Lmfao

[@orale_]

"Paid for by the Charge Blade Party"

[@dalas-da-bos9649]

As a lance main, I just hope that they can elaborate that things like guard and guard up are important when using lance, as otherwise they may not be able to block an attack and may believe that lance sucks. Sorry if I rambled lol but yeah

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

... let me see if i understood that: whoever said Lance sucks, says it does because they're unaware of Guard and Guard Up?

[@dalas-da-bos9649]

@@jacktheomnithere2127 it’s not that, it’s for those learning it may encounter a monster an attack that requires guard/guard up to block an attack properly. But I completely understand the confusion and wouldn’t be surprised if you were still confused, I suck at explaining what I mean lol

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

@@dalas-da-bos9649 i see. i can see why you'd suck at explaining. but if it makes you feel better, i have an odd way of describing things.

[@Cannonball970]

Agreed and I also hope the skill tax for guard and guard up are less ridiculous than they were in Rise. They just take up so many slots

[@Linarian]

It's crazy we're getting guides for a beta. This shows how many people love the franchise and would hopefully entice the interest of newcomers.

[@Neo_Vandole]

it's one of the most anticipated games thanks to the quality of MH4U and World/Iceborne. Hopefully Wilds can live up to its predecessors.

[@mileslangford838]

I'm an IG main, and I'm really hoping for more kinsect variety and combos, to make up for the loss of air combos.

[@IdkWhoiam-d4h]

Ugh I know 😔

[@tomhourie9172]

There was another new move mentioned in the... arrekz video, I believe, a focus mode aerial attack that, when hitting a wound, gives you a big bounce up into an attack with the kinsect that will give you triple up instantly

[@Vertiguous]

@@tomhourie9172 Pretty sure that's the Rising Spiral Slash that Hollow mentions at 23:04

[@tomhourie9172]

@@Vertiguous no, it's slightly different. same deal as the focus mode kinsect launch that gives you full extract, but it's useable midair. rising spiral slash is the charged spinning upwards one. check the arrkez vid on 9 major gameplay changes from Tokyo game show.

[@Vertiguous]

@@tomhourie9172 Oh, I see. Hadn't seen that move yet, thx

[@mattallen7672]

I bought MH1 in 2005 and used Greatsword because it’s on the cover. I’ve heard the other weapons are good as well.

[@ethanself2405]

Being able to bring two weapons is such a good thing it will make people more willing to explore other weapons

[@raccoonofmotivation20]

Will never stop greatswording , and this video proves me right to do so

[@AliceAzemGold]

as a IG main im glad for being able to get essence while attacking, its always been a bit annoying to have to gather, even more so when the monster falls down and the buff just expired. also love how over the games IG are slowly being told to stay on the ground....even if it is fun to vault over fireblasts

[@Willowsworldx3]

You can still vault attacks, and follow up with an aerial, tbh even better since back vaults have chonky i frames now apparently. Ya just can't ignore the ground game once you close that distance anymore

[@Beleth420]

​My first fatalis kill was literally just vault dive attack on his stupid face over and over. The IG air combat was sooo fun but it's always bothered me how high dps was either what I said about fatalis or just sit on the ground and spin moves into them. It makes air moves only for dodging I guess which sucks because it's fun to stay in the air. The insects changes are welcome though getting the buffs was tedious.

[@Shimahou]

I'm loving the new kinsect integration into grounded attacks. The assist-type kinsects in Sunbreak were so good for DPS and KO potential. Getting airborne in the middle of a combo is something I'm also looking forward to. It's seeming like a more flexible weapon than before, despite the restriction on aerial maneuverability.

[@Durp-E-Derp]

Im curious to how IG will compare to 4th Gen / World+IB / Rise+SB. 4th Gen was not a Aerial playstyle, at least compared to 5th Gen, but it was soooo damn easy to mount, and given how Wilds looks closer to 4th Gen in it's aerial playstyle i wonder if mounting will be alot more commonplace than it was in 5th Gen games.

[@AliceAzemGold]

@@Durp-E-Derp I hope so, mounting in world was so easy for IG and fun too.

[@MaximusProxi]

I find it funny how people always call SnS a (low dmg) beginner weapon. Yeah it's not the most flashy or complex weapon, but if played well SnS (at least in iceborne) could dish out some disgusting damage and was easily in the top half dps rankings of all weapons. Also SnS was the best "healing support" weapon in the game, offering perfect timed dusts for the team in dicy situations. Personally I had way more of the really experienced "I'm gonna carry the game" sns players in my hunts, than beginners/newbies. And since you can bring 2 weapons now I expect a lot of people actually bringing sns as their backup plan for tough endgame fights.

[@kerka4472]

As an insect glaive fan I'm really excited for the way they changed the jump attacks, cause from what I've seen red charged up moves can send you into the air and the landing moves contribute to getting the red attacks out. And making the kinsect a lot more involed in the overall moveset makes me really happy, I mean the little guy is literally in the weapons name. (I've always felt that the kinsect was a little underwhelming in World, especially after the release of Rise and it's many kinsect types which can change your playstyle quite a lot)

[@kosciarz]

There is no best/worse weapon to play, only weapon that you enjoy the most. Nice vid!

[@frozone-yeah]

Already know my two weapons of choice. Since I’m making my character after Genghis Khan, he was well known for his long curved sword so a long sword and also lances but even though the early forms of gunpowder and cannons was not discovered until not far after his leadership and his passing. I’m still going with gunlance as the second choice only because he would have utilized such a power given the opportunity.

[@JiyuKishiParn]

I don't need to watch the video before I answer. For me, it is, always has, and always will be Great Sword.

[@Walker_96365]

It’s a good thing Josh didn’t make this video

[@arkadiusznagorny3111]

ROCKET POWRED GREATSWORD

[@r.e.z9428]

As a Hunting Horn main, I'm just wondering if we're getting any new songs.

[@Very_Unwise]

We are getting elemental, slicing damage and status echo waves in addition to our impact waves. Were also getting our special performance songs, which (so far) look like attacks we can combo into out of regular performance. Theres atleast two of those, but i hope theres even more in the full game.

[@r.e.z9428]

@@Very_Unwise Yes! 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

[@schlabamampf3480]

hope it is not so fucken loud as in sonnebreak

[@Earthenfist]

I hope they get more unique sounds for the different styles. I liked in World how the bell-shaped one made bell noises, as opposed to the horns or the harps or whatnot.

[@rockingalan]

Already knew what I was gonna try. Plan on trying out lance and insect glaive

[@Nubcakelmfao]

I'll be maining Charge Blade. But gunlance is lookin kinda hype this time around

[@Neo_Vandole]

Gunlance was already GOAT in World people just love to shit on it cause it has "a shield". I farm Ex Behemoth with it for example and am able to kill ArchTemp Xenojiva in Vanilla with it, no prob. While I don't have to worry about those shitty attack and crit decorations! The biggest pro is shells ignore monster armor. You burn through it like a hot knife through butter. Right from the start of the game.

[@lewisqb12]

For the demo everyone should take it as a chance to try all the new changes and second weapon slot as a chance to give new weapons a shot and if your new a chance to really try everything and fall in love!

[@InamaruTheInventor]

It gets me unreasonably irritated every time I see Wilds Lance being talked about like the weapon didn't even exist in Sunbreak. Shield attacks are not a new concept, I get a consistent 3 KOs per hunt with Sunbreak's shield attacks on Lance. Wilds just took what worked in Sunbreak and adjusted it to work without the optionality of switch skills.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Gotta remember that people rarely ever play Lance to begin with, of course they're not gonna know the ins and outs of the weapon between games like lancers do.

[@InamaruTheInventor]

@@TornaitSuperBird It's not very "ins and outs" to simply know that shield attacks are not new, in a video comparing what's new about each weapon in Wilds. When already comparing other weapons to their Sunbreak counterparts, too. Doing at least your due research when making video on the topic is in my opinion fair enough to expect.

[@Neo_Vandole]

lots of kids here and youtubers hastly throwing vids out to cash in.

[@OleanderGardenGhost]

I main the IG, and this is definitely a hot take... but im glad that it's not super focused on being off the ground now. I love the weapon (it's the only mobile polearm in the game) and still do, but my biggest grips with it was air time, and that the Kinsect didnt really add to the weapon much. I mostly play IG on the ground, and only to in the air to dodge or do the downward thrust, I rarely try and mount the monster, instead focusing more on consistent damage. So, for how I play IG, it seems like a perfect change, but I do know that im in the minority of IG players. Still picking IG as my main weapon, but DB, HH, Hammer, S&S, SW, and Bow are also weapons I use. Also, PLEASE CAPCOM LET ME INTERACT WITH MY BUG MORE, I WANNA PET MY MOTH!

[@eldenmeow5123]

So excited for wilds! I didn’t wanna see any spoilers but couldn’t resist at least watching weapon videos

[@flyinhawaiianz4058]

In World and Rise, I used Longsword, Great Sword, Insect Glaive, Dual Blades, Hammer, Lance, Bow, Switch-Axe and both HBGs. Used all of them to beat Fatalis. This game looks amazing and just like all MH games, just gotta learn attack patterns, then this game becomes cake. Newcomers, just use whatever but learn the monsters and figure out your play style and what YOU enjoy 😅 the game becomes 100% better when your enjoying the weapon you use

[@djdedan]

Chaser short for LBG is not a focus attack, it’s. More of a finishing shot. The focus attack can be charged for what appear to be larger damage and larger volume of effect. Rapid fire mode can only be used with certain ammo based on gun. Ammo changes as well, normal, Pierce and spread are all infinite now. Also buff shots like demon/armor/health ammo leaves a status cloud on the ground that buffs when entered.

[@sanguinesmile10z62]

Kinda sad they got rid of wyvernsnipe for hbg, I always found it satisfying to see a line of explosions when you line up the shot just right.

[@abyjohan200]

been tinkering with Bow in the beta since my main is Swaxe ever since World/IB & Rise/SB, and boy oh boy, its so fun to play! You can do ailments, pierce & even do homing arrows now. GG Capcom for the mechanics!

[@tanman980]

Sword and Shield can use it's focus attack while airborne

[@camowyvern3836]

Charge blade because its my main since i first started monster hunter, and hunting horn, not totaly for the buffs but because its a blunt weapon i have not played since mh 3u and it looks fun.

[@BrooksSoljah]

im not new to MH but this is a pretty amazing video and will help a tonof players new and old. Thanks!

[@lloydno966]

i know its a skill issue and i suck. yet the ig airborne experience for me involved: jump, monsters entire body becomes hitbox, get thrown across the map.

[@zerionis]

Always been hammer with a bit of dabbling in SnS (Rise), dual blades (World) and long sword (MHFU,P3rd) in different games since 3, but the 2 options means I’ll be trying my hand with the bow this time round. So excited

[@dudester5334]

I seee, sword and shield is still gonna be my main, thinking about great sword for my second weapon

[@Mobkiller379]

Probably gonna use longsword and bow

[@philipbrown6079]

Same

[@tonynippolei]

I feel like it's either or. And then HH might be mandatory 2nd

[@moonglaive5686]

Hell yeah, another ronin

[@emjay6453]

😊Auto mode with speed control is my new favorite thing for the mount I just hope that it will fight instead of standing there looking stupid😅 🤔Its like we got loading screens back🤣 And thx guys for giving me and mrs. somthing to do instead of kicking Ray all day😂 Good vid. Good info..

[@general_malarky]

I'm probably in the minority on this, but I actually started playing Swaxe in World specifically because it didn't have any counters or blocks 😅. I just wanted to focus on positioning and dodging. I figured if countering wasn't part of the weapon, then I wouldn't have to feel bad for completely ignoring the mechanic. That being said, I'm approaching this with an open mind. I'll definitely be trying out the new counters and seeing if I can work them into my combo rotation, fingers crossed. How dose the rest of the Switch Axe squad feel about the new counter moves? Excited? Ambivalent? Pessimistic?

[@Unleasheddragon]

Honestly I look forward to it. My biggest issue with swaxe in world was being locked in some stationary combo when the monster turns its attention towards me or being stuck in sword mode when it decides to release an attack with a big hit zone. I’m not too big on counter timings and prefer utilizing clever positioning but I do like the idea of having the ability to get out of those “cornered” scenarios through a clutch counter.

[@rebirthofgodrics907]

We had counter in rise it was good also charged phials. World switch axe feels very meaty cause of how world felt. But rise switch axe was the best switch axe not cause of the counter but for how fluid morph attacks were if wilds keeps that fluidity plus the meatier feeling of world it’ll be perfect. The wilds counter seems to be more of a hyper armor you still get damage unlike rise so it’s less op closer to a gs tackle but higher damage.

[@rebirthofgodrics907]

We had counter in rise it was good also charged phials. World switch axe feels very meaty cause of how world felt. But rise switch axe was the best switch axe not cause of the counter but for how fluid morph attacks were if wilds keeps that fluidity plus the meatier feeling of world it’ll be perfect. The wilds counter seems to be more of a hyper armor you still get damage unlike rise so it’s less op closer to a gs tackle but higher damage.

[@VelkhanaTheIceborneWyvern]

Only ever used it for fatalis in world but I like it just being a large weapon with no block or counters but it looks alright

[@yuzanran]

I didn’t like the swax in rise/sunbreak at all. Ended up maining insect glaive haha. The swax was my fav weapon in world and generations ultimate. Im really hoping the swax will feel good to me again in wilds. I miss it xD

[@McJaggi]

I’ll main either two SnS or a SnS and Lance.

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

so similar to my own choice: SnS as primary, and Lance/Bow as secondary.

[@BridgeTrollForge]

I'm gonna' play SO many combinations of SO many weapons! I can't wait! I'm gonna have a Greatsword/HBG build, I'm gonna' have an HBG/Greatsword build, I'll probably have a spread HBG/Pierce HBG build, a Greatsword/Greatsword build... The combinations are ENDLESS!!!

[@JSA501stNormandy]

Hunting Horn and Switch Axe for me depending on how the buffs work when full game is out 2 horns lol

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

you know what i've missed about the SnS? moving while attacking, from WorldBorne. why they removed it in SunRise is beyond me, but i didn't like that choice. and now i'm glad it's back - now don't remove it again, Capcom. but one thing about SunRise i did appreciate was the addition of the "final blow" of the Perfect Rush: you have a choice between a mere sword slash, bonking the head with the shield, or plunging the sword into the monster like Link from Twilight Princess. i personally use that last one, as it actually feels like a final blow for a SnS combo (no offense to those who prefer the shield bonk). *side note :* i want to talk about Oils, for fun. i'm just confused about 2 the ones we got in GU: Stamina Oil? Mind's Eye Oil? don't get me wrong, they have a use... but how does that realistically work? because the way i see it, that's jumping the Zamtrios/Plesioth, even for Monster Hunter. how does an oil exhaust a monster, or increase the likelyhood of knocking it down? how does that work? how does an oil help retain sharpness, but *only* when the weapon hits a spot where it would normally bounce off? wouldn't it make a tad more sense to have the effect be to not lose sharpness for a limited amount of time? irl, oil was used to - basically put - preserve sharpness and prolong the blade's lifespan. that said, i say Oils should restore a certain amount of Sharpness. let me pitch my idea for oils. - Affinity Oil: same effect. restores 10% Sharpness. - Destroyer Oil: acts like Partbreaker 2. restores 10% Sharpness. - Hunting Oil (for a lack of a better name): a combo of Destroyer and Affinity oils, with the effects of 20% Affinity and Partbreaker 1. restores 15% Sharpness. - Sharpness Oil: prevents loss of Sharpness no matter what, for 1 minute. restores 25% Sharpness. to compensate for how OP those Oils presumably are, you can only carry 2 per Oil type.

[@electronicbudder6047]

I'm trying out gunlance for my first playthrough of Wilds. Gonna bring my old faithful Charge Blade as my secondary though

[@mazwix3365]

Definitely using Switchaxe and Bow. I'm happy that my mains have much more improvements.

[@Tofu-Titan]

I'm trying Lance out for the very first time. I've played since PS2 days but never picked the weapon up.

[@StorytellerWMD]

Have been loving the bow gameplay in the beta. Hoping for a demo because I am not sure I can wait until February. Haha

[@samfish2550]

So I'm curious how the charge spin input will work. Seemingly it will replace big bang as the down punish while big bag becomes a trading tool. I feel like this will be a big paradigm shift for hammer options, charging for punishes based off positioning, big bang for trades with smaller attack chains, and Y for safty and parry options. The whole kit now has a solid set of use cases that will make our skill ceiling a bit higher and allow for more emergent gameplay opportunities.

[@stormshadowoffire]

The fact it took sns this long to use the second s of it's namesake is wild to me. Loving the new perfect guarding

[@xboxbam3979]

I typically swap between Gunlance and Dual Blades, with some use of Switch Axe and Charge Blade too. For the Beta, definitely sticking to just Gunlance and Dual Blades for now (too little time to get reacquanted with them all).

[@kensik]

I play with 2 other people all the time so I main Lbg for the status effects. will keep that up in wilds

[@Flipitos]

Great Sword is my fav! Dual blades and hammer will try after

[@4jeremyb]

I’m so excited to use the dual blades! Fly like a 🦋, sting like a 🐝!

[@aaronolson6736]

Insect Glaive got reworked to be more about doing combos with the Kinsect rather than having it be a minor part of the weapon. You can still follow a something into the air so it's still good for that, just means you can't stay in the air. I'm fine with this trade off, helicoptering is fun but the weapon still seems to have plenty of moves that send you into the air.

[@frenchbloo]

I thought I was going to just go for my fifth gen batch (SnS+GS) but seeing that SnS isn't particularly offering much novelty I might switch it with HH for this one. Especially if they are going back to properly unique designs for each weapon, new hunting horn designs will look SICK! Imagine an octopus HH!!!?!

[@jordangarcia7783]

We need Josh back yelling ROCKET POWER GREATSWORD!!! (That's why i sub back in the day)

[@Barbwire1996]

I would of died laughing of Josh just yelled "GREATSWORD" and then the outro started playing. Missed opportunities 😂😂

[@MrOrdosan]

Im really glad they are improving the weapons with some of the takes from Rise and frontier. I neded up maining lance in Rise because shield tackle and shield charge were MASSIVE boost to its combat usability and now I can choose to charge AND I get parry built into the block now? and DB...I am gonna miss the sword sharpen move but im glad the perfect evade being built in now...demon advance made using DB in rise fun for me personally purley because of such a nice way to evade ((dont think Ill be able to get the same build tho...))

[@themeow-sician1664]

Probably gonna pick up LBG, LS, GS, DB and Hammer

[@VelkhanaTheIceborneWyvern]

Im going to try them all but probably will play the bow, longsword,dual blades or swaxe

[@darksavior1187]

So far Hammer and Lance are speaking to me, also others, but those 2 especially.

[@mh_celestial]

Im personally okay with not doing the Jumping Advancing Slash 3 times while in the air. Honestly, who needs that when in the video. It looks like you can go from the Jumping Advancing Slash immediately into a Descending Thrust. I like that a lot

[@BridgeTrollForge]

But you can do that already... People that play aerial mode don't play it for DPS, we know it's not optimal. We play it that way because it's fun. I get that people complain about it not being optimal, but that's no reason yo have gotten rid of it, as it was a core mechanic of the weapon. It's the only weapon to have a large chunk of it's core mechanic just removed.

[@crisdoxavier]

@@BridgeTrollForge We can still go aerial, in a different way. I liked the combo Jumping Advancing slash and Descending thrust. And we got other improvements. But I hope that capcom change their mind and listen to the audience because we're the consumers.

[@BridgeTrollForge]

@@crisdoxavier I'm definitely going to play around with it. I'm sure I'll still enjoy the weapon, but I really enjoyed playing almost exclusively aerial. Maybe after playing around with the new style I'll end up liking it more. Who knows. But if the general consensus, after there's been a decent amount of people playing it,that it was better before, I would hope they would put the other style back in, if possible.

[@Boofin505]

New to bows but it has been an absolute beast in the beta

[@GINGERBORN314]

After maining greatsword for world and rise. I have fallen victim to the bow. It just feels so fluid!

[@AjaxDigital]

totally going crazy and doing hammer as primary and hunting horn as secondary

[@Monsterhunter16]

Long sword and charge blade

[@leSmokySmoke]

14:37 "..lets talk about the other lance, the GOOD lance!"

[@darksavior1187]

While I can appreciate the humor, he said Gun Lance, not Good Lance ;)

[@mightaziez]

Goon lance

[@chrisfehn7290]

I would like to see what the Pierce coatings is all about for the bow? We never had pierce as a coating it’s always been a type of shot that comes on certain bows

[@deadlyk12538]

I main DB every time, but I usually start with a different weapon and play through LR and some HR with it. HH, GL, and Lance I've tried already. I'd like to learn ranged and either GS or Hammer this time! In the end, I'm sure I'll go back to db though

[@felltactician]

I started playing Gen Ultimate again, and the discerning dodge or perfect evade reminds me of adept mode. So thatll be fun as a bow main.

[@Fishrah]

Bug Stick Look ... Chaining helicopter was dumb. We get less air time but we have more aerial actions and more reasons to jump (focus aerials get extracts and the focus strike has some tricky range but can score a down and triple) and they changed up the full dps loops and made all of the weapon gimmicks more effective while differentiating it from similar actions used by other weapons... Feels way more technical now...

[@LS-zt8ih]

hehe i'm gonna get my first pc next month cant wait for mhwilds!!

[@burnsyxyz]

As a Gunlance and Hunting Horn enjoyer, i will give those a spin at first. After that i will try the others.

[@isaacnajera9118]

Bow is gonna be my main, not sure what I’ll use as a secondary ( maybe just double down on bow 😅)

[@SageOfLimitlessHands]

I am a four weapon main. Greatsword, Charge Blade, Dual Blade, and Gunlance

[@Yami-ce6oh]

As a self titled “professional” axe player all I understood was boom BOOM BOOM….wait for it wait for it BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!

[@Lucifer_03_Vert]

I started to main great sword my first monster hunter game was world and now I can’t wait and because of rage Josh gaming, I main great sword

[@lonnessvalenna3595]

they better give IG the vortex Kinsects from Rise to offset the bounce being taken away.

[@PrimordialSaurian]

Gunlance and sword and shield all the way

[@PhantomedShazamTheOriginal]

I'm gonna use Dual Blade and Hammer, but if I enjoy it. I might use Hammer and Greatsword, and act like I'm just a Boulder.

[@d5dizzler962]

Unga Bunga time!

[@viporiox555]

i have a feeling that chargeblade is getting slightly nerfed but is still pretty good

[@neurosis51]

it's definitely nerfed. They are locking move and modes behind specific gimmick interactions instead of letting you be able to go into them freely on command like in iceborne, and it's an intentional choice too which is sad. You used to be able to just go into savage axe whenever you want as long as you had the phials, now you have to have the phials and do a focus attack on a wound. Similar thing for the SAED, there is nothing stopping the MH team from having the combo route letting you just use it from neutral while in axe mode or after any sword swing, but they intentionally chose to make the AED always com before it unless you guard point an attack. I think that's a purposefully limiting player choice and railroading them to play in one style.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

⁠@@neurosis51On the other hand, it's a choice that actively rewards skill expression through guard pointing. It was quite easy to effectively spam SAEDs, due to the reasons you just mentioned. Yes, the SAED is the most powerful attack in the moveset of Charge Blade. However, it was easily spammable with a charged shield and the double shield bash combo from neutral SnS Mode stance. Savage Axe on the other hand is a much rougher choice imo. But at the same time I can understand why the dev team would do it: to prevent players from staying in Axe Mode all the time. Because Savage Axe could refill phials in Axe Mode, many players would just stay in Axe Mode all the time and not really engage with SnS Mode outside of restarting Savage Axe.

[@neurosis51]

@@TornaitSuperBird I'm going to have to disagree with you on both of your points. 1. It's not a decision that actively rewards skill because you were already able to Saed from guard point in all the past games that had it. It's not adding any options, it merely taking them a away. It would be similar to if they locked helm breaker behind a finished a spirit combo and/or only after you pulled off a counter. You didn't reward Ls players more, you just limited there options to go into their strongest attack. 2. Savage axe drains phials on a timer, you can't build phials in axe mode in world at least (pizza cutter in Mhgu is the only exception that comes to mind) . Also no one wants to stay in axe mode anyway unless and opening for an attack is present due to how slow it is movement and attack wise.

[@RIP_ZYZZ1738]

@@neurosis51You’re being dumb. They’re taking it away because it was too simple. What don’t you understand?

[@rufusmorris9160]

I’m gonna utilize cross play to find and play with the biggest streamers to make my cameos 🤘👍🏻👍🏻

[@alexp.4902]

Switch axe and dual blades. Gonna test them out tonight.

[@smuggs6848]

Hammer and hunting horn will give some crazy bonks

[@Willowsworldx3]

Im gonna bring a impact charge blade and a SnS, or possibly a set of DB's and a horn, horn elm buff, DB's demon mode buff, and the new adapt dodge buff is gonna be funny

[@Patrick2589]

Ngl, as some that used to suck with bow, the new onew feels way better.

[@redracerb18]

Im going lance, second gunlance, third Charge Blade since i liked it in world and last bow

[@bagboybrown]

Obviously Greatsword is the best weapon. The rest can compete for second best :D

[@arkadiusznagorny3111]

Fast dual blades and the burst of gunlance for me 😁

[@Mephil]

The reason greatsword doesn't need a lot of new gimmicks is due to the fact that its already the best weapon in the game by default

[@michaelgibson3479]

I mean I'm probably sticking to hammer and dual blades, trying to get into a ranged weapon right now.

[@G1eatShad0w]

No matter your skill set, preferences and personal playstile Lance is the weapon for you. It’s flexible, quite strong and above all else fun.

[@slimfastsubaru2043]

poke poke poke back hop poke poke poke back hop poke poke counter stab.....poke poke poke back hop xD im already bored

[@Willowsworldx3]

That doesn't sound like what's Lance is gonna play like from the gameplay I've seen, Plus that's only the meta of pervious games so If you wanna restrict your playstyle that much of course it's gonna be boring.

[@G1eatShad0w]

It was more meant as a joke since a lot of people see it as boring but I genuinely think it’s fun. You end up concentrating a lot more on the monster than the weapon which can be a nice change of pace.

[@doloresg9230]

I'll always be an sns main, i just wish they gave it a bit more love. Oils would have made sns not feel like its falling behind the others

[@armaros848]

It seems I'm going to be busy since I play 8 weapons, might even need to prioritise some over others.

[@Kyu_Ran]

Charge blade since it’s my main and Hunting horn cuz it’s something new I always wanted to try out

[@Mobkiller379]

With the new stationary buff bubbles it really intrigues me might give it a go

[@Very_Unwise]

​@@Mobkiller379 Join us, aspiring brothers of the doot. Seriously though, as a Hunting horn main its looking incredible in wilds.