Monster Hunter

fbueckert

00:03

Damn. Without a charm, I can't get Negate Poison, Fire Attack, and Earplugs.

StrixVaria

@Wipqozn Maybe later. Tonight got filled up :/

fbueckert

00:29

Purple Ludroth down in under 15 minutes.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

Wipqozn

Holy shit.

Just died within 5 minuts against high rank Agnaktor.

He has a new move... with his fire beam..

where he fire sit around randomly when it looks like he is going to do his straight beam

took me from full health to about 1/16

and then hen tunneled m

I think I'll save this quest until after I get my high rank version of this gunner set.

Yawus

I've decided to get Uragaan armor to complement my ubiquitous use of Dios weapons.

Plus it makes me look like a shiny samurai, which is a nice contrast to my Narga armor. It also covers the Narga armor's elemental weaknesses too.

fbueckert

01:16

Ok. More HR Rathians require meeting the pointy end of some weapons.

And perhaps a Pink one shall also meet her end.

Oh, snap. Game is updating!

Yawus

Oh?

Wii U version, I'm guessing.

OrigamiRobot

01:38

@fbueckert wat

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot The "Play on Gamepad" update is available.

OrigamiRobot

Oh nice

Wipqozn

01:54

@fbueckert oh my

fbueckert

Pink Rathian almost dead

Playing Gunlance defensively blocks everything.

And Pink Rathian down.

Got my first dual skill charm.

Too bad it's two +1's.

Wipqozn

GAme looks really good on the gamepad.

Not sure if I'll ever use it, but it's good to have the option.

Wipqozn

02:21

I think I've gotten ~6 rust shards in the game. All of them have been bone weapons. #fml #firstworldproblems

Oh snap. New quest! I can fight a brachyios. Assume I spelled his name correctly.

The explosions dude.

Yawus

I seem to be running low on Honey. I only have 279 left, barely 3 stacks.

Wipqozn

I've got 314 honey, and I'm expecting more fm my farm.

My motto is: When in doubt, farm honey.

Yawus

02:40

I'm going to set all three farm portions on Honey + Bizzy Bees until I get a full page of Honey.

Actually I might set one aside for Paintberries.

Paint = the most powerful weapon in your inventory.

OrigamiRobot

Anyone wanna hunt Gigginox with me?

Yawus

If you're willing to buy me a Wii U~

Wipqozn

03:10

HOLY FUCK THAT WAS TERRIFYING OMG HOLY SHIT

Fighting Brachydios for the first time, and, first of all, he's insane. My favourite battle thus far.

Second, I left the area since he was enraged in I was In rough shape, low on stamina..

heal up, turn around to go back... AND POPS UP IN FRONT ME

SLIMES ME

FFFUU

I did manage to get out before dying

so now I need to heal up, and wait for him to move his ass away from the entrance before goinga back

Yawus

Yeah, Brachydios is a fun fight.

Wipqozn

His leap from across the room and then do huge ass area of effect explosion is crazy.

okay, back to the fight.

Yawus

I still need to farm him a couple more times to upgrade my Switch Axe.

Luckily, I have two gems from the last couple times I farmed him for the SnS and DS.

Wipqozn

aaand I fainted

He can take off over half my health bar with some of his moves

fbueckert

Barroth down. Jaggi and Pink Rathian down.

Need to kill Rathian a few more times for Carapaces.

Yawus

03:15

@Wipqozn That damage is probably him punching you while you're coated with Slime.

That detonates the Slime for MASSIVE DAMAGE.

More than if it explodes normally, I believe.

Two to three dodge rolls will rid you of Slime, much like Fireblight.

Wipqozn

yeah, I know.

That might have been it

it was the hardest hit attack yet

so it must have been activating slime

for the first time

I've managed to roll it off other times

Yawus

Watch the Brachydios Life video in your Gallery when you feel like it. He absolutely owns the f--k out of an Agnaktor.

Well, I'm off to bed. And by "off to bed", I mean "hunt a couple monsters under my covers before passing out".

Wipqozn

yess, he's limping

Time to attempt a captuer.

OKay, I assume he sleeps in 6

I'll give him a second...

Captured!

and with less than 10 minutes on the clock.

and now Brachydios are going to start appearing in moga woods at night. Fun.

Wipqozn

13:10

How not to defeat two Devil-Jho

I have ti say, Brachy would be the first monster where I would say Evade Distance Extender would be a huge, huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge help.

It helps in all fights, but I'd almost say it's a must have for brachy due to the wide range of some fo his attacks.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Any fight with two of them is automatically bad.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert The fact they're in the arena just makes it worse.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Eugh. An arena fight with two Jho? Bleh.

Wipqozn

I'm assuming it's G-Rank.

April 16 DLC Available

fbueckert

Ooh, a G-rank Jhen.

That was one of the funner fights.

Yawus

13:23

@Wipqozn I love the name of that video.

OrigamiRobot

13:38

ugh I hate you

Everytime I see reddit, I die a little inside.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot If you want to provide a link to the DLC stuff that's non-reddit, I'll pin that instead.

OrigamiRobot

The damage has been done.

Also, I'm lazy.

fbueckert

Then complaining is not allowed.

OrigamiRobot

WHAT?!

But complaining is what I do best.

I'm going to complain about this complaint ban.

fbueckert

2 mins ago, by fbueckert

Then complaining is not allowed.

OrigamiRobot

13:42

Totally not fair.

fbueckert

You want to complain? Get your own room. :P

OrigamiRobot

I AM BEING REPRESSED

fbueckert

Indeed. And you'll have to put up with it, too. :P

OrigamiRobot

I want to vote for a new room owner.

I vote for @Wipqozn

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot I'd be fine with this.

I promise to remove @OrigamiRobot's write access if he complains too much.

errr, I mean... I won't do that!

OrigamiRobot

13:56

I only voted for you because I knew I'd have more than my own vote that way.

Wipqozn

Having more than one room owner probably would be a good idea since you need to request permission to speak her though.

Because, clearly, there will be a huge influx of MH3U players.

fbueckert

It doesn't seem to be a problem, currently.

If several people are waiting due to requesting access while I'm sleeping or something, and it happens consistently, then we can revisit it.

I could always give @TrentHawkins ownership.

He, at least, I can smack upside the head if he does something I don't like.

OrigamiRobot

I'm not sure what to work towards right now.

Everything I want to do requires HR stuff.

fbueckert

Then a good start is a set of HR armor.

Wait, you're not HR yet, are you?

OrigamiRobot

Not offline.

fbueckert

14:03

Ooh, that doesn't happen until you repel Ceadeus.

Which requires swimming.

OrigamiRobot

:(

I hate swimming

fbueckert

The Gobul armor gives Olympic Swimmer.

OrigamiRobot

I hate Gobul

fbueckert

Which is almost a requirement for keeping up with him.

If you arrange it correctly, you can hit him with a ton of Barrel Bombs as soon as you fish him out of the water.

That would simplify the fight immensely.

OrigamiRobot

I've never used bombs before.

fbueckert

14:06

@OrigamiRobot Hint: Don't stand near them when they explode.

I'm looking forward to the solo Jhen fight. I'm going to enjoy that.

fbueckert

14:57

Well, that was fun. Symantec decided to pin my CPU.

OrigamiRobot

pin?

I have never heard this term.

fbueckert

Max out.

Use to it's maximum capacity.

OrigamiRobot

You don't have to explain what max out means.

I've just never heard anyone say "pin"

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Really? It's a fairly common term here.

OrigamiRobot

Is it used outside the context of computers?

fbueckert

15:05

Usually for engines. "I'm pinning the engine."

OrigamiRobot

Sounds more like a synonym for "limiting" to me.

If I had to guess without knowledge.

fbueckert

Ah. Yeah, that context is important.

OrigamiRobot

15:31

In other news, I hate Duramboros

Takes so long.

fbueckert

He gets faster.

Especially if you can hit his humps.

OrigamiRobot

I was trying to capture him.

And literally one hit before he started limping, I fat fingered my trap.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot The order of capture isn't completely set; you can tranq him while shocked, but before being capturable.

You just have to do enough damage while still trapped.

fbueckert

16:19

And maintenance is done.

OrigamiRobot

16:52

The problem was he ran away right after I accidentally placed the trap.

fbueckert

Yeah, they do that.

Gigginox did that to @TrentHawkins and I twice yesterday.

We spent five traps for two captures.

And still didn't get the single item he needed.

OrigamiRobot

I sometimes forget that I already sheathed my weapon.

I need one more Uncanny Hide for my poison swords

fbueckert

Heh. @TrentHawkins often activates Demon Mode when we chase the monster to a new area.

OrigamiRobot

Oh I do that all the time.

fbueckert

R for Sword & Shield is just block. So I just don't move anywhere.

For gunlance, it's also block, but it has a crabbing movement to it, as well, so you can advance while blocking.

Super useful for monsters that you don't know what they'll do.

OrigamiRobot

17:20

Is gunlance slow?

fbueckert

Very

OrigamiRobot

:(

fbueckert

It can attack fast, but the movement speed walking with it out is very slow.

And slower yet when you use the blocking advance.

Wipqozn

17:41

Okay. PLan: Get Ingot Armor, then farm RAthalos so I can upgrade my LBG.

After which I move on to Royal Ludroth and Plesioth to get my HR armor set + weapon.

OrigamiRobot

How does paralyze damage work?

Wipqozn

and I just made 61k from that fish haul. I love the fishery.

OrigamiRobot

Is that a valid question?

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Yes.

That reminds me, I need to write up an answer to your damage formula question.

OrigamiRobot

Yes, you do.

Should we just leave paralyze damage for that question?

Wipqozn

17:51

No.

OrigamiRobot

No, this more about inflicting the status than the damage itself.

Wipqozn

Make your new question "How do status ailments work?"

or something like that

OrigamiRobot

Right

Paralyze, sleep, slime.

I am assuming slime falls in with those.

Wipqozn

Yes

OrigamiRobot

Since it is a damage type and there are no slime weaknesses.

Wipqozn

17:52

As does KO and Exhaust I believe.

I think Exhaust might work slightly differently, but I'm not sure.

OrigamiRobot

"How do weapons with status ailments work?"

Wipqozn

That works.

OrigamiRobot

Doneski

Wipqozn

Writing up an answer already.

OrigamiRobot

Also, robots don't understand dancing.

Stack Exchange

18:06

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Q: How do weapons with status ailments work?

While looking at one of the weapon trees, I noticed the last three "elements" are not really elements in the same sense as the rest. Paralyze, Sleep, and Slime are more like status inflictions. These types still have a damage associated with them. How does status damage work to inflict status ...

monster-hunter-3-ultimate

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Q: How does dancing work?

I've got some nice dance moves for my tiny companions and I'm not quite sure how the whole system works. Which effects happen when they dance? Is there any way to make them dance on command?

monster-hunter-3-ultimate

OrigamiRobot

Oh man, I really want the pitfall mask.

OrigamiRobot

18:21

I just had the best idea! I'm going to print out this monster weakness list so I don't have to get up every time I forget.

I am a genius.

Wipqozn

You should make a check list for items to bring on a quest as well.

That way you don't keep forgetting to bring potions :P

fbueckert

"Clean pair of pants. Check."

OrigamiRobot

I need to remember to do free hunts so I can get resources so I can keep making potions.

@fbueckert I don't wear pants when I hunt monsters.

fbueckert

"Fighting HR Qurupeco. Bring Dung Bombs for the inevitable Deviljho summon."

StrixVaria

@fbueckert We got lucky that he summoned a Great Wroggi the one time we did the crimson one.

I am still terrified to ever fight another one.

fbueckert

18:28

@StrixVaria Bring Dung Bombs. LOTS and LOTS of Dung Bombs.

Bury it under a pile of shit.

OrigamiRobot

I want to do some online stuff tonight.

Specifically, I want to do HR stuff once I get my poison swords.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot You're only concerned with Blademaster weapons, right?

OrigamiRobot

Yes, I might try a bow again one day, but not in the near future.

Wipqozn

Okay. I think I'll just post the blademster one now, then. The Gunner one is completely different, and varies between the bow and the bowgun. I don't have time to write all 3 up right now.

OrigamiRobot

Oh for the damage answer?

Wipqozn

18:34

Yes.

OrigamiRobot

Yea that's fine.

just make a note that you will be adding the others later so people don't fuss.

Wipqozn

0

A: How is damage to monsters calculated?

The damage formula changes a bit from game to game, and the damage formula for Monster Hunter 3U doesn't appear to be available in any English resources yet. However, the formula remains mostly the same from game to game, so I should at least be able to give you the general structure of the formu...

Oh, I forgot an example.

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn What about weakness?

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Weakness?

If you mean what I think you mean, that's the hitzone.

OrigamiRobot

Elemental weakness.

Wipqozn

18:38

Yeah, hitzone.

OrigamiRobot

:( That's not as helpful as I'd hoped.

I was kinda hoping @fbueckert would answer the dancing question.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot I prefer real dancing, thank you.

I could always leave a smartass comment about that, if you prefer.

OrigamiRobot

You already crushed my hopes and dreams. It doesn't matter now.

@Wipqozn Are the hitzones standard?

Wipqozn

18:55

@OrigamiRobot I'm not sure what that means.

OrigamiRobot

> Finally, let's assume you're hitting a monster in the head, which has an Impact Hitzone of 0.50, and a Fire Hitzone of 0.30

Are those values also assumptions?

Wipqozn

Okay, I added in an additional line to clarify.

OrigamiRobot

Or are you just assuming head which has those values?

Wipqozn

The hitzones vary from monster to monster.

OrigamiRobot

17 mins ago, by OrigamiRobot

:( That's not as helpful as I'd hoped.

fbueckert

18:57

There. Maybe that will uncrush some hopes.

OrigamiRobot

It is impossible for me to gain that buff.

I have zero clue about dancing.

fbueckert

OrigamiRobot

Except slow dancing. That's easy.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Use that in your example.

Wipqozn

Iadd- oh, okay.

I added it for Glacial Agknaktor, since he's all mister ice ice.

I'll go with that though.

Pictures are pretty.

fbueckert

18:59

@Wipqozn And help visualize what you're trying to show.

Wipqozn

hm, I'd prefer to use the 3U hitzones.

They've change da - lot-

mostly so that elemental damage is more important

fbueckert

Is there a hitzone picture for a monster for 3U?

Wipqozn

I think I saw one floating around somewhere.

The Wiki is just kind of shitty, and slow to update.

OrigamiRobot

Kind of?

fbueckert

If that information was available in-game, I bet we'd be better at cataloguing it than the Wiki.

It's positively glacial.

Yawus

19:10

Desire Sensor is too stronk.

I finally got an Uragaan Ruby after hunting I-don't-know-how-many Uragaan(s). To finish up my set, I need two more Carapaces. What do I get after capturing another Uragaan? Another Ruby and five Marrows.

StrixVaria

19:25

@fbueckert I never have enough dung.

IF ONLY THERE WAS A WAY TO GET SHIT FASTER

Yawus

Goddammit, only one Carapace this time! AND ANOTHER FIVE GODDAMN MARROWS.

Wipqozn

@StrixVaria You can buy dung from the old women at Tanzia port.

When she is selling it tha tis.

fbueckert

19:48

@StrixVaria Kill lots of Aptonoths during freehunting.

Why must Monster Hunter be visually ugly?

StrixVaria

20:04

@Wipqozn Oh, that's useful.

Wipqozn

Yes it is.

I bought a bunch of dung from her.

Yawus

Monster Hunter's pretty much the only game I've played so far where everyone is willing to pay for manure.

Wipqozn

hm, I should really get the high-rank LEather Set.

I think it would allow me to get Divine Whim and Gathering +2

StrixVaria

Ugh I'm not going to be able to play again tonight.

I will make up for this tomorrow.

Yawus

I really hate it when monsters refuse to move out of area entrances.

It's so frustrating to have to fight them there.

Yawus

20:21

HR Uragaan armor GEEEEET!

OrigamiRobot

21:02

@StrixVaria :(

Yawus

Well, 'bout to take on Azure Rathalos + Pink Rathian.

Wish me luck.

Wipqozn

@Yawus Good Luck. I'm sure you'll need it.

OrigamiRobot

I need to kill a ton of Gigginox

Wipqozn

What are you trying to make from him?

OrigamiRobot

Bloodwings+

Wipqozn

21:08

Dual Swords?

OrigamiRobot

yes

Yawus

Oh god, fainted five minutes in.

I think I'm going to abandon: didn't bring enough Dung Bombs.

Hell, I might go SnS for this fight.

Wipqozn

I always bring a full stack of dung bombs on High Rank.

well, you don't need them for non-danger missions, but I'll often keep them anyways.

Wipqozn

21:27

chat.stackexchange.com/messages/9010248/history

YOu edited it yourself.

SaintWacko

Unless, of course, anyone else thinks of doing this

fbueckert

Wrong chat room, people!

Yawus

So, Azure Rathalos is easy for the 100% of the time that he isn't with his overbearing girlfriend who seems to check in on him every 5 minutes after she leaves.

fbueckert

Also, @SaintWacko, join us! You know you want to!

SaintWacko

I do, I do

OrigamiRobot

21:40

DO IT DO IT

SaintWacko

The only problems are a lack of a Wii U, and a lack of Monster Hunter

Other than that, I'm golden

Wipqozn

@SaintWacko Solution: Rob a bank.

SaintWacko

@Wipqozn I like it

@OrigamiRobot sudo rob bank

...

Ah, well

fbueckert

@SaintWacko Easy problems to rectify.

SaintWacko

@fbueckert the larger problem, though, is that I would spend the money on it, play Monster Hunter on it, then probably never touch it again

fbueckert

21:45

@SaintWacko Worth every penny.

I'm ~80 hours in, and I'm just starting High Rank, which is roughly the middle difficulty.

SaintWacko

Hm...

OrigamiRobot

<- 47 hours in.

SaintWacko

Stop trying to make me spend money!

fbueckert

You've entered the denial stage.

It's now only a matter of time.

SaintWacko

No I haven't!

fbueckert

21:48

@OrigamiRobot didn't even own a TV.

SaintWacko

Wait... Damnit!

Technically, neither do I

fbueckert

There you go.

Buy a TV.

Buy a Wii U.

Buy Monster Hunter.

Yawus

???

Profit.

OrigamiRobot

22:09

Yay, I only had to fight one more Gigginox for Bloodwings+

Anybody wanna do stuff?

fbueckert

I could use a few more Lagi horns.

If you want to make room, I'll join.

Free C/Lobby 4

Yawus

22:26

Whoo! Downed A. Rathalos and P. Rathian.

I find it funny how Capcom considers A. Rathalos the harder fight (considering he's unlocked later) but I spent most of my Mega Potions on P. Rathian.

Wipqozn

22:39

Game. Why do you hate me?

stop giving me kelbi horns

I need pelts

PELTS\

Yawus

@Wipqozn Desire Sensor OP.

Also, use those horns to make AncientPotions!

Wipqozn

Oh, fuu

apparantly I need to kill them?

how do I do that?

Instead of knocking out

OrigamiRobot

Fuck you rustshard I don't want a Cross Bowgun!

Wipqozn

I hate rust shards.

They're just a huge tease.

Yawus

@Wipqozn There used to be a difference in Tri.

OrigamiRobot

22:42

I got the dragon greatsword

Yawus

Kelbi are stunned no matter what in MH3U. You can get pelts from them still.

Wipqozn

I'll need to usie not a horn

OrigamiRobot

I just dont want to use greatswords

Wipqozn

The guide leads me to believe otherwise.

Yawus

@Wipqozn That guide is true for Tri. I can speak from experience that you can get pelts from stunned Kelbis in MH3U.

I've slashed several Kelbi with Switch Axe (which has no exhaust moves) and they still get stunned instead of dying.

Wipqozn

22:46

I don't know.

It looks like they can be kod as well?

either way, I'm getting pelts when I switched to the SNS

Yawus

SnS has a KO move though...

Wipqozn

not when you use the sword

Also, yay

High rank gathering set complete

It's quite nice

I have Gathering +2, Divine whim, and Speed Gatherer.

Wipqozn

23:13

yyeesss

Two excellent charms!

I got a 2 slot charm, and a water atk +7 charm

The 2-slot charm does have pellet C -10, but it's not really a big deal. I rarely use pellets since they're terrible in groups.

My word, 3 rust shards in one HR volcano run. inb4 all bone weapons

and 4 charms too

holy shit

I think one of them may actually be not a bone weapomn

Fuck yeah. Rusted Sword.

Oh, nice. A Double charm. Pierce S+ 7 and SLime S+ 6.

Oh my, and thunder atk +2 with a lot.

...I just got 3 rust shards in a row

I hope they all turn into rust weapons

also, I'm getting more rust shards than Fucium ores

fucking desire sensor

Oh my. Another Evasion +6 charm.

Yawus

23:56

Nice.

2 Jho 2 Furious

fbueckert

Crimson Qurupeco down.

Man, he's a dick.

Yawus

By the way, I would watch the hell out of a movie called "2 Jho 2 Furious".

Wipqozn

He really is.

fbueckert

Even with a max Dung Bombs, there's only so many times I can make Deviljho leave.

Wipqozn

@Yawus "HE'S EATING ME! HE'S EATING ME!"

Yawus

23:58

@fbueckert He gets better once you get a Slime weapon.

The explosions have a tendency to interrupt his singing.

That and they kill him faster.

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