So despite qualifying for its pendant, the AT Nu Udra challenge taught me that I really need to go back to fundamentals with Wilds. A lot of it has to do with dodging.
There's a running joke in parts of the Monster Hunter community that Low Rank is just the tutorial. Some take it a step further and say that anything lower than Master Rank / G Rank is the tutorial. Well, Wilds' Low Rank really sucked at teaching the basics of a Monster Hunter game. Had I actually failed any story quests due to not evading well, I would probably not be in the mess I'm in.
So while I may do off-hunts with parties to be able to get the materials for gear, I'm in the phase where I need to start solo hunting if I want to actually get good.
Since I don't want to be anywhere near the game's Steam forums anymore (it is full of bickering), I'm going to put my gameplan here in this thread instead.
Here's the rules of my solo plan:
....if you're wondering why Gogmazios is listed when they're not in the game at time of post, that's because they're likely going to be released before I've completed this training course.
There's a running joke in parts of the Monster Hunter community that Low Rank is just the tutorial. Some take it a step further and say that anything lower than Master Rank / G Rank is the tutorial. Well, Wilds' Low Rank really sucked at teaching the basics of a Monster Hunter game. Had I actually failed any story quests due to not evading well, I would probably not be in the mess I'm in.
So while I may do off-hunts with parties to be able to get the materials for gear, I'm in the phase where I need to start solo hunting if I want to actually get good.
Since I don't want to be anywhere near the game's Steam forums anymore (it is full of bickering), I'm going to put my gameplan here in this thread instead.
Here's the rules of my solo plan:
- No support hunters, no Palico
- No carting allowed. I can finish it out if I cart, but it doesn't qualify as completed
- Tempered Monsters only for this training, until noted otherwise.
- I can go back to the barrel-puncher to understand the weapons as often as I need to before going into the field
- I can do "scouting missions" anytime I want, where I simply watch the monster for 10 minutes to study how it moves
- Most monsters are limited to 10-minutes hunts (Jin Dahaad gets 15, Omega Planetes gets 20)
- Five weapons: Sword and Shield, Hunting Horn, Light Bowgun, Heavy Bowgun, Bow
- I don't move on to a new phase until I clear all monsters in the previous one with all weapons involved
- There will be a few restrictions on gear level and equipment for the earlier hunts, to put an emphasis on training basic skills and reading the monster. No limits on decorations besides what the gear already limits
Icons:
- Sword and Shield (
) - Hunting Horn (
) - Light Bowgun (
) - Heavy Bowgun (
) - Bow (
)
- Phase 1:No Healing, only use HR Hope gear and any monster's gear you've beaten, no RNG talismans
- Chatacabra 3:35; 5:16;6:26;5:45;8:02
- Quematrice
- Lala Barina
- Congalala
- Chatacabra
- Phase 2: No Healing, only use gear from monsters you've beaten, no RNG talismans
- Balahara
- Rompopolo
- Nerscylla
- Hirabami
- Phase 3:No Healing, can use gear from any Hunter Symbol I monster, no RNG talismans
- Yian Kut-Ku
- Gypceros
- Rathian
- Phase 4:Can use gear from any Hunter Symbol I monster, reinforced gear allowed, no RNG talismans
- Doshaguma
- Ajarakan
- Guardian Doshaguma
- Guardian Rathalos
- Guardian Ebony Odogaron
- Xu Wu
- Phase 5:Can use gear from any Hunter Symbol II monster, reinforced gear allowed, no RNG talismans
- Guardian Fulgur Anjanath
- Rathalos
- Gravios
- Blangonga
- Phase 6:Can use any non-AT gear with reinforcement, no RNG talismans, 7- or 8-star versions of these monsters only
- Rey Dau
- Uth Duna
- Nu Udra
- Jin Dahaad (15 minute timer)
- Arkveld
- Phase 7:Can use any non-AT gear with reinforcement, no RNG talismans, 7- or 8-star versions of these monsters only
- Gore Magala
- Zoh Shia
- Mizutsune
- Seregios
- Lagiacrus
- Phase 8:All gear allowed
- All 9-star Monsters
- Rey Dau
- Uth Duna
- Nu Udra
- Jin Dahaad (15 minute timer)
- Arkveld
- Mizutsune
- Seregios
- Lagiacrus
- Gore Magala
- Blangonga
- Guardian Fulgur Anjanath (if they keep his quest)
- Ajarakan (upcoming)
- Arch-Tempered Rey Dau
- Arch-Tempered Uth Duna
- Arch-Tempered Nu Udra
- Omega Planetes (20 minute timer)
- Savage Omega Planetes (20 minute timer)
- Gogmazios
- All 9-star Monsters
....if you're wondering why Gogmazios is listed when they're not in the game at time of post, that's because they're likely going to be released before I've completed this training course.
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