r/MonsterHunter • u/Dorian_PBJ • Apr 10 '24

MHWorld Never played a monster hunter game before, got this one for free on PS plus. In general, is it good or nah?

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Remember getting it a year ago, just wanna know if this game is good compared to the other monster hunter games 👍🏾👍🏾

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u/MegaCroissant ALL the weapons Apr 10 '24

To elaborate on this, the game will tell you to use it for some reason. DON’T USE IT. It’s meant for veteran players who have played the game before and are starting over for some reason. It ruins the experience for new players because it makes the game piss easy. You never get pressured to learn, so the game feels boring and easy until you hit Iceborne, where the defender gear falls off and the game gets STUPIDLY difficult if you didn’t spend low and high rank learning.

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u/Successful-Scheme-24 ​ Neurodivergent Kid Apr 10 '24

It’s basically just there so you can speedrun to iceborne

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u/itsZerozone Apr 10 '24

Yep but with that reason alone makes it a huge NO-NO for new comers since it's bad practice and they'll get railed hard when they reach Iceborne.

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u/SkytheprettycoolGuy Apr 11 '24

Actually disagree here, if you know what you’re doing you can easily outpace Defender gear with elemental matchups which I did on my bow fresh playthrough. The defender gear also isn’t really op at all compared to how colossally broken the Guardian armor is

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u/MegaCroissant ALL the weapons Apr 11 '24

You’re using bow for the comparison. Of course element is gonna outperform. Outside of bow and MAYBE dual blades, defender weapons are far and away the best option. Not even close.

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u/SkytheprettycoolGuy Apr 11 '24

I mean it’s not THAT bad, Defender weapons are obviously a crutch but the difference from Defender 1 weapons vs normal tree to Guardian armor vs Beginner armor is unreal. Guardian armor is legit 250 defense off rip

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u/MegaCroissant ALL the weapons Apr 11 '24

Let’s use the defender GS as an example. The first level defender GS has the same raw as the rarity 4 ore tree GS, better sharpness, and blast element. And you can get that before great jagras.

At level 2, the defender GS is better than the final HR ore tree GS.

At level 3, the defender GS shares its raw with the NERGIGANTE greatsword. You get this fresh into high rank.

At level 4, the defender GS now has the highest raw damage in all of HR, plus a ton of blue sharpness and positive affinity.

It’s best in slot when it’s not even max level, and you get it to that point before fighting a single elder. It’s best-in-slot when its crafting material is a pink rathian scale. That’s how broken the weapons are.

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u/SkytheprettycoolGuy Apr 11 '24

Damn that bow run must have turbo biased me, I didn’t realize it was that bad. I just remembered Defender 1 not being that op compared to the other starter trees

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u/MegaCroissant ALL the weapons Apr 11 '24

Bow moment