r/MonsterHunter Mar 03 '25

MH Wilds Guys this is crazy

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u/TheTimorie Mar 03 '25 edited Mar 04 '25

I wonder when Capcom will announce first sales numbers. Its gotta be Capcoms new company record for sales in their first week right?

edit: Well there it is. 8 Million copies sold already.

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u/JFboi Mar 03 '25

has to be, im sure, i got so many people playing, even non games and people that didnt play videogames since 5 years

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u/Small--Might Mar 03 '25

Yup. A few clanmates from d2 convinced me and a couple others to buy it— never played a MH game in our life.

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u/Matsu-mae Mar 03 '25

I hope you like it! I've been playing this franchise for over 20 years, it's my absolute favorite 😍

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u/Small--Might Mar 03 '25

Loving it so far! Technically I tried Worlds awhile ago because it was free on ps5, really struggled and was overwhelmed so I dropped it very quick.

The new player experience with Wilds has been SO much better in comparison :)

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u/Matasa89 Mar 03 '25

Careful though - they still don’t teach you shit about how to do proper weapon combos. You still gotta look up a weapon’s guide.

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u/Small--Might Mar 04 '25

Any YouTubers you recommend?

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u/Matasa89 Mar 04 '25

I generally go with Arekkz Gaming, they do pretty solid work. You can learn the Monster Hunter World's guide and then learn the new moves from Wilds, and you should be set.

Alternatively, Gaijin Hunter seems to be releasing videos on Wilds. So far there's only a dual blade guide, but more should be coming.

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u/InformationRound2118 Mar 04 '25 edited Mar 04 '25

Arrekz will give you all the foundations to understand every weapon (along with Gaijin Hunter) if you want Iceborne/Worldsborne guides. But Lightitupdan is pretty great too!

Also with some weapons that are particularly unusual there are specific guides from specific creators I'd recommend. I believe the man is retired and with his family these days so he's not making new guides but SH3RMSY goes into the minutiae of Guard Points for charge blade!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFIktKqUKDk

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u/Small--Might 21d ago

Awesome! Thanks for the recommendations :) I’m using bow at the moment, but eager to try out each weapon so I can truly determine which weapon I prefer.

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u/InformationRound2118 18d ago edited 18d ago

Not a bad idea at all. Trying out every weapon is a good call, especially since you may have need of switching between weapons to progress against some monsters. But just be comfortable with idea of investing more time in some weapons than others. Some will click very quickly (bow, dual blades, SnS). Others have their quirks.

Bow is an excellent choice though. I'm told that it's the ranged option that most melee players have the easiest time using. So hopefully the reverse also proves true in case you opt like stuff other than LBG/HBG. Though I should let you know HBG and Bow are considered very very good in World. Most ranged weapons in general have better clear times in the hands of skilled player but the margin of difference is pretty negligible if you aren't a speed runner.

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u/Small--Might 13d ago

Yeah I tried the bow guns, mainly because it’s what MH forces as your secondary weapon, and I just can’t seem to jive with it. Maybe it’s the ammo I’m using.. I see posts about how easy it is to”r3 point and click simulator” but idk lol. Maybe it’s just not for me!

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u/InformationRound2118 8d ago edited 8d ago

Everything is relative, the price of having 14 weapons is you may have to shop around a bit. Also those differences in clear times isn't going to be anything you'd miss unless you are truly committed to shaving off a minute or 2 on hunts. I'd say Bow is plenty strong as is, but any interest in any blade master weapons?

If you want mobility Insect Glaive is very very good in that regard. Hammer on the other hand has a charge mechanic (that keeps you moving) similar to bows, but you forgo cutting tails; which isn't a huge issue since you can still receive tail break parts as rewards without a tail break in iceborne. Hammer has some relatively simple combos and its ability to create (multiple) openings is the greatest of any weapon.

Dual blades is perhaps the single easiest to learn of the blademaster weapons but has excellent elemental damage output and repositioning capabilities second only to glaive.

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u/Small--Might 21d ago

Thank you for the suggestions! I’ll definitely look into both of these :) I have sooo much to learn haha!

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u/squixx007 Mar 04 '25

I hope you mean the weapons guide in game, and not a YouTube tutorial. The game gives you all the tools you need, you just have to want to read and learn on your own.

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u/Matasa89 Mar 04 '25

No, the game doesn't tell you everything. There's a lot of stuff that you won't really know unless you watch guides, or experiment for hours on end.

MonHun is just too complicated man. There's shit like animation cancels, combo line skips via certain moves, and even small interactions like how you can get free reloads off of a ledge jumping attack for bowguns.

The game's guide is pretty barehone.

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u/squixx007 Mar 04 '25

I mean if you are into min maxing and trying to shave seconds off hunts to speed run, sure. You are talking about super niche move mechanics. But for the average player who is just having fun? The game provides everything you need.

The weapon guide tells you the combos for weapons, and I know in a few instances it tells you the ideal order to do things. From there it is literally just playing the game to familiarize yourself with it. How did yall play games before youtube?

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u/Matasa89 Mar 04 '25

Forums, watching each other play, magazines, friend groups, so on.

MonHun in Japan is something else man. You should see what the community is like. We got some real veteran hunters there, pushing retirement age.

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u/squixx007 Mar 04 '25

I'm aware of what the community is like, east and west. Still doesn't change the fact that for the average player the game tells you everything.

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u/Matasa89 Mar 04 '25

I mean, if you want to think that, that's fine. It's just that we're all so used to the game telling us jack shit about what we should know, that we end up teaching each other.

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u/Small--Might Mar 04 '25

I’d like to hear more about the Japanese community. What’s so special about them?

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u/Matasa89 Mar 04 '25

They're just the OG community. They built the foundation for what we are now - the memes, the guides, the knowledge base, the speedruns, and of course, the camaraderie they fostered. A lot of "hunter etiquettes" came from them.

MonHun was a pretty niche game, so the community was small, fairly tight-knit, and welcoming. You'll often hear from old fans that the new wave of fans brought a lot of toxicity into the community, and that's a bit true, given how many simply don't know how to behave in a friendly way. But so far, it seems the spirit from the old days are still alive and well.

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u/Small--Might 21d ago

Gotcha. Funny you bring up Hunter “etiquette” as I was just today thinking about making a post and/or looking up posts on MH common courtesies. This is my first MH game and up until the other day, I didn’t realize when a monster ran off to take a nap, that wasn’t just random but set up by a fellow Hunter and therefore I should probably let them get the first hit off. I’m hoping there’s more tips out there bc I have so much to learn!

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u/Southern_Okra_1090 Mar 04 '25

If you haven’t, put divine blessing rank 3 in ur gear.

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u/Small--Might 21d ago

Sorry for replying so late lol— I’ve been trying my best to look up builds and I think I did manage to get something with divine blessing. The only thing I still don’t understand tho, is when I upgrade armor, is that upgrading just the stats or will that also bring divine blessing up from lvl 1 to lvl 3? I’m hesistant to upgrade armor cuz I think I wasted a lot of resources on early game gear.

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u/Southern_Okra_1090 21d ago

A skill will only go up a lvl by either a decoration or another piece of armor has either 1 or 2 levels on it. Once your change armor. It goes away.

Divine blessing is there to help you not die so quickly. Usually people once they become comfortable with the game they opt into different skills.

Btw, I suck a lot. But I have about 600 hours in world and about 100 hours in wilds.

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u/Small--Might 21d ago

I appreciate the advice!! Honestly the best suggestions I’ve gotten has been from average players like yourself in these type of threads haha. Divine blessing is super clutch tho, I know it’s saved me a handful of times when I’m knocked on my ass.

Good to know about the lvl system of each skill too. I think the really only other thing I’m hard stuck on is the Artian weapons. Ill probably just have to watch a couple YouTube vids on that one tho cuz I have nooo idea how to get the desired weapon perks I want, let alone what I should even be aiming for lol.

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u/Southern_Okra_1090 21d ago

If you don’t get the desired upgrades after you upgraded it, simply dismantle it. I believe you get the mats back. It’s 50 stones per max upgrade.

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u/Small--Might 13d ago

Oh I didn’t know you got the mats back!! That’s awesome. I guess part of what I’m struggling with is also what it is I even want, let alone making it haha.

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u/Southern_Okra_1090 13d ago

Google it, by now there are lots of guides out there.

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