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Monster Hunter Wilds | OT | There goes 2000 hours of your life!

How many hours are you investing in Monster Hunter Wilds


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Hot5pur

Member
I have the option of getting back into MHWo and playing through Iceborne, or should I just play Wilds? I don't have a ton of time and worry about getting burnt out if I start with Iceborne. At the same time if Wilds has very little endgame and I get done with it too quickly, not sure I'd want to "downgrade" to Iceborne afterward. Help a brother out here.
 

Evolved1

make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
I have the option of getting back into MHWo and playing through Iceborne, or should I just play Wilds? I don't have a ton of time and worry about getting burnt out if I start with Iceborne. At the same time if Wilds has very little endgame and I get done with it too quickly, not sure I'd want to "downgrade" to Iceborne afterward. Help a brother out here.
Well, I'm basically close to done with what's initially available in Wilds. I will still play it in MP and stuff, because I just love MH and there are weapons I would like to experiment with... but I'm 80+ hrs to get here. I played all the main content solo, and I'm a take-my-time type of gamer. Just saying, there's definitely a good chuck of content in the game imo. I think World and Iceborne might be too much if you're time limited, tbh.
 

LectureMaster

Gold Member
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KrisB

Member
I have the option of getting back into MHWo and playing through Iceborne, or should I just play Wilds? I don't have a ton of time and worry about getting burnt out if I start with Iceborne. At the same time if Wilds has very little endgame and I get done with it too quickly, not sure I'd want to "downgrade" to Iceborne afterward. Help a brother out here.
If you're tight on time you are better off going straight into Wilds. I think this is the best MH to date.
 

GymWolf

Member
I think i have around 40+ hours and hunter level 63 but i think i'm done with the game, there is not much to do other than hunting level 8 monsters for the level 8 stuff to craft the artian weapons since they are usually the best craftable weapons but i already smash everything with the artian weapon i have now so i guess i'm gonna wait for the first update.

Overall, slightly better than rise but at leat for me, vastly inferior to world (not in all aspects but i just didn't felt the same magic).
 

Neolombax

Member
Finished the main story over the weekend, it was ehh, okay. I took my time with it, crafted a lot of the weapon and armor sets, although I've read it will become redundant post campaign fairly quickly. Took me about 20-ish hours. Now I'm exploring the biomes, taking side quests, fishing and progressing the story a bit more. I quite like the game, the difficulty is very forgiving so I feel relaxed most of the time. Fought so far 2 tempered monsters with random people, and sometimes with the AI companions, and I'm happy its nowhere near like fighting in a raid.

I feel like I'm able to appreciate the open world more after the campaign, you start to notice smaller details they included in the world, which adds a lot for me. For example my Palico swimming in a small boat when I run in deeper areas of the river, or how lighting strikes can actually kill the crocodile monsters during storms. I even got booted from a tent because a Quematrice attacked it while I was inside. I'm not sure how much grinding this game will have, I have the impression that Capcom made it less grindy than before, but I can see myself playing this for quite some time. Really looking forward to the updates.
 

bender

What time is it?
Finished the pre and post credits campaign missions as well as all the side missions. I'm current at HR62 and all that is left to do is grind a few parts for a my two favorite weapons and a bunch of parts/armor spheres for a top tier set. Beyond the core combat, which is great, the game is disappointing. While there are more environmental interactions, the switch to an open world feels undercooked and I don't think any of the zones will be memorable. I kind of dislike the new mounts, not only are they ugly but they also tend to get in the way during hunts or when doing other activities like fishing. Multiple villages really isn't utilized well and none of them have a great sense of place. The quirk and charm from previous entries is almost completely gone. The campaign is atrocious with how self serious it is. It's hard to imagine that a bulletin board would be a more likeable character than Alma, but here we are. I think the biggest sin is the lack of difficulty and that with all the automation and handholding making this feel like My First Sony Monster Hunter. And I say that as someone who isn't great at the series and went with a new main weapon I had no previous experience with. It's also super glitchy. This game needed a lot more time in the oven.
 
Does the farming method involve something that results in this?

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Because I saw that yesterday in my lobby and was like holy shit that's some crazy RNG. I guess it wasn't RNG lol
Nope, it doesn't even involve actually fighting anything



The method described in the OP is obsolete BTW. You don't need to fuck around with any of this moon phase shit. Simply fight any HR Balahara in the open world, this unlocks an optional quest named "The Desert Knows Not the Sea" after you killed it. Run this optional quest because it puts you into Full Moon when you start it. After you get the 2 flowers, return from the quest and start it again

It's not known what they are going to patch to remove this farm but it will be interesting to find out. The patch is scheduled for March 10th so if you're going to try this you might want to do it now
 


It's just because lying on the ground after being knocked down makes you invulnerable but it's hilarious to realize you can do it on purpose

You can also use Fast Travel from the map to teleport out and avoid the Frost Nova, that one is kinda silly but it has unlimited uses unlike the Farcaster
 
At first I wasn't sure about caring two weapons in the hunt, I was sure I wouldn't switching between weapons.

But in the full game I'm actually liking this feature a lot. I start hunt with LS and when I managed cut the tail I switch to my Hammer to focus on the head.

Its a nice combat flow.
It’s a little thing, and I don’t even use it every hunt, but it’s nice to have around.
Bringing an element and status weapon is pretty nice, proc status, switch to element and finish the monster off
 

Killjoy-NL

Member
At first I wasn't sure about caring two weapons in the hunt, I was sure I wouldn't switching between weapons.

But in the full game I'm actually liking this feature a lot. I start hunt with LS and when I managed cut the tail I switch to my Hammer to focus on the head.

Its a nice combat flow.
Same, but I'm using a Hunting Horn and go healer-mode if me and/or my team is struggling.
(Bow is my main)

It doesn't happen too often, but it's nice to be able to do so.

And tbh, I'm not the best MH player out there. Carting way too often. Lol
 
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GymWolf

Member
Finished the pre and post credits campaign missions as well as all the side missions. I'm current at HR62 and all that is left to do is grind a few parts for a my two favorite weapons and a bunch of parts/armor spheres for a top tier set. Beyond the core combat, which is great, the game is disappointing. While there are more environmental interactions, the switch to an open world feels undercooked and I don't think any of the zones will be memorable. I kind of dislike the new mounts, not only are they ugly but they also tend to get in the way during hunts or when doing other activities like fishing. Multiple villages really isn't utilized well and none of them have a great sense of place. The quirk and charm from previous entries is almost completely gone. The campaign is atrocious with how self serious it is. It's hard to imagine that a bulletin board would be a more likeable character than Alma, but here we are. I think the biggest sin is the lack of difficulty and that with all the automation and handholding making this feel like My First Sony Monster Hunter. And I say that as someone who isn't great at the series and went with a new main weapon I had no previous experience with. It's also super glitchy. This game needed a lot more time in the oven.
Lol i would suck a dirty dick if wilds was even remotely as hard as the gows\horizon on max difficulty mode or even returnal.

You must have played sony games on normal i guess.
 
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bender

What time is it?
Lol i would suck a dirty dick if wilds was even remotely as hard as the gows\horizon on max difficulty mode or even returnal.

You must have played sony games on normal i guess.

You must be really young. My First Sony was the branding Sony used for their inductory portable audio products geared at young children. Good luck finding some dirty dick though.
 
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Comandr

Member
Going from Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart to this game just pisses me off. While Capcom has made a great playing game, its use of the dual sense controller is utter shit.
God I hate the story bullshit in all these games.
Yeah, it’s easily the all time worst in the series. It’s a shame you have to go through the terrible storyline in these games before you can just access the shit you really care about.
WHY CANT I MOVE 20ft TO THE RIGHT TO GET THAT FUCKING SPIDER WEB DURING A STORY MISSION!!!!!!
I think the story should be optional, like with CoD. I only care about hunting monsters. Not whatever the fuck is happening with that kid and his loser tribe.
Jesus Christ, the story pacing is really killing my interest. I just can’t to fight the cool powerful monsters. Dragging this group of mouth breathers from zone to zone is getting really old quick. I don’t think I’ll be able to hold out much longer. How many chapters are there?
Yeah, I actually yelled at the game when my hunter held that little turd back from getting itself killed.
Just thought I’d check in with the OT and praise the awesome gameplay, and shit on this stupid story. Why can’t it complete itself while I’m at work?
Monster Hunter Wilds

It’s more of the same, only with the worst forced story of all time.
My god. Nata is fucking annoying. I’ve never wanted a kid to die more.
They weren’t little whiny bitches like this Nata thing.
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I can't say the story was bad because I skipped every cutscene and dialogue. I still hated Nata though.

I equiped my burst build with earplug jewels and it's so good to ignore monsters screaming.

I'm thinking about giving MH World another chance.
 
Well, I'm basically close to done with what's initially available in Wilds. I will still play it in MP and stuff, because I just love MH and there are weapons I would like to experiment with... but I'm 80+ hrs to get here. I played all the main content solo, and I'm a take-my-time type of gamer. Just saying, there's definitely a good chuck of content in the game imo. I think World and Iceborne might be too much if you're time limited, tbh.

I dunno if 80+ hours in a week and a half is "taking your time"...
 
I can't say the story was bad because I skipped every cutscene and dialogue. I still hated Nata though.

I equiped my burst build with earplug jewels and it's so good to ignore monsters screaming.

I'm thinking about giving MH World another chance.
It probably isn't most optimal, but as a hammer user I absolutely have to have earplugs. I'm just glad there are only 3 skill levels in Wild, 5 of them in World were kind of crazy, especially since it was a level 3 decoration.
 

Evolved1

make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
I dunno if 80+ hours in a week and a half is "taking your time"...
Lol fair enough. I actually took some vacation for this game so I could no-life it. I didn't rush through it, is all I'm saying. Took a slower pace in regard to hours played (people got there much faster than me in game time). Now that I back to work and being an adult... it's a couple hours here and there. Lol
 

Freeman76

Member
I can't say the story was bad because I skipped every cutscene and dialogue. I still hated Nata though.

I equiped my burst build with earplug jewels and it's so good to ignore monsters screaming.

I'm thinking about giving MH World another chance.
You should, World is infinitely better than this game. Wilds will probably end up being the best in the series after a few title updates and they sell us the other half of the game, as it stands atm its the worst one ive played and literally omits all the long term grind that made the others so addictive. 60 hours and ive done everything this game has to offer and uninstalled it. For comparison i had 350 hours in worlds base game, and 620 after iceborne.
 

Wooxsvan

Member
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I think I’m done for a bit now
you missing any decos? im at 120 HR and just under 100hrs played. i seem to have them all or atleast everything i need. the endgame seems to be pretty easy for a MH. It feels amazing but the RNG chase seems to be slightly easier.
 
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Anybody know why some weapons give me negative affinity?
negative affinity is generally fine, because the high raw damage compensates.
Affinity is basically just a percentage that you get to do a crit damage hit, which I believe is 25% more damage, so they stack well with things like critical boost and weakness exploit.
Negative affinity is thus then the percentage where you do a "dud" damage hit, or lower damage than usual; if the negative affinity is 10-15%, you can offset it by things like critical eye, to get either positive or neutral affinity again.
You could also just go all in and use attack boost to raise your raw attack damage, so the negative affinity basically has no effect.
 
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Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
you missing any decos? im at 120 HR and just under 100hrs played. i seem to have them all or atleast everything i need. the endgame seems to be pretty easy for a MH. It feels amazing but the RNG chase seems to be slightly easier.
Got every single one + all weapon combination decos according to the list of decos i found online!
 
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