this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2025
28 points (100.0% liked)

Gaming

31266 readers
15 users here now

From video gaming to card games and stuff in between, if it's gaming you can probably discuss it here!

Please Note: Gaming memes are permitted to be posted on Meme Mondays, but will otherwise be removed in an effort to allow other discussions to take place.

See also Gaming's sister community Tabletop Gaming.


This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 

So, started playing freedom unite recently and I have a massive skill issue. Any advice you can give? Is my first monster hunter game. Especially in quests where you have to kill a big monster I just get bodied. Tried out lance, longsword and dual swords.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  1. Learning the moves of a monster you have to fight helps immensely.

Either get bodied a few times and take notice of their moves, or watch videos of fights against any given monster.

  1. Adjusting your weapons and armor for the monsters resistances and vulnerabilities.
[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A angle of my problem is the camera. You have experience with PSP ones?

[–] ItJustDonn@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Time to learn the claw grip, either on PSP PSP claw grip or if you're emulating emulating claw grip

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

I tried MH Rise demo on Switch back when it came out, and it felt like I needed 3 thumbs to play it.

[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm emulating, but its an rp4. How do I claw. Anything pics don't show?

[–] ItJustDonn@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

Claw = use the side of your left index finger to control the d-pad camera. Left thumb still on stick to move, and your middle finger takes over the shoulder button. For the record, the claw isn't really a fond memory (to me at least), even if it's a funny one.

If it were me, I'd just remap the right joystick to the d-pad so you can spare your fingers the pain!

[–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Whatweapon types would you recommend to start with?

[–] ItJustDonn@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you have other MH experience?

Longsword was a lot simpler in Unite so that's a good medium-weight weapon that you can dodge easily with.

Sword n shield is very beginner friendly for its item usage while wield (very important while learning how to paintball consistently or learn the timing windows for healing)

Hammer is great for learning because it has more low-commitment attack options than other slow weapons while you learn your openings

[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, my first mh game. A big part of my issue is camera while dealing with fastish monster. Mainly the ice totally not a velicoprey but ice. They spawn in groups and when they jump I can't camera so keeping track is hard.

[–] ItJustDonn@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

iirc, Unite had an option that toggled whether moving forward was relative to the camera vs character orientation. If you remap the camera to the right stick, it's way easier to circle-strafe. The left shoulder button is more ideal for sharp turnarounds, like if a mon charges past and is 180° behind you or after dodging

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not the person you asked, and I'm speaking from World experience, but my favorite weapon is the Gunlance. A good mix of defense, slashing, and concussion, so you can break pretty much whatever you want. All around fun, since it felt like I could really push the monsters, rather than feeling like I was constantly on defense.

Sword and Shield was also really fun. Good combos and a decent all-rounder. I also enjoyed Bow.

Try out several on the same monster (one whose moveset you've memorized), and see what feels nicest. I actually played all weapons, because certain monsters were easier to fight with particular weapons.

Lastly, find YouTube videos that explain how to use the weapons and suggest common or useful combos. Good luck!

[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

Is it complex? I'm like super early game