Nothing is awful for Safi siege. It's a straightforward fight and all weapons are viable and fun.
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Bow struggles a little bit just because the only parts of Safi's body that are weak to shot-type damage are its wings, which can't reliably be hit with spread shots. But Bow puts out enough damage that you can still easily contribute to the fight.
Can use any weapon for Safi pretty easily yeah, although some are worse than others(SnS can't reach most stuff besides legs, bow can't reach wings, it's harder to get consistent head hits with hammer/HH and such).
For bow I'd recommend hitting the head, bow can easily weave left and right dodging attacks when you have aggro, while still outputting full damage on the head. That's what I do when I'm done breaking wings with LBG, can use the sliding reloads to dodge stuff and honestly most attacks are pretty easy to avoid. It might be harder to gear properly for the grabs with bow however since 4pc silverlos is so restrictive, on my LBG build I have health boost 3 AND divine blessing 5 and also 20+ fire res(via decos, could use food instead though if needed) so basically if I get grabbed even if everyone else is sleeping I won't die. Might be worth running a lower damage build with normal crit ele, especially since you kinda want partbreaker 3 anyway and you can't fit that in standard bow builds. Normal crit ele with partbreaker is a lot better than true crit ele for this I think.
Generally I wouldn't focus legs at all unless that's the only thing left. If using slashing weapons you want to go tail first, if using guns you want to shoot wings first(and back to make it easier to break), if using other stuff you should focus head. The wings at 50points each, the tail is 140 points or something iirc, the back is 100points(easy to break with ranged and mounts) and the head is 200 for the 2 breaks, and the chest is like 120 but can only break during phase 3. Meanwhile legs are 20 each, so pretty much any other parts(assuming you count wings as one part, they're easy to break both solo) is more points than all 4 legs together, and legs aren't even easy to break they're pretty tough. So even with shittier HZV it's better to focus the head imo.
For bow I'd recommend hitting the head, bow can easily weave left and right dodging attacks when you have aggro, while still outputting full damage on the head. That's what I do when I'm done breaking wings with LBG, can use the sliding reloads to dodge stuff and honestly most attacks are pretty easy to avoid. It might be harder to gear properly for the grabs with bow however since 4pc silverlos is so restrictive, on my LBG build I have health boost 3 AND divine blessing 5 and also 20+ fire res(via decos, could use food instead though if needed) so basically if I get grabbed even if everyone else is sleeping I won't die. Might be worth running a lower damage build with normal crit ele, especially since you kinda want partbreaker 3 anyway and you can't fit that in standard bow builds. Normal crit ele with partbreaker is a lot better than true crit ele for this I think.
Generally I wouldn't focus legs at all unless that's the only thing left. If using slashing weapons you want to go tail first, if using guns you want to shoot wings first(and back to make it easier to break), if using other stuff you should focus head. The wings at 50points each, the tail is 140 points or something iirc, the back is 100points(easy to break with ranged and mounts) and the head is 200 for the 2 breaks, and the chest is like 120 but can only break during phase 3. Meanwhile legs are 20 each, so pretty much any other parts(assuming you count wings as one part, they're easy to break both solo) is more points than all 4 legs together, and legs aren't even easy to break they're pretty tough. So even with shittier HZV it's better to focus the head imo.
I'm glad I at least saved all the R8 Kulve weapons I collected, even though I did get rid of the R7 and R6 ones.
It would make some sense, given that the rest of the layered HR sets need endgame MR mats whereas Kulve is currently the only one that needs you to do a limited time HR event. That said, I'm not sure if MR Kulve will be a permenent addition or another limited time only event quest, much like EXBehemoth and Ancient Leshen.
This, too. I still need 5 more nuggets. We never got around to farm them one last time last month, haha.
It would make some sense, given that the rest of the layered HR sets need endgame MR mats whereas Kulve is currently the only one that needs you to do a limited time HR event. That said, I'm not sure if MR Kulve will be a permenent addition or another limited time only event quest, much like EXBehemoth and Ancient Leshen.
The people I play with and I are so excited for the layered weapons. We've constantly been talking about how cool it would be to have that feature and now we're finally getting it. Alatreon looks really cool as well.
I don't think I will use it much for hammers, since all of my favorite hammers (Shara, Safi, Velkhana, Nergi...) look good enough as is.
That said, I am probably the only person on this planet that actually likes the 3rd tier bone look, at least as far as hammers are concerned, so maybe I will use those more often now.
Whereas I hate the bone/iron look for bows, yet those tend to be the best for elemental damage. Now you can use, say, the Coral Pukei-Pukei bow for the water damage but make it look like the Namielle bow. Pretty great.
That said, I am probably the only person on this planet that actually likes the 3rd tier bone look, at least as far as hammers are concerned, so maybe I will use those more often now.
Whereas I hate the bone/iron look for bows, yet those tend to be the best for elemental damage. Now you can use, say, the Coral Pukei-Pukei bow for the water damage but make it look like the Namielle bow. Pretty great.
Wow this is so hype! I hope MR Kulve will have new moves.
Tomorrow is gonna be the end of me. Pretty sure my PS+ ended so it's gonna be just me vs those angry new monsters lol.
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I'm not sure I like how they handled the Kulve Taroth Master Rank stuff. Now everyone who started with Iceborne and never farmed the HR version has to do it now with the overpowerd MR gear which is not my idea of fun.
They said they're going to adjust the drop rates of Kulve Weapons, so hopefully it'll be way less farming. And I think they also said you could meld weapons with MR Kulve materials.
Now that sounds like a good idea, depending how much you have to grind to meld new weapons.
Yeah, 3/23 Japan so depending on time zones, it's today. For me here in central US, I think 7pm.
The fact that these new monsters are "just" variants and that the PC version will soon be up to par with the rest makes me not angry about this update for once.
Hey ya'll. Jumping back into this and trying to co-op with a friend from the start. I searched about how exactly the online works, but all I got were variants of "use SOS flares for now, but it should be patched soon" back from like 2018.
So my understanding now is such:
Also, will we be missing anything crucial if we don't have Iceborne? I know there's a grappling hook, but eh don't care too much about that. Anything else like the QoL changes from the OP?
So my understanding now is such:
- You can SOS flare after viewing some cutscenes(?) on story quests.
- You cannot party up for expeditions with story elements in them.
- All other quests/assignments/etc. should be partyable from the online session menu while still in the home base.
Also, will we be missing anything crucial if we don't have Iceborne? I know there's a grappling hook, but eh don't care too much about that. Anything else like the QoL changes from the OP?
You DO NOT need to SOS flare unless the quest is considered an expedition story mission
I realize thats confusing but there are several story missions that have you encounter monster on expedition and some where you encounter them on normal quests
Under most circumstances, if you and your friends are in the same session (and you should be) all you have to do is have all of you trigger the cutscene then have one of you stay in while the others drop out and join in
You only have to do this for story missions and you all get credit for the completion
Outside of that annoyance progression is smooth
Each of the weapons gets a couple extra moves that you can only use with Iceborne. I want to say most if not all of the QoL changes get applied to the base game even if you don't have IB, but it's been a while.
Also, if you plan on playing co-op with a friend exclusively, you might want to hold off on using SOS flares. Those open up the quest to the whole world (which will probably lead to Iceborne players coming in and finishing the quest in a minute or two). Once you get the option to use the SOS flare, just back out of the quest and return to base. Then you can both start the quest at the same time.
The new moves are pretty crucial for some weapons though. Playing Hunting Horn without the spin is zzz. For some others it's kinda whatever, like Lance it's the same thing pretty much the only new move is just a modified claw move. Can definitely play through the game without Iceborne though, just some weapons were improved quite a lot by the new moves imo(Hunting Horn, Longsword, SnS and Greatsword I think specifically).
Gotcha, thanks. Just to be clear, what cutscene do we need to trigger in those cases?
I never played GenU and I want Valstrax so bad in World. Easily one of the coolest flagship monster in the series and that battle theme is GOAT.
Furious Rajang stuff is... interesting.
Armor gets Max Might secret with 2 pieces (chest and waist give all points with good slots) and the new skill is Heroics Secret at 4 pieces (which gives a 40% boost to attack when active).
Weapons have less raw than the regular Rajang ones, but a bunch of natural purple, positive affinity, and decent element. I'm betting none of them compete with Safi's stuff.
Armor gets Max Might secret with 2 pieces (chest and waist give all points with good slots) and the new skill is Heroics Secret at 4 pieces (which gives a 40% boost to attack when active).
Weapons have less raw than the regular Rajang ones, but a bunch of natural purple, positive affinity, and decent element. I'm betting none of them compete with Safi's stuff.
Damn, cut off raging brachys Tail and immediately carved his mantle (Immortal Reactor) from it. On to Furious Rajang.
990 Attack, 0 Affinity, 270 Blast, Purple Sharpness, 1 Lv4 and Lv3 Deco Slot
990 Attack, 0 Affinity, 270 Blast, Purple Sharpness, 1 Lv4 and Lv3 Deco Slot
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Raging down as well. Immortal Reactor from the quest rewards too, so I'm 2 for 2 with mantles.
Agitator Secret and Artillery Secret is pretty cool tbh. Helm immediately replaces the regular Rajang one for people not running Kaiser B+, and the rest of the pieces look good as well, but man, 4-piece set bonuses are so restrictive.
Brachy weapons look great stat wise. Higher raw than Ruiner Nerg, all seem to get natural purple (but can't use Handicraft), but holy shit the slots on them. Level 4 and a level 3!
Agitator Secret and Artillery Secret is pretty cool tbh. Helm immediately replaces the regular Rajang one for people not running Kaiser B+, and the rest of the pieces look good as well, but man, 4-piece set bonuses are so restrictive.
Brachy weapons look great stat wise. Higher raw than Ruiner Nerg, all seem to get natural purple (but can't use Handicraft), but holy shit the slots on them. Level 4 and a level 3!
Nice ill def use this over safi ls just for coolness factor. Its good enough
I understand why they said gunlance users will love it, but funny that it doesn't actually come with artillary!
Looking at the Raging Brachy armor more and I wonder if it'll be part of the new melee meta.
Imagine:
Kaiser B+
Raging B+
Kaiser B+
Kaiser B+
Raging B+
Raging Chest is as efficient as Damascus, and the Legs are as good as Garuga, so it's no big deal to swap them out, and in exchange you get Agitator Secret. You can easily get Agitator 7 with the new Challenger V charm (Chest + Charm is 7 points, or you can use Challenger+ jewels if you have them).
Something to think about.
Imagine:
Kaiser B+
Raging B+
Kaiser B+
Kaiser B+
Raging B+
Raging Chest is as efficient as Damascus, and the Legs are as good as Garuga, so it's no big deal to swap them out, and in exchange you get Agitator Secret. You can easily get Agitator 7 with the new Challenger V charm (Chest + Charm is 7 points, or you can use Challenger+ jewels if you have them).
Something to think about.
Raging Brachy has Artillery Secret? Can I finally dump my Zorah Magaros armour then at least.
New CB set
Only 1 point of guard, but I get all of the core CB skills (Focus 3, Artillery 3, Offensive Guard 3), 95% affinity (Agitator 7, WEX 3, Attack 4, Expert 1, and an affinity augment on a Safi weapon), Master's Touch w/ Crit Boost 3, AND the massive +28 raw that you get from Agitator 7.
With food and item buffs, I got SAED phial bursts of about 150 damage a pop. I figured you needed Artillery Secret for that!
All pieces B+
Safi Shattershield - Attack VI/Attack V/Attack V/Attack V/Teostra Technique, Guardian/Attack Jewel
Safi Helm - Guardian/Attack Jewel, Attack Jewel, Expert Jewel
Raging Brachy Chest - Guardian/Attack Jewel, Charger Jewel, Artillery Jewel
Kaiser Arms - Critical/Vitality Jewel, Magazine Jewel
Kaiser Waist - Charger/Vitality Jewel, Critical Jewel, Artillery Jewel
Raging Brachy Legs - Charger/Vitality Jewel, Ironwall Jewel, Artillery Jewel
Challenger Charm V
Safi Shattershield - Attack VI/Attack V/Attack V/Attack V/Teostra Technique, Guardian/Attack Jewel
Safi Helm - Guardian/Attack Jewel, Attack Jewel, Expert Jewel
Raging Brachy Chest - Guardian/Attack Jewel, Charger Jewel, Artillery Jewel
Kaiser Arms - Critical/Vitality Jewel, Magazine Jewel
Kaiser Waist - Charger/Vitality Jewel, Critical Jewel, Artillery Jewel
Raging Brachy Legs - Charger/Vitality Jewel, Ironwall Jewel, Artillery Jewel
Challenger Charm V
Only 1 point of guard, but I get all of the core CB skills (Focus 3, Artillery 3, Offensive Guard 3), 95% affinity (Agitator 7, WEX 3, Attack 4, Expert 1, and an affinity augment on a Safi weapon), Master's Touch w/ Crit Boost 3, AND the massive +28 raw that you get from Agitator 7.
With food and item buffs, I got SAED phial bursts of about 150 damage a pop. I figured you needed Artillery Secret for that!
I'm drooling at the thought of this. PC update can't come soon enough.
Got all I needed. 2 brachy armor pieces, upgrades all my charms and my armor sets to the max now I'm super poor. I have like only 27k gold now :(
The fights have been easy tbh but I can only imagine how dreadful the tempered versions will be.
The fights have been easy tbh but I can only imagine how dreadful the tempered versions will be.