In world it's roughly 3000 spread over 3 characters. As a franchise well it's almost my 20th anniversary of hunting so I can't even begin to come up with a number of hours....... Years is probably more accurate at this point.
@@cptabu1477 holy shit!!!! youve been playing Monster Hunter for 20 years? thats wild. The only game I come close to playing that long is probably Runescape. But thats great. I want to eventually go back and try some of the older titles maybe
for everyone who wanna try MHW , i really suggest to not use the guardian armor or weapon, not because it makes the combat easy, wich it does but that's beside my point , but because you wont even glance at the forge if you use them for all of the base game , and imo crafting and bettering your gear as you progress is the most fun part of the game.... every monster hunt just become a stepping stone to iceborne , without any real reward for killing it
I'd been wanting to play a monster hunter game for years, but didn't have a 3ds. Being available on PC is what finally let me get in to the series, and it was just as good as I hoped. Mind you, I'm not a huge fan of how mandatory they made the Clutch Claw, but I loved the fights before they introduced that, and I really look forward to the next mainline Monster Hunter game.
I think "slept on" is a little weird thing to say seeing as its Capcom's best selling title ever. But glad youre enjoying it, its my favourite game of all time and i cant wait for Wilds.
Well theres two big reasons I say that. First of all, I have genuinely heard very little of the game despite gaming for a long time. So it flew under my radar personally. Second, even when I was researching RPGs and similar games, it rarely came up and even to this day I feel like it gets left out of alot of conversations
@@VonClaytonGaming The reason that you don't see Monster Hunter showing up in similar games is because MH is kinda its own genre, really. In the same way that the Souls games exist within their own genre, so do the Monster Hunter games. Fun fact: MH was one of the big inspirations behind the early Souls titles, something very noticeable once you know about it.
@@VonClaytonGaming id say the simple reason is that its incredibly difficult to compare to other games. its very much its own thing. the closest thing to it might be dark souls, but even that isnt particularly similar outside of having hardcore combat against enemies significantly larger and stronger than you. it means that the monster hunter community sticks together very tightly, but doesnt really talk about the game anywhere else, because its not something you can just push into a conversation about games.
Love that World has gotten more attention in recent times, I’m all the way into the DLC post game and I don’t feel like I have even seen half of what is to offer
For me Monster Hunter World/Iceborne is _literally_ the best game ever made❤️🔥 And it's definitely not nostalgia talking since I started with World/Iceborne. I can go on and on about multiple aspects of the game that are executed so well they are either one of or _the_ best in gaming of that aspect But also the community is so wholesome and welcoming it's just a pleasure being a part of it
I agree! when I was livestreaming I got so much support and people were honestly very cool. people who are into this game are REALLY into it. a little steep learning curve, and I can understand why it might be difficult for some to get into
I’m on board with that statement. It would be my “deserted island” game (barring aside cheat answers like an MMO to talk to someone to rescue you lol). It’s the most complete game out there that I feel I can put thousands of hours into if I wanted and still not get bored.
It's a great game. I have a lot of issues with it as a series veteran I won't lie but the game did its job well in bringing many new people into the series. I've put hundreds of hours into each MH I've played and my favorite still has to be 3U.
somewhere around 2006 i was in a Gamestop and the game cover of the psp Monster Hunter Freedom caught my eye. The back of the case looked good enough so i chose to get it. This is followed by many years of me trying to convince anyone in my friend group to at least try the game series even once because i wanted to share in the awesomeness that was monster hunter and also i wanted friends to play with. They never tried it though, they made fun of it gave it the nickname "monster rider", which is funny since they eventually added the ability to ride monsters. I Convinced a few girlfriends to play, they hadn't heard of it before so they were starting off with a clean view of the game and not the "monster rider" that all my friends new it as. Every girlfriend seemed to enjoy it. Then one day monster hunter world comes out and suddenly the whole world is in love with the series. I was so mad, i was like guys i've been telling you for years! Same happened with Minecraft, tho one day i forced one friend to play and before the first in game day was over he turned to me and goes "ok, this is actually really cool"
Monster Hunter is amazing, I believe you and Im loving it. Thats really cool, Ive seen a video of an old gaming magazine and I saw an old MH ad, I cant believe its been around so long. Thanks for loving the game! Fans like you paved the way
So what your friends were saying was They were scawed of the big scawy monsters and didnt think they could beat giant Tiger striped TRex's with nothing but a hunk of metal and some paint? :p
The Defender Armor can set you up for a hard time in end game. You don't get as much hunting exp. since you kill low and high rank so fast. Then you hit Iceborne and it's like a wall. Keep at it though and watch tutorials, your fellow hunters are always willing to help.
yeah I definitely hit a huge learning curve in iceborne, these vids are a tad old, and Im catching up on the editing. I got pretty stuck lmfao I didnt know it reduced hunting xp though. I hit a point where I went back and just did like every optional quest because I felt bad hahaha
@@VonClaytonGamingGuardian equipment is more of a clutch. While it helps you kill monsters way faster, it also stunts new hunters by not discouraging bad habits. The armor has too much Defense to teach the real danger in Low-High rank, and will fall off fast in Master Rank The weapons are also too strong. Now this normally isn't an issue in most action games, but in monster hunter it keeps you from actually learning the dance. Like how can you "experience" the monster's whole battle if they die too fast. Edit: Wrote this while watching so I didn't realize you did go over the Defender armor thing lol
@@karuiGaming*Crutch. And crutches are not bad, innately. Try walking on a broken leg without a crutch; see how far you get. The problem is that the Defender and Guardian armors were meant for catchup for older players who were coming back for Iceborne. They weren't meant for new players.
That's true. I remember hitting a wall with the Elder's recess and also being low on money and research points. So I hunted tons of High Rank Barroth and Jyruatodus for a while.
Just saw this video pop up in my recommended, and while I usually don't watch low view videos from creators I've never heard of, I decided I'd give this one a go. I'm pleasantly surprised! I'm glad you enjoyed the game, and good work on the video!
finding videos of all these hunter greenhorns is both the most satisfying and most painful thing to watch, i love watching people struggle to learn just like i did back in the day, welcome to the family, happy hunting
I totally am! Although it makes me a bit anxious. I still havent fully done everything in MHW. Im on some of the end-game stuff now, and I started Rise as well and want to finish that off too before wilds. But I am excited for it
LOL I love seeing everyones palico names! Everyone is pretty creative with it! Freetacos has a pet named burrito also, I love that the names get saved to the little felyne helpers 😀
ive been a mh fan for roughly half my life now, i live the games and world is my favorite so far, by a lot. It is always so weird to me to hear people saying that MH isnt as big of a game or that you barely hear about it since so many people i know play it and i follow so many people online who are fans. Anyways its great to see another person join the community for one of the best games of all time
Now that Im into it, I definitely see the popularity but it seemed like I hadnt heard much about it beforehand yknow. Idk, maybe thats just my anecdotal experience. I just wish I saw it sooner
i always love hearing about peoples first experiences with this series. Ive been playing since the release on the Wii and in that time it has become one of my fave series of all time. Your first time playing a monster hunter game and slowly but surely becoming more and more proficient through each of the boss encounters and the constant reward of investing time into your loadouts. The balance of this game is actually phenomenal when you think about it. The game mimics itself in real life even. The skill gap between beginning this game and ending it is immense. And even by the end you will not know a lot about the intricacies of the series as a whole. In the same way the skill gap between new players and old players is also immense. It shows that your journey as a hunter has only just begun.
Wow playing on the Wii must be wild! Thats a great comment. I think thats what ive really come to love about the game, its a bit of a learning curve at first, but eventually it becomes very rewarding and the game is worth investing in, which is kind of what I was looking for in a new RPG! I cant wait to grow with Rise and Wilds as well
Some GS tips; You should always charge attacks on GS. It allows you to tackle out of a charge. Tackling also skips the combo hit you are currently on. If you are charging the first GS hit, tackle out of it by pressing the right mouse button as you are still holding the left and your character will shoulder bash forward a little, immediately clicking and holding the left click again to start charging after a tackle will then see you skip the first hit entirely and go into the second. Tackle also is your bread and butter defense option as a GS user. It provides hyper armor so only a handful of things in the game can actually make you get knocked out of a tackle. Be aware though it is also better at most times to just roll out of the way of an attack. Only tackle if you absolutely can not avoid a hit and have to tank it. Other than those set few things, your tackle is immune to everything in the game CC-wise. It also gives 50 - 75% damage reduction and a way to skip to the last big GS hit much faster when short on time during a monster opening. Also if you tackle and hit a monsters head, the tackle is a KO move which means it builds up stun damage on the monster forcing a topple that will see stars over the monsters head when the KO threshold is reached. The GS does not do KO damage as it is a slicing weapon and not blunt. so the side blow and tackle are your only go to's for that.
What I appreciate about this video is how much you really get into it. Finding out the little details and trying to really see what everything has and can do. I'm also really glad you understood what the guardian armor was for and didn't just say it was too easy of a game. Don't stop what you're doing and I hope you've found your new favorite game!
I was watching the wire for the first time during that time! seemed like a good name xD I guess I considerd myself McNulty but maybe thats not a great thing
If there is one game I wish i could go back and play for the first time again its this one. Ive been playing MH since well. . . Monster Hunter, and after having basically the same graphics for over 10 years this game was like nothing else Id ever experienced. Its like all us first fleeters could finally brag about our favorite game and other people would know what we are talking about.
interesting! The game flew under my radar for a long time for sure. Im glad I found the franchise through world. World is definitely a really awesome and unique game
As someone who has played since 4 Ultimate, I have totally forgotten, how hard it is to get into the series. Although world has a lot more explained than older games it is still a massive amount of knowlege to just get started. A small tip though, the games were all made for consoles so playing with a controller is a lot smoother. Also I heard you spam your mouse with the greatsword. Charging it by holding down deals a lot more damage, as it was designed for that. It's not a button mashing game.
it really is! I didnt feel like I had any idea what I was doing until like 30 hours in, honestly. even then I barely had started. Yes, I believe I picked that up about greatsword I think. I did try it with my xbox controller and I was like oh, ok yeah way more intuitive. Im also playing rise a bit on the side and I may fully switch to controller for playing that. esp since alot of tutorials I look up are controller based 💀 but thank you!
@@VonClaytonGaming If possible I'd recommend trying to learn 2-3 weapons. Some monsters are just easier with some weapons, and it seems the Devs agree since Wilds lets you carry two. Since you seem to main the GS, I'd say pick up something pretty fast like SnS, DB, or Hammer. A lot of the GS skills translate to hammer. Also, SnS is straight up busted in LR and most of HR with the clutch claw shot. They also massively buffed the perfect rush combo and it does about as much damage as a true charge slash combo with the GS.
the MH series was super niche before MHW, probably because it was mainly on portable consoles like the DS and switch, and the only home console release other than the clunky originals is on the Wii. there are aspects of MHW that i dislike and consider lacking to older games, but i'm still forever thankful to this game for making it more mainstream and introducing so many new fans. its such a massive joy every time seeing new people enjoying the series that ive enjoyed since ye olde times when i was young and didnt know a single other person who even knew, better yet cared about it. i love monster hunter man i love it so much a note for next time, you should include your first reaction to all the monsters the first time you see them, it's a perfectly normal addiction of mine i promise! (if you already did, my bad, zorah confuses me sometimes, i forget when you fight him.. hes very forgettable..)
@@kimchijam heck yeah! its fun, just enjoy it. the fights and the game itself are so long, plenty of content. I also started streaming and ended up playing with alot of people who helped me out alot.
Mh4u was my 1st mh. I was 30 yrs old and working far from home. Always staying in hotels. My spine was badly injured during this time. It was a life changing year. Because of my injury(which still hurts daily)i also quit drinking. 4u has a special place in my memories from 2013-now. World is my #2. Rise is ok. I still play 4u on my 3ds about 1 or 2 hunts before bed. 😊
MH4U looks really good! I may go back and play it at some time. sorry to hear about your injury, video games can be very comforting and helpful during those times!
Always enjoy seeing new people come into the game. As a former Great Sword main, now a Switch Axe after moving to pc, love seeing people maining "Big Stick" as I always called it. But I don't know how you can play on mouse and keyboard. Could never get a hang of it, I've stayed with controller.
You see. Alot of newcomers dont know that you dont HAVE TO grab a quest and do quest. Rince repeat. The game allows you to go on EXPEDITIONS! you can literally explore the WORLD ITSELF at your leisure! You can mine mineral deposits, LOCATE multiple campsites which act as your spawn points. Fishing spots, bugs to pick up, Eggz to carry. The unique thing about this world is that you WILL come across big boss monsters. But majortity of the time. They WILL NOT attack the player! You can literally just casually stroll by them and they wont do anything to ya. Like an old neighbour lmao. But some of the agressive boss momsters will attack you on SIGHT! like rajang and deviljhos.
I started with MH1 and had thousand of hours in it back in middle school. I didn't play another one till MHW( mostly because I became a pc gamer and this is the first official game to hit the PC) and I gotta say MHW is one of the best games I've ever played. The original was so good and honest world is just more of the same but better. Honestly less has changed over the last 20 years than you'd expect.
Ive been looking at some of the older games as Ive learned about this franchise and its pretty crazy! I didn't realize how similar some of the older games are, its cool to see whats changed and what hasnt. I may try to emulate or find some of the older games too. they have a certain nostalgia to them, even though I havent experienced them.
I started at MH4U, there were a lot of information available, but for some unknown reason I also went like 100 hours without any search online I dont regret it tho 😅 Great video, welcome!!!
haha! very nice. I went into it pretty blind. I had fun though. MH4U seems awesome and I may go back and play older MH games in the future! thanks for watching
The game never popped off in the West (although it's still been extremely popular in it's own way) until World because they are difficult as all hell, unintuitive at first, and hold your hand 0% and thats why we love it. It kind of reminds me of FromSoft's games in that regard. I think adding in the Defenders set was easily the worst decision they could've made for new players. Vets of the series would already know and understand the crafting mechanics and skills system but theres no way for a new player to know, and throwing them into end game where all of a sudden it's required knowledge is just cruel. Especially with certain weapons like the Charge Blade, Bow, or Heavy Bowgun it is *MANDITORY* to understand what the armor skills are and how you need to build them for your weapon to truly do the DPS it's supposed to do. Can't do that in the early game with all the wiggle room when they're giving you "Defenders set: big number pick this one" 😂😅
I'm so happy that MH has become so popular in the mainstream game culture i was a fan of the game since the original in PS2 but I don't have Nintendo console so I only play Half of the MH game in the franchise which is still a lot ( PS2, PSP, PC) but thanks to the success of World I know that any future MH game will be on PC and major platform and not fckin Nintendo DS
Monster Hunter and Dragons Dogma are two very underated and amazing games by Capcom. I'm happy they're catching people's attention and hope they grow well.
5:20 Yeah that’s why a lot of folks never recommend any new players use the defender armor or the catch up weapons because you’ll be very poorly ready for iceborn xD lmao
“Damn dude, this looks complicated” yeah, yeah it is. “I hope I can be a cat person” well, you can in…Generations Ultimate? I think… Always super hyped to see someone new encounter the franchise.
My favorite part is where you said the first ten hours is learning the game...when the running joke in the world community is that the base game is the tutorial hahaha that being said, as a MH veteran I'm always glad to see more people discovering the series and enjoying themselves, but yeah it doesn't really hold your hand. I consider myself lucky that I got into the game at launch and had no internet for a month after getting it, it forced me to figure shit out on my own, made me a better hunter....anyway, keep on hunting and enjoy your time with the game
yeah honestly I didnt look up any guides or get any outside advice until I started streaming. But yes, I didnt even start ACTUALLY getting the hang of it until like 100+ hours honestly. I had no idea how much end game content there actually is either. the game just got deeper and deeper 🤣
@@VonClaytonGaming I just recently started up a new game on PC, but I started on Xbox, put in several hundreds on there, then I found out all my friends played on Playstation so I swapped to that, put in like 1700 hours there and I STILL feel like there's shit I don't know hahaha (and yes, several of my friends mock me for buying the same game in 3 systems hahaha)
@@altnerdpodcast damn! youre not the only one. Ive heard people play through Rise on the switch and on PC. hey, if you like it you like it. maybe one day Ill start another playthrough without defenders or something
thank you! the community is awesome. when I was livestreamimg the game I met so many nice people that were very helpful. they all felt more receptive/nicer than other groups of gamers
@@VonClaytonGaming that is very good to hear. Sometimes games like this get played by "git gud" people, but I think everyone just loves the game and want others to enjoy it aswell!
@@Pflanzenturio yeah I can see that. Im not much of a min/maxer or meta chaser, but I have been learning alot at gittin gud. I mean some monsters have forced me to level up my gameplay. But yes super enjoyable game
@@VonClaytonGaming sure there are armor skills that make sense to min/max, but alot of skills are good for us normys and won't be used by speedrunners. So play what you are comfortable with and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! And leveling up the gameplay is the core motivation for alot of players, to beat that specific monster that makes alot of truble :D
Nice video! I think I have 250 hours in MH:WI, I still haven't beaten all of it. I recently came back but started on MH Rise and is about 25 hours in. I also play mouse and keyboard and agree with that it's a bit awkward at times. I simply can't change to controller because moving the camera with my thumb feels so bad after 30 years with mouse for 3d games and working in 3d programs.
nice! I have yet to finish as well at like 350 hours currently. I did try controller and yeah the camera can be tough. I may have to try it again. Some things work way better on controller
I can totally understand that not everyone is gonna be interested in MH but at least since world came out the franchise should at least be known by majority of gamers. You must have been in a very rare bubble.
"This game is slept on!" - Meanwhile... Best selling Capcom game of all time. Not sure its slept on, but its awesome to see people finding it for the first time!
Loved MH:World, I have 1600 hours in the game. I liked it much more than MH:Rise. Monster Hunter: Wilds is much more similar to world and I'm so excited to play it in 2025.
The fact that you picked up the game entirely by yourself is an incredible achievement in itself! I had the luxury of having friends show me the ropes back in the day, I'm not sure I would've had the patience for it otherwise. And pay no attention to the elitists crying about defender weapons and armor. As long as you had fun! It seemed as though you were on the path in learning the mechanics anyway. Very curious to see what your setup is now!
There are definitely elitists out there but I guarantee most people wouldn't care if it didn't heavily affect the core gameplay loop of the first two ranks. There is no getting around that. Obviously he didn't know so there's no blame being placed on him from me, but it's just unfortunate. Can kill a bit of the excitement of watching someone else, at least in my personal experience. The fact of the matter is that this gear does not exist in the game before expansions. I personally hate that they put this shit in Rise as well once Sunbreak dropped but that's a whole different topic. I just hope that the console/PC drops becoming simultaneous goes some way towards fixing this issue
Slept on? Many (myself included) have called one of the greatest games of all time. Medieval-esque fantasy game where you go and hunt literal dragons (wyverns are a type of dragon) and other mythical beasts in an attempt to allow humanity to recover from the monsters first appearance. While using weapons, some of which can only be described as Cocaine infused DaVinci inspirations. Maybe your group of friends slept on MH games but don't lump the rest of us in with that lot. In all seriousness I hope you thoroughly enjoy MH games (and it looks that you have) and I hope to see you in Wilds. Good luck hunter. o7
it feels pretty good. I finally got a good xbox controller and have been playing Rise, and it feels way more intuitive. But I still play MHW on mouse for some reason
The only game where you can play AS a palico/cat is generations ultimate And they level up equip learn skills Whole different way of playing Boomerang + melee + abilities
I'd have to load my old saves on Playstation to tell you the full total, but I recently did a full restart on PC, already up to 57 hours and barely scratched the surface of Iceborne content
I appreciate you saying so! My friend had played it and I watched him play once, but I never really had anyone play it with me. After a while I started streaming it, and had some people give me some tips for sure. But yeah, I just kind of hopped in! I did use the forbidden armor, but I dont feel like it ruined the experience for me. Although looking back it is crazy overpower. But It also helped me learn the game lmfao. I am not super skilled and still managed to die. Plus it reaches a point where there are mechanics that 1 shot you anyway I slowly but surely have learned. Right now I feel like Im barely getting the hang of building sets and what not, I'm still a noob it seems 🤣
@@VonClaytonGaming plenty of time to catch up. I used it too but have been playing since MH4U and wanted to get to Iceborne asap, only issue is I did it so fast I barely had any decorations and am farming HR content to get some stuff for certain weapons and charms now lol. Luckily I did slow down enough to do the requests and get all the unlocks. only missing a few food items
@@mrbastos yeah I actually took a second before moving onto iceborne and went back and farmed like every optional quest o.o just for the fuck of it, but it helped me get alot. But thats awesome! I wish I had found this franchise sooner. The older games look awesome too. I may even try and go back and play them at some point
I agree! it has a huge community and I just feel like I never really hear it brought up. especially not in conversations it should be like good RPGs or games that people should try
Yeah, just picked this up again because I'm hyped for Wilds, and I refuse to get the defender's armor. Partly because it would make things too easy, but mostly because it looks bad. 😂
with the defender gear I would argue that you don't get the full experience using it... keep in mind the armor set and weapons were not a part of the game when it first came out and was only added after Iceborne to give players a way to essentially just speedrun through the entire base game and get to the DLC. It was never intended to be used for a "first time experience" and tbh I think they should have made that more clear somehow in the game. As you say it robbed you of actually having to learn how to play the game during the initial "tutorial" section of the game allowing you to just brute force your way to iceborne where you're suddenly at the level of difficulty that's intended and well at this point it's assumed you already know how to play, so no tutorials here. If you play the game with the intended armor sets you'll see that it has a gradual learning curve as monsters get harder, and then it tends to add some "walls" or "skill checks" that you need to clear. They usually mark a noticable uptick in difficulty after which monsters get more aggressive and deal more damage. In base game the first wall players face is Anjanath, in Iceborne they do a similar thing, with the first wall being Barioth. This even goes all the way to the very end game where in order to "prove" you can take on Fatty you need to first clear alatreon who might not be that much harder than other fights, but due to his "gimmick" requires you to actually cater your build to him and keep very high attack pressure while targeting specific parts...
Yes! I definitely struggled particularly on Barioth and learned alot relatively quickly. all in all, I still had a good time in the base game, I just had a learning curve in iceborne. even with defenders armor Im still trash anyway 🤣 but yeah the first several monsters were too easy. oh well! I am also playing rise and I dont think theres any catch up gear or anything. might be an easier game too. either way, I definitely hit a learning curve and Im working through it. these videos are old too and most recently I defeated ruiner nergigante solo which felt pretty good, but definitely a DPS check 😒
Sometimes... logic works in exactly the ways you'd expect. Take the time to think of all the items and tools you've been running around collecting. For example: Being too close to the magmacores gets you blown up because you donxt know how to handle it with melee (there are ways) right? So... use a Light or Heavy Bowgun that can fire water or ice ammo! It goes in different ways... if a monster feels too fast to you, use Dual Blades or anything else faster. OR... use a Lance or Gunlance and let the monster come to YOU, as those weapons are based around staying in their faces and being able to block most attacks.
@@VonClaytonGaming not every fight, I've played enough years to be able to deal in most cases, but yes, some weapons just work better against different challenges, and I find it funny that most people don't even think of that.
@@VonClaytonGaming put it this way... if you keep getting smashed, there are three ways to deal: 1) observe the monster more to get even better at memorizing tells, and identifying safe zones. One example is when Gold Rathian does her tail sweep back-flip, like Pink version but often comboed... there are places you can stand underneath her that are completely safe, depending on the direction, which you'll need to be looking for til you internalize it. 2) Evasion. If you aren't familiar or practiced enough with being able to dodge things like roars, tail whips or shoulder tackles with your natural I-frames, try adding Evade Window armor skill. Evade distance makes it easier, but is not really necessary unless a monster's attacks cover too much area for you to get comfortable. To get better at natural I-frames, slowly reduce Evade Window levels until you feel right. 3) Block. The only weapons that can block in the game are the ones with natural shields, Great Sword and HBG with shield modifications attached. The SnS and Charge Blade are based on a small shield like bucklers, so blocking most attacks will push you back far, while Lance and Gunlance are more tower shield... they will not be pushed as far back. However, some attacks and increasing intensity will even push a Lancer back, requiring a bit of time to recover. The ways to reduce this is to add more levels of the Guard skill (up to a max of 5), and the 1-point skill Guard Up is often overlooked by newbies... that allows you to block normally unblockable stuff, like gas attacks. Even so, there are things you can do with a couple of weapons to circumvent using those armor skills... Lance has an Absolute Defense move that lets you block 360 degrees at once by jamming your shield into the dirt. Even without Guard 5 or Guard Up, you can block some Elder Dragon ultimates (Teo's Nova, Namielle's huge Lightning burst) and not be moved, though you still take reduced damage from gnarly attacks. And for Charge Blade, you're expected to transfer phial charges into the shield anyway for your SAED attacks, but as long as the shield has that boost, it behaves more like a Lance/Gunlance shield, preventing high pushback from lighter attacks while guarding normally in SnS mode OR Guardpointing. Finally, when GS blocks some sharpness is reduced, but meh. So when I don't want to deal with a monster's wide or heavy attacks, or I just don't feel like running around and dodging a bunch, I use a Lance or Gunlance. People call them slow, but they don't really understand the intricacies... using a Gunlance with long shells nearly doubles your attack range and shelling cannot bounce. Also, a draw attack from a sprint results in a running stab... but if you go for a shell (charged or normal) from that running stab, you can easily hit monsters from a middle distance, even outside of LS tripping range. And Lance has its charge... just run up from across the map and repeatedly stab as you do. The standard walk speed is what messes new players up in judging weapons, but a big part of the game is putting your weapon away and sprinting full speed anyway. Very few weapons really move around unsheathed most of the time, like DBs and IG, so take that into account. Example: Teostra. If you use Dual Blades, there's lots of evasion and positioning you must set up. If you use a Lance, you almost never have to put your weapon away. You can block or counter everything it does, and it's just 5 hops (evades) to clear blastblight. And even if you DO get blastblight, it doesn't trigger when you block other attacks, only when you get actually hit. Furthermore, consider Vaal Hazak's gas cloud attack. When everyone else is trying to leave the AOE, you can walk right through with your shield up, or even shield dodge through with a Lance. And if Namielle uses its water breath or Teostra uses sweeping fire breath, blocking it ONCE will make the rest of the animation harmless, safely giving you tons of free hit opportunities.
This is one way to play, another is to stick to a specific and realize certain monsters will be fought different ways, like countering magma cores with LS or tackling through them with GS or guardpoint with CB. However, you can also instead swap in and out based on your opponent, for example, I main CB, if I don’t know a monster or am not confident against it, I will always run CB, because it’s what I’m best and most comfortable with, however I am capable with every weapon. As an example I know Rathalos inside and out, and have found I most enjoy running Greatsword versus Rath.
@@blackmantis1511 right, which is why I said (there are ways). But for a newer player still trying to figure out exactly how those Blademaster intricacies work, a Gunner weapon can alleviate the pain until one figures out the tells and timing on attacks. I'm pretty much the same as you, but even going into a new monster fight... while I prefer Lance or GL so I can safely study the monster, I'll do perfectly fine in a new fight with IG, LBG, Bow, and Hammer as well.
Such a shame you missed out on the armor customization. I nearly went with the Defender set too. They really should have made it clear that it was only meant for people who wanted to skip straight to IB
@@VonClaytonGaming I love MH; started with Freedom Unite on PSP. really want to play Iceborne I'm hoping by the time I'm done with Rise I can get Iceborne on the cheap.
I suggest learning and maintaining 2-4 weapons, with at least 1 being a ranged weapon. Some monsters are way easier with different weapons or with a ranged weapon. Learn what skills do, and which skills are important for your weapons. Certain monsters can basically be trivialized by certain skills as well.
Thats probably a really good suggestion. I saw a tier list talking about what monsters are a PITA vs the weapon you use and it made me realize that yeah.. some weapon types have a disadvantage. I am working on building up some bows, but this is good advice I think! I will try it out I appreciate your advice. skills is something I can focus on more as well.
"Super slept on" It sold 25+ million copies Now the older titles, sure. Apparently everyone and their mother said the same thing so just ignore me, have fun with the game!
🤣🤣🤣 Im sure theres alot of painful moments. like never putting myself out from being on fire. but yes also charging. in hindsight, some guidance wouldnt have hurt 🤣
Slept on is a reach, MonHun has always been niche but World had huge success, it just doesn’t need that big of a population to be successful on top of the fact that it’s not a live service game and Capcom already stopped producing new content for it so of course it was going to die out. It’s resurgence has to do with Capcom literally telling people to go play it again and we happily did cause it’s that good, plus their new game coming out “Wilds” will be similar to Word
@VonClaytonGaming I get it. Most games tend to teach players spamming is ok to do. I like to treat the attacks hunters make to a fighter from a fighting game. Gotta hit the buttons at the right point, or the combo will drop
@@PythonKnight I have slowly learned to be more patient and treat it a bit more "turn based" I know what you mean it feels more obvious on the controller for some reason
Trust me when I say, you don't even know the half of it when you say "underrated" lol. Got about 2k hours in world. But, i've been playing monster hunter games since playstation 2. The series been underrated since before youtube was around and probably before most of the people who started with world were born. Since i know a few friends who even started on the PsP and 3DS. Loved the game on the Wii as wel. Monster Hunter Tri. In that game you could actually swim in the water and fight underwater. They took that out with world. But i'm hoping it's in wilds too! Overall, i'm praying on your success~! You should try some of the other games as well! All of them are great! World finally brought monster hunter to the main stream. Ironically enough, it's underrated years later still in the main stream lol. After monster hunter rise, and Sunbreak, (I've had more fun with it than world. Put an extra 1,000 hours on that). I've loved that wilds is incorpating mechanics from BOTH games~! So overal, I hope you cover content on that game too!
I tried Rise, and couldn't really get into it. Then I picked up World. 170+ hours in, it's brought me back to video games. That magic has been gone for me for a while. This is the perfect level of difficulty, in my opinion. Oh, and you have probably figured this out now, but while you're charging your greatsword attack, you can shoulder bump him, which brings you to the next level of charge. Subbed! I like these laid back videos.
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How many hours have you put in Monster Hunter World? 🤔
Too much.
In world it's roughly 3000 spread over 3 characters. As a franchise well it's almost my 20th anniversary of hunting so I can't even begin to come up with a number of hours....... Years is probably more accurate at this point.
Almost 3000 on my alt, over 3000 on main.
@@cptabu1477 holy shit!!!! youve been playing Monster Hunter for 20 years? thats wild. The only game I come close to playing that long is probably Runescape. But thats great. I want to eventually go back and try some of the older titles maybe
@@masonap7367 wow! Lots of people in the 1,000s of hours. When people are into it they are IN IT
I'll watch your career with great interest
Literally every MH fan when they find a youtuber that starts the game
Hopefully he sticks with hunting monsters and not younglings.
@@jakers85s Good one!
Me too 😂
@@j.u.s.5989 Its a typical niche game community's speciality
Commander: its over
Vet Hunters: Ahhh the tutorial continues
🤣🤣🤣 it never ends
for everyone who wanna try MHW , i really suggest to not use the guardian armor or weapon, not because it makes the combat easy, wich it does but that's beside my point , but because you wont even glance at the forge if you use them for all of the base game , and imo crafting and bettering your gear as you progress is the most fun part of the game.... every monster hunt just become a stepping stone to iceborne , without any real reward for killing it
Great advice.
base game > iceborne, clutch claw mechanics is stupid.
@@Caviaron wallbangs are good tenderizing as mandatory is no but clutch claw was a good addition
@@Caviaronmost L take I have ever seen
Mh player find anything to cry claw clutch is good 😊
My first MH game was world, i had NO idea a game like this existed. I've been a fan ever since
I'd been wanting to play a monster hunter game for years, but didn't have a 3ds. Being available on PC is what finally let me get in to the series, and it was just as good as I hoped. Mind you, I'm not a huge fan of how mandatory they made the Clutch Claw, but I loved the fights before they introduced that, and I really look forward to the next mainline Monster Hunter game.
Fellow New World Hunter!
Same!
Shields up iron breakers, we found a new one.
Unexpected Ruri moment 😅
I think "slept on" is a little weird thing to say seeing as its Capcom's best selling title ever. But glad youre enjoying it, its my favourite game of all time and i cant wait for Wilds.
Well theres two big reasons I say that. First of all, I have genuinely heard very little of the game despite gaming for a long time. So it flew under my radar personally. Second, even when I was researching RPGs and similar games, it rarely came up and even to this day I feel like it gets left out of alot of conversations
@@VonClaytonGaming The reason that you don't see Monster Hunter showing up in similar games is because MH is kinda its own genre, really. In the same way that the Souls games exist within their own genre, so do the Monster Hunter games.
Fun fact: MH was one of the big inspirations behind the early Souls titles, something very noticeable once you know about it.
@@skeletonwar4445 yeah Ive heard some people say that. It is a bit of an RPG in my mind, but with a pretty unique set up. an action adventure game
@@VonClaytonGaming id say the simple reason is that its incredibly difficult to compare to other games. its very much its own thing. the closest thing to it might be dark souls, but even that isnt particularly similar outside of having hardcore combat against enemies significantly larger and stronger than you. it means that the monster hunter community sticks together very tightly, but doesnt really talk about the game anywhere else, because its not something you can just push into a conversation about games.
@@supersonic4863 I think the God Eater games and Dauntless would be a petter comparison, they have a very similar hunt/pray for rng drops/craft loop
Love that World has gotten more attention in recent times, I’m all the way into the DLC post game and I don’t feel like I have even seen half of what is to offer
There is so so much in the game. I have hundreds of hours into it now and it still keeps going
For me Monster Hunter World/Iceborne is _literally_ the best game ever made❤️🔥
And it's definitely not nostalgia talking since I started with World/Iceborne. I can go on and on about multiple aspects of the game that are executed so well they are either one of or _the_ best in gaming of that aspect
But also the community is so wholesome and welcoming it's just a pleasure being a part of it
I agree! when I was livestreaming I got so much support and people were honestly very cool. people who are into this game are REALLY into it. a little steep learning curve, and I can understand why it might be difficult for some to get into
I’m on board with that statement. It would be my “deserted island” game (barring aside cheat answers like an MMO to talk to someone to rescue you lol). It’s the most complete game out there that I feel I can put thousands of hours into if I wanted and still not get bored.
It's a great game. I have a lot of issues with it as a series veteran I won't lie but the game did its job well in bringing many new people into the series. I've put hundreds of hours into each MH I've played and my favorite still has to be 3U.
I must know, what is your favorite weapon type? I'm a slut for Lance, personally. Very satisfying to use once mastered
@@Warpded Based Lance user
somewhere around 2006 i was in a Gamestop and the game cover of the psp Monster Hunter Freedom caught my eye. The back of the case looked good enough so i chose to get it. This is followed by many years of me trying to convince anyone in my friend group to at least try the game series even once because i wanted to share in the awesomeness that was monster hunter and also i wanted friends to play with. They never tried it though, they made fun of it gave it the nickname "monster rider", which is funny since they eventually added the ability to ride monsters. I Convinced a few girlfriends to play, they hadn't heard of it before so they were starting off with a clean view of the game and not the "monster rider" that all my friends new it as. Every girlfriend seemed to enjoy it. Then one day monster hunter world comes out and suddenly the whole world is in love with the series. I was so mad, i was like guys i've been telling you for years!
Same happened with Minecraft, tho one day i forced one friend to play and before the first in game day was over he turned to me and goes "ok, this is actually really cool"
Monster Hunter is amazing, I believe you and Im loving it. Thats really cool, Ive seen a video of an old gaming magazine and I saw an old MH ad, I cant believe its been around so long.
Thanks for loving the game! Fans like you paved the way
Me too, I liked the game since 4u and my siblings would make fun of it.
So what your friends were saying was
They were scawed of the big scawy monsters and didnt think they could beat giant Tiger striped TRex's with nothing but a hunk of metal and some paint? :p
The Defender Armor can set you up for a hard time in end game. You don't get as much hunting exp. since you kill low and high rank so fast. Then you hit Iceborne and it's like a wall. Keep at it though and watch tutorials, your fellow hunters are always willing to help.
yeah I definitely hit a huge learning curve in iceborne, these vids are a tad old, and Im catching up on the editing. I got pretty stuck lmfao
I didnt know it reduced hunting xp though. I hit a point where I went back and just did like every optional quest because I felt bad hahaha
@@VonClaytonGaming like practical exp. not game exp. Like learning monsters and their tech.
@@VonClaytonGamingGuardian equipment is more of a clutch. While it helps you kill monsters way faster, it also stunts new hunters by not discouraging bad habits.
The armor has too much Defense to teach the real danger in Low-High rank, and will fall off fast in Master Rank
The weapons are also too strong. Now this normally isn't an issue in most action games, but in monster hunter it keeps you from actually learning the dance. Like how can you "experience" the monster's whole battle if they die too fast.
Edit: Wrote this while watching so I didn't realize you did go over the Defender armor thing lol
@@karuiGaming*Crutch.
And crutches are not bad, innately. Try walking on a broken leg without a crutch; see how far you get.
The problem is that the Defender and Guardian armors were meant for catchup for older players who were coming back for Iceborne. They weren't meant for new players.
That's true. I remember hitting a wall with the Elder's recess and also being low on money and research points.
So I hunted tons of High Rank Barroth and Jyruatodus for a while.
Bro "A snappin turtle" killed me off nice job man cant wait to see you in iceborne!
🤣 Im glad I could entertain. Thanks! Iceborne will be insane
Just saw this video pop up in my recommended, and while I usually don't watch low view videos from creators I've never heard of, I decided I'd give this one a go. I'm pleasantly surprised! I'm glad you enjoyed the game, and good work on the video!
Thats great! I really appreciate that, its very king
How do you find new creators then?
What a weird stipulation to have over smaller channels
finding videos of all these hunter greenhorns is both the most satisfying and most painful thing to watch, i love watching people struggle to learn just like i did back in the day, welcome to the family, happy hunting
been playing it The Monster Hunter series for 15+ years now. Always good to see new people enjoy it so much.
Glad to see Ur enjoying it hope you're hyped for monster hunter wilds like we are 🙌
I totally am! Although it makes me a bit anxious. I still havent fully done everything in MHW. Im on some of the end-game stuff now, and I started Rise as well and want to finish that off too before wilds. But I am excited for it
U got lots of time to finish both games just have fun while you do and enjoy it 🙌
Loved listening to your first experience with the game, and lookin forward to the next video!
Thank you!
Love to see you keeping up the tradition of NO ONE being able to name their palico something normal
LOL I love seeing everyones palico names! Everyone is pretty creative with it! Freetacos has a pet named burrito
also, I love that the names get saved to the little felyne helpers 😀
Mines named Kip though :(
I named mine Novahkiin, which is the name of a dragon in Elder Scrolls Online lol i’m a nerd
ive been a mh fan for roughly half my life now, i live the games and world is my favorite so far, by a lot. It is always so weird to me to hear people saying that MH isnt as big of a game or that you barely hear about it since so many people i know play it and i follow so many people online who are fans. Anyways its great to see another person join the community for one of the best games of all time
Now that Im into it, I definitely see the popularity but it seemed like I hadnt heard much about it beforehand yknow. Idk, maybe thats just my anecdotal experience. I just wish I saw it sooner
@@VonClaytonGamingit’s definitely not too huge cause I’m doin my first play through in 2024 it’s dope tho probably way bigger over seas my guess
Welcome to the family, Hunter. Enjoy the journey, Hope to see you in MH Wilds.
I cant wait for Wilds! I will also beat Rise and kill fatalis hopefully
@VonClaytonGaming that is a good way to killing times while waiting for MH Wilds... DO IT!! 😎😎😎
@@CLUMSY101 thats the plan! Ive got alot of work to do until then
Im excited though, it will be here in no time
i always love hearing about peoples first experiences with this series. Ive been playing since the release on the Wii and in that time it has become one of my fave series of all time. Your first time playing a monster hunter game and slowly but surely becoming more and more proficient through each of the boss encounters and the constant reward of investing time into your loadouts. The balance of this game is actually phenomenal when you think about it.
The game mimics itself in real life even. The skill gap between beginning this game and ending it is immense. And even by the end you will not know a lot about the intricacies of the series as a whole. In the same way the skill gap between new players and old players is also immense. It shows that your journey as a hunter has only just begun.
Wow playing on the Wii must be wild! Thats a great comment. I think thats what ive really come to love about the game, its a bit of a learning curve at first, but eventually it becomes very rewarding and the game is worth investing in, which is kind of what I was looking for in a new RPG!
I cant wait to grow with Rise and Wilds as well
Some GS tips;
You should always charge attacks on GS. It allows you to tackle out of a charge. Tackling also skips the combo hit you are currently on. If you are charging the first GS hit, tackle out of it by pressing the right mouse button as you are still holding the left and your character will shoulder bash forward a little, immediately clicking and holding the left click again to start charging after a tackle will then see you skip the first hit entirely and go into the second. Tackle also is your bread and butter defense option as a GS user. It provides hyper armor so only a handful of things in the game can actually make you get knocked out of a tackle. Be aware though it is also better at most times to just roll out of the way of an attack. Only tackle if you absolutely can not avoid a hit and have to tank it. Other than those set few things, your tackle is immune to everything in the game CC-wise. It also gives 50 - 75% damage reduction and a way to skip to the last big GS hit much faster when short on time during a monster opening. Also if you tackle and hit a monsters head, the tackle is a KO move which means it builds up stun damage on the monster forcing a topple that will see stars over the monsters head when the KO threshold is reached. The GS does not do KO damage as it is a slicing weapon and not blunt. so the side blow and tackle are your only go to's for that.
Nice, I appreciate the tips. There's def alot to learn about the weapons, they're so in depth
What I appreciate about this video is how much you really get into it. Finding out the little details and trying to really see what everything has and can do. I'm also really glad you understood what the guardian armor was for and didn't just say it was too easy of a game. Don't stop what you're doing and I hope you've found your new favorite game!
I love that you named your Palico Bunk. I need to watch The Wire again.
I was watching the wire for the first time during that time! seemed like a good name xD
I guess I considerd myself McNulty but maybe thats not a great thing
If there is one game I wish i could go back and play for the first time again its this one. Ive been playing MH since well. . . Monster Hunter, and after having basically the same graphics for over 10 years this game was like nothing else Id ever experienced. Its like all us first fleeters could finally brag about our favorite game and other people would know what we are talking about.
interesting! The game flew under my radar for a long time for sure. Im glad I found the franchise through world. World is definitely a really awesome and unique game
This is a really great video, such a well made piece of content. Keep it up brother!
I really appreciate that! I worked hard on the video, hope to do more justice
As someone who has played since 4 Ultimate, I have totally forgotten, how hard it is to get into the series. Although world has a lot more explained than older games it is still a massive amount of knowlege to just get started.
A small tip though, the games were all made for consoles so playing with a controller is a lot smoother. Also I heard you spam your mouse with the greatsword. Charging it by holding down deals a lot more damage, as it was designed for that. It's not a button mashing game.
it really is! I didnt feel like I had any idea what I was doing until like 30 hours in, honestly. even then I barely had started. Yes, I believe I picked that up about greatsword I think. I did try it with my xbox controller and I was like oh, ok yeah way more intuitive. Im also playing rise a bit on the side and I may fully switch to controller for playing that. esp since alot of tutorials I look up are controller based 💀
but thank you!
@@VonClaytonGaming If possible I'd recommend trying to learn 2-3 weapons. Some monsters are just easier with some weapons, and it seems the Devs agree since Wilds lets you carry two. Since you seem to main the GS, I'd say pick up something pretty fast like SnS, DB, or Hammer. A lot of the GS skills translate to hammer.
Also, SnS is straight up busted in LR and most of HR with the clutch claw shot. They also massively buffed the perfect rush combo and it does about as much damage as a true charge slash combo with the GS.
This was Genuinely awesome to watch seeing a guy just experience the game without knowing any of the monsters and learning over time. Just amazing.
thats amazing you say that! Im really glad you enjoyed it. Monster hunter is a really awesome game and Im glad I found it!
You are so underrated! Thank you so much
I apprecaite you saying that! It means alot to me.
the MH series was super niche before MHW, probably because it was mainly on portable consoles like the DS and switch, and the only home console release other than the clunky originals is on the Wii. there are aspects of MHW that i dislike and consider lacking to older games, but i'm still forever thankful to this game for making it more mainstream and introducing so many new fans. its such a massive joy every time seeing new people enjoying the series that ive enjoyed since ye olde times when i was young and didnt know a single other person who even knew, better yet cared about it. i love monster hunter man i love it so much
a note for next time, you should include your first reaction to all the monsters the first time you see them, it's a perfectly normal addiction of mine i promise! (if you already did, my bad, zorah confuses me sometimes, i forget when you fight him.. hes very forgettable..)
Im glad that it has had great success too. MHW is a super popular game, def introduced me to it. I'm glad I found the game and gave it a go
Us Monster Hunters will accompany you for the rest of your Monster Hunting road
LETS GO FIVERS
I got roped into playing mhw recently and i wish i gotten it a lot sooner too
its great. how recently? it can be a tad frustrating 😶
@@VonClaytonGaming like a week ago but if i get stuck i just call my friends to help me out
@@kimchijam heck yeah! its fun, just enjoy it. the fights and the game itself are so long, plenty of content. I also started streaming and ended up playing with alot of people who helped me out alot.
really good video showing a new players perspective hope you make more
heck yeah! Ill go through the whole playthrough. glad you enjoyed it
you got me wanted to get monster hunter now man!
If you've never played before, Id say its probably worth a shot, Ive been enjoying it. Can be a steep learning curve ngl
Its great to see people get into monster hunter
as we say, "🎉HAPPY HUNTING"
You too! Happy hunting. Ive been enjoying it alot and cant wait for Wilds (I gotta finish rise first lol)
one of us!!!
one of us!!!
ONE OF US!!!
Looking at your early game you, just spaming click on great sword is realy hurting my hunter feelings xD Happy you loved the game !
lmfao you are not the first to say so, and I am sorry😅
I eventually learned, so many bad habits hahaha
You will gain popularity soon. Goodluck fellow Hunter!
Mh4u was my 1st mh. I was 30 yrs old and working far from home. Always staying in hotels. My spine was badly injured during this time. It was a life changing year. Because of my injury(which still hurts daily)i also quit drinking. 4u has a special place in my memories from 2013-now. World is my #2. Rise is ok.
I still play 4u on my 3ds about 1 or 2 hunts before bed. 😊
MH4U looks really good! I may go back and play it at some time.
sorry to hear about your injury, video games can be very comforting and helpful during those times!
I am curious to see this fellow Hunter play. Happy hunting! I will continue watching with interesting!
Maan that video remind me when I was still learning how to play MH3U on 3DS, when I used to take about 40 minutes to finish a hunt, pure nostalgia
lmfao, especially in Iceborne I started timing out alot of fights because of how little damage I can do
Monster Hunter world has sold almost 25 million copies and has been heavily monetized on TH-cam. It is NOT being slept on.
I slept on it =..(
Always enjoy seeing new people come into the game. As a former Great Sword main, now a Switch Axe after moving to pc, love seeing people maining "Big Stick" as I always called it. But I don't know how you can play on mouse and keyboard. Could never get a hang of it, I've stayed with controller.
You see. Alot of newcomers dont know that you dont HAVE TO grab a quest and do quest. Rince repeat.
The game allows you to go on EXPEDITIONS! you can literally explore the WORLD ITSELF at your leisure!
You can mine mineral deposits, LOCATE multiple campsites which act as your spawn points.
Fishing spots, bugs to pick up, Eggz to carry.
The unique thing about this world is that you WILL come across big boss monsters. But majortity of the time. They WILL NOT attack the player!
You can literally just casually stroll by them and they wont do anything to ya. Like an old neighbour lmao.
But some of the agressive boss momsters will attack you on SIGHT! like rajang and deviljhos.
Gotta love seeing Late Bloomer Hunters
As a guy with over 500 hours of this game, full max level gear, and 15 builds across four weapons, I can firmly say that this is a very good game.
I started with MH1 and had thousand of hours in it back in middle school. I didn't play another one till MHW( mostly because I became a pc gamer and this is the first official game to hit the PC) and I gotta say MHW is one of the best games I've ever played. The original was so good and honest world is just more of the same but better. Honestly less has changed over the last 20 years than you'd expect.
Ive been looking at some of the older games as Ive learned about this franchise and its pretty crazy! I didn't realize how similar some of the older games are, its cool to see whats changed and what hasnt. I may try to emulate or find some of the older games too. they have a certain nostalgia to them, even though I havent experienced them.
@@VonClaytonGaming yeah most "changes" are additions to essentially the same game.
I started at MH4U, there were a lot of information available, but for some unknown reason I also went like 100 hours without any search online
I dont regret it tho 😅 Great video, welcome!!!
haha! very nice. I went into it pretty blind. I had fun though. MH4U seems awesome and I may go back and play older MH games in the future! thanks for watching
The game never popped off in the West (although it's still been extremely popular in it's own way) until World because they are difficult as all hell, unintuitive at first, and hold your hand 0% and thats why we love it. It kind of reminds me of FromSoft's games in that regard.
I think adding in the Defenders set was easily the worst decision they could've made for new players. Vets of the series would already know and understand the crafting mechanics and skills system but theres no way for a new player to know, and throwing them into end game where all of a sudden it's required knowledge is just cruel. Especially with certain weapons like the Charge Blade, Bow, or Heavy Bowgun it is *MANDITORY* to understand what the armor skills are and how you need to build them for your weapon to truly do the DPS it's supposed to do. Can't do that in the early game with all the wiggle room when they're giving you "Defenders set: big number pick this one" 😂😅
I'm so happy that MH has become so popular in the mainstream game culture
i was a fan of the game since the original in PS2 but I don't have Nintendo console so I only play Half of the MH game in the franchise which is still a lot ( PS2, PSP, PC) but thanks to the success of World I know that any future MH game will be on PC and major platform and not fckin Nintendo DS
I had never played Mon Hun before World. I'm now sitting just above 1,200 hours. I still play consistently. I'm playing it right now, actually
Thats awesome! I think it was the first title for alot of people. Its great, very fun
Monster Hunter and Dragons Dogma are two very underated and amazing games by Capcom.
I'm happy they're catching people's attention and hope they grow well.
yes! definitely a new monster hunter fan here. I keep hearing about dragons dogma and it looks very good
MonHun World was never slept on. It was Capcom's highest selling game for a reason
Welcome to the Monster Hunter train, it will not stop.
Who said I wanted it to 😈😊
5:20 Yeah that’s why a lot of folks never recommend any new players use the defender armor or the catch up weapons because you’ll be very poorly ready for iceborn xD lmao
“Damn dude, this looks complicated” yeah, yeah it is.
“I hope I can be a cat person” well, you can in…Generations Ultimate? I think…
Always super hyped to see someone new encounter the franchise.
Its awesome though. Makes the game pretty fun
Lmfao I dont think I want to be a palico anymore
Im glad youre hyped!
My favorite part is where you said the first ten hours is learning the game...when the running joke in the world community is that the base game is the tutorial hahaha that being said, as a MH veteran I'm always glad to see more people discovering the series and enjoying themselves, but yeah it doesn't really hold your hand. I consider myself lucky that I got into the game at launch and had no internet for a month after getting it, it forced me to figure shit out on my own, made me a better hunter....anyway, keep on hunting and enjoy your time with the game
The tutorial lasts until the credits roll then the game starts... That even goes for Iceborne, it's just a new tutorial lol
@@Kriss_941 hahhaa it's funny cuz it's true hahaja
yeah honestly I didnt look up any guides or get any outside advice until I started streaming. But yes, I didnt even start ACTUALLY getting the hang of it until like 100+ hours honestly. I had no idea how much end game content there actually is either. the game just got deeper and deeper 🤣
@@VonClaytonGaming I just recently started up a new game on PC, but I started on Xbox, put in several hundreds on there, then I found out all my friends played on Playstation so I swapped to that, put in like 1700 hours there and I STILL feel like there's shit I don't know hahaha (and yes, several of my friends mock me for buying the same game in 3 systems hahaha)
@@altnerdpodcast damn! youre not the only one. Ive heard people play through Rise on the switch and on PC. hey, if you like it you like it. maybe one day Ill start another playthrough without defenders or something
I also recommend trying Lance. So satisfying when you land those Counters
I'll give it a go! once I finish everything up Ill probably play with a bunch of weapons, or at least hope to
Very cool you picked it up, join the awesome community! :D
thank you! the community is awesome. when I was livestreamimg the game I met so many nice people that were very helpful. they all felt more receptive/nicer than other groups of gamers
@@VonClaytonGaming that is very good to hear. Sometimes games like this get played by "git gud" people, but I think everyone just loves the game and want others to enjoy it aswell!
@@Pflanzenturio yeah I can see that. Im not much of a min/maxer or meta chaser, but I have been learning alot at gittin gud. I mean some monsters have forced me to level up my gameplay.
But yes super enjoyable game
@@VonClaytonGaming sure there are armor skills that make sense to min/max, but alot of skills are good for us normys and won't be used by speedrunners. So play what you are comfortable with and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
And leveling up the gameplay is the core motivation for alot of players, to beat that specific monster that makes alot of truble :D
Nice video!
I think I have 250 hours in MH:WI, I still haven't beaten all of it. I recently came back but started on MH Rise and is about 25 hours in.
I also play mouse and keyboard and agree with that it's a bit awkward at times. I simply can't change to controller because moving the camera with my thumb feels so bad after 30 years with mouse for 3d games and working in 3d programs.
nice! I have yet to finish as well at like 350 hours currently. I did try controller and yeah the camera can be tough. I may have to try it again. Some things work way better on controller
Im happy to see so many new players to our wonderful community, lets hope they dont develop ptsd like the rest of us tho
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MHW has sold over 20 million units so it’s not *really* slept on but it is an incredible game.
I slept on it :(
welcome to the hunt, Fiver.
I APPRECIATE IT FELLOW HUNTER
LETS GET THESE HUNTS DONE
I can totally understand that not everyone is gonna be interested in MH but at least since world came out the franchise should at least be known by majority of gamers. You must have been in a very rare bubble.
I was just obsessed with WoW and OSRS for the most part tbh lmfao
Hahaha... atleast your ready for next year. Monster Hunter Wilds... Don't Miss it =D
I cant wait for wilds but I hope to at least kill Fatalis and then beat Rise before!
Great video to inspiring new player❤
thank you! Loving MH in general now
"This game is slept on!" - Meanwhile... Best selling Capcom game of all time. Not sure its slept on, but its awesome to see people finding it for the first time!
For making a reference to "The Wire", you sir have a new sub lol.
YES! I love the Wire. I was finishing watching it for the first time while playing Monster Hunter, around that time a few years ago now.
there you go giving a fuckin when it aint your turn to give a fuck
I've been playing this series since MH Freedom Unite. I sometimes forget the learning curve new players have to go through.
Loved MH:World, I have 1600 hours in the game. I liked it much more than MH:Rise. Monster Hunter: Wilds is much more similar to world and I'm so excited to play it in 2025.
I cant wait either! I still have to finish Rise, I have maybe 30 hours in it but Ive been enjoying it alot
Defender Armor is a mistake, it probably ruined a lot for you. Glad you still enjoyed it.
it might've been better without it, but I still had a good time
The fact that you picked up the game entirely by yourself is an incredible achievement in itself! I had the luxury of having friends show me the ropes back in the day, I'm not sure I would've had the patience for it otherwise.
And pay no attention to the elitists crying about defender weapons and armor. As long as you had fun! It seemed as though you were on the path in learning the mechanics anyway. Very curious to see what your setup is now!
There are definitely elitists out there but I guarantee most people wouldn't care if it didn't heavily affect the core gameplay loop of the first two ranks. There is no getting around that. Obviously he didn't know so there's no blame being placed on him from me, but it's just unfortunate. Can kill a bit of the excitement of watching someone else, at least in my personal experience. The fact of the matter is that this gear does not exist in the game before expansions. I personally hate that they put this shit in Rise as well once Sunbreak dropped but that's a whole different topic. I just hope that the console/PC drops becoming simultaneous goes some way towards fixing this issue
Slept on? Many (myself included) have called one of the greatest games of all time. Medieval-esque fantasy game where you go and hunt literal dragons (wyverns are a type of dragon) and other mythical beasts in an attempt to allow humanity to recover from the monsters first appearance. While using weapons, some of which can only be described as Cocaine infused DaVinci inspirations. Maybe your group of friends slept on MH games but don't lump the rest of us in with that lot.
In all seriousness I hope you thoroughly enjoy MH games (and it looks that you have) and I hope to see you in Wilds. Good luck hunter. o7
See you in wilds brother.
Indeed! Getting excited. Gotta kill fatalis and finish Rise first lol
I would say that Monster hunter was slept on before world, now it’s pretty mainstream
Always fun to see new hunters. Will you be playing Wilds when it comes out?
I sure hope to! I cant wait actually. I may make a video looking at what we know so far.
I want to kill fatalis and beat Rise first
I hope you had an 2000+hours of gameplay to this wonderful game
respect for learning it on mouse and key, the game is definitely a controller game in my opinion
it feels pretty good. I finally got a good xbox controller and have been playing Rise, and it feels way more intuitive. But I still play MHW on mouse for some reason
The only game where you can play AS a palico/cat is generations ultimate
And they level up equip learn skills
Whole different way of playing
Boomerang + melee + abilities
The prowler gameplay was so fun.
Interesting! I was mostly joking about that, but thats pretty funny that you can play as a palico
I'd have to load my old saves on Playstation to tell you the full total, but I recently did a full restart on PC, already up to 57 hours and barely scratched the surface of Iceborne content
I appreciate you saying so! My friend had played it and I watched him play once, but I never really had anyone play it with me. After a while I started streaming it, and had some people give me some tips for sure. But yeah, I just kind of hopped in!
I did use the forbidden armor, but I dont feel like it ruined the experience for me. Although looking back it is crazy overpower. But It also helped me learn the game lmfao. I am not super skilled and still managed to die. Plus it reaches a point where there are mechanics that 1 shot you anyway
I slowly but surely have learned. Right now I feel like Im barely getting the hang of building sets and what not, I'm still a noob it seems
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@@VonClaytonGaming plenty of time to catch up. I used it too but have been playing since MH4U and wanted to get to Iceborne asap, only issue is I did it so fast I barely had any decorations and am farming HR content to get some stuff for certain weapons and charms now lol. Luckily I did slow down enough to do the requests and get all the unlocks. only missing a few food items
@@mrbastos yeah I actually took a second before moving onto iceborne and went back and farmed like every optional quest o.o just for the fuck of it, but it helped me get alot.
But thats awesome! I wish I had found this franchise sooner. The older games look awesome too. I may even try and go back and play them at some point
Sounds like you're the one who's been asleep lmao. Glad to have you on board though
Thats basically what Im saying
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legit for how successful mhw was world wide like nobody talks about monster hunter
I agree! it has a huge community and I just feel like I never really hear it brought up. especially not in conversations it should be like good RPGs or games that people should try
Yeah, just picked this up again because I'm hyped for Wilds, and I refuse to get the defender's armor. Partly because it would make things too easy, but mostly because it looks bad. 😂
lmfao fair enough, it isnt the coolest looking gear at all..
Im glad you can transmog later in the game
with the defender gear I would argue that you don't get the full experience using it... keep in mind the armor set and weapons were not a part of the game when it first came out and was only added after Iceborne to give players a way to essentially just speedrun through the entire base game and get to the DLC. It was never intended to be used for a "first time experience" and tbh I think they should have made that more clear somehow in the game.
As you say it robbed you of actually having to learn how to play the game during the initial "tutorial" section of the game allowing you to just brute force your way to iceborne where you're suddenly at the level of difficulty that's intended and well at this point it's assumed you already know how to play, so no tutorials here.
If you play the game with the intended armor sets you'll see that it has a gradual learning curve as monsters get harder, and then it tends to add some "walls" or "skill checks" that you need to clear. They usually mark a noticable uptick in difficulty after which monsters get more aggressive and deal more damage. In base game the first wall players face is Anjanath, in Iceborne they do a similar thing, with the first wall being Barioth.
This even goes all the way to the very end game where in order to "prove" you can take on Fatty you need to first clear alatreon who might not be that much harder than other fights, but due to his "gimmick" requires you to actually cater your build to him and keep very high attack pressure while targeting specific parts...
Yes! I definitely struggled particularly on Barioth and learned alot relatively quickly. all in all, I still had a good time in the base game, I just had a learning curve in iceborne. even with defenders armor Im still trash anyway 🤣 but yeah the first several monsters were too easy.
oh well! I am also playing rise and I dont think theres any catch up gear or anything. might be an easier game too. either way, I definitely hit a learning curve and Im working through it.
these videos are old too and most recently I defeated ruiner nergigante solo which felt pretty good, but definitely a DPS check 😒
@@VonClaytonGaming there is catch up gear in rise but it's really not necessary
Sometimes... logic works in exactly the ways you'd expect. Take the time to think of all the items and tools you've been running around collecting. For example:
Being too close to the magmacores gets you blown up because you donxt know how to handle it with melee (there are ways) right? So... use a Light or Heavy Bowgun that can fire water or ice ammo!
It goes in different ways... if a monster feels too fast to you, use Dual Blades or anything else faster. OR... use a Lance or Gunlance and let the monster come to YOU, as those weapons are based around staying in their faces and being able to block most attacks.
HMm so youre rotating weapons every fight based on how well the weapon type works against them?
@@VonClaytonGaming not every fight, I've played enough years to be able to deal in most cases, but yes, some weapons just work better against different challenges, and I find it funny that most people don't even think of that.
@@VonClaytonGaming put it this way... if you keep getting smashed, there are three ways to deal:
1) observe the monster more to get even better at memorizing tells, and identifying safe zones. One example is when Gold Rathian does her tail sweep back-flip, like Pink version but often comboed... there are places you can stand underneath her that are completely safe, depending on the direction, which you'll need to be looking for til you internalize it.
2) Evasion. If you aren't familiar or practiced enough with being able to dodge things like roars, tail whips or shoulder tackles with your natural I-frames, try adding Evade Window armor skill. Evade distance makes it easier, but is not really necessary unless a monster's attacks cover too much area for you to get comfortable. To get better at natural I-frames, slowly reduce Evade Window levels until you feel right.
3) Block. The only weapons that can block in the game are the ones with natural shields, Great Sword and HBG with shield modifications attached. The SnS and Charge Blade are based on a small shield like bucklers, so blocking most attacks will push you back far, while Lance and Gunlance are more tower shield... they will not be pushed as far back.
However, some attacks and increasing intensity will even push a Lancer back, requiring a bit of time to recover. The ways to reduce this is to add more levels of the Guard skill (up to a max of 5), and the 1-point skill Guard Up is often overlooked by newbies... that allows you to block normally unblockable stuff, like gas attacks. Even so, there are things you can do with a couple of weapons to circumvent using those armor skills... Lance has an Absolute Defense move that lets you block 360 degrees at once by jamming your shield into the dirt. Even without Guard 5 or Guard Up, you can block some Elder Dragon ultimates (Teo's Nova, Namielle's huge Lightning burst) and not be moved, though you still take reduced damage from gnarly attacks.
And for Charge Blade, you're expected to transfer phial charges into the shield anyway for your SAED attacks, but as long as the shield has that boost, it behaves more like a Lance/Gunlance shield, preventing high pushback from lighter attacks while guarding normally in SnS mode OR Guardpointing.
Finally, when GS blocks some sharpness is reduced, but meh.
So when I don't want to deal with a monster's wide or heavy attacks, or I just don't feel like running around and dodging a bunch, I use a Lance or Gunlance. People call them slow, but they don't really understand the intricacies... using a Gunlance with long shells nearly doubles your attack range and shelling cannot bounce. Also, a draw attack from a sprint results in a running stab... but if you go for a shell (charged or normal) from that running stab, you can easily hit monsters from a middle distance, even outside of LS tripping range. And Lance has its charge... just run up from across the map and repeatedly stab as you do.
The standard walk speed is what messes new players up in judging weapons, but a big part of the game is putting your weapon away and sprinting full speed anyway. Very few weapons really move around unsheathed most of the time, like DBs and IG, so take that into account.
Example: Teostra. If you use Dual Blades, there's lots of evasion and positioning you must set up. If you use a Lance, you almost never have to put your weapon away. You can block or counter everything it does, and it's just 5 hops (evades) to clear blastblight. And even if you DO get blastblight, it doesn't trigger when you block other attacks, only when you get actually hit.
Furthermore, consider Vaal Hazak's gas cloud attack. When everyone else is trying to leave the AOE, you can walk right through with your shield up, or even shield dodge through with a Lance. And if Namielle uses its water breath or Teostra uses sweeping fire breath, blocking it ONCE will make the rest of the animation harmless, safely giving you tons of free hit opportunities.
This is one way to play, another is to stick to a specific and realize certain monsters will be fought different ways, like countering magma cores with LS or tackling through them with GS or guardpoint with CB. However, you can also instead swap in and out based on your opponent, for example, I main CB, if I don’t know a monster or am not confident against it, I will always run CB, because it’s what I’m best and most comfortable with, however I am capable with every weapon. As an example I know Rathalos inside and out, and have found I most enjoy running Greatsword versus Rath.
@@blackmantis1511 right, which is why I said (there are ways). But for a newer player still trying to figure out exactly how those Blademaster intricacies work, a Gunner weapon can alleviate the pain until one figures out the tells and timing on attacks.
I'm pretty much the same as you, but even going into a new monster fight... while I prefer Lance or GL so I can safely study the monster, I'll do perfectly fine in a new fight with IG, LBG, Bow, and Hammer as well.
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Such a shame you missed out on the armor customization. I nearly went with the Defender set too. They really should have made it clear that it was only meant for people who wanted to skip straight to IB
Its no big deal! I eventually got to the point where I'm learning all of that. The end game has quite alot of stuff and armor building
@@VonClaytonGaming I love MH; started with Freedom Unite on PSP. really want to play Iceborne I'm hoping by the time I'm done with Rise I can get Iceborne on the cheap.
@@fesimco4339 thats awesome! I wish I found it earlier. I still have rise to finish and now we have Wilds coming in the near future
@@VonClaytonGaming So fucking hyped man, you on steam with rise?
@@fesimco4339 I am, I need to remember my username >.> Im away from my main computer rn
I suggest learning and maintaining 2-4 weapons, with at least 1 being a ranged weapon. Some monsters are way easier with different weapons or with a ranged weapon.
Learn what skills do, and which skills are important for your weapons. Certain monsters can basically be trivialized by certain skills as well.
Thats probably a really good suggestion. I saw a tier list talking about what monsters are a PITA vs the weapon you use and it made me realize that yeah.. some weapon types have a disadvantage. I am working on building up some bows, but this is good advice I think! I will try it out
I appreciate your advice. skills is something I can focus on more as well.
"Super slept on"
It sold 25+ million copies
Now the older titles, sure.
Apparently everyone and their mother said the same thing so just ignore me, have fun with the game!
😂the clickbait worked
I slept on it is the truth
but no longer
Im assuming youve learned how to now, but god it was painful as a long time GS main watching you never charge in the zorah fight
🤣🤣🤣 Im sure theres alot of painful moments. like never putting myself out from being on fire. but yes also charging. in hindsight, some guidance wouldnt have hurt 🤣
ppl just don’t wanna grind or do their own research
FPS is their level
its can get tiring for sure. especially when you die to a monster like 5 times with 40-50 minutes fights. takes alot of energy to battle a monster 🤣
@@VonClaytonGaming
STAY SHARP, AND PLAY SMART NOT HARDER
@@unlimited971 Ill try to use my brain
There is so so much I've learned xD
Slept on is a reach, MonHun has always been niche but World had huge success, it just doesn’t need that big of a population to be successful on top of the fact that it’s not a live service game and Capcom already stopped producing new content for it so of course it was going to die out. It’s resurgence has to do with Capcom literally telling people to go play it again and we happily did cause it’s that good, plus their new game coming out “Wilds” will be similar to Word
Yeah I mean it was mainly slept on by me 🤣 but I feel like I rarely hear it mentioned. theres definitely way more people that play it than I thought
Oh gosh, he's a new player. I understand 100%, but dang, hearing him spam click with greatsword hurts the soul.
.> if you can believe that
@VonClaytonGaming I get it. Most games tend to teach players spamming is ok to do. I like to treat the attacks hunters make to a fighter from a fighting game. Gotta hit the buttons at the right point, or the combo will drop
@@PythonKnight I have slowly learned to be more patient and treat it a bit more "turn based"
I know what you mean
it feels more obvious on the controller for some reason
I might have used defender but I changed the entire set and weapon for Nergagante and it made him a pain.
I think I started doing the same, the thing I didn't realize was the huge amount of extra HP it gives you... probably the most op part
Monster Hunter World is the bloody goat!
it is! bloody goat 😶
its a great game
congratulation,you just hurt the Soul of Greatsword users by mashing the attack buttons instead of holding em and perform some true charge release : )
IM SORRY I WAS NEW. I figured it out... eventually
I will watch with great interest also
(Also for a better experience try to not use the defender armor and weapons made to make the game too easy)
^ this. Catch up gear kinda ruins the first-time experience.
Trust me when I say, you don't even know the half of it when you say "underrated" lol.
Got about 2k hours in world. But, i've been playing monster hunter games since playstation 2.
The series been underrated since before youtube was around and probably before most of the people who started with world were born. Since i know a few friends who even started on the PsP and 3DS.
Loved the game on the Wii as wel. Monster Hunter Tri. In that game you could actually swim in the water and fight underwater.
They took that out with world. But i'm hoping it's in wilds too! Overall, i'm praying on your success~! You should try some of the other games as well! All of them are great! World finally brought monster hunter to the main stream. Ironically enough, it's underrated years later still in the main stream lol.
After monster hunter rise, and Sunbreak, (I've had more fun with it than world. Put an extra 1,000 hours on that). I've loved that wilds is incorpating mechanics from BOTH games~!
So overal, I hope you cover content on that game too!
I tried Rise, and couldn't really get into it. Then I picked up World. 170+ hours in, it's brought me back to video games. That magic has been gone for me for a while. This is the perfect level of difficulty, in my opinion. Oh, and you have probably figured this out now, but while you're charging your greatsword attack, you can shoulder bump him, which brings you to the next level of charge. Subbed! I like these laid back videos.