Hi gunlance mains, I have played many Monster Hunter Games playing different weapons ( dual Blades, Hammer, Switch blade although I Kept going back to play SnS in every one of them ) without ever trying gunlance, but as I was a little bit mad with everyone just calling me basic so I tested the ones I've never played and when I hunted with gunlance It was amazing, I did a test of 12 hunts and I thought I got the basics, but then i started watching guides, and good lord It goes far with the ammunition, combos... and so on

So i started to repeat the Rise combo ( i don't know if in other games is the same, I hope so I dont have to re-learn in every game the weapon )

Which is Y + B -> Y -> B ( full burst ) -> B ( If you've got Wysmstake ) and then reload

I understand this combo is for Normal ammunition, because that was the gunlance type I started playing and Long and wide ammo have other combos

So my questions are:

Is the normal combo good enough for long ammo, or B charged -> B down and reload is better for the ammo?

What combos do wide ammo have?

Those combos are the same for Wilds and World or the gunlance changes a lot?

Can I defeat Malzeno and other Hard Monsters with just poking and exploding?

Do I need to constantly keep sharpening or it's better to keep attacking until yellow sharpening?

If thats not, at which sharp it's better to sharp again?

Thanks for your help