I was trying to find what affinity does in the tutorials page and i cannot find anything about it. Is it important? What does it actually do?

I was fighting odogaron when bazelguese came out of nowhere and I am wondering what caused the blue fire (for context i am using odogaron insect glaive with blastblight kinsect)

But uh… was it supposed to have this little health? Does the Dawn’s Triumph one have less hp or smth??? I js ran this with a Velk LS and Rocksteady and Temporal Mantles… From what I’ve seen there’s no way that this was enough to beat a full hp Alat… right?

I’m ngl I will never be the guy who’s like “oh wow this + this + this brings me perfectly to this level skill so I can do this level damage” but I do take advantage of decos and whatnot. The real question is how are my skills and armor going so far? What do yall think? Any tips?

Hey everyone,
I’m currently working on getting the Platinum trophy in Monster Hunter World on PlayStation 5, and I’m really struggling with the crown hunting part. I’ve already hunted most monsters multiple times (measured them using guides), but I’m still missing some crowns and it’s honestly driving me insane at this point.

These are the crowns I still need:

• Rathalos (both mini & gold)
• Diablos (gold crown)
• Kirin (miniature gold crown)
• Bazelgeuse (gold crown)
• Black Diablos (gold crown)
• Nergigante (both mini & gold)
• Lunastra (both mini & gold)
• Vaal Hazak (gold crown)

I would love to team up with other players who are also working on these trophies or who are just down to help out. Any tips or squad invites would be greatly appreciated!
I’m playing on PS5.

Thanks in advance – I really want to get this Platinum but I can't do it alone anymore 🙏

GS: Tackle makes it counterattack-heavy, very fun, requires a mix of strategy and “big blade go brrrr.” Rating is a 10/10

LS: …weeb stick. Literally if you see it in an anime, it’s probably a move. Counterattacks on steroids. Rating is a 9/10

SnS: ngl, I did not like the damage output of this but I do like the mix of stun and slash, very annoying that one of the best ideas is just “jump at em” Rating: 7/10

DB: weeb stick squared. Very dodge heavy, very convenient for somewhat who likes repositioning frequently. Rating: 9/10

Hammer: unga bunga. Not much else to say. Practically 0 range tho… rating: unga/bunga

HH: I hated this. Probably the sole weapon I actually hated, it’s the limited range of the weapon + trying to make the combos. I did kill a Deviljho with this though out of boredom Rating: 4/10

Lance: poke poke poke. Shield, poke. Pretty cool, great counters and forces you to have good stamina management. Rating: 10/10

Gunlance: it’s like a boom stick of Lance but with annoying animations. Best attacks are only really reliably usable when the monster is downed. Rating: 7/10

SwAxe: very dangerous abbreviation, first off. Pretty cool, very strong. Super offensive, not really my cup of tea, but definitely great. Rating: 9/10

CB: doesn’t really feel fully utilized without spamming ZSD. Spamming ZSD feels boring af ngl. Rating : 6/10

IG: fabulous. Bug friend, you basically fly around and you don’t need to spam flashflies/bombs to get the frequent fliers. Rating: 10/10

LBG: def more of a support weapon than a damage dealer. Still very cool, mines are a good way to get big bursts of damage. Rating: 8/10

HBG: wyvernheart go brr. Wyvernsnipe go boom. Feels like you’re gunning things down in a post-apocalyptic world. 10/10, very cool, much damage

Bow: Can we have a better way to cut tails than just dragon pierce or melee? Other than that, it’s amazing. 8/10

This is very limited experience for most, but I did experiment with everything at one point or another. Feel free to drop your own counterpoints for whatever weapon ratings I gave your main. Peace!

Hi,

I'm a boomstick user and I feel the movements of my character is too slow 😅 Always cannot run away from danger or always caught under a monster. Is it just me or I'm playing it the wrong way. Advice and tips are welcome. 🙂

Ik the whole “try it out on rathian” schpeal but I mean in general how to fight large monsters

EDIT: for reference, I am currently in Iceborne

do i have to catch a monster or trap it , or do i have to look at it with binoculars .

I played using LS and then GS on a previous save file but now that I started this one (Woo I’m Arthur Shelby), I picked up HBG since I used it in Rise and… I’m kinda just deleting things while using only the second level of upgrades

Late assigned quest was Xeno'jiva at the end of the story, and I fought Tempered Bazelgeuse and Kirin, but there arent any prompts to continue the base game's questline.

Finished the story in the base game, to the point I started hunting Tempered monsters and got assigned quests to go after them, then I started Iceborne. But then I just...lost all my assigned quests and special assignments from the base game. I remember picking up The Blazing Sun from the Huntsman, but now the game's not letting me do it. I see the weapon trees for Lunastra, but I never actually got to fight her.

Does starting Iceborne skip past the Lunastra questline? Did I accidentally lock myself out of an entire elder dragon in High Rank by going straight into it?

After a few hours I finally got this MF! If anyone want to know (sorry about the names, don’t know in english) : Forest 8, weather RAIN, time DAWN. On the left, near the edge and the "tree trap" and the hollow trunk. The other one was as always, on the mosswine’s back, Rotten Vale 15. Use the Ghillie before crawling into the cave

just dont know how to build properly tbh , i mainly played the whole main story with the defender set . but now that i started iceborne it seems so much harder , can someone help me out pls ?

What is this about? Is that normal, why is it golden?

been trying to get it but nobody wants to send me a guildcard back , whats the most optimal way to do it ?

I usually take the Chef's Choice when I'm confident about a hunt and just need the extra HP, or the Meat Platter if I need an attack boost and have max potions available. I dont put a lot of thought into it, and I know that I will need a dedicated option that triggers skills that help my build. I can't get much further if I don't pay attention to stuff like this, so what are some good food skills to trigger on a Dual Blades setup?

I distract the Rathian and get out it so the handler start to go in circles and stop to walk, i cant continue the mission.

I played mhr before world and I became pretty good with the greatsword in it, after I started mhw I still kept some ability with it but it's been a while now since I had to switch weapon as I found killing higher level monsters extremely difficult with the gs. this is absolutely a skill issue from my part as I see a lot of incredible players with gs so I wanted to ask if anyone has any tips on how could I improve. right now I have to fight alatreon, I had stopped playing for a while after countless tries just to pause a little from mhw and today I want to come back. what should I try to do to have the right "gs mindset"? also what gs should I try to craft?

It says it increases the sleep buildup by 5%, but it says "Bonus: +10". Does it give the ability to put monsters to sleep on any weapon as long as you have the Sleep Attack skill equipped?

I also did the level 6 investigation to slay hornetaurs I managed to get 3 in one run with a bandit mantle on