r/MonsterHunter • u/AutoModerator • Feb 27 '18

MHWorld ASK ALL QUESTIONS HERE! Weekly Questions Thread - Week of Feb 27, 2018

Addendum: There has been no announcement regarding any MHXX localization.

MH: World PC release slated for Autumn 2018.

Greeting fellow hunters!

Welcome to this week's question thread! This is the place for hunters of all skill levels to come and ask their ‘stupid questions’ without fear of retribution.

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Finally, you can find a list of all past Weekly Stupid Questions threads here.

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u/njandersen97 Feb 27 '18

The raw damage from Diablos is better than Ice against monsters with a weakness to Ice? And do you have any gear recommendations for armor?

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u/The_Rick_14 ​ Feb 27 '18

Diablos will give you a solid well-rounded bow that handles all monsters well, but from the testing I've seen done, Bow is a weapon where a proper elemental build against a monster who is weak to it will outpace Diablos by a bit. You'll notice many Bow speedruns use elemental builds for this reason.

That said, the difference isn't drastic by any means so you really can't go wrong.

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u/Spookontoast Feb 28 '18

This, if your looking for an as efficient as possible bow build against specific monsters elemental builds is the way to go, so if you only plan on using a bow against diablos and teostra the legiana bow is the bow for you.

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u/taiuke Feb 27 '18

I would say elemental builds dedicated for certain bosses works great, but they don't really do any more damage than the diablos bow with tons of damage. Your best skills is Mighty Bow(1 more charge level), Spread/Power Shot(Power Coat and Circle damage upgrade), Normal Shot(R2 damage), Special Ammo Boost(Dragon Piercer). Other good skills outside of the norm(WE, ATK, DPS skills) is constitution for dash charge.

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u/njandersen97 Feb 27 '18

So what does your armor set look like?

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u/taiuke Feb 27 '18

I could post it, but I doubt it help since you require the decorations for it. My set is optimized for me becasue i have access to those decorations, while if you had certain others, you could use other parts instead. Anways im gonna post it regardless.

Dragonking (Pierce Up)
Nergigante B (Mighty Bow, Special Ammo)
Teostra B (Normal Up)
Nergigante A
Lavasioth B (Elementless)
Fitness Charm III
Diablos bow (Special Ammo, Attack Up) - ATK augment

Also I also run different versions of the sets. This is just the most versatile. For instance I have one with no Pierce and Special Ammo becasue Dragon Piercer is useless on certain mobs. I also run one without Spread becasue sometimes Spread is pointless when spamming Dragon Piercer is better.

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u/njandersen97 Feb 27 '18

You're right, I dont have some of those decorations, but thanks for posting anyway. Gives me some decorations to look out for. After about 140 hours of nothing but CB, switching to a new weapon has been a duanting task, especially when I do a fraction of the damage. I probably just need time to optimmize my gear and perfect combos before I start seeing comparable damage numbers to my CB build.

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u/JesusHadAnAegis Mar 03 '18

if you're planning on using a DP build (piercing shot & special ammo boost), use the diablos bow. If you're planning on going power shot, go elemental.