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Currently 4. I recently wrapped up getting pretty much everything I need; all I need now is some basic goodies and I'll have full gear.
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate - Kiwi Hunters, Unite!
- Thread starter Jaimas
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Dude that's sick, I never realised his horns folded down like that. I assumed they just sorta materialised on his head when he got upset.
Made by someone called "Kitten Boogers"
I'm just about to attempt the Azure Rath/Tigrex G2 quest, and I'm not really looking forward to it. I feel like I'm gonna timeout if I'm not careful on this one. My strategy for Rathalos is gonna be to flashbomb the shit out of him and try to get him capped in a respectable time. For Tigrex I'm gonna try hard not to die.
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There's no difficulty setting in the normal game.
There are different kinds of quest ranks that are unlocked as you go through the game. For the first like 30 hours or so, you start out on low rank. Once you progress far enough, you do high rank missions with tougher versions of previous monsters plus some new ones.
Finally, there's G Rank which houses the toughest challenges in the game. For the most part, it's relegated to the multiplayer section as the main story doesn't go beyond High Rank. You can take them on yourself, but it's recommended to have some people with you.
I should note that the single player and multiplayer are separate from each other. So if you unlock high rank in one, you don't unlock it in the other.
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Crap, I toke more of a look and it doesn't seen that I would connect to anyone here through the demo. Well at least, I can get a feel of the game for now.
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Let me introduce you to the Monster Hunter version of that guy. Gentlemen, meet Deviljho:
RUN, NYA! RUN!! SAVE YOURSELVES, MEOW!!!
This T-Rex motherfucker is an asshole and my single most hated monster in the entire series. The nanosecond you hit HR4, he will be everywhere. Any mission with a [DANGER] box? He's able to break in and ruin shit. He was bad in previous games, but he's somehow worse here, and I'm going to surmise my fights with the guy now.
So this one time I'm on the mission Dread Locked, with a friend of mine who's HR5. The mission is to kill High Rank Gore Magala, and though he hits way harder and is much more aggressive, we're still in familiar territory. So by and large, we're kicking its ass. We sever its tail, and chase it into the valley.
....And then this motherfucker shows up. It charges us head-on, takes a single tail-swing, and instant-kills the entire party. Mission Failed. Thanks a fucking bunch, asshole. But experience noted. This beast is clearly much stronger than I expected, so the solution, naturally, is to do what I've done in every RPG: grind for better items/weapons, come back when kitted out for bear, introduce the offender to my +5 sword of petty revenge. And so I did, farming materials, weapons, and items in a bloody, 3-day excursion that involved countless fights with High Rank Zinogre and ten shitloads of cash.
Finally though, I'm armed.
Equipped with a full Zinogre S Armor set and a Usurper's Boltslicer+, I was ready to encounter this cockgobbler again. I'd already crushed a lot of high-rank bosses and am now outfitted with gear well above my level. I'm ready for this faggot. So I encounter him on literally the second or third Guildhall Quest for HR4, and it fucking takes out 90% of my HP in one headbutt despite a defense increase of roughly 143%. Fucking Gore Magala enraged on High Rank didn't hit as hard as this dickslurper. Fucking High Rank Nerscylla isn't anywhere near the level of faggotry this thing is. The worst part is that he will actively murder absolutely everything on the map he comes across, often with only token resistance, and prevent you from acquiring anything of value.
He'll even eat his own severed tail to prevent you from carving it.
Fuck this thing. I've literally gotten to the point where I will rage-quit quests it appears in if it refuses to fuck off after Dung Bomb barrages, simply because my heavy armor and weaponry are useless against it when it can make me suffer critical existence failure in one hit.
RUN, NYA! RUN!! SAVE YOURSELVES, MEOW!!!
This T-Rex motherfucker is an asshole and my single most hated monster in the entire series. The nanosecond you hit HR4, he will be everywhere. Any mission with a [DANGER] box? He's able to break in and ruin shit. He was bad in previous games, but he's somehow worse here, and I'm going to surmise my fights with the guy now.
So this one time I'm on the mission Dread Locked, with a friend of mine who's HR5. The mission is to kill High Rank Gore Magala, and though he hits way harder and is much more aggressive, we're still in familiar territory. So by and large, we're kicking its ass. We sever its tail, and chase it into the valley.
....And then this motherfucker shows up. It charges us head-on, takes a single tail-swing, and instant-kills the entire party. Mission Failed. Thanks a fucking bunch, asshole. But experience noted. This beast is clearly much stronger than I expected, so the solution, naturally, is to do what I've done in every RPG: grind for better items/weapons, come back when kitted out for bear, introduce the offender to my +5 sword of petty revenge. And so I did, farming materials, weapons, and items in a bloody, 3-day excursion that involved countless fights with High Rank Zinogre and ten shitloads of cash.
Finally though, I'm armed.
Equipped with a full Zinogre S Armor set and a Usurper's Boltslicer+, I was ready to encounter this cockgobbler again. I'd already crushed a lot of high-rank bosses and am now outfitted with gear well above my level. I'm ready for this faggot. So I encounter him on literally the second or third Guildhall Quest for HR4, and it fucking takes out 90% of my HP in one headbutt despite a defense increase of roughly 143%. Fucking Gore Magala enraged on High Rank didn't hit as hard as this dickslurper. Fucking High Rank Nerscylla isn't anywhere near the level of faggotry this thing is. The worst part is that he will actively murder absolutely everything on the map he comes across, often with only token resistance, and prevent you from acquiring anything of value.
He'll even eat his own severed tail to prevent you from carving it.
Fuck this thing. I've literally gotten to the point where I will rage-quit quests it appears in if it refuses to fuck off after Dung Bomb barrages, simply because my heavy armor and weaponry are useless against it when it can make me suffer critical existence failure in one hit.
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Wow, does it get easier when you aren't a HR4 scrub :^ ) ?Let me introduce you to the Monster Hunter version of that guy. Gentlemen, meet Deviljho:
RUN, NYA! RUN!! SAVE YOURSELVES, MEOW!!!
This T-Rex motherfucker is an asshole and my single most hated monster in the entire series. The nanosecond you hit HR4, he will be everywhere. Any mission with a [DANGER] box? He's able to break in and ruin shit. He was bad in previous games, but he's somehow worse here, and I'm going to surmise my fights with the guy now.
So this one time I'm on the mission Dread Locked, with a friend of mine who's HR5. The mission is to kill High Rank Gore Magala, and though he hits way harder and is much more aggressive, we're still in familiar territory. So by and large, we're kicking its ass. We sever its tail, and chase it into the valley.
....And then this motherfucker shows up. It charges us head-on, takes a single tail-swing, and instant-kills the entire party. Mission Failed. Thanks a fucking bunch, asshole. But experience noted. This beast is clearly much stronger than I expected, so the solution, naturally, is to do what I've done in every RPG: grind for better items/weapons, come back when kitted out for bear, introduce the offender to my +5 sword of petty revenge. And so I did, farming materials, weapons, and items in a bloody, 3-day excursion that involved countless fights with High Rank Zinogre and ten shitloads of cash.
Finally though, I'm armed.
Equipped with a full Zinogre S Armor set and a Usurper's Boltslicer+, I was ready to encounter this cockgobbler again. I'd already crushed a lot of high-rank bosses and am now outfitted with gear well above my level. I'm ready for this faggot. So I encounter him on literally the second or third Guildhall Quest for HR4, and it fucking takes out 90% of my HP in one headbutt despite a defense increase of roughly 143%. Fucking Gore Magala enraged on High Rank didn't hit as hard as this dickslurper. Fucking High Rank Nerscylla isn't anywhere near the level of faggotry this thing is. The worst part is that he will actively murder absolutely everything on the map he comes across, often with only token resistance, and prevent you from acquiring anything of value.
He'll even eat his own severed tail to prevent you from carving it.
Fuck this thing. I've literally gotten to the point where I will rage-quit quests it appears in if it refuses to fuck off after Dung Bomb barrages, simply because my heavy armor and weaponry are useless against it when it can make me suffer critical existence failure in one hit.
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I got lucky it seems. I've only encountered Deviljho during mid High Rank like once. And it was right after we killed a Tetsucabra.
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Heh, just wait until G rank though. Joe will seem smalltime when an Apex Rajang suddenly decides to show up mid hunt.
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Hey guys, I've a good amount of friends that are into Monster Hunter and I'm getting interested in it too. I borrowed Monster Hunter 3 from a friend but I was wondered if you guys think it's better for me to go straight to Monster Hunter 4 instead? Would like to go on with people, so I'm tempted to get 4.
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If you've got a copy of 3 then you should probably give it a bit of a play before you go out and buy 4. It's a good game but it's not everyone's cup of tea, so if you've not played any MH before it'd be good to get an idea of what it's about. That said playing with friends is pretty much always fun. Spending a few hours on 3 would give you a pretty good idea on whether the series will appeal to you though.
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In no order:
Seltas Queen:
Hits like a dump truck, is ridiculously heavily armored, but, like Zinogre, a great example of a skill fight. She's a lot of fun since she fights with an unpredictable moveset yet moves simply enough to give players a chance. A really good example of good monster design.
Nerscylla:
Nerscylla's an asshole, but also a total bro-tier monster. This goddamned spider has saved my ass a few times, and the fact that it will drop everything to beat the shit out of a Gypceros or Khezu makes it a personal favorite of mine. Hits retardedly hard, but allows enough skill to be approachable by a wide array of combat styles. Genuinely a fun fight, and the first one I did with @KidKitty. Rock on, spiderbro.
Rathian/Rathalos:
These two are assholes. And I hate them. But at the same time, I kind of love them. They're so iconic and they're such centerpiece monsters that their cheap hitboxes (RATHIAN I'M 20 METERS TO YOUR RIGHT, HOW ARE YOU STILL HITTING ME WITH THAT DIVING ATTACK FOR FUCK'S SAKE) and asshole tendencies (Rathalos: WHAT'S THAT? SOME ASSHOLE IN THIS HUNTING CADRE BROKE OFF TO HEAL, AND I'M SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE KICKING MY ASS? BETTER STOP EVERYTHING AND SHOOT A FIREBALL AT THAT ONE GUY, JUST TO BE SAFE.) just aren't enough to knock them off my list. I think I like Rathian a bit better since she's less of a dick and is generally more chill than her husband, who essentially is what happens when you crossbreed Goose from Top Gun with the Hellkite Drake from Dark Souls. It is worth noting that Rathalos, perhaps emboldened by the presence of a Tigrex in the region, was also bold enough to once lead a brave solo assault on Militaire Sans Frontieres, but it didn't end well.
Zinogre/Stygian Zinogre:
Probably my favorite monster. A brutal fighter, and a tough fight, but it's not a cheap asshole like say, Emerald Congalala or Deviljho. Also, it beat the shit out of Iodrome, which I like because fuck Iodrome.
Nargacuga:
One of my favorites. Shame he isn't in MH4U. As much as this guy made me curse up a storm (most common being "GET THE FUCK DOWN FROM THERE" when it decides to fuck off from the fight you're trying to have with it), I consider the number of expletives he made me scream a learning experience. He's like a more agile counterpart to Tigrex, fighting like a big cat-dragon ninja. He telegraphs absolutely every move and is, once you get it down, a genuinely enjoyable battle.
Gore Magala:
I love this thing. Even for veterans, this monster is an intimidating son of a bitch, with a theme song that definitely gets its point across, and its infamous intro video, which shows it curb-stomping a wounded Tigrex, gets across that Gore Magala is not to be fucked with. Gore Magala is a deadly predator that changes an entire ecosystem to suit its needs. It spreads contagion, a virus that drives those it infects insane, and as the virus turns even the most docile monsters into violent killing machines, the resulting carnage results in easy meals for the Gore Magala to satiate itself with and stronger prey to feed upon. Resembling no other monster encountered thus far and with an "otherworldly" appearance that makes it seem like it arrived from the depths of a nightmare, this beast, believed by many to be a remnant of the Dragon Wars, earns its place on this list. Ironically, it isn't really that hard if you get down its attack patterns. Its damage output in its rage mode, however, is absolutely underpants-destroying, so there's that.
Zamtrios:
Just a plain fun fight. Even with freezing attacks, Zamtrios isn't terribly difficult for the experienced and I've had a lot of fun taking on this guy. The fact that he looks like he was invented by a child at the school I work at is a plus.
Gear Rex:
I know he's a crossover-only monster, but goddamn would I love to see this guy in a future game. For the uninitiated, Capcom licensed the Monster Hunter engine to Konami, which they then used to make Peace Walker. In a rare showing of cross-compatible good will, Capcom's MH team created a series of Monster Hunter maps for Peace Walker, allowing you to fight Rathalos, Tigrex, and this guy. Armed with an acid sprayer and the ability to launch his scales as projectiles, he fights like a range-focused Deviljho, nowhere near as damaging or unpredictable but actually quite a bit more fun to fight.
Seltas Queen:
Hits like a dump truck, is ridiculously heavily armored, but, like Zinogre, a great example of a skill fight. She's a lot of fun since she fights with an unpredictable moveset yet moves simply enough to give players a chance. A really good example of good monster design.
Nerscylla:
Nerscylla's an asshole, but also a total bro-tier monster. This goddamned spider has saved my ass a few times, and the fact that it will drop everything to beat the shit out of a Gypceros or Khezu makes it a personal favorite of mine. Hits retardedly hard, but allows enough skill to be approachable by a wide array of combat styles. Genuinely a fun fight, and the first one I did with @KidKitty. Rock on, spiderbro.
Rathian/Rathalos:
These two are assholes. And I hate them. But at the same time, I kind of love them. They're so iconic and they're such centerpiece monsters that their cheap hitboxes (RATHIAN I'M 20 METERS TO YOUR RIGHT, HOW ARE YOU STILL HITTING ME WITH THAT DIVING ATTACK FOR FUCK'S SAKE) and asshole tendencies (Rathalos: WHAT'S THAT? SOME ASSHOLE IN THIS HUNTING CADRE BROKE OFF TO HEAL, AND I'M SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE KICKING MY ASS? BETTER STOP EVERYTHING AND SHOOT A FIREBALL AT THAT ONE GUY, JUST TO BE SAFE.) just aren't enough to knock them off my list. I think I like Rathian a bit better since she's less of a dick and is generally more chill than her husband, who essentially is what happens when you crossbreed Goose from Top Gun with the Hellkite Drake from Dark Souls. It is worth noting that Rathalos, perhaps emboldened by the presence of a Tigrex in the region, was also bold enough to once lead a brave solo assault on Militaire Sans Frontieres, but it didn't end well.
Zinogre/Stygian Zinogre:
Probably my favorite monster. A brutal fighter, and a tough fight, but it's not a cheap asshole like say, Emerald Congalala or Deviljho. Also, it beat the shit out of Iodrome, which I like because fuck Iodrome.
Nargacuga:
One of my favorites. Shame he isn't in MH4U. As much as this guy made me curse up a storm (most common being "GET THE FUCK DOWN FROM THERE" when it decides to fuck off from the fight you're trying to have with it), I consider the number of expletives he made me scream a learning experience. He's like a more agile counterpart to Tigrex, fighting like a big cat-dragon ninja. He telegraphs absolutely every move and is, once you get it down, a genuinely enjoyable battle.
I love this thing. Even for veterans, this monster is an intimidating son of a bitch, with a theme song that definitely gets its point across, and its infamous intro video, which shows it curb-stomping a wounded Tigrex, gets across that Gore Magala is not to be fucked with. Gore Magala is a deadly predator that changes an entire ecosystem to suit its needs. It spreads contagion, a virus that drives those it infects insane, and as the virus turns even the most docile monsters into violent killing machines, the resulting carnage results in easy meals for the Gore Magala to satiate itself with and stronger prey to feed upon. Resembling no other monster encountered thus far and with an "otherworldly" appearance that makes it seem like it arrived from the depths of a nightmare, this beast, believed by many to be a remnant of the Dragon Wars, earns its place on this list. Ironically, it isn't really that hard if you get down its attack patterns. Its damage output in its rage mode, however, is absolutely underpants-destroying, so there's that.
Zamtrios:
Just a plain fun fight. Even with freezing attacks, Zamtrios isn't terribly difficult for the experienced and I've had a lot of fun taking on this guy. The fact that he looks like he was invented by a child at the school I work at is a plus.
Gear Rex:
I know he's a crossover-only monster, but goddamn would I love to see this guy in a future game. For the uninitiated, Capcom licensed the Monster Hunter engine to Konami, which they then used to make Peace Walker. In a rare showing of cross-compatible good will, Capcom's MH team created a series of Monster Hunter maps for Peace Walker, allowing you to fight Rathalos, Tigrex, and this guy. Armed with an acid sprayer and the ability to launch his scales as projectiles, he fights like a range-focused Deviljho, nowhere near as damaging or unpredictable but actually quite a bit more fun to fight.
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Ivory Lagiacrus, and normal Lagia to a slightly lesser extent. Fuck Abyssal Lagia though.
Hypnocatrice, who is long overdue his big comeback tour.
Yian Kut-Ku, you can't not love him.
Uragaan, one of the best designs and a really fun fight. Bonus points for the mini Ura in Tri.
Jhen Mohran along with Dah'ren Mohran, giant elder dragon hunts actually done right.
And my #1 favourite of all time, Agnaktor. The best looking monster in the series and one of the best looking armour sets. He's excellent fun to fight and has a shitload of breakables.
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Big fan of Najarala, Rathian, Gore Magala, Brachydios, and Gravios.
And outside of 4U, Nibelsnarf. Goofy little bastard.
