Why does this game refuse to teach me how to fight?

[Pope Innocent the 69th]

I've just bought the game and doing tutorial missions and my first impression is...WHAT THE F*CK?!

Did this game really teach me, nay, MADE ME take photos of some annoying cringelord, hop on rocks with *not grappling hook*, extract the juice of magic hummingbirds BEFORE IT TOLD ME HOW TO FRIGGIN' LOCK ONTO ENEMIES?! I had to go into the options->keybindings menu to figure it out.

Does this game just take it for granted that everyone has played the previous titles?

I've done 2 tutorial missions and I still have no idea how to hunt f*cking monsters in a game called 'monster hunter'. How do I swing this sword properly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥? I don't care about your silly a*s hummingbirds and c*m kneading furry cats, HOW DO I USE MY SWORD FOR GODS SAKE?!

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Hi ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I'm dad:

IWhy does this game refuse to teach me how to fight?
've just bought the game and doing tutorial missions and my first impression is...WHAT THE F*CK?!

Did this game really teach me, nay, MADE ME take photos of some annoying cringelord, hop on rocks with *not grappling hook*, extract the juice of magic hummingbirds BEFORE IT TOLD ME HOW TO FRIGGIN' LOCK ONTO ENEMIES?! I had to go into the options->keybindings menu to figure it out.

Does this game just take it for granted that everyone has played the previous titles?

I've done 2 tutorial missions and I still have no idea how to hunt f*cking monsters in a game called 'monster hunter'. How do I swing this sword properly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥? I don't care about your silly a*s hummingbirds and c*m kneading furry cats, HOW DO I USE MY SWORD FOR GODS SAKE?!

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[Popcorn]

Thought there was one showing you how to fight Azuros?
Unless I'm remembering wrong

[Pope Innocent the 69th]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Hi ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I'm dad:

IWhy does this game refuse to teach me how to fight?
've just bought the game and doing tutorial missions and my first impression is...WHAT THE F*CK?!

Did this game really teach me, nay, MADE ME take photos of some annoying cringelord, hop on rocks with *not grappling hook*, extract the juice of magic hummingbirds BEFORE IT TOLD ME HOW TO FRIGGIN' LOCK ONTO ENEMIES?! I had to go into the options->keybindings menu to figure it out.

Does this game just take it for granted that everyone has played the previous titles?

I've done 2 tutorial missions and I still have no idea how to hunt f*cking monsters in a game called 'monster hunter'. How do I swing this sword properly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥? I don't care about your silly a*s hummingbirds and c*m kneading furry cats, HOW DO I USE MY SWORD FOR GODS SAKE?!

Typical bait indicators

a) offensive user handler

b) phrasing

c) illogical description of issue which make the threadstarter look lacking basic understanding and probably more basics

??? What the hell are you talking about? I'm simply pointing out that the game lacks a functional basic combat tutorial and this is making me quite mad after being forced to do so many tertiary things before being taught how to do combos, lock-on or do anything that I've actually installed this game for.

Also, your C point makes no sense, are you saying I lack basics? Of course I lack the friggin' basics, I just bought this dumb game, but guess what, the game refuses to teach me any basics, instead it's like "HERE'S HOW TO TAKE PICTURES WITH YOUR PET OWL, OH BTW, DON'T FORGET TO GIVE IT A NAME"

[Pope Innocent the 69th]

Originally posted by Popcorn:

Thought there was one showing you how to fight Azuros?
Unless I'm remembering wrong

Nope! Nothing. It teaches you how to ride and capture one, but not how to actually fight the bloody thing.

Honestly, someone told me before that Dauntless was a crappy knock-off of this game, but so far, that game was leaps and bounds better in first impressions and it actually taught me how to fight. If I haven't bought this game with a key I would have already refunded it.

[Akupara]

Ignore the weeb. He thinks everything is trolling. You would think someone that lived on the message boards like he does would just ignore it but he can’t help it

Go into training area and practice

[CookedMeat]

You just gotta figure out how to hunt the monster yourself, that's an intended game design that persisted in the franchise for literally decades.
The basic controls are taught by tutorial quests, meanwhile weapon controls and combos can be accessed through the hunter's note in-game.

In Monster Hunter, you need to figure out when to use which combo on a monster, all by yourself. It's the same in Dauntless, the game doesn't teach you everything about the monsters' moveset, it only teaches you the basic stuff like how to use your lantern or how to interrupt.

You're also asking a really weird question. Monster Hunter is a pattern PvE, there are only a limited possible moves from each monster. If the game told you everything about the monster before you even fight it, then what's the fun left? You don't play poker and ask 'why can't I see opponent's hand?' or play FPS and ask 'why aren't my enemies standing still so I can shoot them?'. It's just how the game is designed, mate.

[Pope Innocent the 69th]

Originally posted by CookedMeat:

You just gotta figure out how to hunt the monster yourself, that's an intended game design that persisted in the franchise for literally decades.
The basic controls are taught by tutorial quests, meanwhile weapon controls and combos can be accessed through the hunter's note in-game.

In Monster Hunter, you need to figure out when to use which combo on a monster, all by yourself. It's the same in Dauntless, the game doesn't teach you everything about the monsters' moveset, it only teaches you the basic stuff like how to use your lantern or how to interrupt.

You're also asking a really weird question. Monster Hunter is a pattern PvE, there are only a limited possible moves from each monster. If the game told you everything about the monster before you even fight it, then what's the fun left? You don't play poker and ask 'why can't I see opponent's hand?' or play FPS and ask 'why aren't my enemies standing still so I can shoot them?'. It's just how the game is designed, mate.

Asking a really weird question? What's weird about "why doesn't the game teach me anything about combat"?

Not the moveset of the monsters, MY OWN FRIGGIN' MOVESET. Or indeed, anything about this big hunk of metal I'm wielding.

You're telling me that the single most important thing in the game isn't even explained or taught in any way? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ do I wish I could refund this game now, that is outright retarded. They force you to take a picture of this annoying cringy as*hole, but they don't even mention how to use my weapon? How does this game have a playerbase?!

[CookedMeat]

Originally posted by Hi ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I'm dad:

Not the moveset of the monsters, MY OWN FRIGGIN' MOVESET. Or indeed, anything about this big hunk of metal I'm wielding.

Originally posted by CookedMeat:

The basic controls are taught by tutorial quests, meanwhile weapon controls and combos can be accessed through the hunter's note in-game.

[Copy & Cat]

A lot of it is testing and experimeting by yourself, try a bunch of different weapons and read what their basic concept what you think are good moves and literally throw yourself against a monster to learn what you can block with weapons that cna block, what moves are slow so you need to read ahead of time and so on.

[Pope Innocent the 69th]

Originally posted by Akupara:

Ignore the weeb. He thinks everything is trolling. You would think someone that lived on the message boards like he does would just ignore it but he can’t help it

Go into training area and practice

Practice WHAT? I've had a brief glance at some youtuber talking about my weapon of choice and they are doing all this crazy stuff, but I have no idea how to even begin doing that.

Do I really have to look through the options for all the buttons and then read a bunch of stuff? They really made a tutorial for all these dumb things like riding monsters and making them crash into stuff, but not for my own weapon or how to do basic combat stuff? What the hell was the design team smoking? (and can I plz have some to calm down after wasting my money on this game?)

[Popcorn]

Originally posted by Hi ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I'm dad:

Originally posted by Popcorn:

Thought there was one showing you how to fight Azuros?
Unless I'm remembering wrong

Nope! Nothing. It teaches you how to ride and capture one, but not how to actually fight the bloody thing.

Honestly, someone told me before that Dauntless was a crappy knock-off of this game, but so far, that game was leaps and bounds better in first impressions and it actually taught me how to fight. If I haven't bought this game with a key I would have already refunded it.

Then you should've used it as a tutorial to fight said monster?
Even if they don't teach you your weapon, playing around with the moves is the only way to go.
If you want a bit more in depth, check the hunters note.
If you want more "combos", go to the buddy plaza located across the bridge in town, go all the way to the back where there's a small boat to the right, and then go to the training room to test out your weapon(s)

Honestly, you either practice on your own, or find a YT guide of what you're using.

[Akupara]

Go into training area and practice your combos/moves

Fight the first few monsters, assuming your doing village quest the monsters are extremely weak. The point of village quest is to learn the monsters and how to fight them with your weapon

[Pope Innocent the 69th]

Originally posted by CookedMeat:

Originally posted by Hi ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I'm dad:

Not the moveset of the monsters, MY OWN FRIGGIN' MOVESET. Or indeed, anything about this big hunk of metal I'm wielding.

Originally posted by CookedMeat:

The basic controls are taught by tutorial quests, meanwhile weapon controls and combos can be accessed through the hunter's note in-game.

I have 3 tutorial quests available:
1 is 'back to basics' which taught me how to harvest and gather stuff, wirebugs and all that. Then it was like 'oh, here's 3 raptor things, go kill them Ace'. It didn't tell me ANYTHING about fighting, WHATSOEVER

2 Is monster riding, which I'm sure will be very useful IF ONLY I KNEW COMBAT BASICS

3 Is monster capturing, see point 2

[Pope Innocent the 69th]

Originally posted by Popcorn:

Originally posted by Hi ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I'm dad:

Nope! Nothing. It teaches you how to ride and capture one, but not how to actually fight the bloody thing.

Honestly, someone told me before that Dauntless was a crappy knock-off of this game, but so far, that game was leaps and bounds better in first impressions and it actually taught me how to fight. If I haven't bought this game with a key I would have already refunded it.

Then you should've used it as a tutorial to fight said monster?
Even if they don't teach you your weapon, playing around with the moves is the only way to go.
If you want a bit more in depth, check the hunters note.
If you want more "combos", go to the buddy plaza located across the bridge in town, go all the way to the back where there's a small boat to the right, and then go to the training room to test out your weapon(s)

Honestly, you either practice on your own, or find a YT guide of what you're using.

It is apparently the only way to go, because the devs deemed it more important to teach me how to take pictures with a stupid owl than to explain the basics of combat.

'Using it as a tutorial' isn't a thing. A tutorial explains things to you. If I have to sit there and trial and error it that's not a tutorial.

[Copy & Cat]

Originally posted by Hi ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I'm dad:

Originally posted by Akupara:

Ignore the weeb. He thinks everything is trolling. You would think someone that lived on the message boards like he does would just ignore it but he can’t help it

Go into training area and practice

Practice WHAT? I've had a brief glance at some youtuber talking about my weapon of choice and they are doing all this crazy stuff, but I have no idea how to even begin doing that.

Do I really have to look through the options for all the buttons and then read a bunch of stuff? They really made a tutorial for all these dumb things like riding monsters and making them crash into stuff, but not for my own weapon or how to do basic combat stuff? What the hell was the design team smoking? (and can I plz have some to calm down after wasting my money on this game?)

Because there isnt a correct answer to what weapon you should be using, tutorial covers your player character mechanics because it doesnt know if you like swinging a hammer, blocking things in the monster face or shooting and dodging with a bow