Damage sponge enemies?

[Bogart]

Just killed my first Great Izuchi. The thing had no health bar and just seemed like a giant damage sponge. Is this because my gear is low level and I'm just starting the game or is it a game feature?

[Popcorn]

Hub.
Hub quests and village quests scale differently in Low Rank (which village only has)

[AllergicToBrainRot]

You must be new to monster hunter series. There is no monster health bars. You want to aim for their weak spots, head, legs/feet, tail, horns. Depends who you are fighting.

[Sparq]

There are no health bars. Hunts usually take around 10-30 minutes depending on gear and your knowledge of the monsters attacks and weakspots. Weakspots and weaknesses can be seen in your "Hunter's Notes". Usually the notes wont be complete until you have at least killed one of the monsters, but look for Orange numbers. Orange numbers mean a weak spot has been damaged, white means it just normal, and gray is hard spots. Monsters are also weak to elements and damage types, slashing, piercing, and blunt. Have fun with the hunt. They are marathons, not sprints.

[Laughing kookaburra]

lol... great izuchi is not damage sponge at all

[Medina_Rico]

Don't worry, it's normal for this game. You really gotta beat the tar out of these things which in turn means surviving for a long time. It's part of what makes the fights epic.

There's little things here and there that can help when added up. Like hitting them in certain areas to deal more damage or knock em down. Can use a trap to temporarily immobilize them and get good hits in. Though I think the more traps you use the less effective they start to become. It's either that or the flash bombs. Maybe both... You may also get help from unexpected allies.. And there's things like consumables and other random stuff you'll unlock/come across that will help.

And in the pause menu you can check the 'Hunter's Notes > Large Monsters' section for tips on how to hurt them and whatnot.

Also, all armor has skills that come with each piece. That's another thing that can help in multiple areas.

[Bogart]

Thank you very much guys. :)

[vatto.dev]

If by "damage sponge" you mean that the fight took too long without any major risks three things must be considered:
1- Your weapon is bad. Upgrade it for faster kill times. A veteran would kill him in 4 min.
2- Early game monsters have easier moveset but the hitzones are the same. Meaning that you can check the hunter's notes to see where you should be hitting them to deal more damage. Hitting the right hitzone provides 2 or 3 times more damage than a bad hitzone. The higher the number on hunters notes, the better.
3- Armor skills play a major role in your damage output and kill times. Look for armor pieces with skills that provide more damage.

[Zelph]

Originally posted by vatto.dev:

If by "damage sponge" you mean that the fight took too long without any major risks three things must be considered:
1- Your weapon is bad. Upgrade it for faster kill times. A veteran would kill him in 4 min.
2- Early game monsters have easier moveset but the hitzones are the same. Meaning that you can check the hunter's notes to see where you should be hitting them to deal more damage. Hitting the right hitzone provides 2 or 3 times more damage than a bad hitzone. The higher the number on hunters notes, the better.
3- Armor skills play a major role in your damage output and kill times. Look for armor pieces with skills that provide more damage.

About the veterans stuff: Outside of speed runners, that just isn't true for the hub. Even with longsword, my main weapon, most hunts take 10ish minutes, 15 minutes on the longer side. With a normally upgraded weapon.

[Bobucles]

Monster hunter is all about boss battles. No equal level monsters should be falling over in a few hits.

[Forever Blonde]

Lets say you are in a kindergarden yet. Great izuchi in village quests has 1700- 1900 hp. Hazard Primordial Malzeno in MR has 74 000 - 78 000 hp. Just FYI.

[Bab Peeg]

>health bar

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Alex Yorumi]

don't worry, with mizutsune apex from high rank I finished the quest in 3 minutes or so with MR equipment and the new malzeno in 20 minutes

[cruste]

Originally posted by Forever Blonde:

Lets say you are in a kindergarden yet. Great izuchi in village quests has 1700- 1900 hp. Hazard Primordial Malzeno in MR has 74 000 - 78 000 hp. Just FYI.

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[Bogart]

Thanks guys. Not sure if I'm not understanding the game properly yet but I'm pretty much button mashing my hunts to death using B and Y and when I get low on health I just run away to heal up until I can fight again. Is this how the game is supposed to be played xD

Also found the whole Wyvern thing pretty confusing and the combat somewhat slow and clunky - just issues because I'm new?

[Medina_Rico]

Originally posted by Bogart Porter Bridges:

Thanks guys. Not sure if I'm not understanding the game properly yet but I'm pretty much button mashing my hunts to death using B and Y and when I get low on health I just run away to heal up until I can fight again. Is this how the game is supposed to be played xD

Also found the whole Wyvern thing pretty confusing and the combat somewhat slow and clunky - just issues because I'm new?

I'd say just keep doing whatever it is you're doing that's keeping you alive. If you're not dying, you're doing just fine.

The game and weapons do have a certain flow to them. As you get more gameplay experience and more comfortable with your move set, you'll understand better of what moves link well with one another and be able to use certain moves/sequences when opportunities present themselves, and even ways to put yourself in certain positions by using certain attacks.

Unless you've watched videos on your weapon(s) of choice, there may be a move or two you still don't know about.

Things may feel clunky, but it's possible it's because you're new and haven't adjusted to the flow of the game. It's definitely a lot different from most games I've played. And this game may present some difficulty spikes when taking on new monsters. So you may not be able just to sit in the pocket and keep swinging because you don't mind if you get hit or not because of the damage.

Edit: I don't know for all weapons, but. I know you can get some skills in one way or another to make you do certain combat actions faster.