Weapon switch what's your side arm?

[GrimAtrament]

Game has active weapon swap so what's your second weapon going to be?

I'm going to swap between Lance and charge blade.

[Cocarum]

Originally posted by GrimAtrament:

Game has active weapon swap so what's your second weapon going to be?

I'm going to swap between Lance and charge blade.

Raw GS and blast GS. If i cant do that im gonna download a mod just for that.

[Notter]

Unless they do something to prevent it, everyone will use a pocket hunting horn to self buff.

I REALLY hope they will do something about it though

[GrimAtrament]

Originally posted by Notter:

Unless they do something to prevent it, everyone will use a pocket hunting horn to self buff.

I REALLY hope they will do something about it though

They already did. You need to mount the lizard dog to swap weapons. So trying to dismount buff then mount swap dismount is a pain in the but already.

Better to just swap when monster runs and changes areas it's basically just a more convenient weapon swap without needing to return to camp to swap.

[Notter]

Originally posted by GrimAtrament:

Originally posted by Notter:

Unless they do something to prevent it, everyone will use a pocket hunting horn to self buff.

I REALLY hope they will do something about it though

They already did. You need to mount the lizard dog to swap weapons. So trying to dismount buff then mount swap dismount is a pain in the but already.

Better to just swap when monster runs and changes areas it's basically just a more convenient weapon swap without needing to return to camp to swap.

Is it though?
You can just buff yourself before engaging.
Swap weapons, and you're good to go.

Unless the buffs stay effective for an extremely short duration. It's not much of an inconvenience.

[JPM岩]

A Switch Axe, and then a Second Switch Axe.

[Fraktal]

Originally posted by JPM岩:

A Switch Axe, and then a Second Switch Axe.

I’m with Ryozo, a hammer and a 2nd hammer

[hellbringer]

if your equipped armor skills stay the same and you just swap weapons it will limit which weapons work well together. Like, you won't be using a gunlance with its skill set with dual blades in your pocket because they want radically different skills to use optimally.

[RedViper]

Originally posted by Notter:

Originally posted by GrimAtrament:

They already did. You need to mount the lizard dog to swap weapons. So trying to dismount buff then mount swap dismount is a pain in the but already.

Better to just swap when monster runs and changes areas it's basically just a more convenient weapon swap without needing to return to camp to swap.

Is it though?
You can just buff yourself before engaging.
Swap weapons, and you're good to go.

Unless the buffs stay effective for an extremely short duration. It's not much of an inconvenience.

Lol you have clearly never played HH before… Hunting hurn buffs last between 1 min and 5 mins give or take, that is an incredibly low amount of time to be swapping every time just to refresh the buffs.

Honestly I would go for the combo of melee/range weapons, I still don't know which range weapon since I have never liked them but I could give them a try.

[GrimAtrament]

Originally posted by hellbringer:

if your equipped armor skills stay the same and you just swap weapons it will limit which weapons work well together. Like, you won't be using a gunlance with its skill set with dual blades in your pocket because they want radically different skills to use optimally.

ya that's why i picked lance and charge blade both have good shielding power and benefit from attack power addons. besides both are weapons i regularly use.

[ᔑᓭ∴ᔑリ⊣]

honestly im thinking about giving gunlance a try
secondary to hammer of course, who would i be without hammer?

Originally posted by hellbringer:

if your equipped armor skills stay the same and you just swap weapons it will limit which weapons work well together. Like, you won't be using a gunlance with its skill set with dual blades in your pocket because they want radically different skills to use optimally.

they mentioned at some point in the dev stream that weapons can have their own specific skill attached to them, and that set bonuses aren't only for specific monsters but also the type of monster, so hopefully you won't be punished too much in this aspect and will have a bit more freedom

[Remi]

When playing IG, I probably won't be swapping at all since I don't feel the need to do so. When playing any other weapon I'm going to dabble in (CB/GL/Hammer/Horn/LS/Lance), I can see myself switching to a secondary IG for mounting if I need partbreaks. Likely won't bother doing the Hunting Horn secondary buff routine, that's too much effort.

Since armor skills remain the same upon swapping (?), bringing two weapons with similar skill tax would work, but bringing a Lance and DB might not have you making best use of every armor skill on both weapons. Still, being able to build around potentially having a "set-up" weapon and a "dps" weapon to switch between sounds like it could result in unique strategies. I'd imagine bringing an Impact CB for stun while being built for elemental damage, so your Elemental CB can dish out damage after impact stuns or breaks parts for better elemental hitzones.

[JPM岩]

Originally posted by ᔑᓭ∴ᔑリ⊣:

honestly im thinking about giving gunlance a try
secondary to hammer of course, who would i be without hammer?

Originally posted by hellbringer:

if your equipped armor skills stay the same and you just swap weapons it will limit which weapons work well together. Like, you won't be using a gunlance with its skill set with dual blades in your pocket because they want radically different skills to use optimally.

they mentioned at some point in the dev stream that weapons can have their own specific skill attached to them, and that set bonuses aren't only for specific monsters but also the type of monster, so hopefully you won't be punished too much in this aspect and will have a bit more freedom

I'm glad theyre bringing back weapon skills, such a cool idea that can really balance out weapon options better.

[Uzkniso o.o]

Main Lance, second a ranged option probably. Gonna try the Bow.

[Fraktal]

Your decos/armor won’t swap with your weapon.

[aXe]

Charge Blade and Bow. The bow to account for the blades lack of decent, swift vertical range and the fact I love archery.