I don't get the MH Devs deal with Earplugs

[One (1) Lini]

It always seems to be weirdly expensive for a skill that is relevant only a few times per hunt, I believe it's a 2nd level slot, and the talisman can't even be upgraded in the current game.

I think it was the same back in World too, though it's been a while. Just seems like a disproportionate cost for a nice little quality of life skill.


Inb4 all the "Lol, just learn to roll" posts.

[Mister Cebion]

agreed. years ago it was worth getting but today it get outshined by alot other perks. Should be a Tier 1 Deko at best

[Angarvin]

Originally posted by One (1) Lini:

I think it was the same back in World too

earplugs in world had 5 levels. now we have 3. (its cheaper now)

Originally posted by One (1) Lini:

It always seems to be weirdly expensive for a skill that is relevant only a few times per hunt

i think it's weapon dependant. a DB user won't care for earplugs because his moveset is fast and he is rarely commited to long animations. something like GS or hammer however can benefit from earplugs if they are climbing animations for those big attacks.

or could i should say.
monsters in world roared more often and would even do so several times in a row (especially at release) and genereally lived longer (and thus roared more in their life-time), so earplugs had more value. but then again, we didn't have deco restrictions then, so slots had more value too.

[Draescan]

Earplugs also just seems like a really basic quality of life solution for those that don't want to be forced to roll dodge it over and over again or block facing the monster's head when they're attacking the legs with their back to its neck.

Truthfully now that perfect dodge mechanics actually exist for bow and dual blades they have it the easiest. That being said I've had the block not work because I was 1 degree off of facing the monster's head when it roared so earplugs would be nice to have be a bit more reasonably " priced "

Honestly I don't even need 3, 2 is sufficient.

[Катюша]

Only time I've found it useful in Wilds is for Hunting Horn, so as to not get your Performances interrupted. Insect Glaive too, to a lesser extent.

The shorter Hunt times in this game have definitely reduced its value greatly.

[Fraktal]

Wrong

Lvl 2 Deco
Only three levels
Only a few monsters require lvl 3

[Retsubty]

I never even noticed many roars in this game tbh lol.

Doesn't seem worth taking for now.

[The Debauchery]

We really need that item from MH4U back. The temporary earplugs item. If we just had consumable earplugs that we could bring on a hunt and use them instead of having to slot a skill into our gear, it would make a lot more sense.

[ominumi]

You can shoot slinger to stagger monster so they can't roar at all. But people are too busy button mashing to ever notice monster's attack animations.

[Poyzo]

You can block roars with HBG block.