Question on gear

[Etho]

Played the first one very hard and it was a blast. Now Iam playing FW and think that the gear is way worse than in the first game. The combination of weapons and its ammon is insane.
The weapon wheel is not enough if I want to exploit weaknesses every time.

Whats the gameplay here?
Do You upgrade everything also that is not on the wheel?

[Alt0153]

yeah its a pain in the arse to be fair, you need to look online for what weapons have what ammo types and then try to get those, turn on easy loot to make it a bit more like hzd, you still focus on braking parts off to do chunk damage but you can also focus on killing it fast and parts wont be destroyed on death

[Etho]

Now I got another type of sharpshoot bow? One for long range and parts destroyer and anothere this time close range and part breaker. Where does it stop?

[Alt0153]

i use sharpshot bow that has tearblast arrows, hunter bows with ele damage types + advanced hunter arrows, elite ropecaster, spike thrower with drill spikes and a boltblaster for big mob kills

[Etho]

Originally posted by Alt0153:

i use sharpshot bow that has tearblast arrows, hunter bows with ele damage types + advanced hunter arrows, elite ropecaster, spike thrower with drill spikes and a boltblaster for big mob kills

Seems like a solid advice. Iam not far into the game but Iam already disappointed.

[dragonsclaw]

On the other hand this does give more options to sort of "fine tune" our weapons arsenal so we can have a weapon that fits the situation and our personal playstyle - always. I was bit like "hm, isnt that a bit much?" at first too. Now I quite appreciate being able to choose.
However, it is still possible to "brute force" your way through the game by just focusing on high raw damage output. Some fights will be considerably harder though...

[joridiculous]

Originally posted by Etho:

Played the first one very hard and it was a blast. Now Iam playing FW and think that the gear is way worse than in the first game. The combination of weapons and its ammon is insane.
The weapon wheel is not enough if I want to exploit weaknesses every time.

Whats the gameplay here?
Do You upgrade everything also that is not on the wheel?

Its a mess. And an "endless" grind.
Best bet is to just pick 3-4 favourite weapons to upgrade and use them (sharpshooter / hunter bow, maybe a warrior bow, shredder, and a whatever). Frost and Shock arrows/weapons is the most useful, then you might need a plasma and maybe fire for some Apex and Plasma arrows is fun to sue on people, (fire is really nerfed crazy from HZD.)

[Helifax]

You don't need to upgrade any piece of gear or weapon past 3 levels if you want to unlock all ammo type & coils/weaves.
One exception are the legendary things. (those 5 coil slots yummy).
My recommendation is to think what type of built you want to use next and focus on those.
It is possible however to upgrade every single weapon and armour in the game and change builds while playing which is awesome.

[GlowWorm]

Originally posted by Helifax:

It is possible however to upgrade every single weapon and armour in the game

I have done this. It is an amazingly long grind.

[ArdaDaMarda]

Dont' sleep on the Spike Thrower, use it with spike trap. Tons of damage.

[TheAspieFox]

My rule of thumb: If it's not Purple or Orange rarity, it's not worth upgrading past Lv 1 or 2. Lol.

As far as weapons go, I can't say I agree with everyone's "this is absurd" variety take for the weapons. At least not completely. There are a couple of particular weapons which have me scratching my head, like the Seeker Hunter Bow (Purple rarity) which has Advanced Hunter Arrows and then two Frost arrow options instead of Pierce or another element. But 9 times out of 10 the weapons are fine IMO. Though, it does suck they nerfed the hell out of the Ropecaster and Tripcaster. Like ArdaDaMarda said, though: Definitely don't sleep on the Spike Thrower weapon. It's a very good weapon to have and use; especially when you can get your hands on the Vindicator Spike Thrower. By that same token, don't sleep on the Shredder weapon either. Both are very welcome additions in my book.

[Etho]

Is it really that grindy? There was nothing like it in the first one. Are they slowly turning it to MH?

[joridiculous]

Originally posted by Etho:

Is it really that grindy? There was nothing like it in the first one. Are they slowly turning it to MH?

Yes. Especially when you get the better gears. A massive grind for 2-4 Apex parts and greenshine clusters, for everything

[Dr.Abscondus]

I use the spike thrower and a sharpshot bow most of the time. That's all you really need.
In Burning Shores the electric bow comes in handy for those flying egg things. That's the only place I've used it. You should have two sets of armor since each armor is always weak to two types of elemental damage. In Burning Shores you must have high electrical resistance for the final boss fight otherwise it's impossible.

[CourtesyFlush09]

Originally posted by Etho:

Is it really that grindy? There was nothing like it in the first one. Are they slowly turning it to MH?

Only if you don't explore and just rush through the game instead.

[Thornok]

the green poison is way too strong