Paralysis worth it?

[Tomocha]

I tried out para weapons for a few hunts now and im kind of disapointed. I can paralyse monters once before they die, and it last like five seconds...im not sure if its worth it, because im better off just using any elemental weapon. Whats your opinion about this?

[kampfer91]

Solo ? Nope , but it is super in Multi .

[d k'n n'd'noarf]

I'm using Isect glave with paralysis and Hunting Horn with Paralysis . It works but depends on the monster and where you hit them.
On Diablos work , Same on Legiana.

[Serial Maths Debator]

The fact that the servers are ♥♥♥♥ and multiplayer is basically unplayable right now proves that that weapon is ♥♥♥♥ due to it being useful only in multiplayer

[Dorin]

With the Kadachi bow and spamming power shots you can get usually 2-3 paralysis per hunt, more if the monster is weak to it.

[San-Kyu]

Best to leave that to the ranged attackers, since they don't lose any DPS for having that option. Para melee weapons generally have worse raw attack so when hunting solo any free hits you get as a result of paralysing the monster is offset by lower damage.

If you must solo with a melee paralysis use a weapon with great burst damage like the great sword who can really capitalize on the paralysis with at least one fully charged combo of attacks.

[!?!]

Do it on fast hitting weapons.
Don't bother with slow hitters.

[JJGRINCH]

SnS Para are the best thing in the world

[AsceticG]

Leave status attacks to gunners.

[Tomocha]

Thanks people, i was thinking the same thing. it just takes too much time to apply paralysis, and its last for a few seconds, i lose a lot of damage because of no element :)

Originally posted by Commissar JJ.Maihem:

SnS Para are the best thing in the world

i used sns with paralysis on my tests.

Originally posted by MikeChang:

The fact that the servers are ♥♥♥♥ and multiplayer is basically unplayable right now proves that that weapon is ♥♥♥♥ due to it being useful only in multiplayer

yes i tried it solo

[JJGRINCH]

You dont need Element to do damage, you can go full Raw only and do the same damage.

Any weapon with Para (better using fast combo weapons) using 100% Affinity and some other good skills can do a devastating damage.

[Tomocha]

Originally posted by Commissar JJ.Maihem:

You dont need Element to do damage, you can go full Raw only and do the same damage.

but its better, when the monster is weak to that element, right?

[Ordaeli]

Originally posted by Selamat Pagi:

but its better, when the monster is weak to that element, right?

Not really. Not gonna write an essay, but when it comes to min-maxing, pure raw weapons with elementless will be the best weapons in most cases. (except for bows because their motion values are low, wich makes elemental bow better)
That is until deviljho comes out and his ridiculously high raw weapon are out, wich let them rival the elementless meta.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Selamat Pagi:

I tried out para weapons for a few hunts now and im kind of disapointed. I can paralyse monters once before they die, and it last like five seconds...im not sure if its worth it, because im better off just using any elemental weapon. Whats your opinion about this?

Check theyr weakness.

[Cap10Ahab]

Originally posted by Selamat Pagi:

I tried out para weapons for a few hunts now and im kind of disapointed. I can paralyse monters once before they die, and it last like five seconds...im not sure if its worth it, because im better off just using any elemental weapon. Whats your opinion about this?

The first element I tried was Paralysis. Been hooked ever since.

[Tomocha]

Originally posted by Cracotte:

Originally posted by Selamat Pagi:

but its better, when the monster is weak to that element, right?

pure raw weapons with elementless will be the best weapons in most cases.

no way, then why even elements exist?