HR does matter

[warrickbartley]

Alright now i hear well just about everyone say hunter rank dosnt really matter,
because its only the gear and weapons that improve, and of course when you augment them, thats what makes you stronger, hmmm well that might be the fact ... in stats and figues
but mentally YES HELL YES Hr does matter, you mean to tell me if you can have a HR 60 or
a HR 400 in your party youre going for the HR 60.
I call B ull S hit of course youre going for the HR 400, i know this cause if i do KT being only
HR 68 guess who gets turfed out if a HR 150 or higher wants to join, the party.
sorry but HR does matter or else im getting kicked for having the wrong helmet

[VonDodo]

I am HR360.
I never boosted my HR.
I am totally clueless at builds and have to ask on forum/copy on internet.
I can use just 1 weapon :D

@tobycar
Sure you can be oneshot by AT Teostra breath…..if only they fixed ranged weapon elemental def bonus it would not happen but apparently melee can have their damage reduction while ranged cannot.
So if you get hit once you die unless you have a cloak on.
If AT Teostra roars and then breathes then you are doomed no matter what, reason why earplug horns are so good for the fight.

[No' Name]

Been a while since I've played MHW, but naturally once you've obtained the HR requirments to make weapons/items, genrally, HR doesn't matter.

I myself have spend 10K+ hours into the MH Franchise, so yes, while I generally know what the basic moves of enemies are, it doesn't generally mean people who are 100+ HR above me are better.

HR becomes subjective at a certain point, and basically, it comes down to; How well do you know the monsters movments/actions.

If you're someone who can pick up on the enemy movements quite quickly, chances are, HR won't matter.

However, someone can be a High HR, but only have fought a "certain" amount of monsters, not typically the one you're fighting, and still suck at it, because they haven't fought it as much as you have, or the lesser HR Player.

Monster Hunter is a very unique game.

[warrickbartley]

Well i think its a totally mental thing,
yes there are HR40 players that are more capable than HR 300 players i would say.
Maybe having gamed for years, at rpgs and having a good understanding of combat and loadouts
How ever the fact remains something in your brain says go for the HR 300 player they must know what their doing look at their HR,
Well look ok seems you guys dont really agree, i wish that were the case when i was once again
kicked for a much higher ranked player than me , without a chance,
Im not saying it happens all the time, but enough to be annoying.
I think something in your sub conscious just picks the higher rank when your in a hurry to get the quest going,
I honestly admit i always do it too Brain reasons Bigger= better,
So i rest my case HR does actually matter in a mental capacity

[neg]

It's not HR fault, but their brain

[Waffles]

HR is simply a vague gauge of experience that is easy information compared to begrudgingly opening their guild card and searching for details.

HR is by no means an absolute measure of skill, but it is a general estimation.

No surprise that hunters prefer higher HR teammates.

[♋Phenex]

It's just normal to think higher = better in this game although I always check for armor and weapon because 300 defense ain't gonna cut it against ATs or behemoth unless its a wide range 5 minimum support build.

[Winter Waffles]

HR is just a number it's all about skill and teamwork in a hunt ^_^. HR just reflects time played really

[Stationary Traveller]

If you do KT you have to come prepared, I'm sorry.
It's probably not just about your HR; people see your armor has random skills, that you have 320 def and -10 fire res and they already know you're inadequately geared for the siege. If I see a HR <100 join my lobby with para weapons on stage 1 and Geology/Botanist/Sporepuff Expert in their build I'm just gonna kick him because I cba of teaching the entire game to everyone.
There are dozens of online guides about KT siege at this point. If you just show enough care to come with the right gear and follow the correct strats believe me that people will stop kicking you from their lobbies.

[Sotanaht]

Originally posted by warrickbartley:

Well someone needs to tell some of the people leading the parties,
seems a lot of asian players kick lower ranks,
And no im not racist my wife is asian its just what ive seen

Sub 50HR literally cannot have augments. Both armor and weapons, their gear is going to be SIGNIFICANTLY worse than 51+ can theoretically be. Given the nature of RNG, you can't really expect anyone sub 100 to be fully geared. While a few might be and many >100HR people still won't, keeping the group HR 100+ is a smart thing to do, just to make sure everyone's gear level is on par.

Skill level varies, but while an HR15 can be better than an HR150, that same HR15 is almost guaranteed to be better once he hits HR150, because practice.

People need to stop thinking they are entitled to a given group. It's the party leaders right to remove your undergeared butt, and if you don't like it grind more.

[Kyukyu]

Better gear =/= better players. And surviving > DPS. I'll gladly take an HR <50 that doesn't do much damage but clearly tries and survives than an HR 100+ that does a crapload of damage but can't defend himself for ♥♥♥♥.

Originally posted by Richard | Raine:

one somehow did 135k damage to kulve before phase 3 and he said it's "just a hbg, no cheats" no idea if that's legit or not, i doubt it.

Totally a cheater. With a full DPS build on level 1 in a full team my record only is around 45k damage, all phases included while using the most meta weapons for KT.

[Sotanaht]

Originally posted by ♡ | Kyukyu:

Better gear =/= better players. And surviving > DPS. I'll gladly take an HR <50 that doesn't do much damage but clearly tries and survives than an HR 100+ that does a crapload of damage but can't defend himself for ♥♥♥♥.

Except you don't know that. You DO know however that the HR 100+ has enough armor not to be 1-shot, while the HR<50 does not.

[Zefar]

Playing for a longer time = More Jewels and possible better ones, more armor spheres to upgrade armors to max and also have unlocked all of the additional mantles that can prove to be quite useful.

[Hare+Guu!]

It doesn't in the pc. You have a bunch of cheaters on pc that'll pump up their hr, then proceed to cart repeatedly on a simple boss. The closest we have to any semblance of skill check is behemoth rewards, ie true dragon soul or behemoth titles. But even that can be acquired with cheats.

[Bodhsativa]

I'm going to come out and say I do set manual acceptance on certain quests and only accept HR100+ players.
I only do it for arch tempered, behemoth and certain strict rule investigations (like 1 faint) . Not for KT because KT is easy anyway.

The reason is simply that someone with a higher HR generally has more experience of the game and combat. It isn't at all a good indicator of quality though, just quantity.
However, on average, someone who has played more games will be more skilled. Keyword being "On average".

I have had HR300+ players cart in the first moments of AT Vaal because they didn't have effluvium resistance and I have joined HR60 games where it is just us two and destroyed a monster.

That being said, I find a lot more success in difficult PUG matches this way and it also let's me filter out players I don't want to play with.
I generally don't check skills in detail, but if somebody carts 2 or 3 times in a match, if they try to join again I don't accept. I just want people to give it their all and survive. Carting happens to the best if us but some people just aren't ready for certain challenges. It is just a way to play in hopes of getting smoother SOS games.

[warrickbartley]

Originally posted by Bodhsativa:

I'm going to come out and say I do set manual acceptance on certain quests and only accept HR100+ players.
I only do it for arch tempered, behemoth and certain strict rule investigations (like 1 faint) . Not for KT because KT is easy anyway.

The reason is simply that someone with a higher HR generally has more experience of the game and combat. It isn't at all a good indicator of quality though, just quantity.
However, on average, someone who has played more games will be more skilled. Keyword being "On average".

I have had HR300+ players cart in the first moments of AT Vaal because they didn't have effluvium resistance and I have joined HR60 games where it is just us two and destroyed a monster.

That being said, I find a lot more success in difficult PUG matches this way and it also let's me filter out players I don't want to play with.
I generally don't check skills in detail, but if somebody carts 2 or 3 times in a match, if they try to join again I don't accept. I just want people to give it their all and survive. Carting happens to the best if us but some people just aren't ready for certain challenges. It is just a way to play in hopes of getting smoother SOS games.

This to me sums it up, of course Hunter Rank matters because its a measure of how far youre come in the game.
The level of gear , weapons, mantles and augments you probably have gotten , and of course, the xp you have fighting said monsters. yes there are good HR60 players, but on average, you expect HR 100+ players to be more stable. and prepared ,ok thanks everyone that replied interesting thread.