Confused about Insect Glaive aerial attack

[Neon Archon]

I used to play IG a lot back in 4U and I revisited the weapon back in Iceborne with Safi. I noticed it has a new aerial claw attack and I though "this must be like Sword ans Shield", and then things got confusing to me: When I tried the aerial claw+weapon attack it was't tenderizing any parts from the monsters (I got very dissapointed), but then did the same thing in a safi run and it was actually tenderizing it's parts.

Why the aerial claw+weapon attack is not softening monster parts except for Safi? is just a safi thing? Or am I missing something with IG? Some clarification will be appreciated

[Twice]

It's a safi thing. The IG claw doesn't tenderize like SnS and DB's.

[Dank Hill]

Aerial claw is just another way to clutch claw onto the monster. No special attacks chain from it just the normal clutch claw stuff.

[xXSetsu]

Dev's have proven that tenderizing sucks. That's why they almost removed it from Safi.

[Neon Archon]

Originally posted by Twice Dead:

It's a safi thing. The IG claw doesn't tenderize like SnS and DB's.

Oh, OK then. kinda suck because tenderizing sucks for all light weapons except for Sword and Shield (and Dual Blades it seems). I'll stack agitator and full critical eye instead

[Juliane_L]

Originally posted by Neon Archon:

Originally posted by Twice Dead:

It's a safi thing. The IG claw doesn't tenderize like SnS and DB's.

Oh, OK then. kinda suck because tenderizing sucks for all light weapons except for Sword and Shield (and Dual Blades it seems). I'll stack agitator and full critical eye instead

the tenderizing is still a problem with DB. the buff makes it more manageable but it's still a pain.

[Neon Archon]

Originally posted by Juliane_L:

Originally posted by Neon Archon:

Oh, OK then. kinda suck because tenderizing sucks for all light weapons except for Sword and Shield (and Dual Blades it seems). I'll stack agitator and full critical eye instead

the tenderizing is still a problem with DB. the buff makes it more manageable but it's still a pain.

Dam, that's one big oof :(

[Malakith`4f]

Originally posted by Neon Archon:

Originally posted by Juliane_L:

the tenderizing is still a problem with DB. the buff makes it more manageable but it's still a pain.

Dam, that's one big oof :(

Would almost say the same for S&S. Granted, you can do the move a lot faster than with DB and IG, but you often don't grab on to the monster or grab on to a random part of him.

[SushiJaguar]

The tenderizing for IG was left the way it is because the Insect Glaive has a more important mechanic for the slinger. You can "feed" your Kinsect your ammo to instantly refill its stamina, and to give it a buff depending on whether the ammo was gotten from the monster, or from the environment.

Tenderizing with DB is easy once you realise just using Demon Fangs once allows you to go into your Demon Roundslash on the spot, and into the oneshot tenderize from there. You don't need to fiddle about with Demon Flurry Rush to position yourself. You can even Demon Dash, use Demon Fangs, and then do your Roundslashes.