How much harder is Iceborne to the base game

[dreamhouse_]

just picked up iceborne but i just started the base game, i was wondering if there is any need to grind gear in world, if its going to be weak in iceborne

[lexilogo]

You do not need to grind gear in base World to get to Iceborne, it's intended so you can jump right into IB after you complete base World's campaign.

[mewlynx]

No reason to wait, but make sure you get all the mantles/boosters and palico equipment as you go along.

[dreamhouse_]

oh ok, and what of decorations?

[mewlynx]

Originally posted by VampireEyez01:

oh ok, and what of decorations?

Don't bother grinding them before Iceborne because you'll have to grind decoration in Iceborne anyway and you can still get the essentials out of high level feystones.

[River Victor]

There are better ways to farm decos in Iceborne. And you're going to have to farm level 4 that drop exclusively from Iceborne anyway, so just do Iceborne farm. When you farm those level 4 decos, the rare ones in level 1-3 become commonplace.

[Numeriku]

Depends on your skill level. Some had trouble in MR, but those were newcomers to the series. Just don't give up and you'll be fine.

P.S: Don't get used to flash pods. They're almost worthless in MR.

[dreamhouse_]

Thanks guys, good help

[Senpai]

Originally posted by VampireEyez01:

oh ok, and what of decorations?

You can still get low lvl decorations in Iceborne hunts, so there's no need to grind for them specifically while in base game. There's also an event quest in base game that gives you tons of low lvl decorations anyway, so if you really need decos, you can just do that.

Originally posted by VampireEyez01:

just picked up iceborne but i just started the base game, i was wondering if there is any need to grind gear in world, if its going to be weak in iceborne

I'd say harder. There's more focus on status ailments and elemental resistance, so you have to wear gears that counter the monster (i.e. high ice resist, or blight resist skill for ice monsters) if you want an easier time in Iceborne.

There's no need to grind gear in base game, but it definitely helps. I say this for a few reasons:
1. A lot of weapons require you to craft them using base game materials before you can upgrade them to master rank level, so grinding for a few in base game will help later on.
2. All the charms require you to craft them in their lowest level first, which require base game materials..
3. Hunting the monster several times to grind for materials will help you learn their moveset, which will help when you face subspecies of that monster later on (in both base game and in Iceborne).

That being said, use whatever you want for base game. Just make sure to learn the monster patterns so you don't pick up a bad habit of tanking hits and exchanging blows.

[dreamhouse_]

Originally posted by Senpai:

Originally posted by VampireEyez01:

oh ok, and what of decorations?

You can still get low lvl decorations in Iceborne hunts, so there's no need to grind for them specifically while in base game. There's also an event quest in base game that gives you tons of low lvl decorations anyway, so if you really need decos, you can just do that.

Originally posted by VampireEyez01:

just picked up iceborne but i just started the base game, i was wondering if there is any need to grind gear in world, if its going to be weak in iceborne

I'd say harder. There's more focus on status ailments and elemental resistance, so you have to wear gears that counter the monster (i.e. high ice resist, or blight resist skill for ice monsters) if you want an easier time in Iceborne.

There's no need to grind gear in base game, but it definitely helps. I say this for a few reasons:
1. A lot of weapons require you to craft them using base game materials before you can upgrade them to master rank level, so grinding for a few in base game will help later on.
2. All the charms require you to craft them in their lowest level first, which require base game materials..
3. Hunting the monster several times to grind for materials will help you learn their moveset, which will help when you face subspecies of that monster later on (in both base game and in Iceborne).

That being said, use whatever you want for base game. Just make sure to learn the monster patterns so you don't pick up a bad habit of tanking hits and exchanging blows.

Thanks for your help. One last question, are MR and HR connected or seperate?

[Seamus]

Originally posted by VampireEyez01:

Originally posted by Senpai:

You can still get low lvl decorations in Iceborne hunts, so there's no need to grind for them specifically while in base game. There's also an event quest in base game that gives you tons of low lvl decorations anyway, so if you really need decos, you can just do that.



I'd say harder. There's more focus on status ailments and elemental resistance, so you have to wear gears that counter the monster (i.e. high ice resist, or blight resist skill for ice monsters) if you want an easier time in Iceborne.

There's no need to grind gear in base game, but it definitely helps. I say this for a few reasons:
1. A lot of weapons require you to craft them using base game materials before you can upgrade them to master rank level, so grinding for a few in base game will help later on.
2. All the charms require you to craft them in their lowest level first, which require base game materials..
3. Hunting the monster several times to grind for materials will help you learn their moveset, which will help when you face subspecies of that monster later on (in both base game and in Iceborne).

That being said, use whatever you want for base game. Just make sure to learn the monster patterns so you don't pick up a bad habit of tanking hits and exchanging blows.

Thanks for your help. One last question, are MR and HR connected or seperate?

Do you mean the quest difficulty MR and HR or do you mean the ranks you gain after quests?

[dreamhouse_]

Originally posted by Seamus:

Originally posted by VampireEyez01:

Thanks for your help. One last question, are MR and HR connected or seperate?

Do you mean the quest difficulty MR and HR or do you mean the ranks you gain after quests?

ranks

[Seamus]

Originally posted by VampireEyez01:

Originally posted by Seamus:

Do you mean the quest difficulty MR and HR or do you mean the ranks you gain after quests?

ranks

HR can be gained from low, high or master rank quests.
MR can ONLY be gained from master rank quests.
So... kinda connected?

It makes for an easy way to spot cheaters. If you ever spot someone with a higher MR than their HR, they're definitely a cheater.

[dreamhouse_]

Originally posted by Seamus:

Originally posted by VampireEyez01:

ranks

HR can be gained from low, high or master rank quests.
MR can ONLY be gained from master rank quests.
So... kinda connected?

It makes for an easy way to spot cheaters. If you ever spot someone with a higher MR than their HR, they're definitely a cheater.

got it ty

[Salari]

Originally posted by Numeriku:

Depends on your skill level. Some had trouble in MR, but those were newcomers to the series. Just don't give up and you'll be fine.

P.S: Don't get used to flash pods. They're almost worthless in MR.

They're still very useful against flying wyverns like Rathalos/Rathian that can sometimes refuse to come down, so long as you only use them sparingly

[!?!]

Originally posted by Salari:

Originally posted by Numeriku:

Depends on your skill level. Some had trouble in MR, but those were newcomers to the series. Just don't give up and you'll be fine.

P.S: Don't get used to flash pods. They're almost worthless in MR.

They're still very useful against flying wyverns like Rathalos/Rathian that can sometimes refuse to come down, so long as you only use them sparingly

"Sparingly" as in one single time and the monster gets up again 2 seconds later.