Newbie here, are all weapons viable?

[Zinthos]

I typically end up "maining" weapons in games like this, and the last thing I want is to figure out my choice of weapon type can't keep up with the others.

[ElyD]

Originalmente postado por AncientSageMcander:

overall yea
hunting horn is more for teams but i think it got a buff recently to make it more viable solo

HH has never not been viable solo.

[Sui Generic]

Originalmente postado por Cyrus:

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Just gonna join the train of people dunking on this post. This guy has 44 hours in the game and has no idea what he's talking about.

[Cyrus]

Ok ok, it’s time to fess up.


You all got jebaited. I am perfectly aware all weapons are viable. And that hammer and GS, and switchblade are OP.

I did that to see, how quickly this will become a toxic sesepull. You will be happy to know you passed my meme test.

You all were knowledgeable. 👍

[Zinthos]

Thanks for the quick replies y'all, good to know the general consensus is that all weapons are viable.

Since I came from Dark Souls 3, the game where a single weapon type dominated the rest, I was pretty nervous about weapon balance.

[SargoXIII]

First of all, choose the weapon that suits you and train your skills.
all weapons are very useful and talent owned.
try to test all weapons on training area :D
a good hunter will be able to use all the weapons.

[Yukki]

Originalmente postado por Cyrus:

Ok ok, it’s time to fess up.


You all got jebaited. I am perfectly aware all weapons are viable. And that hammer and GS, and switchblade are OP.

I did that to see, how quickly this will become a toxic sesepull. You will be happy to know you passed my meme test.

You all were knowledgeable. 👍

[meming out] (https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BgFFtDZ7Nrc/maxresdefault.jpg)

why admit that you're wrong and your knowledge is very limited when you can just tell everyone they got baited and you were memeing ?
"oh yeah I was totally memeing when I said LS is easy now because of clutch claw hahaha *furiously sweating* "

[Warkrunner]

Originalmente postado por ElyD:

Originalmente postado por AncientSageMcander:

overall yea
hunting horn is more for teams but i think it got a buff recently to make it more viable solo

HH has never not been viable solo.

Hold my beer.
*summons the palico squad*

[Xilo The Odd]

the best answer to your weapon viability question is:

yes.

[JonDon]

Originalmente postado por Cyrus:

S+ : Sword and Shield, Lance, Heavy bowgun

I'm a lance main through and through, I have 5000 quests completed with the weapon . But the lance is no where near S tier. It has some of the worst damage output in the game, and with chip damage and the counter claw mechanic, its not even a very safe weapon. Its still viable, but it is absolutely worse in every way when compared to the HBG and is a contender for the worst weapon in the game right now.

[Warkrunner]

Originalmente postado por JonDon:

I'm a lance main through and through.
... chip damage ...
Its still viable, but it is absolutely worse in every way when compared to the HBG and is a contender for the worst weapon in the game right now.

I like evasion lance more than blocking myself. Fun stuff!

[TyresTyco]

Originalmente postado por Zinthos:

Since I came from Dark Souls 3, the game where a single weapon type dominated the rest, I was pretty nervous about weapon balance.

Since your question and the point of your thread is literally answered.

What? Which weapon type? I'm not the meta youtube watcher. I only have my own experience coupled with some fighterPL videos (they are so fun).

Which weapon type do you mean (for pve)? I dont recall one dominating.. except the usual wizard stuff.

[Vandals[UK]]

Originalmente postado por Warkrunner:

Originalmente postado por JonDon:

I'm a lance main through and through.
... chip damage ...
Its still viable, but it is absolutely worse in every way when compared to the HBG and is a contender for the worst weapon in the game right now.

I like evasion lance more than blocking myself. Fun stuff!

At least that was how lance USED to be played in the previous series.

Capcom actually made monsters with triple attack (Berukyurosu) where Lance used to be able to triple jump.

Then, there was this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR_N5XreEgs

[JHarlequin]

My answer would be that unless you practice with the weapon you might find some situations that become very difficult with the weapon. Roughly every weapon can go anywhere, but there are some monsters that make some weapons less appealing during those fights.

The relevance of any weapon to any fight depends more on the player than on the weapons and monsters.

[Feto]

Do not ever try to solo Rajang with HH. By the time you finish one swing Rajang's gonna punch you, fart on you and bodyslam you to death.

[Zinthos]

Originalmente postado por TyresTyco:

Originalmente postado por Zinthos:

Since I came from Dark Souls 3, the game where a single weapon type dominated the rest, I was pretty nervous about weapon balance.

Since your question and the point of your thread is literally answered.

What? Which weapon type? I'm not the meta youtube watcher. I only have my own experience coupled with some fighterPL videos (they are so fun).

Which weapon type do you mean (for pve)? I dont recall one dominating.. except the usual wizard stuff.

I was referring to straight swords. And I don't mean just mindless R1 spam; if you're a good player and you can use a straight sword correctly on your build, your combos can come very close to putting out ultra weapon damage without the weaknesses ultras come with. As a person who mained the ultra category I was frustrated when I finally switched over to a straight sword and the easy wins came rushing in.

Longsword/Lothric Knight Sword paired with the Iron Round Shield is a killer combo whether it's pvp or pve, and you can get these weapons at the beginning of the base game.