Palico Tank Gadget

[Plasmatreck]

Hey,

I've been wondering if I'm doing something wrong.
I'm using a bow and my Palico almost never attacks my enemy and is just standing next to me. So either the enemy is just attacking me or the Palico next to me witch means I too get hit.
Sometimes it rushes to the enemy hitting it once and then returns to me.
So is the tank gadget kind of useless for ranged attackers or the Palico in general cause I'm staying away from the enemys effectively telling my Palico not to attack cause of the range?

[heronumber00]

By "Palico Tank Gadget" you mean the Shieldspire?

[cruste]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1981946310

palico ai is by design clumsy and goofy
decoy can be useful sometimes

[JebKerman]

The final part of the gadget, the Shieldspire Stooge kind of makes the whole gadget. The palico puts down a scarecrow of sorts that wholly attracts the monster attention.

Also, in case you're new/unaware, as the Palico gadget levels up you unlock the ability to specifically command the palico to use the different abilities offered by the gadget.

[heronumber00]

Originally posted by JebKerman:

The final part of the gadget, the Shieldspire Stooge kind of makes the whole gadget. The palico puts down a scarecrow of sorts that wholly attracts the monster attention.

Also, in case you're new/unaware, as the Palico gadget levels up you unlock the ability to specifically command the palico to use the different abilities offered by the gadget.

If he was talking about the Shieldspire, he also need to have Iceborne to get access to Shieldspire Stooge. Not sure if he does or not.

[ᔑᓭ∴ᔑリ⊣]

Kitty desires sacrifice

[Plasmatreck]

Yeah I meant the Shieldspire.
But meanwhile I think the Palico just doesn't really work with ranged weapons :/

[ArtificialQT]

Its complicated, the Palico A.I. in MHW is one of the worst iterations of Palico A.I..

While the Palico A.I. has never been very smart in all of MonHun, in previous games the Palico had no limit on its aggro range as long as you're in the same area as the monster. This means that as soon as the monster draws your Palico's aggro, your cat will keep fighting as long as neither you nor the monster cross an area transition to leave the area.

MHW removed area transitions in favour of much larger, more open maps. But, when they did this, they had to introduce a range limit on the Palico aggro. This range limit on Palico aggro is insanely small.

Even when using melee weapons, its not uncommon for a single large knockback to knock you out of Palico aggro range. Ever wondered why your Palico decides to just runs to stand next to you while you're stunned instead of continuing to fight the monster or knocking you out of stun? The Palico is doing this because the monster knocked you out of Palico aggro range and your Palico deaggro'd and reset to neutral.

The only way to ensure that your Palico remains in combat mode is to stay relatively close to the monster with your weapon drawn. Sheathing your weapon makes your Palico de-aggro faster. Both Stun and Paralysis force you to re-enter sheathed weapon state so that makes your Palico de-aggro faster too.

[JebKerman]

Originally posted by Plasmatreck:

Yeah I meant the Shieldspire.
But meanwhile I think the Palico just doesn't really work with ranged weapons :/

You might find the Flashfly Cage a bit more useful, it's focused around interrupting the monster. The cat can place flashbugs, their own version of shock traps, and later with Iceborne a sort of land mine that frequently trips monsters up.

[SotiCoto]

Originally posted by JebKerman:

Originally posted by Plasmatreck:

Yeah I meant the Shieldspire.
But meanwhile I think the Palico just doesn't really work with ranged weapons :/

You might find the Flashfly Cage a bit more useful, it's focused around interrupting the monster. The cat can place flashbugs, their own version of shock traps, and later with Iceborne a sort of land mine that frequently trips monsters up.

Since the Flash nerf, that particular tool has been insanely tough to level up consistently.... plus the traps are completely useless against Elder Dragons, which form a hefty chunk of this game's bestiary. Can say without a doubt that it was the toughest gadget to level up to 15.

Strangely enough, given the topic of discussion, I find Shieldspire to be the best Palico option... though Coral Orchestra is also a good one.

[Hammer Of Evil]

Originally posted by Plasmatreck:

Hey,

I've been wondering if I'm doing something wrong.
I'm using a bow and my Palico almost never attacks my enemy and is just standing next to me. So either the enemy is just attacking me or the Palico next to me witch means I too get hit.
Sometimes it rushes to the enemy hitting it once and then returns to me.
So is the tank gadget kind of useless for ranged attackers or the Palico in general cause I'm staying away from the enemys effectively telling my Palico not to attack cause of the range?

i dont know what to say to you dude, my palico seemed useless in base world, but now in MR hunts when i watch him work, he actually is ultra aggressive, staying to combo the monster, and using abilities pretty often.

i think maybe dont bother paying attention to him. when i wanted him to heal me, he wouldn't and that would be frustrating right? but.. if you dont take damage in the first place, you dont need to rely on a cat's help.

so try to change the viewpoint. view what he does as 'a bonus' instead of trying to expect an instant return from the palico.

(im ok if you want to remake your character and name the palico Useless though.)