I don't get how the part break mechanics work

[Guizin]

I'm getting a bit frustrated, because I just don't get it. Is there any part of the monster that requires a specific type of damage (either blunt or sharp) to break besides the tail? I know you can't cut a tail with a blunt weapon, but can I if I hit it with a hammer does it make easier for another player with a slash type weapon to cut it? Whenever I fight xenojiiva and I'm using the hammer, I usually try to hit the tail if the head isn't reacheable. Am I contributing to cutting the tail, even tho I'm using a blunt weapon? Some game mechanics in MHW are so complicated

[KnockerLocker]

Eh try to read hunter notes some parts has some weaks to it like tails are weak to cutting weapon. You can break anything though except cutting using any weapon but some weapon are specialized for that job.

[Seamus]

Isn't barroth's ridge still blunt only?

[Stationary Traveller]

Some parts take more damage once broken or allow you to hit them with sever type weapons without Mind's Eye, e.g. Radobaan's body. Elemental resistances can also change once broken (Hazak becomes weak to dragon only when parts are broken).
And yes if you attack the tail you help cutting, although your damage would likely be very low and the final blow has to be done with a sever weapon or slicing ammo.
Also if you hit any part of the body other than the tail with blunt weapons you will still apply exhaust damage which might end up make the monster run out of stamina and start drooling in place.

[Bisquetz]

If you don't want to bother with learning about which part of a certain monster is breakable, just pick a slashing weapon with Blast element and focus on tail.

[Guizin]

引用自 Moonmadness：

Some parts take more damage once broken or allow you to hit them with sever type weapons without Mind's Eye, e.g. Radobaan's body. Elemental resistances can also change once broken (Hazak becomes weak to dragon only when parts are broken).
And yes if you attack the tail you help cutting, although your damage would likely be very low and the final blow has to be done with a sever weapon or slicing ammo.
Also if you hit any part of the body other than the tail with blunt weapons you will still apply exhaust damage which might end up make the monster run out of stamina and start drooling in place.

i like this exahsut stuff

[Lemonidas of Sourta]

If you really want a tail cut even while using a blunt weapon, just use a boomerang to cut it off after doing some good damage to the tail. Just do all your dps on the tail, and when the monster drops the first slinger pod (at 30% health) use your boomerang. Voila, a cut tail.

[dyne2alex]

引用自 LemonAids：

If you really want a tail cut even while using a blunt weapon, just use a boomerang to cut it off after doing some good damage to the tail. Just do all your dps on the tail, and when the monster drops the first slinger pod (at 30% health) use your boomerang. Voila, a cut tail.

wasn't that one of the old games' mechanic that was changed for this game? just like carve/cap loot tables.

[Goilveig]

引用自 LemonAids：

If you really want a tail cut even while using a blunt weapon, just use a boomerang to cut it off after doing some good damage to the tail. Just do all your dps on the tail, and when the monster drops the first slinger pod (at 30% health) use your boomerang. Voila, a cut tail.

Pretty certain that's not at all the case in this game, otherwise I'd be able to easily cut tails with a single Dragon Piercer. From what I can tell, tails only take any part damage if it's severing.

[Seamus]

引用自 Jack Reaver：

引用自 Seamus：

Isn't barroth's ridge still blunt only?

Well first when did it become blunt only? In older games I broke it off with duel swords.

Funny, in previous games his head was blunt only to break.

[E-Zekiel]

No. Barroth's ridge has always been breakable with cut too - including in Tri, when he was introduced. I broke it regularly with a longsword.

The only thing that's ever type specific is tail severs - you have to have a cutting weapon.

The one exception in the games I've played (MH tri, MH3u, MHW), Duramboros' tail had to be broken off with a blunt weapon - it would not sever with a cutting weapon.