Clutch Claw settings ?

[PooPooPanda]

What settings/ keybind do you guys have for the claw ( both ranged and melee) ?

I've been wanting to ask this very badly since release, but I thought I would just get used to the settings eventually. But~~~ still NO I can't get used to the weird settings they forced me to use.

My settings: (didn't really change anything much, just from what I had before pre-iceborne)

Melee: V to aim hold slinger and right click to hook (weapon sheathed) This is the easy one.

The weird part is when I have to use it when the weapon is drawn, it forces me to press V and Z (which is my target lock monster) and then right click to claw. V and Z sometimes doesn't work, it doesn't shoot out the claw, and I have to do it really slowly to make it work. Sometimes I just sheathe weapon to do it because its smoother and faster. Also the annoying thing is pressing V and Z will also lock mosntesr near by and screw with my camera even when I successfully clawed the monster. Is this intended?

Ranged: V to aim hold slinger and the backward button on mouse to claw. Not sure why it's not the same as melee, but right click when weapon is sheathed also aims the slinger and I prefer this on ranged weapon. Also I have to press R for weapon attack once I mounted, and left click is ammo attack which is not the same as melee. I don't understand what's going on here.

V and Z when weapon is drawn and it's even more buggy for me, so I just sheathe and claw since LBG sheathe is fast. I feel so slow, so I mostly just sheathe and claw, so I feel like a nub~

Help me out here, what settings or keybinds do I do to fix this? My friend told me he just press V and mouse button 5 when weapon is drawn, which sounds super easy!.

Friends, share with me your claw settings and keybinds!!!

[JebKerman]

Ultimately the problem is keys are being overloaded; too many functions to one button, with no option to separate them, or streamline the process.

Only Lance and Insect Glaive have the extra step. IG because aiming normally is how you aim the kinsect, Lance because it has the special guarded slinger stance. All other melee weapons can just aim and fire the claw.

The situation for Ranged weapons is similar, they have a default aim, so you have to toggle between the weapons itself and the slinger firing mode.

Regarding my current bindings?
Melee:
V : Aim (Hold)
X : Aim (Press Once)
C : Toggle Slinger Aim
LMB : Normal Attack / Clutched Weapon Attack
RMB or E: Special Attack / Fire Claw / Claw Attack
Ctrl : Guard / Special Action / Fire Slinger / Flinch Shot

Ranged:
RMB : Aim (Hold)
X : Aim (Press Once)
C : Toggle Slinger Aim
LMB : Fire Ranged Weapon / Flinch Shot
E : Special Attack / Fire Claw / Claw Attack
R : Reload / Clutched Weapon Attack
Ctrl : Melee / Dragon Piercer (effectively E + R)

[Hurricane]

Lol mouse and keyboard... are you for real? Its literally built for controller and everything works perfect

[PooPooPanda]

So, is there no way to claw without having to press the target monster key? WOW

[JebKerman]

引用自 PooPooPanda：

So, is there no way to claw without having to press the target monster key? WOW

For Ranged weapons, Lance and IG, Yep.

A couple of things though:
1. You can disable the camera locking/snapping functionality.
Options -> Camera -> (Page 2) -> Camera Style -> Set to 'Do Not Focus'

2. 'Toggle Slinger Aim', as its name suggests, is a toggle so you just tap it to activate and deactivate it. Don't hold it.

3. You have to 'Toggle Slinger Aim' after aiming, but it can be done almost immediately after, with a bit of practice getting the timing down you can get the claw out very quickly. It's why my bindings make it X(press) or V(hold) to aim, then C. For Lance I can press:
X -> C -> RMB -> X or V
To very quickly fire the claw out then put the reticle away.