Defender Armor until Master Rank?

[D-Jak]

I'm replaying the game and lost my save file. So I'm using the Defender Armor to speed through until Iceborne. I read multiple times that Defender Armor will carry you until Iceborne/MR. But now in HR new armor has higher defense then that. So which is it?

[Mr. September]

It's the weapons that actually carry you. The armor is only good for its survival skills if I remember correctly, while it lacks offensive options.

[D. Flame]

You upgrade it with armor spheres at the black smith?

[ominumi]

If you lost your save file just use a save editor. MR gear to speed run yourself back to where you left off. Don't need to use defender gear at all.

[Daegon]

I'm replaying this game too but I decided to use regular armor from monsters and regular weapons too, it's a bit boring to kill them too fast with defender weapons.

[Caramel_Clown]

You can speed through HR content quickly if you just focus on the main quest line. And then if you want to have another "completionist" save you can go back and clean up quest board with MR gear. In which case it doesn't make a huge difference if you use defender gear or base game stuff. If you've already played the game you know what's up.

[Qua2ar]

Real "Gamers" use Defender Armor for the entirety of Master Rank.

[Anoyun?]

Originally posted by D-Jak:

I'm replaying the game and lost my save file. So I'm using the Defender Armor to speed through until Iceborne. I read multiple times that Defender Armor will carry you until Iceborne/MR. But now in HR new armor has higher defense then that. So which is it?

if you're player or returing go for it but if you're new you will have a rude awakening when you still don't know how to play the game and you rely too much on powerful gear.

IF you have a good build fully augmented and upgraded and you know you're weapon too well that build can carry you through MR 1 to 3 to 4 to 5, 4 and 5 is pushing it.

[D-Jak]

Originally posted by ominumi:

If you lost your save file just use a save editor. MR gear to speed run yourself back to where you left off. Don't need to use defender gear at all.

I actually prefer to replay it, since I haven't played in about 2 years.

[D-Jak]

Originally posted by Daegon:

I'm replaying this game too but I decided to use regular armor from monsters and regular weapons too, it's a bit boring to kill them too fast with defender weapons.

I started with regular armor and weapons, too. But I killed the monsters easily anyway (since already played through once), so the only thing it did, was costing me time, since I want to get to MR which is much more challenging generally.

[D-Jak]

Originally posted by Caramel_Clown:

You can speed through HR content quickly if you just focus on the main quest line. And then if you want to have another "completionist" save you can go back and clean up quest board with MR gear. In which case it doesn't make a huge difference if you use defender gear or base game stuff. If you've already played the game you know what's up.

This is sound advice, thanks buddy. Will do it like that, I guess.

[D-Jak]

Originally posted by Anoyun?:

Originally posted by D-Jak:

I'm replaying the game and lost my save file. So I'm using the Defender Armor to speed through until Iceborne. I read multiple times that Defender Armor will carry you until Iceborne/MR. But now in HR new armor has higher defense then that. So which is it?

if you're player or returing go for it but if you're new you will have a rude awakening when you still don't know how to play the game and you rely too much on powerful gear.

IF you have a good build fully augmented and upgraded and you know you're weapon too well that build can carry you through MR 1 to 3 to 4 to 5, 4 and 5 is pushing it.

Definitely wouldn't use it as a noob. Replaying with my favorite weapon, DB. I started fresh with regular weapons and armor to try HBG, but after a while I couldn't resist to go back to DB. DBs I can handle pretty well, I think.