Can't choose a weapon!!

[Meowster Chief]

Recently I have been struggling with weapon choice, I want one weapon to stick with to master, but I can't decide! So many options, I pick up a weapon and a day later Im side eyeing another. Right now I'm thinking great sword, charge blade, or switch axe but I just can't choose. Any tips on how you choose your main and stick with it?

[Stormer]

1st, no shame in going for more than one weapon. Eventually you'll be at a point in the game where you can just craft any weapon easily so it wouldn't matter as much. But for starting out, it depends on your playstyle. Your three options you picked fit under this niche of weapons that use large attacks. My suggestion for you is Great Sword if you're playing multiplayer or Switch Axe if singleplayer, though they're interchangeable.

Switch Axe is a bit more selfish, hence why I put it for singleplayer, however it has very easy combos and deals much more consistent damage across the board.

Greatsword is my main, and the skill in it comes from timing, not combos, it could be more or less beginner friendly, depending on how your mind works.

They're both very solid options that are easy to learn however. Charge Blade has an extremely steep learning curve early on, but once you get used to it it can be very powerful. There is no bad weapon in Monster Hunter, so I honestly say just grab one and stick with it.

[CourtesyFlush09]

When in doubt, go with Sword & Shield. Best weapon in the entire game.

[Stormer]

Originally posted by CourtesyFlush90:

When in doubt, go with Sword & Shield. Best weapon in the entire game.

♥♥♥♥, you beat my heavily detailed response

[Meowster Chief]

Originally posted by Stormer:

1st, no shame in going for more than one weapon. Eventually you'll be at a point in the game where you can just craft any weapon easily so it wouldn't matter as much. But for starting out, it depends on your playstyle. Your three options you picked fit under this niche of weapons that use large attacks. My suggestion for you is Great Sword if you're playing multiplayer or Switch Axe if singleplayer, though they're interchangeable.

Switch Axe is a bit more selfish, hence why I put it for singleplayer, however it has very easy combos and deals much more consistent damage across the board.

Greatsword is my main, and the skill in it comes from timing, not combos, it could be more or less beginner friendly, depending on how your mind works.

They're both very solid options that are easy to learn however. Charge Blade has an extremely steep learning curve early on, but once you get used to it it can be very powerful. There is no bad weapon in Monster Hunter, so I honestly say just grab one and stick with it.

Ay I def see what your saying, and thank you for the reply :D. I just beat shara so I'm kinda at that point for making any weapon (at least with defender builds) Honestly Im so hopeless I might just grab a virtual wheel, put all the weapons on it and just spin it and see what I end up with.

[KAX]

Dude. Charge Blade

But seriously, every weapon has a place.

GO NUTS. Try them all and pick what you like.

I main Charge Blade and secondary Heavy Bow Gun.

But I also love using Dual Daggers and Longblade.

So much fun to be had. Go crazy.

[Stormer]

Originally posted by PaperAirplanes:

Ay I def see what your saying, and thank you for the reply :D. I just beat shara so I'm kinda at that point for making any weapon (at least with defender builds) Honestly Im so hopeless I might just grab a virtual wheel, put all the weapons on it and just spin it and see what I end up with.

Me and other players heavily advise against using the Defender set when it's your first playthrough of the game. It trivializes most of the game until high rank, and if you don't have Iceborne, you would be ruining your experience to a degree. If this is your first time playing anyways

[Meowster Chief]

Wheel said hunting horn, but I'll never stop myself from side eyeing other weapons lol. Happy Hunting

[Meowster Chief]

Originally posted by Stormer:

Originally posted by PaperAirplanes:

Ay I def see what your saying, and thank you for the reply :D. I just beat shara so I'm kinda at that point for making any weapon (at least with defender builds) Honestly Im so hopeless I might just grab a virtual wheel, put all the weapons on it and just spin it and see what I end up with.

Me and other players heavily advise against using the Defender set when it's your first playthrough of the game. It trivializes most of the game until high rank, and if you don't have Iceborne, you would be ruining your experience to a degree. If this is your first time playing anyways

Yea i do get how defender is looked down on a bit, I only use it when I first pick up a weapon to get a feel of it. Since its easiest to make. While this is my first play thru. I have beat it completely, iceborne to. grinding up my MR so I can hunt fatalis

[Hammer Of Evil]

Originally posted by PaperAirplanes:

Recently I have been struggling with weapon choice, I want one weapon to stick with to master, but I can't decide! So many options, I pick up a weapon and a day later Im side eyeing another. Right now I'm thinking great sword, charge blade, or switch axe but I just can't choose. Any tips on how you choose your main and stick with it?

its hard because when you start out its a bit of trouble learning the combos and chaining them together in certain applications. perfecting your hits and getting your timing down for your first hours in the game is definitely important.

but you do benefit from diversity because some weapons will put you in more risky situations vs some monsters, and some weapons will easily counter a monster.

i'd suggest using a weapon without a shield, a weapon with a shield, and then a ranged weapon. from there you can figure out what your preferences are.

i actually use all weapons except insect glave and dbs, just detest the movesets for each of those.

[Just Life]

Give Lance a try. All you need to know is the rule of 3 for the poke combo. The most basic thing to know is that Lance can reset the poke count after a guard/counter so that you can do the combo again.

Example: Poke, poke, poke. You can use guard/counter at anytime reset the combo so it could be:
Poke->Poke->Counter/Guard->Poke->Poke->Poke->Counter/Guard->Poke->Poke->Poke->Dash Thrust->Poke->Poke->Guard. Mix it up and repeat as many time as you can before the monster flee away from your pointy stick and you have to chase after it.

Skip to 5:18 of the video to see some Lance shenanigans.
https://youtu.be/jwuxQFaVdWs?t=318

[Dregora]

Originally posted by Just Life:

Give Lance a try. All you need to know is the rule of 3 for the poke combo. The most basic thing to know is that Lance can reset the poke count after a guard/counter so that you can do the combo again.

Example: Poke, poke, poke. You can use guard/counter at anytime reset the combo so it could be:
Poke->Poke->Counter/Guard->Poke->Poke->Poke->Counter/Guard->Poke->Poke->Poke->Dash Thrust->Poke->Poke->Guard. Mix it up and repeat as many time as you can before the monster flee away from your pointy stick and you have to chase after it.

Skip to 5:18 of the video to see some Lance shenanigans.
https://youtu.be/jwuxQFaVdWs?t=318

I'm just laughing. ''tag, you're it! No you're it, lol no i tagged you back''.

[Tustle]

Originally posted by Just Life:

https://youtu.be/jwuxQFaVdWs?t=318

Y'know, I already had so much respect for the Lance after seeing two dudes just absolutely tank Fatalis' fire cone of death wielding it. But that bit where this Hunter's trading blows with Zinogre was awesome!

...that said op trust the wheel and join the doots side. Hunting Horns: we have sick beats. Both kinds of them. Also buffs for days. Buffs for all. So many buffs even the Chef can't say 'you ain't buff enough.' Buffs that render HR Vaal a rotting joke of a dragon and then buffs that render HR Kushala just a big steely windbag. Buffs that keep you from getting stunned, raise your resistances to the various elements, cure male pattern baldness, and then buffs that absolutely concuss whatever's on the receiving end of your Scottish mace of MIGHT.

Originally posted by Hammer Of Evil:

but you do benefit from diversity because some weapons will put you in more risky situations vs some monsters, and some weapons will easily counter a monster.

Then ignore what I just said about the doots side completely because Hammer's still got a point.

[River Victor]

Don't choose. If you like all of them, try all of them. There's this thing called versatility. All weapons have bad match-ups and good match-ups. You'll be glad to be able to use more than one to get past obstacles. Choosing to master only one weapon will only make you one thing: a one-trick pony. Don't be one dimensional. Be all of them.

[iNol]

My main is IG coz it is not too bland like SnS, but not too sophisticated like others. It can hit hard when needed. You can go pokemon and send little bugs to fight monsters. You can go aerial if u want to go crazy. I finished the game with IG. I use it to farm my side weapons. LS to play counter. GL for always effective explosion damage. HBG for tank play (but it was wonky, sometimes still get hit when shouldnt, IG's hovertank play is more fun).

I liked SnS in prev game, but they change the opening strike and make it weird. In prev games, the opening strike is the bread n butter, plus easy, intuitive to use. I main GS in prev games, but my bait n punish play doesnt work well here coz the environment has so much variance.

[FuyuNoSora]

The important thing is that you can fight well with the weapon and don't get bored with it. I tried all weapons in MH3U and also in MHW, and it is always different, it depends on the game. Maybe what helps is that you need to know if you are a defensive or offensive player, do you like speedy hits or slow impact, 2 weapons in one or only 1 weapon? This time I went with IG because I enjoy the speed and being in the offense, it is also has 2 weapons in one, the Glaive and the Kinsect.