Thank for this. The other big RU-vidr, you know the Pokémon guy, completely dismissed this. I guess he's too stupid to realize that there are different ways to fight monsters.
@@itskeicoffee there's just something so powerful to look that monster in the eye hit him and taking what he's got and continuing to look him in the eye while you take him out. Smash mouth hunting at its finest.
Now that I know what perfect guarding is a thing and what it looks like... guess I've been doing it on accident! These videos have been super informative, and making new builds based on the info has been a ton of fun! I'm really digging the Deviljho HBG at the moment.
Issue with dodging with hbg is the dodges take up the most up time out of all dodges and they fact that they inherent a big long dodge it can harm positioning for lining up shots.
No mater what shielded weapon any defense below 630 will be felt on 8☆ and higher while blocking (except lance for the counter guard) I'm using hbg with about 750-780 defense and I BARELY take any chip dmg or non at all. Soo look at it this way. If your defense isn't within too strong then you're shield ALSO isn't that sturdy. I laugh every time I block a heavy hit and see 0 dmg on hbg.
nice tip, this will change player behavior to upgrade armor more instead upgrade weapon like previous patches, but people don't know those exactly defense to take advantage
Informative guide!! Love it! Im not sure if the amount of defence plays a part. I.e if i have 100 def with guard 3 vs 700 def with guard 3, will the chip dmg be different? Also if the difference in chip dmg across levels is just 1 or 2, is that the same for lower def level? Nevertheless its still a viable skill to consider. Thank you for this video!
With the new Rajang legs containing resentment lv 2, I'm waiting your content how to formulate: guard + resentment + offensive guard. I think offensive guard is only perfect for lance and charged blade, but now that resentment gets extra piece, the damage boost is insane!
I've mainly been using the gluttonous cannon, but i really prefer reload speed to defensive loading. I just think its too gimmicky. If you're new to the game and dont know monster attacks and dodge timings i think you'll love it but if you know those you know when its okay to reload and dont have to worry about timing a block for 1-2 ammo
I dunno how to fit it in on the cb honestly. I thought it would be great on the partbreaker ko build but that build needs all the parts i have equipped haha
I run Guard 3 and DL 1, I just simply hold the button, take the attack, counter with an AED with 3 pulses of phial damage. It's definitely a meme build but I carve rajang with it.
Defensive loading on HBG seems a little gimmicky, like low risk low reward compared to just perfect dodging which will reload the whole clip and confer a damage bonus. So rather than 4-5 points between guard and defensive loading, I’d rather just put those points into damage or even artful dodger.
@EbiLMunkeY it totally depends on the ammo. If you perfect dodge, you even up going out of the critcal distance for spread and sometime wyvern. I think perfect dodging is perfect for piercing ammo
@BDuckification i had a buffed clip of ammo but i used all of it then reloaded with defensive loading and it did not get the buff. Not sure if i would have reloaded buffed ammo if i had one buffed ammo left. Gotta test it out.
I think youre best off using a combo of perfect evade and guarding. Really dont like the HBG having a shield though, i have no desire to make the Kush's dolphin HBG because of how ugly that shield looks (its my favorite HBG in mainline)
…not convinced…😅 I was able to easily beat an 8* Great Jagras with a Grade 4.5 Basarios HBG, using a fire attack +5 and artillery +2 set…with a couple perfect evades.😉 If I sacrificed that fire attack for defensive reload and sat there letting it hit me, I’m pretty sure I’d time out!😅
I'm thinking of running some levels of guard in a lance build, does it work the same for the lance? Or does the better starting shielding on the lance compared to the heavy bowgun not get as much benefit from higher levels of guard?
The lance's shield is stronger. You only need guard 1 and most attacks wont knock you back anymore. For comfort, you can run guard 3 to limit chip damage. As you get better at perfect guarding, you can run full offensive guard elemental builds with out any guard skills
