Definitely going to practice with these counters. I get greedy with attacks and go on the offensive too often with no regard to openings. Caveman brain says "OOGA DOOGA!" lol
One thing I don't think he mentioned, on top of challenging yourself by doing Iai Counter only hunts, just doing a hunt and standing around the monster dodging their attacks is a very good way for new players to adapt to them. This works for any weapon. Just start a hunt against a monster you're having particular trouble with and just dodge around their attacks, maybe poke them once or twice after certain attacks to begin gauging how big of an opening you have to do your stuff. Stagger them to see what their go to wake up move is, etc.. I really wish the Arena would allow a straight 1v1 brawl with a monster of your choice with nothing on the line as practice at all hunter ranks/village ranks. Personally, coming from World as a Hammer main, I spent roughly 30 hunts immediately after the tutorial in the Arena against Kulu Ya Ku with the longsword to try and learn how to counter and everything. Took a couple of hours but I eventually go to the point where you'd feel bad for the Kulu after awhile. While this did help with hunting other monsters, not being able to learn monster specific moves until I actually started a hunt for them, ended up resulting in me getting hit and even carted far too often. Even opted to use dual daggers instead, as the weapon requires very little brain power and allowed me to mash my way through the village quests in 2 days. (While still having to go to work, mind you.) So this video has been a big help, I'ma go home and just start iai countering my ass off till I get good. Or lose my sanity, have a midlife crisis then a mental breakdown and end up using the bow. Whichever comes first.
Glad to see the unofficial part 2 for this technique! It really is something you have to feel and practice is always your friend with spirit counters. Magnamalo is such an excellent partner because of his varied move set and quick attacks. Tigrex is a close second because he has double counter windows with his charge and spin attacks. Great video as always dude! Would love to see you do a “Part 2” for barrel bomb tech specifically with the double wirebug attack!
Yeah, as the video mentioned Teostra and Valstrax are also great partners. Teostra has a lot of firebeams and explosions that can sometimes be quite difficult to get the timing correct (it's difficult to see where the hitbox is precisely, and also when). Valstrax, on the other hand, forces you to use loads of double and triple counters. Maybe even a quadruple counter when he's enraged
always after a couple of hunts doing super badly with the LS, I'm coming back to your videos, just to reassure myself that LS fights can look cool and fluid. Thanks bud
Coming from MHW as a CB main. Decided to go LS in MHR. After a few rounds with Maganamalo after watching this vid, I'm glad I made the switch. Subscribed!
I prefer my boys Tigrex and Rajang as training sacks. Tigrex pattern is really straightforward while Rajang is kinda tricky but fun. Practice with the Akuma Rajang, and you will be good in no time.
While these chumps were waiting for the PC release. I have been studying the blade on a 6.2 inc screen. Mastering my inner weeb. Now that I got all of the frames in the world, I see mango's dive bomb from a mile away.
it's definitely something you have to feel because even if you watch attack by your eyes, you still need to wait when the monster cast it's attack against you, I mean, you need to wait, see and feel, sometime, you only need to feel ... Exemple, when you fight against Apex Rathalos or Apex Zinogre, their time to yelling when they are not yet enrage, take much more time, I mean their movement when they are trying to yell. You need to take this into account , and see their movement with you eyes and know which moment you have to counter slash it . Taking it into account is what I call the feeling, when monster in enraged, their yelling is more faster, so you have to quickly unsheathe your blade and slashing spirit the hell out of it...so yes , the feeling is very important+Observation(watching closely)+ alot practice are keys to master that Overpowered Spirit counter
I'll be back soon, glad to see you did an updated video. Can't wait to watch later! Also if you could explain how the serene pose wake up hit is done I'd really appreciate it!
I'm not even learning LS yet just here to enjoy the show. It is so satisfying to watch someone play who mastered a weapon and the game to a certain degree.
Hi man. I know that is a old video but thank you for this guide. I also saw that you switched RB and RT on your settings. I did it too and this is gamechanger. I miss my counters less now. Did you made other changes in settings other that that?
Dumb question. Been playing on next gen, but do you let the trigger go during the blue sparkles 🤔 Could never tell if you let go when you get hit or right before, but I noticed the blue
im getting confused in how the counter work. Do we need to really do the perfect timing when they attack us or we can just slash the monster body(that attack) before it hit us?
So about quick sheathe, its extreme difficult to get level 3 quick sheathe in low rank making it annoying to build arround it, is ot still worth using reallt weak armor peices for quick sheathe or no.
I’m on iceborne right now so I thought the counters were like the shoulder bash where the monster would get blocked very good to know it’s about the timing
I've literally tried everything now but for some reason, I can't get this to work. Not even against the dummy. .2 of a second is a rather big window but for god sake, I can't make it work what frames are you running when you play? edit: never mind... I'm just incredibly dumb and didn't know that only the spirit slash is a counter...
New to player a Monster Hunter game. Gunlance was my first pick, But didnt like the move set, I am sure it might change at higher levels. Then Insect Glaive that I love 🙂 I watch a youtube play Longsword and seeing him "dash" out of damage, I was thinking, Can i do that !!!! Find the weapon a bit strange, That for sure. Get this combo down and a few others, But my timing man. ha ha ha Well going to give it a bit more time, Hope i soon figurer it out 🙂 Thanks kindly.
I got Iai slash down to a science but in hunts with 4 players it’s hard to focus timing and audio queues which are more important than you would think when it comes to Iai counter
Please note that I switched my RB and RT button and failed to mention it, sorry if anyone is confused. The first version I made of this is by far my most successful video, howewer I was never quite satisfied with it and also I learned some new stuff since then. I like this one way better and I hope you do too! Thanks for watching and happy hunting! Barrel Bomb trick guide: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s1nZxXRtaqc.html Twitch: www.twitch.tv/theartoflongsword Join my Discord if you want to play with me sometime, or find other hunting partners: discord.gg/tnh3TYUcg7
@@RomanGuro I am just starting Rise and I don't remember LS being this finicky in World. But it's been a while since I played that one. I was trying to do the counters with NO quick sheath lol and failed hard. So will be farming monsters for the gear now. Thank you for pointing this out
The monsters that i can kill easier with ls are rajang and magnamalo because i killed them more than 30 times each for practice and now in sunbreak furious and scorned are easier
dude why my iai spirit slash never get extra damage its just like only got one damage and never got another slash effect im using mouse and keyboard, can you or anyone explain what happen i'm new using LS, please help me
im struggling to used it against monster im not familliar with, like magnamalo or mitzu, even zenoger, i alway fall on thier delay atack......ther are also my current spar mate, along with malzeno....
tbh, I didn't know that the double slash had I-frames (even when I have played Long Sword since the begining, alongside Insect Glaive) Guess there's something to be learn everyday
I guess the best thing you can do is just observe... that means no attacking, just try to not get hit by anything. That way you will learn quickly about openings.
Sometimes when I watch other streamers or people using long sword playing this game I thought to myself, "Are we even playing the same game? Everything so different."
Just download the mod from nexus mods it does the counter perfectly and it's undetectable and works in online play, the majority of LS users I've seen use it all you have to do is sheath at an appropriate timing, it's kind of annoying and it's the one reason I quit playing MH iceborne + rise because it's been in both games and nothing has been done about it.
