Lance, the Monster Hunter weapon I loved by accident

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The Lance is a weapon in Monster Hunter that I never really expected to enjoy, nor did I anticipate it being one of my main weapons across Monster Hunter as a whole. It's an underappreciated weapon and I'm going to talk a bit about why I adore it so much. Enjoy!
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@phailupe2941 7 месяцев назад

Lance is like a hot pocket: simple and easy, yet good every time

@SleepyCyborg66 6 месяцев назад

That’s me with Dual Blades, though maybe not as simple. (Simple for me anyways)

@siriusdeluna3076 6 месяцев назад

@@SleepyCyborg66demon mode spin to win 😂😂

@crossfitnerd1085 5 месяцев назад

Amen.

@Scrombo2 5 месяцев назад

I'd argue its deceptively simple, sure you can just poke > block > poke but the more Monster Hunter evolves the more we get weird stuff evade lance, counters, poke hopping AND I LOVE IT

@xcorr77 5 месяцев назад

@@SleepyCyborg66 dual blades is actual simple, lance is deceptive simple.

@jaredbowman7764 5 месяцев назад

The lance isn't about hiding behind a shield like a coward. It's about getting in the monsters face and poking em in the eye with a sharp stick again and again and again and never letting up the pressure because I don't have to. I am going to wear this beast down to a nub without breaking a sweat, always hitting em where it hurts most. No matter how a monster rages against my onslaught, my shield is unbreakable and my stamina is bottomless. No matter how the monster flees, I give chase to the ends of the continent and back. Like my ancestors before me I will conquer the land with a sharp stick and hucking rocks.

@SmittyWerbenjagermandragon 5 месяцев назад

The lancer is indeed no coward, anyone who says the lance is for the timid has no clue what they are on about. The lancer jeers at every beast they hunt, inviting them to try their hand at prying The Immovable Object from its throne.

@djarchangel6695 5 месяцев назад

Us lance mains traded all of our fucks for a bigger shield

@pm146 4 месяца назад

I refused to try it for the past 400 hours. I knew, deep in my heart, that I was a greatsword main... And then I perfectly countered a diabolos, took only an eighth of my HP in chip damage, and missed about 3 attacks... And I've been hooked ever since. It's everything I wanted the greatsword/hammer to be; staring the monster in the face and DARING it to hit you

@213Gremlin 2 месяца назад

HUNTERS! WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION!!!!

@Dem0nicT0aster 6 месяцев назад

"There is nothing more aggressive than a man with a pokey stick and a shield" - Every lance main.

@Masterofhammers 6 месяцев назад

Such an unexpected weapon to love. Hope they don't change too much about it because I REALLY like this weapon

@cr-volcanic 6 месяцев назад

Yeah I don’t think it needs too much. I think it’s in a super good place design once. Just a few touch ups

@dominicanderson2548 5 месяцев назад

@@cr-volcanic the only thing i would like is a follow up attack for the shield bash for more of a stun combo. But that could make the lance too powerful. It doesn't need much as is.

@iBloodxHunter 5 месяцев назад

It's pretty much the same as it was in Monster Hunter Freedom on psp. I think they know why we like it.

@clintgahm1495 5 месяцев назад

To be fair it hasn't changed much since MH1, except it was absolutely OP in that game but in a great way.

@DL-zv5xc 4 месяца назад

Haven't tried lance outside of world yet, but it feels like it needs a better reason to use the power guard, other than being able to turn any direction world having "guard up" be applied after a second is nice, but generally you get guard up anyway if you're fighting a tougher monster. a sort of super counter would be nice, sortof like rise greatsword's rage switch skill, where if you get hit after that little flash, you do a LOT more damage, however you can waste it by getting hit before that flash pops up, leading to a slightly heavier poke i feel lance just needs a buff to counters, they feel very pointless when you can get near the same effect with guarding at the last second and then poking

@Myrtneough 7 месяцев назад

I appreciate this video, not as a lance main, but as someone who can appreciate seeing someone's affection for another weapon. Especially when that love spreads across games. It's something I wish i had. I never seem to be able to click with a weapon from one game to the next and just wind up on a new one. This makes me really want to sit down more and actually mess with weapons I've played over the years more and even properly try the few i haven't put time into.

@ScentSense 2 месяца назад

Gonna give my perspective here as someone who has only seriously played World and only recently did that.. Insect Glaive was the most thematically interesting to me, but it looked complicated (I remember wishing it was just the Glaive and there was no Kinsect to complicate it lol) every weapon seemed fun to me when I first started. A lot of beginner guides were suggesting to pick a weapon and stick with it for 50 hunts or so, and I sure tried to but I couldn't make myself do it. Why lock myself off from 13/14 playstyles for such a long time? So I took the time in the practice area and against various monsters to get base level comfortable with a few of them. At first, it was Bow, Dual Blades, SnS and Insect Glaive. I thought I'd be a bow main until I got to Tobi Kadachi and got zapped apart - he was the first monster I struggled with and while I got the kill without any carts, I didn't feel like I earned it so I immediately went back and hunted him 3 more times. SnS couldn't keep up with him, Bow part 2 went pretty much the same, Dualies did alright, but Insect Glaive made me feel like I was the hunter and he was the hunted. At first I was overthinking IG pretty badly, but eventually got the advice to just focus on getting red buff and spamming combos, then figured out how to stay airborne for extended periods and it clicked for me. Since then I've just been massively comfortable with IG over anything else. I fought Barioth in IB for the first time recently and chased his ass to the ends of the earth.. Like, straight up bullied him to the point of humiliation. I figured he was just a simple, straightforward fight so I went to the Arena to do his event for Guild Palace weapons and tried a few other weapons I thought I'd be comfortable with - got spanked pretty bad with everything. Even fire elemental Dualies got me beat up way more than I thought I would. I thought maybe I was just tired so I grabbed Insect Glaive again, did exactly the same arena mission and once again dogwalked him, only getting hit once or twice during the whole fight. That's when I realized I had a main weapon lol. Tl;Dr is that my main weapon picked me for the most part. Sure, I liked the concept, but not necessarily more than any other weapon. It just ended up clicking with me and becoming what I was most aggressive, confident and comfortable overall with. I still love many of the other weapons, but they're going to take a lot of intentional failing with to get to the same level as IG which came somewhat naturally. Maybe one of the weapons will (or already does) come more naturally to you?

@bobipine 6 месяцев назад

Lance is how I learned Monster Hunter. I was struggling a fair amount, but when I tried out lance it allowed me to focus on observing the monsters more, and learning their general tells. Nowadays I'm more of an Insect Glaive user, but Lance still got a spot in my heart.

@MajinMattPlays 6 месяцев назад

Not even 2 minutes in, you've already mentioned Saint George and the Dragon. His spear was called Ascalon. It's one of the coolest stories that gets no attention despite being awesome so it's cool to hear someone else mention it! As someone who doesn't main it (Since I cannot for the life of me settle on a main), but plays Lance somewhat frequently, it's also great to see it get the respect it deserves. It's a weapon that plays very uniquely, with a focus on consistency rather than flashiness, and it's great.

@cr-volcanic 6 месяцев назад

Yeah I agree, maybe it could use a liiiiiiittle bit more flash to make its attack strings a tad more interesting. But I really don’t need it to do much more than it does

@ezioauditore6371 5 месяцев назад

I thought St George used a sword instead of a spear called Ascalon🤔

@pyguy7 3 месяца назад

Lance main here. You know how Jocat is all about how superior Sword and Shield is? Step aside Jocat cuz that's exactly how I feel with the Lance! The Lance is the SUPREME weapon.. It can do everything: mounting? damn right Insect Glaive and Sword and Shield Wishes they could mount that fast. Defense: What's being knocked back when blocking, that happens??! Counters: Get that panzy Longsword cowardly evasion swish away out of here, We lances stand our Ground. Mobility, um we're the fasting moving of all the 14 weapons did I STUTTER!?! Reach? Our instrument is Long for the monster's pleasure, there's no monster's orifice we're not reaching. Find me a person who says they'd rather hit high damage numbers and I'll show you a person that uses a 2nd rate weapon. The Lance is the end all, be all, the superior solo weapon.

@one_soggy_loaf8366 Месяц назад

As a charge blade main I can appreciate lance users

@baalzamon6187 5 месяцев назад

World was my first Monster Hunter, didn't know much about the game. I saw the lance and thought "calvary charge" and started playing it , loved it ever since

@SarcasticShinyZoroark 6 месяцев назад

Nothing feels better in rise than getting the timing down of kushala’s six hit ultimate with insta-block, the “ting! ting! ting! ting! ting! ting!” is unparalleled

@trinityman3 6 месяцев назад

I must say this video has put a huge smile on my face. The overwhelming sense of pride flooding through me as a listen to someone clearly, concisely, and completely encapsulating what it means to be a shield god. I’m a hunter from the first fleet, and have been a Lance main since the very first game. Rathalos tail carve farming (looking for the ever elusive plate), the utility of flinch locking while the rest of the team desperately cut at the tail, it feels as though that was one of the last times lance mains were truly appreciated by the community. You asked what an older lance player may think of the 5th gen version of the weapon, and honestly it’s bittersweet. On one hand, it’s exactly as you say, Lance allows you to play the game in a truly aggressive way, you give no quarter and take everything from every possible opportunity, often making your own. On the other because the lance boasts a low skill floor, that many don’t bother looking up to see that the ceiling is so incredibly high, while requiring a heavy basis of skills or decoration to function can be a huge turn off for new players learning the weapon. My hood in the future of lance, is for things like the skills guard and offensive guard, to be baked into the weapon from the onset, similar to charge blade charging its shield to get guard+2, this would give more flexibility options to builds in the future, similar to how anchor rage and insta-block have for rise. Sorry for the rant, it’s not often I get to talk about lance. But I just want you to know that hearing your video about picking up the lance made my day.

@trinityman3 6 месяцев назад

Hope, not hood.

@navarre2142 7 месяцев назад

I do think its fairly understated how good the lance is in rise though. The massive elemental values combined with lunging thrusts, the enemy's aggression combined with your ability to chain insta blocks and counter with big hits, also anchor rage and last but certainly not least, sheathing retreat - They all make this weapon really good against a lot of monsters other weapons struggle with. In terms of hunting efficiency its more like mid tier overall, and mid-high tier amongst melee weapons.

@ghost_ilamas9615 6 месяцев назад

Nothing more of satisfaction when it comes to hitting Adept block counter into tail cut! MHRise truly giving us Lance main joyful ride

@cr-volcanic 6 месяцев назад

I hope they never take it away, I want insta-block/adept block forever

@Aaaaaaaaaa5934 2 месяца назад

How about fully charged uppercut from shield block that hittin monster jaw and stun it?

@ghost_ilamas9615 2 месяца назад

@Aaaaaaaaaa5934 shits not even a challenge. Even the counter frame aren't as tight as the Adept Guard, which is why it was more satisfying

@codystandish121 7 месяцев назад

Look I’ve said this a bunch: a lance is a “tank” as hunting horn is “support”

@cr-volcanic 7 месяцев назад

Yeah. Monster Hunter doesn’t really have weapons with strict roles. You can kiiiiiiinda fit some into certain archetypes but not really

@ElectricSphinx818 6 месяцев назад

I fell in love with lance in mh4u after I found out about evade lancing and stuck with the weapon ever since. I do miss the evade lance playstyle since capcom nerfed evade window but i also just love the counter playstyle too, itll never get old countering everything and entering a flow state where you just cant be touched while u stick to the monster like glue. where in some situations other weapons have to run away, i'm still in the monsters face duking it out and thats whats so fun about it. ive played the other weapons too, especially gunlance and also played a good amount of switch axe too but i always end up going back to the lance as my main. Such a fun weapon that single handedly made me love spear type weapons in games

@Luxai 18 дней назад

In all of monster hunter, the lance is the one weapon that has never let me down. It's the weapon of kings and knights, one that demands understanding the flow of the weapon rather than an elaborate moveset, and the everlasting pick for those who like to defend others. Not the highest damage, but the one that will always get you results.

@cr-volcanic 18 дней назад

Fuck yeah brother, love this thing

@xxKILLERboyXX48 7 месяцев назад

Lance was my first weapon to try monster hunter with and I didn't click with it (felt clunky) but I clicked with Great sword, but after getting a ton of hours I decided to try more weapons instead of being a 1 weapon person and I picked up Lance again and fell in love with it for how versatile you can be with it.

@BurucuGaming06 6 месяцев назад

As a greatsword main who considers lance, swaxe, gunlance and chargeblade his secondaries( of course still not the best at any of my secondaries) i love the feeling of when monsters throw fireballs, rocks and their whole ass bodies onto you and you just stand there and say "Is that ALL you can conjure? " with a smug look on my face is just something else.

@roy491 6 месяцев назад

"We enjoy having the deadliest crap in the game flung at us." Hell yeah it is. The day I found out I could super guard the Nergigante dive was the day my career path through World was set in stone.

@d.b.hemlock 6 месяцев назад

As an ex Lance Main I'm glad you found the enjoyment that comes from one of the most aggressive weapons in the game. I've since moved on to Doot main, but the Lance and Gunlance hold a very special place in my heart.

@thedaylights7996 7 месяцев назад

I love the way you add gravitas and drama to thing things you describe, and would really enjoy hearing your thoughts on the mighty bonk stick- the hammer

@cr-volcanic 7 месяцев назад

I really want to get more into hammer. I really like it but have tet to dedicate a ton of time to it

@pitshoster401 7 месяцев назад

Great vid! My brother has been a pure lance main ever since we got into the series with Tri.

@somethingsinister...8035 7 месяцев назад

As a Lancer nothing beats that satisfying feeling of staring down a monster about to unleash a normally unblockable attack, and just taking a knee with your Guard Up to soak it all in.

@cr-volcanic 7 месяцев назад

Especially those nice big multi-hits like Teo and Kulve’s downward flamethrower

@jockpackage1770 7 месяцев назад

unless it's Rise's updates... because they decided that skill doesn't work so even your silk binds are uniquely useless. dam i hate apex zinogre, for example.

@Elehk99 7 месяцев назад

I’ve been a lance main since the beginning of my journey into monster hunter. It makes me so happy to see someone actually try the weapon and fall in love with it as I have. Is it kinda ass? Yes. Do we love it? Resoundingly, yes! I’ll say though, I actually really don’t want instablock to stay around. It’s *too* good to the point there’s no reason to use anything else. I want my clunky counter weapon, not the longsword.

@SirBanana1992 7 месяцев назад

Monster Hunter itself is the thing I did not expect to love back when I started in Tri, unlike lance which as a weapon identity hit every check (started out with SnS though, a "beginner" weapon that I feel gets undeserved "beginner" impression). And the way you describe it is exactly why I love Lance too, I'm just a masochist looking for a socially acceptable outlet XD. But yeah I see a lot of people mistake lance as a "tank" weapon (and I do love my tanks in other games but Monster Hunter isn't those games) but it's actually one of the most agressive weapons, because ultimate agression is being unstoppable. When a monster can do nothing to shake you off, then you just get to attack without stop. Monster Hunter however, as many have thought, is a much slower game than many others and I wasn't sure I was gonna stick around. But the atmosphere, loop and amazing creature design made me stick around. Now today I have 7 creator model figures (Nergigante, Teostra, Valstrax, Palamute/Cohoot, Rajang, Mizutsune and my fav nargacuga), some of the japanese versions of games to play them early, the World collector's edition, 2 posters (one bought yesterday at a con) aaaaand an actual painstakingly crafted cosplay of the Silverwind Nargacuga armor with my mom and certainly my best yet. I think I am in that rabbit hole to stay.

@ahmedrizwan7235 5 месяцев назад

Monster sees lance user : Hes standing there MENACINGLY. Oh and he has a long pointy stick too

@Patrick-yc5jl 7 месяцев назад

As a lance main who started in Rise and Sunbreak I just had to say thank you so much for talking about this weapon. When I started I didn’t really like any of the other weapons and kept dying, but when I played lance it just clicked. I felt like I can survive anything and I still do. Now in Sunbreak I’ve truly mastered insta-block and anchor rage and it feels right as I’ve already said but still thank you for talking about this amazing weapon.

@cr-volcanic 7 месяцев назад

It’s a pretty awesome weapon man, it deserves the love

@jockpackage1770 7 месяцев назад

try MHW/IB lance, where there are a lot fewer bugs so guarding works more consistantly. plus you get the grapple counter.

@Patrick-yc5jl 7 месяцев назад

@@jockpackage1770 Yeah I’m might get World for Christmas so that’s fun

@Patrick-yc5jl 7 месяцев назад

@@cr-volcanic Yeah a lot of people really sleep on it. Also are there any other buffs you would give lance besides damage. For me I would like them to make the shield have built in guard up lv1 so you can have a more flexible build.

@docterzero1503 7 месяцев назад

I still remember my first Lance charge, the moment I became a Lance main. I was playing rise, and helping my friend who had just gotten the game through some of the Hub Quests. I had up until that point been using the greatsword in Rise, but had grown tired of it since it felt like I was constantly using the same high damage combo over and over. Anyway, I was trying out the gunlance, because the concept seemed too cool to pass up, but something irked me to try the Lance, as if it was calling out to me. So, on a whim I decided to try the lance instead, just to see if I liked it. We were going after the Great Itzuchi in the Frost Islands, and after some initially poking around, I on accident discovered I could charge. And it was glorious. The rest is history.

@cr-volcanic 7 месяцев назад

I always love jousting monsters, even though it almost never works lmao

@docterzero1503 6 месяцев назад

@@cr-volcanic Yeah, almost always result in the monster barreling into me and knocking me on my ass, but it's just so damn fun

@VashimuXIV 7 месяцев назад

The love I acquired for the Lance took me by surprise. Mostly the modern version of the weapon, but even the older versions are still more mechanically deep than one would think. Is it slower and more methodical than the usual? Sure. But is it a weapon of champions? You’re Gog damn right.

@BuBu-lc9el 7 месяцев назад

When I started World I began with dual blades and eventually swapped to long sword when I hit diablos which remains what I would consider my main weapon. I branched out to hammer when I found out how easy it was to break horns and found it fun as well. I've experimented here and there but nothing really leapt out at me, so my main arsenal stayed long sword, dual blades, and hammer for a long time. When a friend started World I created a new character and decided to learn a new weapon all the way through the game and I picked up the switch axe and had a lot of fun to my surprise. Again in iceborne I experimented here and there but nothing new really stuck. Now I'm going through another new game cycle as I bought the game on my PC and I'm learning sword and shield and loving it. I think for me going through the phases of the game committed to an entirely new weapon just really does it for me, it's almost like learning a new game. I'd definitely say I'm still the best with my og 3, but really digging in and learning new weapons is so much fun and I'm excited to make real build with them.

@KnowPein14 4 месяца назад

My brother from another monster. Granted I've only started playing MH in the 5th gen but I love it like a long time vet. If I may share my story like you did: A friend and I were playing world when it first came out, he's a tri vet and it's my first MH. I've been using dual blades all the way until we got to Kushala. That damned metal dragon wouldn't come down and I was only barely nipping his toes. I wanted a new weapon literally just so I could hit the dang dragon. We go back to astera after many failed runs, I throw together a Kulu lance, and the rest is history. Glad to see more people using lance nowadays

@cr-volcanic 4 месяца назад

Great story

@rauxnin8086 6 месяцев назад

Great video man, Lance is so based. Was the first weapon I picked up in Monster Hunter and have very rarely put it down since. I always get a smile on my face when I see someone join my hunting party with lance also equipped.

@cr-volcanic 6 месяцев назад

Well, maybe I’ll bump into ya with one in Wilds

@hawkclaw_8682 6 месяцев назад

I picked lance up for plesioths hips in 2004, as a lance main since almost two decades I completely agree to the point you make. Especially dealing with primordial malzeno that gives most people problems in the last phase it’s enjoyable to just take it and punish him even within flurry of attacks he unleashes on you. Evade lance with ev window 5 is fun as well btw.

@filipevasconcelos4409 5 месяцев назад

Lance is a good PS2 game. It is timeless, simple, and you can have a lot of fun with it without all the bells and whistles from modern games(other weapons) I also love the tank aesthetic

@Fenyxclips 6 месяцев назад

Whenever using Lance, I always go hyper aggressive on the monsters. Usually running Charge Blade but Lance is a close second tied with Great Sword and LBG.

@shawnmeads1024 5 месяцев назад

I describe the philosophy of lance as "practicality over presentation". It is not flashy, but it WORKS.

@AINGIRY 3 месяца назад

As a PC SnS main, to a console lance main by accident after trying one day I can’t bring myself to go back to my SnS, it’s so much fun!

@fish_god7458 6 месяцев назад

I’ve been binging your videos since I got a random community post from RU-vid with you reminding MH players to vote online their favorite monsters. I really really enjoy the way you talk about a lot of MH topics such as this one!! Earned a sub keep up the great work !

@Deoxys_Used_Mimic 6 месяцев назад

I went back to MHFU with the intention of doing Gunlance a few months back, but as soon as High Rank was unlocked, the damage fell off and I came crawling to the Lance for help. Unlearning all of my pre-established habits was such a surreal experience when all I’ve played was every other melee weapon.

@cr-volcanic 6 месяцев назад

Poor gunlance man, I’ve heard from watching Rurikhan that they tend to fuck up the damage scaling sometimes

@baval5 5 месяцев назад

You can definitely beat FU with Gunlance, I remember the first time I took out White Fata with my Worlds End.

@Deoxys_Used_Mimic 5 месяцев назад

@@baval5 Never said you couldn’t, mate.

@baval5 5 месяцев назад

@@Deoxys_Used_Mimic You just seemed like you got discouraged from it

@Deoxys_Used_Mimic 5 месяцев назад

@@baval5 I was.

@hungrygremlin5151 5 месяцев назад

I mained lance in rise after maining insect glaive in world, and I Very Much enjoyed the "No, you move" of it

@goofistmcnutty3280 5 месяцев назад

I've been a lance main for quite a long time. And it's honestly the most purely aggressive weapon in the game. It's the definition of a great defense is the best offense. People use the term "Brawler weapon" for Hammer and GS because they like to be aggressive and at the head of the monster, and although I think those weapons do belong at the head of a monster more so than the lance if you're in a party with someone using one, purely because they can dish out more damage at the head while the lance can focus other weak points, there is just no weapon that is more comfortable and at ease than the lance at the head of a monster. No weapon in the game can just go Toe To Toe with a monster like the lance can. It's -almost- feels like with any other weapon, you are reacting to the monster, but with a lance, the monster is reacting to you. Or that with every other weapon the monster is fighting you, while against a good lance user, the monster is fighting just purely for it's survival. With a lance, you are the threat to the monster, not the other way around. As CR here put it, you are an absolute psychopath and you love it. And boy do I love it. I don't get that rush with anything else. It's really hard to convoy that to people who have not mastered the lance, but in my experience almost anyhow who does master the lance eventually just gets it. It's not the flashiest weapon with the most fun combos, but I really don't think it needs to be. It's the best weapon purely out of it's play style alone once you understand it.

@devistator5674 3 месяца назад

I think two of my favourite new additions to lance in 5th gen are leaping thrust and forward hop being able to aggressively hop towards the monster without having to do a 180 and back hop 3 times was a game changer.

@calebpetersen9504 4 месяца назад

Real ones calvary charge their friends for a quick giggle at every opportunity. Never gets old.

@my_username_was_already_taken 4 месяца назад

So glad to see a video just showering this weapon with love. I'm in the exact same boat as you, where I finished MHW(and Iceborne) and was just looking for new ways to keep playing the game. I got one of the kjarr paralysis lances from Kulve and boxed it to maybe try out lance one day, and I dabbled with it here and there but never really expected it to go anywhere (I was primarily a GS main with some hammer here and there). But then, it clicked. The movement, the footwork, the onslaught of attacks and never having to sheath my weapon or heal during fights. I felt the Thrill of the battle, it felt like a true Duel. I don't think I've ever hunted with the GS again after that, and this is coming from someone that almost exclusively used GS since Monster Hunter Freedom. All of my GS weapons and loadouts in MHW were replaced with Lances, and I doubled my overall game playtime just playing and improving with the lance after that. I played through MHR:SB with lance and now I'm playing through MH3U with lance, and plan on going back through MH4U and GU next. I've never become so passionate about a weapon before, and I play most of the non-range weapons. But it breaks my heart knowing that 99% of the player base don't see this weapon for what it truly is. An aggressive, unending powerhouse with a surprisingly high skill ceiling.

@erichdavis2897 7 месяцев назад

I've been playing GU, just started a few weeks ago, and I had a pretty similar experience with the lance. I decided, since it was an anniversary game, I was gonna play with several weapon types, unlike how I usually play, one weapon for the whole damn game. I got around to lance as my 6-7th idea, and it stuck in a way I never expected. The multihits, shocking mobility, and the obscenely awesome feeling of charging into a downed monster just stuck with me in a way only my main weapons ever had. Might try taking the lance through rise once I start that game :)

@cr-volcanic 7 месяцев назад

I think you’ll definitely enjoy lance in Rise

@korniestpatch 3 месяца назад

As a Lance main in world. The natural progression is you will eventually get to the gunlance. I’ve always said Lance is not about knowing your moveset it’s about knowing the monsters. Nice video!

@LAKANMusic 5 месяцев назад

been a lance main since MHFU, what people don’t seem to understand is that you have to be constantly engaged in what the monster is doing and you have to be incredibly proactive to truly pull out the weapon’s potential, also love the st. george comparison, great video!

@plaguedr.crowvin3349 6 месяцев назад

Literally a week ago I started to see what you meant. You FINALLY pointed it out and now I have a reason to play the different versions across the hole series.

@alexanderlee1986 6 месяцев назад

Will admit, Lance is a very underrated weapon, and I've grown to enjoy the weapon myself. I love Hammer the most, but Lance is slowly turning into a favorite of mine.

@hariman7727 6 месяцев назад

My personal favorite team to see is Greatsword for damage (me), Hammer for Bonk, Lance for drawing aggro, and Hunting Horn for buffs.

@zacharyhill1783 6 месяцев назад

I played world but first tried lance in monster hunter Rise / Sunbreak. I enjoyed it it because of the in your face aggressive playstyle. Just jabbing away. At some point I did a join request and fought a gold rath. Mid fight the rath trampled and I had already fully committed to a joust. Boom, part-break the head and stun. Follow up with a leaping thrust to the face and I was hooked for life.

@EtoRanger 7 месяцев назад

Funnily enough I also picked up GU Lance recently. It's sooooo good in this game. Also excited to try out Lance in Monster Hunter Now on the 7th.

@renegaderaven3777 6 месяцев назад

Been a lance main since 3. I fell in love with just shrugging off even the most powerful attacks thrown at me and punishing them in return.

@muto7825 5 месяцев назад

Lance is definitely something I leaned on in older games as a way to SURVIVE brutal scenarios. That being said, I haven't been able to wrap my head around it in the same way in World/Rise--gotta play with it more methinks

@spoon8761 6 месяцев назад

I like to think of lance as both the unstoppable force AND the immovable object.

@cr-volcanic 6 месяцев назад

Pretty great way of looking at at it

@hariman7727 6 месяцев назад

That's a great description of the Lance. In the same vein, the Greatsword is like wielding a muscle car. It's big, it's heavy, it's hard to handle, but MAN is it awesome when used right.

@MrSaturnMusic 6 месяцев назад

I was a Lance main in 4U, and I've been in and out of playing it since, it's always awesome to see it getting some love

@hennyzhi2261 6 месяцев назад

I started my love for lance around Icebornes release and haven't gone back since. I'm even playing all thes games in order now as a lancer with a friend who loves hammer, and is similarly taking a weapon journey. If I had to add one bit of spice to hopefully get more people interested... maybe a poke that you can hold that superheats the tip the longer you execute it. Have it do nutty pierce damage and maybe even bonus damage to part breaks; you found the weak spot and like a proper gigachad your going to leave your mark in no uncertain terms.

@J.aime_le_pain181 6 месяцев назад

The sunbreak patch is the best thing that ever happened to that weapon

@Br0ck3n 5 месяцев назад

Congratulations, I was convinced that I must try this weapon and, after playing with it for a good while, I LOVE THIS WEAPON

@joshlewis8860 6 месяцев назад

Something you didn’t mention about Sunbreak lance is the offensive repositioning potential of Sheathing Retreat. It’s very common for the monster to jump away from you, and people underestimate how fast you can get back on the monster with lance. Face backwards and use Sheathing Retreat to sheath the lance and throw yourself towards the monster, use a wirebug midair to cover a HUGE distance if need be, then use Shield Charge to land charging into the monster’s face with your shield. It’s my go-to setup, and you can easily cross an entire zone in an instant. Even more satisfying if you get a knock out when you get there.

@satAMfox Месяц назад

Real Talk. This just happened to me 2 days ago. Loaded up Iceborne after a year away and Im rusty. Ive played and learned every weapon EXCEPT lance. Gave it a shot and my God was I so wrong about this weapon. Killed a temp master rank monster sub 10 min and im sold for life.

@tyrrhus5248 5 месяцев назад

Lance has one forgotten features from pre-gen 5, the piercing damage: if you were to hit a hitzone where 75%blunt value is higher than 100% sharp, you'd have the former rather than the latter. It's crazy how no one talks about that, it really rewarded sticking by the head, and with flinch free not a freebie solidly placed the weapon with the Hammer and HH when team formation.

@fruitthenamielle 6 месяцев назад

I like how every video of yours is just “I just wanna talk about (insert topic here)” and that so extremely based. Like we’re friends in a call. Been watching your content since the frontier video and I love every bit of it! Keep it up and take care of yourself!

@cr-volcanic 6 месяцев назад

Yeah man that’s kinda what I’m goin for. On this channel I wanna make a shit ton of Monster Hunter videos and talk about whatever the fuck I want

@djarchangel6695 5 месяцев назад

As one of said 6 lance mains, I was honestly surprised to find it as my main instead of anything else, but the idea was so much fun I had to try it and I never looked back. My favorite part is the fact that, with every other weapon, the hunter is constantly repositioning around the monster, but with the lance it's the other way around.

@cha0ticinsanity 6 месяцев назад

Hell yeah. All of this. This is how I really started loving Hunting Horn and Switch Axe. Now my two mains.

@nekomancer4641 6 месяцев назад

Lance is truly the weapon that dance with the monster

@krumdark 5 месяцев назад

It’s crazy to watch these videos and see how enthusiastic people get about the weapons for monster hunter. It’s mind blowing how well they’ve done with them compared to other games.

@xxvskrunkle 6 месяцев назад

Im slowly falling in love with lance, thank you for this video

@YouMystMe 6 месяцев назад

Evade lance feels especially rewarding (pre-5th gen) when you get more in-tune and start turning 180 and using the back hop to position.

@Sylentmana 5 месяцев назад

Lance is the monster appreciation weapon. Because it’s gameplay is not too flashy you spend most of your time watching the monsters and their moves so that you can choose the technique to best suit the situation.

@ENZEED 5 месяцев назад

I used to be a SWAXE main before i was a lance main. And the only reason i tried lance back then because i just remembered that theres artworks and paintings about knights fighting dragons with lances one time

@Drragnorr 5 месяцев назад

I too overlooked this weapon for a long time. Recently I fell in love with the parry based gameplay where you clash with the opponent instead of jumping around him like Sekiro, or Lies of P and lance is exactly this and I love It.

@chillarttalks 5 месяцев назад

Videos like this is why youtube exists! Love it

@imthecatman4999 7 месяцев назад

I tried lance for the first time in sunbreak out of curiosity cause someone I follow on twitter would always post clips of them playing it. At first I was very "meh" about it, going from the super high dps of dual blades, but then I started actually getting somewhat decent with it and it quickly became " *I AM SO FUCKING STRONG GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH* ". While it'll never replace my beloved that is dual blades and hammer, I will never mind giving it a go ever again.

@thatguywesmaranan 5 месяцев назад

i'm happy you found your go-to main weapon, bud... and yes, the lance is definitely not for the weenies... took me a while to finally find mine too with the bow, but it's been such an amazing time all throughout...

@FLUFFYHAWAIIAN747 6 месяцев назад

Wonderful video fellow Lance bro!! I always wear the thickest armor when using a lance so I am the TANK in the group with max Guard and Guard up

@TheOneTwiggy 6 месяцев назад

as a lance main i 100000% get the feeling. i allways want the agro gimmi youre best

@jyugwat2952 6 месяцев назад

I am a lance player and i love the great sword comparison at 6:19, I agree 100% and passionately want the community to understand this. 19:31 in my opinion a temporary attack speed steroid would be really fun and appropriate for the lance! Fun video.

@AmierAzzeal 5 месяцев назад

You have convinced me to give it another try when I have time.

@therighttrousers343 6 месяцев назад

I've had great fun playing passive lance, too. Gravios set in 4u, kushala lance was how i beat G village Rajang, and recently I've adopted in 3u full Glacial Agnaktor for specifically Lucent Nargacuga. I couldn't make it to the end before with Swaxe, and the stamina pressure is too much without guard skills, but with them? I survive. Evade lance is probably better, but a guard set feels so cosy it's like you're in a little house, brings a huge smile to my face seeing a barrage of strong things just hit my shield and not kill me, just keep shuffling forward to regenerate my stamina.

@Arcadifie 5 месяцев назад

love this video! I will say that the lance is actually a super nice utility weapon in world because the charge allows for super fast mounting. I usually get 3-5 mounts a hunt (depending on how fast we kill it) when I actually go for them in parties, and charging down hills and doing the charge double poke super easily is really satisfying as well. The dodge dash spear dash and charging for mobility really speeds the weapon up to go crazy on damage. I've come to LOVE the spear. I do want to try G!Rathian set to be a super tank though sounds fun

@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr 3 месяца назад

One thing I like about the Lance is that when I first tried it, I played incredibly defensive. It felt comforting to have a near-invincible shield. But as I grow more confident in my skill level, I can play much more aggressively than I initially realized. Lance does a great job of easing you into its play style, at least in my experience.

@gektoast4968 6 месяцев назад

I also found it unexpectedly- on my second playthrough of world with my friends, I decided to try lance. I fucking love it. Lance main for life now.

@Scrombo2 5 месяцев назад

I was actually re-training myself on lance in sunbreak while watching this video, soooooo I think that says everything it needs to say

@cloudwyrms9752 6 месяцев назад

Finally some appreciation for my first ever main :’)

@cr-volcanic 6 месяцев назад

Someone’s gotta do it

@yuks_nodad 6 месяцев назад

One of my favorite lance moments was being stuck between a uragaan, angry pickle and seething bevelgoose all attack me in the e same area and I survived for the solid 5 minutes that they were there

@Hooy-Jaymay 6 месяцев назад

Imagine my surprise seeing lance was the least used weapon in Rise. That thing eats through Afflicted Monsters like cardboard, it cut all my hunting times by half. I just wish Gunlance was just more like it's cousin, it's melee capabilities need an upgrade

@Lioleusu 7 месяцев назад

I mainly like Lance because it plays more to the "medieval age" part of monster hunter which kinda used to be a big part of it, I like the more grounded weapons and slower hunters rather than the sci-fi anime stuff we've kinda been getting recently ngl

@alessandroemirfranciosi1453 2 месяца назад

Lance is life ❤

@wiper7000 6 месяцев назад

A former friend and I did a challenge run in MHW:I where we would get assigned a random weapon and have to take it for a spin for 5 hunts before getting a new weapon. Both of us ended up maining new weapons after this experiment, he went with Charge blade and I found The Lance. The way it makes a fight feel more like a dance, especially as evade lance is just a thing of beauty.

@TRIC4pitator 5 месяцев назад

To summarize, landing offensive guard stimulates my every brain cell, and it never gets old

@StygianPidgeon 6 месяцев назад

love lance so much, the bestest buddy through iceborne ive had

@nameputhpong9041 6 месяцев назад

i remember when 4 dudes going “poke, poke, poke. *hop*” was the highest dps in the game.

@diepixeldie8725 6 месяцев назад

Gunlance and Lance main here now they are some of my favorite weapons easy and simple and just fun overall

@FateBringsMe2U 6 месяцев назад

Pre-5th gen, the only time I really ever used Lance was 3U for underwater combat but 5th gen really roped me into a lot of weapons I never really used before. I was always just an unga bunga hammer GS player but now I love just about every weapon aside from the bowguns haha

@lilithofthevoid4922 6 месяцев назад

7:47 Spiral Thrust also has a counter at the start of it

@ActivexRecon 6 месяцев назад

Been a Lance main since freedom unite. Really great points and I love how you describe why it’s so satisfying to use. I believe that the evolution of the Lance has been great and I agree that sun breaks iteration is the best so far. Although I do miss augmentations from iceborne just for the heal on hit ability. In iceborne I would literally never sheathe cause of the healing. Overall great video!

@cr-volcanic 6 месяцев назад

That’s why I love Malzeno armor man. Blood Rite is sick

@akujie4821 6 месяцев назад

I just love being a literal thorn in the side of a monster. It gets to a point where it feels like the monster is doing everything that it can to get you away from it and you are just there all the time.... Poke poke poke... Poke poke poke..... Poke poke poke.... Nothing the monster can do about it.

@Rytom 6 месяцев назад

Sunbreak did a lot of good things for GL and Lance. Both are at their peak in Sunbreak imo, I love this game. GU is probably my favorite still, and adept styles play a major role in that. Parries and just evade are mechanics that will always activate my monkey neurons.

@nrshocks6931 6 месяцев назад

I also accidentally became a lance main but now in world. In sunbreak they added shield tackle and shield charge which made the guard. It made the weapon so much more fluid and aggressive and now you can KO the monster pretty reliably with lance just by playing naturally

@arbell1935 6 месяцев назад

I friend introduce me to this poke stick and i thought its just kinda normal for me. But then, i kinda need to farm this Zinogre Arena quest and the lance literally counter poke this electric dog punch like 10 times since this good doggo literally won't stop punching you if you keep counter poke it and it's feels SO DAMM GOOD to counter poke this Zinogre for 10+ times in a go