Ive been an insect glaive main for this entire game and it never occurred to me to just vault right before he does the punchy move to transition into the last phase lmao, i will definitely try this next time. Great speedrun!
Lol, I’m guessing you weren’t around during the base game days where people would argue aerial glaive out damaged ground glaive. Time and time again it was proven wrong. Play it how you like my friend, but don’t be one of those guys that denies the proof. It should be noted that this was base world. I’m assuming it’s still not as strong in Iceborne.
after almost 500h i played glaive for the first time, just jumping around and having fun :D allways nice to see people playing this weapon, great video :)
Dude, I love your work and been promoting your stuff to ppl telling them how strong IG is, cos there’s a huge misconception even with advance players how weak IG is, which is BS since I think any weapon in the right hands will do work, of course other weapons better than others. I’m a one trick CB pony but respect other speedrunners who mains their weapon at the top tier and IG needs you my dude 👌
Brachydios is my favorite monster its so fun to fight, looks dope, and has cool looking gear, sadly I'm a great sword user so I can't use it's weapons to there fullest
It was so OP in 4U they basically had to nerf mounting. You could topple a monster as soon as it got up from the previous topple. 4-man IG with Starknight was basically like a HAME run.
When I started Iceborne I dropped Insect Glaive because it and chargeblade where the only weapons I used and I really wanted to try new weapons and now I play Great Sword, Light Bowgun, Gunlance, Hammer, and Bow but this video really makes me want to go back
Is there a reason why you didn't let ur Kinsect also attack? You were sending it to the monster and then instantly get some fluid to just hover in the area and don't attack.
Lt + y and b on the xbox Controller. Only usable while having dinger amo. Those Symbols Show kinsect buff. Red means kinsect Stronger yellow means More stamina
I've always been an IG main, But Lately I've been using SnS, Hammer, & Longsword due to feeling like the IG isn't that strong anymore without relying only on Ground combos. Seeing this makes me wanna go back at it, with the 2 Bracky Agitator bonus and see what I can do lol. So thank you, you may have brought my main back to me. Edit: Wouldn't have thought I could see a nice speedrun done by this weapon.
vSniiqes HK I’m hoping it gets a buff. It’s always been a fair weapon, but it doesn’t have any big moves that make it really shine. The ground comboes alone can only do so much 😞
@@imshar1311 yes, that is something a lot of people do not realize. People act like these speedrun videos are done in one shot. It took a lot of practice, loading screens and faints to get this run. Still a good run... not trying to take anything away from it.
If you aim and press triangle + circle (I think, I play on PC so controls are different) it powers up your kinsect using slinger ammo, different ammo has different effects and duration. He's using a glaive that gives Spirit & Strength buff, which means that when powering it up he will get both effects (increased stamina for the kinsect and higher dmg on its attacks + vastly increased extract duration). S&S Boost is particularly useful because you can use thorn/slinger/bomb pods to give you both buffs, and they power up your kinsect for 5 minutes, whereas other slinger ammo gives only 1-2 minutes. Essential for proper IG gameplay.
@@azzamanes2556 There's this screenshake/blur that happens when monster roars "hit". That's what you gotta dodge for, it's gonna be different for every monster.
@@weebutrash8733 i was talking about the buff to the kinsect itself. Normally you get the red buff power buff from slinger that drops from monsters and the stamina buff from slinger you pick up from the floor. How do you get both at the same time as zebra did in the beginning? Ive done it myself sometimes but i dont know how???
You have to get any type of slinger ammo and then you can use one of them up to gain additional buffs. PC I press my insect aim button and then LMB + RMB
To add to what papoteer said, flinch shots and wall bangs aren’t allowed in TA speedruns. TA rules also disallow palicoes and mantles, etc. It’s a different speed run category for a different style of hunt.
0:13, you can use a stone or monster material to extend the buff. You load them up then press L + Square + Triangle, or w/e it is on xbox/pc. There's more info in your hunter notes
Any slinger ammo other than flash pod and screamer pod can be used with attacks by Gun Lance, Insect Grave, and Bow that consumes slinger ammo So yeaaa for some weapon
Oh how I would love that more Insect Glaive hunters watched this and realize aerial IG is not the big damage route... maybe that way we wouldn't be so hated and have fame for being carried in multiplayer
@@Mcn0Rpp4 I don't think most users know it. Yes, it is very fun and safe but eventually other hunters get tired of those low numbers and to be honest, aerial IG most of times do very little damage akin to being just 3 hunters with buffs instead of 4 hunters :/ Don't get me wrong, I love the Insect Glaive since 4U... but i like to be fair damage wise.
I don't recall the last time I have seen a IG main join quests I'm in, IG must be really disappointing in Iceborne, did it get nerfed or something? 90% of the time I either see LS or bowgun mains...
@@wallacesousuke1433 Clawing with the IG is kinda awkward (you have to press r3 to aim the slinger with the weapon out, like bowguns) and its a light weapon, so you gotta do it twice, it upsets a lot of people, the weapon itself feels pretty good in IB, specially with the new dive
