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00:00:00 – 00:15:06
Eric Cyr's Monster Hunter World weapon tutorial concentrates on mastering the hammer, emphasizing its high damage, mobility, and effectiveness in stunning monsters by targeting their heads. He discusses the critical power charge mechanic that enhances attack power and stun potential while providing immunity to flinching. Key combos such as the "golf swing" and "BIGBANG" are detailed, with advice on timing and positional strategies to maximize damage during monster openings.
Cyr breaks down various attack options, including charge levels, stamina costs, and transitioning between attacks. The spin attack, though powerful with status effects, is situational due to its vulnerability. Aerial and sliding moves are highlighted for their utility in mounting monsters and setting up further combos.
Overall, Cyr underscores the importance of keeping the power charge active, strategically using combos to optimize openings, and coordinating with team members to capitalize on the hammer's impact damage. The tutorial aims to enhance players' understanding and effectiveness with the hammer in Monster Hunter World.
00:00:00
In this segment of the video, Eric Cyr, continuing his Monster Hunter World weapon tutorial series, focuses on the hammer, a powerful impact weapon known for high damage and mobility. He explains the hammer’s advantages, emphasizing its ability to knock out monsters and break parts like horns. Unlike cutting weapons, it excels in dealing KO damage to a monster’s head, providing significant openings for team attacks. He also highlights how certain monster weak spots are more susceptible to impact damage. Before diving into core moves, he introduces the power charge mechanic, unique to Monster Hunter World, which is crucial for maximizing the hammer’s effectiveness.
00:03:00
In this part of the video, the speaker explains the mechanics of the hammer’s power charge and core moves. Activating the hammer’s power charge boosts attack and stun power, provides immunity to flinching, and changes the motion of a level three charged attack. Power charge remains active until the weapon is sheathed or the player is hit hard enough to flinch. Key combos discussed include the “golf swing combo,” which involves pressing triangle three times, and the “big bang combo,” a high-damage sequence initiated by pressing circle five times. Emphasis is placed on maintaining power charge and choosing the right strategies for effective damage and stunning the monster.
00:06:00
In this segment, the video discusses strategies for using the hammer weapon effectively in gameplay. Key points include utilizing the “Big Bang” attack when the monster is down or stunned for high damage. Transition options from various attacks, including the triangle attack and unsheath attack, into the Big Bang combo are also covered, noting that it can’t be done from a stationary overhead smash. The video explains the hammer’s charge attacks (levels 1, 2, and 3), their specific moves, damage potential, and follow-up options. Additionally, it explores the stamina cost of running with a charged hammer and emphasizes the effectiveness of the power charge in enhancing attack transitions and combos. The segment concludes by evaluating the usefulness of each charged move in combat, highlighting their specific applications and potential for maximizing damage.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses using a powerful attack move in a golf swing, particularly emphasizing its utility in a tight opening or final golf swing situation. The final hit of the power charge level 3 attack is highlighted as one of the highest damage single hits, making it an excellent move for waking up a sleeping monster due to its double damage effect. The speaker also explains positioning techniques to land the wake-up hit effectively.
Next, the segment covers the spin attack, which is beneficial if the hammer has status effects. Although the spin attack can deal considerable damage if all hits land, it leaves the user vulnerable and is harder to be precise with, making it situational.
The speaker then transitions to aerial and sliding moves, explaining how to perform jumping charged attacks when sliding down a hill or jumping off a ledge. These moves are great for mounting monsters and can be linked into the golf swing combo.
Finally, the segment introduces the highest damage combo, which involves a level 1 charge hit followed by triangle inputs and the BIGBANG combo. This lengthy combo can yield impressive damage numbers, making it ideal when the monster is down, trapped, or knocked out.
00:12:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses different hammer combos and their effectiveness in various scenarios. They compare the level two charged hit into a triangle attack followed by the BIGBANG combo, which helps close gaps with monsters, and mention its slightly weaker damage. The standalone BIGBANG combo is noted for dealing great damage quickly and is useful after causing a flinch or trip. The importance of keeping the power charge active for all combos is highlighted. The level one charge attack into the golf swing combo is praised for its good damage and ease of use. The full spinning bludgeon attack into a strong upswing is considered less useful unless aiming to apply a status effect. The speaker emphasizes the importance of quick combos like the golf swing combo when there are no big openings and underlines that all hits of the BIGBANG combo must land for effectiveness. They advise giving hammer users the head to attack in team play due to the impact nature of the weapon. The segment ends with a note on effective team coordination and a reminder about upcoming weapon tutorials.