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The video provides a comprehensive guide to armor progression in Monster Hunter: World, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing armor skills over mere defensive stats and elemental resistances. It details the optimal gear choices based on weapon types, such as bone helmets and chests for early game health and attack boosts, and specific items like Kulu Yaku armor for stamina management. As players progress, upgrades like the adjustable skill benefits from Anjanath, Odogaron, Rathalos, and Diablos sets are recommended for their combat and utility enhancements. The advice includes strategic recommendations for hunting monsters like Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Radobaan, and higher-tier foes like Nergigante for powerful set bonuses and boosting critical combat skills. Key gear pieces throughout the game, such as Rathalos chest for elemental damage and Dragon King eye patch for weakness exploit, are highlighted for their importance in maintaining an effective and resilient hunter setup in both mid and endgame scenarios.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses armor progression in Monster Hunter: World, emphasizing that it is influenced by factors like weapon choice, willingness to farm materials, and personal aesthetics. The primary focus should be on armor skills rather than just defensive stats and elemental resistances. Upgrading armor with armor spheres or building higher-tier gear can help in difficult situations, although it may sometimes require sacrificing favorable armor skills.
Certain skills are weapon-specific while others have general utility. Combat-enhancing skills are prioritized over utility skills like “Honey Hunter.” The guide provides baseline recommendations, advising players to start with the bone helmet and bone chest for early health and attack boosts. Additionally, specific weapons like the hammer or hunting horn benefit from items like bone vambraces and bone waist, which enhance knockout power and horn effectiveness, respectively.
Kestodon gloves offer an affinity bonus through sliding, while the Jagras coil provides fortify, a useful skill for players who frequently cart. The segment concludes by stating that even minor skills can still be beneficial, and strategic choices like double carting at the start of a hunt can also be considered.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses various armor upgrades and their benefits post-hunting Kulu Yaku. They mention building the Kulu Greaves for a 3% affinity bonus, aiding critical hit rates, and recommend the Kulu chest for stamina surge, especially useful for weapons draining stamina like the bow or dual blades. They provide a suggested armor set post-Kulu Yaku hunt. For weapons with guarding capabilities like lance or gun lance, the Broth head grants a guard bonus, while the Broth gloves offer marathon runner, reducing continuous stamina drain effective for sprinting and charging. Focus and Affinity Sliding are also discussed as potential upgrades, while specific monsters like Jaret Otis or Tobik Adachi are advised to be defeated for their beneficial armor pieces. The importance of marathon runner at higher levels, particularly when farming Anjanath, is stressed for significant stamina reduction.
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In this part of the video, the discussion focuses on upgrading and choosing the right gear for various weapons in Monster Hunter. For bow or bowgun users, the Ange of Embraces armor boosts special ammo and Dragon Piercer power. Gunlance and Charge Blade users should pick up the Engineered Suit for increased shell power and Charge Blade’s file attacks. Upon reaching the Coral Highlands, players are recommended to hunt Tzitzi-Ya-Ku for the chest piece granting Constitution, beneficial for stamina management. Additionally, Pal Luma gloves and chest pieces provide artillery boosts and mounting benefits, respectively.
While in the Rotten Vale, defeating Radobaan is suggested for Lance users due to the high capacity coil, and crafting Death Stench gloves and boots is advantageous for focus and weapon sharpness. Upgrading to the Odogaron set is recommended for skills like speed sharpening and critical eye, providing a balance of aesthetics and functional bonuses. Players might also consider skipping Rathalos and Diablos upgrades as high rank nears, though the Rathalos helm and chest offer valuable skills like attack up and weakness exploit.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses various armor and gear strategies for players at different stages. Key points include prioritizing critical upgrades like the Rathalos chest for elemental damage and Diablos helm for critical draw. The importance of upgrading to high-rank armor for better defense and skills is emphasized, with a recommendation to consider alpha sets initially due to their inherent skills, though beta sets can be useful for decoration slots. Specific gear like the Kulu headpiece alpha, providing weakness exploit and fire resistance, is flagged as a top priority. The speaker also highlights the utility of the hunter’s headpiece alpha with the scholar skill to expedite the process of gathering monster tracks in high rank.
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In this part of the video, the focus is on optimizing gear for various weapon types in the game. For headpieces, after completing research, it’s recommended to use the cool headpiece again. For those hunting Great Jagras and using the coil, it’s beneficial to either stick with the current setup or upgrade to Diablos gear for extra defense and speed eating. Additional gear recommendations include options for players using different weapons such as lances, bows, and bow guns, emphasizing boosts in guard, focus, and special ammo capabilities.
One highlighted strategy involves upgrading to different materials depending on the monster being hunted, such as Diablos and Rathalos, and aiming for skill bonuses like non-elemental damage up, critical draw, and marathon runner. Key gear pieces suggested are the Rathalos gear and Diablos set for their valuable bonuses. The video advises prioritizing armor upgrades before tackling tougher monsters to ensure survival and effectiveness in high-rank hunts.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the advantages and challenges of acquiring various sets of armor and their components in the game. The Rathalos armor requires hunting Rathalos numerous times to obtain a Ruby, which is essential for gaining weakness exploit. While the full set offers a good set bonus, the rest of Rathalos’ armor may not be ideal, with easier alternatives available later. The Rathalos soul helm, boots, and gloves are valuable for critical boost and focus, making them a good pre-elder dragons set, though two Rubies are necessary.
For those struggling, Basil Juice gloves can provide critical draw for great sword users, and the full Basil Juice set offers ear plugs and a useful skill called guts. Moving forward to elder dragon sets, these require defeating at least Nergigante. The Nergigante armor set offers a substantial attack bonus and stamina surge, with the helmet calling for a rare gem. Alternatively, the Dragon King eye patch is recommended for its weakness exploit and ease of construction. A combination of Nergigante pieces with the Dragon King eyepatch makes a strong setup for endgame gear. Finally, after defeating Nergigante, players are encouraged to experiment with different skills and weapons to tailor their endgame setup.