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CheapyPipe

9:15 kill time on Free Hunt night CPeco with grank bow set. What am I doing wrong?

Ate for AuL. Have the sandraider with full narga z armor (evasion 2, normal up, focus, stam recov). 342 attack before AuL. Used 5 SMB+s, one LBB+. Neither when it was asleep due to small monster diving at it.

I didn't use power coating, but I did always aim for the breast and head, while not being too far away. If I ever saw the reddish hit marker, I moved closer, but I didn't see it often.

Does anyone have good bowing videos they can recommend? I saw someone solo savage jho with a bow in less time than this took.

Posted Nov 8, 2014, 6:01 AM UTC

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ShadyFigureJask | (150*1.32*1.15*0.48*0.65)+(55*1.125*4.98*0.2)=132•

Missing those sleep bombs probably hurt your time a little.

Were you using the fourth charge primarily? That's the big damage dealer for Sandraider.

Power Coating is a 50% raw boost, it's pretty important.

You were making sure not to drop to the <1x range, but were you trying to stay in critical range? The reddish hitspark is a low modifier, but there are two other ones, the 1x modifier and the critical range 1.5x modifier (about 3-5 backhops away for Rapid, 1-2 away for Spread, 3-6 away for Pierce).

I'm not too familiar with which bows are good, but Eclipse Bow, Selene Moonbroken and Warflare Demolisher look like good choices for general use bows.

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CheapyPipeOP•

I'm starting to think I'm too close. I need to find a stationary creature to practice on, or something. I was using the 4th charge.

I sleep bombed successfully today, but the time was only thirty seconds better, so I think I'm taking too many shots at resistant areas, rather than relocating to a more advantageous location.

Thanks!

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DJ_IllI_Ill•

If you want to practice, I recommend Rapid on Rathian. The Stygian or Lucent weapons are the best ones for that fight (Rafalga Sandraider requires Mega Dash Juice to be effective).

If you want to practice Spread or Pierce bowing, I find Ivory Lagi to be an interesting fight for both shot types.

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revtcblackI main everything. Kill all the things with all the things.•

Start with the very first vids in StoicDeviant's series on Bow v monsters.

He talks a lot along the way, but inserts lots of useful information about bow mechanics.

And if you're looking for the short course, there's always shepherds tutorial.

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Sitinte•

Not adding Power Coating is a huge reason. +50% damage goes a long way. Also don't know how opportunistic you were with firing shots when you had an open shot. How close were you when you said being 'not too far away'? The ideal distance for Normal/Rapid is 3-5 back hops; when the aiming reticle begins to dip from the apex of its arc is when the monster should be for maximum damage.

But I wouldn't able to really tell you more than that, since you said you were hitting the weak points as well. You'd have to actually record a video for feedback, but I'm guessing you don't have a video capture card or whatever it's called.

As for Muffin's video (I'm guessing it was his video) of soloing Savage jho, it was due the following

-Muffin's skill and knowledge, first and foremost

-Muffin's set being highly tailored towards fighting Jho (Thunder att +2, tremor resist; etc)

-Jho being rather weak against Thunder

My personal favorite bow user to watch for 3U is nacchan2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I16q-J3s-50&list=UU1wjruVCYKkcJTpT0BEYnRQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ5GS-UG6lQ&list=UU1wjruVCYKkcJTpT0BEYnRQ (9 min 21 sec MoaH)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yIx2JdW_5g&list=UU1wjruVCYKkcJTpT0BEYnRQ (9 min 54 sec double Brachy)

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CheapyPipeOP•

I have a web cam, but that's the only way I could record myself on the 3ds. I'll check out those vids later, thanks!

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DJ_IllI_Ill•

Have the sandraider with full narga z armor (evasion 2, normal up, focus, stam recov)

Well, you have Normal Up and Focus, which are the first orders of business. However, Evasion +2 and Stamina Recovery aren't doing much for you. I suggest trying to work in Weakness Exploit and other raw damage boosters.

I didn't use power coating

This is probably the biggest issue. Power Coatings are a 50% damage boost. They are mandatory when bowing, so much so that it's worth bringing combines just in case you run out of Coatings (which might happen on monsters with a lot of HP or if you missed a few shots).

If I ever saw the reddish hit marker, I moved closer, but I didn't see it often.

The other big issue is that you don't seem to be able to recognize the markers of Bow range. I made a post a while back regarding how to distinguish whether you're at the right range or not. This is another 50% damage boost. It's not something you can ignore.

Does anyone have good bowing videos they can recommend?

Search "弓 mh3g" on Youtube.

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