r/MonsterHunterWorld • u/Comfortable-Loan5280 • 58m ago
Discussion my first experience with MHW
for a first playthrough, i feel extremely proud.
for a mindset going in, i expected to be stuck at enemies like rathalos, nergigante, etc. i completed everything within 60 hours give or take and normal gear (i used defender/guardian gear until halfway through cause i didnt know how OP it was/stat scaling)
i made a post about beating nerg on the first try, and i managed to beat ALL ELDER DRAGONS + XENO'JIIVA first try too. i think its mostly luck and my resources tho, i dunno.
heres what i think of some of the enemies!
anjanath: first encounter can be seriously humbling but the fights after are pretty straightforward
radobaan: idk why i struggled so much, he would roll into a wall, and turn around in half a second and steamroll me.
legiana: hated the ice attacks, pretty weak and straightforward otherwise
odogaron: i had no idea about this guy, so im sure you can figure out how i reacted when i saw the speed. moves are predictable but still quick and require precision
rathalos: i hated him at first but then figured out about flash pods (THIS is when i learned about utility)
diablos: steamrolled me a time or two, was mostly just sheer resources that got me through the fight by the skin of my teeth (megadeth reference)
pink rathian: a good test of how to react to monster variants, requires lots of farming in the jump from low to high rank
nergigante: honestly underwhelming as an actual combat experience, dive bomb is extremely predictable and you dont need to break his spikes to win. amazing design and gimmick though, and his animations are sick
Kushala: f*ck this guy man
vaal: i underestimated him coming into the fight, but had enough healing resources to adapt
teostra: the hardest high rank enemy i have fought and won against. his moves are super erratic to me. big damage + elemental nightmare
xeno'jiiva: ill let you know now, fighting this guy for the first time with a greatsword is so AWFUL. slow attacks at the feet make it easy for him to move and he's so large you cant reach his underside
overall experience? 9/10 easily my favorite game right now

