If you want to talk about which weapon is the most recommended in “Monster Hunter Now”, many people will recommend the light crossbow, because it is not only simple to operate, but has long-distance output characteristics, and also makes the player’s chance of being attacked by monsters much lower. In a game where tonics are so expensive, they are quite popular weapons.
The author has previously shared a strategy for the one-handed sword, a melee weapon that is also very suitable for novices, and a strategy for the Tai Sword, which has a high threshold for getting started but also has the highest strength limit. This time, I will share the light crossbow, an artifact of skipping classes, so that you can easily acquire materials.
The various mechanisms of the light crossbow will be shared below, including basic operations, attack distance, aiming mode, analysis of core skills reloading speed and recoil reduction, and sharing of graduation equipment.
Basic operation of light crossbow
The operation of the light crossbow is quite simple, and there are no complicated combos. However, with the attack distance and other mechanisms shared later, there are still large upper and lower limits for operation.
[shooting, loading]
The light crossbow can shoot by tapping the screen. Quickly tap the screen to shoot continuously. There are no special combos. If the ammunition is insufficient, tap the screen to reload the ammunition. The special thing is that MHN does not require you to shoot by yourself like in the original game. Select the ammo type and it will automatically rotate the weapon’s ammo type.
【Perfect avoidance】
Like other weapons, you can scroll by sliding the screen. If you slide the screen at the perfect time, you can trigger perfect dodge. Perfect dodge will directly replenish ammunition during the dodge process. It is a very useful skill. After all, it saves the time of reloading. Can deal higher damage.
[SP Skill – Counterattack Dragon Bullet]
Using the SP skill will enter an invincible state, and a powerful shot will be fired in a short period of time. The damage is about 10 times that of the normal shot. Whether it is used directly for output or used to stabilize the position and ignore attacks, it is very useful. of.
Attack distance mechanism
When the crosshair is aimed at a monster, it will appear in two states depending on the distance, namely the large crosshair (large circle) and the small crosshair (small circle). The damage of the large crosshair can reach 100% at the attack distance, while the damage of the small crosshair is 100%. It is 50% of the target.
It is worth mentioning that different types of bullets are suitable for different attack distances. For example, shotgun bullets need to be close to monsters to deal high damage, standard bullets and penetrating bullets are suitable for medium distances, and armor-piercing bullets and fragmentation bullets are suitable.
Aiming mode
Click the upper right corner of the screen to switch the aiming mode. There are two aiming modes: Semi and Full. Semi is automatic aiming. You can use it if you want to easily kill monsters. Full is free aiming. If you want to achieve higher output, it is recommended to use Full. mode and aim at the parts with high damage reserve to shoot.
Reaction & Reload Time Analysis
Next, let’s talk about the reaction and reloading time that you must understand when playing light crossbows. Reaction can be simply understood as the recoil of shooting. The greater the reaction, the greater the recoil and the slower the shooting speed, so if you want to increase the damage The “recoil reduction” skill must be installed to reduce the reaction and increase the speed.
Reaction is divided into four stages: large, medium, small, and none. When the reaction is large or medium, the character will have a very obvious stiff time when shooting, which not only affects the DPS but is even easier to be attacked by monsters. However, the reaction is small or has no reaction. It’s a stiff issue, but the reaction rate of fire is still faster.
After the bullets are fired, continue to tap the screen to reload the bullets. Depending on the type of bullet and the reloading speed (skill), the reloading speed is divided into three types: slow (2 seconds), medium (1.5 seconds), and fast (1 second). stage.
In addition to looking at the table below to confirm the reloading speed, you can also simply distinguish it from the action. When the reloading speed is slow, the bullet will be loaded while kneeling, when the reloading speed is high, there is an obvious loading action, and when the reloading speed is fast, the gun is loaded quickly.
Like the series of works, reloading speed and recoil reduction are important skills to improve the DPS of the light crossbow. The graduation equipment shared later will also give priority to having these two skills. The author speculates that after more monsters are opened in the future, there will be opportunities. Ammunition saving and other skills can further increase the damage of the light crossbow. However, since the floating dragon armor and the wind-floating dragon hand have two key skills, the probability of being replaced in the future is basically very low, so you can safely increase them.
Graduation outfit
Weapon: Floating Dragon/ Mineral
Equipment: Flying Thunder Dragon Head/Floating Dragon Armor/Floating Dragon Hands/Female Fire Dragon Waist/Earth Dragon Legs
Equipment skills: Reloading speed 3 + recoil reduction 3 + combo 1 + elf protection 2 + perfect avoidance enhancement 1 + poison resistance 1 + defense 2
Although the light crossbow is a relatively simple weapon to operate, it is not suitable for use as an early-stage pioneer weapon because it does not have any reloading speed or recoil reduction skills in the early stage. It will be quite painful to play. It is recommended to start with a one-handed sword. Or melee weapons such as tachi, so I won’t share the early light crossbow equipment here.
After defeating the Feng Piao Dragon in the second round of the first game, you can start to make light crossbow equipment and use the light crossbow. The relatively lacking materials are the Floating Dragon and the Feng Piao Dragon, but a set of equipment is required to clear the third game, and as long as you are not fighting Attribute bombs and equipment other than the waist are basically bound;
Because the top priority skills of the light crossbow are loading speed and recoil reduction, taking into account the difficulty and versatility of material collection, it is recommended to choose a light crossbow with no attributes for the first set.
We recommend the mineral crossbow or the floating dragon light crossbow. The theoretical damage value of the floating dragon is relatively high. In addition, the floating dragon weapon also has elf protection skills, which has a higher fault tolerance rate.
However, in terms of the difficulty of material collection, the high-level materials of the floating dragon are also relatively difficult to collect. As for which weapon to choose, if you usually hunt in an environment with many mineral points, it will be easier to choose the mineral crossbow. If not, you can choose the Floating Dragon Light Crossbow.
The core skills of this set are the reloading speed Lv3 of the Feng Piao Long Hand and the Flying Thunder Dragon Head, and the recoil reduction Lv3 of the floating dragon armor and earth salon legs. In the current version, only the waist can be adjusted. It is recommended to choose female The fire dragon’s combo increases the damage. In addition, the King of Destruction with the Horned Dragon Waist and the recently launched Sakura Fire Dragon Waist have See Through 2, which are also very suitable equipment.
Flying Thunder Dragon Head G2 can unlock the reloading speed LV1. If you have enough energy, you can continue to upgrade to G6 to unlock the perfect avoidance enhancement, making the operation easier. The floating dragon armor and wind dragon hand are prioritized to be upgraded to G6 to unlock the recoil reduction. Lv2 and reloading speed Lv2, the earth sand dragon leg G2 has recoil reduction Lv1. If you have extra gold coins, you can continue to upgrade to G4 or G6 to unlock defensive skills.
Conclusion
As in previous series, the light crossbow among long-range weapons is still quite absent. You don’t need to perform very difficult operations, and you can complete three games with a set of equipment. Compared with other weapons, it is less difficult to collect materials. It’s easy to deduct blood, and overall it’s a very popular weapon.
If you think MHN is quite difficult, try the light crossbow and you may find another world. Even if you are not familiar with the monster’s moves, you can still output stably at a safe distance. You can familiarize yourself with the monster’s moves. It is a weapon suitable for novices.
