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I finally got my hands on one of those 8bitdo thingys, so can now use various other controllers on my Switch. Have been testing it with a Wii U Pro Controller so far, and it works very well indeed. Takes a bit of getting used to the face buttons being underneath the right stick again, but it’s just nice to have the option of playing with non-messed up analog sticks, since the ones on my Joy-Cons have been dodgy for ages now.

I am loving the Aliens table. Hardly played the other 2 that come with that pack, as Aliens is just so much fun.

Hehehe, congrats! How about going for one of the Special permit monsters? It’s a great challenge to reach and then clear an EX quest, plus you can nab some cool gear in the process. I’m thinking about targeting another one, now that I’m done with Deadeye. Oh, and have you hunted Fatalis yet? I took a brief look at the quest a while back (solo, and got destroyed ) so it’s still on my to hunt list, if you’re up taking it on. Anyway, I should be around for a bit after the MK League tonight if anyone’s hunting then.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Capcom have programed the game to try and figure out which rare item you’re desperately trying to obtain (by looking at your quest history or something) and then purposefully lowering the rate of its appearance, just to keep you playing the same quest for as long as possible! It’s also funny how we were able to complete that quest with our Palicoes the other day (same hunt where I received a Conquest Sphere, actually ) but as soon as randoms joined in it was fail after fail! I don’t think they’re using anything! Seriously, I’ve never seen so many players fainting before. Hunters be dropping like flies in that quest! More people should try using Prowler, it’s especially great against Akantor as he’s such a big and slow target.

Yep. It helped me to find the Aliens DLC for Pinball FX3 on sale today, which was a nice bonus.

S.C.G used cancel pre-order... ...it’s super effective! Smart move I reckon. Despite loving the look of this game (and its focus on old-school Pokémon) I never even got to pre-ordering it. Had it launched earlier I might’ve been tempted, but not now with Smash right around the corner.

Fun online hunting session with @Glen-i and some randoms last night. I always seem to end up with way more video captures when hunting with Dino Chav! If the pics/gifs thread wasn’t so broken I’d post them, but don’t think I can even open that thread now.

With the hurdle of that G5 Deadeye quest out of the way, I was able to solo (well, my palicoes helped out a little bit ) the Deadeye EX Hunt!: Largest Deadeye too!: A load of pretty decent charms in the rewards as well: Probably best to stick to that coal mining event quest though. Just slightly more efficient.

Thanks again for the help with that one, Mokong! That quest has been annoying me for ages! So glad to finally get it done. And in spectacular fashion too I might add. I almost felt sorry for the 2nd Deadeye!

Yeah, I’ve already archived quite a lot of stuff, Zelda DLC, Mario + Rabbids, the majority of my eShop games... Then again I’m still only using a 32 GB SD card at the moment.

I’m expecting the DLC to include several third party characters, it’s a great way to generate additional hype and get even more people interested in the game post-launch. The Nintendo fanbase is already on-board (and then some ) so it makes more sense to try and expand the audience beyond that. Anyway, I’m now leaning more towards getting the digital version, although it means I will be pretty much completely out of storage space on my Switch/SD card.

I want to believe... Believe me. Will be absolutely amazed if it is included though, having not even been mentioned in the last Direct.

According to the price history on idealo it was at £41.85 in June, then it shot up to around £49. A couple of dips here and there since then, but it’s looking very unlikely that will happen again now. Interesting for the physical and digital pricing to be so close.

Cleared all Village 10★ Quests last night, the final one was absolutely insane! Great feeling when the last monster went down! Unfortunately the reward for clearing all village quests isn’t so great... Anyway, never thought I’d fully complete all village quests in a Monster Hunter game. It’s something I’ve never done before, and will almost certainly never do again! Definitely couldn’t have done it without making use of the data transfer from 3DS, and also using a decent gathering Prowler for all of those damn collecting/delivery quests.

Man, I’m gutted there’s no custom stage building in Ultimate! I know it’s never exactly been a very good tool (far from it actually ) but even so it was one of my favourite things to mess about with in Smash. And some of my most enjoyable multiplayer moments have come from playing on custom stages as well. Yeah, I’m still undecided about how I’m going to get the game. I should be getting a physical copy really, as this breaks my 10GB+ rule. But at the same time there’s also much less of a difference in price between the digital and physical versions, and like you say, the less faffing with swapping games the better for Smash... Maybe I just won’t get it at all, in protest of it not having the stage builder.

I hadn’t read that before, no. Thanks for posting it. Very interesting and entertaining read. Miyamoto just cracks me up, you can tell there were many tea tables getting upended in those days! (laughs)

Ok so I’ve been trying to complete some more of the awards on guild card recently, and one that should be really straightforward (for doing all the item combos) has been proving to be quite tricky due to not being able to find any bloody throwing knives. They would always seem appear in some of the item boxes before I was actually looking for them but now they seem to have disappeared from my game completely! Anyone know of a quest where they’re guaranteed to show up?

The funniest thing about that waste of a Super Horn is that I got messed up by a Spiny Shell not long after. Unnecessary Super Horn attacks are just too tempting though.

*raises paw*

And don’t choose random, just in case that also chooses a track that has already been raced on, right Glen-i?

Cool. I’ll be able to join you at around 9. @S.C.G, you available for some post-MK hunting tonight?

I've had a few attempts at the G5 Deadeye quest now, can make it to the final Yian Garuga (which is absolutely massive! ) but always run out of time. The main problem with that quest is the Silverwind Nargacuga that appears in the early stages of the hunt, while you’re still dealing with the first Garuga. Seriously, at that point the quest becomes an absolute farce! You literally cannot go for more than a few seconds without getting hit by something, it’s borderline impossible. *Note to Capcom: if Nargacuga is offscreen (i.e. not visible to the player) then its projectile attacks shouldn’t cause damage, yeah?* Absolutely evil. But by being cheesy, and farcasting back to base whenever I’m out of acorns to heal and get my Palicoes back, eventually the first Garuga goes down. Then taking out the Nargacuga becomes much more straightforward, as the final Garuga doesn’t appear until that dies. But yeah, by then there just isn’t enough time left. It’s clearly a quest that is specifically designed for multiplayer, I believe the HP of monsters doesn’t scale in G Rank either. But because I’m so stubborn and having gotten so close, I’ve got a feeling I’m going to keep trying to solo it. Sounds like a great set! Are you back to doing key quests now then? I should be about tonight after MK, happy to help you out with those. I’d like to hunt alongside you for the G4 urgent too, that’s such an entertaining quest.

Ah. Yeah, that’s probably not gonna happen then. Cheers for the info though.

Oh man, that was too funny! I’ve never seen a monster so reluctant to go in a trap before, would’ve captured a video, but 30 seconds is nowhere long enough. Seriously, it must have been a good few minutes that we were frantically running around, trying to lure that thing towards the trap! I ended up doing most of my Deadeye Garuga farming solo in the end because of this. Setup a specific hub on several occasions, but never got anyone joining. Took a bit longer obviously, but I finally got the XX gear for my Prowler. It seems I’m unable to transmog it though. Apparently there’s an additional unlock involved for that, but I’ve not been able to find anything about it online. Any idea?

Yeah, I’m not not actually playing it at all, just claiming the daily rewards as I might get into it at some point. Too many other games to play right now though. Will keep sending you gold as long as I’m logging in though.