Monster Hunter Madness!

It's been almost 2 years since I last played Monster Hunter Freedom 2 for the PSP, and its one game I really love. Definitely not noob-friendly with its (initially) complicated control scheme and unconventional camera angles.

Now, I started playing again because of Philippe!! Haha! Sa wakas, kinareer niya na ang Monster Hunter! He's the first person who came to mind when I started playing this game back in 2007... sabi ko "for sure ma-hohook si Pilep dito"! And so he did... 2 years later! Hehe! Ang lupit na at alam na lahat ng tricks! ;p

Now that he's back, I now have a hunting buddy again! Dale moved on with Monster Hunter Freedom Unite kasi, while Oninz disappeared from the face of the earth. Haha.

So the other night, nag-brown out! Bored to death, the PSP came to mind: its Monster Hunter time! And I'm rusty as hell.. evident even as early as last Sunday when Pilep and I played. So I picked HR5 Desert Tigrex to get the feel of the game again--the controls, camera, everything. The Tigrex is my favorite monster next to the Rathalos. Alam na alam ko kasi yung galaw. After a while, I finally killed it (I died once though T_T) and got the "feel" of the game back.

WHITE FATALIS
Now its time for White Fatalis! Medyo pinatagal ko ang masasayang buhay niya! Haha! May rule kasi ako sa sarili ko na isosolo ko yung whole game. So I only play on a certain mission with others only after I solo cleared that mission. Everything in this game can be beaten solo so I always did it that way... sort of a test of skill (the GameFaqs forum mentality! haha). So I decided to finally finish this fucker up so I can play the mission with friends.

2 years back, I remember I used double swords on this guy. Purol kaagad. I also hate fighting the freak without High Grade Earplugs so I decided to use a different technique this time: Bowing.

Thank god I acquired the Akantor bow before my hiatus. This is the first time I'll be using it though! Haha! First try was funny: I pulled out the bow but can't fire! Sabi ko, "puta, paano ba pumana!!" Haha! After 10 torturous tries, I finally killed him. The first 7 tries, he killed me--one hit nga lang naman kasi talaga. The next two, I timed out--masyadong makunat. The 10th, durog na si mokong.

The difference I did in the 10th try? I added the bombing skill.

IMO, white Fatalis is unkillable in solo WITHOUT bombing him! Once he enters "armor mode" (it kicks in when he's got 50% hp left), all attacks become ineffective--all melee weapons bounces back (that's why I used a bow), and the only damage that counts are elemental damage (dragon)-- AND bombs. The thing with bombs is that it always do the SAME damage to any monster in the game.

So why did I add the bombing skill? Because bombing him normally is still not enough to kill him--maybe enough but under 5 mins left ka nalang siguro. So using the bomber skill, you get this damage:

With Bomber...

150(LBB+) x 1.5(bomber) x .8(defence) = 180 damage per LBB+

Happy bombing!

Poor Man's Fatalis killer armor
And last but not the least, my "poor man's Fatalis killer armor"! I'm so proud of this armor! Hahaha!

Obviously, the absolute Fatalis killer armor is the Akantor armor together with the Aka bow. If you had that shit, it wouldn't take you 10 tries to kill this freak. But that's exactly my problem, I DON'T have full Aka Gunner set! Haha! All that Gravios Brainstem farming will make me throw my PSP on the wall before I even complete the whole goddamn set! Haha!

So I just improvised. I present to you, my poor man's Fatalis killer..

Rathalos Soul Cap U
Rathalos Soul Vest U
Rathalos Soul Guards U
Rathalos Soul Coat U
Dark Akantor Boots

gemmed for these skills:
Reckless Abandon +2
High Grade Earplugs
Bomber
Health -10

Hahahaha! Another reason why I call it a poor man's armor kasi mukhang jologs nga! Haha! But in fairness, it got the job done! Who the hell needs full Aka set! Use this jologs combination instead! Hahaha! ;p

BTW, the Health -10 is not a factor since most of the White Fat's attacks WILL kill you in one hit. :)

After I farm the shit out of him later, I'm going for the Black and Crimson Fatalis next! Great timing for me so I can finally move on to Freedom Unite when it comes out! Happy Hunting! :)