@ezwal Oh, yeah, I was getting crashing because I accidentally put the PC in standby while playing. Had to do a hard reset and reinstall to fix some corrupted files. Thankfully stable now

Before that, I had a grand total of... I think two crashes. And none during the mainline quest. The game has its problems, but it's been pretty stable for me, outside of my own comedy errors

I feel like the Nata hate is coming from A) people who don't like it when their character isn't the main fulcrum of the story, and B) people who just don't like kids period.

Point A is... Understandable, if a little egocentric. Point B is just kind of sad.

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Okay, I've got all the farms unlocked, finished most of the plot stuff so we're not getting weird weather lockouts, so I'm getting a constant stream of Herbs and Bitterbug Broth and Adamant Seeds and Might Seeds. Now I just need to find a consistent source of Nourishing Extract and I'll have my support build's item pipeline totally sorted #MonsterHunter #MonsterHunterWilds #Gaming

And they're starting up the event quests, too https://info.monsterhunter.com/wilds/event-quest/en-us/schedule #Monsterhunter #MonsterHunterWilds #Gaming

The Quematrice quest is short and sweet. Nice source of a solid ingredient, too. It's fun to see if I can paralyze the monster twice and cut the tail before the fight ends #MonsterHunter #MonsterHunterWilds #Gaming

Man I don't know whose idea it was to put actual tiny little timers on buff emblems on the buff bar, but I would like to open mouth kiss them on the observation deck of the Seattle Space Needle on New Year's Eve, while I nervously finger the engagement ring I'm about to present to them in my off-hand.

We shall have a spring wedding.

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The most complimentary thing I can say about the food in #MonsterHunterWilds is, this just straight up looks like something I'd eat on a normal day. #MonsterHunter #Gaming

Me: It's weird the final upgrade of this sword is so weak, I've seen stronger stuff out of the low end of the RNG weapons. Weird balance.

Me: *pushes right once on the upgrade tree*

Me: ...Oh.

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...Huh. Gore Magala is now classified as a "Demi Elder." That's odd, usually it gets a ??? classification, since it's *technically* an Elder but only gets fully classified as such once it evolves.

...They straight up made a junk taxon for their junk taxon, wow this game's ecology IS realistic huh

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Normally I'd be kinda miffed about the way Magala shows up in like every #MonsterHunter game in spite of it supposedly having a hugely long reproductive cycle that only completes every couple hundred years

but MH4U was my first MH game and I've got this headcanon about that game being my hunter's first assignment so she ended up helping to discover Gore. So now when it shows up she's like "we must stop meeting like this. Just send me a letter next time." #monsterHunterWilds #gaming

My hunter's being followed by a nigh immortal nonbinary edgy dark knight monster who keeps causing problems to create reasons to meet because they're too shy to just ask for a date

@CactuarJoe oh no that monster sounds like me

"Kut-Ku shouldn't be this annoying" you fool. Kut-ku is always annoying. This is but a fraction of his obnoxious potential. #MonsterHunter #MonsterHunterWilds #Gaming

It's nice when you're appreciated in a party #MonsterHunter #MonsterHunterWilds #Gaming

I keep wishing they'll buff Mushroomancer and they never do #MonsterHunter #MonsterHunterWilds #Gaming

Here's the thing; whenever people talk about a support build in MH, there's SOMEONE who recommends Mushroomancer. But honestly, it's not that great.

Yes, it takes less time to eat a mushroom than to drink a potion. And yes, it lets you double up on the items whose effects the mushrooms mimic -- so, for example, 20 Potions! And yes, it's a relatively cheap skill -- only three Lv. 1 gem slots.

But.

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For a start, the mushrooms duplicate the *weaker* items -- Potions, not Mega Potions, Demondrug, not Mega Demondrug -- or items you really don't need that many of to begin with.

Secondly, three Lv. 1 gem slots becomes a bigger deal the further into the game you get. This is *especially* true for a support build, where you still have to slot in offensive skills in addition to your support skills -- you still have to contribute to DPS, after all.

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Never mind the fact that, in most MH games, it's not actually that hard to scrounge up the full list of items required to combine into the full-strength support items. It's easier than ever in Wilds, with the gathering support you get from the villagers. You should have an easy pipeline for everything except Nourishing Extract by the time you hit endgame without really trying very hard. #MonsterHunter #MonsterHunterWilds #Gaming

So yeah. Avoid Mushroomancer. Use that space to slot in Free Meal or Speed Eating. Hell, I'd rather run Defense Up. #MonsterHunter #MonsterHunterWilds #Gaming

Anyway, my ACTUAL advice for people who want to run a support build?

Don't stop at healing and buffing. Look for other ways to help the party.

Bring the stuff to build extra traps. Run a Paralysis or Sleep weapon. Use a blunt weapon to inflict KO and Exhaust. Focus on the legs to get trips. Learn when and where to use Flash and Sonic Bombs. Every flinch is free DPS, my friends. #MonsterHunter #MonsterHunterWilds #Gaming