@sc94597, thanks for defensive to offense tip. I am more aggressive than I should be while playing the game (barely started). I blame it on thinking I can somehow roll out / dodge attacks than block/then attack. I obviously need to rethink my strategy because I have been getting hit too often at beginning levels (I attack then roll and that is probably a not very good strategy (sure I try to block but some reason I have aggressive style of play due to other games I have played in past)). I think I am going to try sword and shield combination cause I don't like the slowness of great sword, etc... I need to find a weapon that I am more comfortable with using. I am also thinking about switching mainly to bowgun also since I played hunter in WoW (and similar class in PSO). Anyways, thanks for the tip and obviously I should read this thread front to back. I was given the monster hunter wiki site yet I really not sure how to utilize it yet (considering I am just trying to grasp basic gameplay first then worry about combination / items next).







