I remember when I was a noob at MH3.... I don't even know what HR level I ended up at... MH3 takes awhile to get good at but once you finally realize what the hell is going on then you can become good at it. I looked up to EntilZha a lot in beginning even though he wasn't a pro. We both progressed through the game very nicely. Towards the end I was just as good as he was (if not better). Switch axe was my favorite weapon followed by mace... I had a killer switch axe that would shock trap (lightning damage) monsters with enough hits. I would always call it out (I would also bring three trap tools to mix with either thunderbugs or nets along with my shock and pitfall trap). I was the trap master!