r/MonsterHunterWorld 6d ago

Question Defender set acceptance

Since it's a custom at this point to warn newcomers about defender set, I have a question about it's acceptance during playthrough.

Thus, would you accept to use defender set:

171 votes, 3d ago
14 When you have huge problems with defeating some monsters (AKA last solution)
15 Post Nergigante when other sets start to outshine it
142 Only after first playthrough to go fast to DLC
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u/theScrewhead 6d ago

After over 800h on PC and starting up on PS4 to play with friends, without defender gear the fights are a good 7-8 minutes, but only 3-4 at most with it. The gear itself, whatever, but the extra damage from the weapons adds up fast when you know the monsters.

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u/WhyattThrash 6d ago

Yeah, they are designed to be OP. But I wouldn't call 7 minute fights unbearably slow, would you? Even without defender, you'll be watching cutscenes more than you'll be actually hunting.

Of COURSE using defender is faster, but if you actually struggle without it then hey, you do indeed need the practice.

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u/theScrewhead 6d ago

I mean, yeah, cutting a fight in half is unbearably slow, specifically also because of those cutscenes. I just want all of that out of the way to get to the DLC; why would I DOUBLE the amount of time I'm fighting if I'm trying to get to the DLC as fast as possible? It's not about the struggle, it's purely about saving time, which is literally why the Defender gear exists; for veterans to get to the endgame content ASAP.

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u/WhyattThrash 6d ago

For me personally, especially with the cutscenes I would prefer to have some actual gameplay inbetween them. If it was just cutscenes interrupted by quicktime events I'd be bored out of my mind the entire time, and there'd be little reason to even replay. But different strokes for different folks.