2013-03-05, 09:42 PM
Vontos Wrote:Archdemon mode is when your bar fills up competely for DBs right ? Also I heard there are times where hunting horns is better than hammers (which is kind of crazy to Mr)
I dunno what it's officially called, since it never existed in an English version before now. I just called it the Demonization Bar in my tips for the weapon, since when you press R you're in "Demonization."
Hunting Horns being better than Hammers is up to debate, and also completely dependent on the Hunting Horn you're using, and if you're in a group or not. In Frontier, almost every group would have a Hunting Horn because with Attack Up Large from the HH, and everyone on Adrenaline+2 (Which is the norm in Frontier, believe it or not), results in a massive attack boost. The HH itself isn't all that powerful in Frontier, but the boosts it gives with its buffs easily makes up for its lack of combat ability in that game, since it still runs on the old engine and mechanics.
As for now...I don't know how effective its attack buffs are, and since it's rare to see someone with Adrenaline+2, I don't know how much better it can be than Hammers in a full group. Hammers definitely still have better KOing and Exhausting abilities because of Charge attacks and overall better hitting combos, but as most weapons it's really dependent on the skill of the player above all else.
In fact, I tried using Adrenaline +2 when I played Tri, and people didn't really understand the concept of the armor skill...and I was often thrown out of it by people using Lifepowders or Health Flutes. It really pissed me off, because it's actually pretty easy to go Adrenaline +2 in Tri, especially in comparison to Frontier.
But yeah...as for HH being better than Hammer, it's really situation and skill dependent, as well as dependent on what you really want to do.
Honestly, Capcom did a decent job at balancing the overall weapon types. There used to be very clear cut winners when talking about general weapon types. Specific weapons is another story, but overall each weapon type has its advantages, disadvantages, and uses.