In Monster Hunter Wilds, the fun of Dual Blades never seems to get old. The fast and frantic assaults offer some unique speed that players love especially as they enter the very dynamic demon mode which feels like spinning in a big furious top. When players attempt an activity, the excitement can often turn to frustration when they accidentally slide to overshoot.
The Sliding Mechanic: An Enthralling Yet Challenging Feature
Monster Hunter Wilds’ sliding is very interesting and shares similar traits with Offset Attacks and Power Clashes. Sliding, however, has received mixed reception throughout the years. Sometimes, it can unexpectedly activate, frustrating players. Nonetheless, when done well and with the right tools, the slide can make the game more exciting, satisfying, and skillfully done.
Understanding and Utilizing Sliding in Gameplay
Players have several methods to engage this maneuver. Typically, running or rolling down an incline causes a slide. If the hunter’s animation shows the hunter shifting stances, then this may be an indication of an incoming slide. You can speed this up by rolling. In particular, only some weapon actions are compatible with this state (while the action must occur on an inclined ground). It lacks built-in sliding attack features like with other characters. The sliding mechanism is available for the following weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds.
- Charge Blade’s Forward Slash.
- Demon Flurry Rush of Dual Blades.
- Gunlance’s Lunging Upthrust.
- Hammer’s Charge.
- Lance’s Dash Attack.
- Advancing Slash from Sword and Shield.
Do you know that whatever made you slide down has a purpose? Each weapon has its own sliding action that can be performed. They range from simple aerial attacks to complicated sequences with the Sword & Shield. The Dual Blades have a move where it spins in the air to do tons of damage as it comes down on a monster’s back. When mastered, these moves can spice things up in the combat.
Improving Sliding Efficiency
Slides can happen unpredictably, but one will know where they will happen if they are familiar with the common places they’ll happen at — like the slope in the Training Area. Messing around with slopes while wandering or fighting things can help you learn more for the next time, so you slide when you want to. When chasing Arch-Tempered Rey Dau on the sandy slopes of Windward Plains, this knowledge will be beneficial indeed.
Consider taking the Affinity Sliding skill to make your sliding more offensive. When you slide, you will have a much more powerful Affinity boost of 30% (or less depending on value) for 30 seconds. This deals more damage, even at Affinity already. Still, this will only be available to members of the Buttery Leathercraft Group Skill, which is usually weaker armor. While it can be nice to add this skill for hilly hunts, don’t activate it too near to a foe as the buff only kicks in after 1 second of sliding.
Although the slide can be more hindrance than help, learning to make it work will open new strategies.
Although moving an opponent is not always the most convenient thing to do, the more one practices it, and takes advantage of it, the more useful this technique will become to any hunter.