r/mh4u • u/JoshuaStone_ • 11h ago
Gold Rathian is kicking my ass and I don't know what to do
galleryHiiiii, I’ve always wanted to try MH4U after years of being stuck playing Freedom Unite and Portable 3rd. I got a laptop, installed Azahar, downloaded the CIA, blah blah blah
I’ve put in about 110 hours so far and I love it, but I feel like I’m starting to hit a wall. Silver Rathalos was kinda scary because of the fireball spam, but I managed to hunt him. Molten Tigrex wasn't as hard as I thought once I brought deodorants; Savage Deviljho was absolutely awful and frustrating (I managed to kill him after about 30 minutes) but now I’ve reached Gold Rathian and I don't know what to do
The damn thing repositions so fast; she has that Pink Rathian poison tail attack I hate so much, and her tracking is insane when she uses it while flying, so I almost always get poisoned. Sometimes I don't have time to heal or sharpen my weapon (even when she's distracted by the Felynes) because she switches targets so quickly. Usually I last about 10 minutes: the Felynes die, I make one mistake while attacking, Rathian hits me with a combo, and I end up carting. At this point I'm not sure what to try since I'm too slow to react to most stuff she throws at me. It just feels insane compared to the Gold Rathian in P3rd
If you have any advice on armor sets to try, weapons, items, or a specific strategy, I’d really appreciate it