User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Bows/@comment-4212769-20121217155633

Finally! My favorite weapon type. :)

I love bowing in any game I have (MHFU and MHP3rd) and use it very often although it isn't my most used weapon. (Tail cut, you know...) I used it the first time on Basarios in MHFU what made it a lot easier. Now I killed every monster in MHP3rd with bow (but Akantor (I killed Ukanlos though), Tigrex (I did in MHFU and I killed Tigrex Subspecies) and Diablos (I killed Black Diablos), so technically I did).

1. My favorite bow is the Barioth Bow (Edelweiss/Edelweiß) and the Barioth Subspecies Bow (Farenheit) for obvious reason. I soloed Alatreon with it. But I also like the Royal Ludroth Subspecies and Hapurubokka Bow for water weakness depending on if I want to pierce the monster or break something/it is to small to pierce. For design I also love the Zinogre and Stygian Zinogre Bow what are my favorite thunder and dragon bow respectively although I don't like the other Zinogre weapons too much.

In MHFU I love the Daora Sagittarii for its design and stats. I also like the Abominable Bow, and of course the AncientDragonwoodBow for it's stats although it is a bit overpowered. Also the Blue Kut-Ku Bow and the Wolf Bow are cool.

The only bow I guess I can't like is the Kelbi Horn Bow because everyone uses it and it's too overpowered. IMO this kills the fun of bowing when you make it that easy.

2. I like them in all games although I miss the Arrow Rain in MHFU after I used it in MHP3rd. XD

3. I love them. It's the most fun to hunt for me and I'll love to use them finally online, too, as I can't in MHFU and MHP3rd. I think in MH3U it will be my most used weapon.

4. '''Which monsters are good to use bows against? Which aren't?'''

Monsters easy to use bows on are Basarios, (Black) Gravios, (Blue) Yian Kut-Ku, (Green) Plesioth, (Red) Khezu, Congalala, (Copper) Blangonga, all Rathalos (Especially Moga version), all Rathian, all Fatalis, Chameleos, Lavasioth, (Purple) Gypceros and Hypnocatrice in MHFU and in MHP3rd Arzuros/Lagombi/Rangurotora, Barroth (Subspecies), Royal Ludroth (Subspecies), Uragaan (Subspecies), Barioth (Subspecies), Rathalos/Rathian, Gigginox (Subspecies), Hapurubokka, Agnaktor (Subspecies), Deviljho, Akantor, Ukanlos and Jhen Mohran.

I can't wait to use bows on Lagiacrus, Ceadeus, Stygian Zinogre and Gobul.

Problems with bow are monsters like Diablos (fast) and Black Tigrex was a challenge. Other than that there aren't many monster (I can remember right now) that really give much problems.

I hope bows come back in later games, too. Also I'd like to see a Copper Blangonga Bow. *p*

I can't wait to see more awesome bows in MH4 and later games. :)