User blog comment:Artemis Paradox/Monster Hunter, A game of joy and pain... mostly pain.../@comment-3062343-20110428203416

While my painful experiences in MH are far too numerous to mention all of them, I'll share my most recent ones. Talisman farming for a Sharpness +4, 1-slot talisman, to help make my Sharpness +1, Razor Sharp, Thunder Attack +1, Force Out (or Unleashed, whatever)+2 set. That took me more hours than any farming for monster materials. When I finally found the Talisman (which I suppose could count as a joy moment), I realised that to make the other pieces in my set, I needed: An Amatsu Gem, a Deviljho Jem and a Doboruberuku Sacrum (and I had just used my one Jho Gem on my hammer (I have a habit of doing that sort of thing...)). Joy: I got an Amatsu Gem from my first ever Amatsu...unfortunately, I can't say the same about the next Jho Gem or Dobo Sacrum.