User blog comment:Aandrew07/Most OP weapons and monsters?/@comment-1955829-20110123082305

I have to agree with you about the lance in 3rd gen games ... I didn't play it much in MHFU, but I don't think it was a so used weapon before (it seems to me that Hammer, Gunlance, Bow, Great Sword ... were more popular). Now if you go online in Tri you'll see most of the time Long Swords or Lances, because the first is very easy to use for newbies, and the second makes the game very easy when you're used to it ... you block, you counter, and you nearly never get hurt, especially with appropriate skills (Guard + 2 etc.).

However I heard dual swords got a bit cheated too with 3rd, but I haven't played them yet.