User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Strategies/@comment-4969421-20140722191956

Ohoho. Controversial? Not at all. Interesting, in the other hand? Very.

Sonic Bombing: I don't use this strategy that much mainly because it is a slow process and thus somewhat useless. However, it's useful for Diablos farming, chaining Sonic Bombs and then Flash Bombs so you can deal a lot of damage easily.

Fishing: Useful against Gobul. Personally, I never fish Plesioth because I find it to be much, much easier underwater. I can easily counter/evade all its attacks with a lance while I constantly attack the head.

Flash Bombing: Uhh, Raths and Alatreon. That's pretty much it. Oh, also used them in the Baggichydios quest, back when I was farming for their Gold Crowns. Simply flash Brachydios before it licks its fists. Sub 10 minutes runs, every time.

Sleep Bombing: Now, if there's anything underrated in MH, that's a) Bowguns and b) Sleep. I remember the newbish me would always sleepbomb monsters when they were trying to recover health. Certainly one of the best moments in a hunt. And when I discovered Sleep was its own ailment, I was obviously happy. However, I soon found out that Sleep was massively underused in online, and even if I don't use it as much as I use Poison or Paralysis, I think sleepbombing (or speed bombing, for that matter) is really fun and effective, even moreso now that you can get Felyne Pyro in the Felyne Kitchen. However, there's a big problem when it comes to sleepbomb, and is the lack of effective Sleep Weapons. Seriously, most of them suck. Usually there's just one Sleep SnS and that's about it. If I could get a DECENT GS or Hammer (I'm sick of using a LOBSTER everytime I want to Sleephammer) I would be really happy. Please Capcom?

Adrenaline+2/Heroics: Fun, and exciting. I still have to make myself an Adren set in 3U, but I remember Adrena-Bowgunning with a couple of friends in Tri. Good times.

Baiting: Deviljho. That's it.

Pellet Spamming: Never used it, even if I tried to make a Pellet Set. Clust Spamming, however, is a different story. Getting flashbacks of Ala Clust cities, Agnablasters and Rathling Guns, Wyvern Claws, the 3:30 minute mark and reward boxes full of Alatreon Webbings. Man, I miss Tri online. A lot.

Now, for the questions...

A) What about Headlocking? Very satisfying, isn't it? Speedtrapping too. B and D) Can't think of anything at the moment.