User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-4933023-20130330202143/@comment-4563270-20130330230841

i still have some strategy even with my dios switch axe. case and point i used finslash on bracchi offline and may even use that same axe line for alatreon because of how effective SB is for alatreon horns. i do agree slime weapons seem to be a bit OP but consider that it is a status effect.. you can actually cause MORE damage per hit with a higher elemental weapon and bracchi weapons don't appear to even have the highest raw weapons in each category so let's say you go to face high rank rathalos..

the starting dios switch axe is 874 with 229 slime and a power phial..

but the VOLT axe has a whopping 920 in comparison with blue sharpness, 120 lightning and an elemental phial..

by yourself and without bracchi armor you're actually spending MORE time and hits on rathalos, if you don't noob spam the sword mode like me and use the axe both modes effeciently, than you would with the volt axe. status effects on certain weapons always seem op in the manner they are implemented and especially in large groups.. me and my friends grinded through zin with all slime weps and yeah it was fast but by myself it doesn't stay that easy.. the only lime light to slime is that it is highly effective against jho and at which point i don't think anyone's complaining especially for how droll and irritating most deviljho fights are whether you quest for him or he shows up uninvited to another quest.

there's more than one way to be OP just don't scrub out about it. you can op monsters like gobul with all para weapons and a hammer. you can OP alatreon with all sleep weapons and bombs. you can even OP diablos with ridiculous sonic to flash bombing like i do to get those horns off before seriously fighting him. they're status affects.. be glad slime only shows up on dios weapons and a select few urugann weapons.