User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Strategies/@comment-3195217-20140721182408

I use sonics for Cephadrome and Plesioth in 2nd and 1st gen games and for Diablos in 3rd sometimes when I don't use a (gun)lance.

Fishing.. I really only use it if the opportunity presents itself. In 2nd gen it's more useful, since you can't go in the water. As for Zamtrios, I can't say anything until I fought it.

Flash bombing: Only if alone and never against Raths. This is generally my preferred method. Most of the thime If I flash I do it for self-defense.

Sleep bombing: I Sleep Bomb Deviljho, when I have insufficient gear to take it head-on (early game). I used to "Sleep Bomb" Diablos ehen I didn't break it's horns before it went to sleep.

Baiting: See above. For Deviljho if I'm alone and have no decent gear.

Adrenline+2/Heroics: Never done it seriously, probably never will, but hey.. times change.

HBG Pellet spamming:

First things first:

Clust S =/= Pellet S

What you're referring to is pellet spammig, Clust S is a different type of ammunition, it scatters on the ground where it hits and it deals set damage, like bombs. It's significantly harder to use than Pellet S as well.

So Pellet S spamming was good to take out half the irritation out of Kirin and Diablos in 2nd gen down and was kinda useful against Zinogre and Amatsu partbreaking in 3rd gen, but since they nerfed it in the 4th, I'm kind of happy. I don't have to think up a pellet gun set. Yay.

What other Tactics: Hit the monster until it dies. I like to use poison weapons, but it's really just a personal preference, not a real 'tactic' to speak of. My "tactis" lie in my custom sets and what I build them for.

Ideas: I'm content with what the series has to offer now but I always welcome any changes and see if they are for the better or worse.

I mainly prefer fighting with my armor and weapons and personal skill, not traps and bombs, but that's just my preference.