u/Oathkeeper89

Hello, returning player here. I have no played since... I want to say TU1, back when PC performance was wildly (hehe) varied. Prior to whenever I stopped playing, there wasn't all these new "RNG" talismans or higher tier artian weapon trees. Basically, I'm hella lost and had a few questions to catch up.

I could just youtube/google it to find my answers, but there's so much clickbait slop between incorrect/incomplete information websites and clickbait youtube channels that don't necessarily answer my question. It is a tad overwhelming. I'd rather not sit through a 15-20 minute video that does not provide me the information I'm looking for, so I'm here to ask for assistance instead.

• Which uh... title update are we currently on? Is it TU 4 or 5?
• Is there an up-to-date guide on how to play insect glaive? I had read somewhere that around TU 4, there were some core changes made to make the weapon more accessible.
• Is there an updated guide for how armor works? I had read that you can now transcend (upgrade?) armor as another mechanic but I don't know anything about it.
• What are "RNG" talismans?
• There are so many additional event/optional hunts and new monsters to hunt that I'm unfamiliar with; I started in Worlds and there are some returning monsters from older games that I have never encountered before. Are these worth farming?
• On the topic of farming: Which hunts are providing the most materials in terms of armor spheres, upgrade/craft mats, etc.???

Please and thank you for any help pointing me in the right direction.

(i'm so high right now that this stream of consciousness typing might help)

For the sum of about 3 days, I shot my shot and actually received a response back. I had been single for several long years and generally do not reach out or attempt to slide into DMs like that; I just never really tried? I had resigned myself to just be lonely and single by choice but there was a glitch somewhere that day when I was compelled to shoot a message to her. We texted back and forth for a bit. It was very pleasant to receive that type of attention for the first time in a long time.

Then no more responses. I figured I got ghosted and it is truly a peculiar feeling that I don't believe I have enough words to describe. It definitely is not a good feeling. Naturally, I began thinking about what I could have said or done to have lost her interest. Like, I'm spiraling wondering if I had gotten out of bed a few minutes earlier that morning instead, would things have been different? Anyway, it is definitely a feeling to feel having been ghosted in this manner. I felt as if I was actually making progress with her.

Typing all this out is kinda pathetic, now that I read it back. Cathartic, but a wee bit funny as well.