Returning player to Wilds, looking for some help
Howdy everyone, so I used to play Wilds a lot when it first came out, got a few months deep into it and cleared the story. That was back when the endgame was making artian weapons and hoping for the best. Well, after I stopped playing to fiddle with some of my backlog, we got set on a surge deployment and for the last 11 months I haven't been able to play.
My last time playing, the best way to use Gunlance was to basically sweep the monster with explosions until you could do a full burst, meaning skills to increase explosive damage, increase your shells, etc were essential for the big dps numbers. To be honest, I'm not even sure if this was the most optimal way to play gunlance, it was just really fun for me.
Anyways, to the real questions: I wanted to know what skills are favorable for someone whos going to be coming back at the point where Artian Weapons are the best I have, and if any of them overlap with a secondary weapon like Charge Blade or Switch Axe. I also was curious what the BnB combos are to look into. Currently my internet doesn't allow me to watch Youtube, so written guides are preferable please
Thank you for the advice in advance!