Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24591958-20140616235345/@comment-24863473-20140617022422

Well, I won't say that i'm a pro or something like that, but i do know a few tips about hunting.

First off, i haven't played a lot with a SA, so somethings may need a few adaptations.

the best place to attack her when you just want to land a few hits, ignoring breaking wings, tail and head, are her legs, preferably from beside her, not beneath, since most of her attacks will probably, either miss you, or she will have to turn to you, giving you some time to dodge. the only exception is her 180 tail sweep, but if you stay close enough, she will probably simply pass above you. A few attacks of her that gives you plenty openings to land hits on the head/tail are: her triple fireball(just stand near her neck and she wont hit you), her bite and her 180 tail sweep(if you manage to find a good position).

Another thing to do, is when she charge at you, if you manage do dodge, imediatly sheath your weapon, and start running towards/around her, but only attack when you are sure she won't charge anymore and never go straigh to her, try circling around her, so her charge miss you if she start chaining them.

About her backflips, you will probably notice that she usually give a couple steps back when she is about to use it on land, but in the air it's a bit more spontaneous. A good way to see if she is about to use it or not is: She will stop from doing anything for a small moment, she wont attack nor turn, simply flap her wings for a few moments, this is more of an instinctive feeling than anything else, so you may need some training to get used to this.

Also, when she is flying, it's a good time to do 2 things, either use a flash bomb to make her fall, or try to land a few hits on her tail, but avoid passing beneath her wings, since you will suffer from wind pressure.

Now, about her fireballs, there are a few tricks to know which one she will use: If her animation is slow and she is standing still, it's the simple fireball, if she move her head faster, it's her triple fireball, and if she takes a few steps back, she will use her explosive fireball. The first two are relatively simple to avoid, but for the last one, the best trick is to stay close to her, since it explodes foward.

Hope this help, fellow hunter. Also, sorry for any bad english, it's not my native language.