Is boat hunting even viable anymore?

[Valessar]

I like how the first few replies were direct helpful and directly addressed my concerns, while most of the rest of the thread is a bunch of cringy neckbeards trying to dunk on VDZ by making vague remarks about their 1337 gamer skillz like they're about to roll into the HnH grand finals at EVO or some shit

About par for the course in F2P PvP games, tends to draw a lot of the worst kind of people.

We're literally in the "ask a question" section of the forums, which apparently to them is the "dunk on a noob" section.

Notice how none of them actually provided any information or tips, probably because they are also clueless and wanted to avoid being embarrassed by someone who actually knew what they were talking about.

[telum12]

I like how the first few replies were direct helpful and directly addressed my concerns, while most of the rest of the thread is a bunch of cringy neckbeards trying to dunk on VDZ by making vague remarks about their 1337 gamer skillz like they're about to roll into the HnH grand finals at EVO or some shit

wdym VDZ was already given real answers:

Taking some damage per battle is inevitable unless you have either really high stats or tons of patience.

Shield + Shield Block + 30 melee + something sharp = killing everything less armored than bear without damage. Doesn't sounds like high stats for me.

Zero damage at those stats? I highly doubt it. In fact, I straight up call bullshit unless you're faster than the enemy and very patient. For the record, Kabuto202 was talking about SHP damage (as the complaint was about Energy drain), not HHP damage. Wounds are avoidable (though in practice I find it more practical to just get some minor wounds to significantly speed up combat). SHP damage is not unless your openings remain super low.

you're retarded.

Hit animal. Move off. Lower openings. Repeat. If you're taking any amount of damage you have not been cured of your mental deficiency.

I think you ppl might just be retarded or lack basic reading comprehension.

[tigerlrg245]

Get a shield, highest q possible preferably at least over q10. It will block most of the damage if you keep openings low.
Best methods to hunt right now are caves and horses. Bats are a good target since they're plentiful, easy to kill and easy to chase, and near cave entrances so you can go out to lower openings and then go back in. No need for a horse for them.

Try to aim for 30 str/agi and 20 ua. Those numbers are just off the top of my head and will vary as you hunt new stuff. Ua is easily buffable with gear too. Beast rings buff the other stats, can't get them from chicken bones now but turtles and moles are both good options.

Don't tunnel vision yourself on not being able to hunt bigger game for now, squirrels turn to leather all the same and in the right places you can find as many bats as you have time to kill. It won't matter until you reach sausage making, which will take more time this world since hard metals take more time now.

The hardest nerf to early world hunting was giving boars 15 points of undestructible damage reduction, since those were the easiest to chase animal. Foxes are pretty fast but you can catch with half of a horse's pony power. Badgers are doable on foot with just a cave. Catch more squirrels you won't regret it.

Do not hunt snakes without a shield (and I'm unsure about with one). Just 1 point of damage can reduce 15 str for a day which at your range will render you unable to do combat, and if you get a few bites you could die within that time.

[fallout]

Get a shield, even with ua, you don't want the little nicks become wretched

[dorag]

Animals like instantly run away to narnia when far above their fleeing when shot at from a boat. Did they really just nerf hermit play for no reason or is there just a different strat now?

it is viable just peace in top right and reagro when they run