The Lance and Light Bowgun will be getting buffs in a future Monster Hunter Now update, which was revealed by Niantic. So, here’s all the changes coming to both weapons.
Monster Hunter Now Lance and Light Bowgun buffs are finally coming to the game, following months of player complaints. The Light Bowgun is receiving the biggest change after Niantic nerfed the weapon back in the December update. This hit the long-range gun incredibly hard, making it the worst weapon in the game.
Fortunately, Niantic is working on Light Bowgun buffs in Season 1 alongside the Lance that will help increase both weapons’ DPS and usability.
Monster Hunter Now Light Bowgun buffs
Light Bowgun is finally getting buffs in Monster Hunter Now.
According to a post on the official Monster Hunter Now website, Niantic is working on Light Bowgun buffs in Season 1. We’ve listed all the changes below:
- Adjustments to each ammo type to better utilize the characteristics and effects.
- Adjustments to Critical distance.
Niantic also revealed that Coral Pukei-Pukei subspecies materials will enable forging and upgrading equipment that will improve the availability of Recoil Down Skill and Reload Speed Skill. This will help decrease the downtime between each shot, which will increase the weapon’s DPS.
There is currently no release date for these changes, but the devs did state they are working on it for Season 1.
Monster Hunter Now Lance buffs
It’s not just the Light Bowgun that is receiving some love in Season 1, as Niantic also revealed the following buffs for Lance:
- Increased damage on successful counters and enhanced Guard Skill.
In addition to the above, the developers also highlighted several future QoF changes that will be coming to the game: