Despite being a spinoff title,Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinretains many familiar elements from the mainMonster Hunterseries. Chief among them is the ever-present grind for better and better gear. Players will spend much of their time tracking down materials from monsters and from the environment in order to upgrade their kit. Not too far intoMonster Hunter Stories 2, players will start to need some higher quality materials than what they’ve ever seen before. This guide will help gamers find someMid-Grade Ore locationsso they can keep their equipment up to snuff.
Some players will start to see the requirement for Mid-Grade Ore as they get close to completing the Alcala region story arc, sometime after theLittle Ones Lost quest. However, Mid-Grade Ore is not obtainable until reaching the game’s next region. It is a common theme throughoutMonster Hunterto give players a glimpse of the kinds of materials they can expect to see in the future, so as to keep them interested and excited. InMonster Hunter Stories 2, that foreshadowing is twice as enticing because of the promise of more awesome monsters that can be recruited.
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Where to Get Mid-Grade Ore in Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Players can start finding Mid-Grade Ore as soon as they enter theLoloskaregion. The most accessible variety of Mid-Grade Ore isDragonite Ore. Ore deposits all over Loloska and in the region’s Monster Dens can yield Dragonite Ore. It should be noted that players can almost always expect at least one ore deposit to spawn near the nest within any Monster Den. Players arriving in Loloska for the first time should be very careful when exploring though. There are a couple ofdangerous Royal Monster locationsin the area.
There is an even more valuable variety of Mid-Grade Ore in Loloska -Yoldspar Ore. While Dragonite Ore offers 1 point apiece towards gear upgrades, Yoldspar Ore is worth 3 points apiece. Yoldspar Ore is very rare though, so players should track down the gold-colored ore deposits if they want to gather some.
There will be a better chance of finding these rare gathering nodes when delving into a Rare Monster Den. Players should always keep an eye out for those vibrantly colored dens when traveling through an area, even when exploring with a friend inMonster Hunter Stories 2multiplayer.
On top of knowing how and where to find rare materials, there are several otherMonster Hunter Stories 2pro tipsthat can help players on their way. Knowing how to efficiently level the main character and any newly-hatched Monsties is a major key to success. There are also quite a few nuances to the battle system that players don’t necessarily need to learn right away. But gradually learning how to utilize various combat mechanics will pay off big time when the difficulty ramps up later on.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinis now available for the Nintendo Switch and PC.
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