>you just have to get used to the animation timings. from what
>i played of the beta MHW is a lot like dark souls (or vice
>versa?) in regards to combat. every action is very
>deliberate. if you press a button twice, that long, slow
>attack will come out twice. mashing won't get you far and in
>fact might result in a bad situation. once you learn all your
>attack animations you can be as surgical as you wish

Timing is everything. Even not taking a swing and delaying an action is better than a miss or worse yet a strike on a body part that will either dull your blade or stun you for a bit. You have around 50 minutes to kill some of these Monsters so taking your time and planing out each action is key.

That's what I love about this game, it teaches the button mashers to have more patience over time.

Really dove into it this week and even sitting at work I'm thinking about the game and can't wait to get off to knock out some more, and I haven't even touched co-op yet.