In Monster Hunter Wilds there are some NPCs who can assist you in obtaining important materials. A player has unknowingly ignored this for a long time and made his life unnecessarily difficult.
What problem did the player have? User Scoutain faced the problem that he urgently needed the material “Oricalcite” for the items he wanted to craft. This ore of rarity 6 is mainly needed for Artian weapons.
The player struggled for 40 hours to find the required material when he just needed to talk to the right NPCs. He shares his experience in a thread on Reddit.
Do not ignore the NPCs, you might regret it
What should the player have done to obtain the ore? In addition to specific quests you can complete that grant you Oricalcite, there are also other, time-saving ways to get the material. Scoutain painfully realized this when he finally spoke to the NPC Nata after around 40 hours of gameplay, who then handed him a considerable amount of Festival tickets from Azuz – including a bunch of Oricalcite.
Nata serves as a kind of “administrator” in the endgame and allows you to access material procurement from various areas, engage in trading, and periodically collect valuable ores from the blacksmith village of Azuz.
Besides Nata, there is also the option to smelt all unnecessary materials in the village of Suja. In doing so, you also receive Oricalcite, which you can then use again for your Artian weapons.
The comments under his thread show that he is by no means alone in this. Many players seem to overlook the smelting without recognizing its value, and many hunters seem to ignore Nata as well.
In the comments of the thread, players also advise using parts from Arkveld for smelting, as they are the easiest to farm – considering how many points they would yield when smelted. The commentators also remind to disassemble unused Artian weapons, as this approach saves a lot of material as well.
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