Well I just got the game today, and finished the tutorial stuff.
I can already tell that I am gonna spend way more time in this game than I should.
Some of us should try to get together sometime and do some hunts(so you know I tend to always use the sword and shield).
I am currently trying to get use to how the charge blade and insect glaive handle and learn the the invulnerability frames for them with their respective dodge/block.
Ironically I managed to get it yesterday at night myself XD
I pretty much liked the charge blade and decided to stick to it, first time I played it fully (I only tried PSP demos before so it's a start)