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I FINALLY got the Lord of the Mountain today, and couldn't be more let down that you can't register him!!!!!   Best horse in the game bar none and you can only keep him for one ride, wtf! LOL!

It's nice because their bows are always 3X for arrows which you need for harvesting dragon claws, scales and horns. It's tough to find 3X or 5X bows lying around, I think the only other ones are some of the Rito bows?
 

I think I've finally figured out a way to fight them without wasting too many resources.  Either way, I still find them to be the most difficult enemy in the game.  I never even felt threatened by Ganon, but I have to focus pretty hard when I'm fighting a Lynel.
 

Usually I glide in and shoot him in the face until my stamina runs out, then do the charge attack with a 2-handed sword until I run out of stamina and then hit him with Urbosa's fury. He usually has some health after that so I slash away with a 1-handed sword to finish him off. I wear the barabarian armor set when I take on Lynels too. 

Where do you get the mask?  I finally found the secret Guerdo shop with the password that let me buy the Radiant Set, which now I wish I didnt sell all my damn luminous stones.  I knew I would eventually need them, but I have been trying to not use a guide for things like that...only for the complex shrine or dungeons with crazy puzzles.  I have never even tried to fight a lynel.  

Since you asked, I will tell you, but obviously spoiler ahead.

There is a guy named Kilton who runs a shop that specializes in monster parts.  You have to complete a side quest before you can visit his store, but once you do, you can buy all sorts of stuff from him, including a unique armor set, a unique horse bridle and saddle set, and of course all of the monster masks,  plus a few other things.  Of course, he doesn't take rupees.  You have to sell him your extra monster parts for mon (his currency) and use the mon to buy all of his stuff.  However, he gives pretty good prices for common monster parts.  It didn't make me very long to buy everything he has for sale, and I never had to "farm" for monster parts.  I just used what I had acquired during the game.  But of course, that will depend on how much you've been selling your monster parts.

 

Son of a bitch... Just saw a part of Pats podcast on youtube... and even though I didn't like the game, Nintendo might be getting more money from me. A limitless master sword after a roguelike dungeon crawl? Hell yes even though I won't play the game again. That alone sounds awesome. The hard mode. A new level of enemies living in the sky? God damnit... fuck you, Nintendo, for failing and still finding ways to make me spend money on it

Nintendo can't be beaten.

ok, so im getting a switch soon and i want to know which game should i get first: mario kart 8 deluxe, or zelda botw?

If you're looking for the best game you'll ever play, BotW. If you want to replay a fun game, MK8.

i never owned a wii u so it would be a fresh experience with mario kart 8, but im leaning on getting breath of the wild first.
 

Ah, that changes things a bit. If you will be playing solo, def BotW. If there's someone else joining you, or if you go to parties with many people interested in video games, MK8 may be better.

eh, im sick of avoiding spoilers, so botw it is.
 

Anybody playing the DLC?