Like some beginners here, I do get frustrated by being kicked by the butt in my first level 2 star boss called 'great janggi' got killed twice using long sword and heavy bowgun, on my 3rd try I decided to use GS and watch these monsters move, its like in real life hunting were you are observing the monster behavior and their moveset. Remember bro na being greedy to attack will get you killed, dli ni xa DMC. Key to success is to dodge, look for counter attack, run, rinse and repeat. I like this game since even if you power grind you where not able to break this game and turn it into easy game like what I did in FE:A.