charge damage increase.

i was wondering how much more damage does a GS and a Hammer do when you charge them?

For hammer: first hit - .2(20%)
.76(76%)
total of .96 (96%)of total attack.

Great Swords: lvl 3 charge - 1.1 (110%)percentage of attack
1.3 sharpness multiplier/some kind of boost

lvl 3 smash charge - 1.15(115%)
1.3 sharpness multiplier/some kind of boost

The percentages may look small(if you were asking for numerical damage differences), but they're not.
If you compare a regular slice, it's .48, I believe. no extra boost.
A GS lvl3 charge ain't a joke.

The superpound for hammer is situational, really. It's mostly for knock-out purposes rather than damage accumulation.

For comparisons, here's cutting an altaroth with the first Iron GS you start with.

Regular slice: 28
Upswing: 27
Sideslash: 21
lvl3 charge: 85

Basically 3x more damage in a smaller time frame than swinging 3 slashes.

The difference won't be much greater on other monsters, because they have defense zones, while Altaroth had just a 1.0 cutzone.

To put it simply: lvl 3 gs charge=greatness. :3

I forgot to check hammer lol
brb

Basic iron hammer vs altaroth
Superpound:
1st hit - 12
2nd hit - 45
total: 57

Triple pound combo:
1st - 31
2nd - 12
3rd hit - 39
Total: 82