When I first started playing, I liked great swords. But I sucked, so I always died. Then I used a hammer for a bit, gave up on that, and I forgot what I used then. Move on to MHFU, and I really fell in love with Long Swords. I only used Long Swords in Tri, and also the shark lance, which got me a small reputation on one of the online servers for soloing online Uragaans until I got the full set. People were seriously floored. What they didn't know was that I was hunting the mini uragaan xD Move onto MH3U I really fell in love with SnS and Hammers. I had both Barioth swords, nearly G rank, and the Jhen Moran Hammer, which is literally the tip of his horn with a handle.
Now I'm playing MHFU on iPad and I use a variety of weapons. Hammer is my official favorite, because of the raw power, but also because I can kick major arse. I'm using Onslaught Hammer which is a giant anvil ^^ I also use lances for my Shen Goraen set, which is a defensive set. Then I use the shinobi set with Dragon Bow Earth, because I realized how awesome bows are. I also have a full Kushala Doara set, because focus is why I can wreck with the hammer. I'm also kind of sad because Nargacuga is super hard in MHFU, and was seriously nerfed in MH3U. Sigh.