Is that common? I though companies hosted their own servers for games? Do Sony and MS do this frequently, or is this part of Nintendos "money hat" for the MH franchise?
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Is that common? I though companies hosted their own servers for games? Do Sony and MS do this frequently, or is this part of Nintendos "money hat" for the MH franchise?
With the possible exception of AC, they don't have any form of ingame communcations. How did Animal Crossing handle messages across region?
For the record, it was a "soft" restriction. I played online with friends in Hong Kong that owned the NA version from Canada.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
The book is pretty awesome - i've a fairly unhealthy collection of MH art books, but i found this sketch particularly hilarious
And MH3 was hosted by KDDI.
fabricated backlash
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It just did. I just sent messages and received them. I think MH3 will have options to use regional or international servers. At least I hope so.
ajim
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I wish they'd fix and expand on it. I actually enjoyed hunting underwater, however, I actually enjoyed exploring a whole lot more. Very relaxing and enjoyable.
Really hope they bring it back in future iterations only better.
Awww....that does mean that there will be no super awesome double bundle LE with both games....
just think about it: a wiiu box with a 3ds game included. Or both game in some nice designed boxset.....
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
I think this is one of my most anticipated Wii U games. I have never played monster hunter before but after watching Tri G playthroughs on youtube I need this game. It definantly looks fun and a change of pace in gaming I need.
Since you have it do you mind a question? From what I've read it has everything from MH Tri, and a decent amount of stuff from 3G too. Does it have some armors from 3G in it?
Also I saw this on Monster Hunter fr, apparently the owner contacted Udon about the book and they told them:
Anyone good in french?
Overall they are excited with the release of Monster Hunter and they want to do something to celebrate the release but nothing had been confirmed yet.
The wait for March something is even longer... (>_<)
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
That means free online in Japan, wonder if that'll help sales in the long run?
It's probably coming in Q2 2014. Or, if we are lucky it could even come Q4 2013, but two MonHun games in a year is a miracle.
Yup, I think that could make a difference in Japanese sales.
Tri had paid online in Japan and didn't do too badly for a console MH entry. Can't imagine this going any worse.
Cosmo Clock 21
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The 3DS version already exists and can be taken outside.
Hope you liked the video, I worked with a certain holy figure to make sure it was entertaining
There is only one gaming Jesus.
Meesh
Member
I'm surprised in a way that Capcom didn't go all out and take advantage of the wiiu NFC. In Japan it would've been huge and if the game/figures had the advertisement backing of Nintendo I don't think they could go wrong in the west...they really could've raked it in with unlockable monster and weapon variations, extra character customs...boggles the mind.
Oh yeah, are we likely to get any of the crazy downloadable events/equipment Japan seems to always be getting for these games? I've only ever really played Tri, and unfortunately I lost my save data before getting into the online, so I'm not really sure how that usually plays out...
Haunted
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St. John
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If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Did he?
In any case, glad ppl are digging the video. Can't wait to play this, Dec. 8 seems so far away...
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DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
Why didn't they use peer to peer? Would seem infinitely cheaper, especially for a game with only a few people playing in a game mode.
I'm a PC gamer so I understand the need for dedicated servers, but this is in the console space and supporting a niche game.
Karsticles
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I'd love to see the figures.
It's not niche in Japan, where the main audience is.
Good point. Still p2p would have been viable though.
Little Green Yoda
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Tri's not peer-to-peer? I thought the servers were just for matchmaking (i.e. finding a city/lobby). I mean on quests, there's definitely a host advantage for the player spotted first by the monster.
This is correct. Hits on the monster don't count if the host doesn't register them.
Woah, that BBQ Spit thing is real.
I heard that there's some new items you can cultivate at the farm like thunderbugs. However, those are easy enough to get by buying them from the online npc shop on special days. That is, assuming the same nps shop from MH Tri is included since Loc Lacy City is replaced with Tanjia Port.
I heard that there's some new items you can cultivate at the farm like thunderbugs. However, those are easy enough to get by buying them from the online npc shop on special days. That is, assuming the same nps shop from MH Tri is included since Loc Lacy City is replaced with Tanjia Port.
Anyone know if TriU will have an updated farm? The farm in P3rd was pretty damn awesome.
Holy shit. That's amazing.
I'm a hunter not a farmer
As MH3 allows for keyboard chat, that's not surprising.
That's what I was afraid of. Coming from MHFU's pokke farm I really didn't like Moga village's farm much at all. It seemed so bland and the lack of a mine area was a big deal for me.
Here's a vid of MHP3rd HD's farm for anyone curious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGr9Oe-_GVI
As far as MH Tri goes, I believe all of the quests were the same. Japan has some exclusive weapons but the overseas version of the game replaced them with new exclusive weapons instead. The weapons all look different from each other, but based on the same element and have the same stats.
Switch Axe - Japan has Pirate J, NA & Europe have the Sinister Saints
Great Sword - Japan has True Cutter, NA & Europe have the Lion's Bane
Lance - Japan has the Brainfox, NA & Europe have the Byakko
Long Sword - Japan has the Tessaiga and Lightning Works & NA & Europe have the Tenebra D and Rising Soul
There's a few different event armor pieces as well, I think they were just two jackets and maybe some pants.
Anyone know if TriU will have an updated farm? The farm in P3rd was pretty damn awesome.
That Mega BBQ Spit...so awesome to use.
I like P3rd's farm. One of the best things I enjoy is the little mining tunnel for your cats, and when they hit the jackpot and celebrate. One of 'em grabs a little horn and toots a tune. lol
The Yukumo Farm vid shows it.
jimmypython
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one thing I liked about the farm in MH3/3G is it accumulates the products you grow....so you don't have to check the farm every time you finish a quest...
Correct me if I'm wrong....but I don't think the MHP one works in this way...
Correct me if I'm wrong....but I don't think the MHP one works in this way...
Then what exactly was expensive for them to run? Servers for what you are talking about would be very cheap to run, what exactly were they charging for?
I guess you can ask the same thing about xbox live.
Kacho
Gold Member
That's a shame. P3rd's farm was brilliant.
Little Green Yoda
Member
Capcom charged for online MH in Japan because they can get away with it, similar to XBL fees. They can't pull the same shit in the West since the series isn't anywhere popular enough. I think overstating the expenses of running the servers is more of a PR thing - softens the blow for the eventual shutdown and generates good vibes ("look at how much we care about the community; we're paying $$$ to keep things running").
Still, I'm sure the costs of running the matchmaking servers is a non-zero amount and they really aren't getting any revenue from the community aside from selling more copies of Tri at discounted prices.
