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Monster Hunter World (XB1/PS4, PC later, Early 2018) E3 info [Up: Effectively MH5]
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Given that those trademarks are totally gonna be for a RE-style portal site with events and shit, I fully expect it to have some of that, if not timed hunts (like, a weekly mission in a zone) at the very least.
DrROBschiz
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hahahah so true
I love switch axe though. Such a great go to casual play weapon
I wonder how it will be changed! I love that they are bringing all 14 weapon types back! Seeing those animation in HD is gonna be sick!
DrROBschiz
Member
Insect glaive is confirmed
All weapons from 4th gen are returned
No one is being left behind
What remains to be seen is if they are introducing a new weapon type in gen 5
Huh, keeping the Glaive in. Interesting.
A bit late but I just saw the leaked gameplay. Man it looks amazing!
As a Bow user, I could already imagine how much fun it will be to take advantage of the more open ended and vertical environment. Ah and all the new abilities and advantages of the controller are going to be so nice. My hype has been increased tenfold.
As a Bow user, I could already imagine how much fun it will be to take advantage of the more open ended and vertical environment. Ah and all the new abilities and advantages of the controller are going to be so nice. My hype has been increased tenfold.
DrROBschiz
Member
Dude
We need the hunter Boomerang
We havent had a new ranged type weapon in a long time. Blademasters eating up all the action
Akiyama_AE
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I wanna see the gameplay if anyone can still PM me a working link, Huge MH fan here !!
DrROBschiz
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clay_ghost
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Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I really wouldn't say that. When someone hears "pure action game" with no qualifiers, they won't think of a game where you spend so much time farming and crafting and customizing and gearing up.
I don't know if I'd call MH an RPG per se, but it's definitely not a "pure action game" either. It has no traditional "levelling up" with XP/levels, but it has a character creator, stats-important equipment (that make a huge difference), crafting, farming for resources, and a lots of menu time and number crunching.
If you promise your buddies won't join other lobbies and only ever play with you, then OK, no prob.
I've had to handle players that clearly "got carried" in Tri and 3U, and it was annoying as fuck. No thanks.
Yeah, well, MH isn't Souls, and has a different design philosophy. That's totally OK, you know. I love both games for what they are, and trying to apply everything related to Souls design to MH is fallacious and counter-productive.
Yep.
Sure, the hypothetical scenario sucks if you run out of time with 3 hits away from winning, but honestly, in my 200h+ of playing Tri and 300h+ of playing 3U, I don't think I've ever seen that happen... except, what do you know, as a solo newbie player who had no idea what she was doing. Hmmmmmm
I remember the first time I ran out of time, playing MH2nd for the first time and it was hunt a Velocidrome, went ham, karted twice and then ran out of time. Told my friend who recommended the game to me that it sucks and was too difficult. That's when he told me I'm not supposed to do the guild hall quests at the beginning of the game and showed me where the village elder lady was lol. I know lots of people made that mistake.
Also I think MH would be a completely different game if it just handed you Ratholos and Tigrex etc at 1* right out the gate. You need the climb to build your weapons/armor because they matter a lot in MH.
Also I think MH would be a completely different game if it just handed you Ratholos and Tigrex etc at 1* right out the gate. You need the climb to build your weapons/armor because they matter a lot in MH.
The pricing has to be perfect in order for it to work. Maybe even better than perfect, really. I know some have bemoaned the whole vanilla->G revision model in the past, but it can't be denied that you got a hell of a lot of bang for your buck at the cost of a normal game. If they do a yearly season pass that adds maybe a dozen monsters and accompanying equipment for $20-$30, I think pushback will be unavoidable and rather messy to deal with. I'm already not a fan of the leaked details of the PS4 version getting exclusive content, so my expectations of Capcom getting this right are pretty low already.
butman
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I want this now!
Whoa, backwards rolling. This is a game changer.
Someone interrupts your fight and gets wrecked...
Eolz
Member
jeuxvideo.com (the biggest french gaming website) said it's coming one month later, but I doubt that.
Yeah don't know how reliable that is, but it would great if it is only one month. Let's hope it is true.
That was just speculation.
Bow is perhaps the most technical weapon of them all.
Ranged weapons also have a much lower defense, so they're squishier.
DrROBschiz
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Bow is really good but you have to be really mobile and efficient to do good damage
I imagine the MH5 version is no exception
I imagine the MH5 version is no exception
DrROBschiz
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DEM ANIMATIONS!
Dude this might become the best MH game ever made. And finally a console version that strikes while the iron is hot
Multiplatform on all the places where online players gather. PC version is a gamechanger for many I imagine
Solo, Non-Bushido HBG has problems, though.
hans_castorp
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Lux R7
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That's a funny way of spelling GS
GS for life bro
Holy shit that gameplay. Good thing someone took that video so we could actually see that their game looks cool as shit.
With the bow there's actually a specific range you have to shoot from depending on the arrow type to do maximum damage. If you shoot from too far it suffers severe damage penalties.
hans_castorp
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HBG has always been one of the top weapon in each generation, even before Styles being a thing.
Having Bushido for HBG is nice, but not really that necessary.
Bowshido on the other hand... God bless bowshido.
SpiceMelange
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It's harder for sure, but it's always been the #1 weapon in clear speed
Emperor_Uriel
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I hope that the game makes more concessions for solo play this time around, considering it's the first in the series where multiplayer is locked behind a pay wall and local isn't an option.
If timer was only for multiplayer, that's be great. I don't think it's cool to expect the average player to solo multi-hunts or Elder Dragons with additional restrictions.
If timer was only for multiplayer, that's be great. I don't think it's cool to expect the average player to solo multi-hunts or Elder Dragons with additional restrictions.
Emperor_Uriel
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What? The non-MMO ones?
clay_ghost
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Not for recent games but yes.
Actually those are cross gen with portables so they may not count?
http://www.siliconera.com/2017/06/15/monster-hunter-world-might-come-subscription-fees-least-japan/
Yeah, its super tricky ground. I think it really depends on the uptake of MH World when it launches. The content has to be there for the base game but extra monsters and weapons over time is perfect for MH but could cause divisions if done wrong.
I am a little annoyed about the Sony excusive content but if its just minor stuff or if MS/PC crowd get their own content, then it won't be all that bad. Hopefully they talk on the 20th about their plans.
Emperor_Uriel
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And nobody brought this up during the discussion of the time limits?
It's not there as some benevolent teaching tool, it's there to prevent players from progressing too quickly on attrition. From a cynical business perspective, the timer forces players to grind when they reach an impasse, which prolongs their time with the game, which prolongs how long they're subscribed.
This also explains the "desire sensor" level of BS present in the RNG loot.
People who are defending this stuff in the West are actually (perhaps unknowingly) defending Capcom's shitty business practices in Japan. No wonder the game is so tough to solo, the series was designed to push players to pay for subscriptions to make the gameplay easier.
Please tell me I'm wrong on this. What a hugely negative realization.
clay_ghost
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We don't know what Capcom want for MH:W.
IMO.Its also part of the reason why MH only gained popularity when it went portable since its free multiplayer. Not to mention its really easier to play local multi than on the console back then.
A good chunk of online games from that era in Japan had their own subscription fees. Even SNK's ports on PS2.
I think it's less "rope in the rubes who can't help themselves" and more "if they can get away with it, so can we." I mean, there hasn't been a mainline game requiring its own sub fee since Tri in Japan, and there's never been one in the west.
Zombegoast
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Duramboros is where the real challenge start.
And Bullfango. Trying to carve and then all of the sudden.
ShemhazaiX
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I know exactly how to play Gunlance. I just don't like the hops.
Duramboros is where the real challenge start.
And Bullfango. Trying to carve and then all of the sudden.
Amazing....ly annoying!
Trying to mine, bug thing stabs me, try to mine, bug thing paralyses me.
Comandr
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I thought I read somewhere a million years ago that they designed the 50 minute timer around the hour long lunch break. 50 minutes was about enough time to get on, meet up, do the quest and then finish up in time to be back on the clock. Which is far less sinister a reason to me than what you are suggesting. Not saying youre wrong. I have no idea.
DrROBschiz
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I dunno man
You have been going to the extreme on various topics
I would just say wait and play it for yourself and decide if this series is even right for you
Comandr
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What we haven't talked about nearly enough is Felynes.
I'm so happy they're in! A handful of people have seen glimpses of them in the demo. I wonder how they look? Also: felynes talk! And they have tons of cat puns in their wordage.. So... Fully voiced?! Or are only certain things going to be voiced? Man I hope they go all in. Let the cuteness wash over me.
I'm so happy they're in! A handful of people have seen glimpses of them in the demo. I wonder how they look? Also: felynes talk! And they have tons of cat puns in their wordage.. So... Fully voiced?! Or are only certain things going to be voiced? Man I hope they go all in. Let the cuteness wash over me.
Hrmmm....
Of course, the timer is there to tell people "Hay, if this starts to run out, you probably need to git good/git good gear/" so it does feed into the gameplay loop that extends playtime...unless you happen to be awesome and never get carted/fail a monster etc.
MH is not the only game that gets people into a loot feedback loop, hell, its what makes loot games so fun. The timer is simply there as a marker towards what you need to aim for, else fights could go on for hours for new players and they never really get told to get better.
Also, the game is not that tough to solo if you know the correct way to get materials and utilize your combat abilities effectively. I spend way, way too much time mining for stuff, picking up bugs etc, because they are there and I need them! Helps once the farm kicks in but the desire sensor is in full effect once you get deeper into the gameplay loop.
Also, they have said nothing about subscriptions because its not an MMO.
I think they said Prowler is out, so they will just be combat helpers I presume but I so hope the farm is in so I can get their furry butts into some hard labour.
Zombegoast
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I can actually see a loot crate as the micro transaction for this game. It will kill the fun what makes a Monster Hunter game.
And it's not like their not going to do it seeing how all of their game with some form of online play have them.
And it's not like their not going to do it seeing how all of their game with some form of online play have them.
Somebody hold my beer!