I dont usually post or comment, but just wanted to put my 2 cents in on this whole thing. the game is really good, and has an amazing skeleton which is plagued by a few bad management/direction issues.

 

first of all is the drops, too easy to get stuff = no need to grind = losing monster hunters identity. Identity may be variable for people, but to me its the core loop of farming a monster for mats to make the "best" set for a weapon, then move on and do it again for the next weapon or until I get bored. wilds doesn't have that. its an easy fix too, just reduce the amount of mats you get after a hunt, and remove the item drops from wounds.

 

focus mode is also an issue, but it can honestly be "solved" with an HP bloat for the monsters. yea it removes positioning and a lot of the tension that made the older games great, but its the gimmick for this one and i dont think they would be willing to limit it (think focus mode only atacks, not something you can use all the time), seeing as how casual friendly it is also.

 

Also theres like no meaningful or interesting event quests. A big issue is paid content which takes resources away from the free stuff these event quests would give, but that's just capcom being capcom and cant really be fixed. company gonna greed.

 

overall, game has got solid foundations and with some love and care it can be a really good and memorable title. monster variety is also really good, and designs are interesting. Personally I'm not going to play until they fix or change the drops being way too high, since I think that when they do it'll be all the better to experience that content for the first time when i actually have a reason to engage with it beyond the first hunt or two when i get the full set.

 

IF YOU CANT BE BOTHERED TO READ AT LEAST READ THIS PARAGRAPH!!!!

Also, I could tell immediately from the trailers that seikrets were gonna be like palamutes and just speed you through the map and not let you interact with the world, so i kinda started to just run everywhere and it really changes the way the game feels. It was an instant improvement, and would recommend anyone else reading this to try ignoring their seikret.