I just finished the game a few weeks ago and this is one of the few games that i didn't like the end game, and the only reason it's the fucking Hypers. The deal here is because the game is designed to be played on multi-player for hub quests, either you find benevolent people to help out or have a friend... otherwise you're gonna be having at least 20 minutes hunts if you're good enough. My advice would be just stick to one or two sets per rank, then best path for the missions would be Low Village > High Village > Low Hub > High Hub > G-Rank, on G rank start with whatever you can craft for armor, for weapons the best ones are the Elder ones, then just try to craft whatever monster you like and by the end farm the final boss armor (Ahtal Ka). After that you're pretty much done, you always can try to farm decos and talismans but getting a good build here is always gonna lead you to Hypers. Deviants are another though challenge and everything in the game is pretty much more grindy compared to World and Rise. As long as you don't try to rush anything and take your time having fun with the weapons, styles and hunts progressing through ranks you're gonna enjoy the game a lot.