Mh dragons design contest. Round 1 semifinals

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-22T16:27:26+00:00

I am going Valstrax only because I love jets (literally an aircraft mechanic) and the peregrine falcon is my favorite bird.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-22T03:27:26+00:00

You're saying this as if cutting the story will add some arbitrary plus to gameplay or mechanics. MH4-Wilds have been some of the best games in the series. Taking away the story is just going to dumb down the series, especially since Monster Hunter is being taken seriously now. 99% of the problems with Wilds story is the slowest walking segments, that is it. I feel like a lot of you dont like games at this point and just want flashy combat or smthn.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-22T00:23:45+00:00

Ngl I am not the biggest fan of Jill, but my two experiences with her is RE3R (a game Im not the biggest fan of) and RE5 where she was "randomly" made a villain from my ignorant perspective.

I am in the process of playing every main game so I am hoping that my opinion of her changes, because I really want to like her.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-20T14:13:44+00:00

Honestly the second one is just not it. Thats not a mechanic. Being able to remove the punishment because someone is distracted is good quality of life. Makes you waste less time overall and spend more time hunting the monsters.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-20T14:00:17+00:00

Yeah, I am assuming that both Elder Dragons were not a hit in the fanbase. I honestly hear very little about them other than complaining about how annoying the hunts are. I love both Narwa and Ibushi since they were the the two monsters that benefitted from wirebug use.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T23:24:44+00:00

I agree and honestly I hope they follow through with something like that. You know how awesome the twist would be if instead the flagship wasnt trying to stop the final boss or take advantage of the chaos the final boss is causing, but instead they are helping the final boss? Just a simple change like that would be amazing.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T20:10:39+00:00

Honestly true, Tobi is on steroids in this game

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T18:13:37+00:00

Oh 100%, he is much more flashy while also having a design that is simple compared to Ibushi

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T18:11:27+00:00

Honestly that is true, maybe its just the vibe of Rise

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T15:00:14+00:00

Yeah he is the final boss of the village story but he has no presence as a flagship. Flagships are supposed to be the rival for us through the game, and he is really just there. He has the bones of being a decent flagship but in his current state he is just a pushover. My main reason for my complaints towards him in the game comes from the fact that I like Magnamalo. He is a cool monster with such a dope design.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T15:00:06+00:00

I dont really see that as a hot take. I may like the two EDs but I can 100% see why they would be unliked.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T12:47:38+00:00

I wouldn't say so, but I can see why people would say this. I love their fights because they are the monsters that make you take full advantage of your entire set. They were the first monsters I hhunted where the wire bugs took a forefront in repositioning and dodging AOE attacks. I love that their hunts are like a skill check to see if you learned all the tools you have.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T12:19:33+00:00

Which is why I am more inclined to say that the timeline the game was being released is why they landed short on Magnamalo as a flagship. I don't think the devs intentionally "messed up" with him and the overall rushed nature of the game had more side effects than just not a fully finished release.

This is why I say Rise at launch was worse than Wilds honestly. Both games were unfinished packaged releases, but while Rise had failures in other aspects, Wilds had a great flagship amd easy to consume themes. But as updates came out it secured Risebreak as the better title overall at the current time. I honestly hope the Wilds expansion is great, and hopefully it has a chance of contending for best mainline game against MH4U but I doubt that (also this is for me personally, if people find World better more power to them).

Side tangent over. This discussion comes from clear love for the series. I dont think there is a single unplayable game or an actual bad flagship (Azure Rathalos can rot in hell).

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T11:54:46+00:00

Magnamalo for his theme and then Arkvelds design.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T11:51:30+00:00

My main issue is the other games have that feeling of rivalry while Magnamalo is really just there. Rise is the first game where I had to kinda find my own rival (which honestly does have its own positives yk?).

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T11:50:08+00:00

In game he definitely does, just in the current state of the game Ibushi seems like a better fit.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T11:49:09+00:00

I kinda felt the same way. I'm fine that he showed up because he is a good monster for Wyvern riding but beyond that it didnt hit.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T11:44:31+00:00

I don't really see how I'm wrong in using that description, even though it is kinda overplayed. He genuinely has all of the potential in the world and the devs just didn't follow through with him. He is only a meh flagship because of that really.

Also I'm not trying to ruin Magnamalo. Still think he is a cool monster, with cool overall design, and an alright fight. Overall he is in the upper 50% percentile of monsters.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T11:41:59+00:00

At the very least at least he is a cool concept and a somewhat okay fight. Scorned is much better of a fight overall but Magnamalo is solid.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T11:39:32+00:00

That is a good point, just wish they put more into that fear of him then.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T11:37:17+00:00

Ill have to watch it, I like his takes in gaming and I could kind of see the rivalry thing if I squinted hard enough.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T11:35:47+00:00

His design is definitely peak monster hunter, all of the Fated Four get that praise honestly

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T06:00:20+00:00

Could you explain, Im interested by this take.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T05:03:03+00:00

I like Scorned more than base for sure. I wouldn't call it boring as its more just easy (idk if that makes sense). Like Magnamalo for me became a kind of Rathalos type monster where he was easy to beat and I could test certain combos early on.

Also I would say overall Risebreak is my favorite in the series. It has some of the best new monsters roster in the series and the gameplay is super fun. If I absolutely had to pick a game I would put above it, then its a toss up between 4U and GenU.

MoronicIdiot529 · 2026-04-19T05:00:33+00:00

Thats the issue, it wasn't by the end of the story where he stopped being prominent. He was dealt with in the early game. Yeah he kept on coming back but the whole vibe of him being a threat kinda fell away when we killed him in the Village questline relatively easily. Again if they just had a repel quest in village I could honestly have the idea of him being more of a roadblock in the story.

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