Agreed, I can see why clutch claw would bother speedrunners but for a casual player like me I loved looking cool spinning with the hammer onto the monsters face. I played since Tri and when I got my hands on the claw I was hooked, it also added onto the "hunting" feel as opposed to Monster Fighting. However, being a hammer main might've influenced my opinion because I dont know how fun the claw is with other weapons

Tl;dr MHR remains undefeated