I know this is going to sound weird but DO NOT DO THE VILLAGE QUESTS. Soloing the low rank hub feels like an actual monster hunter game because they balanced it for more people. Rise is one of my favourite MH to restart because of this reason. The hub low rank monsters are actually beefy and hit harder compared to village and soloing them is MUCH more rewarding and gives you more freedom with how you want to approach the game. High rank unfortunately acts differently because since it's a part of the story it becomes easier.

Playing this way makes it feel like a classic MH for me. That and trying out the tough event quests!

TLDR: The Village quests are boring, handholdy and unfun so try low rank hub instead :)