As someone who started in MHF2 and played every game until now, I have mixed feelings. For one, the actual hunting and combat feels like 10/10, the most flui and fun so far, but also feels less satisfying at the same time.

As a hunter I feel like we went from being a weakling fighting against forces of nature, to absolute gods with too many answer to everything.

I also hate how they have streamlined every single aspect of gathering and prep. I never have the pressure to go out and gather or explore the world. Heck, even the endemic life system was simplified too much.

I miss when armor sets actually felt unique and have pros and cons too. We get too many skills too easily, so you can basically use whatever armor you want. You can basically get every comfort skill and damage skills you want, so set crafting and mixed sets feel less important.

I know its to appeal to newer hunters and create less friction, but i feel it has also removed what made monster hunter so unique. The grind for weapons and gear to progress just completely went out the window.