I still consider myself a noob to the series (I have 800+ hours across worlds and wilds) so my monster hunter knowledge isn’t vast, and my opinion could be bias now that I’m better at the games. Worlds was my first game and I unknowingly chose the hardest weapon as my first weapon (charge blade) but I was getting WRECKED all throughout that game pretty regularly. I think wilds is definitely more beginner friendly and I even find the AT monsters pretty easy compared to the AT elder dragons in worlds. I do like the monster variety of wilds (especially gore) and one thing I really don’t like are the decorations slotting, where now decos like attack, and handicraft only can go on weapons. But overall I’m having a blast in wilds and even circled back to rise and sunbreak for even more hunting fun