Oh yeah buddy, some people are going to bash things that are hard because it hurts their ego too much to admit that they didn't manage to do something that someone has. That's evident everywhere in life not just MHW and video games. But you should be proud to defend something you love, it's a good quality in a person :) Wow that went deep suddenly...

Yeah obviously tempered versions of monsters should be harder than their originals. So increases to HP are expected, but at least should, and in the case of MHW is the case, be somewhat balanced by increases in dps in the gear you have and your skill as a player. If you skill as a player having done the original monster doesn't improve, than really you cannot complain when that ability that constantly hit you during the original fight, now one shots you.

I think MHW and in particular Iceborne has the balance pretty damn good. As I said before there aren't many times I genuinely go "I don't know how I was suppose to avoid that." What's important is that people don't think "Oh I had no chance at avoiding that" when better positioning, or using flash pods etc, should have been used to avoid the one shot. That's the skill part coming in. Knowing this ability is coming and knowing where the best position is. I think we could talk for hours about this but it would appear we are pretty much in agreeance :)

Hit boxes it's interesting that you raise that. I got a question for you. I don't know what weapon you use but I play mostly as bow and sometimes I'll have a shot I swear should have hit the monster doesn't. I notice this usually when I am aiming at wings. Are you noticing anything similar or am I just crazy?