First time? This has literally been the model for the series since the beginning. The only times it hasn't played out this way were times that the West didn't receive a base game (Dos, MH4, etc.) and only got the MR expansion version (FU, 4U, etc.). Or the reverse in the case of MH G back in Gen 1.
there are reviewers new to the series with 80 hours on the game who havent failed a single quest. saying he "waltzed through every quest"
yes, the high difficulty hunts are in the G rank expansions but idk why so many people are lying to themselves saying you could sleepwalk through every single base game. thats just not true
It probably took me 7+ attempts to take down barroth for the first time in Tri, but that might've just been because I was bad (and trying to use a lance).
You Also carted to dumb shit in old games. Insta sprints, turn arounds, etc
In my experience most carts in previous titles were due to the clunkiness. Adding windups and tells to everything while Also giving people more options in movement Will inevitably make the game easier, But also more fair.
I'm pretty sure I had to swap to hammer to actually beat it (the flowery shock one iirc), but then one of the guys I started playing with was a 100% hammer-only main. So I've been a Greatsword enjoyer ever since.
iirc barroth in tri comes at an awkward time in the weapon tree where you only have access to weapons of lower sharpness. I forget if lance has innately improved penetration in that game. Even if it does, your damage won't be huge on a mobile monster if you're new to the game. Can you block the charge or do you need guard+? You don't exactly have a good lance set by then either...again, iirc.
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u/AttackBacon Feb 24 '25
First time? This has literally been the model for the series since the beginning. The only times it hasn't played out this way were times that the West didn't receive a base game (Dos, MH4, etc.) and only got the MR expansion version (FU, 4U, etc.). Or the reverse in the case of MH G back in Gen 1.