User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-6050823-20180322235419/@comment-26421638-20180331161030

^ A shame that they've scrapped both Ancient Forest's prototype and this Lagiacrus.

This Forest really looks like a forest, more darker and way more creepier (Jagras were quite scary, lol)... Hopefully returns as some kind of Swamp/Flooded Forest replacement.

Lagiacrus can swim, in low water but is better then nothing (after 5th Gen Rathalos, i don't want to see anymore a King of Seas) and i didn't see any issue with its neck, but we've to stick with a monster like Bazelgeuse that stucks itself in walls/ceilings... Now i'm totaly sure that Lagiacrus doesn't return for laziness rather than "animation issues".