User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-6050823-20170828191138

Tidbits from a Gamescom Q&A


 * There will be many new monsters that specialize in certain environments, however, there will also be a few returning favorites, such as Rathalos.
 * Hunters can now shoot up a flare to request help from other players in the game.
 * This emergency quest will show up on the quest board for fellow hunters to see and join.
 * Depending on the time you take a quest, whether it day or night, that's the time of day it will be on the quest. However, day and night cycles happen throughout the quest.
 * The basic behavior of a monster doesn't really change during the time of day. However, the environments will change in some way. Some species of fauna only appear at night like the Flashflies.
 * Monster Hunter: World is encouraging a more aggressive and active play style for hunters. That's the reason why they further updated weapon movesets and the monster AI, the Monster Hunter team want players to be more active and invested while hunting down their prey.
 * The Hunter Highlights evaluate players on what exactly they did during the hunt to show. This was added to try to bring players closer together rather than having them compete with one another.
 * It was asked how many maps are in Monster Hunter: World, but Mr. Fujioka responded with "We can't say, but it'll be hopfully enough like past entries in the series.

Source: http://www.4gamer.net/games/384/G038423/20170823039/