User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Discussion of the Week: Frontier's End - Part 1/@comment-35010436-20191118173119

1:I remember first learning about Frontier from an old and now deleted video showcasing every monster the franchise had to offer at the time (this was before some third gen games released even, hence some monsters like Duramboros still going by their Japanese names).

2:Pretty crazy to think about. Not much else to say though.

3:They'd certainly be able to get away with a lot more. The bits and pieces we got were nice atleast.

4:I guess. Some simple ideas the "main series" has yet to do itself like having a proper cainine monster, and while they are clearly rough nowadays, Laviente was basically the series first Siege monster... For better or worse, plus the styles.

5:That's a tough one... I guess the Orugaron. Our first real cainine's and they made quite the impression. Showcasing teamwork and some neat surprises. And I love the little details like one going permanently enraged when the other is killed or them stopping to scratch themselves sometimes.

6:Laviente. The length really ruins it. I know it can be easily cheesed once you're strong enough, but still.

7:HC monsters were quite nice. Some were pretty much a monster but better, they had some neat little physical differences, and I like how it extended to Subs and Rares as well.

8:Ruko, Akura, Abio, Dyura, Guren... Picking one is really hard.

9:Highland. Generic answer I know but come on, pretty and mostly distinct environment, unqiue wild life even down to the cannon fodder herbivores, some of the best battle music in the franchise to date imo (can't get enough of HR100, to me it's pretty much the monsters own Proof of a Hero, if that makes sense), and a unique weather changing mechanic which effects most monsters that live out there. Plus a great selection of mons themseleves.

10:Nest Hole I guess. It's just another section of one of the ancient towers, now much to look at, and little to zero life aside from the monsters that pop up, which atleast for Frontier, are a mixed bag.

11:Again: Highland. Lots of fun can be done with a place like that, the Gorge would also be neat to see.

12/13:Neat. Some I didn't end up using much, if at all from what I can remeber. But it helped add some more vareity and more oppurtunities for unique styles of play.

14:On one hand easy answer of the monsters/locales, on the other hand I like Mezapota. Idk.

15:Much like the ecology videos I like seeing glimpses into the world of monster hunter, even if I don't care as much about lore as I used to for a lot of reasons, but I agree with Met, they let us see cool stuff gameplay couldn't.