User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Tigerstripe Zamtrios/@comment-26421638-20160326145322

Tigerstripe Zamtrios... The Third of the "Desertic Subspecies from an Iced-Element Monster (Copper Blangonga, Sand Barioth and Now Tigerstripe Zamtrios)"... And the Result is an Original Subspecies but... I found the Ice Zamtrios Way better than its Subspecies...

The Design is OK... I like its sandy colouration and the Azure Belly, and the Stripes in the Body are a nice touch... If the Regular Zamtrios uses Ice and Water, The Desertic Subspecies replaces Ice/Snow with a, more annoying, Paralysis Ailment... Unfortunately it lost the Ice Armor mode, it compensate this absence with more attacks and more mobility when is in Inflated Form... I may understand why it doesn't have an Armor mode (a Rocky or Sand Armor may be "too much" for a Regular Monster, maaaybe for an Elder Dragon could work, but I don't want to Talk about Fanon Monster right now) but the Armor is one of the Reasons why I prefer Zamtrios than Tigerstripe Zamtrios...

The Fight is Fine but could be better, with more Mobility makes the Battle more dynamic of course, but sometimes it turns quite annoying and the Paralysis Status isn't helpful at all... Due to being at 80% of the Time in Inflated mode, you've rarely a chance to Mount him... Reducing the chances to attack it safety... (yah, you can Spam Aerial Attack while is in Fat Mode to Reach the Damage necessary to mount, but the decisive Attack for the Mount must be done when is in Normal Mode) And then this Monster is Quite tanky, and is probably one of the Toughest G1 Level Monsters among with Tidal Najarala and (depending by the user) Pink Rathian... Frenzied Tigerstripe Zamtrios is a pain In the a**... Hopefully, it appears only in one Quest IIRC.

The Equipment is Amazing in Terms of Design, and also good in terms of Stats... The Weapons are one of the Best (and in some cases, the best) Para Weapons, and in terms Of Design, the CB, the DB, the IG are One of my Favorite Weapons... Unfortunately the Armor isn't that good, Excluding for Tremor Res and a bunch of Points for FreeElemnt, the other Skill are almost useless... In terms of design are Amazing, and I can easily say that the Blademaster Male Armor is one of the Best Looking Armor in MH4U...

At the End, I want to say that this is Probably the Most Original 4th Gen Subspecies, but honestly I prefer 10 times better the Regular Zamtrios... Maybe Because I miss the Armor Mode? maybe Because is more Shark-Like? maybe because uses Ice instead of Paralysis? Bigger? Cuz Don't spam Fat Mode? I don't know for myself the Answer, but although Tigerstripe Zamtrios is Original and way more different than Zamtrios, for me, Zamtrios>Tigerstripe Zamtrios... And then I Don't understand why a Lot of 4th Gen Subspecies are Desertic and uses Paralysis... Come on!

Overall: A Very Original Subspecies with and Interesting Design and a More Dynamic, but also more Challenging and Annoying, Fight than Its Standard Counterpart... The Equipment is Really awesome in terms of design and this Monster offers Excellent Para Ailment Weapons... But for Various reasons, I Prefer the Zamtrios who inhabits the Frozen Seaway...

Off-topic Question: When will be made a MAW Dedicated to Desert Seltas? Will have one for its own, or will be together with Desert Seltas Queen?