User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Discussion of the Week: Endemic Life/@comment-4969421-20190924200851

1) I think I wouldn't be lying if I said they're straight up my absolute favorite addition in World. I believe maps are the area that was most improved upon in this new generation, and they wouldn't feel the same if they weren't brimming with unique wildlife. As for easter eggs vs interactive, I have to prefer the former simply because the latter almost always involves bullying them. Seriously, is it really necessary to kick the shit out of toads and such? Why can't we just like, gently poke them so they do their thing? There's no need for such violence.

2) Forest Pteryx. Love their design, it's like having a mini-phoenix in your house. It's also the endemic life I had most trouble catching. I didn't see my first until well into the 200 in-game hours and that was only after specifically looking for one for weeks. Even when it finally decided to show up, it was with a Deviljho in the area, and ghillie mantle about to run out. Definitely a hair-raising experience.

3) Any of the collabs. They don't belong in this World and break my immersion.

4) The current classifications feel like they had little thought behind them and were hastily thrown in, so they could use some work. However, it's not like it matters that much at the end of the day.

5) California quails, snow hares, more insects, more reptiles, giant petricanths, something akin the genet-like mammals of Painted Waterfalls... too many to list them all.

6) It makes sense we can't capture them since they're the only way of getting to certain areas. However there could be a special catchable version in some place where it isn't required to grapple onto them.

7) Hopefully, as stated before it's the way the game has to show each locale is its own separate full-fledged biotope which is needed with the narrative of a living, breathing ecosystem that World has. Locales are no longer just glorified arenas to fight monsters in. Sure other games could instead try to show different aspects of Monster Hunter but it'll be a loss if the endemic life just disappears.

8) Disappointed! It would be such a stupid decision to dedicate a good amount of development time in something just to can it in the next installment of the series. Plus, like I said, the areas wouldn't feel the same. And spending hours trying to catch your favorite pet for your house is honestly one of the most fun and rewarding activities you can do in World. Endemic life is also another way for the MH dev team to showcase their creativity outside monster deisgns.

9) I don't have much space left, so any of the larger pets would be a no-no. I could probably squeeze another terrarium in for perhaps one of the Gekkos, assuming they don't need very large dimensions to be housed comfortably. Or perhaps even a tsuchinoko, since it would instantly make me famous, wouldn't it? A prism or gold hercudrome would be awesome as well, if they live for longer than a couple months as imagos. Assuming they're fine just chilling around the house without the need of an specific enclosure, I'd be down for a downy crake too. If they're snuggly also with humans, that is. No names since I usually name my pets irl after their specific looks or when their personality starts to show up.

10) Sheperd Hare near the bed, Moonlight Gekko on the wall, Downy Crake on the item box, Gold Hercudrome in a pot, Grandfather Mantagrell, Phantom Flutterfly, Woodland and Forest Pteryx, Elegant and Dapper Coralbird, Prism Hercudrome all in the garden, petricanths, king marlin and climbing joyperch in the pond.

11) I'd like to see them interact with their environment more. It's nice to have them, but right now most of them just stay in place doing nothing or following a movement pattern over and over. For example, carrier ants could swarm over a severed monster part like revoltures and then and then carry it back to their nest in a line. Or maybe just some idle animation. Likewise, I'd love if we could interact with them more at our houses. Feeding them is nice, but having an option to pet or play with them would be adorable

12) Depends. I personally wouldn't mind, but I feel like everyone would fill their houses with minions. Maybe if it were limited to just one per house.

13) It's already been said below but fulgur and dracophage bugs would be pretty cool. Can't think of anything else.