User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter XX Discussion/@comment-6050823-20170119023032/@comment-26034899-20170119191934

I don't think the theme itself is awful, but you'll hear it so many times...

Anyways, Blue Thunder Lord Astalos looks promising, and its new attacks look great, even if the Black Hole thunderball looks like it can be real annoying due to its magnetic properties. And Alchemy Style needs some drawbacks to balance out its potentially overwhelming advantages, so I don't mind the reduced moveset (though hopefully it won't fall into the same trap Striker Style did; sure, some weapons (ex. Hammer) aren't affected too much by the style due to it only removing situational skills, but others lose valuable skills, reducing their efficiency; Striker Bow in particular is held back by the removal of Arc Shot and Power Shot).