User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter X Discussion/@comment-26953474-20150724184403/@comment-26953474-20150727172913

@Moflium-Devote

but MH, MHG and MHF/P all had the same village and story. each game was just a straight-up expansion so of course it would be pointless to take anything out. MHX, however, takes place in a completely new village with its own story. almost nothing related to 4th gen is really prominent here aside from the engine and hunting areas. its to the point where i'm wondering why its even being referred to 4th-gen rather than something like x-gen (ex: think frontier) especially when the devs themselves are constantly pointing this fact out in interviews that MHX is not a numbered title and is going to be seperate from the actual numbered games.

also more mechanics, more monsters, more weapons, and more armor can all be added without the need of a g-rank.