User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Discussion of the Week: Hidden Monsters/@comment-16331478-20160610174652


 * Alatreon in 3U caught me off guard real good. I though I was done after Mark of a Hero but this quest just shows up for Alatreon and I'm like "Huh, I thought this monster was multiplayer only" and then proceed to get obliterated my first few tries. Definitely the hardest monster in 3U. Crimson Fatalis was also unexpected in 4U. I usually try to get the egg quests done as soon as I can in MH games so I don't have to worry about them when I wanna get the obligatory award for completing all quests. So after beating all the egg runs in village this quest just shows up as a high rank urgent and I'm confused. Although unlike Alatreon, this time I was prepared for Crimson Fatty and I destroyed it.


 * Making armor from a monster might be annoying if you're not gonna use it, but otherwise you just kinda unlock monsters as you go.


 * Totally. One of the most aggravating things about MH4U was having to wait months to finally get decent fire weapons by hunting  the Silver/Gold Raths.


 * Secrets that are already in the game and just have to be unlocked will always be cool, especially when you don't know about them and just stumble upon them on accident.


 * I'd say the rare species, because, you know, they're rare. Elder Dragons also work.


 * I'm happy they got rid of that unlocking method past 1st gen, you would only be wasting resources by making armor you don't want.