User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter Frontier G9 Discussion/@comment-7784930-20160129124347

Along with Odibatorasu becoming G Rank, it is also gaining a HC form.

In Addition, something called "Project R" was also announced as a series of changes that will impact the game heavily.

1: Event Extension This change will make each event last 3 weeks instead of just 1 week, meaning you have 3 weeks to get what you need from either event and makes heavy farming easier. Conquest War will be the first to make this change, with Exploration Festival and Sky Corridor events following in May later this year.

2: Tickets Abolition Goushu, HC and Solstice Tickets will NO longer be required at all to go on quests that used to require them, and instead any of those tickets you have left can be converted in Zenny or GDP (Guild Donation Points).

3: Goushu Monster Balancing To make the road to G Rank smoother, the difficulty of Goushu monsters is being balanced to a more fun than difficult rate.

4: New HR/SR crafting and upgrading system The amount of rare items required is being lowered, making equipment crafting and upgrading easier for armor below G Rank. Armor Spheres are being added to Frontier now, and will be used for upgrading armor alongside the regular materials needed.

More news of Project R and a new Trailer will be released on the 2nd of February with the remaining details.