User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Discussion of the Week: 3rd and 4th Gen. Online Halls/Cities/@comment-5020152-20170505143803

1) Loc Lac was easily my favorite, although I could be biased because MH3 was my first game. It was very crowded and very lively, and it just FELT like a city! And not just a city, but a DESERT city, complete with sandships docking in the "harbor" and sand being blown through the city streets! The tavern where hunters gathered to accept quests was my favorite area of Loc Lac. And as Banned mentioned, the day/night system and Jhen Mohran sandstorms made it feel so much more real. I also really liked how the Event Quests would come and go every week - it made them feel more like true events, know what I mean?

I must mention Port Tanzia and the Hunters Hub as well. Port Tanzia was absolutely beautiful in design, and I've always liked port towns in video games for some reason. Same goes for the Hunters Hub. The visuals were just stunning.

2) The Elder Hall was my least favorite, but only because the Val Habar hall had much better music and felt more casual.

3) I wouldn't say so. All of them feel quite unique, except for maybe the Val Habar hall. But as I said, that place had great music and a really welcoming feel.

4) Good music and a nice, social atmosphere, I suppose. I'm not too picky in terms of visuals.

5) Don't really know how to answer this one...

6) YES. Please bring Loc Lac City back! I also want to see the Yukumo Village hall come back, because those hot springs!

7) I don't think I could recommend any changes to the Elder Hall without turning it into something completely different. It's my least favorite, sure, but that doesn't mean it's not unique and good in its own way.

8) I'd really like to see an online city with a more medieval design. Complete with a castle and knights on Apceros-back! The local Guildmaster could even be royalty.

9) Yep, the NPCs really did bring more life to each hall. I especially loved the Guild girls, since they were obviously the ones I talked with the most - they all had their own personalities that really came through in their dialogue.

10) I don't really care.

11) That'd actually be really cool! I'm picturing it basically the same as MH4U's offline story, except the quests being much harder and requiring you to recruit a whole team of four for each quest. That would be awesome!