User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter X Discussion/@comment-184612-20150919031149/@comment-4969421-20150922165835

I'm not saying an Elder Dragon shouldn't be hard, the problem is when it actually takes away the fun. It should be a challenge, but one you can enjoy. Reason people hated on Plessy or have an issue with Apex Monsters is because they are not fun to fight at all. A monster can be a difficult fight while also being enjoyable. Take Alatreon, for example. Ala was a pretty awesome final boss, it had powerful elemental attacks that could decimate you, while also having somewhat predictable patterns that rewarded experienced players. So you could pretty much avoid and counter all of its attacks if you knew what you were doing. Hammering Ala was really fun indeed. And for when you completed the quest, it had some epic equipment to go for, so that was just awesome. Rusted Kushala Daora on the other hand is not fun to fight and its stuff is useless. Not a really good "final boss" IMO.