User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Xeno'jiiva/@comment-4899131-20180829202735

The first time I saw Xeno, I was quite surprised by the alien appearance, and also somewhat in awe, as I found it visually stunning & such a contrast to Vaal (glowing vs gloom). I thought it looked right at home amongst the crystals of Elders Recess & could quite believe it had been coccooned there for a while absorbing the bioenergy. If Xeno is the butterfly, I wonder what the caterpillar was like? I guess we'll never find out though.

I really enjoyed that first battle, and victory was very satisfying. Having revisited it since, I find it does really suffer from the bad multiplayer scaling: complete doddle with 4 competant players, a bit of a chore with 2, and quite easy solo. Still not as laughably easy as the perma-poisoned flinch fest that was Nakarkos with 3 cats weilding Deadeye Fans though.

The armour looks hideous, but I do own 3 pieces for a comedy KO set for the Jagras SA and Tigger would not be seen dead in the palico gear. The 2 weapons I have I find very useful indeed. With handicraft 5, the SA is a brutal Rath slayer, especially since I added an attack augment. Add in an elderseal boost and it makes a Daora hunt mercifully brief too. The bow is extremely versatile for such a skill reliant weapon type & even though my general bow set is far from optimised, it regularly leaves monsters in a heap as easy targets for dragon piercers. I also love how it gives my hunter angel wings when sheathed.

Finally, hope all of you who've just got MHW on PC are enjoying it as much as I still am, and happy new hunting for those of you who've just got GU.