User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter X Discussion/@comment-5167887-20151123101504/@comment-5020152-20151123200954

HC and Ferocious variants are their own thing. They aren't subspecies, and they aren't Frenzy/Apex monsters. Why has this turned into such a big argument over a claim that barely makes any sense? Like WolfQueen said, unless Capcom comes out and says otherwise, these new variants have nothing to do with subspecies and/or Frenzied monsters.

MH3 was an excellent game without the presence of subspecies, so I see no reason why MHX can't do the same and still be awesome.