User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Discussion of the Week: Frontier's End - Part 3/@comment-5020152-20191203180645

1) Introducing G-Rank was a foregone conclusion for Frontier. There hasn't yet been a generation of Monster Hunter that hasn't culminated in the release of a game/expansion adding harder content to cap off the old before starting the new.

2) I can definitely see that Frontier, since its conception, has deviated farther and farther from the design standards of the main series with each update. Espinas was fairly tame, whereas now we have stuff like Shantien and Eruzerion. But I don't think that necessarily means Frontier monsters shouldn't be considered a part of the wider Monster Hunter world. Many of Frontier's monsters are absolutely fantastic and I like the vast majority of them.

3) I'm not quite sure what makes Supremacy monsters different from HCs or Deviants, but conceptually they're pretty much the same, aren't they?

5) Origin species are pretty cool, ancient relics of the past rising up from the ashes of prehistory, but in practice they seem basically just like more elaborate subspecies/rare species. Toa Tetsukatora, or the Toa of Ice as I call him, is easily my favorite. I love the changes to his design that really paint him as an icy Teostra, and the way his roar was changed to sound like a howling blizzard is also really cool. Least favorite is Voljang, if only because I keep forgetting he even exists.

Burst species were, uh... unusual. Not sure why a kitchen appliance had to be a central part of each concept and design, but I like how they turned out, I suppose. My fave is probably Zerureusu for its theme, for it being the first monster to use Light, and for its color scheme contrasting so perfectly with Unknown's, the demonic Rathian to Zeru's heavenly Rathalos. I also really like DIOrekkusu, also for its theme and interesting design. My least favorite is... Garuba Daora, I suppose, it never really stood out to me.

6) I'll admit to being a little sour about Frontier getting main series content without the main series getting anything in return. Least favorite is Nargacuga, it's just Lucent without the invisibility, and my favorite is Brachydios, just because I think the explosive attacks Frontier added are hilariously overblown. Also, shout-out to the relatively unpopular Uragaan for being brought over and given interesting new moves.

7) From what I've heard, it's an interesting deviation from traditional Monster Hunter gameplay.

9) I like Unknown a lot more than Mi Ru for some odd reason. But I'll admit that Mi Ru's limited shapeshifting ability is pretty interesting.

10) They're... cool, I suppose? The only ones I ever really knew existed were the Nargacuga and Pariapuria. Blinking Narga's fight looks like utter bullshit and I think that's morbidly amusing, and I've enjoyed the little footage I've seen of Thirsty Pariapuria. It's a cool, darker take on an otherwise goofy monster.

11) Baruragaru is the best monster to ever come out of Frontier and no-one can convince me otherwise, and some part of me will always hold out hope for an eventual main series introduction. Close behind the creepy bloodsucking troglodyte are Forokururu and Harudomerugu - Foro for being an astounding bird of paradise with an incredibly cool fight mechanic, and Harudo for its ability to control mercury and its eargasmic battle theme.

12) The Flying Freak Show. Some of you know which one I'm talking about.

13) Baru, Foro, and Harudo. However, there are several other monsters listed here that would be interesting to see in the main games. Vanilla/Violent/Berserk Raviente might work as siege bosses, just significantly overhauled because I've heard they're fairly boring.

14) White Lake. Something about it is just weirdly creepy.

15) Bamboo Forest seems like a massive wasted opportunity that should've been more than just a plain-ass arena.

16) Flower Field and White Lake would both be nice to see, as long as a few additional zones were included to add variety to the otherwise disappointingly stagnant environments.