User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Azure Rathalos (5th Gen)/@comment-26421638-20180707204223

Another Subspecies... Damn... Azure Rathalos had the unique ability of getting worse game after game, but let's start with 3rd Gen Azure Los (Since 1st/2nd Gen was just a reskin with different stats). 3rd Gen Azure Rathalos was somehow ok, in 4th Gen was probably one of my Most-hated Monsters in 4U... And guess what my opinion about MHW Azure Los? He's just another name of my "Extremely hated" Monster list.

Looks good in this game, but I don't understand why the green wing pattern is barely visible, and if Tempered Rathalos looked like made of ruby, Tempered Azure Los seems made of sapphire!

This Monster is just terrible to fight, flies too often, spams aerial combos, stupid tracking with position claws. Everything on this monster is totally wrong in terms of gameplay and the battle turns into a flaspod spam and nothing else (unless if is Tempered...). I could explain point by point the reasons why is so bad but I've enough to toss garbage on everything that involves MHW...

Weapons are good Fire Element tools and its armor is OK... Even if I preferred Earplugs over Windproof but is still better than fine with other skills.

Overall: A MAW dedicated to 5th Gen Azure Rathalos isn't exactly the gift that I was expecting today, duuuh. Anyway this Azure Rathalos is just another top name of my MHW's Black List, another useless Subspecies. At this point I don't really understand if MHW is terrible game or if is a game that was purposely made AGAINST me or against my tastes...