User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Discussion of the Week: Hunters/@comment-4899131-20160321214620

An especially thought provoking discussion this week.

1. In general, yes. One has to admire the level of skill & daring it takes to be a hunter. Also, the in game NPCs seem on the whole to be good people, although it took a while to get used to the Ace Commander's manner.

2. Most of what I read here. Your encyclopedic knowledge of the Huntiverse never fails to amaze me Banned, but this week you've really outdone yourself!

3&4. I think it would be that I was someone who had great interest in & respect for nature and wanted to experience the "survival of the fittest" aspect of it to the full. Being an adrenaline junkie, the thrill of the hunt would also hold great appeal & a day at work would never be dull.

5. No. In real life, I literally couldn't hurt a fly, but I wouldn't mind that level of physical fitness!

6. General.

7. Not really, although the whole "hunting as an escape from criminal punishment" thing was quite an eye opener & also made me think of The Night's Watch in GoT.

8. Maybe Alatreon, as beating it for the 1st time in Tri was some rush, or possibly Teostra, as this was the 1st G-rank ED I defeated solo.

9. Hammer & Switch Axe have always been my main weapons & I tend to have one for each element & status. I do dabble with most other weapon types too. Armour wise, Vangis, Gobul & Rathian in Tri, 4U is mainly Cham/Kush mix set, Black Diablos with Hammer or Golden Lune. Currently in high rank in 3U & Rath Soul is seeing a lot of use.

10. "Jack of all blades & master of none" would be quite fitting.

11. Without doubt, I've met some great people hunting online & to quote J.K. Rowling: "There are some things you can't do together without becoming great friends, and defeating a mountain troll is one of them."

12. iii: Poisoned by Nerscylla, as I'm arachnaphobic. ii: Eaten alive by Deviljho. i: Headbutted by an Aptonoth, how embarassing an end would that be for a hunter of mighty wyverns & dragons?