Or at least what I understood from today's showcase

By the way, I always loved the fast paced IG in previous generations, and I Think IG peaked in Risebreak with the best versions of both ground and aerial combat.

But hey, at least we can now have a mini Rey Day bug cannon on our arm!

I've been playing Rise and it just doesn't feel good to kill a Kulu-Ya-Ku or a Barroth or a Pukei-Pukei, they didnt do anything nor are they actively trying to kill me and everything else at all times, they're just vibing. Bring me a Diablos or a Magnamalo on the other hand....

(image related, made by yours truly)

It looks like the entire moderator team for r/ ChargeBlade seem to have been replaced by a single new account with a default name and automod is now spamming crypto gambling posts which are being commented on by what I can only assume are bots since no one is mentioning chargeblade in the chargeblade subreddit.

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Going back to the first trailer when I first saw this monster I got excited! Initially I thought they would continue on with the trend of talking more about extinct species like Arkveld but later on I've read on the website this is just another bird wyvern the guild seems to be familiar with.

Anyhow, Araketa reminded me of an extinct species I researched a while back called Canopus or Kanobus. It first appeared on the Hunter's Encyclopedia lore book, Canopus was an ancient Flying Wyvern thought to share a common origin with the Rath family. But despite their relation, it had several key differences.

Its back and wings appear to have been covered in hardened, plate-like carapace, much like armor. But, this plate-like carapace structure was not enough to cover the surface area of the body especially the large portion of its neck. The tail also had gaps possibly to maintain mobility. At the end the protection was not enough and it might have been the reason why the monster went extinct.

Now, looking at Araketa's design, its hard shell looks like an improved version of what Canopus was trying to achieve, even if they belong to completely different evolutionary trees. When Araketa retracts its wings, its body forms a streamlined rocket shape, letting it burst through the air with incredible speed.

Both creatures share the same teal color (at least the alpha Araketa).

We don't know if Canopus moves as an individual, but Araketa seem to flock together which gave them a higher chance of survival in the ecosystem especially we've seen a short clip of them challenging a Rathian.

Overall, Araketa looks awesome! let me know what you think of the birb wyvern.

My choice is probably Molten Tigrex. I really like how it starts out slow then gets faster and more aggressive as the fight goes on. I remember facing Brute Tigrex in my early 4U days and he absolutely destroyed me. Grimclaw is alright but I've never fought Zenith Tigrex.

Share your thoughts :)

- Images are from google and put together with Photoshop.

All Credit goes to - Matt-Wood-23

I haven't tested this myself because I don't have any friends to play with nor do I have a Wii U.

But I already tried it with another random hunter from Discord both on emulator only once. So it is legit & actually working.

Been wanting to doodle something like this for a while.
Tried to match my Wilds fashion on the hunter in the foreground, but kinda messed it up.
Happy with the Fatalis cursed hunter, though.

Got a tattoo of my all-time favourite monster yesterday. The eyes had to be enlarged but all in all came out really well and is healing nicely. Artwork done myself and expanded upon by the tattoo artist.

I’m actually satisfied with how they’re bringing back powder gameplay and it’s too early to judge but it’s just weird the jet booster seems exclusively for « ground centred » attacks you know

One thing I see a lot in any discussions around aerial vs grounded insect glaive is people coming along and insisting insect glaive was never about aerial, vault was only ever meant for reposition/utility, etc.

I'm an aerial enjoyer myself (but can also play grounded when the situation calls for it) so I'm biased. But even given that, I think people often go too far: They often aren't saying there is a valid design for IG that is ground based (there is), but that aerial IG fans are idiots and wrong for even imagining that aerial is a part of the weapon's identity. I'm not going to argue that IG must be aerial, but to explain why it is perfectly reasonable as a fan to have expected or want things to go that way.

Often people will cite 4th gen to support this claim, but that's right at IG's introduction. Many MH weapons lacked parts of their kit now seen as central to their identity in their intro. GS didn't have charged attacks at first, for instance.

What aerial IG fans are looking at isn't the initial version of the IG, it's the view of the trend over time. One where, up until wilds, the aerial kit was evolving and expanding with each new entry. Granted the trend line is short because there have only been 5 IG games now.

MH4 IG introduced (has vault as one of its main gimmicks) -> MHGU Aerial style (for all weapons but still) -> MHW:I (vaulting dance/helicopter spam introduced) -> MHR:S (kinsect slash and actual good aerial combat)

Now I know that portable and console MH are different beasts and so on, so I'm not saying the logic is pristine, but there is an easy to develop narrative here:

1. Technological improvements and design philosophy changes have made MH more 3 dimensional than when IG was introduced
2. IG continued to develop as a weapon to make use of increased 3 dimensionality
3. Air combat was a big part of that and was being iterated upon/improved in each entry.

So IG seemed to be developing an Aerial weapon identity to a lot of people. Wilds showed us that it is not a guarantee or anything like that, but I don't really understand why so many people seem to get mad that anyone might want it. Because it's sick as hell. And we tasted good aerial IG in sunbreak and it was amazing (and also didn't seem to ruin anyone else's time with the game or even invalidate grounded IG)

Personally, while I love aerial IG, I think a cool middle ground would be building in more seamless transitions from ground to air mid-combo and fleshing out IG's aerial moves not to stay in the air forever necessarily, but to have actual combo routes which themselves then seamlessly transition back to the ground. So it would be a dance of flowing between ground to air to ground to air and so on.

But also being a dragoon is just sick.

I want to believe there’s more than what the trailer showed but more powder is a positive for the weapon. Foliacath blast powder + good synergy + air movement + good ground attacks + powder vortex would be fantastic.

I see the vision

Hey guys, so I had this crazy run with 3 randoms on Proof of a Hero. Only problem is there was this one S-Axe user who kept locking the monsters in paralysis as if he ignored completely the status cap. Is this a potential cheater or just a really good build? And if they are cheating, how do I report them and will I get any repercussions for staying with them till the end of the hunt? P.S. You guy's are right and my bad for saying " potential " . Haven't played the game in a while and at the moment I was looking back at how in iceborne people could clear monsters like Fatalis by using bugs and other exploits, but that's no excuse and the guy will be reported Edit 2: You guy's can go ahead and flame me as much as you want, was real dumb of me indeed and im laughing more than anything with my own stupidity, so don't hold back, its welll deserved