Is Monster Hunter Now worth playing?

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[@RNonconformist]

I haven't personally bought any gems, but I understand the "one time only" thing means you only get some extra ones the first time you buy the pack, but every time after that will give you the regular number of gems

[@RedTheWeeb]

Yeah it's a very standard microtransaction tactic to bait people to spend. "It wont hurt if just buy the ones with bonus ones right"

[@archithrough]

Or just emulate the old games in your phone

[@aronth]

HR 57 Here and was able to has early access to the game, Red paintballs WILL be a problem down the road if u wanna play without paying. After the starting amount they gave you, you will only get 1 red paintball per 10 levels on average. You are better off relying on your palico's free blue paintballs and save your red paintballs for something really really powerful that you will need help to slay with friends for the endgame. Also use first aid kits before using your potions if thats aint obvious already and if u dont use your capped 10 potions u can wait till u are down to 5 first aid med kit before claiming your daily free 5, effectively having 15 first aid med kits on hand ideally

[@TheaSvendsen]

Thanks for the advice - good to know if I start playing this! I’m considering it at the moment.

[@WesleyFiles]

Sounds like hell

[@SLEV7NELEV11N]

​@@WesleyFiles😂

[@SLEV7NELEV11N]

You said don't claim the free 5 meds unless your down 5 in stock.... Is it just me? Or is that "claim" button is so triggering😢😅 Plus it's daily free, what's it going to hurt If I max out every day (probably use 1-3 meds a day)

[@somerandomdude7785]

I would like to see Old World monsters coming to this game.

[@kirby9447]

I think they said in an interview that they were planning to put all the monsters from all the games

[@regishwadum]

Hypnocatrice fr

[@athos9293]

Rathian, Rathalos and Diablos are in the game...

[@straycat6214]

We are getting zinorge in December

[@Stories-ji7lz]

@@athos9293those monsters in almost every game though

[@JanusHoW]

I really enjoy this game overall. It actually makes me WANT to go out! I especially like how the game seems to actually play _down_ microtransactions by making your playtime tied to your Hunter's HP rather than "stamina" or whatever. It rewards the extent of your skill as much, if not more than the size of your bank account. Shows that Capcom is just _slightly_ more pro-consumer than other video game companies are nowadays. I also find it really satisfying to be able to drop these beasties that can take upwards of 10-20 minutes in the mainline games in a matter of seconds. For the people who preregistered, you should have gotten 3 special carving knives that let you get the double parts without spending Gems. But you absolutely want to save them for when you get a rare part. Same goes for when you have to spend Gems.

[@EmilAhvenainen]

At least the monster hunter branch is more pro consumer. I am no expert but I have heard horror stories from SF5 and its monetization. Though they might have gotten better as I have not heard anything from SF6.

[@JanusHoW]

@@EmilAhvenainen The Monster Hunter branch gets plenty from the Japanese fans who will happily spend $10 on layered weapons and layered armors. But from what I've seen from the r/MonsterHunter and Monster Hunter Now Discords, Now does start forcing huge demands on collecting parts and raising cash. At Grade 10, upgrades can cost 75,000 zenny and require 60+ of Rarity 2 or even Rarity 3 monster parts. It comes down to spending money vs. time. Will you spend money to get more Gems for double drops and to get lots of zenny, or will you spend time grinding for weeks on end for a single upgrade? There's still the luck factor for drops. Maybe it would be nice to have a pity system, if there isn't one secretly implemented already?

[@danm8004]

Sub-minute hunts are pretty achievable in MH Rise but I get where you're coming from.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks For all your hardwork man! This seems pretty awesome and You're always up to speed!🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊

[@regishwadum]

Something I wanna see be implemented is events set in more rural areas to help out with those who struggle to find hunts. It’ll really take away the focus from going to the big cities for events and allow people from every country to explore the more rural communities and learn more about their culture along the way. As a city man who really wants to live out in a more rural area, I think having some emphasis on the outdoors in terms of wilderness and rural communities makes it seem so much more immersive to the core series (I.e. communities in monster hunter, aside from Val Habar and Dundorma, being more akin to villages and isolated areas)

[@Raidus1]

As wonderful (and 100% necessary) as that would be, that's something niantic isn't willing to do for whatever reason, as shown by their miniscule support and dismissive comments towards rural PoGo players in the last 7 years

[@regishwadum]

@@Raidus1 why am I not surprised?

[@SLEV7NELEV11N]

​@@Raidus1damn, I'd love to read an article on their reasoning. Because they would make insane profits for such events and vision forward as technology inclines

[@williammanzer21]

Been playing since it came out and already HR 41 and up to purple start monsters. Love playing the game when I have the chance. The main problems are the amount of paintballs but nice to have the free ones a day. Also the zenny to upgrade weapons, 5 star weapon upgrade and its already 3,000 zenny.

[@someguynamedowen9944]

One thing we need is bazelgeuse and Deviljho invading hunts

[@GODBRUTACO]

I really liked playing it with friends,the only bad thing i have to say is the fact that there's just 4-6 weapons,it would be nice to have more!

[@savvivixen8490]

Is hammer available?

[@GODBRUTACO]

@@savvivixen8490 Yes,therefore no other weapon is needed,but it is nice to have variety....

[@savvivixen8490]

@@GODBRUTACO Yays! ^.^!

[@_satorudesu_]

more is coming in the December update, adding weapons and the monster Jinouga

[@Ruru240z]

​@@_satorudesu_ yup, my friends and I are speculating that it's gonna be twin blades. Which, if so, is gonna be great as the dps from those is gonna be insane in this game.

[@migzsinful3797]

A big thanks for the tip about the paint ball, I've been waiting for this game for a while, since I can't play MH anymore And I can only play mobile games, I was pre registered for it but when it was out and saw that it'll be quite similar to Pokemon go, and only play it outside, I only ended up making a character, then havent opened the app ever since, but knowing the bit with the paint ball, it might try it out later, and maybe it could atleast scratch my MH itch even for a bit

[@seanr.6498]

You can only get Paintballs by paying - apart from the 15 or so you get from progressing - and Palico Paintballs are 3 per day.

[@Arc.Knight]

Good review. Loved your comedic bits as well

[@blackice9088]

I've been playing since the early release in August, and I still love it! I like the idea of being able to switch the view when you are in combat.

[@ClaireMeeboon]

Thanks for the review! I wasn’t sure how they were going to adapt mh to mobile. But the paint ball mechanic is super cool concept!

[@yoooo790]

It's old. Used before. Are you this easily impressed?

[@Gloomdrake]

@@yoooo790I am

[@yoooo790]

@@Gloomdrake off a phone game. How weak.

[@Gloomdrake]

@@yoooo790 thanks, I try

[@ClaireMeeboon]

sure paintball has been used before but not in a way for you to fight the monster "later", and yes im easily impressed! i try not to be so negative about my life especially in a hobby lol. Tho im glad we are getting Oceaniz more engagement for his video!@@yoooo790

[@Silverblaze4575]

Thanks for this review! Extremely helpful!

[@Ohlak]

Very helpful Review, you helped me find a nice game i probably would have skipped in fear of horrid monetization

[@DDViking]

Now that Zinogre is coming to the game later this year. I wonder what iteration of Zinogre that will make it in Rise or World version

[@hiroshiii6031]

The grind for that rare materials is a thing for mh games I think those more reward thing is gonna be their bread and butter

[@charmquark7514]

I just made my return to Pokemon GO after a couple months of absence, but I gotta say this looks fun! I'll definitely give it a try once I get my new phone, and I wouldn't mind Pokemon GO taking some inspirations for new mechanics.

[@KreeTerry]

I love what’s here with Now but it needs some serious changes to be sustainable IMO. Lack of alternative healing options being the biggest one to me.

[@Lock2142]

Ironically, I don't live within a city, and so I don't actually find any of the big "untapped and full of life" resource nodes, which isn't a big deal but is kinda funny if you think about it.

[@randomnpc445]

I _do_ live in a city and I have yet to see one myself. I didn't even know they existed until I saw this video.

[@Lock2142]

@@randomnpc445 I wonder if it's the opposite for you there or if your city hasn't gotten any yet maybe?

[@josephthomas3766]

As a Greatsword main Ireally like how they did the tackle combo

[@sodacharge2585]

I’m sad that hunting horn isn’t in the game, but I understand that it would be harder to implement due to the controls

[@laurenlynn7339]

Just curious because maybe I’m just doing things wrong. But I am level 38 and enjoy the fundamentals of the game but I feel because the quests where so freaking easy that it levelled me up so fast that I don’t really have the resources to make weapons for the monsters on that level. And I keep getting a glitch where once I get them to 3/4 health it just regenerates… I’ve lost over 7 paintballs(which gives you 3 tries each) i like the game I just don’t know how to keep playing from here… help?

[@yung710]

and even if you're at home checking every few hours can usually lead to having like 1-2 big mons in the radius to hunt

[@victorkelly7348]

Galaxy a14 and got softlocked on the forging screen tutorial it won't let me select anything and what it wants me to select doesn't exist.

[@soyUsernameWasTaken]

HR50 here. If you're in it for the walks or other pokemon go whatnot, you're gold. Just keep it in your phone as an MH that you can take with you, and play for literal seconds just to gather stuff, maybe fight monsters for a minute or two. Treat it like an MH wallpaper or keychain that shows you're a hunter; just another MH stuff that you own in your pocket. Good icebreaker & activity for a couple of minutes if you meet fellow hunters. But you can't really care about it nor the progression you make in it. HOWEVER, if you're in it for the monster hunter. Forget about it. The grind is just as ruthless as any other MH game, but this time you do it with your body. And you're not merely pushing a button to start a quest either. you'll be biking, hiking, driving, trespassing, for hours and days on end. Doing 100 quests in a console MH is just a couple of hours, but doing 100 quests here can take literally 100 days because you're gonna have to try again tomorrow. If crafting & upgrading is your main focus, you will have to suffer physically and mentally.

[@Shoyro]

I appreciate the information this gives. And the fact gems are one-time purchases is more of a godsend than you'd realize. Usually, if someone is addicted to a mobile game with premium currency, there's usually no limit for purchases. Sometimes it's to be able to progress further ahead at an expedited pace. Other times it was for the lottery mechanics like loot boxes or gacha. Would you want to risk starving to death until your next paycheck just for a chance at that one thing that's a 0.00000001% chance in getting? not careful, you could end up in massive debt, lose your home, etc.

[@Officewaffle]

This is actually a very good point and should be considered in conversations like these. Gambling addictions do exist and these companies should really not be leaning into that.

[@randomnpc445]

Unfortunately they aren't just one time purchases, the UI is simply a little poorly designed. They're just using the standard mobile game fare of "you get bonus gems for the first purchase" and then every time you buy that pack afterwards you get a standard amount.

[@noahg6024]

I’m able to play the game, but every time I try to update the app, it says my device is incompatible. Bummer.

[@RedTheWeeb]

Do you haave a referal code since i downloaded the game after watching this

[@acehamzah949]

Seeing what happen to Pokemon Go is more likely the shop main purpose is to sell "spesial ticket" For more reward in events

[@SLEV7NELEV11N]

So thing you didn't mention that doesn't make an impact on game play but I enjoy. Is that emblems/Pic of the monsters in the list. The Pic is a mayan/Aztec theme of picture. I thought that is very unique and pleasant to see and notice

[@Eurphima]

HR 37, and I love it. Complaints mostly being some lack of weapon design, a training room and have a criteria for my palico to paintball.

[@just_a_guy9688]

Last one fr. Would be so much better if you could tag specific mons for your palico to paintball, instead of them going for a 1 star G. Jagras

[@danteaerosol]

There IS online multiplayer but it requires you and your friends to be in the same party and one person to initiate a hunt and invite their party members

[@roguecloud5674]

I loved the video, I'm also loving Monster Hunter Now, the house I live in runs off of an old solar battery so I can't use my tv or console meaning I can't play monster hunter world, this is the closest I'll be getting for a while.

[@Lock2142]

Hey pal, I think the "One Time Only!" could be in reference to the extra gems, but I haven't and probably won't buy any so I don't know this for sure!

[@Drae_mon]

I've been playing for a week now! I just wanna say yesterday I was HR 23 and I saw some nearby player needing some help, I was like "I could help that person I'm kinda good" then it was a rathalos 😂, I've never seen a 4* at that point and needless to say I got 1 shot 2 times.

[@bazelgoose9247]

I never played pokego and its disgusted me MH series announced to be in mobile as in pokego style at first, but then after a few hours, this game hooked me so damn good and now I couldnt stop unless out of potions or energy in real life to walk around 3-4 town area to find monster and resources daily. Ah I really need a new MH series for pc/console now hahaha!

[@NotthefirstDovahkiin]

It would be cool if they added something similar to raids from pokemon go but with elder dragons

[@kaiwagner1438]

They did check it out first one is kushala

[@NotthefirstDovahkiin]

@@kaiwagner1438 cool I will

[@scissoroo]

I wish there was a discount for buying items in bulk. For example, you can buy 1 paintball for 180 gems, or 5 for 900. There is zero incentive to buy 5 at a time because there isn’t a discount in price. 180x5=900, so why even have the option if it isn’t going to be cheaper?

[@StefanGinoFeuz]

Super video! S erste resultat u de grad vom ne Schwizer!

[@TipsyBeveridge]

I'm mad at myself because I pushed through the story as fast as I could and am suffering from it because my armor and weapons are weak so I'm playing catch up. If I could, I'd reset my account so I could level up my weapons and armor then move to a higher ranked monster when I absolutely needed to

[@lumpianggulay5709]

I've been enjoying it so far! HR43 with a bow

[@Trustee-of-The-Most-High]

The moto g play - 2023 android device I use doesn't allow me to even download it 😢

[@AJ-pl2rc]

Oh shit I just realized that me and Oceanz lived in the same country

[@choco8009]

Wasaa. I love your content. I have been palying for 3 days and the game is well made for a phone game. And the best part, its feels and looks like MHW.

[@wastelanderone]

I think Now is a much better fit with Niantic's style of AR games than Pokemon ever was. Pokemon was never really 'about' the grind, it was about the bonds you had with your Pokemon and collecting em all. Monster Hunter, since 3, has been about the grind.

[@lachicoblanco]

The one time only applies to the bonus gems you get

[@Morcego538]

Do we earn crypto playing this or is it just a normal game?

[@rasto4816]

Beating a car size chicken in front of Aldi 😂😂😂 I'm dying laughing. This made my day, thank you. (I can't play mh now as my phone is too weak and I'm not upgrading for a Niantic game xD)

[@user-kp7tz9ow3n]

U can buy gem pace moltepol time but u get bonus 1 time.

[@FlutterSwag]

The gems buying once thing is ONLY for the bonus gems so yea thats that

[@smiddyman]

Nice review.

[@Sypitz]

Played it when it came out. I’m on a college campus so there’s a good amount of stuff to do for me. After rank 3, it’s a huge difficulty curve. Having a limited selection of monsters and weapons feels exactly like Pokémon go on launch. Doesn’t seem like you can guard with gs either from my experience.

[@alderwield9636]

yes holding touch is charging, we do get shoulder tackle tho

[@augustuslxiii]

The fear I have with these games is that it'll be fair - even generous - at first, but a while later it'll be such that they count on you being addicted enough to "have" to spend money.

[@Cammers]

Unfortunately that's how the mobile game landscape is, since we have allowed it to get so bad. Thankfully MH:N is one of the better examples at the moment, with it only getting egregious around when you reach grade 6 equipment. Still a shame but it is what it is

[@roberthicks8835]

@oceaniz do you have a referral code?

[@Vulnresati]

I quite like the game, its very fun, but as far as gems go ive havent gotten any more yet. The game has not rewarded me with any gems so am wondering how you even get more in the first place without paying.

[@alb1reo]

Wait, you live in Switzerland?

[@kinkykoala7870]

It’s a great mobile title. Hope more monster come next couple months

[@mattg6106]

I live in a rural area (though I have 1GB internet and my data is pretty good) and when I start the game I just load into a blank waterscape texture with nothing else on screen. My partner has the exact same issue. So I guess we're both going to be passing on this game.

[@incandescence5547]

You didn't get far enough to see this, but one of the bigger complaints I hear about this game is how absurd the grind gets after a while. The game quickly runs out of new monsters and materials, so it resorts to single weapon or armor upgrades costing literally hundreds of monster materials, not to mention 500+ hunts worth of zenny (probably because you're intended to either use your timegated daily zenny, or pay for it). No one upgrades their armor, instead accepting that they will be one shot, because it's too expensive. Similarly, raw weapons are generally favored because upgrading more than one weapon is infeasible. I would hope that this is all just a placeholder, and that as they add new content past low rank, they replace a lot of the ridiculously overtuned upgrade costs with more reasonable ones, but I'm admittedly not the most optimistic about it. Calling it "pay to win" is an understatement -- if you tried to p2w through it, you'd end up spending an absurd amount of money that most people simply couldn't afford

[@BryanCZ]

Yup, I noticed it got annoying to get to grade 3 on weapons and armor.

[@LeoTheYuty]

Decent game, just wish you could do some stuff while in a car, instead of the entire game being locked. I get it for Pokémon Go, as it seemed like a reason to get people exercising and was a huge cultural phenomena, but I don't really get why it also needs to be a theme with this game. At least gathering the resource spots should be allowed imo.

[@thmistrapillay1811]

This channel is awesome, Monster Hunter is my favorite game franchise of all time and Naruto is my favorite anime of all time..... I command you to be my friend

[@GoldtisticYT]

Dont worry Oceaniz! My pixel 7 (11 month old phone) also only pulls 30 FPS LOL

[@Infyra]

The AR feature is now a required part of some quests, such as the one with the event today. BUT... it only works on samsung phones, google pixel phones and Iphones, so thats kind of lame.

[@dikipebrian7489]

Thanks, Alhamdulillah.

[@soysauce8114]

Honestly this could become a good hit but it comes to how much effort they’re going to put in since I would suggest Rare creatures should stay rare like Velkhana, Gore magalos (I forgor), nergigante, Alatreon, Rajang and etc… all the Different rare Species like Pink Rathian, Blue Rathalos, Golden, Rathian, Silver Rathalos, Beserk Pickle, Ssj Rajang, Shining moon Nargacuga, Red crimson Tigrex and more that I can’t remember. They should stay Really rare and almost not Findable unless it was a quest for the story.

[@FIy019]

This guy read out loud all his newest patrons usernames? Respect

[@archithrough]

I emulate the old games in my phone to play MH

[@dotsdot5608]

i wanna try! 😮

[@netherlul]

they gotta amp up the rewards, cuz 1000 zeni and 2 mid rewards every 10 lvls and after 50 u get no rewards is kinda lame

[@tdhsatypus2754]

I'm sorry but I have to add you saying you can only buy gems once but that's not true. You buy once with extra bonus gems then it's to a set amount ie buy 750 gems get an extra 374 one time offer i hope the explanation was good enough

[@ThePikeOfDestiny]

looks pleasant

[@deviouschimp4663]

My only major concern is how they offer paintballs and an extremely convenient feature, then lock it away behind an expensive paywall…. Make paintballs a possible reward from tasks. That one change would make the game feel way less predatory… Ooh, also rework the speed limitation. I get some irresponsible people played Pokémon Go while driving, but what about others who play on the bus or riding passenger? What is the point of having the passenger warning, then completely lock all forms of gameplay. My suggestion is restrict players “Speeding” from hunting monsters, but allow us to gather resources from nodes. It pisses me off so much it says “Gameplay Is Limited” when ALL GAMEPLAY IS REMOVED! Not to mention how it can trigger while walking or hell even at home sometimes….

[@kaligath6616]

We cant really complain about the cash shop due to well they need to make money some way or another and well can anyone really come up with another method that people would actively buy into sure it sucks to have such predatory systems but what ever way can they do it without a subscription based system.

[@robertstrong6798]

This game looks awesome 👏

[@septimna3458]

Misunderstanding with the gems. You can purchase that deal once then it reverts to whatever it is before the deal

[@chriscasey7113]

I’m really enjoying this game. Pokémon Go got really stale. This game is the best of Pokémon Go. And a great take on MH. So far it’s great.

[@reconfox82]

Yeah potion is aight, but it's kinda scumy when there's 30% lock

[@pablo._zhh6105]

eyy i didn’t know that you live in Switzerland! Liebi Grüess us züri!🇨🇭

[@ElitePortraits]

In big cities like Osaka, where I live, no matter where you go, there are like 50 players almost all the time. so I mean, it's a Japanese game, they don't make changes like this and they have no intention to change the mechanics like mplayer without location, because then, the game loses its commercial purpose. it has been conceived as a GPS game, it's a Japanese GPS game and it will always be a Japanese GPS game. it will always be a Japanese GPS game, forever.

[@fiendish9474]

For a mobile game, especially a niantic game, this game's pretty fun. Great sword kinda plays like ass, but I'm a LS main so I don't care

[@greninjazac4577]

I love how your non-ecology videos have funny sound effects

[@TrunksIshHere]

I use Google pixel 3a lol it still works very well

[@kolplayz9]

I feel like the only problem *Spoilers for item collection* Is that u barely get any potions 💀💀 like 5 First-Aids isint gonna last for a long time for someone that rushed to 5 stars cause he didnt know what he/I was doing.

[@FlutterSwag]

i play this game, and its fun, but everytime i open it and wait for it to load i have a sad feeling of wanting to play MH6 not this replacement

[@vera2892]

U can play with people that far from u by make a party

[@DanielOvard-uz8pj]

Personally it is a bit annoying you only get things like paintballs and wander orbs only like every ten levels

[@juzzy_yt]

Alles klar er ist schweizer auch was neues gelernt

[@user-dv5is3ey5h]

You should have Played the game, make it rank 5 weapons and armor, and then you should have done the review

[@Shrimpin_Needles]

I highly recommend people to take their time playing and don't rush "late game"

[@alraune2249]

That you are from switzerland is a fun coincidence 😂😂same same

[@aniimey]

Offline ?

[@D2PoB]

Honestly getting a little pissed off at mhn. The drop rates on rarity 4+ items is so garbage that it's been almost a week, and I have yet to upgrade my sword and board. Which sadly has soft locked me at the 4star sentient balloon. Cause I can't get rarity 4 drops to save my life. I just have to keep farming those 5 star Great Jag, and Clepto chicken.

[@skeletor2994]

Same stuck at 4 star monsters because i can't upgrade my weapons to kill 5 star monsters unless im crazy lucky.Been stuck for a week now.

[@VastoLorde1234]

If it wasn't a mobile game with pay to progress mechanics, I'd play. Those alone are alone for me to stay away, especially after being burnt by POGO

[@bongwaterbojack]

Probably gonna be talked about for a few months and then dropped from memory. Gonna pass and just play through MHW/I again.

[@hydragon_8570]

i cant Name my palico 0 stars

[@s4ad0wpi]

Hunters Guild in other MH games: "You have 50 minutes to kill a low rank Great Jagrass!" Guild in MH Now: "You have 75 seconds to slay an Elder Dragon!"

[@anthonykent00]

The game is actually fun, but I'm uninstalling. I'm trying to get 4* materials for a few days, and I've dropped NONE.

[@nyxxose]

As someone who has speedrun Alatreon in MH3 in 2:46 and is Level 50 In Pokemon Go, this game was practically made for someone like me.

[@titanosaurdy9493]

The only thing that pisses me off about monster hunter now is the weapon designs.... they still kept the copy paste crap there!! Anyways overall it's very good... if the game doesn't restrict you when driving though just like Pokemon go