Monster Hunter Wilds - New Focus Mode Attacks Explained - Every Weapon is Changing - 36 New Secrets!

[@RageGamingVideos]

Focus Mode has incredible potential, I hope you enjoy this breakdown of how it actually works and of course let me know what you think!

[@notrelatedtobacon1282]

I'm loving focus mode based on what we see so far, I do hope the "dynamic clashing" is fundamentally a quick time event, I've missed those in recent years The thing I'm really hoping for is the return of mounting the monsters to knock them over, the focus system seems like it might not though, seems like we have enough ways to knock monsters down

[@glaedrludos]

@@notrelatedtobacon1282I’m with you on hoping mounting is still here! I don’t think Focus will necessarily replace the mechanic (at least that’s my personal thoughts) I think if anything, it might be adjusted to reworked a little, and maybe Focus mode can be used to play into the mounting mechanic. It’s an awesome mechanic ever since it was added to the series! And people seemed to be a bit upset that Wyvern riding made mounting almost nonexistent XD (not that Wyvern riding wasn’t a sick idea! Maybe just did better on paper then in practice) but yeah, hopefully we can still Shadow of the Colossus the monsters on our hunts! XDDD

[@dragonbur217]

I'll be the judge of that when the demo is out! 🫵😎

[@matttrooper6898]

I love great sword 🤤. Also the running at the monster is a clutch claw attack it looks like. You can see him shoot it after the uppercut!

[@DariusSharpe]

Josh, I’m afraid you’re just not making videos fast enough. In seriousness, though, what is this? Four in less than a day, now? It’s a good thing you seem to derive energy from the existence of Monster Hunter. Have you even slept?

[@joshdame9623]

Okay... I have a theory and I want to put it here: I think this game will be a sort of retelling of the tale of the 5 from world. Nata, the boy that has the necklace on in the trailer, is going to be "the boy who returns with a scale from the land of dragons" from the tale of the five. I think that this land is forbidden because it is where the five dragons originated from!

[@glaedrludos]

YOOOOOO!!!!!! I hadn’t made that connection!! That would be awesome!!! The story for this game is looking to be VERY promising for a monster hunter game, and I’m all for it!!!

[@NOTHING-AT-ALL.]

Additionally we’ll be able to import our palico from world i hope

[@boredmagala5701]

@@NOTHING-AT-ALL. I’m not sure about that one…

[@Jeraco24]

​@@NOTHING-AT-ALL.Kinda a stretch there

[@marmyeater]

Pretty cool, if its where Safi'Jiiva, Vaal Hazak, Zorah Magdaros, Shara Ishvalda, and Namielle came from.

[@notsae66]

If I can't fill an expansive, luxurious mansion with all sorts of rare captured endemic life, I will riot.

[@sinteleon]

It's uncertain if we'll even have the traditional hub mechanics to begin with. Though we could have a caravan / sandship to decorate instead...

[@notsae66]

@@sinteleon Then I'll decorate my tripple decker prairie galleon with exotic animals! So long as the luxury and rare pets are available, the specific details don't matter.

[@Serrassi]

For the "extreme run", you can see the hunter is using the slinger/clutch claw after the uppercut slash to pull himself toward the monster for a follow up.

[@Godofantz]

Oh man that is a nice catch. I noticed the rope thing before but didn't realize it was the slinger

[@ScOuT5154]

12:29 “I never miss with my theories.” also Josh for no reason years ago,“LIGHTNING ANJANATH!” actually got it in game. Mans has the dev team for monster hunter watching his videos and taking notes.

[@ZuZaarr]

Not to mention he perfectly and accurately predicted the entire plot of Iceborne

[@creamygoodness4440]

The "scratch" or tenderize mechanic being organic to basic attacks is huge, no longer do we need to spend the beginning of the fight spamming the clutch claw to tenderize a part just to get higher DPS

[@xxstylinonyaxx2622]

Word I hated that in World

[@theadmiral4157]

But the wallbangs

[@BaltoSojnekah]

Seconded. I HATED clutch claw, especially when i used to main IG. Adding 2 of those plus extra kinsect mechanics took way too much time away from fighting.

[@joshlewis8860]

Agreed. I just don’t know how I feel about needing to be in Focus Stance to see it activated. I would like a visual cue all the time, but a tad toned down compared to Iceborne’s tenderized effect. Maybe it’s not necessary, it depends how exactly it works

[@corvidaegudmund1186]

I’m glad. I had a hard time utilizing the tenderize, since I mainly play light weapons that take longer to tenderize. Plus, it seemed like by the time I got the effect to activate, the monster would run off to another area. By the time I would catch up, the tenderize would be gone already.

[@rept7]

The Monster Hunter team is absolutely determined to have the most insane cooperative combat system. If there really is a way to reliably trigger the clash with a monster, it gives the GS the ability to hold the monster back so allies can escape or can cash in huge damage. I can't wait to see the potential of other weapons. Even if DB is a good weapon just for creating weak points, it would give other weapons more opportunity to exploit it.

[@corvidaegudmund1186]

Yeah, it will be fun to see how weapon “roles” shape up during group hunts with the new system and moves. I don’t think they want to lock weapons to specific “jobs” too hard, but I could see some fun team plays coming out of this. Maybe something like light weapons specialize in making weak points, while heavier weapons like GS and the Lances are slower to get weak points, but are better able to clash lock a monster for other hunters to jump on. It sounds like they are trying to take the Iceborne softening system and improve it.

[@kingpilotstudios5098]

There is definitely either a snow map that gets really heavy blizzards or a beach map that gets really stormy with the water rising and flooding in certain places

[@makodoesstuff]

Both is an option

[@knaregames9612]

That sound fire

[@julianswinton5355]

How about a volcano eruption?

[@valistic7206]

Good guesses, this also makes me wonder what kind of weather change would there be on a volcano map?

[@julianswinton5355]

@@valistic7206 A volcanic ash fall probably

[@octocapitalist5228]

The baby pukei pukei in the trailer was my highlight of it

[@Ratharaine]

where was it in the trailer? i can't find it :(

[@SomeoneBL]

@@Ratharaineit’s around 46 seconds into the new trailer. It looks like a small bird.

[@NeckVaginaa]

Tbh. Baby monsties confirmed??

[@Forest9528]

I still can't tell if it really is a baby pukei or if it's just a bird that happens to look similar Fingers crossed it actually is Pukei

[@SomeoneBL]

@@Forest9528 I have no doubt that it is a possibility, considering how far monster hunters creators are willing to detail the reality of animal behavior, so baby monsters is not a stretch. I hope it’s true 🙏🙏🙏

[@joshdame9623]

Bro sounded like he left his mic on during alone time in the beginning😂

[@RageGamingVideos]

How do you know I didn't

[@Nihonguy]

Josh x great sword is the hottest couple on the internet

[@matoromatrian9724]

With the website saying how human culture is shaped by the ecosystem and how it looks like you're in an expedition to the Forbidden Lands, it makes me wonder. Maybe you get to help BUILD the game's main hub? Like, you need to go out and collect resources and hunt monsters needed to help construct new buildings and areas. Not gonna lie, while that's just an idea, it would be awesome if they did it! Maybe you could even help choose the "culture" design of the buildings and structures, hence the emphasis on the weather, environments, monsters, and ecosystem shaping the human culture. Again, this is more speculation on my part, but building your own hub and/or village in a Monster Hunter game would be a dream come true for me

[@johnortiz9775]

And when you play with friends you can visit each other's hubs! A friend and I brainstormed this and I really want this to happen

[@matoromatrian9724]

@@johnortiz9775 And then you'd be able to compare the progress of each other's hub and see who has the cooler one! Let's face it, if it is actually a part of the game, we all know there's gonna be a ton of videos on who has the "best" hub. Pretty sure we'll even see a Pro & Noob video on that too, as it seems like something Josh and Cotton would definitely do! Again, though, this is "if" it is implemented into the game, which it could easily be not. Here's hoping, though!

[@Zulban48]

One of the huge missed opportunities from Iceborne is that you have this ability to customize your 'house' but all it does is look pretty. It would have been so much cooler if your house acted as the hunting hub, customizations and upgrades all. What you're describing here is pretty much what I wanted, a customizable hub to upgrade and show off to friends and do quests from.

[@theadmiral4157]

I mean, it's mentioned we are the first batch of hunters that were dispatched into the forbidden lands which means there's still no human presence other than us

[@johnortiz9775]

@theadmiral4157 it's possible that instead of building a hub it's like MH4U where they just use the sand ship as the home base like the caravan traveling to each local. That's why I'm unsure of how much they are willing to invest in building. Maybe the research committee just want to find the thing their looking for and not permanently live in the forbidden lands due to its extreme weather. I 100% would rather have a hub being built by us

[@sussye-girl1893]

In 6:23 you can see how the Hunter shoots a grappling hook with his slinger pulling him towards the monster so he has more momentum I guess. You see the grappling hook coming back after a few moments later

[@johnortiz9775]

Yea I never noticed that. I wonder how the other weapons will utilize the hook slinger for combat moves like that

[@shadebelmont6822]

Great to see the palico can finally ride on the mount. I always felt it should have been able to do that on the palamute sitting along behind you to follow you despite their usual light speed underground burrowing mechanic they always had.

[@LancerNobu]

i feel like "the run" is the follow up attack...given that we see the hunter use it as a follow up to the focus attack.... also makes more sense as a follow up (since a normal follow up wouldnt hit if the monster always gets knocked back, the slice wouldnt actually conect)

[@sleipnir_8364]

the Focus/Scratch system looks like a combination of tenderizing and switch skills.

[@cheemslord9917]

more like switch skill and silkbind combine with tenderizing

[@thebugshaker3504]

Pretty sure the map as a whole is called the Forbidden Lands and the first area of said Forbidden Lands is the Windward Plains, though I'd have to agree on the front that I dunno if it'll be fully open world. It would be great, but it's not like it would be bad to have it stay as locales either

[@kimtangill]

I hope its completely open world like this

[@mattgezockt2596]

But then its difficult to change the map theme. It wouldnt be logical if a snowy area is right beside a desert area.

[@Lorkanthal]

​@mattgezockt2596 it would if you had to climb up a mountain to find the snowy area.

[@AlphaOmegaInfinity]

Scratch and focus seem like a cool evolution of tenderizing. If you are aware of a particularly annoying attack you can scratch a spot so when it shows up you can punish it more easily.

[@mortyzgaming]

You can charge your great sword in focus mode. If you look at it frame by frame when he sets up the uppercut attack, right before he goes to do it the player character was about to start flashing the white or red charge color that you normally get when you do regular charges

[@glavicalking]

I can't wait to see the shenanigans that stuff like Hammer, Sword and Shield, and Lance will be getting up to. Especially with Focus Mode!

[@noraptorshere8206]

Here's hoping to be able to use the lance from the Sekreit's back in cool, jousting fashion!

[@corvidaegudmund1186]

As frequent SnS player, I hope they keep the theme of “more aggressive than you’d think utility” moves going. Imagine a falling bash somehow being worked into the clash for SnS! Hammers could get in on the fun as well with “spin to win” bonk knockbacks!

[@glavicalking]

@@corvidaegudmund1186 That sounds really cool! I love the falling bash following the same thing of being a parry, but first the Hunter jumps up the monster with a shield bash before delivering another stronger one from the air.

[@willglorian]

The "scratches" at 7:45 remind me a bit of the wounds in Wildhearts and Toukiden (if i'm not wrong) where you unlock the possibility to deal massive damage to the demons and even sever parts & limbs. It also seems more natural than the tenderizing since we actually see scales get torn wet we attack. it's incredible how we're getting closer (bit by bit) to the pinacle of monster hunting. speaking of packs and monster babies, I can easily imagine a number of rathians flocking around a rathalos for mating, but only the dominant queen gets to call the king. The others flock together to defend their eggs and youglings running around. (I'm totally not asking for a group of rathian to hunt them all and farm rathian weapons, totally not🤫)

[@lyotesharaia4829]

That block thing is 100% inspired from Exoprimal, Roadblock and his shield shenanigans against the Raptors and Trike. And i coudlnt be happier seeing it as a Lance enjoyer. When i found out that Exoprimal runs on the same engine as Monster Hunter, i immediately wanted what we ended up getting: Those herds. So im just happy with absolutely everything so far lol

[@gavincole3359]

If you look closely you can see the hunter using the clutch claw to pull himself towards the Doshaguma for a follow up attack.

[@chikenmorris7170]

I love how you describe the 3 states of the world, "everything's ruined, everything's ruined but with lightning, oohh everythings lovely again"

[@mr.thecoon1956]

With Doshaguma Chatacabra so closely resembling other monsters, (Chata more so in ability than appearance) but not in name. Could the idea of convergent evolution be something to look for with more new monsters yet to be seen?

[@gmstrbert2982]

10:49 Nice to hear that my theory on that being a button-mash QTE triggered by perfectly timing a block against a monster’s grappling attack is probably not far off the mark.

[@Neos4500]

I can't wait to see more maps and how they change. A forest that floods because of heavy rain. A volcano that erupts and makes rivers of lava appear and volcanic rocks rain down like meteors. An icy mountain where avalances block off some areas but make others accessable. The possibilities are insane.

[@Scottistic]

It could still be open world but it had transitions between regions such as that mounted traversal on the rocks we saw in the reveal trailer

[@frenchbloo]

That would still amount to locales though. And I sincerely doubt it, considering there is no different biome in sight in that entire locale... Plus a few of the areas repeat themselves in multiple unrelated scenes, the one with the rocks that fall down on the herd of monsters notably appear 3 different times, making me think that the maps might be more concise than we estimate

[@Scottistic]

@@frenchbloo it could be that they are hiding the other locals? Yes the main local changes a lot but they still need other locales. And yes it’s still different locales but you would be able to jump between them without having to leave the expedition. It would still be open world. An open world is defined by seamless travel around the map. If there’s “loading traversal” it still allows active travel over the world. It’s not true open world but it is still open world in practice We have only seen 3 new large monsters and 2 biomes on the same locale. I think there be multiple locales with two states.

[@frenchbloo]

@@Scottistic The gameplay of Monster Hunter cannot even work with a proper full open world anyways, even if you can access them "seamlessly" they would still at least need to present some sort entry points they can block, possibly what you are referencing there, else you'd be in the equivalent of the Elder's Recess straight from the start of the game, which would make no sense, there is a progression curve that correlates with the biomes you explore in MH. There is definitely going to be multiple locales that has been confirmed on the site of the game

[@Scottistic]

@@frenchbloo you can have the open world open up over time. Like when you can’t access a location until you unlock an upgrade.

[@threadmiser4914]

The "Scratch" mechanic that got spoiled on Twitter is key to Focus mode.I expect this is one of those things we'll get an official 5 minute video on shortly followed by several dozen 30 minute videos explaining how it actually works.

[@pauldavison2856]

So focus mode is basically valor with cooler stuff and I'm guessing no damage immunity? I like that a lot Also an amphibian with a fanged beast frame is so cool

[@abuthur858]

So one thing I was thinking about is that when were being shown the guard we see that he goes into focus mode before he goes into guard. This makes me think that in order to get into guard you HAVE to be in focus mode. Then the next bit of info is that there has to be a button that puts you into focus mode, but all of the buttons are tied to something already so something will have to change. I think focus mode is gonna be R2 or whatever button guard was on pc and you have to go through focus mode to get to it because it has focus moves. Having this apply to other weapons means that dual blades will probably be completely reworked with focus and demon mode. Gunlance and lance are probably gonna have all their counters put there. And i think Longsword is finally gonna fall behind in these mechanics by having spirit slash and sheathing locked behind focus mode. (At the same time its gonna make it even more cinematic when you do cool stuff with it though so a fair tradeoff i think.) As long as lance doesnt get like 4 different useless counters and they get rid of the weird charge slap from rise then im happy.

[@glaedrludos]

The stuff we’ve seen so far has me BEYOND EXCITED!!!! (Not that I haven’t been ever since we got the first trailer lol) but I forget a lot of the time, how much we still DONT know!!! And the questions we still have are making me EVEN MORE EXCITED!!!!! Like, what’s gonna be our village equivalent? What’s gonna be our gathering hub? What’s the flagship? What’s the other areas? What new skeletons do we have? What do more weapons and armors look like? What do we still not know about environmental mechanics? WHERE CAN I FIND THE NEAREST LAGIACRUS AND HOW SOON CAN I WEAR HIM??????? THERES SO MANY QUESTIONS AND IM SO INCREDIBLY HYPED!!!!!!!!!

[@ML1399TheyStoleMyName]

My thoughts: I'm very curious how large monster packs will work. All the Doshaguma will presumably be categorized as Large Monsters, but I doubt you'll get many quests that are specifically asking you to bring down a subordinate and not the leader. That also makes me curious about their gear. While probably not to the same extent as the Palamute, I imagine that the Siekrets will have at least some combat ability. They seem to stay with you during combat and, given that a living breathing world is the goal of this game, it would be odd if all the hostile monsters just politely agreed to ignore the Siekret when you're not on top of it. I'm guessing the beginning of the game will be like early Iceborne. The guild doesn't have any kind of foothold in the forbidden lands, so most of our early game story quests will likely tangentially relate setting up anf building a base camp. I think one of the new locales will be a swamp, bog, or marsh. Basing that off literally nothing. Just vibes

[@TheRealJari]

Actually the hub being the sandship and you traveling from place to place is actually very plausible since G-rank hub in GU was an airship and also it wouldn't make much sense with the armorer literally being with you on the ship as well since if this isn't the hub then other hunters back home are obviously going to need someone to make them weapons and armor.

[@drdapper1899]

2:40 Not sure I agree with that at all. BOTW is a perfect example of why. You start that game on the great plateau, and you’re limited to that location until a certain point. That didn’t mean the great plateau was separated from the rest of the game, or that it wasn’t an open world game. Just because we’re starting in the windward plains by no means debunks the potential for a fully opened map

[@Oda_is_daddy]

Dam you you pumping out videos also I am maining great sword for wilds

[@bigjelly3384]

You should probably test out all the weapons when Wilds drops. Sure, GS looks sick as fuck in this trailer, but they'll probably all be sick as fuck

[@Oda_is_daddy]

I singled out great sword because it was fun in rise and also it looks cool as fuck I also will have hammer as the other one because I am a hammer bro

[@cr-volcanic]

I’m gonna need to see the specifics of focus mode, what resources it costs how it actually “helps you aim” cuz I don’t really want a Dark Souls lock on, how easy or difficult it is to actually create those weak points, how often you’re using these moves, how easy are the knock away hits, how guaranteed are the knockaways. I can see this having the potential to be either a really really cool big highlight moment in a fight that you get a couple times per fight, or a pretty braindead option that has to be spammed because the developers had to develop monsters around how strong the tool is.

[@magnolt]

focus mode will most likely be on the same button as clutch claw in world and holding it down will put you in a stance and your hunter and any attack focus mode provides will always launch in the direction of the camera

[@austinwedge9561]

Next trailer predictions FlagShip New Weapons, And some form of wild card feature that emphasize just how this game really stands apart from previous titles

[@TeguTheJester1954]

2:32 weather was first in Dos adn since frontiers was built off Dos that's why weather remained unchanged

[@greenhydra10]

That opening really was very... Josh.

[@FormerPotential]

I'm really hoping each locale is created with a certain element of weather in mind. Like the Windswept Plains has a huge focus on lightning and wi d causing sandstorms that shape the enviroment and possibly change it mid hunt. But what if we received a swamp locale that was heavy focused in monsoon like rain that would flood the map and create rivers made of rapids. Or a region of forest that sits at the base of an active volcano that can actually erupt and spread hazardous lava but also burn down forests and open up sections the map.

[@tdmo2639]

I don’t know if you noticed this, but it looked like after the upward slash during focus mode, the hunter utilized his slinger to help sprint towards the monster.

[@yxxrem]

the frontier running gs actually a follow up combo, the hunter sling himself toward the monster with his graple. if that follow up combo is not dedicated to focus mode hit. the mobility of gs would be peak

[@Laoruperteen18]

6:17 watch the hunter, they glow white for a split second before the backswing counter move from Focus Mode, implying that it can be charged

[@freak3d]

My take on focus mode is it will allow you to do command grab sort of moves on the weak parts of monsters and also the perfect counter animations

[@matthouston15]

The focus mode is a very interesting mechanic and i am already thinking of possible move like dual blades will probably make alot of scratch marks for theirselves and friends if you share them and one of the focus moves could be you do a focus dodge around and explodes the wounds or insects glaive could have a focus in air and target 1 for a load of damage in a single dive with high staggering potential switch axe could do their grab and explode directly on the wounds things like this that would help weapons fill out movesets with things they normally cant do

[@jimdob6528]

My wife and me already plan on taking a week off from work and sending the kids to grandparents as well.

[@Jyharri]

I like that Focus Mode is essentially going to be... well, turning every weapon into Great Sword. And I am all up for that with the build I have in my head.

[@yusufarik6189]

You probably know about this but: 14:57 On the Monster Hunter Channel is a new interview. It sounded like "sacred" when the devs talked about it.

[@BEDUSTHEGREAT]

I would like to point out the slinger line that is seemingly thrown towards the monster when the Great sword does the run, so perhaps this is a slinger attack esc thing that can only be done towards the monster

[@rodolfofernandez4042]

Has anyone noticed the wirebug/grappling hook thing the hunter shoots after he deflects the bear? 0:03 looks like a recovery after getting sent back a bit.

[@chunkypuppy8967]

As a lance and greatsword main, i am very excited to see how the dynamic blocking will change lance up

[@THATGUYDJ321]

To be back in this feeling again with all the new theories and new ecology of the monsters 😮‍💨 it’s good to be a MH fan.

[@Zulban48]

Huh, I just noticed that the handler is wearing a slinger during the flashback sequence. Also during the 'counter attack' thing, as he's running towards the knocked-back Doshaguma there's some weird white spindly things that seem to retract into the hunter's hand... I think? It could just be the slinger retracting, but that means that focus mode uses the slinger then? No, actually, maybe the 'frontier greatsword running' thing is actually triggered by the slinger and he's using the slinger to pull himself towards the monster. It's difficult to tell. It does look like he's bringing his arm back from being outstretched when he starts the run so maybe he was aiming the slinger before but it was mostly obscured by the camera angle and the hunter's body. So basically, focus mode replaces the clutch claw. The slinger can be used for some special attacks like wirebug skills?

[@TspriggZ]

Bow Insect Glaive and Gunlance are what I'm most excited to see the changes for...

[@carriedavis3835]

I can't wait but I love the gatorilla walking into the watering hole

[@blacklight8786]

Any lance guy with the provoke skill: This is where the fun begins.

[@aceundead4750]

The devs say Seikret out loud in a video they put out either earlier today or yesterday where they talk about the trailer and they announce the release date for the next trailer as well. I unfortunately was unable to catch the pronunciation because of how fast they spoke.

[@Hollowcøre07]

I think you might be able to customize your seikret cause if you look at the two seikrets here 15:28 one has lighter blue feathers and the other one has more purple feathers

[@judie6727]

15:50 I doubt that, it probably also hunts along with you, though I question how effective it is cause from the trailers it doesn't seem to have weapons like the Palamute had.

[@Cloakarius]

I think focus mode is being implemented for better underwater combat

[@baikennep4489]

The Greatsword Focus Mode reminds me very specifically of the German longsword guard stance of medieval europe. I bet they took a lot of inspiration from the German Style of swordfighting cause its looking like that a lot.

[@JeannieLove]

Did they work with the Dragon's Dogma 2 team? The uppercut counter is identical and hitting the red spots changing the attacks is like hitting enemied near death or staggered in DD2 as well

[@Smaug233]

I noticed the knockback attack looks like it can be charged. You see the character flash white for just a breif second just before he releases his knockback attack, just as if you're charging your greatsword. 2:11 to be exact.

[@Mauvias92]

Although i do agree, the game will most likely be huge open zones and not fully open world. You very much can have a full open world with certain sections of the map ( locales) having specific names for them. Pretty much every open world game ever has sections of the map that have specific names. For example, regions of maps are often labeled.

[@sleipnir_8364]

I'm guessing there are a lot less flying wyverns in the plains area because of the sandstorms. Rathalos might be the apex there. But maybe a mountain locale will have more of them.

[@iistonton]

As a Lance main I'm super excited to see how many monsters and which attacks trigger my "standoff". I guarantee there's a new armor skill that will improve the efficiency of those standoffs too. Also looking forward to proper mounted lance combat. Honestly can't wait to see other weapons in action hopefully in the Summer Game Fest trailer that's already confirmed June 8th!

[@Nerrozi]

focus mode is for tenderizing, my guess is also we wont have mounting anymore and will instead be doing the 1 on 1 that we saw

[@tobi_versace]

Focus mode is an evolution/replacement of silkbind attacks and abilities

[@XBossLuffyX]

I hope (with exception to ranged weapons) focus mode is not like a reticle type thing, I hope its a mode you trigger like the demon modes from the dual blades or like a toggle type thing that puts you in a state to do cool things

[@BugLivestreams]

In regards to open world, I feel like World’s Guiding Lands proved that it’s possible and is amazing if done right. Maybe not the whole game, but instead of just singular areas it could be a much bigger map with like 1 - 3 locales in one. Or Maybe Low Rank’s locales could be combined all into one, using individual locales for Elder Dragon fights and the likes. Idk, just my thoughts.

[@TheDexecutioner]

I'm hoping you can finish the cinematic guard with a strong attack so it's actually useful in solo hunting. Maybe if the monster receives enough damage from outside sources it will flinch, but otherwise you get the counter-attack? That'd be a good way to balance it

[@boredmagala5701]

Maybe focus mode is could work kinda like a more advanced valor stance. It’s not gonna work the same way obviously

[@nickdiz9512]

I think we will be able to customize the seikret. During the scene when the hunter uses the flare didnt some of the helping hunters have different looking seikrets.

[@natbvm1880]

Anyone else notice when he rushes w th GS that there is some kind of slinger action happening? Like he attached it to the monster and used it to propel himself quickly towards it.

[@angelomendoza6666]

Yeah like a wirebug/clutchclaw type of movement

[@corbentimms9443]

On the slow mo of the monster hunter guard fight, did the slam of the bear make the crater bigger in the sand? Or am I imagining cuz of hope

[@xcrack6364]

This is going to be soooo gooood. Can’t wait until June 7th! Monster Hunter team will talk more about it and offer clarification. Also, I love the new mount, but I definitely see ALOT of microtransaction coming with this one too.

[@heyimurchin6575]

Changing weather conditions. I'm sensing we will see plants, bugs and other collectable materials disappearing during harsh weathers. And I'm really hoping that consumables are hard to come by and we have to seriously prepare before hunts(at lest for early to mid game).

[@Sapphohoney4]

Imagine there’s a tundra map and you have to deal with blizzards or a jungle and you have to deal with rain and flooding. Or a volcanic area and you just have to deal with a straight up volcanic eruption.

[@lewisqb12]

So quick thought cause it just passed me but when you were on the weapons screen it had the part of typing where you are still typing there in an animation. I think that’s definitely implying that there going to be adding to it cause it’s highlighted and unnecessary otherwise. Now it could be a trick but it’s not that it’s just completely noticeable if you’re not staring at it. I only noticed cause of the cursor!!

[@northhonorzz2669]

I really hope the camera randomly zooming in during these attacks are only for the trailer and not in the actual game

[@lackinganame7857]

Crazy hope for me is that they have 100 monsters on launch, if they are able to port over the roster from world that would be 71 large monster right out of the gate, so drop a few that may not work in the new setting and that leaves you with still needing to come up with a good selection of monsters. (19 at the lowest but likely more.) Still I hope they make this roster stacked!!

[@boredmagala5701]

Monster hunter being full open world would be cool, but given the quest system games have always used, as well as hubs it would be VERY different

[@j.r.bergwick1826]

That guy from the memory reminds me of the Commander from world, just with longer hair.

[@facade11663]

What has my curiosity is that clearly shield HBG doing 3 shot burst like an LBG. Is this the triumphant return of MBG?

[@scytheviper2748]

Im so damn excited to see how they change lance and gunlance, focus mode on lance is going to be like sniping

[@iownall2222]

Builds are about to be a bit more tricky than in past games. I'm curious if we will be getting more combo decos like we had in world, in order to make one build work better with two weapons

[@Agayek]

I'm really curious how the weapon swapping is gonna work. If it doesn't change armor skills as well, it's gonna be a severely limited tool for later game hunts. You'd have to use weapons that have overwhelming amounts of overlap in desired skills, and i don't know that there are many options for that for most weapons. We'll see how it goes I suppose.

[@TheGuyThatMakesNonsense]

"And yes the baby Pukei-Pukei" THERE IS A BABY PUKEI-PUKEI!?

[@TheBulletProofGun]

Big detailed maps ala WORLD. I hope so. I enjoyed Rise, but I didnt like just how big and open the maps were. I missed the hallways. Rise just felt like an empty beeline straight for the monster, (or a zigzag to grab as many birds as possible and then to the monster) It didnt have that same sense of scale and awe world did. Also, for my two cents, it really seems unlikely that they'll add a 15th weapon, they seem more focused on bringing a variety of mechanics (eg switch skills, silkbinds, hunter styles, focus mode) to all the weapons rather than adding variety by adding new weapons. Which I think is fair because 14 is already a lot.

[@realPala]

Gemma!

[@sanguinetales]

I think you're being nitpicky about the whole windswept plains name thing. It's not like we have any concrete evidence one way or the other on if it's open or not, but the name of an area isn't an indication of its scale. Just because the windswept plains is an area doesn't mean it doesn't connect to other as of yet Unnamed areas. The continent is called the Forbidden Lands and there could be several unique locales within that that are connected. Even the sub-areas of the guiding lands had distinct names

[@theadmiral4157]

Im calling it. The people we have to find are julius the ace commander and nadia the ace gunner, with nadia being nata the kid's mom

[@TheIdealofGreed]

I saw a thing by a "Mallow" on how the blpnde may be little Miss Forge from 4 Ultimate all grown up

[@shatteredfate7114]

The pack mechanic makes me think good old Great Jaggi could get a glow up

[@sammymilanovic9124]

Imagine a pack of multible great jaggi

[@jacobvrns2709]

i want to see a rajang throw one of those lightning spires in the desert at us

[@Rexy2552]

I would love to see something like a heard of older monsters like maybe a zinogre mate couple with their kids or something

[@McJaggi]

They said Seikret in the Interview video after the trailer yesterday.

[@Sea-raider]

Monster Hunter Wilds is leveling up with new focus mode attacks! Can't wait to master them all! 🎮🔥 #MonsterHunterWilds #NewFeatures

[@Crimnox_Cinder]

So several things id like to mention. after losing interest in several games and just generally feeling bored, the new MH Wilds trailer dropping has reignited the Spark within to keep going, for there is a light at the end of the tunnel. second, I FREAKING CALLED IT! from watching the trailer i got the feeling that our palico would be fully voiced, the sound of a third higher pitch voice while the hunter looks at the palico was what really made me think they voiced the palico. third, to all bowgun hunters out there, when the hunter is on the mount and pulls out the bowgun and starts firing, we can see him firing a rapid shot of some variety with high recoil, BUT, that was NOT a light bowgun! that was clearly a HEAVY bowgun based on its size and that it folds out just like all the other heavies do, light bowguns of course don't fold up because they are much smaller and lighter, but in the focus mode attack we see it folded and unfolding for the attack with the exact same "shield" looking part on the right side of the bowgun when he's on the mount. this to me was a very interesting detail, perhaps we will get some more expanded bowgun customizations similar to Tri? Either way, this trailer has brought life back to the Monster Hunter Community and i am ALL here for it!