Predicting ICE & VOLCANO Locales & Monsters - Monster Hunter Wilds

[@ravagerlizard9800]

I really want a underground, cavernous, hollow earth type map with huge mushroom Forests with weird never before seen monsters! The inclement weather there can be thick spore clouds with the apex predator being fully adapted and take full advantage of that process disappearing and reappearing within the clouds, almost like chameleos

[@gektoast4968]

That would be awesome

[@LacTose90]

Maybe we could have better and more intricate cave systems as well and the deeper in you go it turns from a less beautiful place to a more sinister dead zone with more parasitic flora and fauna with a black vale valley hazak living at the heart of the map.

[@ShinRock54]

Yes! A giant underground biome would be so cool. At the top, there's still some light coming in through the cracks and openings above you, but the deeper you go, the darker it gets. There are bioluminescent mushrooms that light up dark spaces when your approach them. That's prime opportunity for them to introduce an insect like monster (a giant centipede maybe) that is covered in these glowing mushrooms. It clings to walls, ceilings and hides amongst the other mushrooms, then leaps at whatever comes too close. Tiny, claustrophobic tunnels that you can crawl through. Big open spaces with vegetation and waterfalls. There could be many new monsters there, a bat monster that relies on sound and echolocation, a mole or armadillo like monster that can dig through stone, various insect like creatures such as the one i mentioned above, salamanders/lizards, snakes, fish like monsters etc.

[@korokseed1619]

A full locale version of those like two areas in the Jurassic frontier would go so hard

[@ravagerlizard9800]

@@ShinRock54 all that Is really cool! I really like the bat monster you brought up, I've been thinking of a new mammal category called "flying beast" which are fanged beast/bat like monsters that have evolved flight to better compete with flying wyverns! Imagine that giant bat monster as the apex predator of the underground environment, and the giant centipede monster is its rival! They prey on one another! So many awesome ideas Capcom can produce

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

Lala Barina’s flower motif reminds me of how orchid mantids and some spiders lure pollinator prey towards them. Some spiders even emit UV light from their webs to resemble flowers to lure said pollinators as well What if the prey monster Lala Barina hunts is a pollinator like a hummingbird bird wyvern

[@pommedeter7407]

Since the locales are so big I’m not even sure we’ll get 5 of them tbh. I’ve seen the idea floating around in fan discussions that the ice and volcano maps could be grouped into one, like a frozen mountain range with opening into lava-filled caverns, and maybe a volcanic eruption as the inclemency?

[@Smexbi]

I got a hot take: one thing the first map showed was a trastic change when the thunderstorm came. What if, we get an area that has both hot & cool? Depending on the weather, you maybe it's an ice area, but because of some vulcano or what, suddenly everything becomes hot, or maybe the other way around. I can't think about a logical way to explain it, but MH is pretty fantastical, so I dont think it is out of the question.

[@Mantiscloud]

yeah i like that idea. maybe a half cold half hot area, and either side could have a weather event that allows the hot ot cold to cover the whole map instead of its usual 50%. it would allow for more spaces for fighting the hot or cold apexes and other hot/colds and could even mean 2 apexes in the locale.

[@kymaeraa]

Yeah this is kinda what I expect too

[@BDxDraDar]

I've wanted for years a map like that, like a hot volcano inside a cold mountain. We can have an eruption that change considerably the map, and a turf war between akantor and ukanlos ^^

[@peza.]

Volcano eruption, map gets hot, snow storm, map gets cold

[@leonidasvonsparta]

cool idea... a map that changes later on completly. im in.

[@Rathadude]

I kind of disagree with the sentiment that the developers don't want to bring back Lagi without underwater. We saw in the early build for World that he was originally planned to be in the game despite underwater never being planned for that game. The reason for him being cut was solely due to the skeletal issues with how the leviathan skeleton interracted with uneven terrain. Balahara seems to suggest they've fixed these issues. I think the mechanics of the Jyuratoadus fight were originally intended for Lagiacrus. The waist deep water could possibly allow Lagi to swim to some capacity and also nerf our hunter since it slows movement which would create the "out of our element" feeling that underwater did. It's possible that the developers changed their mind since then but they've shown they're willing to add him without underwater combat before and when you combine that with the poll results and the fact they've been asked about Lagi in interviews every game and expansion since World, it gives them a lot of incentive to put him in the game. Main thing working against Lagi right now is we haven't seen a good environment to put him in yet.

[@alanalkos]

lisent he is more like those pople who say to give up becose thre little thinking revolves araund lowering other peoples emotions like happines AND THATS WHAT Jakob mh whants you to think dont lisent to this deprest and lonley person like Jakob is

[@alanalkos]

sorry for bad english is not what i speak in my country sorry

[@crimsoncrown2326]

thing is tho, at one point the devs in one of the art books said that the "swamp" region of the Wildspire waste was supposed to be a underwater region, and Lagi would've been the apex. they just ran out of time to make a proper water combat system. i think they would like to explore more underwater options, like we've seen in some of the Wilds gameplay. I think they might be worried if it would be well received.

[@trombonegamer14]

7:30 Wild to not mention citadel from sunbreak here, has ruins and it's closer to the open style map that Wilds will have.

[@pikminjake]

I don’t talk about Portable games when theorycrafting a Mainline game.

[@trombonegamer14]

@@pikminjake interesting. They clearly have taken a lot of influence from Rise, whether that comes from weapon movesets or the seikret

[@KitsuLeif]

I'm still wishing this into existence: Volcanic Tundra - A snowy landscape with a dormant volcano, that, once active, will transform the silent landscape into a death trap.

[@jett1766]

Supporting the agnaktor returning idea, it’s gimmick of having impenetrable armor that gets softened in spots when it’s covered in magma compliments focus mode perfectly

[@definetlyme6120]

I hope the inclement weather event in the Scarlet Forest is flash flood, like the top of the tree in the Ancient Forest. I'd also like one of the of the maps to get covered in a dense fog or a blizzard, where you can lose sight of a monster as you're fighting it.

[@definetlyme6120]

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[@TBr0III]

Always love your vids! Thank you as always for your time and dedication to the franchise!

[@jimjammh]

The swaxe in the showcase was very insect like as well. Was there an ice insect monster in the old games? I’m hoping we get more insect types, seltas queen was cool.

[@tristanwilliams4180]

i do like to see the Elder Dragon Level Bug Ahtel-ka

[@TornaitSuperBird]

The only large insect monsters in the *entire series* are Seltas, Seltas Queen, Queen Vespoid and Ahtal-Ka. Out of them all, only Seltas and its Queen have elements. There's never been an ice insect or a thunder insect in the series.

[@yvettenaomi3870]

calling it now. Scarlet Namielle

[@schwabo4879]

love all your vids❤ and theories

[@peterduprey7286]

I wouldn’t be surprised if there are 5 maps like normal, considering how long they’re taking with the game. Longest dev cycle of any MH already I believe, and we still don’t have a release date.

[@meta8586]

my theory is that we'll got the hot and cold enviroment on the same map

[@master_zeec]

That would be really cool

[@CRH4000]

They could copy jakobs idea of a snowy mountain with a volcanic environment inside

[@Godzillakuj94]

Someone else huffing that Agnaktor hopium I see. Great minds think alike.

[@CupOfJoe91]

I don’t know about all the invaders being back, but the monster corpses remaining on the map feels like it was done for Deviljho. And I just have a feeling Brachy, Gammoth and Lagiacrus are all coming back in the base game. 🤷🏾‍♂️ They will do what they did in Rise by having areas with “knee high” bodies of water so the more aquatic monsters can move/fight more freely when in it.

[@neerodz2650]

honestly i'd buy the game twice if they bring back gore&shagaru ik they were in sunbreak but if you really think about it it's been 11 years since they showed up in a mainline game they could work great in the dragon final map as one of the elders there

[@datguyisandog6794]

I think lagiacrus has a pretty strong chance at coming back in wilds given it was planned to make a return in world and was only skipped because they couldn’t get the leviathan skeleton working, same with agnaktor, I don’t have any strong feelings for or against underwater combat but it’s clear it holds no significance over lagiacrus returning given underwater combat was very obviously never planned for world

[@GrapeTalks]

Really love the conclusions drawn here 💪 Personally hope that whatever the hot map is, that gravios returns because I rlly enjoy its fight. Can’t wait to see more whenever capcom reveals it

[@JeannieLove]

I've been saying we can't have Congalala without Blangonga and how it was always a pack animal.

[@foreverie2626]

9:38 there is a honey area in one of the gameplay videos released, %100 this is gonna be its prey some kind of bee inspired monster

[@peterduprey7286]

I want ancient ruins and a great view, a la ruined pinnacle from GU. Remake that map for all I care, it’s sick.

[@camowyvern3836]

To be honest i would love if they combined both those in one map and made unique ones for the other. Imagine a dormant volcano with hotsprings, snow caps, and tundra above, as well as a volcanic cavernous underground. It would also add some cool monster interactions as fire monsters are often weak to ice, and ice monsters weak to fire.

[@danielyoull6654]

I have only just watching these videos and i gotta ask. Did you help make the game?

[@gektoast4968]

I would really love either zamtrios, gammoth or agnaktot returning

[@megouki2609]

maybe next DLC is underwater world + combat

[@itskyber]

I really want Lunagaron back in the ice locale. One of my favorite monsters in Rise.

[@trombonegamer14]

15:50 Or valstrax? He is widely loved, makes sense that he could appear literally anywhere he wants. And he's awesome and I want him in lol

[@Ducky_3.14]

I personally hope Kushala Daora gets forgotten in the base game.

[@shidanslair]

?

[@Ducky_3.14]

@shidanslair I wouldn't mind if he showed up in the expansion but let someone else have a turn.

[@elliciencias2197]

​@@Ducky_3.14bring jhan morran back, bring vaal hazaak, bring every forgotten monster and let the elder trio alone.

[@princekanbatsu2301]

Also, i know i've already commented, but i don't think they will reveal Agnaktor to be an Apex of the volcano. I think they will keep going with brand new monsters for the Apex role and they will all share the fact they become expecially dangerous during the inclimancy. Agnaktor still fits the game perfectly. Also i have a theory that there will be old monsters apexes that will rule the area whenever there isn't the inclimancy, for example, rathalos during the plenty of windward plains

[@Large_Mineral]

Seeing nerg fight gore/shagaru would be absolutely sick

[@Mr_Wallace97]

monter hunter

[@Elongatedbunny]

mounter hunter

[@gatorwarrior7557]

moter huter

[@KylesCorner96]

Do you think Lagi would work in a expansion based around a large water region?

[@gatorwarrior7557]

If underwater combat were to be added I think so

[@shidanslair]

1:09 What!? 🥲 What's next, multiple seasons? (I'm aware there will be climate changes, so I'm really excited for that), Being able to change Poggie's name? (PLEASE, tell me Poggie is in the game), Doing quest to upgrade the village? (MH4U had something like this), Being able to upgrade your home? (In MHW you had different house to pick from, so I guess we'd get that, and I'm fine with it. The second house in MHW was very cozy 😊), Upgrading armor into different versions? (I was similar to the weapon upgrade, you could choose a couple of versions of an armor to upgrade to), Upgrading armor with monster materials? (I know this one will never come back, but it still had more sense), Attacking the the analog stick!? (This one will also not come back) I don't want to be over hyped with this game, I already got disappointed with World, and I really hope Wilds will be it's own thing, at this point I don't hope MH to go back to the ways of the old games, but I hope the new games will keep changing so they're not similar to MHWorld.

[@wilddreams]

YYEEEESSSS CLACK BOY!!! But hear me out. What if they do the glacial volcano map and normal and glacial aknaktor can have a laser beam turf war?!! And we would have another slot for a creative map.

[@HankJ666]

*I KNEW* I wasn't the only one thinking there would be an ice map due to the food Also, I think there's high chances of having an underground map, I did some theorycrafting myself and since the maps are supposed to be seamless, the only way or at least, the only one I could think of, to have the scarlet forest and a tundra exists seamlessly would be if a mountain range separates both of them and in order to move from one to the other you'd need to traverse a cavernous or underground map that's basically the mountain's insides The mountain range prevents the icy winds from reaching the scarlet forests, which is how these 2 zones can exists at the same time, also, if the mountains are rich in iron, the erosion from the snow in the mountain tops could explain the red coloration of the water in the river, tho I think they are actually going for a red tide since Lala Barina's coloration would imply she adapted to the toxins and ended up implementing them into it's biology, which would explain her webs color and how the "flowers" she sheds have paralyzing properties I also agree 100% on blangonga returning since it would be weird for Congalala to be in, but Blangonga, which is also a herd monster not to, also if you are gonna add the monkey and Rajang doesn't skip a single MH game, you might as well just add all the monkeys Also I wouldn't be surprised if both Gammoth and Zamtrios could make it in, with how big the maps are gonna be you can separate them into different segments that fit different monsters but still fit into the theme you are going for with the area, pretty much what they already do but on a bigger scale also ngl, Kushala and Teostra can fuck off, I'm actually so fucking tired of them both, assuming each map has it's own assigned elder like it happens in World, I think chances are they will be related to the special climate in each zone, so either Kirin now likes deserts or they will probably just make a new thunder elder for the plains, Namielle could fit in the forest but sadly we don't know what it's special climate is yet, so probably not even tho I really want it back, Velkhana seems the most likely if there's an ice map tho that could be Kushala instead, but yeah, Teostra can fuck off, I don't care if there's a map where he would fit better than any monster could ever fit, I'm actually so tired of fighting him holy shit, for the love of God I hope he skips the entire gen And gonna be real with you, I don't think underwater combate is EVER going to be a thing again so they better just rework Lagiacrus cuz otherwise he ain't ever making it into a new game

[@Teo_stra]

Good video, Jackson

[@DeloreanZoco]

my crazy wish for wilds is Akantor and Ukanlos

[@princekanbatsu2301]

Considering how big the maps are right now i don't think the tower would be a difficult task for developers as opposed to just a regular map. Although i don't think they'll do it, it would be cool, expecially cause now we also have verticality in the game etc.

[@TheKnightDrag0n]

My PC is going to catch fire trying to run that game.

[@theramazing4615]

if Scarlet Forest will have flood, it will be good chance for the Dev to add High Threat Piscine Wyvern. I think it will also be a good chance to add the reduce movement in watery/muddy area like in World. for new map, I kinda want to see a volcano in icy biome. I think the duality would be cool

[@josiahrigaud472]

I predict that they're developing a snake wyvern for the jungle

[@Retrodude_92]

If Congalala indeed got Confirmed then I don't see no rhyme or Reason for Blangonga not to be there aswell.

[@animeworld5595]

i want old returning monster but i prefer if they are new

[@shidanslair]

Personally my favs cold monsters are Kushala Daora, Barioth and Blangonga, so I'd love to see ny of them and hopefully all of them, also PLEASE bring back Copper Blangonga. Also, talking about Elder Dragons, it's time to bring back Chameleos, it's a super unique monster that needs to come back. Lagiacrus was in MHXX so it's possible, I would prefer to fight him underwater, but if Capcom doesn't want to bring back underwater combat, at least bring back Lagiacrus, it's a extremely cool monster and one of the few monsters I think everyone loves. At last, Monster Hunter Frontier has to come back in some way, I'll play it now that it's somewhat available again, but we need monsters like Taikun Zamuza, Rukodiora and Espinas (Again) in the main or portable games, Capcom must not forget a game they put 10 years of development into.

[@shidanslair]

You don't need to justify yourself, it's an opinion after all and we're here to hear it 😉

[@karimhaid4553]

Where is this idea of the "White Ghost" coming from? Any sources?

[@pikminjake]

Unfortunately it was only mentioned in the story cutscene that is not public yet.

[@karimhaid4553]

@@pikminjake thanks for the info! :)

[@imtrash2812]

here the thing i guess u missed that in Monster Hunter Japan twitter they called Balahara's a Apex Predator of the Scarlet Forest

[@alexedwards5152]

Lol

[@connorthompson9]

I love translation errors

[@ShadowEpoch]

Plesioth will be your water apex...😂

[@connorthompson9]

Thankfully, that didn't happen

[@SlyFox5679]

Namielle from iceborne would be great it uses water/thunder

[@islamsalimzhanov4399]

you said that food item give both resistance to heat and cold, what if there will be ice/fire map that like vulcan that change weather depending on its activity.

[@trombonegamer14]

13:34 Why agnaktor over magma almudron? Presumably they would have access to dev resources used on magma, he's already got a modernized monster fight design. The only benefit I see for Agnaktor is appealing to third gen fans, which can't be that high of a priority lol

[@Waker_of_Winds]

Almudron sucks, that's why! lmao Agnaktor is a much better monster overall and already has his little Uroktor minions to play into the new heard mechanic. Besides, they'd never bring back a variant/sub-species before they brought back the original. That'd be like saying they'd bring back Fulgur Anjanath before bringing back Anjanath. There's just no way they'd do that. lol

[@ultrashock1263]

because it's a better monster, primarily. I like almudron, I think it's the best rise newcomer, but magmadron is just never topping agnaktor. personally I think that each locale's apex will be an entirely new monster, but with jakob's theory agnaktor just makes infinitely more sense for the role than a subspecies like magmadron. It's also just generally more exciting for an older monster to return and get a modern, post-world implementation, as opposed to getting something that was just in the last release. As far as appealing to 3rd gen fans goes, it was enough of a priority to add deviljho and alatreon to world, so I wouldn't consider it a non-factor either.

[@stormerjc9493]

I'm kinda surprised they aren't bringing in what I consider to be the core cast at this point at least for the marketing, the cast being mostly flagships with some other monsters thrown in, which goes as follows Rathain/rathalos Diablos Psudo wyvern trip with Tigrex, nargacuga and Barioth Barroth Zinogre Brachydios The Invader trip of deviljho, rajang and Bazelgeuse The dos dragons of Kirin, kushala, teostra and Chemelos And I'd also throw in Lagiacrus, Seregios, velkhana and nergigante in aswell as core cast members at this point they just haven't had time yet What would concern me is we end up with whatever the expansion is for wilds being very close to the iceborne roaster which won't be as special the second go around

[@laythalsibai9848]

Nah my uncle works at capcom, lagi is in FOR SURE!!! My uncle don’t lie.

[@dariuszupan8145]

Coastal map with Namielle as the apex, just sayin

[@HellHunterKiriu]

I disagree with most of the points made. I think the vast majority of this game is going to be brand new monsters and 5th gen monsters built uniquely for this game centered around the mechanics of pacts and dynamic weather/climate changes The argument about developing new monsters for the ground up is valid but they've had many years to work out new monsters even before Rise. I imagine that there will be retuning monsters for sure, but not as many as we'd like, though i could be wrong, this is speculation of course. Lastly, lagiacrus can easily see a return. The lack of underwater means nothing especially since he appears in Generations. Even Agnaktor appeared in P3rd just fine and if their only problem implementing these leviathans was programming difficulties (which i dont believe was ever true) then they can certainly bring them back now with the likes of Balahara. Anyways we'll see. Nice video

[@TK_TK811]

I really hope rajang, deviljho, bazelguse and gore magala come back i missed jho in rise but i just hope there are more monsters than rise and world had cause that means more gear and weapons 😂

[@chito2701]

base WILDS will probably have 4 biomes then the DLC expansion will get 2 more biomes

[@rebirthofgodrics907]

Mh has done done 5 biomes consistently lately. If they are holding their cards this time I hope for 5 at the least 7 at most though I doubt that much.

[@Black-Templar69]

I just hope elder dragons are already in the game rather than making us wait for some stupid roadmap.

[@inspectahgex1910]

Still crazy how base Rise did that and two of the elders they added were returning from World.

[@RouxBeard]

I'm glad you recognize the saltiness you've been riding on in your videos. It seems like a few of the old school mh content creators are negative about mh wilds like Gaijin Hunter.

[@kotetsujeeg7999]

Gaijin hunter, who was so negative about Wilds that he was on multiple 2+ hour podcasts talking about how excited he waa for Wilds? Gaijin who said World was his all time favorite entry? That gaijin?

[@imtrash2812]

i only have 1 wish that please dont bring Rajang back, again...... bro's not Rathalos the goat himself......

[@Waker_of_Winds]

The gods do not smile upon you, dear hunter. The grass is green, the sky is blue, and Rajang will be in Wilds. Get ready to return to monké! 🐒

[@callanharvey6264]

Dude I am so sick of Kusha, Teostra and even Velkhana, give us some new entry level elders please capcom

[@GIGACAT573]

Velkhana appears just in two games. Kusha and Teostra on the other hand...

[@GIGACAT573]

And i dont think that Velkhana will come back, because he is the flagship of Iceborne, and only appears in the post-game of Rise.

[@callanharvey6264]

@GIGACAT573 yeah Velkhana is just a personal thing with me I really don't find her very interesting at all, I don't think she will be in the base game but wouldn't be surprised if she showed up for the expansion. At least frostcraft is a cool skill.

[@jackirish9022]

Imagine if the final fight is the equal dragon weapon.

[@andrewsoto1861]

No kushala no teostra please 🙏🏻

[@pommedeter7407]

I’m not gonna lie I’m kinda sick of Teostra and Kushala daora. I know they fit the weather mechanic well but I can’t stand them being in every single game

[@starzariaguy5151]

Would love a complete curveball monster addition like Magnamalo, Malzeno, or Garangolm.

[@BOMBASTICKiNGChickenz]

world monsters shouldnt come back since they are going to MHN

[@pikminjake]

They are coming to MHNow because they are beloved popular monsters. We should expect to see a couple in this new title for that very same reason.

[@peterduprey7286]

I only want the ones back that weren’t also in Rise. Like Nergigante, Legiana, odogaron, banbaro, etc

[@BOMBASTICKiNGChickenz]

@@peterduprey7286 those are shitty ahh monster choices. The older games got better monsters than world goofy ahh fights that don’t feel like a threat

[@Wystoroyah]

@@peterduprey7286only good ones are Anjanath, Odogaron, namielle, and nerg, all the others suck nuts