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ninkendo
09/05/19 1:32:55 AM
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oh ya 91 average so far turns out Monster Hunter World is still good

https://opencritic.com/game/7898/monster-hunter-world-iceborne

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IGN - 9/10

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne adds loads of impressive monsters and tons of quality-of-life improvements to an already incredible game.


Attack of the Fanboy - 4.5/5

If Monster Hunter: World is a revelation, then Iceborne is something more. It takes everything I loved about the original title, while improving the things that I didn't. Truly, even with some minor shortcomings, if the ideal form of Monster Hunter were to be given shape then this is just about as close as you could get.



RPG Site - 10/10

Capcom have crafted the series' most ambitious expansion to compliment Monster Hunter's most ambitious title since the franchise's conception.



GameZone - 9/10

This all culminates in a $40 expansion that I feel could have easily been priced at $60. Sure, we do only get one new area to complement that original game's five, but Iceborne cleverly integrates the previous areas into easily half of its main campaign, and it's just as fun revisiting them all under new circumstances with new or returning monsters to hunt. There is so much to do, whether it's the chunky and sizeable campaign or the plethora of things to do once the credits roll.



USgamer - 4.5/5

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne skimps a bit on introducing totally new monsters, but it's still a large expansion filled with very smart refinements. The campaign alone comes close to matching the scale of the base game, and it wisely ditches some of its more tedious elements. If you played through the original and wanted more, then Iceborne is almost everything you could ask for. It's not a full sequel, but it's pretty darn close.



Destructoid - 9/10

That's what it comes down to, really. These days, there aren't many games I'm willing to surrender hundreds of hours of free time to, but somehow, some way, Monster Hunter found an opening. World laid the groundwork, and now Iceborne is here to carry me through the rest of 2019 and beyond. Mentally, I'm not even ready to start thinking about Capcom's post-launch plans for the expansion.

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Xiahou Shake
09/05/19 2:35:29 AM
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Boy this sounds like a ridiculously good expansion I sure can't wait to play it in four months :(
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Zigzagoon
09/05/19 3:10:55 AM
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@me when there's prowlers pls
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Panthera
09/05/19 4:11:01 AM
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I was pretty hype for this but then I saw footage of Zinogre and now I'm a bit less excited. Why did he need to be slowed down and lose all his colour :(
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MariaTaylor
09/05/19 8:16:56 AM
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I'm ready
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Waluigi1
09/05/19 11:01:57 AM
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Xiahou Shake posted...
Boy this sounds like a ridiculously good expansion I sure can't wait to play it in four months :(

Lol PC.
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kilafer
09/05/19 12:21:29 PM
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Panthera posted...
I was pretty hype for this but then I saw footage of Zinogre and now I'm a bit less excited. Why did he need to be slowed down and lose all his colour :(

The World way.
Just like Diablos.
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ninkendo
09/05/19 1:33:24 PM
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Waluigi1
09/05/19 8:27:18 PM
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Can we talk about how ridiculous it is that Crapcom charges real money to edit your characters appearance? And you can't even change the palico at all for some reason...
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iiicon
09/05/19 11:04:55 PM
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one hour, baby
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Murphiroth
09/05/19 11:07:07 PM
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Gotta wait until I get off work in the morning and then I'm all in.
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KommunistKoala
09/05/19 11:43:09 PM
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really want to play this, but my PC run got much better decos and once I experienced those non-existent load times it's hard to go back

hope everyone enjoys it!
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Panthera
09/06/19 12:16:40 AM
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kilafer posted...
Panthera posted...
I was pretty hype for this but then I saw footage of Zinogre and now I'm a bit less excited. Why did he need to be slowed down and lose all his colour :(

The World way.
Just like Diablos.


I used to hate Diablos, but World made me pity it for how much it fell from grace.

I don't really know why they had to rob Zinogre of his vibrant colours. Look at Lunastra or Xeno'jiva, those things are colourful, wish thunderpuppy got the same treatment.

Oh well. Still going to grab the game, probably tomorrow.
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TheRock1525
09/06/19 6:22:21 PM
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Shit.

I didn't realize this was $40.
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ninkendo
09/06/19 6:30:13 PM
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Good price for 400 hours of more content (if you're going for the platinum)
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TheRock1525
09/06/19 6:40:15 PM
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I am not.
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Waluigi1
09/06/19 9:03:23 PM
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TheRock1525 posted...
Shit.

I didn't realize this was $40.

Is that more or less than you expected?
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TheRock1525
09/06/19 9:18:53 PM
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More.
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iiicon
09/06/19 9:48:42 PM
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hey that's how much the G rank games used to cost!
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Waluigi1
09/06/19 10:59:12 PM
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TheRock1525 posted...
More.

What, really? It's not like just a big dlc or something... it's a fucking huge expansion.
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MariaTaylor
09/06/19 11:09:01 PM
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I feel overall very satisfied with this so far. my only complaint is the current master rank event quests feel pretty lackluster. they really should have had some more exciting event quests and reward tickets for what is essentially the launch of the new expansion. instead there's like... barely anything. four event quests, none particularly interesting. two of them give nothing special. one of them gives a ticket that is only good for making a specific sword. the other one I haven't checked yet but I can't help but feel disappointed. it'd have to have an amazing event reward to make up for how I feel about the other launch event quests. and considering it's a mission to catch hot tub possums I'm gonna guess it's nothing special.
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Waluigi1
09/06/19 11:48:37 PM
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Well there's hundreds of other new quests and the story to do lol. So I get not having a bunch of event quests right off the bat.
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TheRock1525
09/07/19 12:17:26 AM
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Waluigi1 posted...
It's not like just a big dlc or something...


That's what I thought it was, honestly. I even asked in Gamestop and they said it was $19.99 so I never bothered to follow up.
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ninkendo
09/07/19 12:20:26 AM
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This is why they're going out of business
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Waluigi1
09/07/19 1:19:42 AM
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TheRock1525 posted...
Waluigi1 posted...
It's not like just a big dlc or something...


That's what I thought it was, honestly. I even asked in Gamestop and they said it was $19.99 so I never bothered to follow up.

You only have yourself to blame for that one lmao.
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MariaTaylor
09/07/19 1:02:23 PM
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well having played the remaining event quest, I can definitely say the one I hadn't done before is easily the best. it can be completed in about two minutes, but has a chance to drop decorations -- including the new level 4 decorations. yeah. I got a level 4 decoration just from catching a few hot spring possums. if you want to grind decorations this seems like a really fast and effective method for doing so.

additionally, this does drop a special event ticket for a unique headpiece. it's literally a monkey riding on your head. has decent slots, and gives recovery 2 which I guess is somewhat useful for just about any build. all in all if you haven't got any master rank head gear yet it's not a bad choice, but the fact that it's really unique and cute is the best thing about it.
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Panthera
09/07/19 1:59:17 PM
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Does World not have any indication of where a monsters tail is after you cut it off? I just had to forgo carving a tail because after a minute of looking I couldn't find the damn thing. It brings to mind one of my big problems with World, the environments are way too cluttered for their own good and the lighting sucks. Have to adjust the brightness frequently to be able to see things properly and the camera is constantly sticking itself behind trees or bushes or whatever other random dumb shit is wasting space. I miss the 3rd/4th gen maps (minus the god damn Flooded Forest) where you could consistently see what the fuck was happening. World's maps look nice, but they don't have nearly enough areas that are good to fight in.
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MariaTaylor
09/07/19 2:07:11 PM
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there's a tail icon on the map to indicate where a severed tail is
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Panthera
09/07/19 2:08:22 PM
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What does it look like? Because I looked at the map a bunch and only saw gathering points
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MariaTaylor
09/07/19 3:01:38 PM
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it looks the same as the tail icon in your inventory after you gather a tail item
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Xiahou Shake
09/07/19 3:18:21 PM
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I don't personally have an issue with the visuals but if you play on PC there's a mod that adds glowing pillars of light to any category of item you choose, including slinger ammo, drops and carveables.
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MariaTaylor
09/07/19 3:39:45 PM
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also sorry if this sounds like an obvious question but at this point it can't hurt to ask... what monster are you hunting? are you sure it actually has a severable tail that can be carved? some monsters you can "break" their tail and you get a special reward at the end of the mission for breaking it, similar to breaking any other body part, but it doesn't drop a tail node on the ground for you to carve separately. it's only certain monsters that actually have the tail fall on the ground and you need to carve it to get the special "tail" item.
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Panthera
09/07/19 4:19:45 PM
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It was Nargacuga and he definitely got his tail cut off, I even made a mental note when it happened to try to remember where it was <_< I'm assuming it ended up falling next to a gathering spot I'd already collected so the gathering spot icon on the map covered up the tail icon and the plants covered up the tail itself.
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Waluigi1
09/07/19 5:25:20 PM
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I've never had an issue with the camera getting stuck. The game turns anything obstructing the camera see through or invisible.
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Panthera
09/08/19 12:45:38 PM
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That whole invisibility thing is very hit and miss. Ancient Forest always seems to find a way to get a tree in my face, and the classic Monster Hunter "camera doesn't know what the fuck a wall is" stuff still exists

Having a lot of fun so far, I'm really liking the hunting horn in this game, though I don't think it or anything will ever surpass the glaive in my eyes
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MariaTaylor
09/08/19 1:34:51 PM
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okay yeah the ability to ride on monsters is insanely useful and from what I can tell everyone is sleeping on this so far. I did several multiplayer hunts this morning and in each hunt I was the only player who was summoning tailraiders to ride around the map.

they literally

1. automatically track and follow the monster you're currently hunting
2. allow you to drink potions, eat food, craft items while traveling there
2a. since I'm using the LBG I couldn't test whether it allows you to sharpen your weapon or not. someone else can confirm for me one way or the other? if not, I'll test it when I play later

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last but not least

3. they don't climb walls while following... they instantly jump to the top of the wall without using any stamina.

so basically it's an automatic method to follow the monster you're hunting, without using stamina, gets you there faster if there are any cliffs/walls to climb on the way, and it lets you manage your inventory between zones without needing to stop, slow down, or try to navigate the menu while moving (since the mount moves on its own automatically)
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Waluigi1
09/08/19 3:25:24 PM
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Yeah I ride the tail raiders everywhere lol. And yes you can sharpen, that's the main thing I do.
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TheRock1525
09/08/19 11:27:23 PM
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I am so fucking out of practice with this game.
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Waluigi1
09/09/19 7:12:47 AM
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Just beat Shrieking Legiana, that was obnoxious as fuck. The regular Legiana was fucking with me the whole time and I didn't have any dung pods so it was 2 on 1 most of the time.
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Panthera
09/09/19 7:41:50 AM
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You can cultivate dung pods now if you want to save the time of actually finding poop to make them with. I keep a full stock of them in my item load out at all times since monsters in World are disturbingly fond of following each other around relentlessly.
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Panthera
09/11/19 12:02:46 PM
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Cool, turns out Zinogre didn't get butchered as hard as I thought and he's still fun. A bit too slow but at least he has some nice new tricks. Also roars too much but that's World in a nutshell, monsters roar non-stop and they follow each other around the map forever.
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ColZach
09/11/19 12:21:03 PM
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Xiahou Shake posted...
Boy this sounds like a ridiculously good expansion I sure can't wait to play it in four months :(


I have the game on PS4 but it just runs too damn well on my PC. I can't. I gotta wait.
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Panthera
09/17/19 8:46:55 PM
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Still a video game
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GANON1025
09/17/19 8:50:14 PM
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Brachydios still rules. Also the new Diabolos set is killer for hammers, you REALLY feel the extra stun chance.

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Panthera
09/17/19 9:20:40 PM
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Diablos set bonus is the one that lets you get extra levels in Slugger I assume?
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09/17/19 9:56:33 PM
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Grand Kirby
09/17/19 11:26:50 PM
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I plan on getting it for my Hunting Horn. HH buffs so good.

Also Switch Axe buffs so good. I love my Jagras SwAxe. Gets four or five sleeps each hunt, along with KOs and "drooling" status.

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Panthera
09/17/19 11:44:17 PM
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Hunting Horn is a lot of fun in Iceborne, I haven't played it as much as I should. Need to make a better one than I have now first though.

Switch Axe is one of my favourite weapons in 3U and Generations (Ultimate) but I can't get into its World version, all the wild side to side swinging around just feels weird to me
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Murphiroth
09/18/19 1:21:21 AM
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I love the hammer into clutch claw setups, now I can be a Beyblade full time.

Been using the Nyx Hammer and Nyx IG with 3 pieces of the Clockwork set and 2 pieces of the Artian set. Gives me Bombardier Secret (Bombardier up to LV5) and Ancient Divinity (higher status build on crits) and makes my sleep bombs quite strong. I usually get 4-5 sleeps, sometimes my cat triggers one too.
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Panthera
09/18/19 9:23:01 PM
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Clutch Claw is well programmed and was very thoroughly tested. Just latched onto a monster and instantly died for no reason. Heard several other people saying they've had this happen too, in some cases when the monster is even in the drooling flinch pose they do to specifically allow you to clutch them.
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