This game has to be the best game I have played in a long time, and I feel it's a shame that it had such negative feed back about the dlc...

DLC is optional and won't effect the game play...Maps are free, if you really fancy the look of the new hunters or monsters then go ahead and purchase them but the 9 Hunters and 3 monsters that are bundled with it are all great and are sufficent at doing the jobs needed. Skins are just to look pretty (Bog goliath isn't as good as hiding as stock imo (at least on des/ice maps)).

Gameplay is fantastic, it's so well balanced. Don't get me wrong it's tough if you're not a regular monster and get placed against a premade team of hunters but enjoy the challenge and don't add more salt to the ocean with scrub tears.

The highs and lows that come from almost bagging the monster only to run out of jet pack fuel and eating that rock, or being the monster with a sliver of health and no armour and about to get killed only for the hunter to get taken out by wild life or an ability that gets off cool down just at the last second is a buzz!

When I first heard about this game I was excited about it's prospect, many moons pass and I got to try the beta and I was blown away with it and preordered all the stuff and I was left waiting for my fix.

So please don't hate on a game because critics don't like the dlc plan, play the game yourself, be your own critic.

Buy all the dlc because you think they did such a damn good job on the game.