No comment on the performance issues - I don't have any with my hardware.

Wait until G rank or even maybe a few title updates. This is the sparsest MH launch I've experienced, and I was already expecting some level of that from an HR game.

If there was "Mixed" option, I would probably lean towards that. Most of my opinions are biased towards me still latching onto the older MH games.

Wilds is fun enough, but Focus Mode and the overall weapon mechanics have started to stray further from the design decisions that made the originals stand out. This is the most "generic" feeling action game in the series so far, despite how fantastical it looks.

Balance issues aside, the MVs in certain weapons make them play extremely simply under ideal conditions. This is doubly true if you sweat and get into speedruns, it feels like there's a lower floor than ever. That coupled with basically every weapon having a counter/parry/dodge option makes the game feel way less interesting to play.

I recommend 4U, XX, or ICE. I certainly got my money's worth in time but considering that 30% of it was not spent actually hunting and half of it has been fighting one monster at the end, this is worse than MHW's Tempered Kushala treadmill.

No comment on the performance issues - I don't have any with my hardware. Wait until G rank or even maybe a few title updates. This is the sparsest MH launch I've experienced, and I was already expecting some level of that from an HR game. If there was "Mixed" option, I would probably lean towards that. Most of my opinions are biased towards me still latching onto the older MH games. Wilds is fun enough, but Focus Mode and the overall weapon mechanics have started to stray further from the design decisions that made the originals stand out. This is the most "generic" feeling action game in the series so far, despite how fantastical it looks. Balance issues aside, the MVs in certain weapons make them play extremely simply under ideal conditions. This is doubly true if you sweat and get into speedruns, it feels like there's a lower floor than ever. That coupled with basically every weapon having a counter/parry/dodge option makes the game feel way less interesting to play. I recommend 4U, XX, or ICE. I certainly got my money's worth in time but considering that 30% of it was not spent actually hunting and half of it has been fighting one monster at the end, this is worse than MHW's Tempered Kushala treadmill.