Rathalos EX

[SigmaOZ]

Not to mention Rathalos EX is not a real Extreme Trial as it only allows for light parties of four players, the EX in the name feels really loose!...


I would have liked for this one to be a real Extreme Trial for a full party to at least be worth of the name but maybe the rewards are just not up for it!...


I agree in that the armors are pretty ugly and the mount while majestic is a simple looking dragon, it should have a glow effect like any other Extreme Trial mount, if you have any of them then you know their looks are far above the rest, specially the falcons from Heavensward's EX trials!...


In the end, being the unusual trial this thing is I believe it will get easier and easier as time goes by, the good thing about this collaboration event is that it's permanent unlike previous ones and maybe that's a reason why it takes so many clears to get the prize!...

[MomomiMomi]

Not to mention Rathalos EX is not a real Extreme Trial as it only allows for light parties of four players, the EX in the name feels really loose!...


I would have liked for this one to be a real Extreme Trial for a full party to at least be worth of the name but maybe the rewards are just not up for it!...


I agree in that the armors are pretty ugly and the mount while majestic is a simple looking dragon, it should have a glow effect like any other Extreme Trial mount, if you have any of them then you know their looks are far above the rest, specially the falcons from Heavensward's EX trials!...

But then it wouldn't be Monster Hunter, which generally only allows a party of 4. And making it glow would probably be the most ridiculous thing they could have done. Rathalos doesn't glow.

[kikix12]

Even doing the fight one time is kind of exhausting on my eyes because there isn't much of a break in the fight, he is constantly targeting and if you aren't staring at him you'll miss it and cause KOs.

If the fight doesn't offer downtime and you need it, make your own. I don't think people will worry too much if you will run around for a second or two to blink like mad, just so you 'dodge' his attacks without even knowing they are coming. So yes. I may be missing something, but as far as I can see, as long as you strafe around him you should be fine from just about any attack. Though I may be wrong. But I'm sure you can make an 'opening' yourself.

That being said, the fight does have 'downtime'. When he is...well...down. At that time it's all about barraging him with hits which I'm sure you can do with your eyes closed like most experienced players would in-between their cooldowns.

Not to mention Rathalos EX is not a real Extreme Trial as it only allows for light parties of four players, the EX in the name feels really loose!...

It is a very much 'real' extreme. The fact that it have only four people makes it even more extreme, not less.

The reason why there are parties of eight in extreme trials is because Naoki Yoshida thinks that an extreme trial with only four people WILL BE TOO DIFFICULT due to a single mistake of the healer causing an unrecoverable wipe. This battle is very much like that, except for the fact that the auto-revival and potions makes everyone a self-sufficient, decreasing that risk to a point.


Also, a difficult four-man content is what the players asked and what the developers (as I said above) did NOT want to do. So this being a four-man is the players victory. Saying that it's not a real extreme for that is ignorant of what extreme means.

[Miste]

If the fight doesn't offer downtime and you need it, make your own. I don't think people will worry too much if you will run around for a second or two to blink like mad, just so you 'dodge' his attacks without even knowing they are coming. So yes. I may be missing something

Well, like I explained it is a personal problem.

I have issues with my eyes sometimes and constantly staring tires me badly. I understand what you mean, but I'm also not the type to just stop attacking.

I always want to do my best even if it is a bit taxing on me so I likely won't be farming it as much since it is just how I am that I would stare like that so I can keep attacking ;-;

[kikix12]

Well, like I explained it is a personal problem.

I understand that. People that have jobs that demand the use of computers, people with dry eyes, people that spend a lot of their free time in front of a TV or monitor or simply people that were a long time in strong sunlight. There are many reasons why someone may have issues with need for prolonged focus and there is no reason why anyone should see problem because of them trying to somehow mitigate that while still having fun.

That's why I suggested a way to try and circumvent that. And few seconds here or there really should not make a difference, except in the really close matches. Wanting to be at your best for a team is commendable (and something that is way too rare in MMO's nowadays), but there is a point where gain from forcing yourself is not worth the price. And you may end up being forced to blink if the problem, whatever is its source, will suddenly build up mid-fight. I know that I do bring myself to a state where I blink like crazy or even have to close my eyes for a second or two (not related to Rathalos or the game at all), so I do know the backlash you may end up having (again...depends on what is the actual reason).

You'll do what you want in the end, that's fine. I just suggested something that you may or may not have considered to ease that issue.

[Miste]

I understand that. People that have jobs that demand the use of computers, people with dry eyes
You'll do what you want in the end, that's fine. I just suggested something that you may or may not have considered to ease that issue.

Yeah, the having a job with computers and also dry eyes are the roots of my eye problems.

I appreciate the suggestion for sure. I understand you were trying to help, don't worry.

I just don't know if I could stop myself from doing my habitual behavior.

[Saraphin]

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whoa. whoa. wait a moment. The armor isn't ugly. yes, the female set leaves something to be desired, but the Male Top is very nice.

I don't want it to glow, i don't think it would look good with a glow.

However, the fact that it's 4 man and not 8 man ups the difficulty level and I enjoy it. I've gone into 8man stuff, gotten frustrated and not gone back for months. This? we laughed, we focused, we hissed and spat, but it wasn't as frustrating as one would think because we started trying to figure out the tells and we eventually did. we learned mechanics and we're a lot more ready to go in again.