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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Expansion announced
- Thread starter tulpa
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Was hoping that they'd show off at least one of the new monsters. The mediocre new monster design (aside from Paolumu) is half of the reason I still haven't bought World after buying every other Western release in the series.
As of now, I'm not that excited and I don't really expect that to change... well unless they add Peco. If that's boy's in I'll grab the expansion day one.
As of now, I'm not that excited and I don't really expect that to change... well unless they add Peco. If that's boy's in I'll grab the expansion day one.
MHW has a very different audience than previous titles in the series , no? All of the new players aren't used to this cycle. Who knows if they'll return in force.
You should've known they didn't give a fuck after they released a mess of a port after the 8 month delay lol.
It sucks an awesome series like MH is stuck behind these business people at Capcom.
Yeah it absolutely brought in a load of new players to the series. This expansion will have to be well advertised to get the more casual players attention. But I do believe the new players liked the game enough to buy a new one.
Truth be told however, I have a few friends who only got to like hr 6 before they grew tired and disinterested in the game. They bought it because all the hype surrounding Worlds release . I'm sure they aren't alone.
People are familiar with paid expansions, they will return, there shouldn't be a concern about that.
People are familiar with expansions, yes, but this leads straight back into my original point - is an expansion coming 20-22 months after the base game going to recapture all of the new players MHW brought in?
No, but that's an entirely unrealistic expectation to begin with as no expansion has ever been able to do that. The real question should be pointed more at the actual sequel to this game.
Exactly. Anyone going in with the expectation that this expansion has to sell 10M copies to be successful is absolutely setting themselves up for insane disappointment. No reasonable person thinks this way.
That's not what an expansion is set to do, it's mainly for people who are still engaged with the game and those who enjoyed it but stopped playing because of no new things to do, a new big expansion will easily bring those back.
They might not be alone, but the game has not had any issue with player retention that I've heard about. I see no reason to be concerned about the performance of an expansion when all signs point to it being successful.
This is my concern too. My guess is that most who put in less than 30 hours won't be back.
I put in less than 30 hours and am a new player, I had been planning on coming back to the game but I'm actually going to wait for the expansion instead.
Too long of a wait and it's in the busy fall season.
Though I just give props to Capcom and the Monster Hunter team going the expansion route. It's the right choice, but they decided this way too late in the game.
I might pick it up if I'm not busy playing other things. I want a good reason to jump back into World, but I'm just an old fan who's lost his place in the midst of the new fandom.
Though I just give props to Capcom and the Monster Hunter team going the expansion route. It's the right choice, but they decided this way too late in the game.
I might pick it up if I'm not busy playing other things. I want a good reason to jump back into World, but I'm just an old fan who's lost his place in the midst of the new fandom.
I misworded my post there - I'm not meaning literally 'all' - just a sizeable chunk. I have doubts you'd het many back that late.
This is as good a place to ask as any.
How much is the MP part of the game? I want to try out the base game but unsure if its built with MP in mind or can you have fun with it solo like Dark Souls?
How much is the MP part of the game? I want to try out the base game but unsure if its built with MP in mind or can you have fun with it solo like Dark Souls?
They won't just drop the expansion.
There will be a sizable marketing campaign attached to the expansion.
People will be back. I doubt there will be alot of games in fall 2019 that will compete with MHW (in term of audiences).
There will be a sizable marketing campaign attached to the expansion.
People will be back. I doubt there will be alot of games in fall 2019 that will compete with MHW (in term of audiences).
I played and beat the entire storyline and hit Hunter Rank 50 Solo. Kulve was added later and is i believe a mandatory "Raid style" boss with multiple people however.
Totally. And don't worry, I'll convince those guys to get back into the game when this comes out :p
The designs in world are way better then anything in the old series.
This thread is making me really glad they aren't catering to purists
I get that but is it enjoyable as a SP experience? Or is it like Destiny where you can play solo but its not ideal?
It's perfectly fine as a solo game, as you have a lower health pool for monsters to fight against versus multiplayer. Mutliplayer really isn't needed until the endgame grind.
That said, there will be grinding involved all the same, but that's just the DNA of the series.
I'm not sure how expansions are done on consoles, but they have often been bundled on PC with the base game receiving a price cut. There's often a not insignificant trickle of new blood into a game as a result, and that's probably one of the aims of going the expansion route if their strategies mirror those of old. You won't regain everyone who drops a game, but you can replace them.
I had a ton of fun with it, I put 100 hours into it and I enjoyed it more because you dont need to worry about other people fainting and ruining your hunt, you can just go at your own pace and explore alot also. Its a pretty meaty game.
At least we have one confirmed new skeleton in the game, so we've got that going for us.
Talk about high expectations!
Its rough being a fan of this series.
How am I a purist? I've been fine with over a decade of changes and it's not like the other monsters were all designed the same way.
Hell yeah. I'm extremely excited about this.
Shame it's not til the fall, but I just got MHGU on switch which will hold me over and prepare me a bit for the new fights in World.
Shame it's not til the fall, but I just got MHGU on switch which will hold me over and prepare me a bit for the new fights in World.
I haven't played this game yet but wanted to since it was announced. I just had so many games in my backlog I had to get to that it got put on hold.
Seeing Geralt as a DLC character means it's time for me to invest though. What a perfect character to add to this world due to the monster hunting aspect. I can't wait.
Seeing Geralt as a DLC character means it's time for me to invest though. What a perfect character to add to this world due to the monster hunting aspect. I can't wait.
Nice to finally get confirmation at least. Would have been awesome if it made its anniversary release date next month but looks like that isn't the case.
Announcing an expansion literally a year before it releases seems odd. The game would be almost two years old depending when in Autumn it comes out. I'm excited, I sure hope the amount of content released makes the wait worthwhile.
I wonder why people are wanting this to be free. The game is so complete with so many post release supports
