Played it!

It's prettier than I thought. Combat is slow and the tutorial monster is very predictable (it is a tutorial). Roll is god-like.  Hub has quite a lot going on and it's nice to play at a proper frame rate compared to the <30fps shocker that is MHW on PS4 - MHW is superior in character, obviously.

Couldn't see any options to change the camera speed for either mouse or controller, so that's a basic fail.

Will have a proper go at some point and I can see it being a fun diversion from time to time.

Managed to use max settings on my oc'c 970 albeit with vsync off so that it can hit 60fps.  Might have to turn some things down later when it gets busier.

Tried the new dual pistols last week.  Quite accessible but it takes a bit of getting used to reloading up close to the monster for the big buffs.

You holding down the mmo fort hard ayns.

Fallen into this again, big style. The loot loop is fabulous.

Plus, I can trip Embermane with a hammer that shoots bullets. Oh yeah.

I'm gonna give it a go on PS4, might be able to get a couple of friends to try it as well.  How's the solo experience if they're not interested?

5 free hunt pass levels until 20th May.

I'm only a handful of hunts in but I'm enjoying it so far.  I'm a big fan of the general art design; the armour sets, weapons, and environments look great, but the beasties steal the show - some of their animations are especially impressive. 

Online seems very well implemented, and PC to PS4/Xbox One account linking and cross-progression plus full cross-play at launch is an impressive achievement.  Seems Epic's tools are being put to good use here at least.  I'm loading into cross-play hunts with the ease of Fortnite StW and there's no noticeable latency or any real issues beyond the odd frame-rate drop in the charming social hub town of Ramsgate.
 
Each of the weapons I've tried have felt satisfying with a nice balance in the feelings of weight and speed depending on your choice.  And while the move list is limited the beasties themselves are fun to fight with a range of cool attack patterns to learn.  I mean, it ain't as tight as many a dedicated 3rd person action game and I'd like a bit more responsiveness from my character, but it's keeping me entertained.

So yeah, I'm happy enough to chuck some money Phoenix Labs' way and can see myself playing it for some time to come.

Glad you like it.

My Epic Games ID is: Munjahaidate

I do think the combat still needs a little work, but other than that the game seems pretty decent.

There were some server issues yesterday as well, you kinda have to accept these things with an online game though.

I couldn't get on when I tried this arvo.

Server issues yesterday. Will try again in a bit.

Downloaded on ps4 for a laugh. 7 mins wait to get in. Still waiting for it to say I need PS Plus.

Servers being down in the beta (ages ago) is one thing but it’s allegedly the full game now, so this isn’t great.

Wasn't really interested in this but might give it a go. Just started playing MHW again though and I still have a lot to do in Destiny before the new content

Managed to play this morning with no problems at all.  Load times are actually very quick.  No idea what was happening yesterday - I couldn't even get into the very first (single player) mission.

It's still monster hunter for the brain dead, but hey, it's free.

Oh shit.

"All servers are currently full.  Your estimated queue position is: 6000".