I don't get it?

[RomchEk]

I was fighting a monster for 40 minutes, was mildly fun, but what's the point? Is the rest of the game just fighting monster for almost an hour just to get some loot?

[Sephrinx]

Seems incredibly shallow to me as well. There must be something we're missing.

[Bee Warrior]

O wow 3 damage lol.... guess we be here a while then...

[Calm Yo Tits]

The demo is missing A LOT of what makes the game great, all the progression, making new armor/weapons, more monsters... and these games really don't start until you beat the main story, that's when things really get fun

[MaxKool007]

Originally posted by Sephrinx:

Seems incredibly shallow to me as well. There must be something we're missing.

shallow.... lol hahahahaha.... BWAHAHAHAHAHAA. Dude..... its not shallow. But it might not be your game

[DCyfr]

Yea. I'm on the side that the progression is 90% of the fun for newer players, and properly learning the hunts or playing around with other weapons is more for veterans or those normally inclined that way.

But of course, you can't craft gear in this demo, and the story is only that first little bit. This isn't a demo, but a beta. The focus is more oriented towards veteran players than welcoming new ones (though admittedly the demos aren't much better for this either).

Maybe check out some of the speedruns that've already hit youtube to get a feel of the sort of other stuff you can do in this beta?

[Popcorn]

Atm, I feel an offset from the franchise due to the free roaming hunts, but you will have to wait until the full release to get the real feel to it, where crafting gears and weapons are the main dish of the game.

[zmanbuilder]

Originally posted by RomchEk:

I was fighting a monster for 40 minutes, was mildly fun, but what's the point? Is the rest of the game just fighting monster for almost an hour just to get some loot?

You have just described the monster hunter franchise as a whole.

[DigitalCam]

Are you new to this franchise? I mean the whole point of the franchise is hunting monsters. You can craft more powerful weapons and armors with the materials you got from the monsters you kill, but this feature is not available in the Beta. A lot of other features and the rest of the story are also not included. The full release is when this game will truly shine.

[RockmanX]

welcome to Monster Hunter?

[Popcorn]

Originally posted by zmanbuilder:

Originally posted by RomchEk:

I was fighting a monster for 40 minutes, was mildly fun, but what's the point? Is the rest of the game just fighting monster for almost an hour just to get some loot?

You have just described the monster hunter franchise as a whole.

Well, im pretty sure we all thought the title says it all but...I guess not... =/

[Ragnarox]

Originally posted by Calm Yo Tits:

The demo is missing A LOT of what makes the game great, all the progression, making new armor/weapons, more monsters... and these games really don't start until you beat the main story, that's when things really get fun

This is beta, almost a demo, but not close to demo.

[Siegnis]

yes
Although taking 40 minutes on monsters from the beta evidences a huge skill issue lol

[zmanbuilder]

Originally posted by Siegnis:

yes
Although taking 40 minutes on monsters from the beta evidences a huge skill issue lol

It is their first time in monster hunter, we all started with that skill issue.

[Altimely]

Originally posted by RomchEk:

I was fighting a monster for 40 minutes, was mildly fun, but what's the point? Is the rest of the game just fighting monster for almost an hour just to get some loot?

What do you want to be in the game that you feel is missing?

[DCyfr]

Originally posted by zmanbuilder:

Originally posted by Siegnis:

yes
Although taking 40 minutes on monsters from the beta evidences a huge skill issue lol

It is their first time in monster hunter, we all started with that skill issue.

Yea, honestly, like I said before, MH has always had a problem with their demos being oriented towards veterans and terrible for beginners beyond being a glorified tutorial due to the lack of progression, which is the main way new players have fun until they've gotten into the MH groove.