Can I get a better explanation of the Binoculars meta?

[Buckshot]

Here's what I know or think that I know.

So far it seems its a hunt for crowns but I thought I had read somewhere that doing the binoculars reveal mystery items that you see on the monster from environment view. Also you may get.... a title or placard or something?

What I don't full understand is how do I know i got the thing?

Presumably the crown would show if it was a king or mini but the item reveal, that may not be a thing though.

Thanks for your help!

[Haylel]

There's an achievement for spotting a gold crown with them, all the achievements give you some titles/things. I don't know anything about mystery items.

[Havok]

What meta?

People are achievement hunting and the best way to do it is to spot crowns with the binocs, save them as investigations, and trade them to others for the ones you need.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Buckshot:

Can I get a better explanation of the Binoculars meta?
Here's what I know or think that I know.

So far it seems its a hunt for crowns but I thought I had read somewhere that doing the binoculars reveal mystery items that you see on the monster from environment view. Also you may get.... a title or placard or something?

What I don't full understand is how do I know i got the thing?

Presumably the crown would show if it was a king or mini but the item reveal, that may not be a thing though.

Thanks for your help!

a) no item reveal

b) it is standard equipment for hunters, so you always have it from the start

c) there is an achievement for spotting to crown monster the first time with binoculars

d) we used to hunt monsters again and again by checking via guts and estimating if a monster is especially small or especially large - the chances for that are around 5% for such to occur, with the introduction of that new feature with Monster Hunter Wilds, it is the first installment which has that, crown hunting is easier than ever:

check all spawned monster without enganging, quick and easy thanks to seikret ride -> fight / save investigation if found -> rest to reset spawn -> share investigations with guaranteed crown monsters in multiplayer / trade, which you can do up to three times per monster

All that has made crown hunting, compared to previous installments, a joke. I cannot say it differently, considering how much of an achievement it used to be, compared to nowadays.

I do not even bother in making a guide for that anymore.

[Exan Bloodmoon]

I know that I got an achievement (probably a title too, but I wouldn't know where to look for that specific detail), by using the binoculars on an Alpha Doshaguma, and I don't know if it's all Alpha Doshagumas, or just that one in particular, but the first one that I ran in to (along the quest path) gave me the "Spotting gold crown" achievement, can also confirm for my wife and a friend or two.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Exan Bloodmoon:

I know that I got an achievement (probably a title too, but I wouldn't know where to look for that specific detail), by using the binoculars on an Alpha Doshaguma, and I don't know if it's all Alpha Doshagumas, or just that one in particular, but the first one that I ran in to (along the quest path) gave me the "Spotting gold crown" achievement, can also confirm for my wife and a friend or two.

Large Monster Field Guide - there you can see an overview of the monsters and crowns.

The first Alpha Quest is fixed to spawn a crown for story purposes.

[ᔑᓭ∴ᔑリ⊣]

it will show the crown, and it will also tell you the exact size of the monster if its the biggest/smallest crown you've seen so far
its very nice, this game is probably the only one in the series now where crown farming is actually a viable possibility for non-masochists
never heard anything about items or anything else, it doesnt even tell you about endemic life if you look at them through it, a missed opportunity imo

[Jandi]

200 Hours in you will just notice people abusing binoculars.

Host an arena investigation and see how many people join, now stare up at the cliff and watch what they do.

You will see them pull out their binoculars, scan the monster and leave if its not the crown they are seeking.

Now imagine that pattern with 10 randoms in a row doing the same thing.

Then you think to yourself why are they not doing this solo?
Because they abuse the fact that if they join others hunt it does not cost them resources, so they abuse it to no end.

[Buckshot]

Thank you all for your help and valuable information, insights and experiences!

[Lesliekarma]

Originally posted by Jandi:

200 Hours in you will just notice people abusing binoculars.

Host an arena investigation and see how many people join, now stare up at the cliff and watch what they do.

You will see them pull out their binoculars, scan the monster and leave if its not the crown they are seeking.

Now imagine that pattern with 10 randoms in a row doing the same thing.

Then you think to yourself why are they not doing this solo?
Because they abuse the fact that if they join others hunt it does not cost them resources, so they abuse it to no end.

I just set the lobby to npc only if I know it’s a non crown.