Tempered vs normal monsters.

[Mrrshan68]

So obviously tempered monsters are harder but anyone know the specific changes?
Like do they just have more hp/damage?
Are they just sped up?
Maybe just less pause between attacks?

[Fluffy Monster Thing]

They range from t3 to t5. T3 rathalos does a little more damage. T5 has a completely different fireball effect that looks like a mini nuke.

Look at the purple stars under the investigation.

[Khergit Horse Archer]

all i notice is they hit noticeably harder

[Gaidax]

Tempered = more HP, more damage, more resistances, additional moves and abilities.

They also go from 3 stars to 5 stars - you see that above their portraits. This scales HP, damage and resistances further. Also increases their aggressiveness, frequency of more difficult abilities and combos use.