Research Level

[Blitzo]

I've been trying to max out my monster research level entry, Radobaan and Great Girros are the only two not leveling up past Level 3. Capturing/Killing/Footprints then returning to the research person in the village isn't doing anything. Is anyone else having an issue? I have everything else Maxed at Lv 6 and Lv 5
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[DaveJK]

Are you collecting their tracks in High Rank? Ranks 1-3 are Low Rank, 4-6 are High Rank.

[Blitzo]

Yeah I collected tracks in the Low Rank and High Rank quests/investigations after discovering the research level wasn't increasing. It tells me "level up" but when I come back to check it, the level stays level 3.

[DaveJK]

Originally posted by Karu:

Yeah I collected tracks in the Low Rank and High Rank quests/investigations after discovering the research level wasn't increasing. It tells me "level up" but when I come back to check it, the level stays level 3.

It always says level up when starting. You need to pick up tracks for a while, then go back to town to check. If you have Hunter helmet on with Scholar skill, and pants for Scenthound, or Scenthound charm, just go around picking up tracks for 5-10 minutes. At the end of a mission it will say "xxx leveled up! Go visit your ecological research center."

[Blitzo]

Originally posted by DaveJK:

Originally posted by Karu:

Yeah I collected tracks in the Low Rank and High Rank quests/investigations after discovering the research level wasn't increasing. It tells me "level up" but when I come back to check it, the level stays level 3.

It always says level up when starting. You need to pick up tracks for a while, then go back to town to check. If you have Hunter helmet on with Scholar skill, and pants for Scenthound, or Scenthound charm, just go around picking up tracks for 5-10 minutes. At the end of a mission it will say "xxx leveled up! Go visit your ecological research center."

I'll give that a try, I do have gear with those skills. (I've just been breaking their parts and then capturing, along with some track pickups)

[N]

Originally posted by DaveJK:

Originally posted by Karu:

Yeah I collected tracks in the Low Rank and High Rank quests/investigations after discovering the research level wasn't increasing. It tells me "level up" but when I come back to check it, the level stays level 3.

It always says level up when starting. You need to pick up tracks for a while, then go back to town to check. If you have Hunter helmet on with Scholar skill, and pants for Scenthound, or Scenthound charm, just go around picking up tracks for 5-10 minutes. At the end of a mission it will say "xxx leveled up! Go visit your ecological research center."

so only the tracks matter? you dont have to kill a mon to level up research?

[DaveJK]

Originally posted by White_Fatalis:

Originally posted by DaveJK:

It always says level up when starting. You need to pick up tracks for a while, then go back to town to check. If you have Hunter helmet on with Scholar skill, and pants for Scenthound, or Scenthound charm, just go around picking up tracks for 5-10 minutes. At the end of a mission it will say "xxx leveled up! Go visit your ecological research center."

so only the tracks matter? you dont have to kill a mon to level up research?

Tracks are worth 10 points, Kill is 60 points, Capture is 90 points. I really don't bother killing or capturing because following the monster around and picking up their tracks is much faster in the long run. Unless you are tracking something like a Ratholos/Rathian, that leave 1-3 tracks and just fly off immediately then maybe killing/capturing is faster.

Edit: for me, even against those flying wyverns, I still just follow them around while using campsites to teleport to. I just find it faster.

[Blitzo]

I've been running straight towards the monster and killing it, slow process but it levels up research for the mon. Additional tracks and partbreaking boosts the amount of exp you get for research though.

[Blitzo]

Ahh, thanks for the help everyone!~ Managed to get it fixed, restarted my game along with using the scoutfly/scholar skills.