We are inserting new features into the game, but we don't want people who's played previous titles to feel abandoned. So we aren't forcing massive changes in everything; instead, we're adding a lot of new freshness to all areas of the game, from collecting to hunting and the weapons.

After a great deal of debate, we concluded that we needed to whittle down the weapon categories and concentrate on adding more depth to each individual weapon.

You are competing for fast times, but there's no reason to be obsessed with that part of the mode. You get rewards for finishing it either way, and two players each get their own set of rewards when working as a pair.

• Confirmed weapon types in Monster Hunter 3

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