2013-05-20, 09:01 AM
Welp, I finally beat Alatreon, and I must say...I'm pretty disappointed at how Capcom handled him in this game.
Firstly, they definitely buffed him like crazy. I'm not surprised at this, considering the 4-5 minute solos that were going on in P3rd, but they buffed him excessively for a solo quest. It took me 25-30 minutes to do it with the Brachydios Bow, which Bow and Slime together are Overpowered, Kelbi Bow or Brachy Bow. Normal runs are reduced in about half, if not more (depending on the monster) when I use the Brachy Bow in comparison to a non-Slime Bow. Still took me ~25 minutes to kill him and I certainly wasn't passive. It took me 10 minutes alone to break ONE horn, and most of my shots, including ~70 Power Coatings, went directly into it.
It's very clear from the above that the Alatreon you fight in the Village Quest is DEFINITELY G Rank Strength and Health, which leads me to my next issue.
He gives High Rank Materials. So all that trouble killing a G Rank monster for High Rank Mats (Which Mark of a Hero does too, by the way, which is retarded as well). I feel like it's a punch in the face! You can't max out anything to a usable state (I doubt anyone is killing him that isn't already in G Rank gear) from him because you need G Rank Alatreon materials. The fun part? You can't get G Rank Alatreon materials until Capcom decides to release the Download Quest for Multiplayer Alatreon.
I'm not saying I don't think he should be a hard monster, I do. I just think that they went through a lot of trouble to make him a huge hassle and for what? Without the Multiplayer Alatreon he's a complete waste of time.
The worst part in all of this for me is that for all my trouble, my rewards consisted of a Webbing and 4 Scutes. I feel like I accomplished so much.
Firstly, they definitely buffed him like crazy. I'm not surprised at this, considering the 4-5 minute solos that were going on in P3rd, but they buffed him excessively for a solo quest. It took me 25-30 minutes to do it with the Brachydios Bow, which Bow and Slime together are Overpowered, Kelbi Bow or Brachy Bow. Normal runs are reduced in about half, if not more (depending on the monster) when I use the Brachy Bow in comparison to a non-Slime Bow. Still took me ~25 minutes to kill him and I certainly wasn't passive. It took me 10 minutes alone to break ONE horn, and most of my shots, including ~70 Power Coatings, went directly into it.
It's very clear from the above that the Alatreon you fight in the Village Quest is DEFINITELY G Rank Strength and Health, which leads me to my next issue.
He gives High Rank Materials. So all that trouble killing a G Rank monster for High Rank Mats (Which Mark of a Hero does too, by the way, which is retarded as well). I feel like it's a punch in the face! You can't max out anything to a usable state (I doubt anyone is killing him that isn't already in G Rank gear) from him because you need G Rank Alatreon materials. The fun part? You can't get G Rank Alatreon materials until Capcom decides to release the Download Quest for Multiplayer Alatreon.
I'm not saying I don't think he should be a hard monster, I do. I just think that they went through a lot of trouble to make him a huge hassle and for what? Without the Multiplayer Alatreon he's a complete waste of time.
The worst part in all of this for me is that for all my trouble, my rewards consisted of a Webbing and 4 Scutes. I feel like I accomplished so much.