
A lot of people quit games pretty early on. They lose interest or they start playing something else, and the game doesn't get finished. This has always been a worry for many developers, which leads to a lot of specific design choices that aim to keep players engaged.
Monster Hunter: World doesn't seem to have that problem, though. A reader tipped us off that just over 67 per cent of players on PlayStation 4 have stuck with Monster Hunter: World past the initial story. This is according to the game's Trophy data, which shows that 67.1 per cent of people have obtained the 'Into The Deep' Trophy, meaning that they've reached high rank missions.
As far as most games go, that percentage suggests very healthy player retention. It takes a fair number of hours to get to that point, so clearly a lot of people have been more than happy to keep up the hunt.
Are you one of those players? Let us know how you're handling high rank in the comments section below.
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I'm not playing much monhun this weeks because I'm still playing sotc and knack 2 (finally finished it). After sotc, I'll get back to monhun.
It's my first Monster Hunter ever, my HR is 10 and yesterday I beated Diablos on an assigned mission.
An impressive stat for sure. I can't wait to get started with this game... One day!
This is also my first Monster Hunter.
It has really got its hooks into me. Making my way slowly towards taking out Diablos. Hope to become a part of that stat down the road.
I'm completely hooked to the game. Haven't even got started with Shadow of the Colossus yet due to playing this instead. It's my first MH game too. I'm on maybe the final assigned missions now (I think or maybe I could be very close to it. Not sure which) and done quite well in the fight by myself but I'm looking some company in it as I enjoy playing with other players. The bad part is that nobody is joining my SOS for this mission and I'm not seeing anybody else do the mission when I search for their SOS.
@TheGamerNextDoor I'm happy to lend you a hand if you need it!
I'm getting there ok? No need to rub it in my face
Anyway, when is Alloy suit coming around?
when i finally make that awesome armor and weapons, but...its not enough.
Creates more, hunt more.
I'm new to MH, am about 10-12 hours into it and so far have had a love/hate relationship with it. At the moment I could end up either loving it or giving up completely!
That's when the real game starts. I'm 140 hours in still can't wait to get off work to play it.
@TheGamerNextDoor same. my sotc is collecting dust while i fight other monsters in MHW. As for trying to do the same assigned quest on someone elses SOS, you can't join someone else's level if you haven't done it yet.
@Nightcrawler71 Try to grind some Investigation missions and farm those armor upgrades. I made it quite a long way by farming the Great Jagras i even used my starting leather armor with upgrades for a long time.
@McGuit That Diablos hits hard i just left him to further upgrade my armor and try again. 😀
That's an impressive statistic, higher than I expected. I reached the end of the story, on HR24, still really enjoying it, and I'm going to be playing for a long time yet.
112 hours in and I've now gotten to tempered monsters. I've spent most of that time farming, rather than progressing through the "story". It's been pretty fun, but I do hope that they bring us G-rank sometime. High rank can only offer so much. Plus, high rank armor and weapons look lame. G-rank is where the cooler stuff usually showed up.
How does the Hunter Rank work? After 65 hours I'm doing 6 stars missions but I'm still HR 12...
@AFCC Aloy will arrive 02/28 ("The Proving" event).
Waiting for G rank already!
@andreoni79 HR is capped to 15 or 16 until you do your final Assigned Mission, then High Rank Missions open up and you get new Assigned Missions every few levels (HR 29, 39, 49 etc).
e.g. You'll be capped at HR29 until you complete the relevent HR29 level Assignment, but any xp you earn in the meantime is saved and added on once you pass that Assignment.
@andreoni79 I'm only Hunter Rank 7, should I rush or do you think I can easily get there?
@AFCC You have to be HR 11 to play the Aloy event! Release date is 02/28.
https://mobile.twitter.com/monsterhunter/status/963164153035735040
@andreoni79 alright! Thanks man
that is huge
scrubs... scrubs everywhere!
I'm not at high rank yet, I'm currently going through the Rotten Vale, in terms of the story missions. I'm in no rush, though - thoroughly enjoying taking my time getting to grips with this game.
Less people have cooked a well done steak though...
... yeah, I'm 140ish hours in... pretty much done most of it (possibly hitting the wall now) - but it's been SO good and it's still addictive creating those sets and going for the real crazy weapons that require super-rare drops (Teostra's chest mail - I'm looking at you) and Val's fangs - they're like gold dust! But it's been so awesome - a game done right, zero microtransactions, and a grind that is actually good and built-in to the progression... and a guaranteed purchase of any future DLC from me! I think it's going to be tough to be as GOTY for me... and that's before Spidey, etc. (and I did my first well-done steak last night (135 hours in!) - and I'd completely forgotten / missed gathering hub arenas / challenges... still plenty to keep me going!)
@AFCC HR is purely set by the main story quest you are on. I just turned HR 15 and I believe I'm on on of the last main questlines. The high ranking stuff is opened at HR 12 I believe (if your quests are red stars, you're in the high ranking stuff).
I'm 130 hours in. I love this game. So many little things done right.
@starhops I like the game a lot too, but I have so many others to play that I can't dedicate all my time to MH
@wiiware KNACK 2 BABY
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