When I first played MHW I thought it would be the same as Dauntless because of players asking me have you played this game and saying it's similar or exact same as Dauntless, But because of the stamina problem and bugs in Dauntless I though it wasn't worth me buying. So when my friend told me about MHW because He doesn't play Dauntless. I thought I'll buy MHW Iceborne because I won't be the only one playing it and also I was good at this types of games. The Knowledge of me playing Dauntless I found my 3 favourite weapon which are GreatSword, Hunting Horn and Hammer. When there are day I am playing with randoms they would kill the monster rather than capture it for more better rewards. So if I'm gathering materials in the area and from monster, I made a Insect Gliave Build to run around the area fast and capture monster before a hunter can slay it. A lot of player think slaying the monster is better for rewards but capturing gets more better rewards. I captured a DevilJoe and got all the materials to make the Deep Vero Hunting Horn. The Elder Blood I got from an 2 investigation quest to slay Nergigante. Which was easy to complete because I had help with random. At least if you need something slayed just send SOS for randoms to help. I'm trying out new build like exhaust switch axe build and elemental hammer build from Ragegaming. Most of the knowledge I learned is from Darkside. Hopefully this game going to continue to improve. I more player join.