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Foreword
Monster Hunter: World

Foreword

Begin your journey as an aspiring hunter in Monster Hunter: World! This guide covers the foreword, prerequisites, walkthrough, tips, and rewards for the Research Commission's mission.

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Begin your journey as an aspiring hunter in Monster Hunter: World! This guide covers the foreword, prerequisites, walkthrough, tips, and rewards for the Research Commission's mission.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Begin your journey as an aspiring hunter of the Fifth Fleet, traveling to the New World to aid the Research Commission.
  2. 2
    Investigate the Elder Crossing, a phenomenon where Elder Dragons cross the ocean for an unknown purpose.
  3. 3
    Experience a close encounter with Zorah Magdaros, an Elder Dragon making the crossing.
  4. 4
    Rendezvous with the Research Commission in their forward base, Astera.
  5. 5
    Begin unraveling the mystery behind the Elder Crossing by hunting monsters.
Tips
  • Monster Hunter: World is a third-person action game with light RPG elements.
  • The core gameplay loop involves hunting monsters to gather materials for crafting arms and armor with various properties, skills, and resistances.
  • Scour wilderness areas for resources to craft traps, bombs, ammo, and consumable items.
  • Character progression is achieved through crafting different arms and armor, influencing play-style.
  • Customize your character with different skill loadouts using charms, decorations, and armor.
  • Different monsters and environments may require different skills, weapons, and armor.
  • This guide follows an ideal chronological order of events, interspersing main and side quests.
  • Some side quests and arena challenges may only be referenced if they offer no unique reward.
  • Monster strategies, elemental and status information, and drop lists will be discussed in detail.
  • A bestiary and a separate trophy/achievement guide are available.
  • Information on crafting/harvesting, side quests that unlock mantles and ingredients, and Field Researcher quests is included.
  • Details on Grimalkyne/Gajalaka quests, upgrading the Ancient Tree/Harvest Box, and unlocking fertilizers are provided.
  • The guide explains how the Elder Melder works, including melding items and decorations.
  • Information on finding and upgrading the Powertalon and Armortalon into the Powercharm and Armorcharm is available.
  • Detailed information on unlocking Tempered Monsters and the differences between Threat Level 1, 2, and 3 Tempered Monsters is included.
  • Information on Feystones, including drop rates and differences between Mysterious, Gleaming, Worn, and Warped types, is provided.
  • The guide explains how to get Warrior’s Streamstones and Hero’s Streamstones.

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