MHNCast: a Monster Hunter Now Podcast

We look at a smattering of small quality of life updates; a reminder to grab the free storage upgrades from the ongoing Wilds Collab event; the Season 4 Climax event celebrates all of the new monsters and tundra biome added this season with focus on Barioth, Tigrex, Volvidon, Lagombi, Somnacanth, Bagelgeuse, Kirin; the debut of Chatacabra, and more! Links: Game updates: https://community.monsterhu...

We do a deep dive on the Blast status & Hellfire Blight status in Monster Hunter Now. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at upcoming Blast Element Quests week featuring Magnamalo, Bazelgeuse, and Teostra, sharing our gameplay experiences with Thunder Element Quest week, and more! Links: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/elementquest-02172025 https://monsterhunternow.com/news/bazelgeuseweek Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We do a deep dive on how weapons generally work in Monster Hunter Now–which one should you use? How is each weapon different? What are the different skills, status, and elements that distinguish each weapon? (Hint: the answer it has to do with hunting large monsters!)Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the upcoming Thunder Element Quests and debut of Bazelgeuse! Also share an update on our gameplay experiences with the Kirin debut event, our season goals, and more! Links: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/bazelgeuseweek https://monsterhunternow.com/news/elementquest-02102025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Other than “it’s super fun,” what are the advantages to playing Monster Hunter Now with friends? And also some awkward pitfalls you might run into and more anecdotal stories! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We look at the event-packed February event calendar: Wrapping up the Lucky Lunar New Year 2025 & debut of Kirin event, Even Happier Hunting, Thunder Element Quests, the debut of Bazelgeuse, Blast Element Quests, Season 4 Climax Event. There is also a collab event going on with the MH Puzzles app, a new Extreme Hunter Pass, and more! Links: MH Puzzles: https://mobile.capcom.com/mhpuzzle/de/topi...

We do a deep dive at what Hunter Rank is in Monster Hunter Now–does it actually matter or is a number just a number? What are the best ways to increase your Hunter Rank? (Hint: the answer it has to do with hunting large monsters!) Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Paintballs have been tweaked to be better and cheaper than before; try some out with the codes MHNPB and MHNPBMORE! We take a look at the Lucky New Year 2025 and MH Wilds Collab I events. Links: Paintball: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/important-change-in-paintball-specifications-and-number-of-gems-required-for-exchange/59048 News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/lunarnewyear2025 W...

We revisit our impressions of the two skills added from Mysterious Driftstone D (Headstrong and Dauntless), look towards Fire Element Quest week featuring all five fire elemental monsters, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/elementquest-012025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We do a deep dive at how your health works in Monster Hunter Now including ways to increase your health, health regeneration, and other related skills. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The upcoming Driftsmelting Bonanza event will introduce Mysterious Driftstone D, featuring the new skills Dauntless and Headstrong. Also we take a look at the announcement for an event featuring Kirin’s debut, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/driftsmeltingevent-jan2025 Kirin: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/winterhunt-020125 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: ht...

We're taking a deep dive into the Driftsmelting feature in Monster Hunter Now. Strap on your jogging shoes, because we have a lot of ground to cover—5km, to be precise. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

2025 is off to a strong start with back-to-back events: A Triumvirate Elder Dragon Interception event, Even Happier Hunting, Driftsmelting Bonanza for new Mysterious Gemstone D, Fire Element Quests featuring Silver and Azure Rathalos, and new and old Lunar New Year weapons. And our first listener email! Links: January lineup: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/jan-2025 Elder Dragon Week: https:/...

We do a deep dive on what gathering points are and how they work in Monster Hunter Now. Also HEY pick up that litter on the ground! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We do a deep dive at what volatile territories are in Monster Hunter Now, and the quirkiness of how to encounter Deviljho. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

As the year is coming to a close, we look towards 2025 and the two-week event A Happy Hunting New Year, featuring the return of some familiar Mysterious Driftstones, something Gold and something Silver, and more! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/holidays2024-2025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

In our first “tips” episode, we share all we know about one particular aspect of the MHN game. This time we focus on habitats, also known as “biomes”. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Season 4 is underway! We take a look at how our predictions panned out for the quantity of additional loadout slots and the cheer new feature, set new season goals, and chat about what new equipment we are most excited about from the new tundra monsters. Start-of-season materials redemption code: MHNTUNDRA & TGA2024 Links: Blogpost Season 4 starts: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season4r...

We celebrate the end of Season 3 of Monster Hunter Now by looking back at the best updates this season has brought, how did we do on our personal season goals, and our first season of pod recording. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We peek ahead at the new features that will drop at the start of Season 4: Roars from the Winterwind! New habitat (Tundra), new monsters (Lagombi, Tigrex, Volvidon, Somnacanth), new weapon (Switch Axe), customizable Palico, Friend Cheering feature, and more! Also check your email circa Nov 28, 2024 for a redeemable code. Links: Season 4 announcement: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season4ann...

The Season 3 Climax event includes the return of Nergigante for the first time to all players since the ticketed Carnival & Global events, and more! Links: Season 3 Climax event: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season3final-dec2024 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We recap the previous event, Rare-Tinted Royalty, our gameplay experiences of the current event Even Happier Hunting, share some Thankgiving vibes, and more! Links: Bug with paintballed Gold Rathian or Silver Rathalos for Even Happier Hunting: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/2-unable-to-acquire-2nd-slot-reward-after-group-hunting-gold-rathian-and-silver-rathalos-marked-with-a-paintball-pr...

It’s time for the oldie but goodie filler event, Even Happier Hunting, featuring more Zinogre and Magnamalo out in the field. Teostra in EDIs will be more common as well. News Links: Even Happier Hunting: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/grouphuntquest-112024 Halloween Layered Armor: https://x.com/NianticHelp/status/1858696699008487558?t=alVV-4i9GU9bB02jAAh3jw&s=19 Email us: mhncast@gmail....

We check into the Rare-Tinted Royalty event, featuring Gold Rathian and Silver Rathalos in HATs. We also take a look at MHN version 88 release notes, which includes exciting updates such as sorting/filtering armor, UI navigation, and more! News Links: V88 release info: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/11-12-release-information-v88/53189 MHN Global bug fix: https://community.monsterhunterno...