>>536634486
it's funny to me that for a while after launch the game's only challenge is gore, and it still is. At the time I play esclusively solo with https://www.nexusmods.com/monsterhunterwilds/mods/566 enabled and realized what needs to be fixed is simple. Make wounding harder and monster resist/recover faster from exhaust. The HR shitmons are instantly more engaging and I had fun for a while.
Apexes and Arkveld even at 9* is still easy. They hit harder, but on a tier below Lagi/ Steve so just upgrade your armor and it's just hunting 8* with bloated HP.