Summer is the best time of year for location-based mobile games. School is out, workers are on vacation, and it’s time for adventure, whether travelling to new cities or doing a staycation. Franchises such as Pokemon Go have taken advantage of the free time and have done big extravaganzas, and Scopely’s sister franchise Monster Hunter Now is no different.
Its upcoming 10th season is titled Halcyon Crimsonbolts, and it features two anticipated creatures – Stygian Zingore and Shogun Ceanataur. As for other new creatures, fans can expect Riftborne Bazelgeuse to join the fray. Like the previous invasion monster, Deviljho, Scopely is giving fans a break and putting the creature on the field for a limited time to kick off the season running from June 18 to the fall. The other variant monster coming in the summer is Riftborne Mizutsune, which could finally give players another viable water weapon that they can rank up beyond Grade 10.
Lastly, players will have a new Elder Dragon to slay. Velkhana, the dangerous ice dragon, is joining the fold. And with any new season, some creatures will be temporarily disappear from the field. Players can unlock Almudron, Viper Tobi-Kadachi and Seregios by completing a questline.
With any new monster, players have a chance to craft new gear with Shogun Ceanatur and Stygian Zinogre and they come with five new skills:
Elemental Release
Weapon’s elemental attack power increases for a few seconds after activating a Special Skill.
Tail Partbreaker
Increases part damage accumulated on breakable tails.
Slicing Ammo Boost
Increases damage of Slicing/Slicing Fire/Slicing Water/Slicing Thunder/Slicing Ice/Slicing Dragon Ammo.
Advanced Dragon Attack
Increases weapon’s dragon-element value when Dragon Attack Lv5+ is active.
Vital Water
Increases weapon’s water element value according to your remaining health.
Riftborne Bazelguese introduces a new wrinkle to weapons. Unlike other armaments in Monster Hunter Now, Bazelguese’s gear each has a different skill, and that plays a factor in the build type. I’m the most interested in how Switch Axe, with a Burst Level 2, will work, especially with new Riftborne materials that unlock style customisation.
As for Velkhana, the Elder Dragon will appear in Season 10 Wave 2, which is a few weeks away. That gives players time to power up their gear to protect from ice attacks and build up gear emphasising Thunder, Fire and Dragon elements that can deal more damage. – Bay Area News Group/TNS
