The arena is a different, savage experience. It was a helluva rocky adjustment to be forced to choose between worthless-in-water sword-and-shield, the clunky Great Sword, and two weapon types i've never even touched before.
Didn't help at all that they only give ten potions. Not hard to do, but it'll be a hard slog to get enough Ludroth coins...

Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.







