With an upcoming Sleep and Paralysis themed event (Sept 23-29), we give an overview on how status effects work in Monster Hunter Now. Even if you’re still not sold on status ailments, don’t sleep on this event–one of the three featured monsters is Nightshade Paolumu–the first event feature where hunting it is widely available to all players! News and Links: Element Quests Sept: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/elementquests-sep2024 General status info: https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/39-monster-hunter-now/faq/3963-tips-elements-and-status-ailments/ Poison analysis: https://old.reddit.com/r/MHNowGame/comments/17czuf5/everything_about_poison_once_and_for_all_the/ Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Two days into the First Anniversary Event, we give our first impressions about Season 3 and the First Anniversary Event. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

In our first episode, we talk about the exciting new features and events at the start of Season 3: Curse of the Wandering Flames. Three new monsters (Magnamalo, Aknosom, Rajang), new weapon (Heavy Bowgun), The First Anniversary Event, the addition of cooking, and more. News Links: Start of season info: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season3announc 1st Anniversary info: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season3welcome-sep2024 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the upcoming Water Element Quests event, featuring Mizutsune and Coral Pukei-Pukei, Nergigante’s return is teased for the end of the season, a new in-game medal pertaining to Campfire meetups, and more in this week’s episode! News Links: Recap MHN Carnival 2024: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/mhncarnival-2024-recap2 Water Element Quests: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/elementquest-11112024 Server Update Nov 8th: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/11-8-server-update-information-nov-8th/52524 Wayspotters: https://pokemonprofessor.com/wayspotters Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We recap our weekend experiences of the MHN Global event, the current Electric Element Quest event, and more!

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We take a look at the monsters featured the week of the in-person Shibuya Carnival event, as well as peek at the shop bundles, debut of premium steak, and more. News Links: Live Event Celebration: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/realeventquest-oct2024 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We do a check-in for the Even Happier Hunting Event this week. We also take a look at limited-time quests relating to Monster Hunter Wilds, a gear breakdown of why most new players are desperate for Monster Bone+, and a peek at the new monsters being added during the Monster Hunter Carnival Shibuya & Monster Hunter Carnival World event! News Links: MHWilds Collab: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/collab-sep2024 MHN Carnival: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/mhn-carnival-2024-shibuya Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

It’s time for Even Happier Hunting, featuring Zinogre and Coral Pukei! Also we take a peek at the October events line-up, SerAmanda learns a tip about driftstones, and more. News Links: Even Happier Hunting: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/grouphuntquest-sep2024 October events: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/oct-2024 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at Monster Hunter Now presence at upcoming in-person events in Japan: Tokyo Game Show (this week!) and next month Monster Hunter Now Carnival in Shibuya and afterwards Global. We also do a quick check-in on the current MHN paralysis/sleep focused event. News Links: Tokyo Game Show: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/tgs2024 MHN Carnival: https://monsterhunternow.com/mhn-carnival-2024-shibuya/en/ Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Monster Hunter Now celebrates its first full year! When MHN released, the game was fun but rough on solo rural hunters. The game is still the grind that we expect, but we take a look at some of the top quality-of-life updates and new features over the past year that new or returning hunters may not know about. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the November line-up of events in MHN, more closely at the Thunder Element Quests starting this week, and more! News Links: November events: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/nov-2024 Thunder Element Quests: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/elementquest-112024 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

As the Halloween event is drawing to a close, we share our gameplay experiences with the event and what we have left to accomplish. Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

With the MHN Carnival Global event just around the corner, we take a look at the global event details. Also the latest patch notes include some exciting quality of life updates around Kulu Yaku and new features for next season, and more!

Global event: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/mhn-carnival-2024-global

Patch notes: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/10-22-release-information-v86/50321

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Join us as we take a look at a Q&A interview with Niantic Inc producer Mugiya Yui and game director & designer Kanno Chihiro. The Q&A includes details on how they decided to put together the Shibuya Carnival event, burning answers to some of the most requested features from hunters, teasing future features, and more! Interview article: https://getnews.jp/archives/3564502 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the Halloween 2024 event, Haunted Weapon and Phantom Friend, cover free item code for XBox Game Pass subscribers, and more! News Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/halloween-2024 Monster Hunter Now Discord: https://discord.gg/8ax9yZS5d8 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We share how our experiences are going with walking Driftstone C, impressions of the monsters featured in last week’s live Shibuya event, reminiscing about last year’s Halloween event, and more! Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We look at the event Driftstone C in the upcoming Driftstone Bonanza event, which includes featured monsters Legiana, Rathalos, Deviljho. We also take a look at some of the new skills the monsters featured in the Shibuya Carnival 2024 event will bring to the game (Nergigante, Silver rathalos, and Gold Rathian) in anticipation for the global event Nov 2-3. News Links: Driftsmelting event: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/driftsmeltingevent-oct2024 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We recap the previous event Even Happier Hunting, share gameplay experiences of Live Event Celebration, name-drop The Essential resource mhn.quest, explore our first podcasts reviews, and more! Links: https://mhn.quest/ Helene Recovery GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/reconnecting-communities-after-hurricane-helene Crisis Cleanup Hotline: 844-965-1386 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!

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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/topic/cp_20250123_01.html Feb events: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/feb-2025 Even Happier Hunting: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/grouphuntquest-feb2025 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/season4release Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

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/season4announce December Events: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/dec-2024 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

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-prior-to-the-start-of-the-even-happier-hunting-event/54200 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

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.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

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.monsterhunternow.com/t/11-16-update-unable-to-join-hunt-a-thons-or-elder-dragon-interceptions/50032 RoaringSparrow Coral Pukei video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHEw1hIze1g Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

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

We cover the upcoming event The Rare-Tinted Royalty, featuring an abundance of Pink Rathian and Azure Rathalos, as well as the first free global appearance of Gold Rathian and Silver Rathalos! Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/goldrathian-silverrathalosevent Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the roadmap for what’s ahead in Season 4 and share our water element quests gameplay experiences. Links: Season 4 roadmap: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/roadmapupdate-nov-2024 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 Wilds Collab: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/collab-jan2025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

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: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

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://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/elderdragonweek2025 Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

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 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.monsterhunternow.com/t/1-28-release-information-v92/61295https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/2-13-server-update-information-feb-13th/62422https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/2-18-release-information-v93/62963Season 4 Climax: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/season4final-feb2025Season 5 announcements: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/season5announceEmail us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

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-02172025https://monsterhunternow.com/news/bazelgeuseweekEmail 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/bazelgeuseweekhttps://monsterhunternow.com/news/elementquest-02102025Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link:https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

The upcoming two-week Spring Festival event features the debut of Ebony Odogaron, collecting Spring & Rainbow Eggs for an event exchange hub, and more!Links: News: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/springfestival-04142025v96 notes: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/4-7-release-information-v96/67703#p-120443-new-feature-7Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We do a deep dive into anything Wayfarer-related to Monster Hunter Now, and reading the tea leaves in how HATs/EDIs appear on the map.Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Flying solo this episode, we take a look at the final drop of the MH Collab Event, new updates to skills and other features, recap the many possible ways to incorrectly pronounce Bazelgeuse, and more!Links: Game updates: https://community.monsterhunternow.com/t/2-27-server-update-information-feb-27th/63486Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

Maxotron does a deep dive at everything Longsword in Monster Hunter Now!Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV

We take a look at the March event line-up, which marks the start of Season 5. Get ready for new monsters Glavenus and Arzuros, a new mysterious Driftstone, a new feature that will allow epic exchanges, and more! Links: Collab event: https://monsterhunternow.com/news/collab-feb2025March events: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/mar-2025Season 5 additional monsters: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/season5announceRoadmap: https://monsterhunternow.com/en/news/roadmapupdate-feb-2025Email us: mhncast@gmail.com Discord link: https://discord.gg/arsBEFnZRV