Week of July 13: Continue to work on getting monster titles. Currently, beating up Monoblos (going in order from top) - up to ten now. Ghost stops by and ShadyGuyJMV, Tommy and I help advance him to hunter level 3. We were following a guide that lists the quests needed and it neglects to mention the Plesioth 2-star quest. After killing more congas, sm hermitaurs, etc. they finally agreed to my suggestion that it is the ples quest that he needs to get the urgent tigrex. I can understand their reluctance to believe me. After all, I must constantly refer to the combining list or ask Shady how to make large barrel bombs+, etc. again and again (I think too much MH has shorted something in memory) Since we were helping Ghost, we did not get another chance at Fatalis. We do the egg carry quest - bringing back memories from MH, and Ghost gets a plate on his first Rathian tail carve! Shady says he will have full gunner fatalis by the next time we get together because he will be joining other on-line hunters. Already, his extra carve with the Jolly Roger suit has me envious. He is sure to get the Grav brainstems first with those extra carves. What! what! For the first time in three, yes 3 Monster Hunter games.....I have a Monoblos heart!!!! WAIT, unbelievable, two hearts in 2 quests!
Week of July 7: ShadyGuyJMV, Tommy and Buschka finish off an Akantor (farming) and a couple of Silver Los. We are building up our courage to try Fatalis again, unfortunately, time runs-out and we do not get to try Fatalis again. Later, I learn that Shady and Tommy went 'on-line' and failed two more times,. Yea! Receive the weapon award. Next up - finishing the online quest against 2 rajang. Read Yuffie's simple steps to beating them and begin farming Ples for fins - only one step away from top. I will definitely need it to beat them. Also, for the first time since Monster Hunter Freedom, all five cats give me skills.
Week of June 30: ShadyGuyJMV, Tommy, Vlaski, Ghost and I are all playing together. Ghost and Vlaski are recent converts to MH. Ghost makes it to hunter level 2! Afterwards, Shady, Tommy and I attempt Fatalis - and fail twice. On the first quest, Shady faints within the first minute while trying to climb to camp. Tommy falls the next two to seal our defeat, the last with less than three minutes to go - and we had dealt much damage. Fatalis' eye, chest, and wings were scared and torn. Undaunted, we re-supply and head out again. Each of us armed with the Akantor bow. This time Tommy faints first (this makes 3-in-a-row, but who's counting) then, I fall from the ledge where we tried to lure Fatalis to the dragonator, Fatalis takes aim - and Buschka is riding the cat's cart (the ride is really bumpy - maybe we can upgrade these carts with shocks in a future Monster Hunter) then Tommy gets a chest bump and concludes our second attempt. We will try again next weekend.
