User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-184.38.85.69-20120817231556/@comment-98.14.68.173-20120820183134

I'd cosider the idea of elemental skills but I hope you didn't mean that elemental damage would be removed as well. I have a list of suggestions (nobody argue about my suggestion just edit and make your own).

Earth: Benefit- Increase of strength and defense.

Downside- Slightly decrease hunter's Speed or stamina

Electric: Benefit- (slash) Incresaed critical rate. (impact) Increased K.O. rate

Downside- (?????)

Water: Benefit- Decrease chance of acquireing status ailments/ quick heal from ailments/ Heat resisteance

Downside- Negative cold resistance

Fire: Benefit- Increased bomb power/ Cold resistance

Downside- Negative Heat resistance

Ice: Benefit- Negate Tundra

Downside- (?????)

Wind: Benefit- Increse running speed/ Quick stike/ Increase jump distance

Downside- (?????)

Dragon (Who knows?)

I'm not sure if it will ever be applied to the game but if it does it should be an option to activate elemental skills. I believe the concept of elemental skills may be complicated