User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-5489419-20120916074541

This little bit of info was linked on the Tumblr page "Party at the Hunting Hall."

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/14/how-jump-attacks-will-revolutionize-the-hunt-in-monster-hunter-4/

It's very informative, and, best of all, it means that jumping won't be a regular thing for most weapons! No Dragon's Dogma jumping here, save for the Lance and the new Insect Staff, which you must perform a move that would make you leap into the air.

Also, riding on monsters isn't that easy, it's a privilege. You must land so many air attacks on monsters before they could be stunned, and THEN you can jump on their backs and stab them with your hunting knife. This stab also gets up a little meter that, when full, would stun the monster for your friends to wail on.

I don't know, I kind of like the idea now!