User blog comment:Aandrew07/Discussion of the Week: Subspecies/@comment-5333970-20121024123141

-Which generation has the best roster of subspecies?

Overall I'd have to say 3rd generation but this is mainly because they have had more time to really consider what is better design and gameplay for a user.

-The worst?

1st gen, although I do like a few such as Azure and Silver los, Pink and Gold Ian - they have gotten slightly better with time, and when they were encorporated into newer games you can see that CAPCOM has thought about how to make them different.

-Which is the best subspecies of them all?

Hmmm on 3rd Gen I would say: Black Jinouga, too bad he didn't really get his own theme lol. That would of made him more badass. Although I like White Lagiacrus, Black Tigrex (which I thought was easier than the original, just because he got nerfed so bad in Gen 3.) Azure Rath on MH3G is pretty epic too, really has up'd my idea of a how a subspecie should differiantiate from the "original". I like Hungry Jho, people probably don't consider him a 'proper" sub but I do, he provides a epic fight every time.

If I was to mention other games like MHFU I like Copper Blangonga, he's probably the best on that game you can see that they really considered what they were doing and thats where subspecies got better.

-The worst?

Hmmm, Purple Gypceros annoys me, he's slightly better in G-rank but he even still has the same weakness which is even more powerful against it! Hahah, Red Khezu annoyed me a little but at least they changed his weakness.

-Do you hope Monster Hunter 4 features subspecies?

I'd like to think so, but I do hope its not as many as 3rd Gen, the majority are good, but some of the subs like Poison Ludroth I justdidn't see the point of.

-What to you makes a good subspecies?

What makes these monsters so special? You have to think they need something special otherwise they are just the same as there original counterparts. Which leads me discussing I think that different variation of attacks as well as different attack patterns, different elemental weakness, better AI, better health/attack/defence/hit ratios and speed.

All make very good claims of a better monster, but also its appearance seems influence how people believe if it is a better monster such as if it looks better than the original and not just a re-texture, it will allow players to think that it is more formidatable as a opponent. Another thing i've seen mentioned a lot, is if they live in different areas in game - I'm not saying evey sub should be like this but sometimes it could be plausible for them to live in the same area, when they do appear in different areas it really allows players to think that the change of area has allowed them to adapt in a different area thus making them into a true subspecies, which is the case with like Sandy Barioth and Frozen Agnaktor. (Which are also two pretty epic subs)