User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Herbivores/@comment-5020152-20140317193657

1) My favorite Herbivore is the Aptonoth, with Slagoth and Epioth cruising in for a tie at second place.

Aptonoth have been in MH since the beginning, which gives me a comforting feeling of consistency - when a new game comes out, the Aptonoth is assured to be there. They look like hadrosaurs with stegosaur tails, which, surprisingly, is very appealing to me (the duck-bills are hardly my favorite on the saurian family tree). They're also placid, peaceful, and do nothing to hurt you - which is welcome in the harsh, brutal world of Monster Hunter.

Slagtoth and Epioth are also two creatures where their designs are my favorite thing about them - a green (or orange) dog-faced hippo and a peaceful plesiosaur.

I don't like the mammalian Herbivores. Mammals bore me. Reptiles are so much more interesting.

2) Herbivores already have a valuable role in the game - the monsters where beginners can slowly practice their hunting techniques on, and lunch for the infinitely more badarse carnivores. I think their niche in Monster Hunter is perfect the way it is.

However, Herbivore bosses would be an excellent touch. After all, not much messes with a bull African elephant, so why not create the MH equivalent?