User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Frontier Season Forward 5/@comment-70.128.20.68-20130228225519/@comment-969093-20130301091429

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I think these monsters are perfect examples of why frontier should NOT be brought to America or Europe. Until they step up their game frontier I would say is not suited for the west as a whole.

The majority of the players would quit the game before HR500 most likely, which is when SR becomes accessible (not unlocked).

Then there's the hardcore grinding that is required to get the proper equipment to even start facing Supreme Species. If people were already going nuts over White Fatalis Z armor, then they're in for hell when they go for a Supreme Armor. You're basically farming White Fatalis Z x10 in amount of  to get even 1 Supreme piece maxed. It's 26 HC-carves per piece, all as rare as BEDJs/Heavenly (actually rarer).

Not to mention it costs 9 to 10 million z to afford the upgrading costs per piece. This is a flaw on capcom's side imo though, they made in-game stuff way too expensive. They should raise the money cap. 7.500.000z for a GS is just stupid with a 9.999.999z limit.

Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of Frontier in the west and I'm definitely not against it (ok I'm lieing, I am against it at THIS moment). The problem is just that I think it would be a financial suicide for capcom to do it as the western fanbase is now + the above.

Only the truly hardcore players would manage. And with that I mean to get to end-game, and aim for the "ultimate equipment" and max things out as much as the game allows you to.