User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-5020152-20120823004604/@comment-1837917-20120823095736

They're good ideas, but as the 2nd aWC said, and further reinforced by the fact Underwater Gameplay isn't returning in MH4 as Raxis said, it doesn't really work. In MHFU (or previous games) have you ever seen Daimyo go near water? Or Shogun? :/ Deserts, Volcanos and the occasional trip to the Swamp, I don't think the developers quite had underwater combat in mind. There's a lot more practical implications that could be discussed but that's why the Theory Blog exists. xD