User blog comment:PitchBlack696/Monster Hunter Portable 3rd/@comment-220.255.1.61-20110901084433/@comment-4319079-20110901134510

Capcom just balancing the monsters, so they could be more suitable for solo play. Also, they got pin attack and huge hp boost in 3rd (i was be able to kill los in 1 min in unite, but it no longer possible in 3rd)