User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Rare Species/@comment-6050823-20131130221515

Silver Rathalos and Gold Rathian: They have become classics for me since Monster Hunter Freedom. They are two of my favorite Rare Species though I feel a bit more could be done with them. I had one idea for the Silver Los to put its claws on fire to deal both poison and fire damage. Also, the Towers is an interesting choice and I like that they leave the Towers to go hunting in other areas like the Misty Peaks and Swamps. I also kinda like that they are rarer mutations of the Rathalos and Rathian.

Lucent Nargacuga: Back when I was playing MH3G, this thing was a nightmare for me but now its pretty easy using either Guard/Evade+2/neither hunting it. I like the Lucent Nargacuga and concept for it is interesting. The only thing that scares me about this thing is that it possibly was first spotted in the Old World in the Great Forest, not to long after Nargacuga was discovered but was considered a myth until now. So it could've been watching us in MHFU.

Abyssal Lagiacrus: Hello, Lagiacrus that is apparently an old Lagiacrus/Ivory Lagiacrus that decide to go to the deepest part of the sea. Anyway, cool design but more could've been done to it to make it a better Rare Species. If it appears in a later game, it better have more attacks besides the instant electrical charge, whirlpools, and explosive electrical balls.

Hypnocatrice Rare Species: By far one of the best if not the best Rare Species in the series. The kicks and other attacks it has are awesome and, pretty much it puts itself apart from other Bird Wyverns in its family.

Espinas Rare Species: As much as I love this Espinas out of the three, I feel they could've done a bit more with it and it seems a bit more stable then the Espinas Subspecies. I also find it a bit strange that the other two Espinas got HCs yet this guy still hasn't gotten one yet and its been about 3 years now.

Tigrex Rare Species: Dear god, I hate this thing. Its exploding dust is annoying, its color makes sense but it should've been in another area, and that quadruple charge is cheap if you dive/become dizzy. Thankfully, I made its armor but I'm thinking about making Tigrex EX Armor. Its going to be hell for some people who wants to farm it.

1. My favorites are the Hypnocatrice Rare Species and the Lucent Nargacuga.

2. I know Capcom will make more for the Flagship Monsters since their the only ones getting Rare Species, atleast for now.

3. Goa Magara, Zinogre, Berukyurosu, and Kushala Daora all deserve Rare Species.