User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-2014385-20130827223125

Ok, it seems they're confirming the elimination of Ranked Difficulties, as now, the more you fight a monster, the harder it becomes and the better the materials you can get from it. Plus, in order to be able to fight monster onlines, you'll first need to beat them on Story Mode, and then on free Hunt, to be able to save them on the Guild Board, you can store up to 10 quests there. This as well would mark the elimination of quest-progression, as quests seem to be optional elements as monsters you defeat will re appear only as Free Hunts on the "Unknown Forest" and maybe other areas. We'll have to wait and see how this plays out, specially considering some armors are now gotten via mining, and their qualities are totaly random.

Do you think we're getting this next year? :( I hope we do... however I have the feeling we're not being lucky with it this time...