Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak roadmap – rare species, subspecies, and more monsters

gamepur.com:

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak comes to Nintendo Switch and PC on Thursday, June 30. The expansion adds new locales, Master Rank-level hunts, unique monsters, and more — and it’s not stopping there. Capcom has released the Sunbreak roadmap, teasing even more content coming to the game over the next few months.

Related: How to complete the Serpent Goddess of Thunder quest in Monster Hunter Rise

There will be a bit of a break between the Sunbreak release date and this first title update, then the content teased on the roadmap begins in August. The roadmap promises more “rare species monsters, special species monsters, [and a] new locale.” We already know what two of the monsters are: Seething Bazelgeuse and Lucent Nargacuga. The former is a much hotter version of the standard Bazelgeuse, capable of even deadlier fire and bomb attacks. The latter is a metallic variant of the Nargacuga, so you’ll need a super sharp weapon to cut through its hide. As for the new locale, the Forlorn Arena from Monster Hunter Generations is making a return. If it functions the same in Sunbreak, then it will provide a straightforward battlefield for you to take on some of the game’s tougher monsters.

Sometime after August, we’ll get the second free title update. While no specific names were dropped, this update will bring “rare species monsters, subspecies monsters, [and] power-up monsters.” The subspecies monsters should be especially interesting, as these tend to be the quite different from their regular forms. For example, Monster Hunter World’s Nightshade Paolumu gives the bat-like creature a darker color scheme and a breath attack that can induce sleep.