Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Follower Quests Could Be the First Step Toward Bigger Parties

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Monster Hunter Rise players have had nearly a week to make their way through Capcom's «massive» Sunbreak expansion. Though they'll start seeing newly added monsters like Daimyo Hermitaur immediately, other features are slowly doled out as hunters adjust to Elgado. Switch Skill Swap is one of the first mechanics offered up, letting players bring two sets of Switch Skills for each weapon — with new options for skills and Silkbind Attacks being introduced. Soon enough, Follower Quests also become available.

Follower Quests were introduced during Sunbreak's May 2022 Digital Event, and the appeal of this concept is clear. As with all prior Monster Hunter games, Rise's initial hub area Kamura Village and Sunbreak's Elgado Outpost are full of prominent NPCs who run services or guide players. Once Follower Quests are unlocked, some of these characters can be brought to single-player hunts; each of whom use unique weapons and have particular styles. It's a great addition for character-building, but the way it's implemented into the narrative also points to ways that Capcom can continue expanding the series' co-op.

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Sunbreak adds Master Rank (MR) quests, which are the equivalent of difficult G-Rank hunts from previous titles. Players have to work through MR levels the same way they did Low and High Rank in Monster Hunter Rise, completing enough Key Quests to unlock Urgent Quests that advance the narrative. The Urgent Quest to advance from MR 1 to MR 2 is hunting Blood Orange Bishaten, the subspecies of a monster introduced in Rise. Dame Fiorayne, sister of Argosy trader Rondine, accompanies players on this hunt.

Fiorayne also joins subsequent Urgent Quests