The Monster Hunter hype train is running at full speed thanks to all the new features being revealed at Gamescom. One of those is a big change to armor sets, flipping a series mainstay on its head.
Every Armor set in Monster Hunter has always been available in male and female variants. The stats are always the same, but the style is always tied to the gender of your Hunter.
This is a thing of the past in Monster Hunter Wilds.
Monster Hunter Jhokes on X posted a clip of the reveal, but it's now confirmed that there is no gender-locked armor in Monster Hunter Wilds.
This means you can wear both male and female armor variants regardless of your Hunter choice at the start of the game.
This is massive news. What's the point of slaying monsters if you can't look good while doing it?
Many regard fashion as the true end game for Monster Hunter, and all the fantastic mods available on PC would attest to that. Now, we essentially have double the customization options.
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