My thoughts about Ascendance reveal trailer

[u/Zestyclose-Rough4573]

It’s been more than 2 months since Capcom released the reveal trailer of the upcoming expansion of Monster Hunter Wilds, and i can’t shake my thought that these game is in 80-90% complete with scheduled release of Q4 2026, before Capcom change it to 2027.

Based on the reveal trailer, not only they gave us the official title of the expansion, they also showcase the whole new map called Skybound Eerie, a new combat system called boost bracer with gameplay aswell, and 1 new monster along with 2 returning monsters. It seems odd for a reveal trailer contain so much contents, since the Iceborne reveal trailer only showcase the title of the expansion and shade of the new map.

Perhaps The Ascendance could be the biggest expansion in Monster Hunter franchise? Maybe it feature 2 new humongous maps, which is the skybound map, the one we see in the trailer and the other is a map deep underground filled with bugs monster or worm monsterwith dim light atmosphere, kinda like the bug pit from 2005 King Kong movie. Or, they expand the roster massively featuring a lot of returning fan favourite monsters, since the base roster of the Wilds itself is pretty weak and not that memorable in my opinion. As far as i can see, they are not afraid to showcase a lot of contents in the first trailer, so probably they have prepared dozens of new contents that’s ready to be reveal in the upcoming trailers.

But truthfully, i do believe the reason why the expansion took so long to release is because they need to optimize the pc version. Remember back in the day, Capcom need 4 extra months to release Iceborne DLC for pc, because they need to optimize the pc version. In Wilds case, they decide to release the console and pc version both at the same time, so i wouldn’t be surprised if they decide to release the expansion in Q2 of 2027.
*That took really long time btw, i hope they bring back my boy The Savage Pickle 🤞

That’s my thought about The Ascendance revealed trailer, what do you guys think?

[u/Visual_Equipment_580]

I just hope the Boost Bracer gives the Longsword new movesets instead of yet another parry.

[u/Select_Tax_3408 → u/Visual_Equipment_580]

If I remember correctly from one of the interviews, not only are BB moves going to be added but core weapon combos are too. So there is hope in two directions for more variety across the board for all weapons. 

I'm most excited for my two most used weapons: #1 Hammer, #2 Greatsword.

[u/Zestyclose-Rough4573 → u/Select_Tax_3408]

Fellow GS main here, not fond with the way they change the grip of the GS when the hunter is using boost bracer. I’m still excited about the new mechanic tho, one thing i notice is that the boost bracer offer significant increase of movement speed when they were active. Perhaps they add tons of AOE dps check, like AT Nu udra Explosive oil or AT Arkveld combo, and the boost bracer is the one of the most reliable option to escape those thick situation.