I find myself disagreeing with two of the emerging schools of thought since the reveal.
The "HAHA, SUCK IT 3DS/TRADITIONAL MH FANS, THE SERIES IS FINALLY EVOLVING AND LEAVING BEHIND TECH LIMITATIONS AND STUFF" people aren't taking into account that there are still some potential pitfalls to be addressed, like:
- How healing on the move will affect the difficulty curve
- The overall monster health vs. player damage vs. monster damage balancing act
- The effects on chasing/escape tactics from not having any more zones
- The addition of more opportunities to get free condition and environmental damage
- Being able to change gear at camp mid-mission
But I also take issue with people treating the above
potential issues as guaranteed disasters that will completely strip the series of its identity and ruin it for them forever. I figure that's probably not an issue since there's a fair chance of more orthodox MH games still releasing on portables, but having some degree of concern about the changes isn't an unreasonable worry.
Personally, I'm about 75% optimistic, 25% cautious.