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Korean version of Monster Hunter Frontier is now F2P
nekrothing
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While other versions of MHF are still P2P with a free trial for only the first few ranks or so, the Korean version of MHF is completely F2P, as of two weeks~ish ago. Not only that, but the Korean version of the game doesn't have any IP blocks either. People from NA, EU, or wherever can log on to the Korean servers.
Unfortunately I can't link to any news articles stating this, since I found out about it on a MHF board about a day ago. I wasn't sure at first if it was true, but I was able to log on to my account without having to put in any payment details, and use that same account to log on to the game as well.
Thought that some of the Monster Hunter fans might find this interesting.
Also, for those of you looking for a good PVE co-op game with a realtime combat system through directional attacks, being able to craft all of your own armor/weapons/ammo, and no levels, you might want to check this out as well.
Only problem is that if you don't speak Korean, you'll be stuck using English translation guides <_<.
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link to site plz
Ah, sorry. I should have included the link in my original post.
Anyway, here you go...
http://mhf.hangame.com/
If it eventually leads to an English version of MHF being available in the states, this is definitely good news.
I have a love hate relationship with this game... bought the PSP version of Monster Hunter..while the game is interesting.. it's kinda hardcore for me. I'm not sure if the online version plays the same as the PSP version.
I'd like to see more of these games (in English though); an online game with a similar play-style to Phantasy Star Online/Universe.
Not being able to read the text will kill it for me, but I would certainly give it a try (and be willing to pay for at least a month) if an English version was made.
@liddokun: While the gameplay is essentially the same, the online play makes a world of difference. The PS2 version of Monster Hunter was an amazing game online. It was more or less an online game with a single-player feature, instead of the other way around. The single-player mode though was crazy difficult, and it lacked a story to the game at all, which didn't make the SP mode really too worthwhile. If you're interested though, you could play MH online on your PSP with WiFi Max and Xlink Kai for free (assuming you have WiFi Max atm <_<).
@Talin: Yeah, I wish they'd make an English version of the game already. I think their main concern is how well it would do outside of Asia. Monster Hunter is a huge franchise over there. But over in the NA/EU it isn't as big. But still, I think it would do quite well if they localized MHF outside of Asia, as there are still plenty of MH fans/people interested in playing a PVE co-op game with a realtime combat system without levels.
I don't think Monster hunter is that big in Korea, not anywhere near Japan, thats for sure.
It's pretty interesting, but I think i'll wait for Monster Hunter Tri.
Capcom gave an explanation of the difficulties an english version faces
Monster Hunter Frontier: Where Art Thou?
blog.capcom.com/archives/751
Proper Prep and Resources
As it stands today, we (the US office) have no in-game support capabilities of the scale that would be required for Frontier. That would mean hiring probably at least three people full time dedicated to in-game support and getting some out-of-house overseas off hours assistance as well. It would also require additional marketing and PR support as we have no excess bandwidth to accommodate a product of this scope and scale on top of our current loads (and do it any justice). At the same time, we have no permission for additional headcount at the moment.
We have no server infrastructure in the West, so that would mean finding hosts and either renting infrastructure or buying it. There’s also additional headcount needed for the oversight of said infrastructure, see above for my headcount issues.
On the financial side, we’d need to build financial systems that could accommodate the transactions needed Stateside. The transactional systems used in Japan are not the same as here and thus there’s additional development needed to make that happen. We’d probably need someone in our finance department who understands how said systems work… which could mean more headcount.
Today we have none of those things. All of those factors have significant impact on the bottom line (either as a cut of revenues or as an up front/long term investment). If we had more than one game of this nature to bring over at the same time, the economies of scale in terms of support needs and infrastructure would be beneficial. As it stands today, that’s not an option either.
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hey, WOW thanks alot for this info an for the website, but im having trouble setting up an account an downloading it, an the only guides i can find are for the japanese ones, do u think u could help, or if u kno of any guides for the korean can u tell me? that would be awesome, any help would be nice
Eh, to sum up what Nadia said, Capcom is lazy and doesn't feel like spending more than 10k for the NA versions of Monster Hunter.
Thats why they switched MH 3 to the Wii from the PS3, which is going to be killed by the lack of any actual online capabilities on the Wii's part, and those friend codes.
And thats why they won't release an actual NA version of this game. They said it themselves. They'd have to actually look around for something and throw out a little cash.
As for this though, I'll look into it. I love monster hunter. My friends played the PS2 and PSP version. I only have played the psp, but there is something about actually working hard and making you weapons and armor, that actually resemble the monster killed, instead of just one-shotting a bunny and pulling out an epic Giant's Greatsword of Armaggedon from its arse.