Capcom and Niantic have announced that Season 9: Skybound Scalestorm will release in Monster Hunter Now on March 19. The update will add a new weapon, new monsters, and new skills.
Monster Hunter Now Season 9 adds the Insect Glaive, a beloved weapon from the franchise. With the weapon, you’ll be able to harness an insect called a Kinsect while hunting and excel at leaping attacks and striking from midair. It also features the following monsters: Seregios, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, Almudron. On March 19, you’ll be able to hunt the Riftborne Zynogre. You can harness the following skills and add them to Seregios, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, and Almudron:
- Skill: Attack Efficacy
- Effect: Attack power increases.
- Skill: Critical Strength
- Effect: Attack power increases per 1% of your weapon’s affinity.
- Skill: Advanced Water Attack
- Effect: Increases weapon’s water-element value when Water Attack Lv5+ is active.
- Skill: Advanced Burst
- Effect: Increases attack power when Burst Lv5+ is active.
- Skill: Combo Master
- Effect: Increases damage dealt after performing an action multiple times.
Additionally, Niantic has unveiled the Friend Link feature, which “lets you team up with friends for hunts in Elder Dragon Interceptions and from your Paintball List, no matter the distance.” The official website further describes the feature:
Whenever the moment strikes, you can invite friends to a group hunt.
Group hunt recruitment notifications will be sent to friends who are playing at the same time. The more friends you have, the easier it is to gather a full party and enjoy Friend Link, so now’s the perfect time to add more friends!
Connect with friends anytime, anywhere. A new Monster Hunter Now experience begins!
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- Friend Link requires a Friend Link item, which will be distributed through supply items and other methods.
Check out the trailer for Friend Link in Monster Hunter Now below:
Lastly, Monster Hunter Now is available now for Android and iOS.
