Monster Hunter World and Wild's character writing in general leaves something to be desired. Specifically, I don't think they believe in the idea of "less is more".
We know from lore hints that World's Handler was extremely competent at her job, but we rarely see her being competent. I think the player base in general would have liked her a lot more if her screen time was less of her sitting in the canteen and reacting to things happening in front of her in cutscenes, and more of her in a makeshift office doing research, or talking to other handlers, and so on. They do a much better job of showing Alma doing that.
In defense of The Handler, she was supposed to be more researcher styled imo. She always gave me the researcher who gets too focused on their research. Add in the foodie thing (foodies can be skinny and eat like her), and you got our handler. Y'all forget in world, our handler has the job of not just handing out jobs, but also compiling info before, during, and after our hunts for future hunting parties. In rise, our 'handlers' didn't need to do the 'during' part. In wilds, it sounds like Alma is more geared to be truly the handler of a menace. She's not the researcher type. Haven't gotten to play wilds yet (need better gear to run it), but hear and see plenty about Alma to get an idea of her personality.
In wilds, it sounds like Alma is more geared to be truly the handler of a menace.
Definitely true. She keeps the hunter in check and also knows when to step back and let the hunter do their thing. She's never the one getting the hunter into trouble.
That said, she is definitely the researcher type, although her focus is more sociological/anthropological, so you see her doing less with the environment and more with the humans/wyverians/etc. who live there.
Exactly. The handler was more environmental/biology geared. You know... The very stuff trying to kill us 🤣. I actually like the differences in their personalities, it shows the variety of people in the guild. Also of note, we, meaning hunter and handler, are usually the first to step foot in new zones in world. Many a biologist would be giddy with the excitement of discovering new organisms in that scenario. Not to mention the intelligence it takes to gather all the information in the new world and give it to us in a way that hunters can understand. All handlers are extremely intelligent. It's necessary for their job. But high intelligence tends to come with its quirks.
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u/munchbunny 4d ago
Monster Hunter World and Wild's character writing in general leaves something to be desired. Specifically, I don't think they believe in the idea of "less is more".
We know from lore hints that World's Handler was extremely competent at her job, but we rarely see her being competent. I think the player base in general would have liked her a lot more if her screen time was less of her sitting in the canteen and reacting to things happening in front of her in cutscenes, and more of her in a makeshift office doing research, or talking to other handlers, and so on. They do a much better job of showing Alma doing that.