Monster Hunter Now announces a slew of incredibly tantalising upcoming features

Niantic are on a roll lately with Monster Hunter Now, with Chameleos on their way, an event to get fire weapons, and a critical hit-happy Driftsmelting all coming in rapid succession. Looking at the list of upcoming features, though, this seems to be the tip of a very exciting iceberg.

One of the biggest issues with the Monster Hunter series is that it has so many cool weapons, it is tough to choose one to main, as it were. To help you in this decision, soon you can enter the training ground to practise any weapon you have. It will be perfect to master your combos or try out that new weapon class you've had your eye on.

All this training will immediately be put to the test when the Trial Quests release. These hunts will give you a target enemy, but will also slap on a few extra conditions to keep you on your toes. There will be new types released regularly as well, so this mode will be kept pretty fresh.

Our next feature is a little vague. There will be a way to start a hunt even after you move out of access range, so you can avoid hazards or find a comfortable spot to play. You will need to stay in a certain range of the beast you spotted, as well as deal with some time and quantity conditions. Specifics will come on release day, and it will be interesting to see the restrictions. 

This last feature is incredibly interesting. There will be a new item to use in the Monster Tracker that will allow you to find monsters that were previously unavailable, such as Silver Rathalos, Glavenus, and Bazelgeuse. They will be distributed in Supply Items, and sounds like to perfect way to complete that dream weapon instead of having to sit around waiting for the next event for them.

Monster Hunter Now is available to download on the App Store and Google Play.