I wonder if I should tryhard to clear this Black diablos + deviljho, or should I keep staying at 8*.
I was thinking of progressing, but I have no idea if the rarity 6 drops will be higher or the same with 8*.
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You may have already noticed that when you unlock higher difficulty levels, the average strength of the monsters on the field also increases.
If your intention is to farm R6 drops from the field monsters, would you rather:
- Stay on 8-star map and hunt those few 8-star monsters on the field?
- Move on to 9-star map and get more 8-stars to hunt?
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I recommend to beat the Black diablos + deviljho due to get more 8* pop in the field.
you may not beat the 9* after the clear story but you will get more chance for rare 6 items after beat the Black diablos + deviljho
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Just like people above me said. If you are confident you can take down every 8 
monster in the game, go for the clear, it will increase your map by 1 when done so
Otherwise don’t push, plug your favourite gem farm monster onto palico tracker and go to town
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Another thing to remember is defense.
Pushing to 9☆ you want about 775 defense and up. Remember every time you fall in battle this cost about 7 seconds on the 75 second timer.
For maximum comfort in 9☆ monsters I’d say have about 830 defense and up.
Also… for each season brings new challenges /monsters. Which means your choice leading to 9☆ can make the new monsters that you may not be prepaired for all that more challenging. On parts just to get them started you need more of abundant parts lower then Rarity 6 and if its Special monster you cant track you would appreciate spending much less spamming the 8☆ then having to walk around some of the 9☆ special monsters. Just a thought. The potion consumption is all that matters.
If you can gain 60+ tails a day during Even Happier Hunting event (Which happens for a week ish once a month) on those special monsters at the Hunt a Thons (Grand Continous Hunts) and farm for parts instead of kills you will be satisfied in the results. 9☆ is good when your defense is set and you can slay 8☆ monsters in about or under 30 Seconds. Hope this info helps others come to a decision on this choice.
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depending on what is your intentions, unlocking 9 star will give much lesser 5-star or lower monsters, but more 8-star. 6 and 7 star maybe 40% to 50% in the field. i have not yet build strong enough to solo 9-star, fire and water are still in G7, still trying to collect enough mizutsune rare 6 to upgrade to g8. i can only farm those which are weak to ice and thunder, but overall, is playing quite comfortably after unlocking 9-star.
there isn’t a need to worry about game play, you still have group hunt, dimension link and hat/edi if you have difficulty to solo 8 star in more frequent basis.
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I believe that you should progress with the 9* chapters because the no. of 9* on the map is too small to affect your gameplay and the boost in 8* spawns would help level up your gameplay if you want to climb to higher difficulty.
I would also suggest that after clearing the 8* quests, lower the difficulty level and speed run through it multiple times to gain more exp and progress faster in your season tiers.
The only drawback would be the rare occurrence of 9* monster being caught in your palico paintballs.
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