I played a bit of rise, but this was my first real dive into a MH game. I enjoyed my time with it. Got some rank 8 weapons and armor. Boot it up now every few weeks to do an event quest or two and kill the new monster.
What did wilds fuck up that older ones got better for keeping people playing longer? Once I killed tempered Gore magala and the other most difficult monsters multiple times, and got a few sets completed, I felt like I "beat" the game. Never felt the urge to pickup another weapon.
I definitely see areas of the game that would be a draw for people to stick with it every day, (fishing, camps, layered armor etc) but I never felt that draw. I feel like it's one step away from having like that MMO feel, but I never once spoke to another player other than the emoji stuff.
What's wrong with people enjoying their time with it then moving on?