So there arn't a whole lot of games I actually get really excited for nowadays. But I am definitely looking forward to this one quite a bit! Monster Hunter Tri is more or less an Action RPG that comes out in less than two weeks (exclusively for the Wii). While the game has a full featured single player mode, it is also heavily focused on it's online mode (4 players online, microphone chat support, or you can even just do two player split screen). The online mode is also apparently full featured enough that in Japan you have to pay a monthly fee for it, but fortunately they are making it 100% free for the rest of the world. You can even buy the game bundled with the brand new soon to be released Wii "classic controller" (although wii remote + nunchuk works too). I'd explain more, but I think it would be much quicker and more effective to just show you a couple awesome videos of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XvxNCyUGJk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XvxNCyUGJk)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fzEGMJordE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fzEGMJordE)
Perhaps if anyone else is planning on getting it we can start up some online groups for it.
Looks cool. Seems like a game I could really get into playing :3
How well does the online work?
Looks pretty B.A. I'll have to pick up a copy.
My brothers gonna get it, I might think of trying it out. I wasn't to big a fan of the PS2 version, though.
Quote from: ARTgames on April 10, 2010, 06:36:20 PM
How well does the online work?
Seeing as it hasn't come out yet I don't think anyone could say with any level of certainty. But, I do know that their were previous installments of Monster Hunter that had Online (mostly just in Japan), and they were all very popular and succesful. What I do know about the online is that it is primarily 4 player cooperate, and pretty much just as full featured (apparently often even more so) than the single player. To my understanding, online play is suppose to be one of the main focuses of the game. I'm pretty sure there is nothing that you can do offline that you can't also do online. Supposedly, to find people to play with online, you just visit the games city where you can join different peoples districts or w/e that essentially serve as a lobby for the people you are going to play with. Once there, you can trade with NPC vendors, craft stuff, pick some quests, chat with the people you are gonna party with, add them to your buddy list, etc. After that, you then proceed off to do some quests or whatever with your new teamates.
Seems pretty cool, good thing i have a wii. Also it looks like dragon quest a lot.
I was just asking because past online Wii games are not that well executed. Looking at this video and your post i think this will not be that.
I will be looking for it when it comes out.
considering i loved the first one on the ps2, ive got this pre ordered. as far as i know this game was aloud to have servers run by capcom and in the us i believe it is free to play online while i think asian countries have to a pay a monthly fee although i could be wroung
Quote from: ARTgames on April 10, 2010, 07:14:16 PM
I was just asking because past online Wii games are not that well executed. Looking at this video and your post i think this will not be that.
I will be looking for it when it comes out.
They have already confirmed that this game is not held to any of the restrictions that other Wii games may have, and uses it's own network and servers that are seperate from Nintendo. So with this game you won't need to worry about things like being forced to use buddy codes to play with friends, or any of that other BS.
Ok that's good. I was scared that this game might have FC and would freeze the game if it got a little laggy.
now we just have to cross our fingers that it sells.
I've seen the commercial for it, which always made me laugh. Giant-ass warrior guy with that badass accent, hahaha.
I might get it, depending on my budget. Already got like $30 planned out for other Wii stuffs coming out, haha.
Ah monster hunter, everyone with a PSP at my school used to play this all the time.
I might have gotten this one if my Wii hadn't broken down.
Yeah I read about it. It looks pretty good and I can't wait till it comes out. Finally a good wii game in a while
If this is anything Like monster hunter freedom unite its going to be HARD. I can't even beat the first boss on it. basicly 3 hits=dead.
(http://www.cad-comic.com/comics/cad/20100414.jpg)
They just reviewed it on the IGN UK site for anyone who wants to check it out: http://wii.ign.com/articles/108/1083358p1.html Sounds pretty ownage to me.
I am DEFINITELY picking this up now.
Note that the one linked there is the one in which it was given the 9.3/10. The US IGN gave it an 8.8, but the only reasons it wasn't higher mainly seem to be due to the fact that it the game is aimed more towards the hardcore audience, so your casual person might just get too frustrated.
That's one of the reasons why I would love it even more. Chris and I have had discussions on this many times in the past regarding how games today, compared to say... NES games, have gone soft in difficulty. I'm all for the reward of putting in the time and effort. Nothing is more gratifying then being rewarded for hard "work".
Like what do they mean by hardcore?
Quote from: ARTgames on April 14, 2010, 05:12:15 PM
Like what do they mean by hardcore?
First level boss on mhfu your dead in 3 hits.
That is hardcore.
Well i just red the Uk review Meiun posted and I don't know about this game. It seems like a game i mite like it. But i could also hate. But i got to say this game looks really good graphically for the wii.
Quote from: ARTgames on April 14, 2010, 05:54:51 PM
Well i just red the Uk review Meiun posted and I don't know about this game. It seems like a game i mite like it. But i could also hate. But i got to say this game looks really good graphically for the wii.
Should have been ps3 -_- the originals were.
You should see the psp games their amazing for hand held!
Quote from: Scotty on April 14, 2010, 05:09:39 PM
That's one of the reasons why I would love it even more. Chris and I have had discussions on this many times in the past regarding how games today, compared to say... NES games, have gone soft in difficulty. I'm all for the reward of putting in the time and effort. Nothing is more gratifying then being rewarded for hard "work".
They don't make platformers like they used to.... in fact, they just don't make 2D simple platformers anymore. :(
Quote from: Cactuscat222 on April 14, 2010, 06:33:05 PM
Quote from: Scotty on April 14, 2010, 05:09:39 PM
That's one of the reasons why I would love it even more. Chris and I have had discussions on this many times in the past regarding how games today, compared to say... NES games, have gone soft in difficulty. I'm all for the reward of putting in the time and effort. Nothing is more gratifying then being rewarded for hard "work".
They don't make platformers like they used to.... in fact, they just don't make 2D simple platformers anymore. :(
Only good platform game the is newish is little big planet <3
After thinking about it this does seem more like a ps3 title than a wii title. HC rpg, great graphics, uses mainly a controller, online components, made in japan, just screams PS3 to me.
I was thinking maybe they wanted the big install base that the wii has. But this does not seem like a game that whats to exploit that part of the wii manly because this game is not that much of a casual game. It could just be a business deal or that the wii is only a casual system in the west.
edit:
"The game was originally planned to be a PlayStation 3 title, but due to high development costs for that console the team instead decided to develop it for the Wii." -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Hunter_Tri
well that answers my question.
Quote from: Cactuscat222 on April 14, 2010, 06:33:05 PM
Quote from: Scotty on April 14, 2010, 05:09:39 PM
That's one of the reasons why I would love it even more. Chris and I have had discussions on this many times in the past regarding how games today, compared to say... NES games, have gone soft in difficulty. I'm all for the reward of putting in the time and effort. Nothing is more gratifying then being rewarded for hard "work".
They don't make platformers like they used to.... in fact, they just don't make 2D simple platformers anymore. :(
commercially no, not really, your right. But for indie, yes, for that reason also.
Quote from: ARTgames on April 14, 2010, 06:47:02 PM
After thinking about it this does seem more like a ps3 title than a wii title. HC rpg, great graphics, uses mainly a controller, online components, made in japan, just screams PS3 to me.
I was thinking maybe they wanted the big install base that the wii has. But this does not seem like a game that whats to exploit that part of the wii manly because this game is not that much of a casual game. It could just be a business deal or that the wii is only a casual system in the west.
Quote from: Cactuscat222 on April 14, 2010, 06:33:05 PM
Quote from: Scotty on April 14, 2010, 05:09:39 PM
That's one of the reasons why I would love it even more. Chris and I have had discussions on this many times in the past regarding how games today, compared to say... NES games, have gone soft in difficulty. I'm all for the reward of putting in the time and effort. Nothing is more gratifying then being rewarded for hard "work".
Or they did not have the money (Which is bs because its one of japans best selling game series)
They don't make platformers like they used to.... in fact, they just don't make 2D simple platformers anymore. :(
commercially no, not really, your right. But for indie, yes, for that reason also.
Please write something as opposed to just quoting others.
Quote from: xgamer on April 14, 2010, 05:17:55 PM
Quote from: ARTgames on April 14, 2010, 05:12:15 PM
Like what do they mean by hardcore?
First level boss on mhfu your dead in 3 hits.
That is hardcore.
They said they made it more reasonable than thattt, but still hardcore.
Quote from: Meiun on April 14, 2010, 08:17:21 PM
Quote from: xgamer on April 14, 2010, 05:17:55 PM
Quote from: ARTgames on April 14, 2010, 05:12:15 PM
Like what do they mean by hardcore?
First level boss on mhfu your dead in 3 hits.
That is hardcore.
They said they made it more reasonable than thattt, but still hardcore.
I got pissed off and stoped the 2nd try. (could not get used to the controls >.<)
This one is supposedly worlds better than the PSP one, so I wouldn't really use that as a benchmark for how this one will be. Also, I agree with what Scotty said about games nowadays being two easy. Much more satisfying when it is a real challenge.
Quote from: Meiun on April 14, 2010, 08:49:50 PM
This one is supposedly worlds better than the PSP one, so I wouldn't really use that as a benchmark for how this one will be.
Im curious on how some of it will work. Will you be constanly be swinging the wii control or clicking the a botton.
you also need to dodge alot.
For the people who want to see a review of it in video form http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXfpkGeU5UI.
It looks amazing
Quote from: xgamer on April 14, 2010, 08:52:30 PM
Quote from: Meiun on April 14, 2010, 08:49:50 PM
This one is supposedly worlds better than the PSP one, so I wouldn't really use that as a benchmark for how this one will be.
Im curious on how some of it will work. Will you be constanly be swinging the wii control or clicking the a botton.
you also need to dodge alot.
i got this off the review meiun posted:
Quote from: http://wii.ign.com/articles/108/1083358p2.htmlControlling the game with a Classic Controller Pro is intuitive, certainly far more so than the famed 'Monster Hunter Claw' technique on the PSP. There are two buttons to attack and one to roll or dodge, which gives a deceptively large range of combo moves for each weapon. The Bowguns, though, are initially confusing; reloading and firing could have been mapped to shoulder buttons instead of the same face-buttons that melee weapons use. Trying to play the game with a Wii Remote and Nunchuck, though, is frustrating and disengaging, especially in a game that relies so much on quick reactions and precision timing in battle. Shaking the Remote to unsheathe and having to hold it tilted left or right whilst pressing A is simply far too convoluted to be practical in the midst of battle.
Quote from: xgamer on April 14, 2010, 08:52:30 PM
Quote from: Meiun on April 14, 2010, 08:49:50 PM
This one is supposedly worlds better than the PSP one, so I wouldn't really use that as a benchmark for how this one will be.
Im curious on how some of it will work. Will you be constanly be swinging the wii control or clicking the a botton.
you also need to dodge alot.
For the people who want to see a review of it in video form http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXfpkGeU5UI.
It looks amazing
Neither, because luckily you can buy the game bundled with this: (http://www.mywii.com.au/img/news/NewsSuggest_RSQWBSYW.jpg)
It does have a control scheme that uses the wii-remote + nunchuk I believe, but the new classic controller pro in the image above is apparently the recommended control style.
Quote from: Meiun on April 14, 2010, 09:25:02 PM
Quote from: xgamer on April 14, 2010, 08:52:30 PM
Quote from: Meiun on April 14, 2010, 08:49:50 PM
This one is supposedly worlds better than the PSP one, so I wouldn't really use that as a benchmark for how this one will be.
Im curious on how some of it will work. Will you be constanly be swinging the wii control or clicking the a botton.
you also need to dodge alot.
For the people who want to see a review of it in video form http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXfpkGeU5UI.
It looks amazing
Neither, because luckily you can buy the game bundled with this: (http://www.mywii.com.au/img/news/NewsSuggest_RSQWBSYW.jpg)
It does have a control scheme that uses the wii-remote + nunchuk I believe, but the new classic controller pro in the image above is apparently the recommended control style.
Never seen that before.
Thanks.
This game looks very good. However, I fail to see how Nintendo has managed to make the graphics so smooth in this game, as opposed to other Wii games where the graphics can be sharp and choppy.
Quote from: VolcomPunk on April 15, 2010, 04:22:44 AM
This game looks very good. However, I fail to see how Nintendo has managed to make the graphics so smooth in this game, as opposed to other Wii games where the graphics can be sharp and choppy.
You gotta admit Wii does have some good games. Mario cart!
I think some how you can get a demo disk of this game for the wii. I think i will go check that out.
Quote from: VolcomPunk on April 15, 2010, 04:22:44 AM
This game looks very good. However, I fail to see how Nintendo has managed to make the graphics so smooth in this game, as opposed to other Wii games where the graphics can be sharp and choppy.
I should think that would be obvious. They didn't. Considering that the game is made by Capcom, Nintendo did dick-all. Just like how they had nothing to do with all those Wii games with sharp, choppy, poopoo graphics.
Developers control the quality of their own product. Just cause some third party developers are too lazy to take full advantage of the capabilities of the system doesn't mean those are the limits of the system itself. One may as well blame Microsoft for all those shitty GMC games.
Quote from: Chaos on April 15, 2010, 05:45:31 PM
Quote from: VolcomPunk on April 15, 2010, 04:22:44 AM
This game looks very good. However, I fail to see how Nintendo has managed to make the graphics so smooth in this game, as opposed to other Wii games where the graphics can be sharp and choppy.
I should think that would be obvious. They didn't. Considering that the game is made by Capcom, Nintendo did dick-all. Just like how they had nothing to do with all those Wii games with sharp, choppy, poopoo graphics.
Developers control the quality of their own product. Just cause some third party developers are too lazy to take full advantage of the capabilities of the system doesn't mean those are the limits of the system itself. One may as well blame Microsoft for all those shitty GMC games.
I love those small shitty games XD
Quote from: Chaos on April 15, 2010, 05:45:31 PM
Quote from: VolcomPunk on April 15, 2010, 04:22:44 AM
This game looks very good. However, I fail to see how Nintendo has managed to make the graphics so smooth in this game, as opposed to other Wii games where the graphics can be sharp and choppy.
I should think that would be obvious. They didn't. Considering that the game is made by Capcom, Nintendo did dick-all. Just like how they had nothing to do with all those Wii games with sharp, choppy, poopoo graphics.
Developers control the quality of their own product. Just cause some third party developers are too lazy to take full advantage of the capabilities of the system doesn't mean those are the limits of the system itself. One may as well blame Microsoft for all those shitty GMC games.
Okay, I didn't actually know that, so it probably wouldn't be obvious to me. I've never actually played any of the Monster Hunter series, so I didn't know it was made by Capcom. Plus, I'm too ignorant to watch the beginning of trailer videos.
WE just put this game to shame...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkPCbxl681Q
Effing barbarian :{
Yeah I went up to Gamestop today to pick up a Classic controller, only to be told they had stopped making them in favor of that new one. :|
Heads up if any one wants to know.
The game comes out the day after this post (4/19/2010). Its also comes to the EU on the 23 and in the land down under in the 29th. Have fun.
Yep, I'm getting it tommorow. Should be sweet! If anyone else plans on getting it tommorow (the 20th) then let em know and perhaps we can team up if I'm not too busy.
Looks pretty sweet. I'll probably end up getting this in a few weeks.
I plan to pick it up here probably today, but likely won't be able to play until tomorrow, when I have to be up at 3 to be into work by 4 tomorrow morning.
Got the game today. I havn't had the chance to play online yet because I've been too caught up getting familiar with the countless different things to do in the game. So far I am quite impressed. The game seems to be extremely rich with content and detail to every little aspect of it. They really created a vibrant and living world in which monsters all have unique behaviors (feed off of other monsters, some are scared and run, different attack patterns, some carnivorous some not, and countless other things). You can mine, cook, fish, forge, scavenge, farm, design a living space, craft/brew potions and other items, among countless other things. You even have to keep that massive weapon of yours nice and sharp by using sharpening stones and such. The game has a day and night system, and different days have different things going on such as monster migration, special events, and countless other things. The gameplay so far is loads of fun too. There is almost too much stuff to cover, all I can say is that they really packed this game with "stuff" from what I can tell so far, and it dosn't even seem that I've seen close to everything. It starts off a tad slow since it has to familiarize you with this vast amount of stuff, but it starts getting really satisfying once you get into it.
If anyone else has it let me know and we can maybe try and play online at some point.
That sounds really good. Could you say about how many hours you have played and how are the controls.
Uhhh honestly couldn't say exactly how many hours. I was busy most of today so didn't get to play much till this evening (and even then had to do some other stuff in between). But I have been playing it most the chances I get and thus far would estimate maybe 3-5 hours? Really rough estimate, I may be off by a bit with that.
As for the controls, they seem great so far. I have no complaints with them at all really. The new Wii Classic Controller Pro that I got bundled with it is also a really really nice controller in my opinion. Personally I'd take it over an Xbox controller any day (although I have never been a huge Xbox fan to begin with, not that I "hate it" or anything).
I plan on picking this up tonight, got caught up yesterday with work and happy hour mixed with other various extra-curricular activities, and an early nappy time thanks to having to be in this morning at 4. We'll have to see how it goes, although with what Meiun has already described, I have no doubt that it is going to be nothing short of arousing.
im waiting on it to come in the mail, so it may be a week or more before i get to play:P
just got it, played alittle offline. cool game although im out of practice.
"im out of practice."
what?
Quote from: ARTgames on April 22, 2010, 08:40:40 PM
"im out of practice."
what?
I would assume he means practice with the type of game, or playing video games in general, etc, considering the game hasn't been out for very long. It looks preeetty cool though, I'm hoping to get a Wii someday.
out of practice as in i played the very first game for the ps2 6 years ago and now im relearning how to do things. this isnt the first of the series guys, just first on wii.
Just played online a bit for the first time today, as well as doing my first boss fight. I think it's pretty safe to say that monster hunter tri officially has THE most intense and vicious boss battles ever. Was absolutely epic in it's intensity. Boss lunging all over the place, changing areas to other parts of the map on us, whipping us into the air and into walls with it's tail and teeth and whatever other part of its body it could, spitting out huge balls of ice at us, etc. Just when I thought it couldn't get any more epic a !@#$ing dragon decides to stroll in and starts swooping down on us (which wasn't even part of the mission). As a result, the boss we were fighting dives into the deeps of the swamp we were in and we chase it underwater and continue the fight. We ended up losing cause my teamates got knocked out too many times (funny how i was the only one who didn't die at all despite being the lowest Hunter Rank of the bunch), but was still totally epic. Oh, and this boss was puny compared to some of the ones I've seen pics/videos of (only about the size of a killer whale).
This is one of those moments were I QQ because I sold my Wii just so i could buy a PSP just so I could play Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and the upcoming Monster Hunter Portable 3 (its a port of tri with a bonus of PSP only goodies). If anyone wants to play MHFU, I'm HR7 so I can do G-Rank missions. On another note, I'm am quite stoked to see people actually buying the game because until this Wii release, the Monster Hunter series had never been advertised in the Americas and sold poorly compared to its Japan twin even though it was rated I believe 1st or 2nd best game on the PSP out there.
I've been playing it... got to the Wyvern and boy did that suck. Didn't bring any extra cool drinks and he hid in the hot places. Ran out of time (50mins).
~Aqua
Haha, wait till late game Aqua. Lao Shen Long, you'll like him ;) (i think thats his name)
hidden text dont look xD
your as big as his toenail
Yeah the game is great so far. HR 10 online and its craploads of fun.
Im playing with the wii controller. Is the new classic controller better?
@aqua weren't there any cool drinks in the blue box?
Havn't played with the wii remote because all the reviews said that it was horrible in comparison to using the classic controller pro. I personaly love the classic controller and think it is perfect for the game.
Worth the 15$?
i prefer classic myself but i wish they would of used the right analog stick for bow gun aiming instead of dpad. makes me scratch my head.
If you've already modified your wii, i'm pretty sure there was a program where you could you to change which key did what. Although I've never looked into it myself. But it would be able to make the analog instead of d-pad do the aiming.
So I got sick and tired of waiting for my Wii to possibly get shipped out to me, so I just went and bought a new one over the weekend so I could play this game. Yes, it is everything those who've played it claim it to be. I'm thoroughly enjoying the challenges of this game. My biggest compliment towards the game is how they've made it extremely technique driven. You have to adapt to every different situation differently. You have to handle attacking one monster completely different than another. For instance, being that I've been sticking to Great Swords, I am slowed down immensely while wielding it and swinging it. Every strike has to be quick, accurate, or else it's a waist, so should I have to go chase down and knock out a weak kelbi (a deer), I need to approach it differently. They'll prance off, then stop for a second, so if I run at them sword sheathed, run up alongside while they've stopped prancing, intentionally miss with my first swing, then swat them with my second swing in the combo, I will knock them unconscious. I can't just go in swords-a-choppin' as my sword is entirely too strong, and I'll wind up killing them on the first hit (the one that I intentionally need to miss with), but I have to be placed properly in order to knock them out. I can't approach them so they are on my left, as my swatting attack only swings from my right.
Overall, I enjoy the good challenge, and really enjoy trying to figure out how I need to handle each monster. Every different type is different, and you need to change your technique for all of them in order to not get walloped on. Mix that with how it's a massive scavenging game to get the best equipment, and you'll wind up losing quite a bit of sleep. Case in point: Between getting called into work at 1:30AM yesterday morning, and working 14 hours, I still couldn't pull myself away from the game until about 1:00AM the next morning.
hehe scotty sounds like you are addicted although i cant say im that much different, i got around 110hrs ins so far.
Quote from: venuse on May 25, 2010, 10:44:30 PM
hehe scotty sounds like you are addicted although i cant say im that much different, i got around 110hrs ins so far.
You have no idea. I've just spent about 3 hours doing nothing but stock-piling, running around and scavenging everything I can get my hands on, running back to camp, storing it all in the chest, running back out, scavenging, rinse, repeat. This game is going to consume my life!
And I thought my 76 hours was addictive status. ;)
I'll just steal this from Chris:
Yoink!
!!LANGUAGE WARNING!!
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1732-Monster-Hunter-Tri
had a hard understanding his ramblings since he talks so fast. but good lord its funny.
I don't like zero punctuation stuff but for the wrong reasons.
Also as for the game Scotty have you tried multilayer?
Yup, I played it with Meiun on day one. After that, I was sold.
Super bump!
I just got the game yesterday, and I was wondering if there's anyone who could play with me...? I need to level. lol
Also, just to throw in my 2 cents. I am so happy I bought the classic controller.
Sure, I'd be glad to help. My IGN is Wulfgar, though that's hardly helpful as I can't remember my character code. I'll edit this post with it once I have a free moment. I haven't played in a bit, so I'll give you fair warning that I'm pretty rusty.
Also, what times are you usually on?
Quote from: Trogdor on September 21, 2010, 08:18:45 PM
Also, what times are you usually on?
As often as possible... lol
I'll be on in the night time for now. And I'll be sleeping during the day. lol
Also, sometimes I play with jengajam when he has the time(not sure if you remember him).
Wish I would have gotten the classic controller and a keyboard. The usb keyboard I have doesn't work with the compatibility on the wii. :|
I can help too if you'd like.
I need to fire this game up again... Played it for a month or so, then somehow forgot about it. A great game!
Quote from: Scotty on September 21, 2010, 10:43:15 PM
I need to fire this game up again... Played it for a month or so, then somehow forgot about it. A great game!
Same here. I kind of took a hiatus from it for the second part of the summer, then haven't really had a chance to get back into it since. Still absolutely love the game though.
I tried adding the people that listed their IDs in the other thread a while ago, but no one was on each time I tried.
Quote from: sly 3 4 me on September 22, 2010, 12:03:31 AM
I tried adding the people that listed their IDs in the other thread a while ago, but no one was on each time I tried.
The message/search system in this game sucks, that's my only complaint.
But I'm already HR30, can you believe it?
I'm about to step into the higher level play.
Wow, talk about HR grinding... and here I thought I was leveling at a good pace. At any rate, have fun with Jhen Mohran (that is, if you haven't repelled him yet o.o). The only hard part about that Urgent Quest is not having a cohesive team, not necessarily the monster itself. Having a bunch of wide-eyed newbies running amok ringing the Gong and using the Dragonator randomly don't exactly increase your chances of success...
Anyways, it's a shame you're never on when I am, otherwise I could help you! :P
Quote from: Trogdor on October 01, 2010, 10:37:44 PM
Wow, talk about HR grinding... and here I thought I was leveling at a good pace. At any rate, have fun with Jhen Mohran (that is, if you haven't repelled him yet o.o). The only hard part about that Urgent Quest is not having a cohesive team, not necessarily the monster itself. Having a bunch of wide-eyed newbies running amok ringing the Gong and using the Dragonator randomly don't exactly increase your chances of success...
Anyways, it's a shame you're never on when I am, otherwise I could help you! :P
I've tried repelling him several times, and I always fail due to my teammates dying so much.
lol