G9 Changelog

TW MHFG is not on an exact copy of the Japanese updates, these are simply the most likely changes. G9.1 has released on TW as just G9. This includes all Project R changes to grind.

Update Flow (JP):
G9
1st Week: G Raviente
2nd Week: Toridcless
5th Week: White Hypnoc
6th Week: Barioth
7th Week: Deviljho Twinhead
10th Week: Red Volganos
11th Week: Orange Espinas
G9.1
13th Week: Toa Tesukatora
14th Week: Thirsty Paria
16th Week: Blue Kut Ku
18th Week: Uragaan
19th Week: Howling Zinogre
20th Week: Doragyurosu
21st Week: Odibatorasu
24th Week: G10 Launch

G9 Additions:
G Rank Berserk Raviente (24-32 Players)
G Rank White Hypnoc
G Rank and HC Red Lavasioth
G Orange Espinas
Toridcless
Barioth (Exotic)
G Rank and HC Odibatorasu (G9.1)
G Rank Doragyurosu (G9.1)
G Rank Blue Yian Kut Ku (G9.1)
Toa Tesukatora (G9.1, Origin)
Thirsty Pariapuria (Musou, G9.1)
Howling Zinogre (Musou, G9.1)
Uragaan (G9.1, Exotic)
Level 9 Caravan Gem (GR800 needed)
New Skills (Flash Conversion, Thunder Clad, Determination, Stylish Assault, Ice Age)
New Sigils (Tonfa EX Gauge, Fanged Wyvern Slayer, Long Sword Unsheathing Tech)
G Rank versions of all Raviente Equipment
70 extra SR Challenges (MM) enabling lv180 attack ceiling (Up from lv110, 4400 true raw max up from 3000)

G9 Changes:
Status is rolled for on every portion of an attack rather than at beginning of the motion
Higher elemental multiplier with higher sharpness
Ability to query where to find a material in game
Upgrading pre-G armour made easier and armour stones added
Can always start Raviente quests, no cycle
Ravi countdown can be skipped as soon as you have minimum players
HR17 and HR100 Raviente only need 4-8 players to be started
Non-G Raviente rebalanced
No urgents at HR16 or HR40, no sub-objectives on urgents.
Using a superior buff will replace the lesser buff within its attack pool without reducing its duration to zero (e.g. power pills on top of seed would revert to seed when it expires).
More control over the quantity of items to take out / deposit / sell.

G9.1 Changes:
Guilds only need 2 people active to not be abolished
More points for playing support rolls on G Rank raviente

G9 Great Sword Balance:
All attacks buffed
Charge attacks in Storm Style buffed
Charge attacks in Storm Style can have their angle adjusted further
Finishers have shorter animations
Vertical Finisher's initial forward thrust can be rolled out of
Evading in any direction is equally fast

G9 Long Sword Balance:
All attacks buffed
Spirit Combo 3 buffed
Carrying out the Spirit Release does not reset full spirit bar buff
Spirit Release fills spirit bar
Higher spirit bar fillage when hitting with Fencing +2 active
Evading in any direction is equally fast

G9 Armour:
Exotic
ベリオ - Barioth (Ice Attack Large)
ガンキン - Uragaan (Guard+2 or Ammo Combiner)
Festival
チェニーGX (White Pink Black) 峠魂草
カバリバ (Black Dark Cyan) 泡魂草
Origin
トリドGX (Toridcless) (Gureado Needed)
ウィンドGX (Kushala) (Toa Needed)
トアGX (Toa Tesukatora) (Toa Needed)
ポボルムGX (Poborubarumu) (Toa Needed)
メラギGX (Meraginasu) (Toa Needed)

'Project R' Changes:
Tickets abolished for Gou, HC and Shiten quests
Tickets can be converted into Zeny or GCP (10 GCP for Gou, 100 GCP for Shiten, Zeny for HC)
Gou monster difficulty made more consistent (supremacy unchanged)
Conquests last 3 weeks
Material requirements for all Pre-G armours nuked and armour stones added
Carve rates upped on all pre-G materials and monsters (HC 2% > 5%)
Quest Rewards condensed into a single screen with tabs
Monsters with 2 carves increased to have 3