‘Monster Hunter Now’ Version 80.0 Update Rebalances Sword & Shield and Dual Blades, Changes Offloading Materials, and More

Niantic and Capcom have just released the major Monster Hunter Now (Free) version 80.0 update on iOS and Android with balance adjustments, changes, and more. If you’ve not followed the game recently, read about the July 2024 roadmap and more here. The full Monster Hunter Now update 80.0 patch notes for July 23rd are here with the changes to Dual Blades and Sword & Shield, adjustments to driftsmelting, and offloading materials. I haven’t played the game in about a month, but today’s changes make me want to give it a go again. I’m still hoping we see more monsters from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne in the future. Check out the event list for this month below in the chart:

If you’ve not played Monster Hunter Now recently or are planning to just start playing, I put together tips and tricks for the game, details on the weapons, special skills, the current monsters list, my wishlist for future update monsters, and more. You can grab Monster Hunter Now on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. The in app purchases include different sets of gems and upgrades. Check out the official website here. What do you think of Monster Hunter Now if you’ve been playing it and what do you think of this month’s events?