If this is how hard Monster Hunter is supposed to be, I'm not good enough to play this game.

HR Zoh Shia took me three 30-minute attempts to beat, base Seregios and Mizutsune carted me twice each on my first hunts, and I've never successfully beaten 8-star Tempered Gore. I absolutely love the game but I don't have too much time to invest into it, and I genuinely don't see any way I can get to the required skill level for these monsters without grinding this game like it's a full time job.

For context, I played World/Iceborne up to Velkhana and I didn't feel this challenged by anything in base World (except the crossovers).