He previously worked at Eurogamer. Monster Hunter Wilds presents you with the option of one of three starting armor choices — hope, leather, and chainmail — when you make your custom character.

You still need to gather the resources for each piece, collecting every piece if you want to benefit from the full bonus, and even more materials if you plan on upgrading your armor. To help you ...

ranging from chainmail wrist cuffs, an armored and pearl-adorned manicure, metallic armored legs, a cross pendant amulet, and ...

If you're in a hurry, you can start an optional quest, then return from it in the menu to force respawns without having to wait the full time ... from the Chainmail or Balahara armor sets.