The developers of Monster Hunter World have now officially confirmed a suspicion that players had about the spawn rate of monsters with gold crowns. Yes, the quest type is indeed crucial. Details about gold crowns in Monster Hunter World are finally known, which were previously long kept secret.
In Monster Hunter World, you can earn a rather rare trophy for particularly large and small monsters by hunting the largest or smallest monster of its kind. If you have hunted the respective largest or smallest monster of its kind, you will receive a gold crown in your monster encyclopedia.
Until now, players could only speculate whether the quest type played a role in collecting gold crowns. Hunters from all over the world speculated that small and large gold crowns appear more frequently in investigations. This suspicion arose from observations and repeated trials.
Officially confirmed: Difficult investigations are best for farming gold crowns
Chief developer Yuya Tokuda confirmed to the Japanese magazine Famitsu that investigations indeed yield more gold crowns. However, he did not reveal exact statistics on the spawn rate.
The key to successfully farming gold crowns lies in “difficult” investigations. The investigations that yield special gold and silver rewards more frequently include large and small monsters. However, these investigations come with tougher conditions, so you may have to go with fewer hunters or have less time to complete the quest.
Furthermore, Tokuda also revealed that the probability is even higher with hardened monsters that they are monsters with gold crowns.
Hunters also speculated that the quests “Deep Green Blues” and “Wild Tower Bolero” have a higher chance of gold crowns. This was also confirmed by Tokuda.
So the speculation has now come to an end, as the interview with chief developer Tokuda reveals: If you want to grab the trophy for gold crowns, you should complete as many investigations with special gold and silver rewards and hardened monsters as possible.
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Here’s a little extra information from the interview about Dante: Besides the gold crowns, the developers briefly talked about the quest through which you obtain Dante’s armor from “Devil May Cry”. Just like Ryu’s gesture from Hadouken, Dante’s pistol gesture can also deal damage. However, the developers did not reveal a specific date for when the Dante quest will come to Monster Hunter World.
