DeathscytheX

Meh, it's not bad. This was my first time I played a Monster Hunter game as well and honestly I was just as confused as you probably were. They need to do a better job of explaining how to do shit in the game because if you don't go into the training hall before hand it's kind of difficult to understand combat controls and how to string combos together for each weapon. They could of done a better job with this beta if you ask me but I might still check out the retail version when it comes out (mostly due to my co-worker).

Then again I'm also thinking of trying out Dauntless, which seems to be a lot easier to pick up and understand compared to MH. I've seen a lot of gameplay and I'm honestly impressed (outside of the bugs that were plaguing it in Alpha, I haven't seen much of the Closed Beta yet). The only real thing that bugs me about Dauntless is the cartoony art style it has.

I didn't know about the training hall. I was getting pissed because the legend up top with the moves kept changing and disappearing when I drew my weapon. So I basically mashed triangle a bunch with a little circle and dodge until I won. The UI is pretty terrible. I might try another round with a different weapon.

I'll try out this beta later today if i get the time. It looks decent at least.