Thanks to Maxi for playing over lunch, and giving me a glimpse of what Monster Hunter Tri might look like after I invest.. oh, several hundred more hours to level up and get some cool loot. He made everything look so easy (and since I'm only HR4 it was pretty easy) that he could've finished the quests with his eyes closed.
Next time he can try using lower level gear. You know, something like Maximo's boxers for armor with a soggy french fry as his main weapon... Yep, he'd still make me look bad.
I'll check for people online this weekend. Just don't wait around if y'all are going for some big game or higher level quests. I don't mind grinding out some low level quests on my own to build HR status.