So I went back and played MHGU after playing Wilds...
I went through an entire character arc over this.
Playing Wilds: "The combat is fantastic, but why do we have this dumb food shit? It's so fucking pointless. OH MY FUCK, MY STAMINA. AGAIN. Jesus why did they even KEEP all these little pointless mechanics and shit? It just gets in the way!"
Playing MHGU: "Oh..."
Seriously I'm loving MHGU.