Much like the rest of you, I didn't really find it hard at all, apart from Elder Werm (I think that's how you spell him). He was a bitch to beat, took me a good 5 times to defeat him on my first go at the game. Other than that the hunts became very challenging as I got more into them.

I just made sure I had the best equipment possible and prepared in a way that would best suit me for a coming boss battle. I wasn't afraid to level grind, and as Rantzien said I put my gambits to good use.