i have mr2 and i plan to get mr1 in the near (hopefully very near future). i read the mr1 to mr2 conversation and now i ask for tips to people who live the mr experience backward and go from two to one

I played MR1, then went to MR2, and then backed off into MR1 for a while. It takes a _lot_ of getting used to, since there's not as much you can do with a monster... but a lot more, in some ways. FOr instance: you can feed as many items as you want in a week. This means you can toss both a mint leaf _and_ a taffy (the MR1 version of nuts oil) in one week.

I have also found (although it might just be my findings) that the monsters get tierd more easily, but not stressed as much.

Your monsters' stats won't go up as fast, either, I found, since the most they'll get in light drills (in my personal experience) is 6. Even in hard drills, 14-16 is an exception, rather than a rule, and I've never seen an 18-20 at all.

8 in light drills, Kurasu, but they have to have practically 100% affinity with the drill type. However, I can agree on the 18-20 thing, I think 8 and 16 are the highs.

Also, just to note, I liked "Nuts Oil" better than "Taffy." "Taffy," unlike Nuts Oil, ADDS weight, which a monster gets plenty of in MR1 if cared for even remotely.

but weight doesnt do anything but make it llok fat right?