Summary
Capcomhas shared an official statement warningMonster Hunter Wildsplayers that hackers and cheaters may make certain quests “unplayable” and that they should stop playing with them “immediately”.
AlthoughMonster Hunter Wilds mostly seems to have lived up to the massive expectations set upon itwhen it launched a few months ago, it’s fair to say that it also ran into its fair share of issues.A lack of challengeand somedisastrous performance issues on PCinstantly come to mind, but a more surprising problem has reared its head recently.
As you might have guessed from how much Capcom has highlighted the issue lately,I’m referring to the hackers and cheaters who have made Monster Hunter Wilds their personal playgroundover the last month or so. The issue is mostly contained to PC, but it’s caught Capcom’s attention several times this week and doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
Monster Hunter Wilds Has So Many Cheaters That Capcom Is Helping Identify Them
The Hunt Is On, Hackers
Capcom has already shared some of the ways that it’s approaching hackers in Monster Hunter Wilds, such as making Challenge Quests easier to complete, but it seems that was just the start. Over on the game’s official Twitter page,a statement was shared that highlights the issues with playing with hackers and how to identify a modded game.
The statement begins by confirming once again that “unauthorised modification of game data” is happening in Monster Hunter Wilds' High Rank environment Investigations, Field Surveys, and more. Capcom warns that mods can interfere with gameplay and “even render the game unplayable”, urging players to quit if they think that a quest has been hacked.
Capcom then shared a list of criteria that should help identify when hackers and cheatershave had an impact on the game, such as reminding players that quests with three or more monsters “do not exist” and that there’s a reward limit for hunting one or two monsters at a time.The statement promises countermeasures are being plannedagainst modders in the near future.
Considering how many players are reporting issues with hackers in the PC version of Monster Hunter Wilds, it does seem a little like a band-aid over a bullet hole right now. At the very least, it seems that Capcom is taking things very seriously and has plans in mind for keeping Wilds fair - just remember the criteria if you’re ever worried about your game being broken.
