Monster Hunter Wilds is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated releases of the year. 30 minutes after launch, the game already stormed the charts on Steam – but even though players love the game, they have some complaints.
This is how Monster Hunter Wilds is received: The new installment of the popular series broke records at release. Within just 30 minutes, over 700,000 monster hunters had gathered on Steam, and less than 11 hours later, the milestone of 1 million concurrent players was reached.
With a current peak of 1.3 million concurrent players, the title narrowly misses the top 5 of the most played games of all time (via SteamDB).
While players on PS5 are enthusiastic about Monster Hunter Wilds, PC gamers complain about performance issues, which is why it currently only has a “mixed” rating on Steam. It probably doesn’t help that Capcom is already asking players to pay up.
Welcome to microtransaction hell
What bothers players? Apart from performance issues and crashes, players complain on Reddit about the monetization of Monster Hunter Wilds. In a thread with over 3,000 upvotes, a user shows that less than 24 hours after release, nearly two dozen add-ons for the game are already being offered, costing up to 10 Euros each.
For all the DLCs combined, one can currently spend just over 65 Euros – that’s nearly the purchase price for the standard edition of Monster Hunter Wilds on Steam – in the PS Store, one pays an additional 10 Euros.
“Capcom and their usual nonsense,” complains the user Kevin8977. After all, players have already spent 70 Euros for the game. Many others agree: The monetization would be fine if it weren’t already a full-price title.
Some are reminded of the infamous horse armor from Oblivion. The controversial DLC is considered a pioneer for this type of monetization, and everything started with that.
Like the horse armor back then, the add-ons for Monster Hunter Wilds are also purely cosmetic goodies. Players do not suffer any disadvantage if they simply ignore the offers in the store.
Thus, some players are not bothered at all by the microtransactions: As long as one does not gain any gameplay advantage, it’s a fairly reasonable solution.
Others, however, argue: In a multiplayer game, the freedom to express oneself through in-game fashion is an important part of the gameplay experience. Fortunately, titles in the series usually offer plenty of free options that can be earned in the game.
What do you think? Are you bothered by the paid DLCs, or do you simply ignore them? Have you perhaps even already made a purchase? Let us know in the comments. If you are still undecided about whether you should invest 70 Euros in the game, we have a useful overview for you here: Monster Hunter Wilds is about to be released: What you should know before buying
