In Monster Hunter Wilds, there are some common tactics in the community that have solidified over the years among monster hunters and have developed into unwritten rules. Inexperienced players often cause frustration in the community – especially because their behavior costs valuable damage.
What behavior is being referred to? When monsters are injured, they often retreat to their “nest” and lie down to sleep in order to recover. They can also fall asleep if players attack them with the “sleep” element. Hunters then have the opportunity to regroup and prepare, as the beast won’t run away.
Attacking a sleeping monster would bring several advantages, if not many, especially inexperienced players, would carelessly wake the monster from its sleep and continue the fight.
Players therefore turn to Reddit to reach out to their fellow players, urging them to pause when the monster retreats. Because hunting is a community project, and taking a moment to wait can bring significant advantages.
“Please do not poke sleeping monsters!”
Why is this a problem? When monsters retreat to sleep or fall asleep during a fight, they remain there for a good amount of time. They do not run away and present no threat. This gives hunters time to set up explosive barrels, sharpen their weapons, take buffs, and regroup.
The main point is that the first attack on the monster when it is sleeping deals double damage. This makes it all the more aggravating when someone shoots a single arrow instead of placing bombs or allowing someone with a heavy weapon to strike, which would deal significantly more damage.
Players therefore reach out to their fellow hunters via Reddit to raise awareness in the hope that the problem will come to an end in the long term. Because in this case, a few seconds of patience can bring valuable damage and contribute to group cohesion.
Lockfin asks in his Reddit thread his potential teammates: “Please do not poke sleeping monsters! […] It’s great to hunt with so many new faces, but being new means not knowing important things. Important things such as what Sleep Bombing is.”
“PSA: A sleeping monster is a community event. […] Hunts already last on average only 5 minutes. Can we relax and respect the old traditions?” writes user ProNerdPanda in his Reddit thread.
Fellowship plays a significant role in the community of Monster Hunter Wilds. Because the chat itself is rarely used, especially relying on emotes and shortcuts, these unwritten rules are particularly emphasized, which new players need to learn about.
However, a much larger problem is posed by cheaters, who have especially spread in the leaderboards of the arena since the first Title Update. Capcom has announced in the past that it wants to take action against cheaters, and they are now putting a stop to it: Monster Hunter Wilds changes an important feature so that cheaters are no longer rewarded in the future
