For many fans, cheaters in Monster Hunter Wilds have been an important topic since the release of the first title update. The developers wanted to take action against them, but first, fairness in the league needed to be ensured.
What was the problem with the cheaters? Upon the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, many hunters complained about cheaters. They would ruin the game and with their unfair weapons, they could even kill monsters with just one hit/shoot. Online co-op became a nightmare for many fans because of this.
Capcom was aware of this and with the release of the first title update, consequences for this type of player were also announced. The new leaderboards for the arena should be protected so that fans can earn shiny pendants for their weapons if they belong to the best players.
Nothing came of it. Many cheaters took over the leaderboards and left honest players no chance at the sparkling trophies. Capcom recognized this, and to ensure that you do not leave empty-handed despite the efforts, something important is set to change in the arena rankings.
Rewards for Active Hunters
What does Capcom have planned? On x.com, Capcom commented on the leaderboards. Until now, fans could secure pendants based on how well they performed on the leaderboards. However, the results have been distorted by the cheaters, and even good speedrunners ended up empty-handed despite strong times. To prevent this from happening again, current and future “Leaderboard” rewards will be decoupled from the actual leaderboard positions.
There should still be challenge quests – but these will not have leaderboard ranks as parameters, so fans can secure their rewards. This means that no matter how good or bad you are, you will still be rewarded. What counts is how active you are in Monster Hunter Wilds.
Capcom leads the way and explains using the current rewards how you can earn them now:
- Doshaguma: Mark of Contest pendant
- Before: Participation
- After: Participation
- Doshaguma: Mark of Bravery pendant
- Before: Rank “A” time
- After: Participation
- Doshaguma: Mark of Mastery
- Before: Top 10,000 players
- After: Rank “A” time
Will cheaters now be banned? The developers will look at the completion times from the arena and challenge quests and check for irregularities and glitches. If the account belongs to a cheater who actually cheated and has a time that is unnatural, the account will be banned. You can find more about the latest patch here: Monster Hunter Wilds: New hotfix coming soon – Here’s what’s in it
