Monster Hunter World has experienced a small renaissance since the announcement of the new installment and a good discount in December. Many players have returned to hunting on Steam. However, the game is currently receiving some negative reviews, which is due to a new update from Capcom.
Why is it suddenly being poorly rated? Actually, Monster Hunter World is doing quite well at the moment. With the announcement of Monster Hunter Wilds, World experienced the largest player increase in 3 years on Steam. Players are really eager to play the game.
However, for the past few days, some negative reviews have been accumulating on Steam, which is related to a new update from Capcom. Capcom has now added an Enigma copy protection to some of their games, which is intended to make modding their games more difficult. At the same time, many players are concerned about performance issues.
The reason for the copy protection is not known. A few months ago, Capcom was highlighted because it was discussed in a presentation that mods for Capcom would fall into the same category as cheats (via GamesRadar).
In 2025, we can finally expect a new Monster Hunter:
Many players are not thrilled with the DRM software
On Steam, Monster Hunter currently holds 88 % positive reviews, but the negative reviews from recent days mainly reference the new copy protection:
- haha oh wow:
Capcom adds DRM Enigma Protector to their game catalog. Prevents modding, cheat engine, and reduces performance by up to 10-15 FPS with stuttering.
- Amerith:
Until the DRM, which is both positive for viruses and prevents modding, is permanently removed from all games that use it, I will not remove this negative review or purchase Monster Hunter Wilds.
For the DLC Iceborne, the reviews look even more serious in the statistics. The game currently holds only 57% positive reviews, and there, users also criticize the new copy protection software. Kingofsmash101 only writes: I’m not angry, just extremely disappointed in them.
It should be noted that the Enigma copy protection was not added to Monster Hunter World, but to older Capcom titles such as Resident Evil Revelations, from which the update was quickly removed. It is not known if and which titles will follow. Nevertheless, fans are currently punishing some Capcom games in the reviews.
Many Capcom games are kept alive by community mods. For example, through new outfits.
So far, Capcom has not responded to the players’ criticism. Whether they will backtrack on this is questionable. What do you think about such software? Do you find mod support important or do you understand Capcom’s view? Let us know in the comments. At the release of Monster Hunter World on Steam, the game already received many negative reviews.
