A Reddit user Tenzi92 asked out of fear of a ban from Capcom whether the use of certain mods in Monster Hunter: World is allowed. He posted the response of a Capcom employee in the forums.
What has been Capcom’s stance towards mods so far? Shortly before the release of the PC version, producer Ryuzo Tsujimoto stated that the development team has no plans to support mods for MHW.
For a long time, it was unclear whether the use of mods would lead to an account ban.
In the past, Capcom has already taken action against modders who offered paid skins from Street Fighter 5 as mods. And even in the Monster Hunter community players fear bans when using a mod that increases the FPS of Monster Hunter World on PC.
Are “Quality of Life” mods okay? The Reddit user’s inquiry was about two specific mods:
- The first replaced the Xbox buttons of the controller in the UI with PS4 buttons
- The second was a transmog mod and allowed changing the appearance of the armor
Tenzi92 received a response from support: The representative from Capcom replied to the inquiry as follows.
“Capcom does not support mods made by third parties. All official mods are released on the game’s Steam page.
You can use any mod for the game, but at your own risk.
If the chosen mod only improves the game’s graphics and provides no gameplay advantages, you should not be banned.”
Statement with a loophole: Although the response to Tenzi92 states that, for example, performance mods are harmless in themselves and should not lead to a ban, Capcom leaves a loophole open. Ultimately, it is the company itself that decides which mods provide gameplay advantages and which are harmless. Therefore, there is still no 100% guarantee.
Meanwhile, the Wobble Worm Hat from Monster Hunter: World makes its comeback in the PC version:
The most popular helmet from Monster Hunter World is back for PC!
