Capcom has just released for free, Title Update 2 of Monster Hunter Wilds, and players are now at liberty to earn money through the new content while ogling the update tees. With the new update come new monsters, equipment, and some quality-of-life changes, but the buzz is already on for Title Update 3, due to drop at the tail end of September, and Title Update 4 promising to come in during the winter months.
However, not all are happy with the changes. Some players started complaining about the update’s pacing and one player even tweeted, “You plan to use two monsters to pass the player’s time for over two months?” Ouch! Now, other players are aggravated with how cheaters are exploiting seasonal events for early use. “Check first page Arena rankings hunter’s profile… they already have everything unlocked,” said an unhappy hunter glaring.
Meanwhile, the Steam version got its bite in an optimization fix, including fixes for VRAM usage, the matter sort of spurred debates as other players noticed that their “Estimated VRAM Usage” display was now showing higher numbers (despite the improvement in performance). Just another typical gaming argument, isn’t it?
And then came the teaser for the Fender collab! Yes, the guitar company. A player immediately gave the service: “This can only mean 1 thing.” Electric guitar-meets-hunting horn? Rock-themed armor? The wild speculations began.
The usual argument of Monster Hunter is going in its own full spate too: some want 20 to 30 monsters per update so the player base can stay busy; meanwhile, others argue that with the current roster, revamped fights will keep the players busy, at least those for Rathalos. And let us not forget the never-ending debate: the game’s too easy’ versus ‘git gud’-one hunter went to tell an anecdote about humiliatingly destroying a Tokyo MH bar challenge so badly that the waiter found it worthy of a prize with ‘side eyes.’ Truly legendary.
So, there is a lot of hype with mixed reception. One fully convinced fan claimed that Wilds will ultimately have “the best roster and best armor and fashion of any other MH to date.” Boldly said, but in all fairness, given Capcom’s track record, not an altogether unreasonable prediction.
So what does TU2 have? New monsters (obviously), event quests, Steam optimizations—and most important, Capcom’s roadmap: spaced-out updates to keep people playing for the really long term. Whether that pan is really as good as advertised or not is a totally different question. Some say that they were done with the game within the first set of updates; some are happy to keep grinding on it.
You have to be real here, though: Monster Hunter updates have always gone on the same cycle: initial complaints, then players sink another hundred hours into the new content, and so on and so forth. But by TU4 in the winter, the meta would have really shifted; new builds will be in power, and the whole cycle will begin for real.
Anyway, with that said, go grab your weapon of choice and dive right in. Or start preparing for TU3. Or TU4. Or just keep on with the arguing on Twitter. Either way, the hunts truly will never end.