Celebration-on-demand for the Monster Hunter Wilds community was thrown in by the official Monster Hunter Twitter account announcing animated Monster Hunter Wilds backgrounds for the PS5 Welcome Hub-an intriguing new cosmetic option for owners of the PlayStation 5 provided by the Monster Hunter clan. Anyone still not in the game can get a two-hour trial for PlayStation Plus Premium members and a 20% discount on the full version of the game-that discount is ending really fast.
Prominent reactions ensuring were within the Monster Hunter community right after the said announcement. Several had been excited about the new customization. User OHR62 expressed vehement support by saying, “And it’s really awesome with the lightning and etc.,” while TriLagiacrus simply said, “Your fans LOVE YOU right now.” The scattered confetti did not stay long in the air; several other responses voiced dissatisfaction about the trend of the game’s content rollout and pricing.
Among the most-wounded in opposition was thunderape89, “This is the monster hunter with the fewest launch monsters, but it is the most expensive with waiting for a DLC-which is paid-for. Already annoys me.” Content pacing concerns were raised elsewhere, with some players debating if the recent additions of Seregios and Lagiacruz suffice to keep the experience fresh and interesting.
Meanwhile, the pricing discussion was turned even louder after n1n10d0f4n deafened reacting to the discount announcement for 20% off: “20% off already!? Bwahahahahahahaahahh”-the almost-instant reaction triggering more discussion on the value proposition of this game. User mattv96382675 fought back by mixing comparative pricing, “It’s been 6 months. Clair obscur is 10% off this week. And if you’re into terrible games: Ass creed shadows that was released several weeks after it is 25% off.”
There were also technical problems. BerserkKris asked, “Did you optimize the game on PS5 first??? Still having issues,” while 1st_bro_ka_ge mentioned, “There are connectivity issues with the PS5 since TU2… please help.” These comments imply that while people embrace the cosmetic options, they would rather want to see some optimization.
The customization options themselves ended up dividing the community. TonyDak3 was not happy about the choice of background. “Of all the pics, you choose this one? Like Really? I’d rather have a Rathalos,” he said. Jrnewty, in contrast, joked, “Lmao ain’t nobody putting Olivia on their home page” – referring to the specific monster from the promotional art.
An intense two-hour trial for PlayStation Plus Premium members makes for a reasoned consideration of how things are progressing. Nevertheless, as MifuTaru keenly pointed out, it’s somewhat ironic: “Wait doesn’t PS plus cost more than the actual sale of the game or am I trippin?” Obviously, not in respect to the very case, but rather to subscriptions drowning the value of a discounted game.
The PC conversation was not spared. User al_mmorpg90555 warned: “PC users. for now do not buy this game. because this game is still Beta for pc.” This insinuated that the way might be well cleared for console versions at this time.
Feature requests would be pushed by some players. LitePlays kicked things off: “Day two of asking for a Hatsune Miku Collaboration,” while Simbadeangelo offered Charge Blade modifications in detail. There was also a healthy endorsement for water combat from the older games, with Aelphaeis_PS5 lamenting, “Monster hunter tri underwater mode was perfect, why wasn’t used in wilds.”
That way, it’s pretty much obvious that the announcement is a very smart way of PlayStation and Capcom teasing the playerbase with some added cosmetics and a lonesome discounted price. According to Ivy Campbell, “a smart way to pull in new hunters” – but will it really manage to stir any of those who have never been convinced before is rather doubtful. The sale will be ending shortly, and given the mixed reactions the current state of the game received, Monster Hunter Wilds seems caught somewhere very interesting between both a celebration and criticism.
