Monster Hunter Wilds Online Leaderboards Are Already Full Of Blatant Cheaters

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Summary

  • Monster Hunter Wilds’s new online leaderboards are already filling up with cheaters.
  • Hunt times of 0 seconds have already been boasting, which is proof of blatant cheating, despite Capcom’s warnings.
  • Players are disappointed, but not overly surprised given the nature of online leaderboards these days. I guess we can’t have anything nice.

The initial Title Update for Monster Hunter Wilds has been released, featuring exciting new battles, useful new tools, entertaining mini-games, and a vibrant social space called the Grand Hub where players can interact with other hunters. A new quest type was also introduced, allowing competitors to race for the quickest hunt times. However, Capcom acknowledges that this feature may be susceptible to misuse.

Just prior to the launch of Title Update 1, Capcom announced on Twitter that they would take steps against accounts involved in deceptive rank-boosting activities. This seems to be an attempt to discourage any would-be cheaters from proceeding. Regrettably, mere warnings haven’t deterred such activity, as suspicious times have already been observed atop the online leaderboards.

Monster Hunter Wilds Online Leaderboards Are Already Full Of Blatant Cheaters

Initially, a user named Millenium_Star on Reddit drew attention to the issue by displaying a leaderboard with times so unbelievably fast that it’s almost impressive how little concern the cheaters seem to have for their own accounts. In the linked Reddit post above, you can observe one leaderboard even boasting a time of 0 seconds, which is clearly an invitation for a ban.

Additionally, you might notice that the second and third positions on the scoreboard show times of 28 and 45 seconds. This is quite apparent considering that even the least formidable creatures in the game require at least a minute or two to defeat. These early scores on the online leaderboards aren’t exactly promising, as KiraTsukasa aptly comments, “we all knew this was inevitable”.

It seems that the confidence in the leaderboards is quite low, as many believe Capcom has struggled to manage them effectively due to the current format’s challenges. Some have suggested that there will always be cheaters who adjust their scores slightly above others to avoid detection, so setting new world records might not happen anytime soon.

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2025-04-05 00:09