DespiteMonster Hunter Wildsalready receiving several updates in the form of event quests and performance patches, Capcom is already gearing up for their very first title update this April. While not much has been revealed just yet,Wilds' developers will be unveiling even more details about the upcoming content coming toMonster Hunter Wildsin their live Twitch showcase on March 25th. Although the update is unlikely to address every single problem or opportunity forWilds, there are plenty of reasons to look forward to the title update reveal.
Given how barren the currentMonster Hunter Wildsupdate calendaris, Capcom revealing more about the first title update is a welcome announcement that’s bound to offer some exciting new features. With the guild’s influence becoming more prominent in the Forbidden Lands thanks to your successful hunts,a full expedition and all its expected amenities may be coming sooner than you would think. Even if Capcom can’t add every feature at once, I’d be more than happy if even a few of these additions are shown to be arriving in the first official title update.
10More Options For Seikret Customization
Additional Freedom To Customize Your Feathery Friend
Despite being a major aspect ofMonster Hunter WIlds, there aren’t nearly as many options for customizing your very own Seikret compared to your Hunter and Palico. While there are plenty of ways to change the color of the Seikret with several patterns and feathering options,there’s an absurdly low amount of armor for the trusty steed to equip, especially for aMonster Huntergame.
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Given that Siekret’s aren’t involved in combat, unlike their valiant Palicos counterparts, it makes sense that Capcom wouldn’t spend the time making dozens of new outfits solely for decoration. Even if the lack of customization makes sense from a development standpoint,the limited decoration options to customize your mount feels like a massively missed opportunity with how often you’ll use it. The customization problem is especially prominent if you didn’t purchase any cosmetic DLC, although this could easily be fixed in the upcoming title update or even simple event quests further down the line.
9The Return Of Arena Challenge Quests
Giving Speedrunners An Official Challenge To Enjoy
Out of all the missing features inWildsfrom previous entries, the lack of Arena quests is something I didn’t even notice until long after beating the game. While it might not be the most sorely missed feature from previous entries given its unique gameplay style,adding Arena Quests feels like a fairly easy addition in a future update. While there are some optional quests or random encounters that can pop up inWilds’arena, the dedicated area feels somewhat wasted without more quests currently making use of it.
Arena quests offer a fantastic way to test your skills while learning new weapons in a virtual environment.
Letting hunters test their skills on timed missions with a specific set of gear, Arena quests offer a fantastic way to test your skills while learning new weapons in a virtual environment. On top of the bragging rights from beating your friend’s mission times,Arena quests often had specific material rewards to craft exclusive armor that made them more than worth completing in previous entries.
8Brand New Armor Sets And Gear
Offering More Options For Fashion Hunters
With the end-game toMonster Hunter Wildsnot having the sameperceived level of difficultyas previous entries, fashion hunting has become one of the best ways to get more replayability out of the game.Thanks to the new layered armor system and the removal of gender-locked armor, there’s more incentive than ever to go out and experiment with new outfit combinations. While there’s already a wide selection of armor inWilds, a future title update could add more than just a single monster or two’s worth of gear to collect.
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Mizutsune’s confirmation is already a fantastic starting point when it comes to fashionable new outfits to craft, being one of my go-to layered armors to use inMonster Hunter Rise.Whether in the form of variations of existing armor, more weapon subcategories, or stylish Palico gear,or even the addition of more layered exclusive armor like the dashing pre-order bonus is something I’m looking forward to seeing in the upcoming showcase.
7A Surprising And Dangerous Invading Monster
Taking Great Advantage Of Wilds' Pack-Based Mechanics
While I would prefer the exact returning monster to be a surprise,the concept of invading monsters returning would be a fantastic addition toMonster Hunter Wildsgiven its new mechanics.Much like howMonster Hunter Risequietly brought the dreaded Bazelguese without much warning,Wildscould easily slip in an additional monster alongside the already slippery Mizutsune. There are plenty of monsters to choose from, seeing a pack of Bazelguese raining down explosives from above is a sight that’s too excitingly terrifying not to consider.
Despite Rajang being an invading monster, it spends most of its time sleeping completely out of the way unless provoked by the player.
Coupled withthe open world and pack mechanics ofMonster Hunter WIlds, bringing back invading monsters like Rajang, Nergigante, or the previously mentioned Bazelguese would be an amazing way to take advantage ofWilds' greatest strengths. Although Capcom seemed hesitant over the concept of invading monsters by scaling their aggressive mechanics in the previousMonster Hunter Rise,the chaos of numerous monsters running rampant in each area ofWildsalready has everything it needs for invaders to succeed.
6Interesting Optional Quests To Complete
Offering Unique Incentives To Dedicated Players
AlthoughMonster Hunter Wildshas several side quests to unlock and complete throughout the game, most of the optional quests have so few rewards they aren’t worth completing for the most part. A large reason for the lack of interest in optional quests also comes from just how absurdly superior investigations are when it comes to farming in the end-game. While investigations may be limited to what monsters you’ve saved outside of SOS requests, they always offer significantly better rewards, albeit with limited replayability.
Future updates could take a more event-quest-inspired approach by offering unique rewards or gameplay mechanics for some optional quests, offering more incentives to choose them over a standard investigation. Even without the replayable aspect,simply having more fleshed-out missions with unique requirements similar to the level of interactivity inWilds' side quests could make them much more engaging moving forward. Given thatMonster Hunter Wilds' first title update has already confirmed new side quests are on the way, there’s a good chance that more appropriately difficult challenges will become available soon at the very least.
5The Return Of Customizable Player Rooms
The Perfect Place For All Your Endemic Life
Given the wide array of unique and adorable endemic creatures that exist in the forbidden lands, it’s a massive shame that there’s simply nowhere to place them inWilds. This is exactly whereMonster Hunter World’s customizable rooms came in,letting you fill out your own unique space with creatures you’ve caught while offering tools to decorate it from top to bottom. Although the room feature only saw its fully immersive potential reached in the eventualIceborneexpansion, the base games forMonster Hunter RiseandWorldstill had a smaller one for you to decorate freely.
The higher lobby sizes of Wilds could offer new potential for MMO-scale housewarming parties.
Even though the private rooms are one of the many features that surprisingly went missing in the transition to the next generation, their inclusion was likely held back for story reasons more than anything else. With the current camp being the first wave of expeditions into the forbidden lands, it makes sense there wouldn’t be enough resources to spare for luxurious living spaces. With a future update already planning to add a gathering hub toWilds,the addition of a separate space for you to display your endemic life and achievements is something I’m crossing my fingers to see announced.
4A Deadly New Elder Dragon To Hunt
Spicing Up The End-Game For Wilds
While the Apex monsters inMonster Hunter Wildsshare plenty of similarities with Elder Dragons, acting as challenging end-game monsters with an elemental flair, they’re still somewhat weaker and have less of an impact than their more environment-shattering counterparts. It’s clear thatMonster Hunter Wildshas been saving Elder Dragons as an additional post-game challenge, butthe inclusion of at least one new Elder Dragon would be the perfect way to kick off its first title update.
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Given how overused Elder Dragons were inMonster Hunter WorldandRiserespectively, their absence was somewhat refreshing from the base game, even if it broke franchise tradition. Despite the absence of Elder Dragons providing a much-needed spotlight on thecurrent pool of unique monsters,Wildswill need the additional monsters to flesh out its post-game content and up the stakes. Thankfully, the story ofMonster Hunter Wildsprepared the inclusion of future Elder Dragons perfectly as the next step-up in difficulty, with Gore Magala already being a great jumping point as a recently classified demi-elder.
3A Sneak-Peak At The New Gathering Hub
The Perfect Place To Socialize Before Hunts
Althoughthe officialMonster Hunteraccount on X has already confirmed the addition of a brand-new gathering hub in the upcoming title update, there’s just as little information revealed about it as inthe current roadmap. While the hub will be limited to players who have already completed the main story for the game, it’s still the perfect way to take advantage ofMonster Hunter Wilds' massive 100-player lobbies.
While it might be an inclusion some hunters wouldn’t think twice about visiting,the gathering hub is a core part of the social aspect that has helped makeMonster Hunterso beloved over the years. Being the perfect place to prepare before a hunt or socialize with friends and strangers alike, the gathering hub offered a sense of familiarity and comfort that isn’t as present in the numerous Base Camps ofMonster Hunter Wilds. With all the new environmental features and increased lobby sizes, I’m incredibly excited to see the style and features a brand-new gathering hub will utilize.
2The Return Of Palico Cooks
The Most Sorely Missed Feature From The Franchise
Out of all the complaints over the most recent entry in the series, one of the biggest letdowns ofMonster Hunter Wildsis thecomplete absence of Palico chefs. While it might not affect the actual gameplay ofWilds,the incredibly detailed Palico cooking animations filled with a deep level of personality and humor were something I didn’t know I would miss so much.
While NPCs can occasionally offer the hunter incredibly valuable meals for free in Wilds paired with their own satisfyingly detailed animations, it’s hard to match up to the Grammeowster Chef or the Meowscular Chef’s cooking.
With the return of the aforementioned Gathering Hub toMonster Hunter Wilds,there seems to be a good chance that a proper canteen would be included based on franchise traditions alone. While it makes sense that the base camps wouldn’t be bringing professional chefs along instead of on-the-go cooking, the hunter’s actions on behalf of the guild more than warrant further expansion into the forbidden lands. With all the deadly new monsters and terrifying Elder Dragons Capcom has in store,a hearty meal made by adorable cats is just the thing you need to prepare for a life-or-death hunt.
1More Customization With Layered Weapons
Fixing The Biggest Problems With Artian Weapons
With the drastic amount of customization options available inWildsand the previous inclusion inMonster Hunter Rise,it was surprising to see that layered weapons were entirely absent inMonster Hunter Wilds. While there’s still a decent chance that layered weapons will return at some point in the future, they could very well be revealed sooner than later in the upcoming showcase.
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Despite how powerful they are, the Artian weapons inMonster Hunter WIldsclash with most of the armor sets in the game at the best of times, and are downright disappointing at the worst. Thankfully, layered weapons would be the perfect solution to this problem,allowing you to freely customize your character’s appearance without losing any efficiency in combat. While it might be a while before layered weapons make their way tothe forbidden lands, PC players can already access the feature through the use ofsome of the best modsMonster Hunter Wildsand its community has to offer.
