A hopefully small number of so-calledMonster Hunter Wildsfans have gone too far in their ire over the game’s current state. The latest in the long-running franchise hasproblems other than performance issues, but its technical state has been a constant point of contention since its release earlier this year.
Despite its struggles,Monster Hunter Wildshas been an enormous hit for developer and publisher Capcom, breaking many of the company’s sales records.Updates have made progresssince launch, butwidespread performance issues still persist, and Capcom has unfortunately had to take extensive measures in response to fans who have grown unnecessarily angry.
And Cancel An Upcoming Presentation
Capcom developers were scheduled to give a lecture on the optimization strategies used inMonster Hunter Wildsat the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDEC) in Japan in just a couple of weeks.The developers have now mysteriously backed out of the lecture, according toAutomaton, with the apparent reason being targeted harassment of Capcom employees.
The presentation was titled “Making Monster Hunter Wilds run smoothly! Everything you need to know about optimization.” It appears to be one of many lectures from Capcom at CEDEC, butthe only one that has so far been scuttled, implying the conflict has specifically pertained toWilds' performance troubles.
Capcom itself hasn’t directly addressed its reasoning for canceling the CEDEC 2025 presentation, but on July 4, the company issued animportant noticeon its website regarding its policies in response to customer harassment. Translated from Japanese via a browser, the notice mentions customer feedback being “valuable,” butconfirms incidents of “threats, notices of assault, notices of obstruction of business, and harassment.“For serious cases, Capcom threatens legal action.
Backlash To Monster Hunter Wilds Performance Has Gone Too Far
Harassing Developers Is Pathetic
This is a clear-cut example of howa very small minority of angry customers can negatively impact the gaming industry. Just becauseMonster Hunter Wildssuffers some performance issues doesn’t mean Capcom developers don’t have valuable development knowledge on optimization to share with their peers. CEDEC is Japan’s largest game development conference, and Capcom is a major figurehead in the industry; the company’s insight is important to other developers.
Customers suffering from severe performance issues have a right to be angry – they paid for a product that does not function as expected. Targeted harassment of developers is way over the line, however. Maybe it’s tone-deaf for Capcom to host a presentation on makingMonster Hunter Wildsrun smoothly, sinceit demonstrably doesn’tfor many, but “fans” threatening developers over the issue is a pathetic and shameful escalation.
Sources:Automaton,Capcom
Monster Hunter Wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds is the highly anticipated follow-up to Capcom’s multi-million seller, Monster Hunter World. Announced at The Game Awards 2023, Monster Hunter Wilds will put players into a sprawling world where they’ll hunt monsters to create new weapons and armor while protecting their home base and uncovering the secrets of unexplored lands with friends or alone.
