Monster Hunter Wilds Beta 2 Has One Big Problem Already
In the lead-up to the release of , a second open beta for the game has been announced — but it has one big problem that might hurt the game's full release. Set for release on February 28, is the newest of the «modern» series, which started with the 2018 release of — a game which massively increased the series' mainstream popularity outside of Japan, and was also the first mainline game in the series to get a PC release.
With now serving as one of developer Capcom's flagship franchises, more eyes than ever are on the series' upcoming release — the first beta for had a higher peak player count on Steam than both and. Unfortunately, however, the attention drawn by the game's open betas might turn out to be a double-edged sword, as the poor optimization of ' first beta already has many players cautious about the full release, and the second beta is going to run into the same issues again.
Along with the announcement of a second open beta for , which will run from February 6 to February 9, and again from February 13 to February 16, it's also been announced by the official X (formerly Twitter) account that the beta unfortunately will not include any of the promised improvements from the original playtest in November 2024. Importantly, this means that the second beta will retain the same poor performance as the first, which could cause a repeat of the backlash that the game already faced in November.
Performance changes won't be the only thing missing from the second beta either, as a developer post on Steam detailed significant gameplay changes, including additional hitstop and updates to multiple weapon types, which also won't be included in the second beta. As a result, the playtest, which will take place only shortly before releases in full later in the same month, won't be an entirely accurate portrayal of the full game, and could be a misleading representation of what to expect.
Unfortunately, while the stated intent of the second beta is to give players who missed
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