Monster Hunter Wilds' Limited Time Quests Are Being Completely Ruined By Cheaters

With the introduction of Title Update 1, Monster Hunter Wilds has been popping off in terms of player count — but there's now a less positive side to the game's continued popularity.

We are, of course, talking about the rise of cheaters. As part of Title Update 1, Capcom has added special challenge quests that are only available for a limited time. The first of these new quests tasks players with defeating a Doshaguma — the hulking dog-bear-like creature — with predetermined equipment.

If you can slay the Doshaguma within a specific amount of time, you'll be rewarded with a unique pendant cosmetic — a symbol of your prowess. There are different pendants for simply completing the quest, or beating the beast in under five minutes (which is tricky in itself).

The problem, though, is that there's also a special reward for players who make the top 10,000 places on the global leaderboard. That sounds fun on paper, but in practice, the leaderboard is dominated by cheaters, who have all posted times of mere seconds.

Right now, at the time of writing this article, it's impossible to actually make the top 10,000 without cheating — which obviously renders the unique pendant reward both unattainable and utterly pointless.

Needless to say, Capcom will need to find a way to deal with this. The limited time challenge quests are a great idea, but much of their appeal is lost if their leaderboards are little more than a sham.

At this point, it's worth noting that Monster Hunter World ran into a similar issue, with cheaters ruining its leaderboards — and this was, disappointingly, a problem that never actually got fixed. Again, all eyes are on Capcom.

What do you make of this? Have you tried the challenge quests out for yourself? Set a world record and then despair when it doesn't even make the top 10,000 times in the comments section below.