Monster Hunter Wilds is fast approaching its first anniversary, meaning if it were a real human baby it would be legally unable to do anything really because have you met a one year old? Still, ahead of that anniversary, Capcom has outlined the game’s next big update which, shock horror, includes a new monster to hunt, a new weapon to hunt with, a collab with basically itself, and more coming on February 18th. Oh, and there’s DLC coming! But once again, the horror, the shock.
First, that new monster; this one is the 10 star Arch-tempered Arkveld which is joining as part of a permanent event quest. He’s a big, dark, lightningy looking guy, not much to say about him. That new weapon is a doozy, at least stylistically, as it’s basically what if Cloud’s Buster Sword was a broken mirror. Looking mighty fine honestly, and comes as part of a weapon design contest, made by one Nolan Lu. Nice work Nolan!
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The aforementioned collab is specifically with Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (you see, itself!), which features a new side mission you can only get if you have a hunter rank of nine or higher. It’s permanent though, so don’t worry about missing out on it. The mission itself sees you teaming up with Rudy, a more cel shaded Palico from Stories 3, who needs you to find some monster eggs he dropped. Deliver enough eggs, and you can get rewards like a Rudy costume for your Palico, and a few different pendants too.
From the release of this update on February 18th through to March 18th, there’ll be an anniversary event where you can “collect a special anniversary login bonus, and join in the seasonal festivities—a weekly rotation of each previous Festival of Accord!”
In terms of the DLC, details are slim pickings, but it will apparently be a “large-scale expansion,” with plans to share more details about it in the summer according to this Steam blog post. It’s something I guess! Look forward to it at your own risk.
