Monster Hunter Wilds Bug Makes Boss Battle Last Over an Hour

Summary

One Monster Hunter Wilds player was trapped in an endless boss fight for over an hour due to a glitch in the game's intro.
The bug appears to be related to the way the fight is structured as a tutorial, requiring players to follow the on-screen pop-ups before progressing.
To defeat the chatacabra in the intro, the player had to save, quit, and restart the game.

A bug in Monster Hunter Wilds caused a player to be trapped in an endless boss fight for over an hour during the game's intro. Before finding a workaround, the player turned to the Monster Hunter Wilds community for advice, as the fight wouldn’t end despite their efforts.

Monster Hunter Wilds became a commercial success in a matter of days. Capcom launched the next entry in its popular RPG franchise to positive reception from players. Along with visual improvements, the game introduces new quality-of-life features that make it a much more accessible experience, offering newcomers an easier way to get into the Monster Hunter world. Despite its success, Monster Hunter Wilds is suffering from some serious technical issues that have prompted Capcom to release a couple of patches to address them, though there are still many areas in need of fixing.

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By Marc Santos

Reddit user dabs_bud_bongs turned to Reddit for advice after being trapped for over an hour trying to defeat the first chatacabra in the Monster Hunter Wilds intro. What was supposed to be an easy, introductory enemy meant to help smooth out the gears and teach the game mechanics turned into a never-ending fight. The player explained that the tutorial pop-up indicates “slay the chatacabra,” yet the monster wouldn’t die, no matter how long they fought it. The player even mentioned that they had to sharpen their weapon 15 times.

Monster Hunter Wilds Bug Traps Players in First Chatacabra Fight for Over an Hour

One player chimed in, advising the user to first complete the tutorial pop-ups before trying to kill the Monster Hunter Wilds chatacabra. Another player suggested it was a glitch, though dabs_bud_bongs responded that they couldn’t find anyone else with the same bug, so they kept fighting for an hour. Eventually, the player decided to save, quit, and restart the game, only to discover they could kill the monster in just 5 minutes.

This seems to be an issue with how the fight is structured as a tutorial guide, where the player must follow the on-screen pop-ups step by step before they can actually fight the monster. Another player in the comments shared a similar experience, but with the frog. They were hitting the monster for 5 minutes straight, unable to kill it until the quest appeared as a pop-up on the screen.

Monster Hunter Wilds players on PC have been encountering many other issues, such as game system crashes, visual glitches, and more. Capcom is aware of these problems and has reaffirmed its commitment to addressing them in upcoming updates.

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