Hitstop is used across all kinds of games, but it's always been especially prevalent in Monster Hunter, adding a satisfyingly weighty feel to your heaviest blows. But for whatever reason, it's been massively toned down in Wilds, which explains why veteran players are experiencing a discrepancy.

Monster Hunter Wilds might be one of 2025’s most-wanted games but the whole talking Palicoes thing has fans a little miffed. Fear not, you can change that if you want. It’s a damn good time to be a Monster Hunter fan right now with the next major installment in the franchise feeling closer than

As players old and new have headed to the Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test in droves, series veterans have discovered why the game’s combat feels

Players dug some common monster ID numbers out of the Monster Hunter Wilds betas files, and they look awfully familiar to series veterans.