{"id":40930,"date":"2024-12-06T12:24:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=40930"},"modified":"2024-12-06T12:24:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:24:29","slug":"monster-hunter-wilds-npc-support-hunters-are-balanced-to-be-less-time-efficient-than-human-players-and-you-can-even-customize-them-so-that-they-dont-steal-your-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-npc-support-hunters-are-balanced-to-be-less-time-efficient-than-human-players-and-you-can-even-customize-them-so-that-they-dont-steal-your-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Wilds\u2019 NPC Support Hunters are balanced to be less time-efficient than human players, and you can even customize them so that they don\u2019t steal your spotlight\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Monster Hunter Wilds <\/strong>introduces a brand-new Hunter Support system, which allows you to bring AI-powered NPC hunters along with you on your hunts or even summon them mid-hunt in a pinch. The NPC hunters can serve as helpers on solo runs, formed into a full hunting party of four, or added to cover for a missing member.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how will the AI hunters be balanced? In a recent joint media interview, Monster Hunter Wilds director Yuya Tokuda shared some insights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The new Support Hunter system for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MHWilds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MHWilds<\/a> is ideal for solo gamers and multiplayer enjoyers alike! New to Monster Hunter Wilds, you can now call-in aid mid-hunt from NPC Support Hunters for up to a party of four, whether you&#39;re alone or playing with others! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GXvb5sNtME\">pic.twitter.com\/GXvb5sNtME<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/monsterhunter\/status\/1826605250763260177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Tokuda, \u201cIn terms of time efficiency, it will take longer to defeat monsters when playing with NPC hunters than when playing with 3-4 average [human] hunters.\u201d However, the tradeoff is that the AI helpers are designed to provide attentive support to the player, proactively doing things like setting up traps and healing you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Monster Hunter Wilds will give players some control over the NPC hunters\u2019 behavior. \u201cWe\u2019ve also prepared options you can use to disable NPC hunters from performing certain actions, like destroying Wounds or mounting. Although support hunters will each come with special characteristics, such as being good at mounting, we figured that players may want to do these things themselves, so we\u2019ve made it so that you can set your preferences according to your play style,\u201d Tokuda explains. Therefore, NPC hunters won\u2019t steal your big moments, like knocking down a wound you\u2019ve been targeting, if you don\u2019t want them to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1493\" height=\"850\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1493px) 100vw, 1493px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241017-38562-header-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241017-38562-header-1.jpg 1493w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241017-38562-header-1-380x216.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241017-38562-header-1-768x437.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from being customizable, Monster Hunter Wilds\u2019 support hunters will automatically grow more powerful as you progress in the game, remaining equally reliable even against tougher monsters. \u201cWe\u2019ve designed them so that they provide a consistent level of support from start to finish.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same interview, the dev team also gave <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-new-monster-lala-barina-is-designed-to-encourage-players-to-vary-their-roles-in-multiplayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insights into Monster Hunter Wilds\u2019 monster design<\/a> and talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-will-balance-weapons-with-a-policy-of-buffing-weak-weapons-rather-than-nerfing-strong-ones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how they will be balancing weapons<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-director-says-the-game-is-already-much-better-optimized-than-it-was-in-the-beta-with-further-improvements-to-performance-and-appearance-planned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">optimizing the game<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monster Hunter Wilds is scheduled to launch on February 28 for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2246340\/Monster_Hunter_Wilds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monster Hunter Wilds director Yuya Tokuda talks about how the AI-driven NPC hunters are balanced in the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":40932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-40930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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