{"id":47281,"date":"2025-04-22T14:31:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=47281"},"modified":"2025-04-22T14:31:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:31:38","slug":"monster-hunter-wilds-accidentally-veers-into-pay-to-win-territory-with-certain-paid-emotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-accidentally-veers-into-pay-to-win-territory-with-certain-paid-emotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Wilds accidentally veers into pay-to-win territory with certain paid emotes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You\u2019ve heard of pay-to-win weapons, gear, and cosmetics, but <strong>Monster Hunter Wilds<\/strong> has unintentionally put its own spin on pay-to-win emotes with its Photo Poses. It turns out that by striking specific poses in the middle of a fight, players can avoid certain monster attacks.&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=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3084\u3063\u305f\u305c\uff01\uff65:*+.(( \u00b0\u03c9\u00b0 ))\/.:+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M2n5KkcukR\">pic.twitter.com\/M2n5KkcukR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u5c0f\u767e\u5408 (@sayurin_kk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sayurin_kk\/status\/1913974856388890818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To add some context, the player above uses the Vanish Sign pose &#8211; part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3117370\/Monster_Hunter_Wilds__Photo_Pose_Set_Vol_1\/?curator_clanid=44795648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monster Hunter Wilds Photo Pose Set Vol. 1<\/a> &#8211; to completely avoid a Mizutsune\u2019s horizontal water beam. Whereas most players would either block or <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/tips\/monster-hunter-wilds-how-to-do-a-superman-dive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dodge<\/a>, using the Vanish Sign is as easy as <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/tips\/monster-hunter-wilds-how-to-create-custom-shoutouts-stickers-and-gestures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selecting the pose from your Radial Menu<\/a>. I\u2019m honestly surprised they didn\u2019t open Photo Mode to capitalize on the moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some players <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/QuirklessStoner\/status\/1914383679515664573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">question the inclusion of paid content<\/a> that makes the game slightly easier, many are expressing <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chiko_dandelion\/status\/1914082896102801679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delight<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aska__35\/status\/1914189298372599931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">astonishment<\/a> that the pose shows just how accurate Monster Hunter Wilds hitboxes are. Considering players have to pay extra for certain cosmetics on top of the base game, those poses are starting to seem like they\u2019re worth it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"804\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250422-47281-002.jpg\" alt=\"Monster Hunter Wilds This can't be emote\" class=\"wp-image-47284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250422-47281-002.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250422-47281-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250422-47281-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1428\" height=\"798\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250422-47281-001.jpg\" alt=\"Monster Hunter Wilds Celebratory Knee emote\" class=\"wp-image-47283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250422-47281-001.jpg 1428w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250422-47281-001-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250422-47281-001-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other examples of paid poses and gestures that change your hunter\u2019s hitbox are the \u201cShinobi Pose\u201d which also levitates you mid-air, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3117560\/Monster_Hunter_Wilds__Gesture_Set_Vol_2\/?curator_clanid=44795648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cThis Can\u2019t Be\u2026\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3117540\/Monster_Hunter_Wilds__Gesture_Celebratory_Knee_Slide\/?curator_clanid=44795648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cCelebratory Knee\u201d<\/a> gestures, both of which lower your Hunter so they can avoid high attacks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monster Hunter Wilds is available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monster Hunter Wilds players have been crying &#8220;pay-to-win&#8221; after discovering that certain paid poses can make the game slightly easier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":47282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-47281","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 v27.2 - 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