Summary
Monster Hunter Wildsreveals new customization options for SOS Flares, giving players more options for summoning allies during major hunts. It’s been a big week for Capcom’s latest entry in the series, asMonster Hunter Wildswas featured at Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live event with a new trailer. In addition, Capcom also set up a large booth at Gamescom with over 60 playable demo stations, giving fans and media in attendance the chance to check out the game.
Fans have seen plenty of new details over the past few days, with the trailer showcasing a new area called the Scarlet Forest and the Temnoceran class monster known as Lala Barina. The striking spider-like monster shifted its fuzzy white appearance to that of a red rose, giving it access to a new set of dangerous abilities, even being able to leap and strike atMonster Hunter Wilds' previously revealed Doshaguma. Capcom has also continued to reveal new details regarding the game, including announcing changes to the traditional SOS Flare.
TheSOS Flare inMonster Hunter Worldallowed players to essentially put out a call for help, enabling other players to jump into their game to lend a hand. For those having a tough time or just wanting to hunt with others, the SOS Flare quickly became a popular mechanic, and after getting sidelined for a more traditional co-op lobby system experience inMonster Hunter Rise, Capcom has officially confirmed the flare’s return. However, while the main functionality of calling for help remains intact, Capcom is enhancing the flare with additional features to let players really customize their experience.
How the SOS Flare is Changing in Monster Hunter Rise
As the official Monster Hunter Twitter account specified, players can now customize the SOS Flare to request help from players or be reinforced by “support hunters”, which are essentially NPC characters similar to theNPC Mercenary companions revealed forDiablo 4. Players can also define a maximum number of hunters that can join and whether NPC characters can drop in if no live players have joined after a set amount of time.
The SOS Flare isn’t the only big change coming to familiar features within this latest entry in the long-running franchise. In fact, Capcom also revealed thatMonster Hunter Wildswill feature armor that can be warn by both female and male characters. For the first time in the 20-year history of the franchise, Capcom is removing the gender-locked armor sets, allowing players to fully customize the look of their hunter with any piece of armor they want. In previous entries, armor and gear had specific appearances for male or female characters, which had long been criticized by many in the community.
Monster Hunter Wilds
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The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.Fulfill your duty as a Hunter by tracking and defeating powerful monsters and forging strong new weapons and armor from the materials you harvest from your hunt as you uncover the connection between the people of the Forbidden Lands and the locales they inhabit.The ultimate hunting experience awaits you in Monster Hunter Wilds.
