{"id":1166166,"date":"2026-02-11T18:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jTmJap8jWemaXwLP6LoVqj"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:27:06","slug":"capcom-warned-monster-hunter-wilds-players-not-to-cheat-on-its-ranked-leaderboards-so-of-course-people-are-immediately-and-flagrantly-doing-just-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/capcom-warned-monster-hunter-wilds-players-not-to-cheat-on-its-ranked-leaderboards-so-of-course-people-are-immediately-and-flagrantly-doing-just-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Capcom warned Monster Hunter Wilds players not to cheat on its ranked leaderboards, so of course people are immediately and flagrantly doing just that"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Capcom had a stern finger to wag<\/a> at prospective Monster Hunter Wilds players in preparation for its first title update\u2014posting to X<\/a>, a lengthy warning read: “Hunters, TU1 brings with it quest types where you can compete for the fastest time for both leaderboard position[s] and cosmetic pendant rewards.<\/p>\n

“To ensure a fun and fair experience for our players, we will take action against accounts participating in fraudulent ranking activity, such as the use of cheating or external tools. Accounts deemed to be in breach of this may be suspended, or have restrictions placed on them, such as being unable to receive rewards from these quests.”<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: @monsterhunter on X.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, obviously, people are immediately cheating.<\/p>\n

I hopped in-game to confirm this myself, and less than 24 hours after the leaderboards opened, there’s already hunters posting completion times of around 10 seconds\u2014with one ‘managing’ a sub-10 second completion time on the Doshaguma of the Hollow challenge quest.<\/p>\n

While some players are absolute madlads, and could certainly achieve record times with the correct execution, a sub-10 second completion time is basically impossible, especially considering some of these quests give you specific equipment. It’s no coincidence that the top-ranking hunters are all also playing on PC, where cheats are easier to exploit.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Capcom)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s one user<\/a> on the game’s subreddit who spied a completion time of\u2026 uh, zero seconds. Not even 0.00.01 seconds\u2014in the same instant this hunter spawned into the world, their foe keeled over dead. Truly, they have access to some arcane arts lost to the annals of time.<\/p>\n

Dawg are you fr?<\/a> from r\/MonsterHunter<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n