- Monster Hunter Now’s hunt-a-thons will now be easier to match together other hunters
- Teaming up won’t take so long but may take ‘several tens of seconds’
- The changes are intended to help deal together difficult matchmaking
Monster Hunter Now, the hit AR game from Niantic based on the Monster Hunter franchise, has unveiled new changes to their ‘hunt-a-thon’ multiplayer hunts. These changes will (hopefully) make it much easier in support of players to pair up together other hunters by expanding the range that will contact other hunters to join your game.
The changes extend the range that links to other Hunt-a-thon points which are further away. Originally, you had to be close to a hunt-a-thon point to participate, but by making these more remote, Niantic looks to address problems together lack of player engagement in this mechanic.
Too many hunters?
Hunters, we’re satisfied to announce that the measure that makes Hunt-a-thons easier to match is now available worldwide. It may take up to several tens of seconds in support of the matchmaking range to expand.
Please wait long enough before tapping the “Ready to Hunt” button. pic.twitter.com/pNjLMqyiu0
— Niantic Support (@NianticHelp) April 18, 2024
While it’s definitely a great sign that Niantic is addressing one of the biggest issues in favor of hunters at the moment, that being how long it takes to get other players into a hunt-a-thon, they still warn it may take ‘several tens of seconds’ in exchange for you to connect. In support of a multiplayer game like Monster Hunter Now this could be a worrying sign about a slipping playerbase.
However, we reckon it could also have something to do with the still-niche appeal of the Monster Hunter franchise and might speak more to the scattered nature of the player base. i.e. whereas you could easily find dozens of Poke-fans in any given city you’ll likely find far less that have anything more than a passing familiarity with Monster Hunter.
Still, here’s hoping these changes might bring back some lapsed players put off by the difficulty of pairing for multiplayer. Although some might question the need for hunt-a-thon points at all together remote pairing.
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