Monster Hunter Wilds' infamously wonky PC performance is fixed if the game thinks you've spent $500+ on DLC, tech wizard says, and "if Capcom don't fix this mess," they'll release a mod to help you

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One Monster Hunter Wilds player reckons they've found the key to its performance woes, as they notice improved performance when all the DLC is enabled.

Monster Hunter Wilds' PC performance (and really, performance in general) has somewhat killed the momentum of Capcom's latest. And while the company has been taking steps to fix it, it's still not in a great place. However, fans have also been searching for ways to get to the bottom of the game's issues, and one Reddit user seems to have uncovered something.

In a post on Reddit, user de_Tylmarande – who claims to have discovered a similar performance issue in Dragon's Dogma 2 – posted an extensive post detailing their discovery. It's a massive post that goes into a ton of detail, but the key is that they noticed a discrepancy in performance when logging into their friend's account to play the game versus their own, and soon realised that the only difference was that their friend owned all of the game's cosmetic DLC.

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Scott McCrae
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Scott has been freelancing for over three years across a number of different gaming publications, first appearing on GamesRadar+ in 2024. He has also written for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, VG247, Play, TechRadar, and others. He's typically rambling about Metal Gear Solid, God Hand, or any other PS2-era titles that rarely (if ever) get sequels.

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