Summary
SomeMonster Hunter Wildsplayers are encountering a bug that blocks story progress near the end of the game’s main quest. While the issue doesn’t yet have a firm resolution timeline, theMonster Hunter Wildsdevelopment team has acknowledged its existence.
The latest mainline entry in theMonster Hunterfranchisehit the market on February 28. The game has already proven to be a big hit that’s estimated to have sold in the millions. This early momentum was generated in spite of someMonster Hunter Wildsplayer complaints about performance issues and bugs.
Another such problem came to light in early March 2025, after some fans who had been playing the ARPG diligently over the weekend started reporting an annoying issue with one of the endgame quests. Specifically, the game sometimes won’t spawn a key NPC that the player needs to interact with to progress “A World Turned Upside Down” mission inMonster Hunter WildsChapter 5-2. The bug effectively blocks story progression and reportedly persists even after restarting the game.
Capcom’s Statement on Monster Hunter Wilds Chapter 5-2 Bug
Capcom acknowledged this issue in a March 2 social media post. The company’s statement confirmed that its developers are currently looking into the problem, albeit without committing to a concrete timeline for its resolution. The vagueness of this acknowledgment suggests that Capcom still hasn’t determined what’s blocking the key NPC from spawning. Manyreviewers managed to finishMonster Hunter Wildsin the run-up to its release, suggesting that the problem was either introduced post-launch or somehow isn’t affecting all players.
Monster Hunter Wilds Has a New Update, But It Doesn’t Address the Story Blocker Bug
Shortly after Capcom acknowledged this bug, it rolled out its first post-release hotfix for the PC version ofMonster Hunter Wilds. Identified by version number 1.000.03.00, this patch doesn’t address the newly identified story blocker but deals with an unrelated issue causing incessant tutorials to block certain menu options in the Smithy. While this particular problem was PC-specific, the Chapter 5-2 story blocker might also affect console players.
Capcom’s latest game has recently faced some player criticism over a variety of technical problems on PC. The company promptlyresponded to the widespread reports ofMonster Hunter WildsPC performance issuesby offering troubleshooting advice, which agitated some fans who wanted it to admit to poor optimization and firmly commit to rectifying the situation. This controversy didn’t stopMonster Hunter Wildsfrom achieving fantastic success on PC. The ARPG peaked at over 1.384 million concurrent Steam players on March 1, establishing itself as the platform’s fifth most popular game of all time by this metric.
