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Monster Hunter World packet loss: How to fix it?

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Monster Hunter: World is an awesome video game where you hunt epic monsters in various regions. You can either kill or trap the monsters you’re assigned to hunt, depending on your preferences.

Alright, that may not sound exactly great, but get this: the game rewards you with parts from each monster you hunted. You can use the parts to craft more and more powerful gear, needed to hunt more dangerous beasts.

Last, but not least, Monster Hunter: World comes in two flavors. Depending on your social needs, you can be a lonely wolf and hunt by yourself, or team with up to 3 more players to take out monsters together.

Naturally, playing in a party will also increase the difficulty of the monsters you’re hunting. But look at us derailing from the real topic we wanted to discuss, which is packet loss in Monster Hunter: World.

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What is packet loss in Monster Hunter: World?

Packet lossis the same, regardless of where you encounter it. It happens whenever packets of data get lost somewhere along the way and never make it to their destination.

Many mistake it for high latency, and they’re not to blame, considering that they cause similar issues. But truth be told, these two events couldn’t be more different. For once, when your connection has latency, the packets eventually make their way to their destination.

In packet loss, well, they get lost for good. So strictly from a resource management standpoint, it’s worse to experience packet loss. The symptoms of packet loss in Monster Hunter: World include:

As you can see, it’s not exactly a joking matter, especially if you’re just about to deliver the killing blow to an epic monster with your friends.

What can cause Monster Hunter: World packet loss?

There’s a huge number of reasons you may experience packet loss in Monster Hunter: World. However, one of the most frequent causes of packet loss isnetwork congestion.

To put it shortly, this phenomenon can be observed whenever a certain portion of your connection gets overcrowded. For instance, if your ISP can’t handle traffic properly, you may notice slowdowns at certain times of day. That’s definitely network congestion.

However, this is absolutely not the only thing that can trigger packet loss. These are some of the most common causes:

It’s worth to be mentioned that the underlying issue can occur anywhere between your PC and the game server. Which is exactly why diagnosing and fixing packet loss is usually no walk in the park.

How to fix Monster Hunter: World packet loss?

1. Use a trustworthy VPN service

Note that using aVPNservice such as Kape Technologies’ PIA can do wonders for connectivity issues, but only if they’re not on the farther ends of the connection.

To be more specific, if you’re getting packet loss because of chewed-up Ethernet cables, aVPNwon’t help. However, replacing the cables will.

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Same goes if the issue is on the game server’s host side.A VPNwill still use the origin and destination points of your connection but will try to find a way around your ISP’s default connection.

Thus, it goes without saying thatusing aVPNto fix packet losswill only work if your ISP is somehow responsible for this situation, either through bandwidth throttling or other ways of limiting your connection.

2. Flush your DNS

ipconfig /flushdnsipconfig /registerdnsipconfig /releaseipconfig /renewnetsh winsock reset

Now it’s very important that you restart your Windows PC as soon as the last command is executed. Only after rebooting you can launch Monster Hunter: World once more and check if the packet loss issue is still there.

Often times, cached data gets stacked in unhealthy build-ups, which can interfere with your connection’s well-being. To prevent that from happening, you can flush and renew your DNS, as well as use theNetsh Winsockreset command.

We also recommend switching from your ISP-assigned DNS to a public, free DNS. We’ve tested Google’s Public Free DNS, Cloudflare, and OpenDNS, and they’ve all shown promising results.

You can, of course, choose whichever you prefer.

3. Manually troubleshoot

There you have it, a list of suggested fixes that may help you alleviate your Monster Hunter: World packet loss issue. Keep in mind that not even taking all these suggested steps might fix your issue, especially if you have no clue on what’s causing the leak.

However, performing as much steps as you can from the list above may help you increase the quality of your connection. That, in turn, may help you reduce the percentage of lost packets, and even increase your connection’s speed.

Final thoughts on Monster Hunter: World packet loss

All things considered, packet loss can be a bummer, whether you encounter it in Monster Hunter: World or any other place. However, with enough patience and determination, things can significantly improve.

It’s worth noting that, while using aVPNis still one of the most popular fixes for packet loss, it may not help at all if there’s something wrong on your end, or if the game servers have issues.

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Vlad Constantinescu

Vlad might have a degree in Animal Husbandry and Livestock Management, but he’s currently rocking anything software related, ranging from testing programs to writing in-depth reviews about them.

He spent 3-4 years as a software editor at Softpedia and another year as a VPN specialist before he landed his current job as an author at Windows Report.

In his free time, Vlad enjoys playing guitar, doing jigsaw puzzles, researching cybersecurity, and even having a good read on rainy days.

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