Is the online dead?

[Kid Whimsical]

I just came back after a few months break. Figured I get back in the swing of things before the summer DLC. I'm HR 65ish. Can't find any lobbies to join in events or 7* quests. I did find one to join and when I post no one really joins. Never really been an issue before finding lobbies.

[Mordachad]

Nah bro, just region locked.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Kid Whimsical:

I just came back after a few months break. Figured I get back in the swing of things before the summer DLC. I'm HR 65ish. Can't find any lobbies to join in events or 7* quests. I did find one to join and when I post no one really joins. Never really been an issue before finding lobbies.

I had so much good online multiplayer the past days, that I cannot think but this thread is just another weak bait. Especially taking the test results I have shared recently taking into account.

[Kid Whimsical]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Kid Whimsical:

I just came back after a few months break. Figured I get back in the swing of things before the summer DLC. I'm HR 65ish. Can't find any lobbies to join in events or 7* quests. I did find one to join and when I post no one really joins. Never really been an issue before finding lobbies.

I had so much good online multiplayer the past days, that I cannot think but this thread is just another weak bait. Especially taking the test results I have shared recently taking into account.

Weak bait? Not sure what you are talking about. But okay. I'm just asking because I'm having difficulty finding lobbies.

[Kid Whimsical]

Originally posted by Aries:

Nah bro, just region locked.

I'm in the US. Was the game always region locked? Or is this new/newer thing?

[Bakelith]

It's a steam thing, also I heard only lobbies are region locked. You can supposedly join any active quest regardless of the region but I can't 100% confirm that.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Bakelith:

It's a steam thing, also I heard only lobbies are region locked. You can supposedly join any active quest regardless of the region but I can't 100% confirm that.

I have actually read reports which confirms the opposite. That it is not the case. In fact, additional testing have proven that even the Hunter Connect is limited to your region, despite you can invite people from other regions over to your Hunter Connect.

[ColonelBaker]

lobbies in this game have always been pretty bare. just use the sos option if you want to co-op.

[D-Lusional]

Matchmaking is region locked to your country and any nearby countries. If you want to group up more often you need to join a Discord server.

[Kid Whimsical]

Originally posted by ColonelBaker:

lobbies in this game have always been pretty bare. just use the sos option if you want to co-op.

Okay. Thanks.

[Kid Whimsical]

Originally posted by D-Lusional:

Matchmaking is region locked to your country and any nearby countries. If you want to group up more often you need to join a Discord server.

Will give it a try. My I introverted self really enjoys joining randoms in games lol. Tks

[Smurf]

If there's one thing they could do for Sunbreak it's bring larger lobbies back. I don't know anything about the region locking, but I often get players with kanji and hiragana characters in their names. Doesn't confirm they're really Japanese or playing from that region, but it was interesting seeing them joining SOS.

Short version: SOS/pugs are alive. Not for every quest, but I'm used to it since it's all I did on the Switch, too.

[GubbyTheChubby]

many tend nowadays to play in private lobbies, me too when im doing stuff with friends
When im alone i just do random HUB Missions with randoms and remember why i hate doing too many random hunting with random people

[ColonelBaker]

The option to SOS has unfortunately have made 4 player lobbies obsolete (unless you're hunting with friends). The larger lobbies in MHW were ok because you could usually get a team of 4 to hunt, but gone are the days of populated lobbies like 4U and GU.

[Sephyroth89]

Same problem, I can stay hours searching a mission but it's usless. I'm in Italy and I can't find any mission or any player join my SOS. With the Switch version I find a mission immediately

[GubbyTheChubby]

im no racist but i kinda notice in Europe alot of Italian Players intentionally trolling random Missions lately....

why? Its just childish xD