Monster Hunter Wilds link party and how multiplayer works, explained

Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer can be confusing because it also has this feature called Link Party. If you want to know what Link Party is and how to actually go on hunts together with your friends, here’s what you’ll need to know.

How multiplayer works in Monster Hunter Wilds

First, you will have to enter a lobby. Whether it’s any type of lobby will be up to you. Preferably, you’ll want to create a Private or an Online Single Player one.

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Once in a game instance, perform the following to invite friends:

• Press your options button or bound key to bring up your “Items & Equipment” menu.
• Head over to the Communication tab.
• Hit either “Link Party” or “Invite a Friend.”
• Invite your friend(s) to your instance.

Your friends are now in your lobby but not in your current mission or hunt.

This is the part that may confuse some, so you have some options here. If you are looking to take on a specific quest via Alma, you can do so by picking it and having people in your lobby join.

However, if you want to go out and do open-world activities together in real-time or seamlessly, you’re looking at Link Party and Environment Link.

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How to link party in Monster Hunter Wilds

Link Party is a new feature in Monster Hunter Wilds where up to four people in the same matchmade lobby can do quests and hunts together. 

It’s similar to World and Rise, where if someone posted a hunt, people would be notified and could join. However, with a more open-world aspect to this game, you can do that and even venture out together in a shared instance.

Link Party is for hunts and a private group chat with your members. However, Environment Link is for open venturing. 

If your party consists of only four people, you might as well default to Environment Link to get access to all of the above. In this scenario, just invite your existing members in your lobby to an Environment Link, so then you’re all set.

The only downside is that the invitation system allows you to select one person at a time, making this a bit of a hassle.

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