r/MonsterHunter Mar 03 '25

MH Wilds Guys this is crazy

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u/NZillia Mar 03 '25

It’s easy to forget since the fortnite takeover but pubg was an inescapable juggernaut for a few months. A lot of fortnite’s early success came from BR fans wanting a change from pubg with something that had shorter, more action packed games.

Also, much like CS, it’s huge in eastern europe.

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u/Stirfryed1 Mar 03 '25 edited Mar 03 '25

BR fans wanting a change from pubg with something that had

Fewer hackers. That's why we left pubg to die. Refusal to region lock China and the abundance of cheaters.

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u/SharkBaitDLS Mar 03 '25

to die

It’s still right there on the list at number 3. 

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u/Stirfryed1 Mar 03 '25

Fair point. But I mean that PUBG is dead to western audiences.

I wish we could filter that chart by region, it'd be a pretty interesting stat to see. I imagine it's >80% Asian players.