If you, like many other players, decided to dive into Monster Hunter Wilds over its beta period, you might have been left feeling a little underwhelmed by certain weapons, and now, thanks to the power of math, it's been proven that there's a reason why.

Monster Hunter Wilds fans notice a huge change that seems to have made weapons feel strangely worse during their beta playthrough.

Monster Hunter Wilds just had its beta tests, and by the looks of it, the game still needs a lot of work before its launch early next year.

Some fans have complained that Wilds’ combat feels floaty, or not as impactful as it is in other Monster Hunter games. This feeling, according to one player who has analyzed frame data for Wilds and compared it to that of prior Monster Hunter games, has to do with hitstop — or, in this case, the lack of.

Players dug some common monster ID numbers out of the Monster Hunter Wilds beta’s files, and they look awfully familiar to series veterans.

A creative Monster Hunter Wilds player remakes Final Fantasy 16's protagonist Clive Rosfield in Capcom's upcoming action role-playing game.

The Monster Hunter Wilds beta Steam player count is already incredibly impressive, topping the high set by Capcom’s best-selling RPG ever.

If you’re planning to pick up a physical copy of Monster Hunter Wilds, the standard version of the game is also available to pre-order as a $74.99 Steelbook Edition. This version is virtually identical to the Standard Edition but comes packaged in a collector’s Steelbook, which is available to pre-order from Amazon, GameStop, or Target.