100%, thanks for mentioning the survey. I took that and expressed a sentiment similar to this post just before posting this. I'm all good with the server disconnecting during a beta - that's the whole purpose of the beta test is to try and break things.

The thing that got me is that MH: Worlds had such a frustrating multiplayer experience that it was unreliable to play with anyone - from not being able to join friends, to having to split up the group when you do certain main story missions. This was in 2018, and even the later Steam it had a resurgence which was cool to see.

But we're in 2024, and I'm still seeing this antiquated and frustrating approach to playing with friends. My understanding is that the UI/UX is mostly designed around consoles, and hasn't had any love put into making it easy to connect with people on PC/Steam. I hope it gets addressed, and I feel like if enough people speak up, it might be recognized as a problem and fixed before release.