Amazon Game Studios’New Worldhad arguably one of the best launches in the industry over the past year, with over 700,000 concurrent players active on Steam on September 28. The game even reached a peak of 913,067 Steam players in the following days, and the main issue at the time seemed to be the long queues to accessNew Worldservers. Amazon promptly fixed that by adding more servers for players to jump into after two days, and things were going smoothly until more major issues arose in the form of game-breaking glitches.
With more glitches and issues showing up on Reddit and other platforms, the community was soon overwhelmed with bad news regarding the state of the game, and some players were concerned Amazon might have needed a rollback to fix them. A month and a few days intoNew World’s launch, Amazon did fix some of those issues, apparently including Gold duplication methods that saw all forms of trading shut down for two days until recent changes came in. However, some other glitches remain, and the community quickly filled up its ranks with a few doomsayers who predict that all the hype surroundingNew Worldwill die down soon, and players will need to go back to other MMOs. Fortunately, players reaching level 60 in unique ways has helped bring a bit of positivity to the community.
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New World Players Show That Positivity is Appreciated
With negativity spreading so quickly, it’s refreshing to witness how some players keep the enthusiasm for this new MMO alive by playing the game as it was always meant to be played - which means, to enjoy it while doing what makes the experience worthwhile. There are a lot of things to do inNew World, and some players got very creative by making up challenges, like the so-called ‘Wilderness Challenge,’ which consists of a few rules to abide by to make a brand-new run different and unique. One of theNew Worldcommunity’s preferred hobbies, however, seems to be to share videos and stories of players finding interesting and funny ways to reach the level cap.
An example comes from aNew Worldplayer who reached level 60 without ever killing anythingin the game, which is doable by skipping the tutorial area once players first jump intoNew World. This story gained a lot of traction due to how peculiar it is to not kill any creature in a game that puts part of its focus on fighting and leveling up all sorts of different weapons to use in combat, but it goes to show just how great the crafting and gathering experience is. In fact, many other players shared their achievements of getting all their trade skills up to the maximum level, which is 200, as personal goals while playingNew World.
Other stories include that of a player who got to level 60 without everjoining one of the three main Factions inNew World, and another saw a player getting to maximum level by jumping off a cliff and killing a turkey for the 1 experience point missing. While these are examples, the community’s response has always been welcoming and very positive, which is ultimately good for the game since it counters negativity surroundingNew World’s issues.
Overall,New Worldis a very new game, and while it may have serious issues that need to be fixed sooner rather than later, players should also have some patience with Amazon. The developer is not always straightforward and clear in its official communications with the playerbase, but it shows that making everyone enjoyNew Worldat its best is always a priority. This is further demonstrated by the fact that players who incurred in the housing UI glitch werereimbursed with 2,000 Goldto make up for the trouble. Hopefully, level cap stories will continue to bring some positive discussions about the game.
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