New World: Aeternum News

New World Update 1.5.2

Greetings, Adventurers!

New World Update 1.5.2 downtime will begin at 11PM PT (6AM UTC) on June 7. This weekly update features fixes for Arenas, PvP XP, and more. Find the full list of changes below.

[h2]General Updates & Fixes[/h2]

PvP Arenas now award 250, 350, or 500 PvP XP for winning 0, 1, and 2 rounds respectively. The previous amount was 100, 200, or 300 PvP XP.
Fixed an issue that caused crafted items with only one possible Gear Score (via materials/skill raising the minimum up to the maximum) to not match their proper value.
Fixed an issue that caused the First Light Faction Control Bonus (increased refining yield) to affect non-refining items.
Fixed an issue that caused crafting menu button timers to show incorrect values.
Fixed an issue that caused the “Flawless Victory” achievement to count towards matches when a member of your team died.
Players will now receive less PvP XP and Azoth Salt per capture after capturing 10 Faction Control Points within a 24 hour period. Each capture following your tenth Faction Control Point within that time frame nets 250 PvP XP and 50 Azoth Salt.
Fixed a bug that caused certain attacks and abilities to not work properly when your weapon was unsheathed after entering a Game Mode (such as Expedition, Outpost Rush, 3v3 Arena).
Fixed an issue that caused Commander Thorpe to not drop Sapphire gypsum in Mutated versions of The Depths.

Thanks for your support! We'll see you in Aeternum.

New World XP Extravaganza Event

Greetings, Adventurers!

Welcome to the New World June XP Extravaganza event! Throughout June, we’ll be hosting a variety of bonus XP events for adventurers to maximize their characters’ potential through leveling up weapons, trade skills, and more. Make sure to stay up-to-date with newworld.com and our social channels— we’ll be sharing more information soon on the upcoming events— the first arriving early next week!

With the new 3v3 Arena, PvP rewards track, new quests and more, there’s a variety of reasons to swap up your build, and try new things— so to kickstart the June XP Extravaganza, we’ll be starting off with Double Weapon XP from June 6 - 9! This 2XP event, (and future events) will run from 12AM PST Monday, through 12AM PST Thursday (7AM Monday - 7AM Thursday UTC).

[h2]June 6 - 9: Weapon 2XP Event[/h2]
From June 6 to June 9, all weapons will receive a double experience bonus up to level 20 (max level). The full list of weapon categories available in New World include:

Sword
Rapier
Hatchet
Spear
Great Axe
War Hammer
Bow
Musket
Blunderbuss
Fire Staff
Life Staff
Ice Gauntlet
Void Gauntlet

We wish you luck in the wilds of Aeternum this weekend, as adventurers try out and level up a variety of the tools in their arsenal. Stay tuned to newworld.com, our social channels, and our Steam hub to learn about upcoming bonus XP events this month! We’ll have more information soon.

New World Developers vs Creators: Final Fight!

Cheer on your favorite New World content creators as they battle our development team in 3v3 Arena matches. Make sure to tune in on June 1st at 11AM PT (6PM UTC) so you don’t miss any of the action!

CREATORS

Ginger Prime
LemoniTV
BDLG

DEVELOPERS

Mike Willette, World Experience Lead
Dave Hall, Gameplay Design Manager
Zach Holm, Level Designer

New World Update 1.5.1

Greetings, Adventurers!

New World Update 1.5.1 downtime will begin at 11PM PT (6AM UTC) on May 31. This weekly update features fixes for PvP, some weapons fixes, and more. Find the full list of changes below.

[h2]General Updates & Fixes[/h2]

Umbral Shards, Gems, and Repair Kits can no longer be dragged directly from Storage onto equipped items. This should prevent instances where upgrading shows you the wrong amount of available shards.
Faction control point crafting yield bonuses will now compound additively — instead of multiplicatively — with yield bonuses from tradeskill armor/levels.
Improved tier 3 aptitude rewards for the furnishing tradekskill.
Fixed an issue causing certain moving or homing attacks to become stuck in place (for example, Isabella's Corruption Fissures, Caretaker's Swarm, Plague Ghost's Disease Cloud).
Improved audio performance on min spec devices.

[h3]Weapons[/h3]

Blunderbuss: Fixed an issue that caused normal shots to deal no damage for a short time after using an ability.
Ice Gauntlet - Entombed: Fixed an issue where this ability did not receive the correct healing reduction in Arenas.
Bow: Fixed an issue that caused charged bow shots to have reduced accuracy.

[h3]PvP[/h3]

PvP XP and Salt rewards are now more generous in OPR and Arenas. Both are now awarded for winning Arena rounds even if the overall match is lost. We are also adjusting the daily cap at 40 matches per day or approximately 3 hours of daily PvP Arena matches. After 40 matches in 24 hours, we will reward players 25% of the original PvP Salt and PvP XP rewards. This keeps it possible to play for as long as you want while more optimally rewarding for the first 3 hours daily.
Increased the amount of coin in each of the coin packs received from the PvP Rewards Track.
Fixed an issue that allowed players to circumvent damage from the Arena’s Ring of Fire by using certain abilities.
Fixed an issue where opening the Scoreboard (default: N key) during a PvP Game Mode would kick the player out of the match which would also result in a Leaver Penalty.

Thanks for your support! We'll see you in Aeternum.

New World PvP arenas offer unique new rewards

A new battle system has arrived in MMORPG New World, all centred around PvP. As promised on the New World roadmap, The New World PvP arenas and the new PvP rewards track, which offers unique rewards for engaging in a bit of player-on-player brawling.

The new Arena is a team-based mode where two teams of three battle it out in a best-of-five series of bouts. Each round is set to last two minutes, at which point a burning ring of fire begins to close on the arena and push players together until one team is eliminated. It's available from anywhere in Aeternum from the modes menu, but Amazon Games says you can get a quick rundown of the mode by visiting Maximus Marcellus in Everfall.

The new Arenas mode, as well as other PvP modes like Wars and Outpost Rush, all feed into New World's new PvP rewards system. This is a separate rewards track that has its own unique prizes, including new weapons, gear, emotes, and more. Other PvP activities, such as hunting down flagged players and capturing forts, also contribute to the new track.

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