When former ArenaNet lead producer Colin Johanson joined the team at Amazon Game Studios to begin work on New World, many of us were curious as to what it was going to become. We signed up for the beta and waited patiently to see it first hand. About two years ago several of us were invited to join the alpha program and much to our disappointment we learned the game was full loot open pvp. This, in an instant, meant that New World could never be a chapter we could explore. Those of us that stuck out the endless griefing and pking found that Amazon is REALLY good at making games. This game in alpha was more solid than most released titles on the market today. We kept going and kept reporting things we found all the while expressing our dislike for the always-on pvp system that encouraged players to grief one another without any real way to fight back.
Well, the alpha went dark while they took it back to the drawing board and was reannounced at this year's Video Game Awards with a new mystical look filled with magic and wonder. As information was revealed, it was noted that New World was no longer a forced PVP game and instead would focus on Consensual PvP that allowed players to opt into the PvP side of the game. New players are now protected and can't be repeatedly killed for finding a new stick. The game now shares a similar vein to the likes of Conqueror's Blade or Guild Wars 2 where you choose to PvP in the designated PvP areas. In addition, there are NPC raids on fortifications you own that provide PvE players the same enjoyment that PvPers can partake in.
This news instantly caused me to preorder New World and I am looking forward to seeing how many brave Gaiscioch we can find to explore this mystical land. I will certainly be livestreaming this one as beta becomes available, but have a lot of work to do to show people it's not the same New World that was originally announced. It is now a place we could potentially call home.
Check out the changes at https://www.newworld.com/en-us
Read about why they changed their PvP outlook.
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