The game New World by Amazon wants to do many things differently than many of the already existing MMOs. We have summarized the biggest differences for you in this article.
What is this about? This special aims to show you which things New World does differently compared to many well-known and popular MMOs.
We are primarily looking at the major titles like WoW and ESO, but also PvP games like Albion Online or Black Desert. They all have similarities but also significant differences compared to New World.
Below you will find the 5 biggest differences to the titles mentioned above.
Special action combat system with weapon switching
What is special about the combat system? New World places a lot of emphasis on an action-packed combat system where you must precisely aim at your target. It is more reminiscent of an action RPG than a traditional MMO.
There are also dynamic elements such as:
- Dodging
- Blocking
- Correct positioning in combat
Additionally, you can use multiple weapon sets at once in New World, switching back and forth between them. This way, enemies can first be attacked from a distance with a bow and then defeated in close combat with an axe.
How does the skill system work? New World does not have classes and instead relies on skill trees for each individual weapon. The more you use a weapon, the more skill points you accumulate.
Skill points can then be distributed in the talent tree to improve the weapon and learn new skills.
Through magical staves, all characters will also have the opportunity to use magical skills.
Despite war, hostile factions can coexist
How do the factions work in New World? New World offers you the opportunity to join one of the three factions in the game at level 10.
These factions are in a constant war with each other and fight for fortresses or in the open world. Nevertheless, you can even live in settlements that are hostile towards you.
How does this work? PvP in the open world is optional. If you do not activate it, you will not be attacked by other players. This can lead to interesting situations, especially in settlements.
There you can buy houses and contribute to the development of the settlement. However, if a hostile faction comes and takes over the settlement, you will not be simply thrown out and lose everything.
Instead, you can continue to live in your house and maintain good contact with your neighbors, who may come from other factions. Trade is also still possible.
Housing rewards the most beautiful decorations
How does housing work? Within a settlement, players can buy houses. Housing is one of the core elements of New World. In a house, you can:
- Let your creativity run wild in decorations
- Set a retreat point
- Place buffs, such as for combat or crafting
Are houses instantiated? A large part of the houses in a settlement are instantiated so that enough players can find a home.
However, particularly beautifully decorated houses are displayed, making them visible to the public.
New World offers raids, but they are different
What happens in the endgame of PvE? While PvP revolves a lot around fortress battles, the endgame in PvE offers several options for you:
- There are PvE fortress battles in which huge waves of monsters attack and must be pushed back together.
- There are areas in the open world where you encounter bosses that must be defeated by multiple players.
- There are mini-raids in arenas.
How are the raids structured? In the first test, the arenas were an instantiated area where you can fight against difficult bosses with up to 4 other players.
These arenas appear in the game world, and the fights in them are not visible to outsiders. As a reward for defeating the monsters, exceptional rewards are to be distributed.
Unite PvE and PvP players instead of separating them
What is special about the game’s philosophy? After New World announced that PvP will be optional and place more focus on PvE content, some players expressed the desire for separate servers for the respective player groups.
But New World resists separation and wants to unite PvE and PvP players instead of separating them:
- Players in PvE can help with the development of settlements and fortresses.
- PvE missions should also increase influence in hostile zones without needing to fight against other players.
- Through crafting, both player groups can support each other.
- Through fortress battles against NPCs and opt-in PvP, PvE players are to be gradually introduced to PvP.
This is intended to ensure that both player groups get their money’s worth and do not work against each other.
Each of these five points certainly exists in a similar form in another MMO. But the combination of these contents is likely to be unique. And it doesn’t stop at these points:
- Also the dark setting of the story sets itself apart from many classic fantasy MMOs.
- The game world Aeternum includes many beautiful places, but also great dangers.
