In New World, crafting plays an essential role. The MMO has managed to make gathering fun and rewarding. We at MeinMMO conducted an interview with community member Uglor. He has already reached max level in all gathering professions and shares his tips with us.
Who is Uglor and what has he achieved? Uglor – In-game Uglorious on server Silpium – is a community member of MeinMMO and has already reached the maximum level of 200 in all gathering professions on October 20. This requires a significant amount of grinding.
Besides crafting, he primarily focused on the town quests and reached level 60 through that.
We at MeinMMO spoke with him about the topic of gathering in New World, what aspects were particularly challenging, and what tips and tricks he can pass on to our readers.
Town quests and crafting complement leveling well
MeinMMO: You have reached level 200 in all gathering professions. How long did it take you and did you focus solely on crafting or did you level the “skills” on the side?
Uglor: I reached level 200 in all gathering professions except fishing within the first three weeks, as I crafted a lot, refined, and did town quests. I only brought fishing to 200 to achieve the “achievement” for all gathering professions at 200.
Unfortunately, there is no specific achievement for that in the game.
In the first 50 levels, I only spent time in Everfall and only did townboard quests to boost my reputation there. By level 60, I already had reputation level 55 and quickly got bonuses like increased gathering speed or more storage space. Furthermore, the quests are extremely lucrative because you gain a lot of experience points and reputation.
Many people also don’t know that the townboard quests are related to the refining professions. For example, if you have your smelting skill at 150, you receive quests like “Deliver 10 Orichalcum.” These quests are completed quickly and can yield 10k experience points at times. This way, you can level up extremely fast through farming.
MeinMMO: What was generally your motivation to bring the gathering professions to max level?
Uglor: What New World does extremely well is the sense of reward, for instance, when you reach a new level and gain access to better resources.
But the experience points you receive for farming are also very good, and you never feel like you’ve wasted your time on the way to max level.
In short, you always make progress regardless of what you farm, and that is excellent.
Fishing is not as bad as many say
MeinMMO: Fishing is considered super tedious while leveling. Why did you still push through to level 200?
Uglor: Relative to the other gathering professions, fishing actually went pretty quickly to 200. However, you should definitely endure the fishing quest series (which takes 5 to 8 hours) to obtain all the fishing gear and ultimately the legendary fishing rod with 600 gear score.
By the time I started fishing, it was the fifth night in a row that we had been farming elite areas for resources, and I just needed a break. Fishing was perfect for that, and I completed it within 4 to 5 days.
MeinMMO: And have you caught legendary fish yet?
Uglor: Yes, several. With the fishing gear, the legendary rod, and the right lures, it’s actually quite easy. At level 200, many hidden 3-star fishing spots in Everfall are unlocked, which are great for fishing since not many have reached that level yet.
Skinning goes super fast, herbs are better farmed in the starting area
MeinMMO: Where were your biggest hurdles? And was there ever a moment when you wanted to stop gathering or fishing?
Uglor: With fishing, actually never, as it was always rewarding to catch a big fish.
With logging, there were moments when I simply didn’t feel like leveling anymore because the progress to level 175 is extremely slow. But as soon as you can chop down tropical wood, you can go from 175 to 200 in an hour, as a tree gives 4,000 experience points.
Mining wasn’t a problem either, as I could chop Orichalcum relatively early, and all deposits felt like they were always there. That’s not the case anymore, but initially, I had them all to myself.
Skinning is actually super easy; every player will have it at 200 before level 60.
MeinMMO: What tips and tricks do you have for players who want to level their gathering skills themselves?
Uglor:
- Skinning – No tips needed, as every player will reach 200 in this skill first since there are simply animals to skin everywhere.
- Mining – Avoid starting areas and look for farming routes in endgame areas, as most players farm in the starting area.
- Harvesting – Farming T4 and T5 fibers is not particularly effective since you gain very little experience. It’s better to farm the herb spots in the starting areas, as they are plentiful, and each herb field has 6 to 8 nodes, with each giving 93 experience points.
- Fishing: If you don’t want to move around much, choose a T2 spot due to the low respawn time. Just start fishing there. It is essential to always use bait, as it shortens the time until a fish bites.
- Logging: At the beginning, just turn off your brain and chop from Lichwood to Everfall. As soon as you can chop Wyrdwood, farm the elemental wolves in Lichwood and the regular Wyrdwood trees. Start farming tropical wood as soon as you reach level 175 and you’ll be extremely fast at 200.
Crafting is the strength of New World, bugs and crowded areas are the weaknesses
MeinMMO: You’ve spent a lot of time in New World. Where do you see the strengths of the MMO?
Uglor: Clearly in the gathering and crafting system. But also in the truly well-designed game world. It reminds me a bit of Gothic when you walk from A to B and suddenly see a ruin by the wayside. Then you think: “Interesting, I’ll just take a quick look in there” and after a 10-minute walk, it becomes an hour-long expedition.
The combat system is limited by the small number of skills, but it is still fun, as all weapons play very differently.
MeinMMO: And where do you see the weaknesses of New World?
Uglor: There are many bugs that increase with each patch. The PvE and PvP missions are extremely boring, and the elite areas are totally overcrowded. Additionally, the legendary equipment offers nothing special, just better stats.
And there is no title for achieving all gathering professions to level 200 (with a wink).
MeinMMO: Thank you, Uglor, for taking the time for the interview.
What do you think about gathering and crafting in New World? Do you enjoy it as much as Uglo, or do you find it rather weak? And how high is your level already?
