Amazon’s upcoming open-world MMORPG New World has various weapons in store for you. This time, the developers have provided information about swords, including a few legendary blades. However, they all seem too similar to some fans.
What are swords in New World? In Amazon’s upcoming MMORPG New World, swords are quick melee weapons. They are suitable for fast attacks, but the associated skills have quite high cooldowns.
What are the characteristics of swords? In a tweet, the developers listed more pros and cons of swords.
Currently, the sword is the only weapon with which you are allowed to carry a shield in your offhand. One-handed axes and blunt weapons do not seem to exist (yet) in Amazon’s upcoming MMORPG.
If you want to know more about New World and the development process so far, check out our exclusive interview with Mein-MMO author Leya Jankowski and the developers of New World.
Fans want more variety in their legendary blades
What are the legendary swords? In addition to the regular characteristics and information about swords, the developers have also released additional images and information about certain legendary blades:
- Isabella’s Chosen: You obtain this sword from a legendary sword quest. It is ideal for PvP and combines “Keen” and “Void Damage”.
- Orichalcum Sword: You can obtain this sword through crafting and it deals 20% more damage against enemies that are slowed, immobilized, or debuffed.
- Harbinger’s Long Sword: This sword drops in the lower Svikin Elite area and is particularly strong against “Corrupted” enemies.
This is how players react: The legendary swords are not easy to obtain, and to emphasize their uniqueness, they each have cool light effects. But that’s it, as fans on Twitter quickly noticed that the swords do not otherwise differ. It’s essentially the same sword three times, just with a reskin and slightly different effects.
Some fans do not find this very appealing, and while they like the swords themselves, they lament the lack of creativity from the developers in the design of the swords:
- Tinchisx: “No offense, but they all look the same”.
- KnightNi: “It’s not good that all three endgame swords have the exact same model and that it’s the ONLY one-handed weapon that can be carried with a shield.” […]: “I just want some variety in the grip or the pommel. That would make a big difference.”
- BDG_NINJACOWBOY: “Please don’t give me a bunch of generic-looking weapons!”
- Dylan Viveros: “The swords are cool. But I personally find the various armors and shields more interesting.”
When is New World coming out? New World launches into beta on July 23. How to get into it and what you need to know can be found here in our article about the beta of New World.
The fact that the swords all look very similar is even more noticeable since the armors of the characters are indeed diverse and detailed. So, let’s hope that the swords will receive a bit more love and creativity. More information about the armors and how weight affects your playstyle can be found here.
