You can also get a first impression of starting in New World from our colleagues at GameStar. They have made a video about it:
The criticism of a long-time WoW player
Reddit user WeenusFistula claims to have real fun with New World. However, he has created a list of things he misses as a long-time WoW player (via reddit). Since we have many fans of theme park MMORPGs like WoW or FFXIV in the community, we have included his list here to draw attention to the differences between the games.
What WeenusFistula criticizes:
- New World has no minimap
- I hate having to stop every time I open my inventory
- The chat needs a rework because it is too complicated
- You cannot lock the screen and then rotate the view, but always have to follow the crosshair
- You cannot loot only a part of the loot, but always everything or nothing
- PvE fights with a larger number of players are chaotic, which is also due to the unique combat system
- People are already camping nodes of hemp and iron ore. Crafting is not challenging but rather time-consuming. Amazon should make the nodes spawn randomly and not at certain locations
He is not alone with his points. In several posts, the lack of a minimap and the stopping when opening the inventory is criticized.
What do you think so far about New World? Does this new MMORPG appeal to you or are you waiting for another title? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
The Closed Beta just started recently. We will keep you updated on all important innovations and events related to the servers in this post: New World starts with the Closed Beta – Here’s how it has been so far.
The Twitch streamer SypherPK already announced on Twitter that he likes New World primarily because of the combat system:
What do the critics say? The tactical combat system with the few abilities does not appeal to everyone. Some especially miss a greater selection of abilities, like reddit user VelvetNightFox (via reddit):
Fights feel not good at all. With most weapons, it feels like trying to land a hit in some kind of dream. The sound is not good, there is no “oomph” and it is not satisfying to land a hit.
The combat consists mainly of hitting, hitting, blocking, hitting. Not really intuitive.
User Clitoris_paper_cut also expresses criticism about the sound but can understand the positive feedback from other players (via reddit):
Fighting feels relatively weighty, but the sound effects of the weapons do not match the massive hits that the weapons deal. The combat feels like a simplified version of Dark Souls, which is not really my thing, but I can see people enjoying it.
Other users, like Ctxaristide, are not happy with the weapon switching. He is annoyed by the general weapon switch that he did not like in ESO either (via reddit). Others criticize the adjustment from 3 to 2 weapon sets that was made during the alpha.
No one likes the character creation
While the combat system causes many discussions, all beta players seem to agree that character creation urgently needs adjusting. Currently, there are generally few options to create a special and unique character. Furthermore, the offered faces and hairstyles differ little.
Reddit user co1dBrew writes about it (via reddit):
Is the character creation already final? At the moment, I think everyone would agree that it is very inadequate, and it does not have much depth. It will definitely lead to most players choosing the best-looking presets and in the end, we will have identical characters everywhere.
I really hope they improve it because at the moment it is a strong candidate for being one of the worst AAA MMO character customization screens, especially compared to games like BDO or even ESO.
Co1dBrew is not alone in his opinion. Here on MeinMMO, our reader Phantomdancer even returned the game because the character editor was so bad:
The character creation is one of the worst things I have ever seen. All female faces look like 40+ and far too masculine – nothing delicate, feminine. The body can be adjusted not at all. My character should look presentable and not just a blocky pixel mass.
Returned the game on Steam.
Reddit user DreamMaster8 is also surprised that not much more influences from around the world have made it into the game. After all, ships from all directions are arriving at the island of Aeternum (via reddit):
I mean, New World is an island where around 1,700 ships from around the world dock. This means cosmetic aspects could have things from all over history, such as fantasy Egyptians, natives, Chinese, Roman, Greek, Victorian, Vikings and so on. There are a lot of possibilities for cool visuals without destroying the aesthetics.
Praise for the graphics
One aspect of the game that also causes a relatively unanimous opinion is the graphics of New World. Here, however, there are almost exclusively positive voices, such as that of reddit user BlackmoreKnight, who is only concerned that the atmospheric world could be influenced by the cash shop (via reddit):
The graphics are good to very good. The armor models look nice and the fact that all weapons are permanently visible on the character is great. Since it is B2P with cash shop monetization, I give the game at most a year before the aesthetics get completely destroyed by cash shop cosmetics, but who knows. ESO has managed to maintain its aesthetics so far.
Even during the last public test in summer 2020, many players praised the graphics. You can read how the criticism turned out at that time here: The NDA has fallen: This is what people really think about New World.
Quests have improved, Amazon surprises with voice acting
What do the players say about the quests? The quests were a major point of criticism during the first public test in summer 2020. They mainly consisted of defeating opponents and collecting specific items. Additionally, there was very little variance in the enemies that could be defeated.
In the meantime, there is a main quest you can follow that is even fully voiced. This is well received by many. User MightBigZen writes about the quests (via reddit):
They have added a lot of new quests for the main story and new tasks that encourage players to explore more parts of the map. What I enjoy the most are the new equipment quests. They provide a job and a challenge.
However, one point of criticism is that quests cannot be shared with friends. This makes leveling in a group somewhat complicated. Additionally, many quests are still very simple and uncreative, especially when it comes to upgrading the settlement.
What about the voice acting? A new feature in the beta is that the quests are now voiced. In the official blog post about the beta, it was stated that the voice acting was done in English. However, the tutorial and the first quests up to at least level 15 are also completely voiced in German. This has positively surprised some players.
You can also get a first impression of starting in New World from our colleagues at GameStar. They have made a video about it:
The criticism of a long-time WoW player
Reddit user WeenusFistula claims to have real fun with New World. However, he has created a list of things he misses as a long-time WoW player (via reddit). Since we have many fans of theme park MMORPGs like WoW or FFXIV in the community, we have included his list here to draw attention to the differences between the games.
What WeenusFistula criticizes:
- New World has no minimap
- I hate having to stop every time I open my inventory
- The chat needs a rework because it is too complicated
- You cannot lock the screen and then rotate the view, but always have to follow the crosshair
- You cannot loot only a part of the loot, but always everything or nothing
- PvE fights with a larger number of players are chaotic, which is also due to the unique combat system
- People are already camping nodes of hemp and iron ore. Crafting is not challenging but rather time-consuming. Amazon should make the nodes spawn randomly and not at certain locations
He is not alone with his points. In several posts, the lack of a minimap and the stopping when opening the inventory is criticized.
What do you think so far about New World? Does this new MMORPG appeal to you or are you waiting for another title? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
The Closed Beta just started recently. We will keep you updated on all important innovations and events related to the servers in this post: New World starts with the Closed Beta – Here’s how it has been so far.
The MMO New World has entered Closed Beta. The first players have brought much praise, but also some criticism. Especially the combat system is viewed very ambivalently. However, all beta players agree on one point: The character creation is still far too meager.
What is happening with New World right now? On July 20, the Closed Beta for New World started, although there were long queues and server issues in the first hours, which mainly affected players who had started playing early on.
However, during the night, the game stabilized and on the morning of July 21 everything was running smoothly. However, the MMO has been undergoing maintenance since 10:00 AM, which is expected to last until 12:30 PM. More about it in our live ticker.
However, the first players were able to spend a few hours in New World and draw initial conclusions. These vary greatly. Below, we will discuss the biggest points of discussion, including:
- The combat system
- The character creation
- The graphics
- The quests
- Things WoW players miss
The combat system is highly praised and highly criticized
The combat system is currently the most discussed topic around New World. Unlike in WoW or FFXIV, there are no classes and each weapon provides only 3 abilities. By switching weapons, you can access 6 different abilities, but overall, the focus is more on normal attacks as well as dodging and blocking enemy attacks.
What do the fans of the combat system say? Many players like New World precisely because of its tactical combat system. BlackmoreKnight writes about it on reddit:
The fighting feels weighty and you really have to stand by your attacks. It feels like a smoother version of Conan Exiles that also offers some active abilities. We’ll see how it feels in PvE endgame later, but so far it looks especially good for PvP players.
User Synikul explains the system again in detail, emphasizing that the risk-vs-reward factor plays an important role (via reddit):
The combat system is simple, but no tab-targeting. If I had to compare it to another game, I would say it feels like Dark Souls-lite. There is a dodge roll, blocks, as well as counterattacks/parries/ripostes with some weapons. If you spam attacks, you get punished for it because you get stuck in an animation after executing the attack, and not every hit staggers or stuns the opponent […].
I don’t think the difficulty will lie in the rotations [of abilities]. Still, the risk-reward factor with the rapier bleed build was very fun and engaging. Given how combat is designed, I can imagine some great PvE encounters. Who knows. PvP has also been quite fun so far.
Squidgod200 compares the combat system to ESO, but also calls it a better version of it. However, he has some criticism regarding the hostile NPCs (via reddit):
It looks similar to ESO, but works much better. I can’t speak for the PvP fights, but I found most PvE to be too easy unless you were fighting against enemies that were at least five levels above you.
The Twitch streamer SypherPK already announced on Twitter that he likes New World primarily because of the combat system:
What do the critics say? The tactical combat system with the few abilities does not appeal to everyone. Some especially miss a greater selection of abilities, like reddit user VelvetNightFox (via reddit):
Fights feel not good at all. With most weapons, it feels like trying to land a hit in some kind of dream. The sound is not good, there is no “oomph” and it is not satisfying to land a hit.
The combat consists mainly of hitting, hitting, blocking, hitting. Not really intuitive.
User Clitoris_paper_cut also expresses criticism about the sound but can understand the positive feedback from other players (via reddit):
Fighting feels relatively weighty, but the sound effects of the weapons do not match the massive hits that the weapons deal. The combat feels like a simplified version of Dark Souls, which is not really my thing, but I can see people enjoying it.
Other users, like Ctxaristide, are not happy with the weapon switching. He is annoyed by the general weapon switch that he did not like in ESO either (via reddit). Others criticize the adjustment from 3 to 2 weapon sets that was made during the alpha.
No one likes the character creation
While the combat system causes many discussions, all beta players seem to agree that character creation urgently needs adjusting. Currently, there are generally few options to create a special and unique character. Furthermore, the offered faces and hairstyles differ little.
Reddit user co1dBrew writes about it (via reddit):
Is the character creation already final? At the moment, I think everyone would agree that it is very inadequate, and it does not have much depth. It will definitely lead to most players choosing the best-looking presets and in the end, we will have identical characters everywhere.
I really hope they improve it because at the moment it is a strong candidate for being one of the worst AAA MMO character customization screens, especially compared to games like BDO or even ESO.
Co1dBrew is not alone in his opinion. Here on MeinMMO, our reader Phantomdancer even returned the game because the character editor was so bad:
The character creation is one of the worst things I have ever seen. All female faces look like 40+ and far too masculine – nothing delicate, feminine. The body can be adjusted not at all. My character should look presentable and not just a blocky pixel mass.
Returned the game on Steam.
Reddit user DreamMaster8 is also surprised that not much more influences from around the world have made it into the game. After all, ships from all directions are arriving at the island of Aeternum (via reddit):
I mean, New World is an island where around 1,700 ships from around the world dock. This means cosmetic aspects could have things from all over history, such as fantasy Egyptians, natives, Chinese, Roman, Greek, Victorian, Vikings and so on. There are a lot of possibilities for cool visuals without destroying the aesthetics.
Praise for the graphics
One aspect of the game that also causes a relatively unanimous opinion is the graphics of New World. Here, however, there are almost exclusively positive voices, such as that of reddit user BlackmoreKnight, who is only concerned that the atmospheric world could be influenced by the cash shop (via reddit):
The graphics are good to very good. The armor models look nice and the fact that all weapons are permanently visible on the character is great. Since it is B2P with cash shop monetization, I give the game at most a year before the aesthetics get completely destroyed by cash shop cosmetics, but who knows. ESO has managed to maintain its aesthetics so far.
Even during the last public test in summer 2020, many players praised the graphics. You can read how the criticism turned out at that time here: The NDA has fallen: This is what people really think about New World.
Quests have improved, Amazon surprises with voice acting
What do the players say about the quests? The quests were a major point of criticism during the first public test in summer 2020. They mainly consisted of defeating opponents and collecting specific items. Additionally, there was very little variance in the enemies that could be defeated.
In the meantime, there is a main quest you can follow that is even fully voiced. This is well received by many. User MightBigZen writes about the quests (via reddit):
They have added a lot of new quests for the main story and new tasks that encourage players to explore more parts of the map. What I enjoy the most are the new equipment quests. They provide a job and a challenge.
However, one point of criticism is that quests cannot be shared with friends. This makes leveling in a group somewhat complicated. Additionally, many quests are still very simple and uncreative, especially when it comes to upgrading the settlement.
What about the voice acting? A new feature in the beta is that the quests are now voiced. In the official blog post about the beta, it was stated that the voice acting was done in English. However, the tutorial and the first quests up to at least level 15 are also completely voiced in German. This has positively surprised some players.
You can also get a first impression of starting in New World from our colleagues at GameStar. They have made a video about it:
The criticism of a long-time WoW player
Reddit user WeenusFistula claims to have real fun with New World. However, he has created a list of things he misses as a long-time WoW player (via reddit). Since we have many fans of theme park MMORPGs like WoW or FFXIV in the community, we have included his list here to draw attention to the differences between the games.
What WeenusFistula criticizes:
- New World has no minimap
- I hate having to stop every time I open my inventory
- The chat needs a rework because it is too complicated
- You cannot lock the screen and then rotate the view, but always have to follow the crosshair
- You cannot loot only a part of the loot, but always everything or nothing
- PvE fights with a larger number of players are chaotic, which is also due to the unique combat system
- People are already camping nodes of hemp and iron ore. Crafting is not challenging but rather time-consuming. Amazon should make the nodes spawn randomly and not at certain locations
He is not alone with his points. In several posts, the lack of a minimap and the stopping when opening the inventory is criticized.
What do you think so far about New World? Does this new MMORPG appeal to you or are you waiting for another title? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
The Closed Beta just started recently. We will keep you updated on all important innovations and events related to the servers in this post: New World starts with the Closed Beta – Here’s how it has been so far.
