At the end of 2019, New World announced that PvP in the open world would only be optional. Those who want to can experience the MMO completely without fighting against other players. However, many incentives for PvP were lost as a result. New World is now bringing these back and simultaneously announcing 2 new dungeons and a achievement system.
What is changing with PvP? The biggest changes in the current alpha update relate to open-world PvP. Fighting against other players in the open world was rather uninteresting during testing in summer 2020. There were no incentives to activate the optional PvP at all.
However, this has now changed:
- Fortresses in the open world can now be conquered again. To do this, you just need to mark yourself for PvP, storm the respective fort, and capture the conquest point there.
- However, the fort will then be marked as “contested” on the map. This allows players from the other two factions to prevent you from capturing it.
- Those who control a fort provide bonuses to their faction. In the corresponding area, all players of the faction receive 5% more XP and 20% more influence. Additionally, each fort grants a unique global bonus, including lower fast travel costs and reduced taxes. Furthermore, the storage of settlements is connected when a faction controls multiple of them.
- The instanced wars continue to take place. Whenever these battles for a fort are underway, conquests in the open world will be disabled for 60 minutes.
In the alpha update, new rewards for open-world PvP missions and the new mode “Outpost Rush” were also presented. This was introduced to the game last month and will be featured at the end of this article.
If you want to inform yourself again about the adjustments to PvP at the end of 2019, you can find the appropriate article here: New MMO New World turns around – Mandatory PvP is gone, Open World comes.
What changes for PvE fans? PvE players will not be forgotten in this update either. Two new expeditions were presented. These are instances that a group of 5 players must complete and are meant to tell a story, similar to known dungeons from other MMORPGs.
In addition, there are now achievements that can be completed in PvE, PvP, and through crafting. Already now, there are over 400 achievements.
The new weapon Ice Gauntlet was also introduced in more detail. We have updated the old article about this.
2 Dungeons with new bosses and direct trading between players
What’s inside the dungeons? The first new dungeon is called “Lazarus Instrumentality” and is located in the new area “Brackwater Marsh”. You are sent by Legate Fulvius to explore a secret site. There, you will encounter 2 bosses:
- Cilla: A creature that uses both deadly weapons and devastating magic. With her dual nature, she is a real test for all who wish to learn the secrets of the Ancients.
- Chardis: This huge ancient construct guards the Lazarus well and grants those who awaken him either eternal power or a swift death.
In the second dungeon “Shipyard of the Dynasty,” you are up against a fleet of the Corrupted Empress that you must stop. Here you will again battle against 2 bosses:
- Isabella’s pets: Joven and Oro obediently await Isabella’s commands and their next meal.
- Zhou Taiying: This elegant, graceful, and vengeful exiled Empress commands an army that is devoted to her beyond death and wields immense energies of corruption.
We have already introduced the first expedition “Amrhein Excavation” here.
What’s changing with the interface? With the update in April, the interface of New World was also overhauled. There are now new categories for sorting quests (next, easiest) and a new system that allows you to lock your favorite items in your inventory. This way, you cannot accidentally break them down.
Another highlight is direct trading from player to player. You can open a window in which you can place either money or up to 5 items:
What else is new? In addition to these major adjustments, there were also a number of smaller innovations:
- New effects have been added to equipment. There are now over 150 different effects spread across all item types.
- The rewards for reaching certain levels – the so-called milestones – have been reworked.
- The enemy AI has been further adjusted to make it smarter.
- There have been adjustments to the recipes in crafting.
- Many weapons and skills have received balance adjustments.
You can find the complete patch notes of the update on the New World website (via New World).
New and exciting PvPvE mode Outpost Rush introduced
What kind of mode is this? Outpost Rush is a 20v20 endgame content for PvP fans that can be entered starting at level 60. You can sign up either alone or as a group of up to 5 players.
In general, this mode is a mix of fortress battles, kill counts, and PvPvE. Each team starts in its own fort on opposite sides of the map. Between the two forts are three outposts that can be taken through capture points.
The goal of the game is to be the first to reach 1,000 points. You can earn points as follows:
- Outposts generate 1 point every 3 seconds.
- Every kill of another player also gives 1 point.
What makes the mode interesting? If a team captures an outpost, it can also be strengthened with resources that can be gathered on the map. This includes better gates, siege weapons, and command posts that give you bonuses for damage and armor.
There are also PvE events on the map, including a world boss or a portal of the Corrupted. Completing these unlocks the following bonuses:
- Baroness Hain appears every 10 minutes. The team that delivers the finishing blow to her gets a strong bonus to health regeneration and defense for the next three minutes. At the same time, the opponents’ score is frozen – they cannot earn points for three minutes.
- The corrupted portal is guarded by corrupted creatures. Teams can deposit Azoth essence at the portal. When a team has deposited 500 Azoth essences, the portal is activated, and the player who made the last Azoth delivery receives an item that can summon a powerful ally.
- Summoning circles are stone platforms located at various key locations on the map. There, players can summon a allied monster with a summoning item that defends the location against opposing players.
What do you think of the changes to New World? Do you like the new update? And will you be more active in PvE or PvP?
New World starts its beta in July and plans to release in August. You can find all the details here: New World: Release date postponed – What you need to know.
