Many players are disturbed by the fact that in New World you have to travel across the map without mounts. An idea is currently being celebrated in the community on how to move faster across the map instead. Existing roads should be used for this.
What is the mount situation in New World? In the new MMO New World you cannot use mounts. If you want to travel from A to B for quests, you have to walk. Or use the fast travel function. However, the community shows that there is indeed interest in moving faster without fast travel.
An idea for a road buff is currently being celebrated in the community.
Players demand roads with speed buff
This is the idea: On reddit, radish-sauce writes about the idea of improving the roads of New World. “Roads should grant speed when out of combat” is the title of the idea. The creator states that there would be no downsides to this suggestion.
Over 2800 players gave the thread on reddit their upvotes, and more than 340 people commented below.
Many agree with the idea and also wish that sheathing weapons would grant a speed boost.
- “If I am not holding my weapons, I should run faster. End of discussion,” explains BsaciallyBasic.
Things to consider: Not every part of the community sees the speed buff without downside. Players like FangedFreak point out that you would miss a lot if you only run on the roads. Currently, players cut through winding curves and go “off-road,” where they might stumble upon ores, animals, or plants.
All this random discovery would disappear if you only run on the roads to get the speed buff.
What does New World say about mounts?
The in-game reasoning: If you search closely in the game, you will find an interesting reason why you as a player do not have mounts. In a letter that can be found in the game, it says that the animals on the island are simply too aggressive. Trying to tame them would only lead to injuries and curses.
The real reason for the lack of mounts: In an interview, Game Director Scot Lane explained to us from MeinMMO that the world of Aeternum is meant to invite players to gather and explore. If players are too fast, that would be lost.
In addition, there is the relatively small game world of New World.
These reasons fit with the players’ speculations in the reddit thread. One finds adventures by cutting through routes. If one were to move only on the roads because they could run faster there, it would take away an important part of the game.
What do you think about this topic? Would you like, despite the relatively small game world of New World, a possibility like mounts to move faster?
MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch thinks: “New World wants to be a social MMO, but it does too much wrong for that” – in the linked article you can see his reasons.
