The developers of New World are preparing for the upcoming launch on consoles on October 15, 2024. A freshly announced measure from Amazon Games is now causing bad moods.
What have the developers announced? Via X, Amazon Games has announced that they want to implement a new measure for the upcoming console launch to provide players who are just starting with New World Aeternum more options for name selection:
- Starting from October 15, 2024, the following change will take effect: After six months, the names of characters that have been inactive for at least six months will be made available for new characters. This also applies to all characters that have not been online for six months before October 15, 2024.
- If a player creates a new character from October 15, 2024, they can choose an expired name.
- In this case, the owner of the inactive character must choose a new name upon their next login. The “Play” button will accordingly be replaced by “Rename.”
- Anyone who wants to secure their character names must log in with the corresponding character before October 15, 2024.
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“This is so frustrating”
How does the community react to the announcement? Under the developers’ post, there are already numerous comments from disappointed, angry, or frustrated X users.
- Flannel (Muscle) Mommy writes (via X): “I think six months is a very short time, considering the DLC came out over nine months ago. I believe this should be changed to a year. I feel that players who haven’t played for six months will come back, while players who haven’t played for a year probably won’t return.”
- Aaron Miller criticizes Amazon Games (via X): “This is so frustrating. Your game has so much potential to be one of the best MMOs. And yet, we are stuck with such a terrible studio that doesn’t listen to its player base. I love your game, but everything you do pushes us away. I would actually prefer New World over FFXIV, but you are so incompetent.”
- Tarellion compares the situation to WoW (via X): “This is NOT the right way or something you should focus on. I have WoW characters that haven’t been touched for years and still have their names, as it should be. Your game will never thrive if you focus on these things.”
What does our MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz say about the announcement? I can understand the community’s anger. Character names are sacred, and the time frame is indeed unusually short. I almost get the feeling that Amazon Games wants to force PC players to download and log into the game this way—perhaps a few percent will stick around.
However, due to the announcement and articles like this one, you now know what the deal is and can act accordingly. Log into New World in the coming weeks, secure the names you want to keep, and that’s it. No stress.
What can I expect with New World Aeternum on October 15? The new version of the MMORPG not only brings console ports for Xbox Series and PlayStation 5, but many new contents and adjustments will also land on the servers – including a 10-player raid, solo trials, archetypes, and an extensive PvP zone.
Anyone who owns the base game and the expansion “Rise of the Angry Earth” will receive the upgrade to Aeternum for free. All other interested parties should budget 60 to 80 euros for the purchase. New World Aeternum: All info about the DLC launch on PS5 and Xbox – Release, map, and content
