New world gets public test kingdom but proposed to change ranked player

Today’s entry in “What’s the New World doing wrong?” There’s also a little something that Amazon Games is doing right, albeit in a weird way.

NS New world public test kingdom now live, allowing dedicated players to test… holiday event? It’s kind of weird to book a PTR, but there you can try the Winter Convergence Festival and see winter villages set up in Everfall, Monarch’s Bluffs, Weaver’s Fen and Brightwood, where you can take part different activities and earn rewards – which won’t be included in the main game, since it’s a test server, of course.

There are also Ice Caves to explore, where the player will need to thwart the Winter Soldier’s plan to conceal Aeternum in Forever Winter, and many other “side story” quests from Giacomo Altoviti for players to try their hand at. .

In non-festival PTR content, there will be major endgame changes, including a new resource, Gypsum, which can be converted to orbs, which can be crafted into casts of any item. Crafters past level 200 will also find different progression methods for their trade skills, and PvP recipes are also being considered.

Having a PTR is nice, but if the changes it’s looking for make angry players, that’s not as good. And that appears to be the case with part of the new end-game tutorial system, as spotted (and fitted) by posters on Reddit. When the full update comes out, “Specialization will govern the highest reduction you can get per slot”, which means a higher supported device will be “downgraded” to level Your character’s expertise.

It’s understandable that some players, who are used to the build in some way, feel uncomfortable with the changes. I’m no expert when it comes to high level New World gear, but the gist of this seems to be that Amazon is trying to force the player to go down a limited number (or one) of roads, as they get used to having multiple options.

The original post in that Reddit thread from Amazon is probably right, in that the power levels can be a bit too high for low level characters and need to be logged in, and that could be the right way to go in the long run . However, for a game that bleeds players as much as this one, it’s not a good idea to anger your base and give them a reason to take it down.