New World Content Roadmap Outlines New Endgame Zone, Weapon, And More For Later This Year
Amazon Games has outlined a content roadmap for its MMORPG New World, and it includes a major new zone, the greatsword weapon, additional expeditions, and a long list of changes intended to further reduce player friction.
The announcements come as part of the latest New World developer update, where members of the New World team dive deep into the game's upcoming March update and future plans.
Chief among those future plans is the addition of a new, desert-themed endgame zone called Brimstone Sands. That zone will also introduce a new Roman-inspired faction and a new endgame expedition, The Ennead. All of that will be coming this fall, alongside the new greatsword weapon.
This summer will see a new Pirate-themed expedition, Barnacles & Black Powder, as well as the inclusion of an expedition group-finding tool. There will also be a major in-game summer event, though Amazon did not elaborate on specifics.
Much of the latest developer update is dedicated to changes the team is currently working on to further reduce player friction, something the previous developer update also touched on. In addition to existing changes like reduced fast travel costs and changes to in-game taxes, further changes coming in the March update will include the ability for players to view and manage their inventory while moving, sign-up for Wars and Invasions from the map (rather than having to go to the site of the War or Invasion in-person), and the ability to sell back houses.
Perhaps the two biggest changes are to storage and ammo for ranged weapons. Storage across the game's various towns can now be moved between towns for free, with no coin cost or faction requirement. It's the first step in what Amazon describes as a more global storage
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