New World Roadmap Announcement With New Seasonal Model And Other Huge Changes
New World’s 2023 roadmap has arrived. The year will be split into four total seasons and the first season, Fellowship & Fire, will arrive on March 28, 2023. This is a substantial change in direction for the game, as there will apparently be a much swifter rollout of new content. Each new season will feature a new storyline, seasonal events and challenges, as well as a free and premium season pass rewards track with cosmetics, crafting items, and more. It’s clear that the team saw the success of the Brimstone Sands update and wanted to increase the rollout of new content.
We had the chance to talk to the creative director, David Verfaille, about these changes. When asked about the price point of the premium season pass, which comes in at $20 or 20,000 Marks of Fortune, Verfaille said that the team had thought long and hard about what to price the pass at, and that they’d landed at a cost that provided a lot of value for players in terms of cosmetics and other rewards. They didn’t want the pass to offer competitive advantages, but rather quality-of-life boosts and interesting season-restricted cosmetics. Once the season is over, those cosmetics will no longer be available. We should also note that you won’t get enough Marks of Fortune from the pass to simply renew it at the start of the next season.
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There were some concerns around pay-to-win in our discussion with Verfaille. The team stressed that all the rewards available from the premium track were also available in-game and via the free pass track. The only major concern I have with the system is the introduction of Token Boosts, which are bought boosts to crafting, gathering, and other trade
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