New World Team Dives into the Themes, Content, and Rewards Coming in Season 2, Blood of the Sands
New World Season 2: Blood of the Sands, will be here in just over a month, on July 6th. Today, the team dives into all things Season 2 rewards, the impact of community feedback, and changes to expect.
We’re going back to Brimstone Sands, and the influence of the Sand Wurm will be felt all over, from emotes to chitin-based designs. They’re looking for a “summer blockbuster feeling” and are going “epic” for this adventure. Including the big Sand Wurm Trial and the Season Trial. Oh, and there’s a new member of the Silver Crows on the way–a bard.
As with the first Season, Fellowship & Fire , therewill be a Season Pass. There are free and premium passes, each with 100 tiers of rewards to play to unlock. One of the major features coming in Season 2 is the arrival of Transmog. One of the rewards to look forward to is Transmog tokens. Among the other reward highlights are Mutator and Expedition Chests, the Pocket Sand and Worm Dance emotes, Sun-Bleached Armor Set, Briar Rose weapon skins, Desert Prowlers Tools,and more. Expect some useful items like dye packs, coin, Azoth vials, and Marks of Fortune. They’re designed to help you as you progress through the content.
In the latest Forged in Aeternum episode, the team breaks down some of the rewards, what’s new for Blood of the Sands, and how player feedbackinfluenced the seasonal content and rewards. One of the changes to expect in season 2 is more fixed rewards. Both the free and premium passes will be guaranteed ways of getting certain furniture items. The free pass will have the same static drops (no more random furniture chests), and the premium pass will offer schematics for those same pieces.
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