New World Update 4.0.4

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Greetings, Adventurers!

New World Update 4.0.4 downtime will begin at 5:00AM PT (1:00PM UTC) on February 7 and last approximately 1.5 hours. Find Expedition groups faster through Cross-World Expeditions, gear up for the harsh winter with new Store items, and check out the winners of our Winter Fashion Week contest. Here are the full release notes, plus another episode of Patch Notes Breakdown. Please continue to share your video feedback on Discord or in the YouTube comments section.

Your favorite Expeditions will now offer less wait times and even more rewards. Through player feedback, the Activity Finder menu, and our matchmaking system, we have taken big steps toward our vision of more accessible instanced modes. We can’t thank our players enough for their patience as we took the time needed to get these cross-world systems in place. Explore each new feature , including details on our new bonus rewards.

With a heart as cold as the frozen landscape and a willingness to fight in conditions unbearable for others, the Winter Mercenary is a fearsome foe! Outfit yourself for the winter months with new items available in the Store.

Thanks to everyone that participated in our Winter Fashion Week Contest. First place will receive 20,000 Marks of Fortune, second place will get 10,000 Marks of Fortune, and third place will net 5,000 Marks of Fortune. Look forward to future contests on the New World Discord .

Fixed an issue that caused players to not properly get contribution (including loot bags) for killing enemies while in a group.

Fixed issue that caused Defensive Formation to remain active while sprinting.

Outpost Rush Powder Kegs:

Reduced the cost from 100 Azoth to 50 Azoth, and doubled their health (15K to 30K)

Pestilence (Artifact):

Increased cooldown between activations from 0.5s to 1s and updated tooltip to clarify that there is a cooldown.

Added flag to track if a player was kicked from their group. Don't apply leaver penalty when kicked.

Leaver penalty applies