Is New World Aeternum Worth Returning For? // Beta Impressions

As a WoW player I got interested in New World because of your videos when i pre order it years ago, i LOVE New World, i wont hold expectation but i will give it a try after watching your latest video , in my opinion this game you can make a awesome mmo if a roadmap is clear, i hope best Luck for amazon, il start download it again on steam, oh and btw, i still use to copy your Ranger build, Bow+Hatchet:) cheers again Vulkan,you rock buddy! <3

If we go tab target in new world than just dont waste your money, go and play Throne and Liberty. New game + Tab target + f2p + more content in pve and pvp AND the devs bringing updates patches content whatever really fast. So the future of TnL looks much briighter

MMO action RPG. Runs great on PS5. I'm in. Not many legit multiplayer games come to console. Besides the looter shooters.

this is the 3rd beta and 7th msq revamp.. the game has been in beta for 3 years now after it was released.. ya'll fkn simps out here

Loved the beta. soo smooth compared to launch

im worried cuz im seeing things like this new auto lock on aimbot thingy.. destroying the skill level in pvp combat..making combat very stupid. and combat and pvp was what the game did best, and why we stuck around.. and AGS has repeatedly shown that they cant make good decisions and constantly break more then fix.. dunno eh

As a console player with no previous NW experience I absolutely loved it and logged 35 hours on the beta this weekend. Genuinely sad I have to wait a month to play it again

I still feel that veteran PC players didn't deserve to be starved out of content of over the past year, only for AGS to rework the early game experience. Though granting the game to be accessed to a new audience and seeing that they enjoyed somewhat of it, gives me some hope because now they've had a whole year to work out end-game material to release for all platforms, but I assume that AGS will have their hands increasingly more full to grind out the bugs and patches for PC and console over time.

I was bummed that the game never released in ps5 initially, until i saw the original state of the game. I played the beta, mostly to prove to myself it was still a turd. I'm pleased to find that i was dead wrong. I played way too much, and will be seeing you all in October.

There is no point in playing this game over again lol. It's the same game still.

My only fear is that end game is the same boring loop. Specially “world tour” runs

Played at launch for a good few hundred hours. After the beta I’m back in love I’ll be playing this game like crazy moving forward.

I'm super excited to play on Xbox x.

Will console players get their money's value out of the game? Yes, as an ARPG they will get an ARPG's worth of content. If they are expecting it to be an mmorpg experience, they will be disappointed. AGS is very very slow when it comes to new content. October 15th will be a booming success, and then 3 months later, when people are wondering what's next, silence. New World is the game with tons of potential with no hope in sight of that potential being used, it's been that way for 3 years. I am not saying don't buy, I am saying buy but don't expect much to do when it comes to end game.

game needs 1. more abilities 2. better talent/skill tree 3. skill system like Ultima Online to be saved

When I read the info on steam, it says that if you own the base game, but not the expansion, you still get the new perks from the upgrade, just not the expansion part (nor the new raid and pvp thing). Furthermore, it also says you would only need to buy the expansion to add the expansion content. It's mainly an upgrade to the already existing game.

I had never played this game. Downloaded the beta and played with my son all weekend. It was fun enough that I woke up Tuesday wanting to jump right in and play. Now I have to wait for a month.

It's a no same old game

Any plans for new servers for the new people coming in and old people who feel like starting over?

The combat is more tab-target than ever, not sure where you got your take on it. It has Aim Bot now. It isn't more fluid than on launch.

Haven't played since the last fresh start servers hit. Can't wait to start over, really want to play this game again. Gonna start over fresh for the third time lol

so my copy of new world with no dlc is useless?

dont need a full group for dungeon? probably cause u cant find enough people anymore?

Why do the whole main story thing, where it holds you by the hand? Why cant mmorpgs do quests scattered around the world like old school WoW? Quests that tell a story about the world and lore by telling smaller stories. People are tired of being the main character, especially in this kind of game. Quest design like that also doesn't depend on the studio being able to tell grand and epic stories, instead it allows them to make the world feel immersive by fleshing out details.

I'm convinced modern MMORPGs don't understand what makes MMORPGs great.

yes one last time at least

oct 22, 2021 (1721hrs)
fishing fun
now
fishing grind

new world
milking yours fans (money)

oct 22, 2021 (1721hrs)
winter event - awesome

now
winter event - grind, weak

oct 22, 2021 (1721hrs)
3 characters - 65/65/64

armors - winter events

Played it at launch had a love hate relationship with it in the beginning not much to do PVE was an afterthought no story etc.. I've been playing rolled a new character on a fresh server having an absolute blast. The changes they have made so far since the OG launch have made the game better. I did buy the Angry Earth DLC when it released and mounts were a welcomed add I didn't play the beta but from what I've seen and reviews I've read I'm excited for it. Slowly this game is improving will it last time will tell.

correct me if I'm wrong but didn't they add a new aim lock feature that auto locks targets in PvE and PvP, if so how does that make it more action based then before?

I think I logged around 500 hours at the release of the game. My main complaint with the game was character movement and combat. The way the character strafes, jumps, and fights felt awkward to me. On the combat side, I felt that the abilities of each weapon didn’t lead to a dps increase. For most weapons, spamming auto attacks amounted to the same damage in the same window of time. The only use for abilities that I could see were cc and gap closers for PvP. I played a lot of outpost rush, but I’m primarily a PVE player. It just wasn’t fun.

No, it's not.

Enjoying the video and will definitely give a like on it but what’s with new world content creators and the word archetype? You’re not the first person I’ve heard thats pronouncing it the same way. It’s weird.

Aar-kuh-tipe (that’s how google spelled the pronunciation. There’s a letter in there that you’re not pronouncing for some reason.

How come this game shows a woman with dual flintlock pistols in the beginning but those are not a weapon option for players? Wouldn’t players like to use a single or dual wield some pistols?

Played beta on Series X and had fun.

played since launch till roughly January 2024. For all the new players - you will have a blast playing this game. Hopefully they do deliver more late game content with their roadmap announcement

town boards were never the primary exp source.. if you did gathering as well as questing you would level quite fast. though now i'm glad for the change, the game feels great in beta

As a 4k hour player there’s not much new to the gameplay that will bring any of the many friends I had that stopped playing the game. With that said in the short open beta time I ran into a ton of fun people and made new friends and that’s enough for me as a pc player to come back. If you’re a console player and are thinking if the game is worth it. For the money it’s worth to me I would had paid that just for the open beta in the 3 days I played like 15-20 hours met a bunch of ppl and had a blast.

Did they add a flail at one point? Is it just not apart of any of the Classes or whatever?

Beta was sooo enjoyable for me on ps5. Its preorder for me❤

Looking to pick this up on console but can someone tell me if I can rebind buttons on there or is that only on PC?

It was so good on the PS5! Pre order is in

3600 hour player here. its fun. till you rush till the end. now theres not much for you to do other than getting BIS gear for wars. My advise, take your time. Enjoy the game, and don't play cross server with the PC players stay on ur console server or you're gonna be war gap.

Remove aim lock! Then it will be good.

I'm a new player to the game and picked it up on PC in prep for the 15th and I'm loving the game!

Really liked the beta. Ive been playing since November 2022. The changes are great its a more polished game now, obviously this should have been done alot sooner but its done now. Theres more of an endgame and hopefully something which can progress further now with time.

I look forward to trying out crafting this time around as i didn't do it these previous years. Will try out a new play style too. Excited for tomorrow!