Despite its success in releasing New World, various bugs and issues caused the player base to shrink dramatically within a few months.
For a long time, Amazon's foray into the game market was anything but successful. With New World, however, the company seems to be within reach. New Worlds is an MMORPG that puts players in an alternate version of reality dating back to 1600. The game is set on the island of Aeternum, a fictional country in the Pacific Ocean. The player's task is to colonize the land and defend it against other players who might challenge him to rule. Exploration is also an important element of the game, although the player can encounter monsters and other dangers in the process. Fortunately, there are plenty of weapons to use and loads of magic to be mastered.
When New Worlds launched on September 28, the game was so popular that players had to wait in line for hours to play. However, since then the number of players per day has dropped dramatically. While the game is still a long way from extinct, several converging factors suggest that the game has not reached its full potential.
The rise of the New World
As with many games developed during the global COVID-19 pandemic, New World experienced numerous delays. In a way, this was beneficial to the game as it created excitement and anticipation. When the game first launched, many players were eager to explore the island of Aeternum and claim the land for themselves.
On paper, New World presented itself as a very attractive game. Before the game was released, Amazon showed a series of beautiful screenshots showing that the island of Aeternum is made up of magnificent landscapes untouched by industrialization and large areas of natural beauty. Players can team up to gather resources and build settlements while upgrading.
For those who prefer more tension on a grand scale, New World also has a 50v50 war mode. Although epic battles of this magnitude can be a problem for many MMOs, Amazon assured players prior to the game's release that its global servers are capable of handling more than 1,000 players at a time.
The fall of the New World
Since the inception of New World, the number of players logging into the game has steadily decreased. According to SteamCharts, the game peaked in September with 913,634 concurrent players. However, as of December 23, the game was only able to attract 115,743 concurrent players.
One of the problems was that New World was missing some of the quality of life features and conveniences that have become part and parcel of the MMO world. Above all, there are no mounts in the New World. New World Game Director Scot Lane has addressed the lack of mounts in the game, although Lane has said that there are no current plans for mounts but that they may be added when the world is big enough. He also revealed that developers were discussing the idea of mounts in the form of donkeys, wheelbarrows, and wagons.
Another problem was the many bugs that the game brought with the introduction of the New World. One of them was the invincibility glitch, which was heavily abused in the early days of New World. This error could be triggered by playing in windowed mode and dragging the window around. Another mistake caused the New World economy to nearly collapse in its early days from the gold copy bug.
The error may have been caused by trading gold with another player and then quickly exiting the game. In this case, the gold is copied instead of being traded. If you do this long enough, you can win a large amount of
New World Gold. This glitch resulted in Amazon stopping all asset transfers in the game. Despite Amazon's ongoing efforts to fix the bugs and glitches, the damage to the game's reputation has already been done.
In order to revive the New World, Amazon needs to fix most of the bugs that broke the game and introduce some very popular features such as: B. Mounts. Amazon created a wonderful world and it is a pity that it is being lost because of the problems and lack of content available. However, without serious intervention and careful consideration of player requests, New World could become yet another disappointment for Amazon.
