Over on Reddit, a post containing New World Community Manager NW_Mugsy’s call to action has collected some of the community’s biggest requests for features and game refinements. Currently, the “best” comment on the post calls for AGS to make New World’s faction war system more meaningful, rather than just having players compete over territory in a single server.
Another issue appears to be New World’s mass reporting system, which has been abused by factions to eliminate key adversaries. The system is automated, banning players from the game upon receiving rapid reports against them regardless of validity. It isn’t an unheard-of system in MMOs and other online multiplayer titles, but it seems to be a point of contention with the general community.
The rest of the recommendations range between combat and UI improvements, mechanical tweaks, and changes to how questing works, which would give players more opportunity to adventure with their friends. Most of these are to be expected, especially for the launch version of an MMO. The positive is that players seem to be focused on the same things, which should make it easier for AGS to prioritize fixes.
For the most part, though, things seem to be going relatively smoothly. New World is sitting at a “mostly positive” rating on Steam right now, with 74% of players recommending the game overall. Once the general quality of life improvements begin to roll out on a larger scale, that rating will likely climb even higher.
New World is available now on PC.
