Redditor RyDRoe brought up the issue recently in a post dedicated to the problem. As the user pointed out, blocking or muting another player on New World will let gamers know when the blocked player is online. This isn’t the only New World issue fans have drawn attention to recently, but it is one of the strangest.
Some users have expressed frustration with being forced to see a list of blocked or muted players, but others theorized that this was meant to allow players to unblock the individuals in question if they wish to. One user proposed that this might work better if the blocked and muted players were displayed in a nested list that could be left shrunken unless necessary. Another user observed that this is just one of many UI issues found in New World.
As of writing, it appears that the general consensus among fans is that New World’s current set-up for blocking and muting other players needs some tweaks, as do New World’s PvE Invasions. Users were especially annoyed about how the blocklist allowed them to see that spambots they’d reported were still active days after being reported, while other players were unable to play for days because of automatic bans. However, one user in particular expressed satisfaction with the list and stated they treated it as a list of players to kill on sight when encountered.
New World is available now on PC.
