New World: Players complain about poor performance
New World
The closed beta of New World, Amazon Game Studio's new MMO, ended early last month. Players mainly complained about poor and sometimes missing animations, problems with the servers and other rather frustrating flaws.In response to community feedback, the developers moved the title's release date from August 31, 2021 to September 28, 2021. They also announced an open beta date in which players will re-launch the title Try it out.
The Open Beta has been open to all players since yesterday, September 9th, so everyone can see how the game is progressing for themselves. It looks like Amazon Game Studios have at least fixed some animation issues and a host of other bugs, as the official beta patch notes show. For example, problems with quests have been fixed, some exploits have been removed and the AI has been improved a lot.
Unfortunately, the game is currently also showing setbacks in some areas. For example, users on Reddit are complaining about the new PvP scaling. This has now been weakened a lot in the open beta, which makes it much more difficult for low-level players to defeat higher-level players. According to the community, this ensures that PvP players feel compelled to reach the maximum level as soon as possible and not be able to play PvP already at a low level.
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The exact reasons for the poorer performance are not yet known. However, since there are still a few days before New World (buy now 39.99 €) is officially released, the developers should still have enough time to work on the performance of the title.
New World: How to sign up for the open beta
Aeternum Island will be overrun with beta players this weekend.
Amazon GamesAmazon Games' New World is set to be released Sept. 28, but this weekend it'll have its open beta. This test is free and available for anyone who can run the game.
New World is Amazon Games' new massively multiplayer online role-playing game, or MMORPG. Players create their character and find themselves on Aeternum Island, which is full of mystical power they'll learn to use as they explore the island's secrets.
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Here's what you need to know to sign up for the beta.
How do I get in the New World open beta?Open up Steam on your PC and head to the New World page. Scroll down to the 'Join the New World Open Beta' message, and click on 'Request Access.' A pop-up message will appear, asking you to confirm that you want to participate in the beta. After you confirm, that's it, you've signed up.
You should get an email on Sept. 9 confirming when you can start downloading the beta.
When does the New World beta start?Servers are set to go live at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET) on Thursday, Sept. 9. The test is scheduled to end Sunday, Sept. 12, at 11:59 p.m. PT (2:59 a.m. ET).
What are the PC requirements for New World?The minimum requirements are:
And the recommended specs are:
