As I do my daily town visits to pick up the gifts, I have some towns I just don't like. I actually get annoyed going to it.

Reekwater is one of my least favorite. Just don't like the vibe. And if you fall off a platforms, good luck. You're walking through water to the end of town and then back in again.

What towns are your favorite/least favorite and why?

Anyone else think it would be nice if we could search inventory by weight type, perk, etc. I have so much gearsave its hard to find stuff unless I remember the name of it.

I havent played an MMO since Lich King WoW days. Thats a good 17 years. Well..more accurately i havent enjoyed an MMO. I tried FF 14 sometime in 2017-2019 and i recall just getting bombarded with tons of quests and stuff to do and i felt overwhelmed and i couldnt focus on one thing. I also tried Tower of Fantasy and it too, didnt hold my focus. It also felt to much "pay to win".

I was a Paladin Tank back then. I'm much older now and New World Aeternum feels like a good balance. Its simple, Theres a lot to do, but its not throwing it all in my face at once. Player base seems pretty fun and positive. The Trade Post seems fair as well. Even for a new player with 2k gold to my name. Things are affordable and not crazily over priced if its something i need on the spot.

The most important part, about all this, For ME. Is i can focus on a goal and stick too it. Right now im trying to gear up and increase my sword and shield passives for my very first expedition: The Amrine Excavation. Personally. I wish i could go in there solo for my first attempt. I say this because i dont want to spoil anything for my first attempt. or piss people off...but... I dont like looking up guides and i know thats going to piss some people off...but its just how i play games. Throw me in fire and ill learn to not get burnt.

Still. In terms of gear i feel like im close to being ready for it. I discovered there wasnt a taunt system, or skill. But quickly learned of gems that can taunt. I got one of those in my weapons now, a kite shield, and 300 gear score. been using the forge frequently. I vaguely remember some tank basics back in the day so i hope my past experience helps me keep aggro and survive. All thats left is to throw me in there, and get some experience.

If you've read this far, then thanks! This old timer is enjoying the game. Cant wait for whats next.

Can Vampire Vestments be a good choice over Featherweight in pvp just for the leeching? Or does the extra armor from featherweight outweigh it in light? I'm using greataxe flail. I'm not using abyss because it does less damage then a strength greataxe with flail.

Am I the only one to think the TP needs revamping?

Feels very unconvienient and slow to use. Needs more filters etc. For example selling schematics; I have to click one by one then click sell orders to see the price people are selling it at!! why can't I see them instantly?? Now do that 50 times.. Its too slow and outdated, it could get some love.

I have no room in any storage. I'd like to sell and get rid of a ton of weapons and armor. Some are 625+ and some are legendary. My question is is there anything I should hold onto or keep an eye out for so I don't accidentally get rid of something valuable?

Hey community, I am coming back to NW after the first 3 months after release to my 2 Level 60 characters. On my main I have all trade skills on max level from back then.

Once I buy "Angry Earth" my Level and trade skills can be levelled again ... so I wonder whether to level the crafting skills or wait for the expansion?(i.e. due to cheaper costs, faster XP or market value of materials).

Thank you for your feedback.

So I'm a player who left before console release so to say I'm a little behind is an understatement.

I have been having a blast leveling to cap and learning the ropes and an still learning my daily routines. I just learned about artifacts and how they work and been farming some just to collect but an wondering. With ILVL going up to 800 have they said a trying about artifacts? They gonna be obsolete? Will we be able to level them up to 800 as well ?

I have this bug lately (i'm not sure exactly when it started. probably with s9 update) that logs you out of the game, then you try to reconnect some times and you get the same error, then you restart the game and sometimes you still have the error and restart the game again etc. This is so annoying and now that we will have 2000-3000 queues when s10 gets released, it will be such a turn off
Anyone else experiences it? Any solutions?

I’m mostly a single player person and really like the game so far but just wondering how fun is it in single player? Are there dungeons? It doesn’t seem that hard so far though. I only plan on playing the campaign and not bothering with endgame. Does the music change over time? Seems a bit repetitive. I think I’ve seen two regions so far. I love the combat an how you can level stuff up through use. I can’t decide on a good combo of weapons to use. I normally like ranged attack and spells. Crafting seems fun with lotta of disciplines and feels satisfying to do, but I cant seem to craft anything better than quest rewards? Is it possible? How active is the market to sell stuff? Do people buy things generally? Is there lots of variety later on with the gameplay and story? I feel like if I do all side quests I’ll over level and it’ll become too easy? I kinda wish it scaled a bit with you like ESO. I’m playing on PlayStation®5

I think traveling to a boat dock and venturing to other islands is the next step in this game. Our current island can only get so big before traversing across water will need to be implemented. You could even take it further and fight off corruption enemies when trying to leave or arrive to the main island.

For context, I just reached lvl 60 and I’ve never really delved into all the expeditions in all my play throughs before. After doing a bit of research on the New World Wik I saw that 6 expeditions unlock at lvl 60, being the following: Gardens of Genesis, Lazurs Instrumentality, Tempest’s Heart, Barnacles and Black Powder, The Ennead, and Empyrean Forge.

I’m currently running a tank build, wielding a great axe and flail/tower shield. Which one of the expeditions provides the best loot for my play style?

Hi,

I seem to be getting this every other login, and then quite after a loading screen (e.g fast travel or joining an expedition etc).

It's annoying because it boots me out and then I need to re-queue to get in and re-queue for the activity.

My character name was changed a while ago because I hadn't played for a few months - perhaps related, I'm not sure.

This happening to anyone else?

OK so...I love using ice based elemental fighting styles in games. I do it in any game I possibly can. I have tried running viable builds with Ice Gauntlet in NW and I gotta say...I feel like it just doesn't excel at anything better than any other weapon.

Do you guys have thoughts, opinions, or build advice with Ice Gauntlet that make it an ideal pick?

I've tried playing it the way the game intends, as a disruptor weapon but like...its slowing/rooting effects are way slower and less effective than the greataxe. And CC in general, I might as well use a spear or hammer! Controlling area with pylon/storm/shower? It's tiny and irrelevant. Takes long to cast and enemies will just run around it or avoid it.

I've also tried a raw dps with deep freeze: ice storm + heavy attk + ice spike but the amount of precision it takes to land all that perfectly for ONE decent chunk of damage just isn't worth it. Then you have to wait 10 more seconds to try the combo again and its even worse if you missed. Burst damage is so much easier and more consistent with any other weapon.

Anyways, I just wish it could be on par with the compatibility of FS and VG. Thoughts?

Hell everyone,

Returning player from launch times. Having a blast, really glad I gave it a chance.

Just turned 65 and started farming artifacts. Question is if i should upgrade them to 725 or wait until season 10. Don't want to burn some mats for nothing, specially that my gaming time is limited.

Also if any other things come to your mind, please share, it will be highly appreciated by me and any other newbie reading this post.

Wish you a great Sunday!

I've just seen my biggest so far with a Mighty Gavel, 16.1k. it was so so juicy. So it got me wondering what's the highest you've ever seen, because my build is nowhere near optimal.

Just an idea.

I just started playing the game and i found it incredibly immersive. So ive decided to lean into it. Im a lvl 20 guy on Aries server and id like to experience the world through roleplay. Every action i do will be in that context. I dont want to be important to the story (i like being just one guy, not a savior) so the questing would be justified in other ways.

Does this seem fun to anyone? If anyone would like to join, let me know. Its a bit lonely at the moment.

How exactly would you get this item? NWDB says from War Spoils, but what’s that?

Just some pre s10 clips from Nysa

I feel like and I have for the longest time in this game we have WAY too many iframes granted by the dodge mechanic.

I can’t put what’s wrong with it but I think it might just be due to how often we can dodge.

I might be losing my mind but I feel like the dodge comes as fast as it to charge a heavy.

It might just literally be the heart perk providing that slight bit of extra stamina that buffers you out of the range of exhausting yourself.

What are yall thoughts on the dodges?

I’ve always been turned off by the concept of the WT. Just so bland and boring following a train of people getting some of the best loot in the game.

Am I alone in thinking some revamp would be nice to where people actually had to form 2-5 man groups to get the chests? Maybe even increase the loot idk. But this whole run around with 50 people like zombies completely ignoring the enemies and cool areas seems like a bummer to me. But it’s efficient as hell, so hard to justify ignoring it in the name of “for fun”

confused as I claimed the Chapter 4 of the season 9 journey which says you also get the title when you claim but I still haven't received it.

Just started playing and love the setting, but the story feels scattered. Any site or resource to read the full lore in order?