We NEED To Talk About New World Aeternum

New World is about to launch it's big Aeternum update, in what seems to be an attempt to revive the game. Beyond being ported to consoles, what else is coming in Aeternum and will it be enough? Let's take a look.

Cutlass Keys gameplay footage from @BagginsTV

[Sinook-gtow]

Just for clarification, in the PvP zone in Cutlass Keys, you only lose HALF the resources you've gathered if you die. You also lose half the resources if you fast travel out of the area.

[undrwrldskfred]

As a console player who missed out on the launch of this game 3 years ago, and being bummed about not being able to play it, I’m highly anticipating the release of this game next month

[Noctah]

I just had a flashback that New World was that MMO where you could write code in global chat to make giant bacon icons appear on everyone's chatbox, or item links that made anyone mousing over it crash their game.

[griffing]

As 30 year old ps5 player it seems like this game will be a solid casual mmo for us peeps putting a few hours in the evening after work.

[itzteajay]

Didn't mention the echoing mining sound that is still to this day the best sound effect in video games! lol I'll jump in to give it a whirl. Native controller means better steam deck experience and the steam deck needs MMOs!

[jots]

I'm hoping that the higher concurrent player count on servers helps with the longevity as well. launching with less than 2k players per server meant that it didn't take much of a lull in the player base for it to feel like the servers were dying. Now that they're roughly 4.5k+, it should really help the influence races to stay fun for longer.

[DustinHarms]

Also even just looking through the comments it's wild the response NW veterans get lately. Same attitude as AGS basically telling us all to F off, stop complaining, and let the new kids in.

No-one has been gatekeeping or nit picking....it's folks that have spent years with this company managing the game and trying to let people know what they're getting into. If AGS changes their tune and puts a ton of support into NW, everyone will be happy, including vets. But after years of lackluster support, new folks should know that it's much more likely that AGS is just pumping a relaunch to make some money back and will probably put it right back on the backburner soon as the numbers start going down.

IDK, it's wild to see people defending a giant company blindly and pushing against folks that endured through the hard times

[syco]

Had an absolute blast during this past weekend "beta". It's amazing how those small QoL changes made it feel much better. Excited to come back to a fresh server with our console friends!

[D-Caf]

Console player here. This game was honestly everything I've been wanting in an mmo. There's so much to grind outside of just leveling your character like most mmos. Harvesting, mining, skinning and all the crafting ones. It's just so much to do and I love it. I actually WANT to grind everything to max level and build a character that can actually be known for being helpful in game other than "This guy plays a good tank"

[Moon_Bear_Gaming]

The zone is FFA not to prevent grouping, but to prevent zerging more than anything. Small skirmishes between 5 or so players is exactly what's being sought I believe.

[markjackman]

New World PC community: Please please please for the love of god give us an additional OPR map. AGS: We hear you loud and clear, we're gonna rework the intro - youre welcome.

[faitas]

Thank you for the review! You just gained a subscriber.
I spent hours watching streamers and videos and asking and looking for someone to explain what this is and you were the only one able to do it.

[Eli-AsH]

New World is my favourite MMO so far. The world, the visuals, the combat, the gathering, even the story. The reason I keep falling out of it, as you've said, is a lack of endgame content. For Aeternum, I just really hope they finally feel satisfied with the new player experience, and can release some free updates to add more endgame content within the coming months. They're giving themselves one last chance to revive their player base, and I think the port to console will certainly help. But once people start hitting max level on the new update, if they aren't releasing, or at least announcing, new content for the endgame, they will once again lose all their players and the game will die.

Please, Amazon. Keep us around this time.

[NiNjAcAt]

I think the game will actually end up selling pretty good on console considering that consoles don't really have that many MMOs to choose from. The biggest mmos on console have been BDO, ESO and FF14 for a while so this will be a nice welcoming change to the scene.

[michelparis]

As someone who played this game more than 6000 hours, this new version brings nothing new. If you are a new player, you should enjoy it a lot. If you are an old player, well... you can swim now. I played PVP at high level, wars against the best companies, and that was a blast. But still the same OPR map, the same weapons, and nothing planned... So enjoy this new version but it's like going back with your ex : fun at start but after that you remember why you're not with her anymore :)

[DNAOrbb]

This game was built for console. PC gamers will stay moved on, but I think console gamers have a long-term enjoyable experience ahead of them here. Our MMOs are limited, and like it or not, New World is a great casual MMO experience. I think this will do well.

Edit: I think this is the most controversy I've stirred up on YouTube. Wasn't trying to talk about anything from an elitest stance. Console gamers don't have many MMOs. I think this will be a great option. I appreciate all the warnings, but I can get several hours out of just chopping trees, mining ores, and fishing. I think it's going to be a great time for the more casual audience like myself.

[xetir]

I’ve been wanting a console mmo badly. This is the closest thing to an old school mmo for me.

[SmootDawgg]

Keep in mind, alot of people complaining about New World have 4000 hours in this game

[captcraig]

I played the Beta this passed weekend and I think it was great. A few small hiccups, but not worth complaining about. I skipped out on New World 3 years ago. Now I have paid for the Steam game so I can go straight into Aeternum on October 15. Great video! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[Nahtan.]

as someone who plays mmos for immersion and the journey, this game feels amazing and im excited to keep playing on console in october