New World Aeternum: The Death of Legacy Servers

With the recent news announced from AGS, there is a chance that we are seeing the upcoming death of the legacy servers in #NewWorld.

Let me know in the comments below on your thoughts on how they handled this situation.

#NewWorldAeternum #NewWorldGameplay

[hrdknx]

Why would I want to start from scratch and not able to keep any of my progress and stuff? If I have to start from scratch I will find something else to play.

[dpcatron]

I would give it 2-3 months for the new console players to get a taste of the AGS us vets know and hate. Then when numbers start dropping off, they'll start merging everything together, just like they did with the first " fresh start" servers. This is nothing new. Don't trust what AGS tells you.

[WHJBill]

Well, if Valhalla goes dead, then I won't bother rolling up a new character and leveling and gearing it up. If I have to level and regear up a NEW character, then I'll just move to another game and level and gear up there.

[niteshadepromises]

As someone who leveled up all my crafting in this game...this is a kick in the teeth. They better at some point allow me to get that character off.... Otherwise im also gonna have to call BS on this game. Im ok allowing the new servers 6 months to level up before we are allowed to move over...and if they put restrictions on the move such as no gold or items...i dont care. But with 1k hours in that character and the loyalty I showed to this game when everyone else bailed current course of action is unacceptable.

[trutoyrslf]

I would assume if Oct 15th is a sucess, there will be plenty of old players to fill the "legacy" servers

[essenmaelen]

This seems to make sense to me. The hope long term is that a portion of the millions of pc players who bought the game will return, and all of those characters are on the limited number of legacy servers. Plus, I think eventually they will be transferable, just like the current fresh start servers that are joining the legacy status. The problem is the naming scheme. The average player will see "standard" and "legacy" and assume that there is something not normal about the legacy servers. They might think it's a non "Aeternum" server that doesn't receive new updates or something. Legacy in the computer world literally means previous/outdated.

[TheJK]

I would assume a lot of older pc players will start on fresh start. A lot may not of played during the time where farming artifacts in the open world was a thing. It would be a pain to try and farm those same artifacts by yourself.

[georgereiss]

Isn't cross play a thing now where it does not matter which server you are on, you will be able to make groups with people from other servers? If that is the case, it does not matter if you are on legacy or not as long as you find players to play with.

[fattyhaggs]

Can someone help me I'm completely confused I got this game on console I've been roughly grinding everything out and I've gathered a lot now I'm being told that I have to leave Lilith to go to another server and start fresh can anyone clarify this

[gamezonereactions]

They forgot a few more sever categories, such as LOW POPULATION and DEAD servers.

[JuggernautKDM]

The main issue for Legacy servers, at least for those of us that like to PvP, will be the new PvP zone and Influence Races. If the population gets too low, those two things won't be fun. Beyond that, the economy will start to suffer with low populations. Fresh Start servers for this "soft-relaunch" makes sense with the incoming console players. But it's a tough pill to swallow for veteran PC players with maxed out trade-skills, BIS gear, and three houses full of trophies to have to start over.

I think there should be some sort of compromise program for veteran players if they re-roll. You have to re-level your character, weapon xp, etc. But you retain your trade-skill progression but it's locked/gated. It opens up bit by bit as you level and the weeks go by. It can be at a rate that doesn't out-pace an average new player but the main thing is you don't have to put in the effort and gold to re-level it from scratch.

My plan is to start a new character and play my main. I'll go on my main to check out the new PvP Zone and Raid right away while also keeping my finger on the pulse of the server. I'll also slowly be working on my new character with the goal of getting it to where my main is now.

[clashwithcutty]

With the cross play in arenas and dungeons I’ll be content on my legacy server. I might roll up just to get the fresh experience and take my time while still playing my legacy. No chance I’m grinding all the professions and weapons again though. In the end, maybe I’d transfer my fresh character to the legacy if I really wanted to use him to get extra dailies and crap.

[Rerus-xD]

We were on 3 years playing new world, alfa, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta ... game play is this the final version? We starting fresh for sure!

[oldmangamer]

I think they will dwindle for a bit. But hard core waring/pve will still log on. Some people have 6 characters and don’t want another. Also. Each character levels the same season pass. So people will pop on from time to time.

[FORNAX.]

I understand why they're doing this but it doesn't mean I particularly like it. I don't have anywhere NEAR as many hours as some other people do, only at around 450-500~ but knowing that gradually the player count is probably gonna dwindle on the legacy server my character is on right now is just kinda sad. I'm hoping that they just end up merging or allowing transfers after a year or two. current track record seems like that may be the case.

[phenixdwn]

they will revert this change in a year or so when the economy is established on standard servers.

If they don't it's whatever honestly I am not grinding my way back to where my main is from fresh again. I'll play the fresh servers casually for a little bit. But there is no world where i invest time into grinding weapons w/ XP, trade/refining skills and trophies, artifacts, no. Then things like min maxing armor and builds, no initial player count bump will incentivize me to put all that effort into a new character.

I'm just gonna go straight into the raid on my main as soon as it's available. maybe check out the pvp island and new content. all while the majority of the community is franticly grinding the same quest missions again with a new spit shine on them lmao.

[MorcegoYar]

as long as they change the target lock that they put on the beta, it does not matter new world will lose the one think every body like in it, the combate, i can just hope they will chose wisely

[waltershort]

Being a veteran player I'll be sticking with Maramma. If I were a new player I would rather be on a server that has tons of stuff already made and ready to twink me than have to wait for people to max crafting. It is so much easier leveling up when your rich level 65 friends are there to help you with anything.

[ron]

im from maramma, dont play all the time but i really dont want to start fresh but im sure the economy will be much better and more people is always great

[healthtech]

dont think console player base is that big in south america to populate a new server for the long run. specially in a MMO. I guess I will keep to the legacy server if I decide to comeback for this release. and that is a big IF. Payed full amount of gold for both base and DLC and did not like the fact of being a beta tester.