Amazon Games is launching the highly anticipated first expansion for its multiplayer role-playing game “New World.” Titled “Rise of the Angry Earth,” this expansion brings exciting new features and improvements, including the awaited addition of mounts. With its initial release capturing players’ attention, “New World” has enhanced its experience by introducing new content and addressing player feedback.
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Expansion Highlights: Set to release on October 3rd at a price of $29.99, “Rise of the Angry Earth” revitalizes Aeternum with engaging features. This expansion introduces mounts and adds new progression systems, raises the level cap to 65, enhances gear rarity, adds weapons, transforms a zone, introduces a new end-game expedition, and the Heartrune ability.
Transforming the World: “Rise of the Angry Earth” centers around the southeastern Aeternum, once known as First Light. This area is now in chaos due to the fury of Artemis and the Angry Earth. The once-vibrant fields are now ravaged, leaving behind a mystery of vanished settlements. The appearance of the powerful Beast Lords presents challenges and opportunities, as players learn to tame and ride animals.
Introducing Mounts: One of the expansion’s most awaited features is mounts, allowing faster traversal of Aeternum. Players can tame and ride animals like horses, dire wolves, and lions, each with unique appearances and names that they can customize. The new riding trade skill enables leveling mounts for improved speed and capabilities.
New Artifacts and Abilities: “Rise of the Angry Earth” introduces the Artifacts tier of weapons and armor, offering customization and power. Players unlock potential by completing quests for six powerful perks. The expansion also adds the Primal Fury Heartrune ability, which can be used to perform potent attacks. The Flail, a versatile one-handed weapon, can be paired with an offhand shield.
Season 3 and Edition Bundles:
The expansion’s launch coincides with Season 3. Players can expect a new Season Journey, Activity Card, Challenges, events, and rewards. The base game and the expansion are bundled together as the New World: Elysian Edition, which is available for $69.99.
Reflecting on the Game’s Journey:
Since its launch in 2021, “New World” has evolved, earning its place on Steam with a peak player count of 913,634. While it faced criticism for quest design and endgame content, Amazon Games responded to player feedback. The expansion culminates lessons, offering streamlined gameplay, improved leveling, and new content.
The upcoming “Rise of the Angry Earth” expansion for “New World” enriches the MMORPG experience. From introducing mounts to overhauling the loot system and transforming zones, this expansion marks a significant step in “New World’s” evolution. Amazon Games addresses player concerns and incorporates feedback, poised to create a more engaging virtual world for players.