New World has been around since its launch, having great success and rave reviews in many respects from the MMORPG community. Maybe you heard about it from a friend, but you still don’t know if it is how they tell you, in this article we will give you a little information on this topic.
Index( )
- What makes an open world MMO so successful?
- Character customization
- Unique combat system
- Elements of PvP and PvE
- Comparison against other Open MMO video games
- New World vs WoW
- New World vs Lost ARK
- New World vs Black Desert
What makes an open world MMO so successful?
New World is an MMORPG, which from the moment of its launch on the various platforms on which it is available , has had great success , achieving in its first weeks reaching 700 thousand users who entered its servers at the same time, figure that made it the fifth most successful game on the Steam platform, surpassing peaks of activity from games like ‘Valheim’.
This game was a real surprise for the players, since the developers of Amazon Games were not having great success in their deliveries, without a doubt, the launch of New World was a great success, having very good reviews on Steam , despite that many players had to wait long periods to enter the game, but for many the wait was worth it. It is a fact, the formula that they created for this MMO was the secret of its success among users, thanks to its game mechanics, among these we can see the following:
Character customization
This may not be its greatest attribute , but the mechanics of customizing your character is what first attracts a player to any MMO or RPG game, deciding what class your character will be, being able to modify their appearance and abilities according to As you play, it is undoubtedly one of the little things that make New World addictive. Being able to modify your character creates a kind of attachment, since everything you do to him you get with a lot of effort, and wanting to keep doing it is what makes you want to play for hours.
But even so, it has its flaws, the ability to modify is somewhat limited, since it does not have many varieties in terms of appearance, what it does have is a reward mechanic that can give you certain armor parts each you complete a mission , there are different outfits that you can try to collect to use on your character.
Unique combat system
This one has a novel combat system . Being able to have the ability to change the class and weapons of your player as you progress, this is perfect, since many players were bored with the classic mechanics that if you choose a class, you will have to be that class forever, in New World You can go from a tank to a healer just by changing weapons and equipment, of course it is best that you choose the class with which you feel most comfortable and go better with the skills that you obtain when you rank up .
Also, New World has new combat mechanics and weapons that you can use with great freedom, as it does not have a specific choreography or special movements to attack, this game is based on the player’s own skill and reflexes , and you can also create your own own strategies taking into account the skills you get and the enemy’s weaknesses.
It may not have specific classes, but its variety of weapons make it an interesting game, each weapon has its own passive and active skill trees, your character can use two weapons interspersed, it is easy to switch between weapons during combat, this makes you have a lot of freedom when fighting an enemy.
Depending on the weapon you carry, you can have its unique abilities, each of these has two skill trees, in which you can choose between its 6 active skills to fight, and 30 passive ones, choose the ones that are most appropriate for your fighting style .
Elements of PvP and PvE
New Word offers you a great experience in combat , its PvP and PvE combat mechanics are not monotonous at all, like those of classic MMO games, they were designed to lay a new basis for creating games of this type. PvP and PvE combats have several unique elements and characteristics, here you can see some of them:
Elements of PvP : In this combat mode we can choose between three factions , having the possibility to switch between them after 120 days. The developers of New Word have tried to pay attention to every detail of PvP, they focused it on a game mode of territory wars, this makes it a good challenge for players and makes you have the need to know your character well and improve it to the maximum to defeat your opponents.
Something very important to see is that to find a team you will not need a high rank, but you have many ways to evolve your character.
The PvP mode is designed to challenge the player , from the moment you leave the safe areas it will be very difficult to survive and you will find very quickly players who will face you. In addition, in this mode you can quickly increase your experience in order to level up your skills.
Elements of PvE : This mode is based on bosses and dungeons that will appear as you explore the map. One of the things that differentiate New World from other MMO games is the combat against enemies and AI monsters, instead of just doing combos to finish them as in other games of this class, you will have to think of a strategy, remembering the attack movements of each enemy, to thus dodge and counterattack with ease
The key to defeating your enemies in New World is knowing when to attack and when to defend yourself, or to dodge and distance yourself from the Boss or enemy that is attacking you, knowing when to hit is very important , but also what skills to use while you do, try to choose carefully the skills you equip on your weapon. Also on your map will appear ‘cooperative events’ to fight with a team of players against a variety of enemies, these appear randomly and are designed to be a real challenge with good rewards.
Comparison against other Open MMO video games
New World, as we have said previously, has laid new foundations for the creation of MMORPG-type games , with new mechanics and others that had already been used by other installments, but not at the same level as the developers of this game.
In addition to a vast number of other important details that make this so addictive when it comes to playing it. New World has taken on fame since its launch and has rivaled many MMOs, this delivery from Amazon Games could be the beginning of a new generation of games of this type, comparing it with deliveries such as:
New World vs WoW
World of Warcraft has been the basis for creating MMO-type games since its first installments. This game that already has a lot of deliveries and expansions, has been the favorite game of many all these years, but with a basic problem, when choosing a character class, you will always use this class, that is, if you choose to be a sorcerer, you will never be able to taste the experience of being for example an archer or a knight.
The New Word developers thought about this problem, in this game you can change the class of your character as many times as you want, if you get bored of fighting like a tank you can become a healer without major problem.
In addition, another of the great differences between both games would be in their fighting mechanics, although both World of Warcraft and New World are based on unlocking skills to improve combat, New World has a lot of advantage with its great flexibility when using them . Another thing regarding combat is that in New World it is more intuitive and you will not need the use of combos or specific choreography to defeat enemies.
New World vs Lost ARK
In this case, both games were developed by Amazon Games , but in totally different ways, the first thing is that Last ARK was created to get more attention in the Asian market, so the artistic design and ideas of the game take totally different paths.
Another big difference between both MMOs is the game style, in New World we have a perspective of the character closer to the first person, which makes the combat more immersive and challenging , on the other hand Last ARK uses the classic perspective in this type of game This directly affects the combat experience, and it is not the only difference, there are hundreds of reasons why New World is much better compared to this one.
New World vs Black Desert
Now let’s compare this new game to one that broke records in its 6 years since its launch. Black Desert is an MMORPG with a classic orientation in the style of World of Warcraft, in terms of combat mechanics it still has the advantage of New World, since it gives you the opportunity to interact more closely in your battles, and that it forces you to use your reflexes makes it more addictive.
Something that if there is no denying, is that the customization experience is much greater in Black Desert, since it has a greater number of types of weapons, armor, skills, among many other things.
