Key Takeaways
- New World: Aeternum introduces Season 7 with a Living Roadmap outlining short-term, mid-term, and exploratory updates for players.
- Season 7 of New World features the introduction of Seasonal Worlds, offering unique gameplay experiences for a limited time.
- The In-Exploration section of the roadmap includes potential new features inspired by player feedback, such as ranked PvP and new raids.
The New World: Aeternum dev team gathered to explain what players can expect in Season 7. They also showcased everything currently in development for New World: Aeternum and shared ideas inspired by player feedback. However, in full transparency, the team comments that they are still exploring these ideas, and some don’t have a set timeline for implementation, while others might never make it into the game.
New World: Aeternum is a streamlined version of New World, featuring improved storytelling and an optimized progression system. This version was developed to prepare for the console release of New World. It required interface adjustments, controller input presets, toggles for target locking, and other features tailored to console players. Released on October 15, New World: Aeternum includes all major content from the PC version of New World, including the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion and all updates since the MMORPG’s original launch in 2021.
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In the first post-launch dev update following Aeternum’s release, game director Scot Lane and other developers shared a roadmap outlining what fans can expect in Season 7 of New World. Dubbed Living Roadmap, the planning breaks down updates into three categories: Next Season, In-Development, and In-Exploration. The Next Season section focuses on short-term updates for the MMORPG’s seventh season, including new artifacts and perks, a fresh Outpost Rush map, upgrades to mutated expeditions, combat balances, and the return of some New World‘s seasonal events previously exclusive to the PC version.
New World Season 7 Will Introduce Seasonal Worlds
The main highlight of Season 7 is the introduction of Seasonal Worlds. According to the game’s official blog, these limited-time servers offer a unique gameplay experience. The first Seasonal World will focus on New World‘s notorious World PvP and feature loot dropped on player death and exclusive items. Players who join these servers can carry their progress and rewards forward once the season ends. The In-Development section of the roadmap covers mid-term updates, such as more Seasonal Worlds, revamped invasion mode, new PvP modes, and several other additions.
Meanwhile, the In-Exploration section includes ideas being discussed and tested by the development team. Some are inspired by features they’d like to add, while others are based on player feedback. These concepts, which may or may not be included in the game, consist of ranked PvP, zone uplevels, new weapons, new raids, additional PvE modes, a siege system, and much more. Amazon Games wants to be more transparent regarding New World: Aeternum features and seasons so players can expect more dev updates in the future.
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