Amazon recently shed some light on New World: Aeternum’s future with a new roadmap and a developer update, outlining some of the upcoming features, content, and changes planned for the game. Among all the content revealed in New World: Aeternum’s Living Roadmap, there are several notable changes in store for New World: Aeternum’s PvP, including a new battle royale game mode.
There’s no confirmed timeline of when this battle royale game mode will be introduced to New World: Aeternum, though the earliest it could arrive is likely mid to late 2025. While more details about New World: Aeternum’s battle royale game mode will be revealed in the near future, such as the official release date and the game rules, in the meantime, players should know what to expect for the upcoming battle royale game mode based on the existing PvP game modes.
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New World: Aeternum’s Battle Royale Will Offer Big Battles, Even Bigger Rewards
Outside of Territory Wars and open-world PvP, there are currently two standalone PvP game modes in New World: Aeternum, the 3v3 arena and Outpost Rush (OPR). Between these two game modes, the 3v3 arena in New World: Aeternum is a fast-paced game mode, while OPR is a much bigger time commitment where matches often last around two to three times longer. Likely because of this disparity in the match length between these two game modes, OPR is generally far more rewarding compared to 3v3s.
While OPR offers more rewards like gold, faction reputation, and faction tokens than 3v3s, consistently winning rounds in 3v3s is considered the fastest way to specifically earn PvP-track XP.
Since battle royale game modes are generally long matches, players who make it to the finalist teams of this game mode in New World: Aeternum are sure to be rewarded handsomely. Even players who die early on in a battle royale match will still likely earn plenty of loot, assuming the minimum participation requirements are met.
In addition to a potential free-for-all structure, New World: Aeternum’s upcoming battle royale will likely support small team sizes so that it will be accessible to players regardless of their build archetype. For example, healers in New World: Aeternum are a vital part of any team composition, but a lone healer is naturally at a severe disadvantage when facing a DPS player in a duel. Consequently, an obvious way to level the playing field between healers, DPS, and tanks in New World: Aeternum is to support team play, while still offering a competitive alternative for solo players.
This activity will likely feature a minimum character level requirement to participate, but outside of this, the other requirements are currently unclear. Additionally, it remains to be seen whether players will be able to bring their existing armor, weapons, and consumables into battle royale matches or if gear will need to be scavenged throughout each match. If players can bring their existing gear, there will likely be PvP balancing similar to OPR and 3v3s, bringing players’ gear score up to a minimum threshold for players who haven’t reached the maximum gear score in New World: Aeternum.
To prepare for this upcoming game mode, it’s recommended that players reach maximum weapon proficiency for their preferred
weapon types in
New World: Aeternum
. This way, players should have a foundation of combat abilities to rely on regardless of having their gear.
Because of the size and spectacle of this upcoming game mode, players can expect plenty of sweet, sweet loot from battle royale matches, especially for teams who manage to finish in first place. Overall, New World: Aeternum’s future updates have big plans to reshape the endgame PvP experience, and the new battle royale game mode will be one of many major features coming.
Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. As a shipwrecked explorer who washes ashore on the mysterious island, forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.
Discover the island of Aeternum: Explore a massive, beautiful world and uncover the secret truth of the eternal island and its strange inhabitants. Endless opportunities to fight, forage, and forge await among the island’s wilderness and ruins.
Play your way: Play solo or use cross-platform play to team up with others, or compete head-to-head in a variety of PvP battles. Customize the look, skills, and abilities of your character, and experiment with different builds to suit your play style.
Swords, guns & sorcery: Control magical forces or wield deadly melee and ranged weapons. Timing and positioning are key to defeating enemies in combat. Use your skills to survive the island’s horrors and reap its valuable rewards.
Grow in power: Gather resources and refine them into working materials to craft powerful new potions, weapons and gear, and increase your power and skill in combat.
Summon your mount: Master horses, dire wolves, and lions, each with a unique look, dyeable equipment and a name you can set. Level up your Riding Trade Skill to earn upgrades like increased speeds, buffs and higher tier consumable food for your mount.
- Released
- October 15, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Amazon Games
- Publisher(s)
- Amazon Games
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Engine
- Amazon Lumberyard, Azoth
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Blood, Violence