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Amazon’s MMO New World is out now, but the servers are strugglingWatch out for long queue times and teething bugs
Watch out for long queue times and teething bugs
At long last, Amazon’s MMONew Worldhas launched. After multiple delays and two rather popular betas, folks can now jump onto the supernatural island of Aeternum and stay there for as long as they please. The EU servers are already live, with the rest of the world to follow throughout today. Do watch out if you’re jumping in this morning though, because some players are reporting long queue times, while others are struggling to get into the queue in the first place.
New World is a fairly PvP-heavy MMORPG, but it has plenty of quests for PvE-likers to get on with. I played a little bit during one of the beta weekends and surprised myself with how much I enjoyed it. I’m not usually an MMO fan, but this one has fun and active hack and slash combat, and good crafting to boot. In hisNew World preview, Ed said it has as much in common withValheimas it does World Of Warcraft, and I’d agree.
New World Gameplay - playing Amazon’s new MMO from the beginningWatch on YouTube
New World Gameplay - playing Amazon’s new MMO from the beginning
EU servers went live this morning at 7am BST (8am CEST), and other regions are set to go live within the next few hours. Here are the timings:
As for other teething bugs,some players reportNew World isn’t registering their clicks to interact with the world. Some say they’ve had to restart their games to resolve this, which unfortunately plonks them back into another queue.
It’s worth noting that server problems and long wait times are pretty common for big game releases though. There’s a lot of demand right now, and hopefully things will start to clear up as the day goes on.
If you do manage to get into the game this morning, we have lots of guides to help get you started. We can tell youhow to level up quickly in New Worldand give you some generaltips and tricks for beginners.
At the very least, New World’s popularity suggests Amazon might finally have successful game on their hands. They’ve been cursed with cancellations up until now,ditching a Lord Of The Rings MMO, releasing thenswiftly un-releasing their hero shooter Crucible, andkilling off their MOBA Breakawaybefore it ever saw the light of day. Good luck, New World.
