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I’m sorry to say it New World, but you need mounts, mateI refuse to get off my high horse
I refuse to get off my high horse
My heart sinks every time I accept a quest in MMORPGNew World, which isn’t ideal. These are tickets to adventure, to discovery, to that sweet, sweet EXP. But the more time I spend with the game, the more I’m beginning to loathe them. It’s got nothing to do with what you actually do in them, it’s the getting there that’s the problem. I have to run my little legs ragged and I’m tired. I’m so very tired of it.
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Usually, you’d earn a mount after a few hours breaking in your boots and getting to grips with the MMO’s world. Nowadays, games likeWorld Of Warcraftand FFXIV dish them out pretty early on to add some pizazz to travel. And they act as an exciting reward for sticking out those early hours, like you’re finally worthy of possessing a steed. I mean, I’ll never forget earning my first rideable ram in WoW or my first Chocobo in FFXIV. The elation was dangerous.
But New World doesn’t have mounts. According to anin-game lore note, they simply can’t exist and it’s very silly. Entitled “The Animals Revolt”, it reads:
So the animals in New World can’t be tamed because they’re unruly. Which is a shame, because running to and fro between quest markers quickly grows tedious. Sure, it’s slower, but I also reckon the world itself contributes to the boredom. For me at least, many of the game’s areas lack character; they don’t inspire the excitement that comes with travel. That blast of hot air when you step out of a plane, or the magic of being lost in an unfamiliar place. In MMO form, this hit me when I first wandered up the stone steps to Stormwind in WoW. That powerful music with the blokes singing “ha, ha, ha, haaaa”, the city’s bustling streets and scale forming a perfect contrast to the quiet, warmElwynn Forestit sits in; hoo boy, it was quite something. New World is pretty in places, sure, but it doesn’t leave me wanting to drink in the atmosphere on my regular jogs.
Don’t even get me started on fast travel in New World. It’s a pain, that’s all.
Step into New World and it’s all limbs and no hooves. No wheels, or flying saucers. They’re not allowed to exist, and in turn, it lacks this important strand of player progression. I’ll be an endgame character backtracking through areas in the same manner as someone fresh out of Bezos' cloning facility. The only thing I can show off in town is my outfit and my calves. Here’s hoping the game’s animals have a change of heart because I really need them to. My legs. They burn.
