I already have more gold than I need, and I'm not sure what I'd spend it on if I had a lot more.

My slow pace is also why New World's recent troubles with gold duping bugs, invincibility glitches, and resource-hogging bots (while very interesting to watch unfold) haven't bothered me much.

I'd recommend that others do the same and not worry about the level 60 grind, but telling millions of seasoned MMO players to stop playing MMOs the way they have for 20 years is as pointless as telling me to hold right-click to aim in shooters. I've heard that variety is a major problem in later levels (including in our own review), so I'm glad to be taking New World slow. I hope every MMO eventually ditches the monthly subscription-I'd hate to have to worry about playing a certain number of hours each month or feel like I've wasted money. I dip in once or twice a week to complete a few quests and learn a new Rapier skill. It also helps that New World isn't, and will probably never be, my 'main' game. I now know when someone links an item in chat and says they 'WTS' a cool sword, they want to sell it and are not saying ' what the shit, look at this cool sword I found.' Heck, in those first few days I was practically New World hip! I was showing people my favorite fishing spots, making a small fortune from selling all the crafting crap I don't care about, and even helping the war effort in Everfall (go green!).Īnd when I run into some age-old MMO jargon that I've never seen before, the dedicated Help chat channel is surprisingly… well, helpful. For a short while, it felt cool to be on a level playing field with thousands of servermates sharing an island. There's an isolating feeling to diving straight into a player base full of people who already know every optimal build, have mastered every dungeon, and want you to know it. Had New World already been an established MMO when I started playing it, I doubt I'd be having such a good time. You could spot 60-person-long trains running the same path to turn in the same quests, everyone on the server was plopping down their first campfire on the same spot outside town just to finish the tutorial-call it a clunky start, but I found it charming. Hundreds of people at a time would crowd around town stations to see how they work. Server queues were a headache, but those earliest days were also weird and honest. New World's first week will probably always be my favorite time playing it. (Image credit: Amazon Games) Peer-to-peer Features producer Chris Livingston has been living his best New World life as a full-time fisherman.

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