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Greetings Adventurers,
This new PTR release should be music to your ears! We’ve introduced the new social game system of musical instruments and performance! Bards, rejoice!
Musical Instruments
Musical Instruments are a rhythm-action based trade skill coming to Aeternum that make the world a stage! There are 5 instruments for players to pick up and learn, plus an initial 31 songs to collect and master! You can play solo, or as a group with up to 5 Adventurers. These musical instruments include:
- Guitar
- Mandolin
- Upright Bass
- Drums
- Azoth Flute
Songs are unlocked by salvaging pages hidden throughout Aeternum. Complete the Summer Medleyfaire quests to earn a special set of pages and starter instruments. Better instruments can be crafted through the Furnishing trade skill. Furnishing can also roll new Music trade skill specific perks.
Press the F5 key to initiate a performance. Each one will reward players with trade skill XP and various buffs. Better performances receive stronger buffs and more trade skill XP. Spectators enjoying the show will also receive a buff and can toss a coin to the performers as a tip.
More buffs unlock as your trade skill XP increases. The buffs (in order of progression) are:
- Decidedly Dexterous: Gathering Speed increases by 75% for 30-90min.
- Territorial Triumph: Territory Standing Bonus increases by 10%-30% for 30-90min.
- All Together Now: Group Character XP Sharing Bonus increases by 4%-15% for 30-90min.
- Song in your Step: Reduces Player Encumbrance by 200-1,000 for 30-90min.
- Fortune’s Favor: Gathering Yield increases by 3%-10% for 30-90min.
- Luck’s Labor: Gathering Luck increases by 2% - 5% for 30-90min.
Please let us know how you enjoyed this piece of content on the PTR! In particular, due to the complex nature of this new system, we’re especially keen on feedback relating to its overall sense of fun and engagement, its state clarity and usability (especially while in a performance with others), mode presentation, sense of difficulty versus reward, and any potential technical issues such as gameplay bugs, exploits, or client stability/performance problems.
Thank you for your insight and valuable input during our early build preview phase!
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You can find resources on how to leave good feedback in the How to Give High Quality Feedback post.
Your help in keeping feedback unrelated to the issue above regarding the Player vs Player Reward Track out of this focus thread is much appreciated!
Thank you for helping make New World the best game it can be!
See you in Aeternum!