[2022] [Focus Feedback & Bug Reporting] 3v3 Player vs Player Arenas

Greetings Adventurers,

With this PTR release, we’re rolling out an exciting game mode for PvP players (and those looking to dip their toes in)!

3v3 Player vs Player Arenas

Step into the Arena and test yourself against other combatants! 3v3 Arenas are a new small-scale PvP game mode where teams of 3 can face off for fame, glory, and riches (plus a few unique housing items)!

Each Arena match is a “Best of 5” contest. Fight to be the first team to win 3 rounds and secure the match for your team. Rounds are 2 minutes long, but if the battle lingers, a deadly ring of fire will push players to the center of the arena, forcing combatants to engage or die!

Players level 20 and above can queue for 3v3 Arenas by opening the Modes menu, allowing on-demand PvP gameplay from anywhere in Aeternum. If players need a brief introduction to what the Arena is, they can speak to the fight promoter Maximus Marcellus in Everfall.

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 combat state clarity (especially while working with teammates), mode presentation, sense of difficulty, map/battlefield utility, 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!

If you are experiencing a bug, please utilize the following template:

• What is your character name in the PTR:
• What server/world did you experience your issue on:
• Describe the issue you are experiencing:
• Is this a bug or an exploit:
• (if a bug) How did the issue effect your gameplay:
• (if a bug) Were you able to recover from the issue:
• (if a bug) Please include a screenshot or video of the issue that you have experienced:
• What are the steps to reproduce the issue as you experienced:

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 3v3 Player vs Player Arenas 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!

With those most recent patch to the PTR we’ve removed the ability to use outside consumables in the arena. You’ll only be able to use the consumables that’re granted to you on entrance to the arena. So no bringing in Balms or Dust.

We’re aware! The team is on it!

Hello! Just an fyi that we are aware of some issues affecting PvP Arenas:

Consumables: We have temporarily removed the consumable block for 3v3 Arenas while we investigate the issue further.

Loading: We understand that players have reported issues with loading into the Arenas. Unfortunately this problem requires additional investigation and diagnostics.

We will update the community when we have more information.

Hey all, I am following up on the infinite load screen issue where one of the three players is unable to enter the arena. We have patched since those initial reports - has anyone encountered this issue recently (since the Thursday patch, to be specific)?

Thanks for the feedback @IsBlue - we still have some stuff to do, but buttons will be pressed Soon-ish

Hey all, if you hop into the PTR today after the most recent patch is complete, would you please take note of when you start to receive damage from the fire ring?

Does it damage you before the fire has reached you?
Or does it, as intended, only damage you when you touch it (fire hot !).

Thanks for the feedback on the fire ring. We have a fix for some invisible collisions in the arena which didn’t make it into this PTR latest build, but are in test at the moment. Does that sound like what you’re experiencing when you say ‘buggy floor’? Like there are random collisions or lack thereof?