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| 0s | I thought new world didn't want to be |
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| 2s | like other games uh just shows how |
| 4s | incompetent your Dev team so how |
| 6s | long does it take to complete uh to |
| 7s | assure the community they can rely on |
| 9s | that we're going to say no because the |
| 11s | first part of the question the answer is |
| 13s | no but the second half the answer is yes |
| 15s | so I'll say both up for you he's just |
| 17s | looking at me weird like I picked |
| 18s | something up no that's just what he |
| 20s | looks like |
| 20s | [Music] |
| 22s | [Applause] |
| 26s | hey everyone welcome to forage and |
| 28s | attorney where we talk about All Things |
| 29s | New World this episode is a Community Q |
| 32s | a and uh loving is going to start |
| 34s | throwing some some softballs at us so |
| 36s | bring them up Michael |
| 37s | my only question is do you recognize as |
| 40s | a mistake the lack of even minimal PVP |
| 42s | balance changes for months in a row and |
| 45s | do you plan to correct this by trying to |
| 46s | make more quick balance fixes when you |
| 49s | see they are needed |
| 52s | yeah absolutely we see that as a mistake |
| 54s | and I would go a little further not just |
| 56s | PVP but I think combat balance in |
| 58s | general |
| 59s | we've been overly cautious we were |
| 62s | afraid to break things uh Dave talked |
| 64s | about this in the dev update video and |
| 66s | it's something we're going to be more |
| 67s | aggressive on and we're also going to |
| 69s | focus on new ways to communicate the |
| 72s | balance changes to the players and to |
| 74s | get that dialogue going so so the answer |
| 75s | is yeah we definitely see that as a |
| 77s | mistake |
| 78s | what are we ever going to get meaningful |
| 80s | PVP updates balance changes once per |
| 83s | year new heart Rune once per year new |
| 85s | weapon once per year is not enough |
| 88s | uh we agree and there is more coming uh |
| 91s | when you look at the road map we have |
| 92s | crossworld opr coming we have the enemy |
| 95s | color VFX coming there's also some |
| 97s | things that you know we're working on |
| 99s | outside of that we've talked a little |
| 100s | bit about the reward track and how that |
| 102s | can use some Polish uh oh another one |
| 104s | the arena map so we we are aware of this |
| 106s | and there's things coming makes me happy |
| 108s | because he corrected me in the dev |
| 109s | update video for not mentioning the |
| 111s | influence changes yeah which we also |
| 113s | have coming this year on PPP so |
| 115s | how does Amazon games incorporate player |
| 118s | feedback in determining balance what |
| 120s | Avenues should players utilize to voice |
| 122s | opinions and build consensus the new |
| 125s | world team definitely considers |
| 126s | Community feedback when considering |
| 127s | balancing but it is one input into it |
| 130s | and it's what we like to do is use that |
| 132s | as a guidance right when we see a lot of |
| 133s | community talking about something it's |
| 135s | something that we then investigate check |
| 137s | the data uh you know check the Telemetry |
| 140s | and see if it it corresponds with their |
| 141s | feedback yeah and as far as where you |
| 144s | can put that input |
| 145s | um obviously the forums when you have |
| 147s | feedback for us that's where we really |
| 149s | want it if it's a bug report in-game is |
| 151s | the best but if it's something that has |
| 154s | um a little more Nuance to it like your |
| 156s | specific PVP style or a specific combat |
| 159s | balance update that you would want and |
| 161s | you want others to kind of join that |
| 162s | conversation the forums are the best and |
| 165s | I'm not going to pretend like we don't |
| 166s | go on Reddit because we do so really if |
| 168s | you post there we pull all of that data |
| 171s | and we review it I think it's just worth |
| 173s | mentioning also like |
| 175s | one of the things that makes this hard |
| 177s | is there's often people saying |
| 179s | something's too hard and people on the |
| 180s | other side saying that same thing's not |
| 182s | it's it's it we get contradictory |
| 184s | feedback a lot and that's why Dave was |
| 185s | saying |
| 186s | there's a lot of indicators we get from |
| 189s | live but there has to be like the dev |
| 190s | team inside and doing that deep |
| 192s | investigation to to try to really get to |
| 194s | the root of the problem |
| 196s | why seasons I thought new world didn't |
| 199s | want to be like other games |
| 202s | it's kind of interesting question I |
| 204s | don't I don't know that we don't want to |
| 205s | be like other games or we're not |
| 207s | claiming we're better or worse or |
| 208s | anything like that uh Seasons to me just |
| 209s | bring an interesting aspect to New World |
| 212s | it allows us to |
| 213s | to get on a regular Cadence to add like |
| 215s | for one it builds trust with the players |
| 217s | hey we're going to have this new content |
| 219s | you know every three months it allows us |
| 221s | to tell a story to add more narrative it |
| 223s | allows us to give players more things to |
| 224s | do in the world to make the world feel |
| 226s | more alive I think it's a really fun |
| 228s | model and we're going to do it our way |
| 230s | in New World |
| 231s | and uh you know season one launches here |
| 233s | in a few weeks |
| 234s | every season we plan to I shouldn't say |
| 236s | every season but most seasons we plan to |
| 238s | add out on top of that and put more |
| 240s | things to do in I think it's going to be |
| 241s | I think it's going to be really fun for |
| 243s | the players so that's that's why seasons |
| 244s | do you have to participate in end game |
| 247s | content to complete a season pass |
| 250s | uh no there's a variety of activities |
| 252s | and uh this is now on PTR so go play it |
| 255s | for yourself uh but there's a variety of |
| 256s | activities in the journey uh on the |
| 259s | activities card and the challenges so |
| 260s | players can can sort of investigate |
| 262s | which ones make the sense for their play |
| 264s | style I think you know there are some |
| 266s | that are related to endgame and I think |
| 267s | if you are a part of endgame content uh |
| 269s | you know you'll have more options |
| 271s | available to you but it's not required |
| 273s | yeah I think like it's worth noting like |
| 275s | like when you see the activity card you |
| 276s | don't have to do the whole thing it's |
| 278s | it's basically you can connect four in |
| 280s | any of the directions and move on from |
| 281s | the card or you could go deeper onto it |
| 283s | the same with the journey you don't have |
| 284s | to do all of the activities it gives |
| 286s | players a little more |
| 287s | freedom to choose like I prefer this |
| 289s | style or this style of stuff I have to |
| 291s | do all of it |
| 293s | some people are completionists and it's |
| 296s | honestly a lot of fun |
| 298s | you mentioned skins and pets as rewards |
| 300s | from the seasonal card track but could |
| 302s | we also expect other unique housing |
| 304s | items or possibly things like new |
| 306s | season-specific music sheets yeah |
| 308s | there's definitely a lot of interesting |
| 310s | and unique items that are going to be on |
| 312s | the seasonal reward track you can |
| 314s | actually see everything that's on there |
| 315s | when you hover over it on the PTR but I |
| 318s | do want to say that we do have housing |
| 320s | items for season one on the reward track |
| 322s | that I was very excited about when I got |
| 324s | to that part so |
| 325s | there's definitely some interesting |
| 327s | stuff as far as music sheets |
| 329s | um I don't think that those are on |
| 330s | season one but it's definitely things |
| 331s | that we can consider in the future you |
| 333s | know just adding uh if you see if you |
| 335s | have ideas of things that we don't have |
| 336s | on there that you think would be cool or |
| 338s | appropriate let us know totally |
| 340s | if I hate doing PVE because I do can I |
| 343s | complete the season pass just by doing |
| 344s | PVP |
| 346s | uh so we talked a little bit about this |
| 348s | before yes there are a variety of |
| 349s | options uh and you can always complete |
| 352s | you know more and more levels of the |
| 354s | reward Track by doing you know activity |
| 356s | card items if you run out of things to |
| 358s | do and the challenges or in the journey |
| 360s | so there are there are always options |
| 362s | but you know you'll have more options if |
| 363s | you do more types of content |
| 365s | yeah |
| 367s | why are you delaying crossworld Arenas |
| 369s | to Winter and not implement it at the |
| 371s | same time as crossworld opr |
| 375s | so opr is our first crossworld instance |
| 378s | activity think about it through like |
| 380s | water through the pipes we want to we |
| 382s | want to get opr out there make sure that |
| 384s | we are successful at crossworld |
| 388s | instance game modes and then when we |
| 390s | feel good about that we're going to |
| 391s | start bringing other game modes through |
| 394s | uh when will we get swimming |
| 399s | uh it's on the table but no plans right |
| 402s | now basically we T-shirt size all of |
| 404s | these different features to figure out |
| 406s | like how much the effort to build them |
| 407s | is |
| 408s | and then we compare that against other |
| 410s | things of equal size using the similar |
| 411s | resources and when that bubbles to the |
| 413s | top we'll do swimming um |
| 415s | it's more of a continuity thing for |
| 417s | players I think than it is for like like |
| 419s | then it will enhance gameplay so we tend |
| 421s | to push more toward things that'll |
| 422s | enhance gameplay but it's something like |
| 425s | it's coming up in more conversations now |
| 427s | than it did a year ago absolutely and we |
| 429s | used that similarly before that MMO |
| 432s | feature development or deciding what's |
| 434s | on the roadmap is like having a bunch of |
| 436s | things on a table and we have a very |
| 438s | large table so swimming is still on the |
| 440s | table just like what Scott said it's not |
| 443s | it's not coming yet |
| 445s | musket Bloom uh just shows how |
| 448s | incompetent your Dev team is what we |
| 450s | wanted Run and Gun less range more |
| 452s | ability to trade and outplay what we got |
| 454s | rock camping gameplay promotion really |
| 457s | God do you people even PVP |
| 461s | we do PVP I think you know the the |
| 464s | direction here is that we wanted to try |
| 466s | to carve out a unique Niche for this |
| 468s | weapon right like we do have run and Gun |
| 469s | weapons if that's your style use the bow |
| 471s | use the Blunderbuss like those are |
| 474s | specifically targeted designed for that |
| 475s | but the design of this weapon is more of |
| 478s | a long range weapon and we're trying to |
| 479s | find a way to position that and not have |
| 482s | it overpowered in opr this is our |
| 484s | attempt at it you know it is it's a |
| 486s | tough problem to solve and it's a little |
| 487s | controversial but you know try it out in |
| 489s | pgr and let us know what you think yeah |
| 491s | was the season model created after the |
| 493s | first roadmap for 2023 release how long |
| 496s | has this been planned |
| 498s | no we started talking about Seasons |
| 500s | early last year but I think we went into |
| 502s | serious planning for it probably in June |
| 504s | so nine months nine ten months |
| 508s | um then I have a question um so how long |
| 510s | does it take to complete a season pass |
| 513s | yeah so a casual player should be able |
| 516s | to complete the pass and about 60 hours |
| 518s | it's 50 to 60 hours and our players are |
| 522s | not all casual so some people are |
| 524s | completed a lot sooner than that but I |
| 526s | do suggest taking your time with it you |
| 527s | know you have a nice strip of content |
| 529s | throughout the entire season so don't |
| 532s | blow it all on day one unless that's |
| 533s | really the way that you want to play |
| 535s | all right I'll be curious to see if |
| 537s | anyone can get through it in day one I |
| 539s | think that would be a stretch oh no it's |
| 540s | a challenge no that's not a challenge |
| 542s | please don't take that as a challenge |
| 544s | I'm just like |
| 546s | at least two percent of players just |
| 549s | walked up my first time |
| 550s | I rushed through it and got to 60 and I |
| 553s | learned so hard that after that like |
| 554s | just take your time enjoy the content |
| 556s | like like play the play the game well |
| 558s | you could Rush with a mount and speaking |
| 559s | of mounts uh oh why two years for basic |
| 562s | mounts uh well first I think you know |
| 566s | mounts wasn't our immediate highest |
| 567s | priority priority when we launched uh |
| 569s | you know we were trying to work on other |
| 570s | things we also felt the world was not of |
| 573s | the size where we really needed it right |
| 575s | away but we did start working on it and |
| 576s | I think you know it's not going to be |
| 578s | basic I think is one of the reasons it's |
| 580s | taken a little longer than maybe players |
| 581s | thought I think we want to make the |
| 584s | writing experience feel a little more |
| 586s | unique and have a little gameplay to it |
| 588s | there's going to be a trade skill |
| 589s | associated with you know increasing your |
| 591s | writing skill uh and we're gonna you |
| 593s | know Mouse is a core part of our game |
| 595s | we're gonna build build on it we're |
| 596s | going to integrate it with the game and |
| 597s | continue to support it so it's taken a |
| 600s | while to do right yeah I think that's |
| 601s | important we're building it with growth |
| 603s | in mind and uh that takes a little |
| 605s | longer to really get it right and to |
| 607s | make sure that you have that Foundation |
| 609s | where you want it will we be seeing any |
| 611s | additions to the faction vendors this |
| 613s | year are there any changes or overhauls |
| 616s | planned for what we could spend our |
| 617s | tokens on |
| 619s | yeah |
| 620s | um so we do we have been talking about |
| 622s | it and we know that the faction shop |
| 624s | needs a refresh and so that is under |
| 626s | discussion we don't have anything to |
| 627s | share right now but that is definitely |
| 630s | something that we are talking about |
| 631s | actively |
| 633s | okay will the new Expeditions only be |
| 636s | available to those that purchase the |
| 637s | premium season pass or available to |
| 639s | everyone |
| 641s | available to everyone there is you know |
| 644s | none of the content is locked behind uh |
| 647s | the season pass just the premium reward |
| 650s | track has various premium rewards let me |
| 652s | just say that one more time because I |
| 653s | see a lot of questions on all the social |
| 655s | media |
| 656s | you can play all of the seasonal |
| 659s | content is different than the season |
| 661s | pass the season pass is an alternate |
| 663s | reward track the seasonal content is |
| 665s | stuff you can play through every season |
| 668s | and that's that thing that we want to |
| 669s | deliver every three months to get to |
| 671s | give you that experience yeah a cool |
| 673s | quest line the Expedition any additional |
| 677s | content that comes out with it |
| 678s | all of that yeah all free to play no no |
| 681s | I don't know about nobody |
| 685s | the game has a base price oh sorry |
| 686s | that's where I was going |
| 689s | we've all purchased it let's do it you |
| 691s | purchased it oh my gosh what's happening |
| 695s | you announced a three-month update |
| 696s | Rhythm and I need to ask are you sure |
| 698s | you're able to keep that Rhythm and can |
| 701s | you assure the community they can rely |
| 702s | on that keeping unplanned postponing due |
| 705s | to unplanned problems out of the picture |
| 707s | of course we're telling you this because |
| 709s | we think it's really really important so |
| 712s | as a Dev team we're committed to making |
| 714s | that happen |
| 716s | so epic the only thing I want to know |
| 718s | hope for is that the season pass doesn't |
| 720s | expire and we the players can equip past |
| 722s | season passes to grind on as our |
| 725s | schedule permits |
| 727s | fingers crossed fingers crossed fingers |
| 729s | crossed |
| 730s | so the actual season pass does go away |
| 734s | at the end of the season and then most |
| 736s | of the content remains for instance the |
| 738s | Imperium Forge will remain but the |
| 741s | season narrative there's what's going to |
| 743s | happen is parts of it will remain right |
| 744s | like the building of the silver crows |
| 746s | but the vast majority of it will be |
| 747s | cycled to the season two story will the |
| 750s | transmog system be tied to gear type |
| 753s | what I mean is will I be able to use the |
| 755s | skin of a heavy chest or a medium chest |
| 757s | piece please say yes cause I'm in love |
| 759s | with the cures of Decimus cheskin and I |
| 761s | wear medium I'm going to say no because |
| 764s | the first part of the question the |
| 765s | answer is no but the second half the |
| 767s | answer is yes so I'll say both for you |
| 769s | he's just looking at me weird like no |
| 772s | that's just what he looks like it will |
| 774s | not be tied to the face to be clear it |
| 776s | will not be tied to the piece and yes |
| 778s | you can apply it to |
| 780s | you can apply any chess piece to any |
| 782s | chest piece yes and he head to Eddie |
| 784s | head any glove to any glove there is no |
| 786s | equipment he's actually writing a song |
| 788s | right now about it any hands no but |
| 791s | seriously it's uh |
| 793s | we understand why he thought that was |
| 794s | important and we think so too yeah |
| 797s | that is all I got cool I mean there's a |
| 800s | lot more but these are the ones I chose |
| 801s | well you chose I'm just gonna cut this |
| 804s | part out hey that's it those are the |
| 806s | questions all right well that's all we |
| 808s | have time for on the questions thank you |
| 810s | for all of them uh even the hard ones |
| 811s | they make us better uh keep them coming |
| 814s | we did focus more on I'm sure you |
| 817s | noticed on The Closer releases for stuff |
| 819s | we're not ready to go deep on the |
| 821s | expansions yet as we get closer you can |
| 823s | expect us to deal with more and more of |
| 824s | those questions |
| 826s | um and we'll see you next month if you |
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| 831s | do you think Grace or the siren Queen |
| 834s | would win in a battle oh the siren Queen |
| 836s | great grace is probably a good fighter |
| 839s | but I don't know if she's that good |
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