Everyone will have their own ideas how New World can be fixed. Some people think it’s amazing as it is apparently. But with over 81% of the players that bought the game seemingly not logging on anymore and with daily fixes to daily game breaking issues I think it’s fair to say something needs to happen.
So this is my two cents. I know I can’t please everyone and I fully expect the “I’d quit if they wiped” replies but this is the best I can come up with.
I’d be interested in your idea’s. It’s worth noting, that up until today I have been against any wipes. But at what point do people just give up? I really want New World to be a success.
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Step One - The announcement. Announce that you are taking New World Back into Beta and anyone wishing to refund may do so where the corresponding accounts will be permanently deleted.
However, those that wish to remain can take part in an ongoing live Beta which will be wiped and reset upon re-launch. You will be able to continue enjoying and testing new features and at the same time all the bugs will be fixed. At the end, anyone who decides to stay will be rewarded with the equivalent of the then price of the game in Game store currency and a number of dedicated items, such as emotes, hats etc… During this beta allow people to change servers freely. -
Step Two – Fix the game while continuing as normal for the remaining players. This could be six months, it could be two years, just make sure it’s working first.
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Step Three – Make more content ready for launch. I have my own ideas for this, but its pointless going into that, after all it is your vision. But have in mind that PVP and PVE players are equal and make content for both.
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Step Four – thoroughly test every feature before you launch the game, by which time server updates and maintenance should be better.
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Step Five – Re-launch the game and potentially see a million people return, or maybe not. It’s a risky thing to do.
At this point beta players can continue on the servers they are on however new players can join these servers by invite only and have New servers ready for New Players. People that have played less than X amount of time during beta will be treated as New Players, but still get their cash shop currency.