Finding after I level up I am doing around 2.5x more damage to enemies with hatchet, persists until I swap weapons. Happened multiple times today while leveling (33-38)
What is your character name in New World: Taitaii
What server/world did you experience your issue on: Delos, AP Southeast
Describe the issue you are experiencing: After gaining a character level, I am doing around 2.5x damage with hits until I swap weapons (using Hatchet)
Is this a bug or an exploit: Both
(if a bug) How did the issue effect your gameplay: Did lots of damage
(if a bug) Were you able to recover from the issue: Yes, swap weapons
I noticed this too and might be able to add some info (Also level 39 so maybe that is somehow related):
What is your character name in New World: CptTimberwolf
What server/world did you experience your issue on: El Dorado US West
Describe the issue you are experiencing: Roughly 2x damage with a hatchet after keeping it out for extended periods without switching
Is this a bug or an exploit: Both
(if a bug) How did the issue affect your gameplay: Did tons of damage: ~2x
(if a bug) Were you able to recover from the issue: Swapping weapons temporarily fixed the issue
What are the steps to reproduce the issue as you experienced: Damage would go up if the hatchet was used for extended periods without swapping (maybe 5-10 min). I noticed when double damage was active I was missing exactly 16 hp even after leveling and gaining more hp it was still 16 on the dot. The 16 hp did not heal regardless of regeneration until weapons were swapped when it would immediately heal to full and damage returned to normal. I also leveled up during play but I’m not convinced that caused the issue since I was able to get it to happen again after swapping but before leveling again. The hatchet I was using had a buff that increased light and heavy damage slightly if that makes any difference.