When I quit the game last year in January I was dissatisfied with balance in numbers in New World. I mean mechanics were okay and you could see a lot of variety in PvP. People were not afraid to experiment and even use weird builds that would actually work and suprise opponents to much that they would not be able to counter play.
Now PvP just lacks variety. You got meta weapons that stupidly overpower other weapons in any scenario, both PvP and PvE, actually.
Why would I take Fire Staff to play ranged DPS if I can take a bow and deal triple amount of damage with triple amount of range and less effort? Oh and my arrows stagger even though they have more advantage compared to magic if they didn’t have that stagger.
Why would I rapier if I can take greatsword with much more reliable damage and survivability, a lot of mobility, etc. ?
Numbers on some weapons are just ridiculous, they are not justified and unbalanced.
PvP makes me so unhappy and frustrated with the game that I almost want to quit it. I used to play a mage previously and it was viable. Now it is either viable in a very limited amount of cases or not at all.
JUST WORK ON NUMBERS WHEN IT COMES TO DAMAGE AND HEALING. PLEASE.
Hire matematicians, idk