I've played in the Alpha's, Beta's, Preview, Beta2 and Launch. I've logged a few dozen hours.

At this time I cannot recommend the game.

1. Content dries up at lvl 40
2. A dev team that tears out core features (Individual Economies/Stagger PvP) and replaces unique ideas with Themepark MMO's that you've already played in WoW/FF/ESO
3. A dev team that blatantly asks for feedback in their testing realm, and ignores nearly 100% of it
4. A new duplication bug every other day


Look, I want to enjoy this game. When the game previewed, it was by all accounts a potential EvE meets Medieval Fantasy, a Survival title and Runescape lite, an absolute dream game that I poured my heart into writing quality feedback by the numbers, pages upon pages. All of that however has been overshadowed by a development team that opts to just rip out core competencies and replace them with half baked "copied homework" versions of themepark MMO's.

If you've come looking for a MMORPG with a diverse economy, interesting PvP, or in depth PvE mechanics then you will not find it here. They've torn the prior two out and they have a half hearted attempt at the latter.

The only, and I do mean only reason this game is even afloat right now is because people are leaving WoW in droves because of their own Greed, and Final Fantasy's aesthetic does not appeal to everyone in the west.

In closing,

Save your money. If you want themepark mechanics, then play a Themepark MMO that has baked them in at the core, ESO, WoW, FF. Don't settle for mediocrity. There are better Devs, better companies and better MMORPG's that deserve your money more.

If you do anything, before you purchase; go check out Ashes of Creation before you open your wallet for New World.

Thanks,

~ Truly a disgruntled "OG" of New World who bled his heart into a title, only to have it tossed back when the masses arrived.

I've played in the Alpha's, Beta's, Preview, Beta2 and Launch. I've logged a few dozen hours. At this time I cannot recommend the game. 1. Content dries up at lvl 40 2. A dev team that tears out core features (Individual Economies/Stagger PvP) and replaces unique ideas with Themepark MMO's that you've already played in WoW/FF/ESO 3. A dev team that blatantly asks for feedback in their testing realm, and ignores nearly 100% of it 4. A new duplication bug every other day Look, I want to enjoy this game. When the game previewed, it was by all accounts a potential EvE meets Medieval Fantasy, a Survival title and Runescape lite, an absolute dream game that I poured my heart into writing quality feedback by the numbers, pages upon pages. All of that however has been overshadowed by a development team that opts to just rip out core competencies and replace them with half baked "copied homework" versions of themepark MMO's. If you've come looking for a MMORPG with a diverse economy, interesting PvP, or in depth PvE mechanics then you will not find it here. They've torn the prior two out and they have a half hearted attempt at the latter. The only, and I do mean only reason this game is even afloat right now is because people are leaving WoW in droves because of their own Greed, and Final Fantasy's aesthetic does not appeal to everyone in the west. In closing, Save your money. If you want themepark mechanics, then play a Themepark MMO that has baked them in at the core, ESO, WoW, FF. Don't settle for mediocrity. There are better Devs, better companies and better MMORPG's that deserve your money more. If you do anything, before you purchase; go check out Ashes of Creation before you open your wallet for New World. Thanks, ~ Truly a disgruntled "OG" of New World who bled his heart into a title, only to have it tossed back when the masses arrived.