New World - Before You Buy

[@GraphicJ]

Beware, while the game IS fun, great crafting, fun gameplay but causes many freezes and crashes on many PCs. It’s a gamble to purchase it. Game beeds to be optimized.

[@ECdeadly44]

hehe beeds

[@thearkticgamer6811]

beeds

[@TheDemonicGiraffe]

There have also been reports of New World causing GPUs to pull more votlage than they're rated for, casuing them to crash or worse - die

[@24Dodgers]

you must have a cheap computer cause mines never crashes and a lil lag once in awhile but so what and it's only 40 dollars lol you a cheap bastard

[@ai_zj]

hehe boobs

[@rinchu6051]

Me: Hey that character looks like me! gameranx: My guy looks like an idiot.

[@KCIsMe]

LOL, I think he looked pretty cool

[@jessy_gmzz3133]

Lmao 😂

[@mikespike2099]

I am going to create a character called Benny Bezos and form a brigade called the “Bezos Brigade” TOO be part of this brigade you have to let money corrupt your soul and view the rest of humanity as mere ants!!!

[@LuisSoto-fw3if]

@@mikespike2099 Edgy

[@Goldenkitten1]

@@LuisSoto-fw3if Eh, the game itself kinda endorses being edgy. There are some gray factions but the big ones are pretty white and black, be a white knight who protects all or be a Dark Souls invader and toy with everyone you see. But yeah, edgy man is edgy regardless.

[@tamar6037]

I love how I always watch the "before you buy" videos after buying the game

[@gameranxTV]

Haa

[@Kyogen.]

Probably the first time where I haven't bought it before watching

[@kevinstewart1309]

haha watched this as i am downloading it.

[@CrodleMon]

Lol watched this with 65 hours down already 😂

[@Trillonice]

this is the only way

[@HassanThelander]

Jeff bezos watching this somewhere in a swivel chair stroking a cat

[@TheTattorack]

He's missing the face scar.

[@SaikoSoda]

Solid platinum swivel chair

[@PaNDaSNiP3R]

Dr Claw ? 🤔

[@G14U2NV]

I'll call him mini me .

[@Marquis-Sade]

Yeah...you look like you stroke your cat...

[@abbassakina1483]

People confuse this game, it’s actually supposed to be a game based on the real life events of how Jeff made the company

[@wsbarth92]

?

[@Sassssky]

The corruption is a metaphorical Amazon taking over the new world, a metaphorical Internet.

[@IngeniebrioCivil]

Funny how you have to pay property taxes on a game developed by a company that's barely pay its.

[@ofimportance5458]

@@IngeniebrioCivil lol

[@kaleb5926]

@@IngeniebrioCivil Basically Jeff want you to become like him. Control everything and never pay taxes

[@mannybains1371]

They need to make the old world first

[@shaysykes00black]

Gotdammit 😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@The.Nasty.]

Chronological Order is the best order.

[@Bluetearz]

ez thats the next one and they find stuff from what once was called new world after 1000years

[@lupercalius89]

Yea I don't agree with the naming either

[@bigmiki2620]

Tsss tsss

[@kieranbritten2522]

I’ve put about 20 hours in so far and I’m not overly impressed. The one thing I will say though is that New World has the potential to be great, if it takes the right direction going forth

[@kieranbritten2522]

@@nichenetwork9817 I’ve always found that MMO’s are subscription based for a reason. Until it turns out the fan base isn’t there and it goes free to play. But if you have no previous MMO’s to compare to, you might find it a blast! For me at least, World of Warcraft is the absolute pinnacle of what an MMO is and should be. Therefore every MMO I play immediately gets compared to it. And none do compare to it; bar that odd exception that comes close (also subscription based). But I hope you have a good time playing it, it’s good for what it is and will only get better!

[@RAV3.]

@@nichenetwork9817 lost ark is free and is better

[@RAV3.]

@@kieranbritten2522 WOW is probably the worst MMO ever at this point the only good thing about it is lore and transmogs. Lost Ark is way better

[@RAV3.]

@Rita 25 y.o - check my vidéó you have not played many MMOS or good games have you?

[@dutube99]

so what direction would that be?

[@Nine7Three]

You nailed this before you buy to a T. I've been playing on and off since launch and your impressions are spot on. Even to the point where I think the World itself is what keeps me playing, atm. It certainly isn't the questing, but pvp is pretty fun to break it all up.

[@jneilzz8378]

Being an old-school runescape player, this game really brings back a nostalgic feeling of it. It's not quite the same but definitely a breath of fresh air for MMO's. I didn't expect yo like it until I played it. Doing anything and everything in the game itself feels immersive. I already have 50+ hours into it and so far loving it. Playing solo and with friends are a blast. Having an open world pvp option is also so much fun.. I can't put my finger on it, but the game for me has a different feel that no other MMO's have done before. It does have some bugs that need fixing but I have hopes for this games growth, it has so much potential to be great. All I have to say in my opinion its worth the $40 I spent on it. Give it a try!!

[@happyaccident8001]

What’s fresh about it? The lack of a central story? The copy/paste cities? The generic gameplay? There’s no soul to this game. And owning territory doesn’t really matter aside from a few perks. Just colors on a map.

[@kaleb5926]

@@happyaccident8001 Absolutely nothing fresh about the game. Nothing remotely special. And yet it doesnt feel generic. For most of the time i feel like im playing a premium game. I tried Final Fantasy but the way the game looks makes me feel like im playing a $20 game made by a new game studio. WOW and all these other games feel cheap. The really good UI, awesome crafting, visuals, and combat is what i feel it does really well. The perks of the territory stuff become very apparent as you play the game more. The player economy is very entertaining to play around with. Also I am the central story, thats enough for me.

[@alainsauve5903]

I see the Runescape resemblance, and I like it. I never got too deep into Runescape, but the levelling system that game has is basically New World, and no other game has done it quite like Runescape.

[@braindump.3xe154]

@@happyaccident8001 way to shit on someone who finds joy in a game you don't

[@HappyDude1]

I tryed to log in on runescape while reading this 🥲 It has been more then 7 years ago I was a level 67 with 1 million on the bank. The accaunt is gone 😪

[@neverfear7725]

agree with everything you said the respec option is great for trying out different abilities and moving stats around to better benefit a different fighting style and its really affordable to respec with no cooldown times, you can respec as much as you want for a small fee of ingame gold. the world is a bit empty atm and soloing can get boring but with all the different skills to level up you can get easily distracted going from one point to another on the map and sink hours into it. they do need more quests choices and customization it can get pretty monotonous especially when i revisit the same area for the 5th time doing a reskin of the same quest for different items. id give it a few months to ripen before you buy the game

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodl6206]

P a r a g r a p h s

[@massimo4282]

my Fav thing about this game so far has to be the teritory control. The fact that I am apart of a group of people who own the town and have to protect it through war and open world pvp just seems very interesting to me

[@joeydirt420]

Sounds exactly like lineage 2. Now that was the best mmo pvp out there.

[@Omidion]

You should really try Foxhole if you like territory control and sieges.

[@massimo4282]

@@Omidion I’ll give it a look

[@Omidion]

@@massimo4282 Also Foxhole is the first and only Early Access game i ever got and i must say it was worth it. The game is in all reality done, it has everything (and the devs will add more). As i gather the devs are waiting for a right time to get the game to version 1.0. Which should be by the end of the year. If you got any questions, ask, and i'll try and answer.

[@factsbykidd4765]

It’s the pvp for me, especially the rapier, it feels like I’m a ninja fr 💀 also fighting other rapier players makes for some good cinematics.

[@paprikafinesser]

Ah yes, the Jeff Bezos MMO

[@princeminato]

Lol

[@DJWalt88]

C'mon Jeff... get 'em!

[@Marquis-Sade]

Yeah. Whats funny about that?

[@mr168866]

He did say there are no merchants, just public market 🙃😒😉

[@Individuality1990]

Daddy Bezos needs to get his game under control.

[@kintero27]

I’m on the four hour free trial and I really like it. It’s like World of Warcraft but with more engaging battle. There are mounts in the game you just gotta get them. I do enjoy the simple quests in the beginning to get the feel of the game. Harvesting and crafting as loads of fun and it is satisfying senior me to go up the more you do. I started as a ranger, but focusing on Bose swords and spears. I’m very excited to see where this is going and can’t wait for updated graphics and what’s to come

[@ForeverMizzy]

Perfectly explained I tried explaining to my friends and I said closet thing would be WOW but for console

[@faultycommodity]

"Sneaky-Creepy Guys?" Excuse me, we, The Syndicate, are People of Science... LOL! Kidding aside, excellent video as always

[@PaPaPIG653]

Syndicate FTW

[@eyepatch8149]

lol exactly me when he said that XD

[@matrolen]

Science. Purple science. 💜

[@maddog5uk]

Purple is the way

[@faultycommodity]

Grapes Superiority 😁

[@ladyinwaiting8612]

I bought this game after watching a friend play it for a couple hours and heard him tell me how much he loves it. I can honestly say that I do not regret buying it one bit. I have only put in about 8 hours but I have loved every moment that I have spent in the world. I love that your not forced to focus on one thing. I agree that the story and questing is a bit boring. The beauty and the amount of other things you can do is what keeps me coming back. I am not a pvp person so I doubt I will be participating in any of that stuff. Still worth the money!!

[@LokiOfNorse]

I hope it comes to PS4 or PS5

[@jdf503]

I have 72 hours in the game so far. It's a fun experience. I love leveling. But pvp really don't come until you are higher level. Like in the 40s. Which will take time. You get clapped otherwise. It does need some kind of mount system. But it's a fun game. I am part of a company and it's great to be part of tbis community.

[@janka1732]

What’s tbis

[@fuzzy3932]

Unfortunately I don’t think they will ever add mounts at least not for a long time. If they just threw mounts into the game as it is then it would totally break the fast travel/gathering/leveling economy of the game. World traversal is a huge part of that and all the time u take to travel around is factored into the overall game balancing. Not saying they can’t add mounts or they shouldn’t (personally I wish we had em) but I’m not holding my breath.

[@Alias_Reign]

Can't have mounts yet because it will cut the game time to completion by a good 50% maybe more. The game is empty and boring. It needed open world PvP to carry it, without it, its a walking simulator. I honestly understand them stripping out the full loot aspects but allowing PvP to be toggled off without having more fleshed out PvE content and interesting quests was a big mistake.

[@backstabber3537]

Dammn my bro grinding hard

[@twizz13r24]

@@Alias_Reign it’s fine honestly this game has honestly amazing crafting and gathering so I still have a lot of fun, their also planning a massive expansion to the map and quests based on a data mine.

[@CronicGaming94]

119 hours in and I definitely enjoy the game. But i agree with what you said about the quests needing more lol they definitely get more tough around level 25 but the quests in general are very repetitive. Beautiful mmo though, interesting enemies and definitely a blast to play in a group.

[@vintagemonte]

Didn’t expect y’all to cover this for some reason. Glad you did!

[@CasaBlack5]

me too

[@in2it85]

*Final Fantasy XIV --- #1 WORLD's MOST POPULAR MMORPG.* *Play the entire A Realm Reborn and Heavensward Expansions.* *FREE with NO Restrictions on playtime.*

[@TheRagingWoody]

I only have about 50 hours into it, but I really enjoy it. There’s so much to do crafting wise, that my ADD mind never gets bored.

[@mikespike2099]

I am going to create a character called Benny Bezos and form a brigade called the “Bezos Brigade” TOO be part of this brigade you have to let money corrupt your soul and view the rest of humanity as mere ants!!!

[@AH-xm7en]

Ikr? Half the time I’ve spent in this game is finding random things to collect, harvesting is def the ADD profession of choice IMO lol

[@cjpack]

Dude I see a plant or a tree or a rock and I'm off and then a wolf and then etc etc it's really nice seeing the levels go up too, yay dopamine. But yah my add brain is having a blast too!

[@unrealdevop]

Warning: If your buying this for the PVP, don't bother because it's super broken. They just fixed an invincibility exploit....one of many used to win war and take territories from other factions. There's also a lag bug the attacking party regularly uses....Exploits are so openly used in taking hard earned territories that it's not uncommon to see one color controlling an entire map by simply using hacks/exploits to rob you of a fair fight for your territory... If you care about PVP at all don't buy this game because it has serious game breaking exploits that are regularly used in pvp and will be seen all over streams.

[@bobbythorton7693]

you are talking about war.. and yeah a little broken with a exploit they should fix. I have not seen this exploit yet but im sure people are using it.. this is your opinion so weird to say if you care about pvp don't buy this game LOL

[@unrealdevop]

@@bobbythorton7693 I have personally seen it, and not just one or two guys...no...if it were just that then I wouldn't be complaining. This isn't an opinion, this is a fact and all you have to do is go watch streamed wars too see it for yourself. Not every company in a faction is doing it. In fact it's normally just one were they deliberately tell their players to do these things. The fact is that the Developers have openly admitted to people using invincibility to win wars, while at the same time not offering any plans on doing anything about the territories they won by using these exploits.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodl6206]

S p a c e o u t y o u r p a r a g r a p h s.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodl6206]

Also, thanks for the heads up man

[@spadesingrey1]

Grinded 140 hours already in this game and all I can say is it rekindled my love for MMORPG again. A few bugs here and there but that can be fixed. Hope they would add dedicated servers to certain regions though as the ping is crucial in PVPs and Wars.

[@pizzakungen92]

Hol' up. They arent using dedicated servers? Are they using P2P?

[@neonraytracer8846]

@@pizzakungen92 dedicated pvp servers. Right now it's a mix of pvp and pve players. PvP servers would generally run lower latency, or be dedicated. But I'm pretty sure he's just talking about dedicated pvp servers. New world does not run on p2p lol, that would mean extreme lag 100x worse than what we've got now, don't worry haha.

[@locke3859]

This is my first MMO and after coming from Ark:SE with 9k+ hours I have found my new favorite game

[@wiedzmin8204]

Do you have a wife?

[@locke3859]

@@wiedzmin8204 no :(

[@wiedzmin8204]

@@locke3859 you'll get there soon :)

[@jwalkrr]

@@wiedzmin8204 prolly not if he keeps putting 9k hours into games

[@ifs-wolves9034]

@@jwalkrr especially on the worse DLC from that game.

[@matthewbergman6803]

“Slashing wildly is a bad habit you’ll need to break once you hit the mid/late game” Says the guy who hasn’t reached level 20 hachet.

[@madbros-r-us4549]

One good thing about the game is that you're really WORKING for your levels. It's not something to where you're power-leveling 2-4x every hour. The traveling sucks ass but so far I'm only 8 hours deep and level 16 but I'm enjoying it. Another annoying thing are trolls. You can't server swap your character to avoid people in areas so you have to literally deal with someone who's fucking up your quest by killing the mobs/boss/looting or skinning what you need. Edit: I'm lvl 32 and it's getting a bit repetitive, but once you have the items for expeditions and the Azoth staff, you can do corrupted portals and finally move up to Brightwood and see other areas of the map than just ever fall and what's below. Edit again: level 41 and another nuisance is having certain storyline quests requore partying to complete them. Other than that, still good.

[@graysonjd5624]

“New World” is how I feel when I see a brand new gameranx video and an opportunity to hear the sweet coo of Jake’s voice

[@gameranxTV]

thanks lol

[@graysonjd5624]

@@gameranxTV Ohmygod you replied year has been made

[@ed-edd-n-eddy]

Glad to see a small resurgence in MMOs. I felt like the trend died out years ago, so this is refreshing.

[@HonestLotus7]

@Hill it's actually better than I thought it would be. I've played a lot of mmos and new world is probably in my top 5

[@HonestLotus7]

@Hill the mmos I've played are guild wars, guild wars 2, ESO, BDO, runescape, and star wars old republic. Eso gets boring after a little bit and BDO is just fucking bad ngl

[@HonestLotus7]

@Hill Yeah new world is either a hit or miss with some people, I agree that the other games are better. I'll see how long new world will be fun for me haha! Currently I am playing with my uncle so maybe that's why I enjoy it so much. Anyways good luck in your future mmoing!

[@necromanta4852]

Yeah I was hoping it would die

[@aaronastra7938]

*Ignore this "Hill" guy, His account is literally a couple days old only made to troll and sh/t on New World.*

[@HashBrownYT]

while you do get used to enemy types as you level up enemies start using different scarier attacks to throw you off a bit but ye deffo more fun with friends especially the expeditions aka dungeons.

[@OneArmedBoxer]

I really want to pick this up when I can. I've been craving a new MMO for years but with how busy adult life is, can't justify spending $15 a month for the subscription most MMOs have. Seeing a good one without a subscription is really exciting.

[@Blablaperry94]

Busy adult life goes pretty well with New world! Fast leveling.. I get around 1-2 hours of playtime during the afternoon and im having a blast

[@fight4urpointofveiw]

Its not a good mmo in my opinion... dont waste your time.

[@luanerazo1541]

It is a good mmo in my opinion, you should give it a try i have enjoyed a lot, and im with the video, is not perfect but the foundation is nice

[@sirtopnotch1738]

@Hill You seem awfully rude mate. I get that you don't like it but let other people have their opinions

[@sirtopnotch1738]

@Hill I get it, you're not happy with modern MMOs, i don't like most of them either. Doesn't mean you should go ranting at everyone who's trying to enjoy the game about how bad you think it is. Stop trying to put people off, let them enjoy it, even if only temporarily

[@simongentry]

60 hours - just under lvl 30 - focused on gathering and crafting - almost all of those just hitting 100 - i love the feel of the game - bunch of bugs - but i’m sure they’ll fix them they’re probably simple to fix - like selling on MB - an item i sell to a buy order still shows it can be sold - until you close window and open again. i love the old feel of the gathering - and like you said the crafting can seem immense - but yeah you work it out as you level. it has a way to go - but i like the slow burn.

[@neil676]

Now the game is the best mmo ever made. Had a fantastic foundation and the developers have genuinely built upon that. By summer next year, this will be the game to play. Never seen a game with such great updates. Marketing for the expansion is flying under the radar, but I personally feel that AGS is gearing up for even bigger updates next year.

[@LaosyCanadian]

Another great episode Jake!!

[@gameranxTV]

thanks!

[@Skiipaa]

@Dedue Do bruh that happen 3 yrs ago lmao. Who cares now. Has anything like that happen recently?

[@AmgedphaLimael]

I am always very weary when people say "this needs some work but..." It mostly ends up with : updates ruin the game but the work that it needed never happens.....

[@davidnee1214]

This is exactly what I've been waiting for!

[@BluesMood900]

Me too

[@morlaf9152]

Same, but a bit to late (bought the game last week) however, personally loving it so whatever 🤷‍♂️

[@followthewhiterabbit1089]

U got pretty low expectations for a game. If Ashes of Creations turns out, just semi good, its gonna rock ur world.

[@morlaf9152]

@@followthewhiterabbit1089 never heard of it. Looks just like a mix of ark and new world if you ask me (based on 5min of watching some footage) would rather play ark 2 when that releases lmao

[@followthewhiterabbit1089]

@@morlaf9152 Dude! You never heard of it ? =( Use a little longer on it, i think u might get my intreekt, Its the game everyone is waiting for. Hardcore / Casuals / Streamers! In the belives it will be good ofc.

[@Will-nn3pb]

in 2023 this game is amazing. im 80+ hours in and im loving it. One of my fav MMOs The only thing i wished was there was more race options, Theres only human. Would love to see Elves, Dwarves Ect..

[@GambitRaps]

I’ve forever sworn off MMO’s because of the life sinking time commitment, but I still can’t help the morbid curiosity around watching this game evolve from an outsider’s perspective.

[@kuppa3482]

Maybe give it a while because the time/life sink you mention is a really big thing in this game not just leveling but pretty much everything. I have gotten quest to walk 1.8Km walk back to town and then go back a whole 1.8Km to do the exact same thing, then return to town again. I'm lvl 53 and I have given up for the time being.

[@luiousy7329]

Basically why would you want to play a job like game when you already have a job irl???

[@Zeromaus]

This has been the one MMO to get me hooked like this. GW2 and WoW pulled me in but never had me spending all day every second I can trying to play the game. Fucking wonderful job Amazon honestly

[@dylan9784]

i’ve never seen somebody share my entire name

[@Zeromaus]

@@dylan9784 Another Dylan Richard? Dear lord. When does the battle begin?

[@joekerr8175]

@@Zeromaus lmfao

[@jeanpaulrestrepo1118]

With all its flaws im still addicted to this since it came out

[@johnking7247]

I've not had any problems aside from server issues. However, I'm running a rx 6800 which could be why. Be wary as I've heard that it chugs some hectic resources from others (probably entry-level specs). They have sorted out most if not all server issues that were present at launch time. I've been playing Elder Scrolls Online for years and New World is a breath of fresh air. It may not be as fleshed out skill-wise, but time will tell. I'd say definitely worth it if you have some open time on your hands.

[@xaviersxmen1735]

Has so much of a runescape feeling

[@SirDiamondNips]

I couldn't disagree more. Besides mining and chopping trees, this game has nothing in common with Runescape.

[@Lordflexalott]

If it was more like RuneScape it would be better the grand exchange is much better then trading post

[@FaithLuvUnbroken]

@@SirDiamondNips one interpretation

[@nashsingh9177]

Yeah they definitely need to get a better trading system, I’m a big OSRS player and before as well, it’s pulled me away from OSRS for a little bit but they definitely need to update certain things a lot more to make people quit the games they’ve been currently playing for years and join new world as consistent long term players.

[@sebastiang21sg]

@@nashsingh9177 IMO this trading system is Better. Each settlement having its own separate economy is great and makes it so all items hold their value more consistently. I can go to 1 place buy stuff for real cheap in bulk, move to an area where those things are less common and sell for a flip

[@intelligenceparadigm4931]

I feel like usually Gameranx covers games I already decided whether to buy or not but this was a game I never even heard of, which is really nice

[@gameranxTV]

Glad I could help!

[@lordmushy]

I have really enjoyed this game, a few friends and some grinding and it is hours upon hours of fun. get into the faction stuff and it adds a lot of life, crafting is good, and there is always something to do.

[@PursuitToSuccess]

I’m only about 14 hours in. Only played RuneScape when i was younger. I like the game. People are very cool. Someone gave me free items in the town and i asked them to leash me for XP with their fights. Fighting enemies way out of your lvl range does not bless your xp, but your weapon xp yes. Maybe other games were like it where if you just want a bunch of XP you cut trees for 3 hours and do a main quest. Wars are awesome looking. I can’t participate yet, but i watched a stream and it’s very organized. A company leader and squad leaders were all in a discord chat with grunts listening. If you have been interested in an mmo then play it. I have no complaints besides being a miner/lumberjack simulator secondarily.

[@tranquilz9432]

i do not have any friend whos gonna buy this at least for now and i still gonna play because i never played similar MMOs...i think its pretty fun and the only thing that makes me worry a little bit is the appearence of the character :D im gonna have the same char for ever so i kinda need something to make it special :P

[@TheTripleDvine]

I don’t even own a PC, but here I am. Liking this vid and watching to the end.

[@juanmamenendez]

finish your studies, work hard and you will my friend ;)

[@DoomsdayMayBeOkay]

Why you created Freddie Mercury and called him a idiot...what a savage this dude

[@markwolfe8537]

ℹ her Disclaimer: I'm not super high level and will re‑review when I am. I'm a very casual gamer (about level 26 right now.) I've had a lot of friends jump in when the game released, except those stuck on FF XIV who will never leave, and have already left New World. That said... ...

[@youtubeDaddy525]

Once you get really good with the musket, you can unlock the ar15

[@commando21]

And can add a bumpstock

[@digital-rain]

Funny how the character looks like he's sprinting but you only move like at like a brisk walk speed.

[@onpointgaminghub7188]

The game is fun. the 2nd time i logged into the game, a high level player randomly requested a trade, gave me 100 health potions, said he crafted too many and its too heavy.

[@alexanderulv3886]

That sounds fun! Is this on console?

[@onpointgaminghub7188]

Pc only.

[@wizin2239]

I'm a HUGE fan of ESO and this game just keeps drawing me back to it over ESO. I can't quite put my finger on what exactly keeps me coming back, but I can't go more than a couple days without playing or I start to get withdrawals lol

[@snarlbuckle]

Thank you. You showed me enough in the first few minutes that I knew I would be bored of the game. I appreciate you helping me avoid a regret.

[@Spyro5500]

The quests aren't too bad, because you can explore and gather resources whist travelling to your destination, getting a lot of new quests and altering your path slightly. If you just went from A to B and back to A obviously it would be boring. But A to C then D then E and then B is much better

[@brosephh7130]

“Jeffrey Bezos MMO” would’ve been a much better name

[@mdkos]

Up-front disclosure: My Primary MMO is Elder Scrolls Online; I've been playing since the 2012 PC Beta, and currently primarily play on X-Box. I'm personally not a fan of Amazon trying to get into the Gaming Market. There's several big greedy companies half-assing their way around the gaming market already, and IMO, the last thing the real world needs is yet another, albeit larger behemoth of a greed factory making its way in with yet another half-assed cash-grab. That said, there's nothing I've seen in New World streams on Twitch (yet another Amazon product) that compel me to say "Wow! This is a much more innovative use of the same crappy Lumberyard Engine that ESO uses. Let me jump on over and dive in". If anything, it looks like it'd be a HUGE step backward, even comparing it to the very early Beta period of ESO. ESO quests were just a whole lot more fleshed out from the get-go. Yeah, they bugged out... a lot (they still bug out quite a bit, but no where's near as bad as during beta), but the world was fleshed out and quests had a very nice design and flow about them, delving deep into the faction lore, even in the beta stage. New World just looks like ESO ultra-lite. As Geralt put it: A [beautiful looking] pie with absolutely no filling, if you will.

[@KingRex_121]

the game is really awesome and has a lot of potential something Id like to see is mounts in the game and bigger world expansion, with more storyline. Another cool idea for a game like this would be to put more npc that kind of replicate real people to make it more lively. But the NPCs should be distinguishable too. Also I love your take on the whole game. Ive got 30 hrs in the game right now and I love it. If anyone players I'm in celadon-west coast server names Greg Rexes in game lol

[@clevelandfan91]

I think this before you buy needed more time. I'm going to try to be unbiased, but I do love this game and am over 100 hours in. The game isn't perfect. Nobody will say that. The pros Great visual asthetic Fun pvp Interesting dungeons and mechanics(not touched on in this video at all because you are too low of a level) Crafting and gathering is rewarding and feels great to level Open world interactions are often fun(corrupted trains, pvp, etc.) Leveling feels good to a point where it will take a long time to get maxed gear, but doesn't feel unfair Its actually challenging. You don't just farm dungeons, you really have to fight them. Most of the time you will have multiple deaths unless you have an experienced and well geared party. There are more, but I want to keep it simple. Cons The market can be iffy, and likely won't maintain value of most things Wars are only fought by clans and their friends. It's way too hard to get in. Quests can be meh, but there is so much to do while on a quest it doesn't seem to take away from the game for me personally. I just put it here because it's a complaint some have. Some fighting mechanics can feel sluggish at points, though rare for me personally. Thats really it. This is the groundwork of a great game, and Amazon would be stupid to not throw cash at it, which it looks like they are. There is so much to do in the game, and people who are crying for content haven't even finished what is already there. High level loot grinding, top tier dungeons, pvp, etc. are all fun things to do and people get to level 30 then complain about content lol.

[@promerious2103]

240 hours into this game, when it first realse, I grind so hard to get to lv60, how im in constant war/invasion and its sooo much fun. Just spend the entire evening planing strats with companies in the same faction or sometimes with other factions as well.

[@LegacyUntouched]

the thing I like the most about new world is it has a ton of potential, the only issue I had was the que time. that's pretty good if the biggest issue is that they have too few servers. I like the combat, the dungeons are unique in that they are not just run from one end to other, one dung you have to clear an area, climb some stuff then come back to an earlier part. the mobs get pretty repetitive but I like the crafting so I spend most my time farming. I've played most mmos other than runescape, the big ones from day 1 release. This game feels like i can just change what I want to do at anytime. the crafting is amazing. once you understand how different mats make better versions of the lower gear, you can score some serious gold in lower zones as long as new players are coming in.

[@Cimlite]

I don't mind the grind, but the lack of enemy variety is mind numbing. There's also some design decisions that are really questionable. The fast travel limitations sucks, it's crazy expensive to jump anywhere. Much less moving any gear from town to town. You want to buy something on market in another town? Just forget about it. You have to pay the excessive fast travel cost, back and forth. Then there's buying a house, the taxes you have to continually pay are absolutely insane. Basically it forces you into yet another grind, you can't pay your weekly taxes, you loose access to your house. Also, the instances require you to craft super expensive keys to get into. Keys that are consumed on use. Since it's only one player in a group that needs to use theirs, every time you want to run an instance means negotiating with some random group which player is going to use their key. It's just awful. If they just fixed those things I could grind away at the rest of it, but those things a major problems imho.

[@electrvm2574]

I like the fact that travel is restricted. It restricts ability to quickly gather forces for pvp. It also enforces local economy. Buying things cheap in a region where they are plentiful and selling them in a region that they are not is only viable because of the restriction on fast travel.

[@TheCaptainsSkate]

Just lock your frames and you will never have to worry about the game destroying your gpu. Not a perfect fix but it works. I haven't had any problems playing for over 60 hours. Had to relog a few times to fix ui bugs but other than that its ran smooth and haven't had any quest glitches or anything game breaking.

[@lukasclausson]

I honestly have to say, most enjoyable grinding in an MMO I've experienced.

[@Hollowendz]

This mmo super basic though , I had to quit playing at level 30

[@albusbalthazar2958]

@@Hollowendz lmao

[@mac119ify]

Agreed man, I don’t even mind chopping trees or mining iron for hours. Throw a podcast on and I’m chillin.

[@alainsauve5903]

I'm an Idle RPG player, and I spent my entire time (maybe 200h) in Runescape chopping down trees and making campfires. I think this game will be great for chill gamers like me, and I do love some good PvP and character progression elements as well.

[@Shiveria]

@@mac119ify or netflix!

[@PawPadsGaming]

I havent picked this up yet, I play a lot of WoW/FF14/ESO etc and I don't know, theres still something off about this from all the videos I've seen and streams I've watched that still put me off getting it just yet. I can't quite put my finger on it. I want to like it, because I have that constant MMO players itch of wanting to play something new, but this just isn't scratching that for me. You're welcome to encourage me to give it a go!

[@fuzzy3932]

But you didn’t even touch upon or show the weapon skills pages. That’s the most important part of character building/identity. As you said you don’t pick a class, your weapons are your class basically… imo it’s important to highlight that in a review.

[@kaleb5926]

Yup. The combat can get pretty deep because of this and I see potential for much much more

[@huntersisemore4185]

Ive got about 170 ish hours so far. Like you said, it isnt revolutionizing what MMOs are by any stretch of the imagination. That being said, I really enjoy what they have made here. While the combat feels a bit simplistic at times with only 6 total abilities to rotate through I find it to be very mechanically intensive if you want to thrive in higher end zones. The crafting system is simple and intuitive. And most importantly I think, the world feels filled, sure, it could use more NPCs but I love that no matter what hill i crawl over or mountain i climb, there will always be something to explore on the other side.

[@A_Gomes1122]

My twin sister and I grew up playing games together. After years of growing up, and growing apart she eventually lost her love of games - even though she has a gaming PC it mostly sits unused. Last week we spent over 2 hours together with her showing me her character, how to play the game, and teaching me how to play. I could tell she was so enthusiastic about this game and so happy to have someone to talk with about it. This game is great 👍.

[@jbake3304]

congrats bro, i hope you guys get plenty more hours in together. much love

[@gfiles9983]

I have 200 hours into the game so far and something about it just keeps me going and logging in. I have made mistakes in the past by dipping out of MMO's too early because of the negatives. Then 6 months to a year later its been updated and improved upon and it's suddenly booming with great content. This time I don't plan to step out, I'm going to be patient as I know that changes will come for the better. Granted this game is lacking in areas right now for sure, but if I'm still enjoying logging in even with improvements needing to be made, I imagine how much I'll love it when they finally come. If Amazon turned around and said 'yeah this is it, no changes coming ever' then of course I would likely stop playing it. But I know that won't happen, so I am happy to put up with what is here so far, after seeing the potential this has.

[@templar1701]

This one’s a tough call for me. I honestly think it looks really cool but I do worry about what the future of the game will be like which I think is a big factor in whether or not I get it. Edit: Also I really appreciate the review Jake! There’s so many half decent reviews right now so it’s nice to have a source I trust.

[@marcms25]

I have been playing since the first weekend and im at lvl 37 atm, my advice for whatever its worth to you lol is to buy the game now. Its just 40 dollars and in my opinion in the state the game is in, its worth the 40 dollars, and the more people that play now the more chances the game will be better in the future and live longer!

[@templar1701]

@@marcms25 Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it. I think I’ll end up getting it seeing as overall I’ve seen a lot of good things and people are having fun.

[@tjepting1]

I'm going to give this game a go. I just now started playing MMO's and really getting into that style of game, and I think it would be fun to jump in with it being fairly new, so I can experience it as well as expansions firsthand with everyone else. From videos, it looks beautiful for an MMO style game.

[@Ddarke11]

FF14 already did the legwork to show just how well an MMO could work on a console. I hope at least the new gen systems get this sometime to really expand the playerbase.

[@BellatrixD2]

Okay, okay, you've convinced me. I love MMORPGs, but was put off this one after hearing about so many crashes on PC. Reading the comments here is reassuring though :)

[@BlueZD]

This is the first game I've ever avoided because of all the stories about bricked GPUs.

[@natek987]

Exactly. I have zero interest in even considering this game until that shit it fixed.

[@verix826]

It was just because those gpus didn’t have a limiter

[@Individuality1990]

You'll be fine as long as you don't have a 3000 series. Even if you do, I've got a 3080 and I just turned my power limit down to 80% to avoid any power over draw.

[@thepotatosloth7206]

@@natek987 It was ONLY EVGA RTX 3090 and cause there was no frame limiter, which there is now. Manufacturers even owned up to their product being faulty.

[@VicerExciser]

All the stories? You mean it happened to a handful of people then everyone started posting about it as if it's a rampant problem. It's not.

[@marcms25]

To all the people that say the game need mounts, i think you are mistaken. It would take away from the little pvp random encounters we already have atm. I really think the game needs instead more fast travel shrines, like a lot more and also the ability to hold more azoth

[@patrickmorrison9869]

Quickest I've ever seen a video release haha

[@Nevict]

People keep focusing on what the quests make you do, but never on the stories of the quests themselves. I took the time to read why the characters were asking me to do that stuff, the reason. I liked how they were written and realised what the NPC's concerns are. I understood how much corruption is fought against and how people struggle to maintain their settlements! Why nobody is talking about that?! I do not mind doing these "repetitive tasks" if the reason behind them is a sensible one!

[@TheRealBillix]

It's not gameplay

[@Grimlong]

I had assumed that enough time had passed that you all weren't gonna do a Before You Buy on this one so I got it, You all are pretty on point on releasing these. The game is pretty meh. I hope it gets better.

[@revelate8385]

Everyones complaining about no mounts, but in fact would mounts destroy the whole idea of exploring the wilderness, feeling like an adventurer and gathering ressources for crafting. If u have a mount, imagine people speeding from quest to quest and then imagine the complains about the game being boring. Also mounts doesnt work well with the pvp system. I hope there never will be mounts.

[@Mentalfrostbite]

i actually like to solo in this game, especially grinding up the professions. i´m getting rich!

[@telkicelstascal8875]

160-180 hrs and i still really like the game, i havnt missed out on a single war, currently lv 51, we got the most land so all we do is defend, greens and yellows merged and now we vs all lv 50+ with alot of them lv 60, and we still win defence, there has been 2 close calls, and as they learn attack they get better and with the level gaps i dare say we have maybe 2 battles before they wipe the floor with us, alot of us are doing corruption runs to power lv and we are leveling fair fast, so maybe they will never win attack as we are all catching up, the pve is fair good aswell, decent variety and places to see, the only problem i have is i notice many pop culture refrences and names, stuff ripped off from game of thrones, lord of the rings, the list goes on, if you wanted a brand new game with brand new ideas, names, concepts ect, this isnt your place

[@rikmik3046]

I'm 50 hours in. Love the game. Someone had said that it's friendly to new MMO players and as one, it is. Join group and it's hella fun. It needs more content and fixes. But hey, I'm happy with spending $40.

[@RStarbuck13]

I picked it up after watching the first hour or so of gameplay, and I'm enjoying it. Biggest draw for me is the lack of a subscription fee. I'm playing super casually, so I wouldn't be able to justify an ongoing charge for this. Been spending a lot of time out in the world collecting materials and crafting things, which does a decent job of leveling me up, but it's a bit limiting playing this way because I need more materials and have to roam into territory that's more challenging combat wise than I'm prepared for. Community so far has been pretty good, generally helpful. Did run across one girl offering...services...for gold. Just ran up to me and asked me on proximity voice chat, which was a little weird, then ran around the rest of town and kept asking when I declined. XD

[@TheBeardofDOOM]

Won’t play this until I’m certain it won’t cook my 3090

[@xxeroxxasxx_653]

Is it evga?

[@Stardust51]

@@xxeroxxasxx_653 Not just EVGA cards are affected by this. My Gigabyte 3080 also got fried. My old Asus 1070ti runs perfectly find though lol JayzTwoCents made a video on Oct 5 showing what the problem was

[@dougheffernan6191]

I have a lower end computer and it runs just fine for me

[@bayrondelcid8728]

@@dougheffernan6191 the problem is with hight end computers

[@dougheffernan6191]

@@bayrondelcid8728 oh well whats the point of spending more money then?

[@rebelthreefiftyseven6739]

I got 186 hr into this game, I love playing open world crafting games. I love how I can be my own Tank, and healer at the same time, Do not try to compare this game with WOW. wow has had many years to get to where blizzard is now, This is a brand new game, and I think that people will be playing this for years to come. So yeah for just 40 bucks To me it was well worth it.

[@horanghaeapologist]

Initially though this was a “ceiling pov” generic mmom. But no, this is probably what I’ve been looking for

[@adarahhl4418]

Been playing a lot but only 36 because of gathering and crafting and exploring. It’s grab me in the way that WoW did in the beginning. I’m not looking into guides and stuff right now to try and preserve the “new world” feel

[@HeyImKevin]

I wouldn't play an Amazon game if it was free.

[@HP_Plays2010]

I've gotten lucky with no technical issues at all and great connection, so I can't speak for the issues that everyone is having. That being said, the game is really fun and I've put in a lot of hours so far. It feels like how Runescape felt when I was playing it as a kid. The crafting isn't too resource intensive and you get a good sense of time to return ratio of what you're getting done each play session, which is great for people with a busy schedule. The combat takes a bit getting used to but when you do it's pretty satisfying. The quests could do with some touching up but they seem like industry standard for an MMO. Really looking forward to what this game evolves in to.

[@Rixce99]

Me watching the before you buy after buying it not even a week ago and having almost 50 hours on it: Interesting

[@Personalinfo404]

Only 50 hours lol

[@danielopepega]

Rookie numbers I'm 135 hours

[@felixhogsander2533]

Forgive me Gameranx for not checking out BYB, I like to jump in at the deep-end.. BUT I do use your videos to convince my mates! And they do be working!

[@Berry_Best]

I need another mmo where i can feel the risk/reward of os runescape wilderness pvp

[@RAV3.]

This is unrelated to what you just commented but you should check out Lost Ark it's a gem of a game and amazon is scared that it will overtake NW

[@mariodibenedetto2356]

Honestly I play 7 days too die ALOT and the grinding aspect of the game is something I do like! So considering everything you mentioned im most likely gonna get this game in the coming days

[@p-o2938]

I'm level 23 at the moment and I believe I've only fought five or six different monsters. This name really needs a lot more variety in the enemy department.

[@tigerswood-1]

You clearly haven’t made it to the higher level areas, or corrupted zones and stuff

[@XenonArcher]

theres like 15 max. its really disappointing

[@voidblack1706]

@@tigerswood-1 higher lvl stuff just have different names and stuff added to them but basically same unit

[@user-uk1nw4lh6y]

Yea you will regret this when you hit high level, be grateful the game is being nice to you

[@prototype102010]

I heard about this game from a friend who loves Runescape, and it's a little similar. Problem being... I'm not much of a multiplayer kinda guy. I like to chill and do my own thing, fishing or chopping trees in Runescape. So that comment about "It's not the funnest to solo" has me very unsure about buying it

[@PsyMike3d]

I want to be honest, this is one of the most rare MMO games in my life that I'm struggling to reach level 60 out of boredom! Insane Copy paste.

[@Lyrisius]

Thanks for the Before you buy. Always enjoy them. I've been playing FF and this just scratches a different itch. I like it a lot and it totally has potential. What's extra good about it is that it doesn't have a monthly fee. So even if time is a factor you can totally have another MMO active that has a fee without getting poor :).

[@sandromorgante]

I was on the edge and the video really convinced me to not buy it. Thank you!

[@TemronTM]

I've put about 100 hours into it so far (without counting queue time, which is mostly gone), and I've really enjoyed it for the most part. As mentioned in the video, the quest design and variety is awful but it hasn't really bothered me much as I really just enjoy the grind. Watching that exp bar increase slowly and steadily as well as my gathering/crafting and weapon skills just does something for me. It's still satisfying after 100 hours. I should mention that I'm at level 52 out of 60. I haven't been rushing or leveling optimally, but even if you do it takes quite a while to level.

[@KevinHernandez-cm7gm]

WE LOVE U JAKE

[@blakeholbrook1510]

I’m an old ever quest gamer and haven’t played an MMO in years that hooked me like EQ did. Downloading it on the PS5 now, hoping it’s that game that grabs me

[@OceanSuper]

Been waiting for this 🙏🏼