New World Starting Areas Pros & Cons - Making the Informed Choice

[@xDivineStrikex]

Also if everyone wants a better look at the house buying map I have a reddit post where I posted all the pictures so that you don't have to pause the video to see each one. www.reddit.com/r/newworldgame/comments/pr439u/starting_cities_house_buying_guides/

[@JadedWallace]

Some extra notes that might be helpful for players that don't spawn in the place they want to: If you do the first quest (the one that rewards boots i believe) in whatever area you spawn in, but don't accept the next quest. you can walk over to the quest giver of the next quest in any other starting zone and accept it, making that your new hub without having to reroll and re-sit in the queue (which will likely be huge on launch)

[@rumbleshakes]

I would recommend adding a chart for each starting zone at the end. Other than that--there's not been a video like this and it is VERY helpful for new players or beta players that missed something. I was originally going to go Everfall but you made good points on Monarch's Bluff.

[@xDivineStrikex]

Glad you like the video and that would have been a good thing to do after each town.

[@WheatSupreme]

Ya , go start at monarchs 😂

[@dereksmith4808]

@@WheatSupreme Idk man, monarchs seems great to me. Limited Market to take advantage of, lots of fishing and skilling, free cow.... the crafting station spread is only a minor inconvenience since you probably aren't going to master any crafting skills before you have a second house in say windsward.

[@WheatSupreme]

@@dereksmith4808 oh ya I mean don’t get me wrong if you just wanna take in the sights and pick plants 🌱 it’s probably a great spot

[@torvaldrunarson4219]

You're mentionning 2 wells in WW when there is a river inside the city you can get UNLIMITED water just next to the storage. That makes it the perfect town for alchemy. You can also fish in that river, while inside the city. From the bridge you see on your left at 14.29 (fish on the bridge, go under the bridge to get water)

[@billbutler335]

All cities have the pros and cons. I caught the open beta and got Everfall as my starting point. As for the game going live, I have played many MMO's over many years so my policy is go with what you get and make what you can of it. If you want something different don't redial a toon, just walk to the one you want, collecting supplies along the way of course.

[@MarekUtd]

Sound advice

[@Juurogaming]

The only thing is that you have to know the specific way you have to do it. You have to only turn in the very first quest and then run to the area you want, otherwise you'll be locked into the area you spawned in

[@eldiablosatanis]

@@Juurogaming theres actually three points in main quest to sync with friends, either when you first spawn on beach talk to watchtower person to hand in quest and not accept next then run to friends, you can do the quest line up till it send you to the town then same thing hand in quest dont grab next and run to friends or the last and more commonly known one is when first sent to yonas everyone is sent to yonas so can link up then to

[@billbutler335]

@@Juurogaming You can shift to a new beach after turning in your quest to the beach quest giver (without accepting his/her new one). Or, you can finish the quest line on that beach, turn in the quest to the town for that beach without accepting new quests and run to the town you want to meet up with your friends with. either is a viable option.

[@CMDR_Elizium51RA]

My first city in beta was First Light, so I know where *everything* is and (as you stated) there's a soft place in my heart for it. But after exploring all four cities, I have to give my vote for windsward. I get the downsides, but in open beta I started there and the kind of crafting I do it was perfect. Awesome video.

[@gatopan2558]

In monarch's bluff the hard PvP quest (mode on) are crossing through the starting area so is way more unlikely to find someone else that kill you, and the quest are to kill 5 lvl 22 wolves, survive 1,5 minutes, and travel between 2 points, for like 680 faction points, which is the highest of all the cities. So I don't think there is another better

[@SRTBOAT]

Ever since I found new World a couple weeks ago and sunk 34 hours into the open beta, I've been trying to find good youtubers who cover it. Love your content bro.

[@xDivineStrikex]

Thanks! That really does mean alot to me, honestly i started up this channel again to really help others and glad that people are actually enjoying the content.

[@NikopolAU]

Wells in Windsward are irrelevant since you can get unlimited water from the creek.

[@B00styB]

Actually wells will give you more water for the same amount of time, so still useful, but not a total selling point.

[@Miriam-pt3br]

@@B00styB well, with all the running you have to do between wells it is just better to stand in water and press E few times

[@killerdecoy]

@@B00styB you can do a well once an hour...OK so I get a few more once or UNLIMITED WATER!!!! yeah wells be pointless lol

[@MTCason]

I think Windsward will be THE most active trading post across nearly all servers. The centralized location in terms of the necessary quests to progress, the nearness to the first dungeon, the layout of the town and its proximity to crafting nodes will have a natural way of funneling players to that town. Everfall has nothing to its credit that can compete with Windsward's benefits and as someone who hopped across many different servers and regions in the last two events I never came across a server where Windsward was not #1.

[@killerdecoy]

Those short bets tests though are not going to give good example of an aged server where the market has moved a little more central. So while yes it is good at the start it might not always stay that way when most of the server is 60 instead of 20-30.

[@DaprofitYT]

I gotta laugh at you using the wells in windsward and even mentioning them when there’s the damn river in the town 😂😂. I liked the supply crate part definitely gonna help with speed leveing

[@xentharas5629]

Yeah, I'm wondering, why people depend on wells if you get water in.... water?

[@DaprofitYT]

@@xentharas5629 an example would be everfall, there’s no close fresh water that’s as good as windsward. Only way to get water is fresh water not the ocean

[@xentharas5629]

@@DaprofitYT Well, in Everfall, there is a sea, nearly 1minute away from town.

[@DaprofitYT]

@@xentharas5629 there’s a lake to the west and east but the point of the well is to just hit when It’s glowing and you may never have to travel to the lake

[@skynettava]

You should also talk about each settlement faction PVP/PvE quest's difficulties.

[@B00styB]

I was thinking this. I think Everfall takes the cake for pvp quests. The downside of this, though, is that they are run all the time, so you will actually have a harder time completing them.

[@drexmartell9803]

Hands down Windsward -- because starting in the upper right where windsward meets everfall there is a chain of iron ore that goes south along the cliffs that wraps around the cliffs of the pirate bay and across the waterfall that nets ~1200 iron, and a good variety of misc metals as well. It is a bit of a time investment, but a full load of iron and other metals + gems is a time investment worth making. Couple that with plenty of bison in the west and hemp in the south -- you've got a crafters dream environment.

[@jamieapps6566]

And at what level do you first use iron? The spot you mentioned all mobs are level 20+ and although it doesn't take heaps long to reach 20 I feel the time to get it would nullify this spot in the 'starting' category the video was about

[@drexmartell9803]

@@jamieapps6566 You can fight mobs that are 8+ levels over you just have to dodge a bit more is all. the path overall has very little enemies on it, you can fight a leopard (or are they tigers?) or two without much issue. So level 12-15 is attainable within 4 hours of gameplay, then you can easily farm that as needed.

[@jamieapps6566]

@@drexmartell9803 oh I'm aware of the dodge to avoid mobs leveled above you, Ive several times now made great cleave outposts for high craft bench access and done it as low as level 12 but the mobs get skulls at +10 for a reason and pushing to areas so leveled above you isn't something u would advise to general player base

[@mr.philpott2034]

Great Guild and Info! I used Open Beta to get myself familiar with each starting zone and I got a character to lvl 16 in each zone with a focus on the trade skills. Iron was hardest to skill up in First but it is do able. Now just deciding on that first house location and your video helps a lot. Thanks and see you in game perhaps. :)

[@SovietRussia777]

Monarchs bluff is my favorite to be in, i like the region's plants and the overall look. im also on a low population server so its very quiet there and all the rss are basically left to me!

[@flyingfish6903]

With the knowledge that I can skip the tutorial, I'll re-roll until I get the area I want; which you've confirmed for me with this video is First Light. I played this area in the open beta and found some great early game routes for all resources I was farming; knowing that it takes a bit more effort to get to these locations means you're less likely to be competing for resources.

[@takodabrock9747]

You can also run to which area you want and start doing the main quests there instead of rerolling

[@Numm3r2]

@@takodabrock9747 you are given a quest when you spawn right? How do i cancel that so I can pick up the quest in another town?

[@chrismoore9919]

@@Numm3r2 Do that first quest and turn it in to the person at the Watchtower. DO NOT accept the quest they offer you to take next. Pull up your map and you should see a map marker for a quest on every starting beach. Run to your beach of choice and carry on. You can also do all the beach quests and then go to the Settlement as instructed and turn in that quest. DO NOT accept the quest they offer you and then go to the Settlement you want and pick up the quest offered there.

[@Numm3r2]

@@chrismoore9919 thank you !

[@Zoggosh]

honestly had no idea you could end up in different areas, game just dropped me in at first light. now that I've made it up to windsward though thats going to be my main city no doubt

[@jadeflagon9681]

Same I had no clue I could start anywhere I guess I was just clicking thought stuff

[@chrismoore9919]

Thanks for the overview. I had been considering MB just for the platecaps and milk. I lost track of how many times I ran from Everfall to collect just those two items.

[@h0pliment]

Great comprehensive video and analysis Divine!

[@xDivineStrikex]

Glad you liked it!

[@drzoidbergmd3200]

Thanks for these videos they are really useful and your delivery is really calm and informative. I didn't play the beta but I've just pre-ordered after years of playing WoW. The game looks great, can't wait to get playing

[@TheLucreziia]

A great helpful video thank you. I have to mention I love your voice it is so soothing and restful. 💛 🙏

[@2100Cc]

Good guide, thanks. One thing that I will add to my city choice will be which faction owns the territory (second day after launch probably before territories are owned, but switching starting city bases on the way to level 24/27 is no big deal). Being based in a territory owned by your faction can save a lot of azoth on fast travel (crafting/refining too??). That being said, it is not a big deal to fast travel to nearby territories to gather or hunt different things then recall to inn.

[@heatharthur6569]

Good stuff like always Divine. In both the open and closed betas I rolled Everfall, so I know that area real well, and figured I would make that happen in live (even if I have to run to it), but I really like what you have had to say about Monarchs. I for sure dont like over population and I dont like having to fight for what I am trying to gather. The supply crates are a great thing too. I dont care much about the house thing, I am planning on saving and making my first home purchase the upper tier (get it at half price).

[@allerum5]

This was really helpful thank you. I only had the chance to check out First Light and Monarch's Bluff in the open beta so this gave me a chance to see the other two areas.

[@minmaxmedia]

one pro/con aspect you didn't consider in the video is the speed that they are likely to get claimed by a faction. Since the project board will only have 1/4 of the quests available until a faction purchases the territory, the sooner the territory gets claimed, the sooner you get access to a LOT more project board quests. Everfall will almost always be the first territory claimed, windsward will likely be the second one, monarch's bluff the third, and first light will most likely be the last of the starting zones to be claimed. Project boards one of the major ways that people level (especially the people that are trying to speed leveling). In addition to project board access, the sooner the territory gets claimed, the sooner you begin seeing crafting stations being upgraded, which gives you easy access to leveling up crafting and refining skills that require tier 3+ stations.

[@JohnA000]

with windsward wells are superflous, you can get as much water as you need from the stream running through town. I think windsward is going to be too crowded initially. i don't like crowds. one thing i wish they did give us from the start was a choice of starting weapon.

[@RaZeyLWindBladE]

Oh man that should have been an option. Grabbing that first free weapon skill point in the tutorial with the weapon of your choice will go such a long way.

[@JohnA000]

@@RaZeyLWindBladE Yeah you wouldn't have to waste four or five points on a sword and shield if you didn't want to.

[@draxxbergeron3083]

Great vid! I appreciate you putting together an interesting and very useful video on a subject that seemingly no one else has covered -- at least not to the level that you did. Although I don't necessarily agree with all of your conclusions, you explain your rationale and I can understand. I'll check out your channel while I patiently await the launch. Thanks!

[@beckyp867]

Thank you for the breakdown. I'll just start in whichever territory the game lands me in but I enjoy having the differences known.

[@petertimming2295]

I thought everyone started the same place. Just south of first light. Well, the more you know. 😀

[@tisjester]

For Supply Crates / Provision Crates just west of Monarch's Bluff over by the Fort are incredible - Also the best place to get yeast. All lvl 8

[@georex2300]

Great Content my guy, nice information, great quality. You deserve more attention.

[@xDivineStrikex]

Thank! It really does mean a lot to me that people are enjoying my content.

[@indyavonside207]

Dude your voice is smooth like butter so soothing. OOh love the video lol

[@SandyCheeks1896]

In the beta a lot of people were using proximity chat. Last night when I played no one was talking. Anyone noticed this?

[@mrpizzacat8273]

I was hoping for a video like this, thanks alot

[@xDivineStrikex]

Yeah there are more coming I think, honestly I wanted to get mine out first because it was so close to being done and glad people are enjoying it.

[@jbaisden]

Love the vid. Mostly planning to play just for crafting. Chopping trees is cathartic. Crafting in general is. Of course, if i get to sling magic while doing it, all the better.

[@everquestfan]

Monarch was my first city in closed beta. Couple things worth a mention, storage next to the trade post imagine my surprise visiting other zones where this was not standard. Open air elite zone this is so good 25-35 regularly get faction quests here once your level is 20+. I got first light open beta and while the town is easier to get around there are no elites that i found. Also there is a giant busted bridge that dominates the landscape here covered with mobs and a few well place missing sections of floor you will drown when you fall through. I found it frustrating having to cross this bridge every time i reloaded my faction quests there would always be one across that bridge and the others the opposite direction in the mountains this was highly frustrating. Both seemed good for trade they had bustling populations no issue there.Once you start doing main quest and getting fast travel to the other areas hopping over to grab something off the trade post is not a problem, you can search all trade post from any post and find that item you need. Love the detail of this video well done ill inevitably get one of the others on launch and ill be as prepared as i can be. Also if you want to move to a different zone at start DO NOT take a follow up quest on beach. you can continue any other start area beach only on first accepted quest then your main story is locked to that zone. TY for this video!

[@nullvoidzero]

@xDivineStrikerx - Great video. Thanks for doing the heavy lifting. I would say another factor to weight HEAVILY is the proximity of the Faction Quest locations to the Settlement. Some starting zones have you running pretty far between locations. In Closed Beta, I was in a zone where the distances were reasonable. In Open Beta, it was more painful as I found myself always having to run far. Monarch's Bluff felt like they were always far away and spread apart, but I haven't compared all 4. Thoughts?

[@Tialian]

Windsward, and reroll if there isn't a queue. One advantage you don't mention with Windsward is the unlimited fresh water which is a big advantage imo. Tons of hemp nearby as well. For iron you can pick that up on the way down to First Light and then recall.

[@booberry6715]

Iron is the real pisser. And iron is needed for almost everything. It'll put you at a real disadvantage on the market.

[@HerrTikTok]

@@booberry6715 ah, i see what you did, you pooh whoo a place bcs you plan on zoning out there with less competition from all the new players . . . brilliant master plan sir.

[@nervsouly]

I'm hoping to not spawn in First Light at launch just because the way through the mountains there to get to places is really annoyingly long and filled with zombies. But if it happens I'll just make the best of it and move towns on day 3 or 4. I actually liked all the other threes during the betas.

[@thorai6745]

5:08 How do you interact(get the exp) with the notes, without open the dialog text?

[@xDivineStrikex]

If you just press T it adds them to your journal without having to open them.

[@Nethrex]

This is great! First got interested during Open Beta and threw in a lot of hours then, started in Monarch's Bluffs and moved to Everfall pretty early on to meet up with friends. Found that MB quests require more running than Everfall? Or maybe it was just a feeling

[@lewismurphy8650]

Was refreshing getting a different take on things, good vid. Weird don't you think nothing was said about aesthetics of the various areas haha

[@silfiafaye237]

I started in windward on a lower pop server and honesty I love it however i agree if there where more people to ccomp on for iron i could see issues

[@pichytechno6782]

I'm so pumped with this game that I don't really care in which starting area I begin. as a matter of fact I don't care if I'm the last in level up my Characters what I certainly know is that I'm gonna enjoy this game the heck out of it and discover every nooks and crannies of this game.

[@kylewerner4797]

making that walk before starting the first mission will be rough but well worth it!

[@Binidj]

Landed in First Light, hoofed it overland to Windsward and levelled my Harvesting skill to 30 on the way!

[@Sk0lzky]

Windsward looks real good dayum A shame I've been stuck in the queue for two days now

[@ridleythirsk3860]

I want to start in first light because that’s where I started during open beta. Its almost nostalgic already

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

Awesome video How did you disable the UI my dude for the beginning?

[@xDivineStrikex]

Alt + h

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

@@xDivineStrikex 🙏

[@gigagamingacademy]

9:09 Everyone is gonna conjugate. Did you mean consummate? Or Congregate?

[@julitocas85]

BRo such a good video !! will you ever be extending this to mid and high lvl territories? looking for a place to call home ...

[@xDivineStrikex]

I was planning on doing something possible next week on that.

[@julitocas85]

@@xDivineStrikex that would be great mate ! Keep it up mate your videos are amazing

[@lightspam5897]

question what is the one to one ratio on time in game to real life time the reason is because people never done a time comparison, like when you take the faction chest supply when have to wait an 1hr in game while in real life is it also an 1hr?, or is it 1hr in game is 5 minutes for us? (example - Minecraft 1 day = 20 minutes in real life) also when we loot chest and take resources scattered around the map, is it shared, like people have to wait till the chest respawns or is it separate loot items

[@thirdbreath4554]

Windsward has river in middle which is free unlimited water with no cooldown and low tier fish spot

[@fvb7]

Everfall is also the only territory on the map where you can get salt. So far every strength food item I can make at level 60ish requires salt or garlic.

[@anthonyrizzo9043]

I didnt have a problem with first light, sure theres more running, but i like it, and theres a ton of iron and harvest spots patrolling arount letums pick. Also my faction owned it, and no other factions seemed to care much to have it, so that helps.

[@jeremyhartley9559]

finding iron around windsward is not hard at all if you know where to look. on the open beta i had a full inventory of iron at lvl 8 and made iron tools then. people just stay clear of the area where the iron is because there's lvl 20 mobs near by but in most cases the iron isn't even near them. NE of the town, by the coast and cliffs. the main enemies to avoid are the lvl 20 ancients and 14-18 pumas

[@McDudes]

I suspect there will be a 30min+ que time to get into the servers on launch, so re rolling is a big no no. Besides it only takes like 1-2 hours and then you can go wherever you want. Which I plan to go to everfall for the side quests.

[@xd_i_n_o254]

you can change your starting are, after finishing the tutorial turn in the quest and don't accept the next one run to the starting zone u like and accept the next quest there

[@McDudes]

@@xd_i_n_o254 I know but I think that will end up taking longer time.

[@Lord_Chaplen]

I tested the walk from starting to another zone, basically to traverse 1 zone over it takes about 10-12 minutes of walking time

[@wispre]

Great in depth pros and cons of each starter city.

[@buggeroffiam]

I'm prolly gunna reroll till I get Windsward as my starter town. I'll try to avoid the streamer servers.

[@stillnotchill2560]

As someone with a primary goal of making gold, I will also be choosing monarchs bluff, especially since everfall is just a short walk and you can farm the chests and iron ore on your way there, and then do your shopping on the cheaper market or sell items that won't sell in MB. I will probably start with a T1 house at MB and as the game progresses and most the early game gold has been made, I will transition to a more central location and buy a T4.

[@xDivineStrikex]

Honestly that is a pretty good plan.

[@lightspam5897]

17:03 campfire and if you canny place the campfire in the zones then the road that connects lost 7-7 to Ancient 17-17, raid the area then die to respawn at the town go to lost 6-6, raid it then die again when you get the 2 furthest chest then respawn at the town (cause fuck walking - abuse fast travel), sell or do what ever you do in the town, die and respawn at your camp and raid lost 7-7 and continue the cycle while looting everything to waste the 1 hr time. screw damaged items if you know you can beat those mobs with just raw stats

[@vitaminpeanutbutter]

My server's Windsward trading post had about 50 more pages of items in comparisson to Everfall. This was on Maski's closed beta server. This likely because Everfall maxed out trading post taxes. I agree with you that 2 of the starting spots are worse for trading, but unanticipated taxes will create different market trends on every server. So that particular con means less to me

[@xDivineStrikex]

That is a really good thing to be aware of, i often forget that taxes can get raised in any town. I feel that in all the tests I have played most towns have kept their taxes low so it wasn't anything that crossed my mind to be wary of but good call on being on the lookout for this.

[@Raunche]

Appreicate the guide! Is it far and dangerous between the beginner locations? I want to play with a friend but it would suck to be stuck at different locations

[@xDivineStrikex]

Honestly dangerous not so much if you stick to the larger paths on the map, as for far it can be honestly it will take you prolly 10-15mins to move to a different location.

[@eldiablosatanis]

Windsward is my first choice, yes the overpopulation can be annoying especially early on but like you it was my first ever spawn town so that affinity rings true and i feel i can get everything i need well in windsward as much some my farming areas, including iron, are out side your immediate proximity range but they arent long distances like first light and im okay with the distance to how i can make one trip and return with full bag of iron, hemp etc

[@unknwnerror1616]

for some reason I thought Windsward was Everfall the whole time

[@RomRom-_-YT]

I'm going monarch because I want the Constitution amulet

[@kiwidemon8555]

are the markets global? / linked on each server between different towns or has each town got separate markets?

[@xDivineStrikex]

Every market is separate

[@IronBear1216]

Wish I saw this before open beta. I had no idea there were more than one starting area. I was in first light and had no idea I could change areas

[@StacyLSP]

Monarchs Bluffs is number one for me. It was the 1st area I got so you're right there's something about your 1st settlement like u feel it's ur homeland xd Playing there both in closed and open beta, I know the location of all the resources I need so it's gonna help me at the start. I intend to just run there if I spawn somewhere in Everfall or Windsward since i know the safe routes but if its First Light then its too far away and ill have to create a new character. Anyway, thanks for such an informative video!

[@jackoy9613]

I played there in the closed and open beta too and I think exactly the same as you do.

[@larkendelvie]

I spent the last day of Open Beta making 3 new characters (rerolling if I needed to for the experiment) and did the run to Everfall after turning in the first quest (like level 2). At launch I'll reroll if I get First Light - the run was time consuming and difficult (especially since I'd never been there before). Monarch's Bluff and Windsward were both easy 5 minute or so runs. My strategy for this was to just open up my map and stick to the thicker roads on the map. I've picked Everfall for my town for a couple of reasons -- I'm a gatherer in all games, so I spend a ton of time at the Auction House, I usually concentrate on tools and jewelry for my crafting so I need mines and I like the more mountain feeling of Everfall. I'm not buying my first house until I have enough saved up for T4 so I get the half price discount on the most expensive one and have the most storage. The only thing I'm going to miss is the cow - maybe I'll start a petition to either get our own cow or let the cows in the nearby farm be milked. Actually why can't you milk the cows out in the world?

[@xDivineStrikex]

Yeah the cow can really be helpful, and I do wish they had a way to just milk cows that you find out in the game but it is what it is. Honestly everfall isn't far away from MB so you could always run there to get some milk in a pinch if needed.

[@clothcapkev2088]

At first I'll go the other way, away from everyone head to first light, there should be less people fighting over nodes. I don't mind running and will travel by death, if you know where to gather etc its just as good as other spots.

[@NicholasThorntonOfficial]

@@xDivineStrikex Why don't we just ask the cows for their consent to be milked

[@Dennis_H]

Amazing information that really helps me since I've missed the beta, thanks so much for posting this!

[@xDivineStrikex]

Glad I could help!

[@TheCthultist]

So every character ive made in the beta or actual release has been at Windsward… I just assumed it was the only starting city there way!

[@AJsWargaming]

I agree. I prefer Monarch's Bluff. Most 'pundits' put Windsward #1 and Everfall #2 or vice versa. I think they're sleeping on Monarch's.

[@WheatSupreme]

😂

[@isitgoodtodo2834]

does it matter what type of weapon combination that you use that determined which city to use? what i'm trying to say if u have bow and spear is everfall better? or first light

[@chrismoore9919]

If you want to use a musket you might want to choose a Settlement with ready access to saltpeter if you want to craft your own ammunition, other than that I can't think of any weapon/Settlement synergies

[@ChukMeier]

MoBluff takes the cake for me too. Decent mining, decent herbs, good provisions and supplies. Fort is out of the way. Great elite zone. Saltwater and freshwater. Not as popular so won't be competing.

[@yeiltrasreality1627]

I could've sworn that this wasn't a choice... I understand the point is to compare, but when there's no choice I doubt there's much you can do about it other than deleting and restarting until you get it, which risks having to wait in a queue to join again, especially on launch day. Still appreciate the info, though

[@casualspy2068]

It's not something they tell you in game, but after completing the first quest you can go to any of these areas to accept the second one. That area becomes your starting area!

[@vzfhv3c516]

Well done and thought out video, thx

[@xDivineStrikex]

Thank you, glad to see so many people do like this video.

[@rockara]

But wich one has the most turkeys near it? Or gunpowder

[@Kore_Invalid]

so from my understanding the only way were gonna be able to get the starting area we want is by starting over and over till we get lucky? or did they add an option for that in open beta (i only played closed beta)

[@tiredastronautboy899]

If you take the first quest from buddy at the beach that gives you boots but don’t accept to start the second quest they give, you can go to a different starting zone and continue there instead

[@booberry6715]

Alternatively, you can also turn in your quest from the beach, then not accept the follow-up quest. Instead, run to the town you want as your starter city, and get to it.

[@nervsouly]

Yeah if you really want to switch you should do what the other two people suggested and run into another zone after turning in the first quest. You don't want to get caught in another queue upon making a new character. BUT I'd suggest to just stick with whatever zone the game gave you and move a few days later. You are free to go wherever you want and raising territorial standings again after 3 days is really not a big issue when you think about how you'll be living there for weeks or months.

[@cyrusvile6622]

Really helpful thanks

[@Dsingis]

I wanted to start in First Light just because it's where my first beta character started, but after you said this is the area with the most walking, I'll probably just start wherever I spawn.

[@NicholasThorntonOfficial]

Same here, First Light will always be in my heart... i love travelling and walking but it just felt like there was way too much walking sometimes

[@JohnSmith-gh9fq]

If you don’t like your starting city you don’t need to re-roll just hand in first quest don’t accept the next quest then walk to the town you want and accept the quest there.

[@OMGPeppi]

oh I love windsward so much, but I already played it twice now. Feeling like I should go for something else for a change.. sadge

[@Mike-om4tv]

Was thinking monarchs for roughly the same reasons.

[@RemcoBogaard1987]

Such a calm voice, love it

[@tecnofire1450]

how do you see the lvl of areas in new world map?

[@elischrock5356]

Everfall, because I want to save for the t4 house as my first house, and I want that house in a good market town. For the t4 house, I've gotta get standing pretty high, so I'm going to head there early and try to level there as much as possible.

[@ZaPewPew]

Good job! Keep up the good work! Awesome game!

[@xDivineStrikex]

Thank you!

[@uneCENT]

What does milk provide in the game that makes it useful?

[@prew_gaming]

It's milk...so probably most cook recipes. Free food ration. Even in BDO...milk in that game is like 10k for per one, and you can milk the cows in that game to get them.

[@OwenSimpsonUK]

Everfall for me. I will buy a house in Everfall and use first light for my Inn. That way I think it gives the best balance of fast travel

[@shawnsochacki2725]

Entire video I was thinking Monarchs. Didn’t think that was going to be your pick though.

[@ktstubble]

Well compiled

[@solarwinds9363]

If you have a lower end computer, FL might be the best starter zone for you since less people in town will mean less hard hitting your system so less chugging. Haha

[@xDivineStrikex]

Lol that is prolly true honestly, my computer hated me in the open beta when trying to go past all the campsites and I have a 3080 FE card.

[@B00styB]

Windsward all the way. How close you are to every starting material is big. It's also the closest city to make common potion runs. I may spend the azoth or set my inn at Everfall to travel for the Iron run, though. And I will just run to Windsward from wherever I spawn. There's too much rng involved with making a new character.

[@mattadorable]

everfall does have a cow

[@NicholasThorntonOfficial]

If New World had sprint, I'd start in First Light

[@RomaZeal]

Are you able to pick your starting towns?

[@TapiocaSS]

Windsward had my cpu going crazy, whole game cpu usage 60%, but inside windsward 100%, only with camera looking down to get it to calm down do 90/80%

[@NicholasThorntonOfficial]

LOL

[@ahmetbitir6947]

Which server will you play New World?

[@nervsouly]

The server names from Beta were said to not carry over. I mean maybe they will use some again but they said they wouldn't. The names were also different in open beta compared with closed beta.

[@davidamundson3011]

Good info

[@FrostyThundertrod]

I think first light is best for me