Developers have finally unveiled the newest season for New World, Season of the Guardian. As with each new season, we can expect a ton of new content, feature updates, and quality-of-life changes. These come alongside an exciting announcement that this New World season 5 will be the final installation of the game’s main storyline.
This shouldn’t come across as a surprise to most New World players as the MMO has continued the same plot for the past four seasons without it getting repetitive or stale. Now, it’s time to see something new and fresh, and bid farewell to the original storyline players started their journey on.
Relentless Studios have promised that they’ve put content in there for everyone, be it expansion owners or players with just the base New World game. This is a big relief since it means no one will be missing out on everything the story’s finale has in store. While we haven’t received news on what exactly the ending entails, developers hinted that it was formed with player feedback in mind. Building on this, players can only hope it lives up to the expectations.
New World Season 5 The Guardian Content Changes
Now that you’ve gotten the gist of the new update, let’s get into specifics. First things first, eight brand-new artifacts have been added to the game for players to experiment with. These consist of three new weapons and five new armor pieces to test out. You can upgrade them by progressing through their respective quest lines or using New World gold.
Another major update coming to the New World game is for end-game players who have already maxed out their New World account. Developers have added the new Winter Rune Forge trial that requires end-game stats in order to defeat the final boss. This quest promises prizes for clearing all the team-based puzzles and taking down the Ancient Ice Guardian. It should be noted that this trial is part of the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion pack.
Controller Support Coming to New World Season 5
The last bit of information you need to round out the New World season 5 is that controller support has officially been optimized by Amazon Games. This means that you can now hook up your controllers to the game and play with them instead of a keyboard and mouse.
This definitely makes things a lot easier for players more used to playing on controllers rather than keyboards. It allows a greater player base to join in and more diversity in the community.
These major improvements to the game are also the reason behind the delay of New World season 5’s delay. Amazon wanted a smooth rollout for Season of the Guardian given how impactful it is meant to be for the game. Looking at it now, we do believe that was the correct decision.
