Amazon MMO New World Reveals How Character Progression Works

Amazon's upcoming MMO, New World, has recently revealed how character progression will work when the game launches, along with more information about core skills that will be available.

New World, which was shown off at The Game Awards in 2019, is Amazon's projected entry into the MMO market. Amazon also has a Lord of the Rings MMO in the works, and has recently released Crucible--its third-person multiplayer shooter--to a lukewarm reception. While the release date has since been pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic, new information has now arrived about the way that skills, progression, and stats will work in Aeturnum, the game's setting.

The official New World website has been updated with plenty of details about the various skills that players can access as part of leveling up and gaining abilities in the MMO. In terms of character progression, New World will allow characters to gain proficiency across three specific in-game categories: Core Attributes, Trade Skills, and Weapon Mastery.

Core Attributes allow you to allocate points to different stats, and will be a huge influence on your character's effectiveness against enemies in the game world. On the other hand, Trade Skills allow characters in New World to flex their crafting and gathering aptitude: skills like Jewelcrafting and Engineering will let you craft items to make your journey in Aeturnum a little easier. Lastly, Weapon Mastery offers players a whole lot of freedom; every weapon can be mastered by any character, with each weapon having two skill trees to allow for individual customization.

Depending on what skills you end up cherry-picking to specialize in when you play New World, it looks like you'll be able to tailor your player experience to suit your interests and needs, whether they be mercantile or battle-focused. Those who are eager to check out Amazon's MMO are going to have to wait a little longer, though--the release date has been pushed back to August 25 because of the coronavirus pandemic. New World will be available on PC at launch.