New World

[Tethler]

If anyone is interested, New World open beta stress test starts in 1 day and lasts for 3 days. No pre-order needed, open to everyone. Just go to the New World store page on steam and click the opt-in beta button. Kill a little time, see if you like it.

Open Beta will begin on September 9 at 7:00AM PT (2:00PM UTC) and continue until September 12 at 11:59PM PT (6:59AM UTC).

[Jibartik]

Open beta right now

https://www.newworld.com/en-us/news/articles/open-beta

HOW TO ACCESS THE OPEN BETA
We’re doing things a little differently this time around. With Open Beta there will be no Steam keys to redeem. Instead, we are using a new feature called Steam Playtest. Interested players will be able to request access beginning on September 8 at 7:00AM PT (2:00PM UTC). To request access, follow these steps:

Open Steam
Navigate to the New World Steam page
Scroll down a bit and you will see “Join the New World Open Beta Playtest”
Click “Request Access”

When the Open Beta begins on the 9th, you will receive an email to whichever email you have tied to your Steam account, letting you know that you can now download and play in the New World Open Beta!

[Tunabros]

sick

I have to try this out

hopefully it isn't just another cash grab like Fallout 76

[Jibartik]

Originally Posted by Tunabros [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

sick

I have to try this out

hopefully it isn't just another cash grab like Fallout 76

I have a good feeling about this one.

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[Tunabros]

I was actually dumb enough to preorder fallout 76

they sure do know how to make a damn good commercial

the gameplay is alright but my god there were so many bugs

and no refunds!

[Tethler]

3-day open beta/stress test finished. Played a little up to level 20 is check out weapon skill changes. Things I noticed:

-server stability much improved
-level scaling in pvp very different, reduced by a lot. level 20 gets their shit pushed in against targets 10+ levels higher
-lots of bug fixes
-wasn't in patch notes, but NPC AI seemed a little better. Didn't have mobs get stuck in pathing loops like happened occasionally on closed beta.
-town board missions tuned down and no longer give ridiculous xp (good to reduce leveling rate)

Overall, impressed. Bit more polished. Looking forward to launch on the 28th.

Anyone else jump in the open beta? What did you think?

[bubur]

does it still melt gpus

[Tethler]

Originally Posted by bubur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

does it still melt gpus

It did (kinda) brick a handful of GPUs. In the previous beta test, the default option was an unlimited frame rate, so your GPU would go into overdrive when the game launched until you went to options and set a limit.

The GPUs that burned out were sent to manufacturers which identified faults in the soldering in the cards and were replaced by manufacturers for the few affected.

Amazon has rightly set default framerate at 60fps.

[Tunabros]

I never heard back from them so I didn't get to try out the game =(

[Tethler]

Originally Posted by Tunabros [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I never heard back from them so I didn't get to try out the game =(

Wow, I hadn't heard that anyone was rejected, being a stress test and all. I just pushed the opt in button on steam on the 8th, and game was playable on the 9th. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]