Another thing New World takes from classic MMOs is the fact that it features all sorts of different weapons, which also make for the game’s classless system. In fact, New World players can use two weapons out of a selection of eleven different ones, but they can switch to other weapons at any given time, effectively making the gameplay rather smooth and more friendly towards casual players or those who don’t want to level up many characters. However, there are two very common MMO features that are still missing from New World.
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Why New World Should Implement Transmog and Appearance Changes
Transmog systems are quite widespread in many games now, even beyond MMOs, and they are ultimately good for the players because customization has become more and more important over the years. The ability to use specific combinations of gear to get the best attributes and perk selections is great on its own, but without a transmog system, it may also mean that players have to settle on looks they don’t really like just because being efficient in the game is more important. Vice versa, other New World players might end up using less valuable equipment because the aesthetics of their characters are more important to them than min-maxing stats or damage to have a better performing build.
With this, however, comes into play the issue of players not being able to change the look of their characters after exiting the character creation screen at the very beginning of the game. New World explains this when creating a new character, and players are fine with that because they like that look in that specific moment, but since this is a game that’s meant to keep players engaged for a long time, not being able to change a character’s facial features and hair is not ideal.
New World’s Aeternum prevents its inhabitants from dying permanently in the lore, so it would make sense that at some point they would like to change their appearance in some way—just like any player might. Again, this feature could come as well in the near future, but it’s hard to tell whether it will be free for all, maybe coming via an era-appropriate barber shop or something more magical in nature.
New World is out now for PC.
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