Spring will see the arrival of a new Expedition, Tempest’s Heart. This is the finale of the Isabella arc of the main story. Bringing a new weapon, the Blunderbuss, the Expedition will arrive alongside the March update. The Blunderbuss is a short-range shotgun that offers high mobility and scales with strength. Both of these can be tested on the Public Test Realm ahead of their release on the live servers later this month.
The development roadmap also confirms that improvements to the PvP aspects of New World are planned. These will come later in spring, with 3v3 Arenas and a new PvP Reward Track both in the works.
Can it make a comeback?
In many ways, New World has served as a lesson on what not to do for other developers. Despite its impressive visuals, sound design, and satisfying combat, it still fell short of its player base’s expectations. The numerous oversights, lackluster design, and countless bugs have seen the mass majority of its players quit. But with this roadmap looking promising perhaps there is still an opportunity for New World to make a comeback.
