New World: Aeternum Items

First of all, R.I.P. to New World Aeternum. Although it will no longer be updated, the servers will continue to operate for about another year. At least during this final period, you can continue to enjoy the game.

So, to allow you to enjoy the last moments of this game, here's a guide to the equipment and techniques needed for New World Aeternum Season 10 Bruiser PvP gameplay.

Attribute Points

Two recommended configurations, which can be quickly switched using Gear Sets:

• Configuration 1: 318 Strength and 250 Constitution
• Configuration 2: 350 Strength and 200 Constitution

The combination of 350 Strength and 200 Constitution may result in slightly higher damage, but will also make you more vulnerable. You can adjust it according to your own preferences.

Artifacts

For Season 10 PVP Bruiser, there are three artifact options in the current version:

• Djinn Headwrap: Its Invigorated II and Vigor II reduce the duration of negative status effects, stacking up to 5 times.
• Tumbler Feetwraps: Enhance evasion and provide healing after dodging.
• Unyielding: Reduces critical hit damage taken and increases critical hit chance in PVP.

Djinn Headwrap is highly recommended, while if you don't have it, the other two artifacts are also good choices.

Heartrunes Gems

Three recommended options:

• Brutal Heartrune of Detonate: Accumulates explosive energy and detonates, dealing 100% Heartrunes damage within a 5-meter radius (highest damage).
• Brutal Heartrune of Grasping Vines: Summons vines to surround the user, dealing damage and immobilizing enemies within a 4-meter radius for 3 seconds.
• Cunning Heartrune of Phantom Blades: Inflicts Sluggish on hit, making it impossible for the enemy to dodge.

Armor And Perks

To ensure compatibility with both Goldwrap Headband and Thumba Anklets, the recommended Loot Bias gear combination is:

• Head: Medium
• Body: Heavy
• Hands: Light
• Legs: Heavy
• Feet: Light

Wearing this gear will make it easier to obtain equipment of the corresponding weight and slot from chests and rewards.

Armor Core Perks

Shirking Fortification Perk should be present on every piece of armor; it grants a significant amount of armor after dodging.

Other Recommended Perks

• Excellent: Slash, Strike, Flame, Arcane, Shock.
• Normal: Thrust, Void.
• Not Recommended: Nature, Frost.
• Defensive Slot: Prioritize Invigorated, Keenly Fortified, and Freedom; alternatively, choose Enchanted Ward or Elemental Aversion.
• Gem Socket: Prioritize Punishing gems to increase melee damage.
• Offensive Slot: Can be placed in Penetrating Backstab.

Weapon Mastery And Skills

The two recommended weapons for a PvP Bruiser are both melee: Great Axe and War Hammer. Besides their considerable damage, they also offer good control and damage reduction capabilities.

Great Axe Abilities

Essential and important skills are as follows:

• Maelstrom: Spin attack that pulls enemies closer.
• Storm's Reach: Increases the range of the spin.
• Absorb: Spin and block projectiles.
• No Reprieve: Gain Grit while spinning and can launch additional attacks.
• Gravity Well: Creates a 10-meter vortex that pulls enemies closer and immobilizes them.
• Crowded Well: Increases burst damage when an enemy is caught in the vortex.
• Unyielding: Increases the buffs received by allies standing in the vortex.
• Enduring Strike: Gain Grit on heavy attacks.
• Mauler's Resolve: Automatically regenerates stamina when health is low.

War Hammer Skills

Acceleration and Quick Recovery: Use light and heavy attacks to reposition and reduce cooldowns.

Note: Avoid taking Exhaustive Attacks, as they are incompatible with Djinn Headwrap.

Core Perks

• Attunement Perks
• End II
• Shirking Perks
• Intangible Charge II: Allows charging through most obstacles except ice walls (Great Axe).
• Insatiable Gravity Well (War Hammer).
• Weapon Gem: Can use Cut Pristine Turquoise, providing armor penetration, synergizing with Penetrating Backstab skill.

Jewellery

Amulet

Abandon Ankh, and Pursue multiple protections, ideally a combination of: Slash Protection, Strike Protection, Arcane Protection, and Well-Being.

Earring

Endless Thirst is your best choice. If you don't have one, you can choose earrings with Regenerating, Refreshing Toast, and Refreshing Recovery as alternatives.

Ring

You need to choose a ring with Unstoppable as core. It provides a grit effect at the start of light and heavy attacks, greatly enhancing your pressure.

In Open World PvP (OPR), your Gear Score automatically increases to 775, so low-score gear is viable. However, in War mode, Gear Score is crucial. You should prioritize upgrading your weapons, artifacts, and amulets to 800 to maximize damage and survivability.

Consumables

To further increase damage, you'll need to prepare some consumables. These can be replenished at any time using New World gold or crafted yourself.

Consumables like Sharpening Stones and food can provide temporary attribute buffs, increasing attack power or reducing DoT effects.

You can keep Regeneration Serum and Cleansing Elixir in your hotbar, and they are essential.

If you don't have an Unstoppable Ring, carry an Infused Grit Potion. For defensive potions, choose Gemstone Dust, Fire Absorption Potion, or Arcane Absorption Potion.

Combos

When the team is focused down, use potions and crowd control removal abilities beforehand, then use Brutal Heartrune of Detonate (or other Heartrunes skill), and use Charge to escape after the explosion.

You can pre-stack Mauler's Fury stacks with normal attacks, then unleash a Grav Well and Shockwave combo to deal damage in one go.

That's all for Bruiser PVP. It has high gear requirements, but there probably won't be many more opportunities to fight in the future. So use up your coins and materials, and enjoy the battle while your in-game friends are still here.

New World: Aeternum is dead! While players are still enjoying Season 10, and even seeing a rebound in player numbers since Season 9, the end is hanging over New World.

New World: Aeternum Season 10 was just released two weeks ago, and Rise of the Angry Earth DLC was released for free, and everything seemed to be getting better. Why did New World: Aeternum come to an abrupt end? We need to see the latest announcement.

What Happened?

In the announcement on October 28th, the developers stated that New World will cease providing new content updates at the end of 2026. The servers will continue to operate until 2026 (possibly until the end of the year), or even early 2027, but will eventually shut down. The official announcement promised to notify players six months in advance before the closure.

The recently released Season 10: Nighthaven will be the last major content update for the game on PC and console platforms. The game will enter Maintenance Mode, meaning the official team will only perform necessary bug fixes and server maintenance, and will no longer develop new content.

Current Game Status

The game is no longer available for sale on Steam, but it may still be available on the official website. In-game currency and micro-transactions will remain open, allowing players to trade items and New World coins with other players. Players with PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium memberships can continue playing.

Halloween Event will be the last holiday event; subsequent winter events and similar events will not be held. The official team will perform necessary bug fixes to maintain server stability, but there will be no new content.

Before the announcement, the total number of players on PC and console platforms was approximately 80,000. After the announcement, the player count has plummeted.

Why Is It Shutting Down?

The primary and most direct reason for the closure of New World: Aeternum is massive layoffs at its parent company, with some reports suggesting up to 30,000 employees affected.

The video game division was severely impacted, with 2 studios developing New World: Aeternum being almost entirely shut down. A game project based on Lord of the Rings IP was also cancelled.

New World: Aeternum's parent company announced a shift in resources towards AI, calling it "the most transformative technology since the internet." However, they didn't completely eliminate the game division; instead, the focus shifted to developing AI casual games, such as Snoop Dogg game mentioned in the announcement.

Other retained projects include the mobile game March of Giants, a new Tomb Raider title under a publishing agreement, and an open-world driving game.

New World: Aeternum's Own Problems

New World: Aeternum received significant resources from the company from the outset, boasting top game developers and a highly skilled workforce. It garnered tremendous attention before its release, even reaching a peak of 1 million players at launch.

However, due to management issues, New World: Aeternum was practically a half-finished product upon launch, suffering from optimization problems and insufficient content, leading to a significant loss of players.

After reaching a peak of 1 million players at launch, the game's player base never returned to that level. Although Season 10 performed well and player numbers rebounded somewhat, in the long run, the game failed to achieve the expected commercial success.

Player Reactions And Impact On The Game

New World: Aeternum Season 10 was actually of high quality. Its content design was excellent, and the combat system had no major bugs. The main problem was insufficient loot, forcing players to repeatedly farm ECRS in the late game.

However, knowing the game had no future, most players lost the motivation to continue playing, because the core appeal of MMOs lies in a continuously developing and evolving world.

Soon, you'll see the in-game economy (trading, auction house, guild activity) weaken due to the reduced player base, and community activities, group raids, and PvP participation decline.

And this current news may very well cause a temporary rebound in player numbers. Because players eager to enjoy the final season might return early or speed up their play, if you want to have a blast before the final moments arrive, it is the perfect time to squander your New World coins and items.

Potential Endings

The game is still running, and New World: Aeternum's fate isn't necessarily sealed. There are two possible outcomes:

• The game remains in maintenance mode until the servers shut down.
• The game's IP might be sold to a third-party company.

However, this essentially means its parent company will no longer develop MMOs. Currently, the entire game industry, especially the high-cost, high-risk MMO sector, is in a very unstable and pessimistic period. Most successful MMOs are currently based on existing IPs, and it's difficult for entirely new IPs to break through and achieve success. New World: Aeternum's early setbacks and its current ending exacerbate this predicament.

New World: Aeternum isn't the best, nor is it the worst MMO. Its focus on PvP and combat gameplay is unique among MMOs, but unfortunately, it's now lying in a coffin awaiting burial. If you still love this game, then this is its last moment of glory. Enjoy the game.