Greetings, Adventurers!

Prepare for battle in New World: Aeternum’s Season 7, launching on January 21, 2025. This season brings new content, updates, and fixes to make your adventures even better. From PvP-focused Seasonal Worlds to Expedition upgrades and bug fixes, Season 7 is packed with exciting opportunities for adventurers of all playstyles.

What’s New in Season 7?Seasonal Worlds: A Fresh Start

Introducing Seasonal Worlds, a brand-new system that reimagines the Aeternum experience with unique game rules, items, and abilities each season.

Season 7 Seasonal World Theme: PvP

Players flag for PvP starting at Level 15.

Discover new resources and gear with powerful perks—but beware, these items drop upon death.

At the end of the season, Seasonal Worlds will close, and players can transfer their characters to a permanent world of their choice.

New Outpost Rush Map “Coral Divide” Preview Weekend

Get a sneak peek at the brand new Outpost Rush map “Coral Divide” during a special preview weekend. A central trench divides the battlefield and houses NPCs. Build bridges to create new pathways, opening up strategic opportunities for your team.

M3 Expedition Upgrades

Explore endgame PvE content with significant changes to improve your dungeon runs:

Unified Mutations: Use one gear loadout across all M3 mutated expeditions.

Activity Finder Integration: Matchmake for M3 Expeditions seamlessly.

Upgraded Rewards: Conquer challenges and collect better loot than ever before.

Bug fixes for Expeditions include:

Resolved AI movement issues (e.g., Wind Chill interaction with Nereid).

Fixed targeting issues for the Void Destroyer in Tempest Heart.

Improved mechanics and enemy interactions across all expeditions.

Artifacts: Collect Powerful New Weapons and Gear

Season 7 introduces several new artifacts with unique abilities to enhance your arsenal:

Void Gauntlet: Fracture - Heal 100% more health and deal 50% more damage with Essence Rupture. Unlock by defeating Tribunal Ice Mammoth, Ipomoea, and 20 Frozen Varangians in the Glacial Tarn.

Life Staff: Heceta - Grant -30% damage absorption with Light Touch after casting a Life Staff ability. Complete the Heceta Canyon Questline to unlock.

Ice Gauntlet: Otzi - Inflict Frostburn by breaking Entomb, slowing enemies and dealing damage over time. Found in Icewood Caverns by defeating Frostbound Howler.

Fire Staff: Burnatator - Sacrifice damage for increased burn effects (15% over 5 seconds). Collect Ember Flames in Scorched Dunes.

Bow: Aconite - Deal 15% more damage to poisoned enemies. Unlock via the Venom Questline in Jungle Wilds.

Rapier: Dorgort’s Blade - Apply stacking burn effects with heavy melee attacks. Defeat Dorgort in the Volcanic Lair to earn Lava Tip.

Earring: Justice - Automatically recharge healing potions after 20 hits (90-second cooldown). Complete the Alchemist Trials in the Forbidden Labs.

Musket: Shrapnel - Cause enemies to bleed on headshots. Earn by defeating the War Machine Captain in Ashen Barracks.

Seasonal Events

Enjoy in-game events throughout Season 7:

Siege of Sulfur: Team up with 10 max-level players to defend sandwurm eggs from waves of Sulfur Elementals.

Legacy of Crassus: Battle Crassus and his cyclopean minions to claim upleveled rewards up to Gear Score 700.

Rabbit’s Revenge: Hunt mischievous corrupted rabbits for exciting loot in this fan-favorite event.

Season Pass Rewards

Unlock exclusive rewards with the Season 7 Pass, featuring Free and Premium Tracks.

Free Track:

Hercyne-themed tool skins, mask skins, and tent skins

New artifacts: Otzi and Heceta

Transmog Tokens, dyes, and consumables

Premium Track (20,000 Marks of Fortune):

Everything in the Free Track, plus Hercyne-themed weapon and armor skins

Two new emotes, four Transmog Tokens, and rare resources

Additional boosters and dyes

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Season 7 brings a host of bug fixes and technical improvements to enhance gameplay.

AI Updates:

Fixed targeting and behavior issues for expedition bosses and world mobs.

Improved AI aiming, ensuring better accuracy and functionality.

Combat Adjustments:

Resolved issues with player abilities and effects.

Unified mutation mechanics across all expeditions.

Game Modes:

Updated the shop offerings in OPR, including a new buildable wall for adding cover, regen potions, and cleansing elixirs.

Improved skill-based matchmaking in OPR to be based on your personal ranking in the match instead of just wins and losses.

Cleaned up the invisible collision in the original OPR map to allow for more traversal options.

Quality Assurance:

Comprehensive testing to ensure stability and performance.

Save the Date!

Season 7: Season of Conquerors launches on January 21, 2025. Get ready for new challenges, thrilling PvP features, and exclusive rewards.

Thanks for your support—we’ll see you in Aeternum!

Dec 19 2024

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