New World Extends Siege of Sulfur, Looks for Help Testing Rise of the Angry Earth Open-World PvP

13.09.2023 - 15:05 / mmorpg.com / New World / New

New World has a new update, with transmog fixes and some extensions to recent features. The new Rise of the Angry Earth PTR needs testers to help with open world PvP.

With a huge new expansion to finish polishing up via the newly-opened PTR and the final weeks of development, the latest update is mostly concerned with fixes. 

Transmog finally arrived recently, and gets special attention, including two major ones. One bug was preventing item capture until you logged out and back in. Some players were finding that they lost item dyes on their equipment if there was any error during application. Since this was a very specific case, it probably wasn’t widespread, but it’s clear why it was important to address.

This update also fixes a big issue and extendsthe Siege of Sulfur event. In this patch, the team fixed a bug that was preventing progress in the event. As a result of the issues since the event began, they admit that things could’ve gone a lot better, and the issues prevented many from completing or making progress in the event so far. 

“In light of difficulties that have affected completion and enjoyment, we have made the decision to extend the event. We hope that this extension will provide players with a better opportunity to fully experience the encounter and its unique rewards over the next few weeks.” The Siege of Sulfur event will now run through October 3rd. 

Also getting an extension is the Brimstone Sands Gladiatorial Pit, which will be available in 3v3 Arenas for three more weeks. 

Both of these extensions will take us up through the release of Rise of the Angry Earth. The PTR opened up yesterday, and Amazon is looking for help testing out Influence Races. These are scheduled conflicts that center around open-world PvP and conquest through PvP missions, capturing the new Influence towers, and forts. 

There are three of these Influence Races daily, lasting for 45 minutes. The team is looking to fine-tune the open world PVP experience on the PTR. If you want to try the feature and help them test it, find the territory where the race is set to begin, flag yourself for PvP and get ready to fight.