New World Season 5 is Wrapping Up the Main Story Quest

03.04.2024 - 04:47 / gamerant.com / New World / Clayton Cyre

The main story quest of New World is set to wrap up with the recent release of Season 5. The New World story has been on pause for many months, but Season 5 is set to conclude the narrative, potentially setting the stage for a new one.

WhenNew World was released, it included countless lines of dialogue voiced by more than a dozen actors that helped establish the plot. New World garnered a massive initial community that was driven by the MMO's unique PvP mechanics, and players would learn about the island of Aeternum as they leveled up. The main story focuses on a source of eternal life called Azoth, an ancient civilization, and a dark energy called Corruption that infects the landscapes and wildlife. The game began a seasonal model last year that provides consistent content updates every few months. Season 5 has just begun, and it's set to conclude the game's main storyline.

New World has confirmed that Season 5 includes content for expansion owners and vanilla players alike. The base version of the game includes Season 5 offerings like a Season Journey with its own Activity Card, challenges, and rewards. Amazon has improved the new player experience with adjustments to New World's Aeternum starting area and story campaign. These changes to the campaign may help with the finished storyline as loose threads are tied together. While the developer has been tight-lipped on how the story will end, it has suggested that it's a «nail-biting conclusion» that was completed with player feedback in mind.

The New World Rabbit's Revenge and Springtide Bloom events have also returned as part of Season 5, with the former running from April 17 to April 30, and the latter going from May 15 until May 28. Controller support has been optimized by Amazon Games as part of Season 5, providing players with a new way to experience the MMO. As many gamers prefer to use a controller, this may open the MMO up to a wider community. Gamers who own Rise of the Angry Earth get a little more content with Season 5. The expansion unlocks the Winter Rune Forge Seasonal Trial and up to eight powerful artifacts.

As the New World campaign finishes in Season 5, it's currently unclear what's coming next. There may be a new main quest that starts in a future season, central storylines could be replaced by seasonal stories, or Amazon could move on to the next expansion. Season 5 includes overhauls to questing and combat, which may result in a smaller Season 6 update.

Developed and published by Amazon Games, New World is an MMORPG set on the fictional Aeternum Island in the Atlantic Ocean. In the game, players arrive as shipwrecked adventurer that has to explore the supernatural island. The game has a real-time combat system that allows players