‘New World’ gains a blunderbuss weapon and a new expedition soon
nme.comNew World will soon get a new weapon and the conclusion of the story of Isabella, according to Amazon Game Studios.In a statement, Amazon has explained the new additions to the New World Public Test Realm (PTR) in March.
The big one is the addition of the blunderbuss. A ranged weapon, it promises “high mobility coupled with potent close-to-mid range damage”.That damage will be scaled based on the player’s strength and intelligence which means it’s well suited for “bruiser or age builds”.
It’s the first weapon in the game to offer this connection.To complement the weapon, two weapon mastery trees will be available with each supporting a distinct playstyle.
The Containment tree focuses on “closing the gap and unloading hot lead into your enemy’s face”. While the Chaos tree is all about “keeping your distance and bombarding areas with explosive [area of effect] damage”.The gun also gets its own legendary weapon quest series.
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