New World developer Amazon Games is kicking off a brand-new PTR (Public Testing Realm) today to let players get an early test drive of some new features and changes headed the MMORPG's way. While the new stuff is pretty wide-ranging, there are some changes coming up for the game's 20-versus-20 Outpost Rush mode as well as to some combat features, including weapon swapping.
First up, there are some changes to Outpost Rush's scoring and rewards up for testing. "Scoring mechanisms for contribution have been reworked," the devs explain in the patch notes, with three key updates made: dealing damage will now increase player scores, and the number of points given for killing both enemy players and AI foes have been decreased.
As for the rewards players get for diving in, you'll find completing a match now awards Faction Tokens. Outpost Rush caches now grant two pieces of armour specific to the mode, as well as a mode-exclusive weapon. "In addition, there's also an added 15% chance of receiving a fourth item which may be a piece of Outpost Rush-specific jewellery," the devs add, while the likelihood of rewards from the mode resulting in increased Expertise ratings has increased "significantly".
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