New World - Announcement [Downtime] December 13th, 2022

Combat/AI​

Expedition AI​

• Fixed an issue that could cause Anpu and Heru to be unkillable if one died too soon after the other in the Ennead Expedition.

Mechanics​

Navigation​

• Fixed an issue where the Winter Warrior could be body blocked by players

Weapons​

Ice Gauntlet​

• Updated Entomb exit inputs to be active only after player is fully Entombed and removed RMB hold input as an exit condition.

Sword and Shield​

• Fixed an issue where the Defensive Formation Fortify status effect could incorrectly be removed from a player when two players were using it near each other.

Musket​

• Fixed an issue where the Musket was able to fire multiple shots.
• Fixed an issue where the player could fire two shots simultaneously after activating Power Shot or Powder Burn.

Notable Fixes​

• Fixed an issue where certain AOE abilities wouldn’t work when going between multiple AOEs of differing attributes.

Economy/Progression​

Rewards/Loot​

• Fixed an issue that caused Timeless Shards to not drop correctly in the Starstone mutator. Simon Grey and Greundgul the Regent should now drop Timeless shards.

Gear/Items​

• Heart of Maahebgal no longer has an Increased Critical Chance perk, instead it has a Reduced Poison Duration perk.

Notable Fixes​

• Fixed an issue that caused Fast Travel costs to sometimes be calculated incorrectly, resulting in a 2x higher cost than expected.

Expeditions​

General​

• Removed an inaccurate timer from the Group Finder queue display.
• Fixed an issue where players could bypass the Character Transfer cooldown.

Social​

In-Game Store​

• Fixed a visual issue with the Death’s Coronation skin where the cape disappeared.

UX/UI​

• Removed Leaderboard Achievements. These will also be reset upon the launch of Leaderboards.

World Experience​

Brimstone Sands​

• Fixed an issue that caused some chests to not be lootable in Brimstone Sands.
• Fixed issue that caused the Scorpio Supernal to spawn too quickly
• Fixed several issues with Imhotep’s spawn behavior in Place of Pillars
• Interacting with either element of the chest during The Ancient Glyphs quest will no longer block progression.