Free Rewards And Seasonal Benefits In New World Aeternum

New World: Aeternum, the rebranded and updated version of Amazon Games' MMO, offers a variety of free rewards and seasonal benefits for players. These opportunities range from welcome challenges for new players to extensive free reward tracks within seasonal updates, and even exclusive items through platform-specific events. Understanding what is available, how to obtain it, and the distinction between free and premium offerings is key for players looking to maximize their in-game gains without additional cost.

The game structures its free offerings through several primary channels: introductory challenges for new players, free tracks within seasonal reward systems, and time-limited events such as Twitch Drops. Each of these avenues provides different types of rewards, from cosmetic items and housing skins to in-game currencies and gear upgrades. The availability and requirements for these rewards can vary significantly based on the player's progression, platform, and participation in specific events.

New Player Welcome Challenges

For players who are new to New World: Aeternum, the game offers a set of introductory challenges that provide free rewards upon completion. These challenges are designed to guide new players through core gameplay systems and are available for a limited time. According to the official information, these challenges are available to all players on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and they must be completed before November 5.

The five specific challenges are: - Unlock your first mount - Achieve character level 35 - Buy your first house - Complete one regular expedition - Get at least one trade skill to 150

Upon completing these challenges, players are rewarded with transmog tokens and platform-specific armor skins. The armor skin sets are identical in appearance but are tinted in different colors based on the player's platform: red for PC, green for Xbox Series X/S, and blue for PlayStation 5. These rewards are intended to help new players customize their characters and provide a visual identity tied to their platform.

Seasonal Reward Tracks: Free vs. Premium

New World's seasonal updates feature a dual-track reward system with 100 levels of rewards split between a Free Track and a Premium Track. Players earn rewards by completing Journey tasks, Challenges, Activity Cards, and daily bonuses. The Free Track is accessible to all players, while the Premium Track requires the purchase of the Season Pass.

Free Track Rewards

The Free Track offers a mix of currencies, materials, cosmetics, and power boosts. Key rewards available at no additional cost include:

• The Welcome Pack: Contains a Premium Food Box, a Box of Warding, and a Gypsum Orb.
• Currencies: Coins ranging from 500 to 3000 total across various tiers.
• Cosmetics: Five static dye packs (Corduroy, Paradise Vermilion, Harsh Violet, Delicate Silver, and others), two artifact rewards (the Lich Gloves and Vampire’s Vestments), tool skins (Sinner’s Ripper, Hook, Chopper, Scythe, Spike, and Sacrilege), and helm skins (Oblivion’s Herald Mask and Corruption’s Witness Mask). The Tainted Oratory Tent housing skin and the Oathbreaker title are also included.
• Materials and Boosts: Azoth Vials, Azoth Salt, Dark Matter, crafting materials, refining kits, food bundles, ward boxes, salvage kits, and elemental resources. Expedition and mutation material bundles are also available, along with EXP boosters for Season, Weapon, Gathering, and Territory progression. A Barbershop Token is another free reward.

Premium Track Rewards

The Premium Track, which requires purchasing the Season Pass, unlocks exclusive cosmetics, more currency rewards, and premium versions of core resources. It is also necessary for participating in the Journey of the Seasonal World. While the provided sources do not list the specific items on the Premium Track, they confirm that it contains additional benefits beyond the Free Track, including themed weapons, the full Blackguard’s Armor Set, and exclusive emotes such as the Brush Off Shoulder and Touch Grass emotes.

Platform-Specific Welcome Rewards

In addition to the general new player challenges, New World: Aeternum offers platform-specific welcome rewards. These rewards are designed to celebrate the game's launch on new platforms and are available to players who meet certain criteria. The rewards are split by platform, with each team earning the same gear but in its own color. PC players receive red gear, Xbox Series X/S players receive green gear, and PlayStation 5 players receive blue gear. These rewards are typically available for a limited time, so players should act quickly to claim them.

Twitch Drops: Exclusive In-Game Items

Twitch Drops are a method for players to earn free and exclusive in-game items by watching Twitch channels that stream New World. Participating channels are marked with a "Drops Enabled" tag. Players must link their New World and Twitch accounts to participate. Once a Drop goal is met, the reward must be claimed through a notification in the chat or in the Drop inventory. Unclaimed Drops are lost after the campaign ends.

The types of items available through Twitch Drops have historically included: - Golden Rage Armor Skin: A closed beta exclusive apparel skin. - Verdant Trapper Skin: An apparel skin earned by watching 15 minutes of the official Gamescom broadcast on August 25, 2021. - Vinespun Weapon Skins: A set of 14 unique weapon skins earned by watching 10 cumulative hours of New World broadcasts from designated participants between September 28 and October 11, 2021.

It is important to note that Twitch Drop campaigns are time-limited and tied to specific events or broadcast schedules. Players should monitor official New World channels and Twitch for active campaigns to participate.

PvP Zone Rewards and Gear Progression

For players interested in PvP, New World: Aeternum features a Free-For-All PvP zone called the Cursed Mists in the Cutlass Keys map. This zone is designed for open-world PvP and gathering. Players entering the zone are marked for PvP and can fight any other player. The zone contains rare resources, chests, and treasure maps, but death has severe consequences: players lose all found resources and half of their Doubloons (a special currency). Chests found in the zone can be looted by multiple players, and progress is not reset upon death.

The zone's economy is centered around Doubloons, which can be exchanged at The Well of Fortune, a shop located in the Cutlass Keys settlement. The shop offers a variety of items, including weapons, armor, crafting materials, and consumables. A key offering is the Apex Goldcursed Crate, which guarantees a 725 gear score item but costs 1500 Doubloons and a Goldcursed Coconut. Alternatively, players can purchase gear with a gear score of 710 for 750 Doubloons and upgrade it to 725 using a Goldcursed Coconut and other materials like Gypsum Orbs, Dark Matter, and Chromatic Seals.

The Goldcursed Coconut is obtainable weekly in the Cursed Mists PvP zone. This system provides a pathway for players to earn high-level gear through PvP activities, though it requires significant time and effort to gather the necessary currencies and materials.

Season 8: The Season of the Divide

Season 8, titled "The Season of the Divide," is a PvP-centric season that arrived on May 13. It features the dual-track reward system described earlier. Free players receive tool skins, two artifacts (Lich Gloves and Vampire’s Vestments), dye packs, the Tainted Oratory Tent housing skin, and other rewards. Paid players on the Premium Track receive all free rewards plus additional items such as nine themed weapons, the full Blackguard’s Armor Set, and exclusive emotes.

Season 9: Free-For-All PvP Zone Changes

Season 9 introduced changes to the Free-For-All PvP zone to address issues with team-building and loot-stealing. A team-building debuff system was implemented to discourage players from getting too close, adding complexity to combat and team formation. This change aims to improve the PvP experience for solo players by mitigating malicious team-building and loot-stealing behaviors.

Conclusion

New World: Aeternum provides a variety of free rewards and opportunities for players, ranging from introductory challenges for new players to extensive free reward tracks within seasonal updates. Players can earn cosmetics, currencies, materials, and even high-level gear through activities like PvP in the Cursed Mists zone. Time-limited events such as Twitch Drops offer exclusive items, though these require active participation and account linking. Understanding the distinction between free and premium tracks, as well as the requirements for each reward, allows players to maximize their benefits without additional cost. Players are encouraged to monitor official channels for active campaigns and seasonal updates to take advantage of these opportunities.

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