“With our August 25th launch approaching, we have been scrutinizing our feature list, taking input from our Alpha audience, and listening to what they enjoyed (or didn’t!) about the current game,” says studio director Rich Lawrence in their announcement. “We want to ensure that the most dedicated players have plenty of middle and endgame experiences as they venture through Aeternum,” they say. Here’s hoping that the extra half a year or so helps save New World from the same fate. I think we might be stuck with the shiny knights, colonial pirates, and plague doctors though.
