With the closure of these servers, the latest active players in these regions will therefore be forced to migrate to North American servers with low-speed performance and comfort: we actually speak of a ping around 200 ms and offset time zones. Faced with this little graceful perspective, around forty players from the Southeast Asian server organized a peaceful, directly in-game demonstration. Supporting screenshot, the event circulated on Reddit and aroused many reactions, until echoing at Amazon Games.
Against all expectations, the protest has therefore borne fruit. Amazon Games quickly reacted to the feedback from the players, announcing a modification of his initial plans on X: rather than closing all the servers concerned, the publisher opted for a merger of the four servers of Southeast Asia into a single world. A compromise solution that allows the local community to continue playing in decent conditions, despite reduced staff.
After thorough consideration of community feedback received about the planned world merges, the decision has been made to retain one world in the AP Southeast and SA East regions.
The decision to merge worlds is made with consideration for many areas affected by player…
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If the gesture remains symbolic, we can actually see it as a nice sign of listening and responsiveness from the studio. It is recalled that New World is currently preparing its 9 and 10 seasons, crucial to now its MMO afloat. When it was released in 2021, New World The title of the most played game of the year had granted itself on Steam, with a peak at 913,027 players simultaneously. In October 2024, the title was overhauled under the name of New Worldpresented as the final version of the basic game., Cross-play in support.
