New World Player Numbers Spike With The Release Of The Summer Medleyfaire

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There might yet be hope for New World as the launch of the Summer Medleyfaire update sparks renewed interest in the struggling medieval fantasy MMORPG. The game’s peak Steam concurrency numbers surged to over 24,000 players following the update’s release on Thursday. It’s a far cry from the 913,000 players that crammed into the game when it first launched but it’s still something. Some players have even reported being stuck in a queue for several minutes which hasn’t happened in a long while.

With more players available to team up with, it should now be easier to form a group to take on more challenging Expeditions. Admittedly, forming groups would be a whole lot easier if we only had access to a group finder feature. Unfortunately, that’s still missing from the game, but it looks like it’s going to be coming really soon.

“We are extremely excited to release a feature that makes it easier to group up with your fellow adventurers to tackle the challenges that lie in New World’s expeditions,” said Amazon. “There is some additional scale testing needed on Group Finder, to ensure this feature is a smooth experience for all. We are actively working on this, and as soon as it is ready, we will let you know its new release date.”

In the meantime, there’s the new Barnacles and Black Powder Expedition to look forward to next week which will come in both Normal and Mutated versions along with new Mutators for existing Expeditions.

New World: Dev Update - July 2022