New World Brings Back Rabbit’s Revenge With Exploding Rabbits

April 12, 2023 Marc Marasigan Comments

Aeternum’s murderous rabbits are out for blood out for blood once again as New World kicks off its annual Rabbit’s Revenge event. From now until April 25^th, players will be able to hunt down Monty Python-inspired Corrupted Rabbits for a chance to obtain event-exclusive rewards.

“The plague of rabbits has returned once again, only now, they are more perilous than ever!” warns Amazon. For an added challenge, Corrupted Rabbits will now explode and deal damage to nearby players. Rare drops will also now be guaranteed after killing a certain number of corrupted rabbits.

“We really wanted to have a whimsical Monty Python type threat with these hordes of Corrupted Rabbits,” said the devs. “They look infected with Corruption, so we decided to incorporate a playful and absurd tone. We have an affix on Elite Corrupted enemies where they explode into a pool of Corruption that damages players and thought ‘exploding rabbits?’ It was an easy ‘Hell yes!’ after that.”

This year’s rewards include a rabbit helmet skin which was apparently inspired by a game where enemies wore creepy rabbit masks. “We thought that could be a very fun and playful take on a helmet skin that made sense with our setting,” the devs explained. “Similar to the Turkey Leg boots from the Turkulon event, we’re looking at ways to routinely add more flavor to our rewards.”

Meanwhile, the latest game update also introduces new POI restrictions to ensure that players will be able to complete the Weaver’s Weave quest, along with various fixes and tweaks. Details can be found in the full patch notes on the New World official site.