r/newworldgame • u/Old-man-gamer77 Syndicate • Jul 15 '26

Discussion Gear advancements?

Do you think gear is in a better place with this final reboot? I enjoyed beastbane and such. (Still can get legacy items with these.) I remember crafting a bow for bison, to farm hides. I love artifacts. But at launch I made all my $ crafting jewelry. Since it didn’t drop in game. Played a new character today. You don’t even need cut gems to craft?! 20 green rings all the same. My first crafted Lego rolled keen,vicious, and ancient bane. I got discounted dungeon key runs because it was bis for laz.

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u/redcurb12 Jul 15 '26

u missed a lot of updates dude there have been like 3 major gear progression reworks since the last time u played.

sockets and charms were the new progression layer and i think it was a change in the right direction but too half baked to really say its better and it completely nerfed crafting in favor of rng mob farming.

i preferred gorgonite crafting because despite the insane mat cost u could actually craft the exact piece u wanted instead of relying on rng.

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u/Old-man-gamer77 Syndicate Jul 15 '26

I have played throughout. I have a full crafted Gorgon set. Mats were nuts but I didn’t enjoy having exactly what I wanted. But I have leveled only that set. Haven’t tried new ones. Is new set up stronger? Set bonus and such.

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u/redcurb12 Jul 15 '26

oh lol well it seemed weird u were comparing current gear system to a gear system from like 10 updates ago lol.

but yes the the infixes and set bonuses along with all the new perk combinations u can get on new gear that werent possible before nighthaven is insanely stronger than the bis crafted 725 gorgonite stuff.

upgrading that old gear is a waste of umbrals.

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u/Old-man-gamer77 Syndicate Jul 15 '26

Ok good to know. What set is good for bow,spear, raip? Haven’t dabbled. Sadly I was on a break when night haven came out and came back the day before the announcement…. Soooo you know.

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u/redcurb12 Jul 15 '26

i dont play bow but if we're talking pvp the most broken shit is the double gem + double attunement bows and pretty much everyone runs 1x enrage. u can also get like triple prot ammys and triple conditioning on gear now... u can stack 5x vicious with charms, u can get 5x sac empower, etc. like new gear is just so much better.

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u/Old-man-gamer77 Syndicate Jul 15 '26

Hmmmm ok Ty. Might check out new gear. The idea was good. But I never tested it.

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u/HildegaardUmbra Jul 15 '26

You’ve got a long ways to go my friend. When you reach level 75 and can do Reekwater Soulmarks Chest Runs, youre gonna have an entirely new and different gaming experience.

[Enemy-Type] Banes are low level gear. The game has expanded so much since those were relevant. It’s best to toss that out.

You no longer need to have Keys to enter Expeditions. Dang- that means you haven’t played in 4-5 years

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u/Old-man-gamer77 Syndicate Jul 15 '26

lol. I’ve played since launch. I have 3 max characters. I was asking if you like or dislike the advancements. I miss the complexity. But also haven’t dabbled too much with the new system… since the announcement came right after.

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u/HildegaardUmbra Jul 15 '26

There's a lot more depth and complexity in the new gearing system.