New World, Amazon’s MMORPG that isn’t Lost Ark, will be shifting to a seasonal model going forward, complete with a free and premium battle pass.
The game’s first season, titled Fellowship & Fire, will launch on March 28, and will introduce new story quests, a new expedition (New World’s version of dungeons), a new heartrune ability, a revamp of the main story in the Brightwood and Weaver’s Fen zones, and gear set storage.
Each season will last approximately three months, with Amazon releasing a roadmap of what future seasons later this year will encompass. Season 2 is planned to include much-requested features like gear transmog, raid groups, and cross-server Outpost Rush. The game’s first expansion is slated to release this fall alongside Season 3, and will add another highly requested feature–mounts. It will also see one of the game’s existing zones “transformed” and will include a new weapon alongside additional story content and a new expedition. Amazon has not announced whether the upcoming expansion will be free or paid.