Finally releasing on September 28th after multiple betas and delays, Amazon’s MMORPGNew Worldhas become the talk of the gaming world. The game’s launch sawNew World’s player count immediately reach half a millionand daily Steam numbers are peaking around 840,000, making it the most played game on Steam currently.
The game has seen plenty of success on Twitch as well, with a multitude of big-name streamers like Shroud andAsmongold sharing theirNew Worldexperiences. Despite the game’s quick success, there is a particularly popular Twitch streamer, Summit1g, who has no interest in live-broadcastingNew Worldat this point in time.
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A seasoned Twitch veteran who began streaming on the site back in 2012,Summit1G is most recently known for his world record-breakingMax Payne 3speedrunand has amassed an impressive follower count of 5.9 million on Twitch. During a recent Twitch stream on September 30th, Summit1g let his viewers know his feelings regarding Amazon’s MMO, “When it comes toNew World, I’m just going to let other people be testing the waters. We’ll see if it’s good through them,” Summit1g explained to viewers, “I don’t want to spend my whole day grinding.”
Summit1g then further elaborated his thoughts onNew Worldand MMOs in general versus other genres like competitive shooters, “I’d rather get nice, cheeky 1v1s than 6v6s… That’s the thing about MMO’s, there’s a ceiling and everybody hits it. It means everyone else below them catches up.”
A lack of any meaningful MMORPG releases outside of expansion packshas possibly left room forNew Worldin the MMORPG space. Activision Blizzard’sWorld of Warcraftis caught up in a messy legal battle regarding the treatment of its workers, andFinal Fantasy 14’s upcomingEndwalkerexpansion isn’t set to release until November 23rd. Apart fromNew World, there are very few new IPs in the MMO space, particularly any with a budget as large as Amazon’s offering.
Summit1g certainly makes some criticims regardingNew Worldand the nature of MMORPGs versus competitive shooters likeCounter-StrikeorValorant. MMORPGs likeNew Worldare typically built around grinding and building your character over time, instead of the quick decision-making and reflexes used in online FPSs likeCall of Duty: Warzone. The games are simply trying to achieve different goals with their designs, and as such, will draw contrasting player types. With Summit1g’s preferences, he likely won’t be playingNew Worldanytime soon.
