New World’s Dives Into Economy Balance, Wealth Gap, And Inflation In Aeternum

The New World dev team is back like clockwork with another Forged in Aeternum episode that offers some insight into the current state of the in-game economy. In the new developer video, the team discussed the impact of Rise of the Angry Earth’s launch on the economy as well as the growing wealth disparity between players and inflation in the open-world MMORPG.

According to Senior Systems Designer Tony Morton, the issues are similar to those that economists face in the real world. He says that they’re looking into making adjustments and changes to the various methods by which players acquire wealth in the game to reduce the wealth gap, particularly between hardcore and casual players.

The developers also talked about the tools that they use to monitor gold flow in the game and how they plan to use them to manage inflation. They also touched on the process of creating exciting new content, items, and seasonal rewards while also considering its potential effects on the economy.

You can check out the full episode below. It’s definitely worth a watch, especially if you constantly find yourself short of gold in the game.