New World Finally Gets Its Promised Group Finder Along With Exploit Fixes
After a month-long delay, Amazon Game Studios has finally rolled out the Group Finder in New World as part of this month’s major update. The long-awaited feature will allow players to easily search for raid groups and recruit members instead of spamming LFG message in the global chat.
“Tired of looking for groups to run Expeditions with through Recruitment Chat? We are excited to announce that the Group Finder tool is now available!” Amazon announced. “With this feature, you’ll be able to access a specific Group Finder lobby listing for each available Expedition. Interact with an Expedition entrance or its related map icon to open the interface. Players may then browse listings created by others or post their own!”
Don’t get your hopes up too much though because its basically just a glorified forums for posting LFG ads instead of a fully fleshed-out matchmaking system but it does help cut down on the spam in the recruitment chat. Amazon also promises to improve on the new feature in succeeding updates.
“We plan to roll out additional features in future updates,” the studio said. There is currently no way to view Group Lobbies for all Mutated Difficulty levels at once. That functionality is a high priority for future versions of Group Finder.”
The latest update also introduces fixes for the Barnacles & Black Powder expedition and Outpost Rush exploits, as well as various buffs for the ongoing Summer Medleyfaire event. You can check out the full patch notes and a step-by-step guide on how to use the new Group Finder on the New World official site.
We are excited to announce the release of the Expedition Group Finder!
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