Greetings, Adventurers!
Carve your name into the history of Aeternum when Leaderboards launch on February 8. This new feature will recognize players, Companies, and Factions across more than 50 categories. Whether you prefer PvP, PvE, or just want to show off your Fishing skills, there’s something for every type of competitive player. Finish at the top of select weekly or quarterly Leaderboard categories for exclusive skins and titles. Which title will you claim?
Rewards
Outperform other players for more than 20 exclusive skins and titles. Game Designer Rachel Barnum shared some insight into the reward selection.
Example Titles and Skins
Title and skin rewards vary based on each category and placement. Check out the in-game Leaderboards for their exact requirements. The following examples use the Mutated Expedition Score category as a reference:
Top 5 Finisher: (Expedition Name) Victor
Title: Dynasty Victor
Top 25 Finisher: (Expedition Name) Medalist
Title: Dynasty Medalist
Top 5 Finisher: Conqueror of (Expedition Name)
Skin: Conqueror of the Dynasty Shipyard
Top 25 Finisher: Hero of (Expedition Name)
Skin: Hero of the Dynasty Shipyard
The picture below shows a Corrupted Breaches skin on the left, an Outpost Rush skin on the right, and a gold chest for any top tier finishers in the center.
Categories
“The primary goal of Leaderboards is to celebrate players’ accomplishments beyond single game modes or points in time,” Rachel said. “We went through all of the activities that New World has to offer and chose the ones that would best suit Leaderboards, such as Outpost Rush and War. We did have to balance against categories that may encourage bad or unhealthy behavior. For example, we originally had Gathering boards but these would have turned into excessive ‘grind boards.’ There were many ideas like Gathering that are generally better suited to personal stats for fun, rather than competing with others for the top spot.“
The Leaderboards screen is accessible through the Navigation bar in the menu under Modes. Look for the Leaderboards Tab to see which of the following categories offer rewards. Categories rotate either weekly, monthly, or quarterly and are for individual players and Worlds unless otherwise noted. Global categories will be implemented in a future update.
Vs. Environment
Mutated Expeditions
Gold Medal Expedition Clear Time
Score
Boss Trials
Completions
Corrupted Breaches
Score
Invasion
Score
Wins
Kills
Deaths
Kill Death Ratio
Heals
Damage Absorbed
Damage Dealt
Vs. Players
Open World PvP
Player
Kills
Influence Earned
Control Point Captures
Faction
Influence Earned
Control Point Captures
Outpost Rush
Score
Wins
Kills
Deaths
Kill Death Ratio
NPC Kills
Resources Contributed
Heals
Damage Dealt
3v3 Arenas
Score
Wins
Losses
Win Loss Ratio
Kills
Deaths
Kill Death Ratio
Heals
Damage Dealt
Faction War
Territory Control
Faction
Days Governed
Governing Streak
Company
Days Governed
Governing Streak
War
Player
Total Wins
Attacking Wins
Defensive Wins
Score
Kills
Deaths
Kill Death Ratio
Heals
Damage Absorbed
Damage Dealt
Company
Total Wins
Attacking Wins
Defensive Wins
Faction
Total Wins
Attacking Wins
Defensive Wins
Trade Skills
Legendaries
Arcana
Armoring
Engineering
Fishing
Jewelcrafting
Weaponsmithing
Look forward to new rewards, categories, and more in the future. The Faction War section will also get a lot of love throughout this year. Thanks for your support! We’ll see you on the Leaderboards.