skills

New World Jewelcrafting Guide: tips and tricks

In life, a fine piece of jewelry gives an outfit just a little bit extra something. In New World, jewelry isn’t just an accessory to fashion: it can give you extra buffs and benefits that give you an edge in combat. At the Stonecutting table, players can craft cut gemstones that fit into any piece of gear with an empty gem socket. What gemstones you cut, and where you put them, determines what effect or bonus is applied. However, you can only wear many pieces of gear you can wear

New World Weaving Guide, tips, and tricks

One of the foundational materials of any crafting trade skill in New World is cloth, made up of Fibers collected from Hemp plants found throughout all of Aeternum. Hemp can be harvested at any Harvesting level, and can mostly be found in grassland areas, but also appear in forests. There’s a step between Harvesting and crafting various pieces of armor, tools, and weapons, however, and that’s called Weaving. Here’s a simple guide to Weaving in New World. Basics of Weaving in New World Weaving is the refining of Fibers into

New World Harvesting guide: tips and tricks

The resources of Aeternum are up for grabs, and New World‘s robust crafting system providing a plethora of ways for you to refine those resources into weapons, armor, tools, and much more. The foundation of the New World trade skill system is the gathering skills, and one of those that will get plenty of use during your time playing is Harvesting. Harvesting is the gathering of plants and crops, and it’s vital to crafting virtually all types of items. Here’s our full guide to Harvesting in New World, including the

New World has it all—but what does it do well?

Compiling my thoughts about New World, Amazon’s newest game that’s so big I can’t even see the finish line, is a tall order. Now that I’m more than 40 hours into the game, there’s plenty to discuss. There’s nothing groundbreaking about the story and later I’ll argue the story isn’t the main focal point of the game. You’re part of a crew sailing to find a mystical place called Aeternum. The land is said to be full of treasures, but during a storm, you’re cast onto the shores and end

How to complete POTM Benzema SBC in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

EA Sports added a 91-rated Player of the Month (POTM) version of Karim Benzema from Real Madrid to FIFA 22 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in the game. This is Benzema’s second special card in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. He received this LaLiga POTM version today for his performance throughout September, where he had six goals and four assists in just four games. EA has somewhat upgraded all of Benzema’s skills, including Physical (+3), Passing (+3), Pace (+3), Dribbling (+3), Defending (+2), and Shooting (+2), when you compare

Riot to experiment with new decay configurations at higher League MMRs, will introduce harder ranked resets

So many changes have already been confirmed for the next League of Legends season—and Riot Games isn’t stopping just yet. In a new Quick Gameplay Thoughts blog post today, Cody “Codebear” Germain went into details about some adjustments headed to the ranked system of the game in the preseason and beyond. First, he talked about the team’s plans to experiment with some new decay configurations over the next couple of months due to LP decay rates at high ranks. For example, players returning to League after taking a break found

Sunset for an icon: How Worlds 2021 could be the perfect finale to Faker’s incredible saga

Throughout the past 10 years, there have been many stars who have come and gone in the League of Legends competitive scene. Players have become beloved parts of the game’s history, but only a few people can say they’ve transcended past being simply a name in the annals of the biggest esport in the world. If you’re a person who has dabbled into enough professional video games, you’ve at least heard of the name Faker. You might not know which team he plays for or even the game he competes

How to complete POTM Cristiano Ronaldo SBC in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

EA Sports added a 92-rated Player of the Month (POTM) version of Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United to FIFA 22 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This is Ronaldo’s second special card in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. He received this Premier League POTM version today for his performance throughout September. EA has barely upgraded Ronaldo’s skills, including Passing (+2), Physical (+2), Pace (+1), Dribbling (+1), Defending (+1), and Shooting (+1), when you compare this new card to his 91-rated gold version. The upgrade is a bit

How to complete POTM Til SBC in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

EA Sports added an 82-rated Player of the Month (POTM) version of Guus Til from Feyenoord to FIFA 22 today. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This is Til’s first special card in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. He received this Eredivisie POTM version today for his performance throughout September. EA has greatly upgraded all of Til’s skills, including Shooting (+13), Defending (+13), Passing (+12), Pace (+12), Dribbling (+11), and Physical (+12), when you compare this new card to his 72-rated silver version. The devs kept him with