New World Leveling Guide (1 to 65)

General Tips

• Enjoy the Game: Leveling is relatively quick, so enjoy the experience as it's unique the first time.
• Archetypes:
  • You aren’t locked into one; you can switch weapons and armor freely.
  • Recommended archetypes: Soldier and Occultist for their trade skills (hardest and most expensive to level).
  • Weapons are easy to switch, focus more on trade skills.

Questing

• Main Source of XP: Focus on main story quests, supplemented by side quests.
• Questing Strategy:
  • Collect side quests as you progress through the main story.
  • Complete quests in cycles, return to settlements to rinse and repeat.
  • Start quests on the beach before going into settlements to avoid progression issues.
• Lore Pages: Collect for extra experience, useful when close to leveling up.
• Avoid Town Boards: No longer effective for XP as they used to be.

Key Items and Traveling

• Azoth Staff: Vital item obtained from main story quests.
• Movement Bonus: +15% speed on roads.
• Inn Setting for Fast Travel: Early game essential for fast travel until you can purchase a home.
• Fast Travel Shrines: Pick up near questing areas for easier future travel.
• Jump Puzzles: Look for white spots on ground/rocks as a guide.
• Mount Acquisition:
  • Obtainable at level 20; requires Rise of the Angry Earth expansion.
  • Facilitates faster travel during progress.

Level Milestones and Rewards

• Level 20:
  • Unlock ring slot and Azoth Staff quest.
  • Access to 3v3 PvP arenas and mount quest.
• Attribute Points: Essential for enhancing damage or survivability.
• Expeditions:
  • Skip if solo, but recommended for loot and XP.

Level Range Strategies

• Level 2 Start:
  • Begin at the beach, follow main story quests.
  • Gather flint, wood, herbs, and bulrush cob.
• Level 17:
  • Join a faction in Everfall.
  • Run daily faction missions for XP boost.
  • PvP flagging available after joining a faction for 10% XP boost.

Important Level Unlocks

• Level 23: Access to Amarine excavation.
• Level 33: Access to Starstone Barrows.
• Level 43: Access to Depths Expedition.
• Level 55: Access to Dynasty Shipyard Expedition.
• Level 60 onwards: Continue main story for gear.
• Level 62: Quest in Brimstone Sands to unlock heart rune slots.

Endgame Preparation

• Post Level 65:
  • Aim for gear score 640-650.
  • Engage in harder expeditions and mutations to increase gear score to 725.

Conclusion

• More content is forthcoming on advancing gear score.
• Engage with the New World community for enriched experiences.
• Stay updated with New World content for further guides and tips.