New World, the fantasy MMORPG from Amazon Games, opened its doors to players at the end of September 2021. Since then, players have been eagerly exploring the game’s island setting, leveling up, and crafting better gear.New Worldputs a special focus on its crafting mechanics, and all players can expect to spend a lot of time mastering the various Trade Skills.
Trade Skills, as opposed to Weapon Skills, cover all thoseabilities inNew Worldthat are related to non-combat crafting. There are 17 in total, divided into three categories. The five Gathering Skills represent the various ways that players can harvest raw materials from the natural world. Next, the five Refining Skills let players convert those raw materials into usable resources. Finally, the seven Crafting Skills allow players to turn refined materials into all kinds of different equipment and items.
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Gathering Skills in New World
The five Gathering Skills are the Trade Skills that players will probably be using the most inNew World. This is because resources are scattered all across theisland of Aeternum, so players can constantly be picking up new materials whether they’re questing, doing PvP, or just exploring. Like all Skills inNew World, the Gathering Skills gain XP simply through use, so the more a player gathers, the faster they’ll level up:
Refining Skills in New World
Once players have gathered their raw materials inNew World, they’ll need to process them with the Refining Skills. Once again, Refining Skills gain XP simply through being used, with higher-tier recipes giving comparatively greater numbers. For information on the fastest way to level up, check out the Game Rant guide toNew World’s Refining Skills.
Crafting Skills in New World
The last ofNew World’s Trade Skillsare the Crafting Skills, which represent the final stage of the production process. Just like the Gathering and Refining Skills, the Crafting Skills in New World are leveled up through use, so players should make sure they’re crafting as much as possible:
