<s>
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Amazon	O
Games	O
Orange	O
County	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Amazon	O
Games	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2021	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
previously	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
and	O
subsequently	O
August	O
2021	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
its	O
current	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
currently	O
employs	O
the	O
standard	O
business	O
model	O
of	O
a	O
buy-to-play	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
historical	O
difference	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
many	O
—	O
mostly	O
much	O
older	O
—	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
that	O
traditionally	O
utilized	O
subscription	O
models	O
in	O
service	O
of	O
significant	O
regular	O
content	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
from	O
resource	O
spots	O
,	O
craft	O
items	O
,	O
gain	O
control	O
over	O
settlements	O
,	O
quest	O
,	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
or	O
fight	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
monsters	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
hostile	B-Protocol
mobs	I-Protocol
are	O
programmed	O
with	O
increasingly	O
complex	O
and	O
strong	O
sequences	O
of	O
attacking	O
behavior	O
skill	O
sets	O
that	O
will	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
counter	O
using	O
their	O
mana	O
,	O
stamina	O
,	O
and	O
health	O
with	O
timed	O
attacks	O
,	O
dodges	O
,	O
weapon	O
blocks	O
,	O
retreats	O
,	O
or	O
crawling	O
stealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
world	O
during	O
the	O
17th	O
century	O
during	O
the	O
Age	O
of	O
Exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
at	O
TwitchCon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	O
Game	O
Studios	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
their	O
first	O
three	O
PC	O
games	O
:	O
Breakaway	B-Application
,	O
Crucible	B-Application
and	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Breakaway	B-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
teams	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Relentless	O
Studios	O
announced	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Crucible	B-Application
,	O
citing	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
sustained	O
future	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
shifted	O
to	O
aid	O
development	O
of	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2021	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2021	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2021	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
closed	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
many	O
high-end	O
Nvidia	B-Device
GeForce	I-Device
RTX	I-Device
3090	I-Device
graphics	O
cards	O
manufactured	O
by	O
EVGA	O
were	O
bricked	O
while	O
running	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
theorized	O
that	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
an	O
FPS	O
limit	O
for	O
menu	O
screens	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
caused	O
the	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
to	O
render	O
more	O
than	O
9000	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
at	O
full	O
load	O
(	O
while	O
most	O
gaming	O
computers	O
run	O
at	O
below	O
240	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
fail-safes	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
cards	O
failed	O
to	O
prevent	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Langevin	O
,	O
a	O
tech	O
YouTuber	O
(	O
popularly	O
known	O
as	O
JayzTwoCents	O
)	O
who	O
first	O
reported	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
other	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
including	O
the	O
RTX	B-Device
3080	I-Device
Ti	I-Device
and	O
various	O
AMD	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
were	O
affected	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
reported	O
that	O
EVGA	O
would	O
replace	O
all	O
RTX	B-Device
3090	I-Device
GPUs	B-Architecture
bricked	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Langevin	O
also	O
investigated	O
further	O
by	O
running	O
an	O
EVGA	O
RTX	B-Device
3090	I-Device
and	O
an	O
MSi	O
RTX	B-Device
3090	I-Device
and	O
found	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
MSi	O
GPU	B-Architecture
did	O
not	O
cross	O
its	O
rated	O
power	O
limit	O
,	O
the	O
EVGA	O
GPU	B-Architecture
went	O
20%	O
above	O
the	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2021	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
further	O
delayed	O
to	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2021	B-Application
,	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
additional	O
development	O
based	O
on	O
beta	O
testing	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
open	O
beta	O
period	O
began	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2021	B-Application
and	O
continued	O
until	O
September	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2021	B-Application
,	O
Amazon	O
Game	O
Studios	O
released	O
and	O
published	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AEST	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
large	O
time	B-Device
zone	I-Device
difference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
recorded	O
over	O
700,000	O
concurrent	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
proved	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
servers	O
to	O
handle	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
players	O
reporting	O
extensive	O
queue	O
times	O
,	O
with	O
New	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
most	O
popular	O
servers	O
occasionally	O
reaching	O
the	O
25,000	O
-person	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
any	O
account	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
family	O
sharing	O
received	O
it	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
made	O
it	O
possible	O
for	O
selected	O
players	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
on	O
accounts	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
bought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2021	B-Application
,	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
managed	O
to	O
position	O
itself	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
played	O
games	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
