New World, the popular MMORPG from Amazon Games, is celebrating the winter holidays with the Winter Convergence Festival, a seasonal event that runs from December 12, 2023 to January 9, 2024. The event features new quests, activities, enemies, and rewards that will bring joy and cheer to the players. In this article, we will show you how to earn and enjoy the festive items and cosmetics that you can get from the event.
Winter Tokens and Winter Wanderer's Shop
The main currency of the event is the Winter Token, which you can earn by completing various tasks and challenges. You can use the Winter Tokens to buy limited-time rewards from the Winter Wanderer's shop, which is located in the Winter Villages in Everfall, Monarch's Bluffs, Weaver's Fen, and Brightwood. The rewards include festive skins, emotes, housing items, and more. Here are some of the rewards that you can get from the shop:
• Winter Wanderer's Outfit: This is a set of clothing that consists of a cap, a chest piece, gloves, leggings, and boots. It is designed to keep you warm and cozy during the winter months. You can get this outfit by exchanging 100 Winter Tokens at the shop.
• Winter Warrior's Outfit: This is a set of armor that consists of a helmet, a chest piece, gloves, leggings, and boots. It is inspired by the Winter Warrior, the new world boss that you can fight during the event. You can get this outfit by exchanging 100 Winter Tokens and 10 Warrior's Hailspikes at the shop. The Warrior's Hailspikes are dropped by the Winter Warrior when you defeat him.
• Winter Convergence Emotes: These are new emotes that you can use to express yourself and celebrate the winter holidays. They include Snowball Fight, Ice Skating, Gift Exchange, and more. You can get these emotes by exchanging 50 Winter Tokens each at the shop.
• Winter Convergence Housing Items: These are new items that you can use to decorate your house and make it more festive. They include Convergence Poinsettia, Convergence Wreath, Convergence Tree, and more. You can get these items by exchanging 25 Winter Tokens each at the shop, or by logging in during the giveaway period.
Winter Warrior and Warrior's Hailspikes
The Winter Warrior is the new world boss that appears during the event. He is a fearsome creature that wants to spread a Forever Winter across Aeternum. He can be found in Great Cleave, Brightwood, Edengrove, Ebonscale Reach, and Brimstone Sands. You will need a group of 20+ players to fight him, and you will have to activate four ice pillars with your azoth staff to summon him. He has various skills and attacks that can deal massive damage and stun you, such as Slam, Charge, Avalanche, and Igniting Roar. You will have to dodge his attacks and use your skills and abilities to defeat him. When you defeat him, he will drop Warrior's Hailspikes, which are special items that you can use to buy the Winter Warrior's Outfit from the Winter Wanderer's shop. You can also use them to craft the Winter Warrior's Weapon Skin, which is a unique skin for your weapon that resembles the Winter Warrior's scythe. You will need 20 Warrior's Hailspikes and 1000 gold to craft the skin at the forge.
Winter Villages and Quests
The Winter Villages are the hubs of the event, where you can meet the Winter Wanderer and carry out his holiday quests. The Winter Wanderer is a friendly yeti who wants to spread the joy and cheer of the Winter Convergence. He will give you various quests that will reward you with Winter Tokens, such as:
• Delivering gifts to the settlers in the nearby towns
• Collecting Gleamite crystals from the frozen lands
• Defeating the corrupted creatures that are ruining the holiday spirit
• Participating in the snowball fights and ice skating activities in the villages
You can also exchange gifts with other players in the villages, and receive random items and rewards. You can also enjoy the festive decorations and music in the villages, and feel the holiday atmosphere.
Conclusion
The Winter Convergence Festival is a seasonal event that offers a lot of fun and rewards for the players of New World. You can earn and enjoy the festive items and cosmetics that you can get from the event, such as the Winter Wanderer's Outfit, the Winter Warrior's Outfit, the Winter Convergence Emotes, the Winter Convergence Housing Items, and the Winter Warrior's Weapon Skin. You can also fight the Winter Warrior, the new world boss, and collect his Warrior's Hailspikes. You can also visit the Winter Villages and complete the Winter Wanderer's quests.