Amazon is cracking down on gold farmers and bots in MMO New World.
Botters have been hoarding mining and fishing spots to continuously gather new resources and then sell them at the current market price. This not only deprives other players of access to these spots, but also disrupts the game’s economy.
Amazon Games has responded with a post on the New World forum, stating that it will remove thousands of fraudulent keys.
“We have received your reports of gold farmers and bots in the game,” the post reads. “We take these reports very seriously, and we want you to know that we are committed to ensuring fair gameplay.
“As part of this commitment, we are taking steps to revoke thousands of keys that were fraudulently obtained to disrupt gameplay.”
The post also reminds players to only purchase keys from two authorized sellers: Steam and Amazon itself.
“This is the only way to ensure that the key you have is genuine and functions properly. Beware of all other sites claiming to sell New World keys. We do not support keys sold by third-party sellers, as they are often obtained through fraud.”
No timeframes have been provided for the bot removal.
Amazon has already faced criticism for its about-face on region transfers, a feature that was originally promised at launch. Many players were frustrated by the lengthy wait times due to overpopulated servers.
