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Searching for better and better gear can be a bit of a chore in New World, as the randomization of drops will make things a bit unpredictable. The same goes for crafting, to a certain degree, which is meant to force players to fight more enemies and create more items--a design feature common to pretty much every MMORPG.
However, thankfully, there are things players can do to swing the RNG odds in their favor. Those seeking items with 600 Gear Score in New World can pick up a few tricks through experimentation and a lot of gameplay.
How To Get 600 Gear Score Loot As Drops From Enemies
How Gear Score Loot Mechanics Work
To put it simply, players will have to do a lot of grinding to get 600 Gear Score Loot, though, the drop rate for rare goods is not completely random; there's a clear and reliable trend. Each time that a player gets dropped loot of a higher Gear Score than they've previously encountered, that new highest Gear Score will be applied for future dropped loot of the same category as a rough maximum.
Example Scenario For Increasing Better Item Drops
For example, if players currently have a bow that has a 500 Gear Score, and this is the highest-score bow they possess, future bows that can be dropped by enemies will be around this score. However, if the player finds a bow of 510 Gear Score, their 'Gear Score bar' gets raised. From that point forward, when bows drop from high-level foes, they will now have a much better chance of being 510 Gear Score or higher. In this manner, players can incrementally increase the odds of obtaining better and better gear through the somewhat specific randomization that occurs.
Things To Keep In Mind When Gear Score Loot Farming
This ballpark Gear Score RNG is localized to each specific item type. Continuing with the example above, players who attain a bow of 510 Gear Score will only be able to find bows of around that level, however, other weapons, like swords and axes, will not be affected by the change. Each weapon and piece of armor operates like this, so gamers can only increase the drop rate of better gear on a type-by-type basis.
Players should also keep in mind that this is not an exact range. If players have a bow at 500 Gear Score, they can still get a 600 Gear Score bow as a drop from a high-level enemy, albeit extremely rarely. The odds of such a thing are comparable to winning the lottery, so don't get one's hopes up of this happening.
Furthermore, the Gear Score of a dropped item will affect a player's new max Gear Score item drop rate the moment the piece of armor or the weapon appears as a lootable item in the world; the second that an enemy is slain and their loot become available is the point when the player's Gear Score max gets adjusted (if there are items of a higher Gear Score on that defeated foe), not when the item is picked up or equipped.
Where To Find Items With High Gear Score
High-level areas are definitely the best places to grind--particularly spots with level 60 enemies or higher. On the map, the northern region is arguably the best to explore and hunt for high-score drops. Specifically, the Shattered Mountain region is a great place to farm for items and to gradually increase one's Gear Score for desired goods.
How To Get 600 Gear Score Loot From Crafting
Crafting works on a different system than enemy drops, therefore, sadly, players cannot use one to influence the other. To get items that have 600 Gear Score from crafting, players will have to use legendary tier materials along with as many buffs as possible. To do so, players will need to have a high level in whatever refining skill they wish to use for crafting particular bits of gear (mostly Weaponsmithing and Armoring).
New World is available on Microsoft Windows.