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Matches, shelter, a water source, and a hatchet are all that a rugged outdoor enthusiast needs in the wilderness. InNew World, the hatchet is a weapon as opposed to a tool, and it is one of only two choices available that is capable of both ranged and melee damage in this MMO.
New Worldfeatures a vast, open world with plenty of wilderness to explore, so a lot of players are building characters that could be Survivalists, Hunters, and Pirates, all of whom suit the hatchet in terms of roleplay. It isnot the most glamorous of weapons, which is why it is often overlooked, but players shouldn’t take the humble hatchet for granted.
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Acquiring A Hatchet
A hatchet shouldn’t be confused with the ax, which is crafted in the Workshop using the Engineering skill along with the other gathering tools. The ax is only used for chopping down trees to harvest lumber, and unlike the hatchet, can’t be used as a weapon.
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Attributes That Scale With The Hatchet
Strengthand Dexterity determine how skilled a character is with a hatchet,and although this spreads the Attribute points thin at early levels, there are several other weapons with similar requirements. Remember that some allotment is required for Constitution to raise a character’s hit points.
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Most of the weapons inNew Worldeither scale with Strength, Dexterity, or a combination of both. With no class restrictions to hold them back, creative players can combine their hatchet with several interesting choices of secondary weapons, as listed below.
Hatchet Mastery Trees
Like many of the other weapon Mastery Trees, the branches for the hatchet are divided into two sections. In this case, it’s melee versus ranged — much like the spear,which has similar capabilities.
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Hatchet Weapon Combinations
There’s no dual-wielding inNew World.This is in keeping with the more realistic aesthetic, because dual-wielding tends to bea feature of more cartoony fantasy RPG games. Players can equip and wield only a single one-handed weapon, and not two of the same kind at the same time.
