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New World set sail on its maiden voyage into the realm of paid expansions with " Rise of the Angry Earth " just yesterday. The introduction of fresh content, particularly the eagerly anticipated addition of mounts, has breathed new life into Amazon's MMO, resulting in a resurgence of player interest, longer queues, and a substantial rise in player counts. When New World originally made waves with its launch two years ago, it achieved staggering player numbers, exceeding 900,000 concurrent players within the first month. However, in the interim period, the player counts had simmered down to more modest levels. Yet, with the launch of "Rise of the Angry Earth," concurrent player counts have experienced a dramatic upswing, doubling from September's peak player count. As of the present moment, it has reached an impressive 54,498 concurrent players, according to SteamDB. Although this figure doesn't quite reach the peaks of October and November 2022, coincid...