Amazon's MMO New World has been doing quite well for itself in the wake of its incredibly popular launch, and it appears that players are now exploring every corner of Aeternum and finding new ways to take advantage of the game's mechanics. One New World player recently showed off a short video of their new fighting style, which seems to be as effective as it is funny to watch in action.

Like many games, New World has some interesting hitbox interactions that players like Redditor Rterry112 can exploit to reduce the chances of being hit by enemies. Rterry112 has found a fighting style that involves a lot of suddenly dropping prone to avoid attacks and rolling away from overhead blows, a technique that can reportedly be pulled off in any of New World's armor sets.

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In the video, a hammer-wielding player is shown approaching a Gillgut Ghoul enemy. After hitting the opponent, the player immediately drops to the ground to avoid the follow-up shot, then rises to take another shot. The result is a time-consuming battle where the player spends more time on the ground than on their feet, but they only seem to take one hit from the enemy. In a game where weapon and armor clipping can be a real problem, this fighting style may be incredibly effective.

The hit-and-drop-prone strategy allows the player to dodge the majority of the enemy's attacks, with the main threat faced by the player being overhead blows. However, these attacks tend to have a long wind-up animation, giving the player the opportunity to roll to safety. Another potential issue is the length of time it takes for the player to complete the prone animation--the hit the player is shown taking occurs while they are in the process of getting down. This fighting style might be slightly less effective in New World's PvP, but it seems to work well in PvE gameplay.

As of writing, it appears that other fans are rather impressed with Rterry112's ingenuity. Several users began discussing other hitbox exploits, such as the tendency for players who are gathering to not be where they appear to be. Another group of users began discussing whether the prone roll mechanic could be used in heavy armor, and why New World includes so many odd commands like prone in the first place. New World is a complicated game, but it seems that players are well on their way to mastering some of its mechanics.

New World is out now for PC.

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