Character progression

research draft · methodology 0.3 · September 2, 2026 · Steam product line removed from sale on 2026-01-15; shutdown for all platforms was announced for 2027-01-31. Observed on 2026-09-02.

The retained primary item identifies a progression-related fact, but the package does not establish the progression unit, cycle and reset rules, persistence, formal axes, cap, and post-cap state required by section 16.12. A positive character-progression result is therefore not published.

Assessment scope

Access cost:

Unknown

Product horizon:

Server shutdown announced, announced on January 15, 2026, shutdown on January 31, 2027— Amazon Games announced delisting on 2026-01-15 and permanent server shutdown across all platforms on 2027-01-31.

Independent dimensions

Depth:

Unknown

Core experience relevance:

Unknown

Observed adoption:

Unknown— No compatible participation numerator and eligible-audience denominator were assembled for this exact boundary.

Structural expectation:

Unknown

Player dependency:

Unknown

Change direction:

Not assessed

Assessment type:

Unknown

Confidence:

Insufficient data— The checked source is insufficient for a positive result because the minimum evidence set in section 16.12 is incomplete.

Module fields

Progression unit:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish the formal progression unit for this exact boundary.

Assessment subject: account or character:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish the complete account-or-character development subject for this exact boundary.

Progression cycle type:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish the progression cycle type, reset boundary, or lack of resets.

Carry-over layers:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish carry-over layers and their lifetimes.

Main scale cap:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish the cap of the main progression scale.

Post-cap progression:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish whether capability progression continues after a cap.

Pace limiters:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish progression pace limiters or their absence.

Progression-based content access requirements:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish exact progression thresholds for content access.

Cumulative and choice axes:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish the formal cumulative or choice axes required by section 16.12.

Specialization choice reversibility:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish the rules or cost for changing specialization.

Specialization choice point:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish when specialization choices occur.

Equipment turnover:

Unknown— The retained evidence does not establish gear loss, wear, or guaranteed retention.

Mode state:

Unknown— The product horizon confirms a completed or scheduled server shutdown, but the reviewed evidence does not independently resolve the last observable state of this exact progression contour.

Component profile (0–4)

• Path length and structureNot assessed
• Progression axesNot assessed
• Specialization choiceNot assessed
• Role of equipmentNot assessed
• Progression sourcesNot assessed
• Progress persistence and carry-overNot assessed
• Game integrationNot assessed

Evidence

• presence

  Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Amazon Games · Published September 16, 2025 · Accessed September 2, 2026

  Nighthaven brings with it numerous game-wide changes to systems, progression, gearing, and rewards.

  The primary item was checked for this boundary, but the full minimum evidence set in section 16.12 was not assembled; the excerpt qualifies an Unknown result and does not support positive Presence or Depth.

  https://www.newworld.com/en-us/news/articles/season-10-nighthaven-announcement
• scope

  Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: Amazon Games · Published January 15, 2026 · Accessed September 2, 2026

  New World: Aeternum will officially be taken offline from all platforms on January 31, 2027.

  Amazon Games announced delisting on 2026-01-15 and permanent server shutdown across all platforms on 2027-01-31. This fixes the historical or final product boundary; it does not determine character-progression Presence.

  https://www.newworld.com/en-gb/news/articles/the-future-of-new-world-aeternum-what-to-expect