Catch the Medleyfaire Maestro at one of the summer villages that will pop up in Brightwood, Everfall, Weaver’s Fen or Monarch’s Bluffs to start your new musical career as a solo artist, or with up to five other players as a band. Doing quests for the Maestro and fishing will land you some festive summertime rewards – namely trade skill XP and buffs. There are five instruments to find and learn, and 31 songs to begin with. You’ll be able to strum a guitar, mandolin or upright bass, bang the drums, or even toot an Azoth flute like a mystical Ron Burgundy. Playing music buffs the musicians and audience alike. More buffs will unlock as your trade skill increases and there are six buffs to unlock, ranging from temporary increases to gathering speed to reducing encumbrance for a while. New World’s design team shared some concept art of how they approached the creation of Medleyfaire over on the game’s site here. Alice Bee chilled out as a carpenter when she played the game for her New World review last year. “I’ve chosen to be a carpenter and spend a lot of my days in the forest, strip cutting the whole place with a song in my heart and the sun at my back,” she said. “There are a truly dizzying number of achievements in New World, and I’ve got my sights set on the Master Carpenter one, partly out of spite at this point.” New World is on Steam for £35/$40/€40. You can see the full details of what’s coming in Medleyfaire later in July here.
