In some cases, large amounts of in-game currency have flooded into the accounts of New World players without any obvious cause. According to Amazon Game Studios, given recent updates and various changes to New World's economy, this has come as a huge gift to some players, as well as a source of criticism for the company from fans who are dissatisfied.
A consistent amount of money appears to have been received by a number of these players, as evidenced by a number of posts on the New World forums from players who either claim to have received the coin or who claim not to have received the coin. The developer claims that some community moderators and managers have also responded to these allegations with an explanation that is currently under investigation.
It appears that the New World November patch, according to those who have reported the issue online, has begun rewarding some players with 300,000 cheap New World gold coins at random, as reported by those who have reported the issue. Players who have no connection to the war declarations that were the subject of the patch's compensation program have reported receiving large sums of money as a result of the patch. A number of players have expressed their displeasure with this, particularly following a response from Community Moderator Pneuma that some players interpreted as making light of a bug that has the potential to destabilize the game's economic system.
In both the game's official forums and its official Twitter account, Community Manager Tosch has addressed the sudden issue with New World's gold that has occurred in the game. Currently, Amazon Game Studios appears to be still investigating the issue, with a resolution and additional information expected to be released in the near future. The most recent patch appeared to have been tampered with, resulting in a larger amount of coin being distributed than was intended, as well as to players who should not have received this additional currency in the first place.
Amazon Game Studios' future appears to be in jeopardy, based on the reactions of players who either received undue compensation or never received any coin when they were originally promised that it would be re-deposited. The most recent New World updates have caused issues that have gone beyond what was intended to be a simple compensation for war declarations, and it is likely that a rollback to a more stable version of the game is currently in progress as a result. Although many players are concerned that they will lose their progress or these 300K coins as a result of the developer taking such drastic measures in an attempt to correct the bug, this is not the case for all of those concerned.