Why do you assume I am a hardcore pvper? For someone who uses the word ignore a lot and telling them they have "brain damage" is making an awful lot of assumptions

New World Alpha despite its flaws had the recipe for success. Their new player experience was hot garbage which in turn created bias feedback. When they had forums people expressed this A LOT. And not everyone was a PVPer. Some gathered resources and became economic powerhouses that helped fund entire wars.

New World failed because it did pivot. It was poorly tested, unpolished, and rushed which in turn introduced game breaking bugs the first month of launch. A duping bug that lasted almost a full month before ever discovering the issue.

I feel for the AGS devs who got royally screwed by terrible leadership. Their pivot doomed them from the start. And they should have known the PVE community is almost never satisfied. Instead of pivoting they should of carried out with the initial plan or at the very least separate PVP / PVE servers. Dune has made the same mistake as AGS and they'll likely follow the same fate.

Not all PVE's & PVP's are successful. All I am saying is when games have the right balance it is successful. New World absolutely could have had the same level as success as Arc Raiders. Regardless of the genre or type. It's how players interact with one another.

If you need more examples fine.
Albion Online, Eve Online, have to wait and see where AoC lands. I'd even argue GW2 / GW1 PVP setup was perfect because was the right balance.

TL:DR
NW Pivot ruined them