Play lotro instead. It's free to boot (totally not a plug. Also play on brandywine server :P)Originally Posted by Chrien
Play lotro instead. It's free to boot (totally not a plug. Also play on brandywine server :P)
I played lotro for 6 months when it first came out was fun but not going back
This is the reason Im playing it, have a few friends that are playing and really I like the atmosphere. The combat isn't that bad once you get deeper into your trees and the design of the areas/instances is good. Will probably burn out right around Guild Wars 2 release since Im not really rushing anything.
Funcom makes great-looking games with interesting and original worlds that are totally unpolished and have broken/clunky gameplay. They are like the bizarro-Blizzard.
So I tried to buy the game on Saturday, somehow I got it for free when trying to pay it with paypal (didn't do anything dodgy, it just never sent me to the paypal site and then told me I had the game). Haven't had much time to play, about 4hrs total but it seems quite interesting. Quests and enviroments are interesting. The skill system is intriguing and offers lots of possibilities. Sadly I have pretty bad latency so it generally feels unresponsive. Will persevere.
This is a game that makes you feel stupid 90% of the time, but when you figure out one of the riddles/puzzles/other things you feel awesome. Or like a retard if it was actually simple and you managed to over complicate it.
Yea this game is surprisingly fun, yet to find any bugs.
Wish you could have more than three side quests active and the melee/ranged "combo" points are a bit annoying to keep track of as they are in different parts off the screen but over all its pretty good/fun.
The ranged combat with guns isn't terrible for once either!
Booyah!
State of the Game, July 10th 2012
Hi all,
Welcome to the inaugural The Secret World State of the Game update!
(Right, so that's a mouthful. In the future, I think I'll shorten it to TSWSotG, because that's a LOT easier to remember.)
We've had an exciting first week, and we're thrilled to see that everything has gone incredibly smooth so far. There have been some bugs and issues, of course, and we're fixing those as quickly as we can, but things are really stable and our players -- you guys! -- are very, very happy with the game. And that makes us very happy, too!
Now that players are progressing further and further into the game, uncovering all those things we've managed to keep secret for years and years, we're starting to see a lot of questions about what's next. What does the future hold for The Secret World, for our players and subscribers?
Well, I'm finally allowed to reveal a FEW of the things we're working on, and I'm really excited to be talking about what's ahead for The Secret World.
We're going to be releasing fresh and tasty new content FREE to our subscribers on a regular, monthly basis. The first update is due on Tuesday, July 31st, and we will be releasing more details about that particular update later this week -- including a couple of fun surprises. (You're going to love it.)
So what will these updates contain? I'm glad you asked! I won't spoil too much, but here's an overview of some of the things we have in the pipelines:
* Mission packs on a monthly basis! The first few packs will contain new investigations for every adventure zone in the game -- but we also have more action and sabotage missions planned for the near future. These missions will feature fully voiced cut-scenes and new media pop-ups, and will match the quality of the missions currently in the game. Oh, and like everything else in our monthly updates, these packs are FREE for our subscribers!
* New weapons! We will be announcing our first auxiliary weapon soon (one clue: bigger, slower, more explosions) and new auxiliary weapons will be released on a regular basis. Combat in The Secret World will continue to evolve, and it will pay to expand your character in multiple directions!
* Raids! We're well into production on our first raid, and there will be more information about that in August! But as a teaser: The Big Apple will never be the same
* We've already announced our plans for expanding and improving character customisation: The Modern Prometheus and Ockham's Razor are opening in New York and London respectively in August, Execution later this year in Seoul. Pangaea in London will receive new stock, and we will add more accessories and clothing as rewards for both achievements and missions
* Chronicle has entered public beta, and we'll keep enhancing and growing that service according to player needs and wishes! Our intent is for Chronicle to become a living, breathing community in itself, and a place where players will go to measure and compare themselves against others, to check out the profiles of their co-players and rivals, and -- in the long run -- to become a living chronicle (zing!) of their player characters
* We have a player-versus-player dungeon in the early stages of planning -- in a brand new geographical area. More on this later this year!
* And speaking of dungeons, we're also working on a dungeon finder tool, allowing players to more easily put together a team to handle the instanced content
* Seasonal events won't go unnoticed in the secret world, and both Halloween and the Winter Solstice are important milestones for those who dabble (and dive deep into) the occult. Expect plenty of content to tie into both events -- including new missions, new characters, new monsters and some twists and turns that will keep players on their toes
* We're in production on two large, new and incredibly exciting adventure zones -- both of which will be announced in August. New geographical regions, new characters, new missions, new drops, new challenges, new monsters, new lore that will carry the story past its first act and into its thrilling and shocking second act!
* Improved cabal functionality is on the drawing board and will be seeing improvements later this year
* And we're not forgetting about our social players! We have some cool functionality tied to the Albion in London coming up very soon, allowing role-players and would-be thespians to spread their wings
* Pets will be updated and upgraded as we go along! More pets, better pets, and some cool surprises in store for pet owners!
* And last but certainly not least: Combat will receive constant polish and tweaks to make things look and feel better. Keep an eye out for more revisions to our effects and animations this autumn -- and the inclusion of auxiliary weapons will make combat even more exciting!
This isn't all. In fact, it's just the beginning, so stay tuned! The Secret World will keep growing, and there will always be a reason to go back to your favourite places, to dig deeper into the mysteries of Solomon Island, Egypt, Transylvania, New York, London and Seoul...and beyond.
So stick around, folks -- there's tons more to come, both this week and in the very near future. Thanks for reading, and have fun playing the game!
Ragnar Tornquist
Senior Producer & Creative Director,
The Secret World
Anyone else actually playing this? :P
I have been looking at it but their website doesn't give much details on specifics. How does leveling work? Availability of pvp at lower levels? Single server/sharded?
Hi.
Do quests/kill mobs get action points/skill points. Quests are a lot more fun than normal themepark mmo's it's a lot more free with what you have to do and were you want to go. Investigation quests are really cool as they don't tell you shit and expect you to figure it out. You don't have levels and most of the quests can be done once every 24hrs if you want to get more SP.
Not sure about pvp is some world objectives in pvp zones I think. You get a buff depending on how many your faction controls (+% xp ect) and it chances fairly regularly so I guess stuff must be going on :P
It's different servers but you can join/chat with anyone on any server, just need to group and move instance
Starting "upgrade pack" worth it or no?
Started downloading....14.5gb going to take a bit.
Last edited by Aypse; July 15 2012 at 12:59:28 PM.
Hi.
Took me about 12 hours
Nar it isn't worth it :P I didn't get it and it hasn't been to bad.
If you bought it on their site don't delete your card details till you get charged. I deleted the card like 3 days after I paid for it, worked fine till yesterday then just wouldn't let me log in. The payment system seems all kinds of derp, though the live chat support sorted it out pretty quick.
So is there a better way to shoot zombies in the face other than just keep tapping "1" while also trying to dodge? is there an auto-repeat for attacks?
Hi.
Press 1, 2 then dodge shit
You don't have to pay to play for 3 days.Took me about 12 hours
Nar it isn't worth it :P I didn't get it and it hasn't been to bad.
If you bought it on their site don't delete your card details till you get charged. I deleted the card like 3 days after I paid for it, worked fine till yesterday then just wouldn't let me log in. The payment system seems all kinds of derp, though the live chat support sorted it out pretty quick.
Somebody before mentioned this with PayPal so I reproduced it. Select PayPal, you never get to the PayPal page but you get activated status anyway and failed transaction in log.
After three days acc gets frozen.
It is nice game but not willing to pay for it atm.
Corw
I currently still have the free ar from the dojo but I haven't seen a single weapon drop as loot on Solomon Island. I have some crafting components but they are too low quality. Where do I go to get an new gun?
Hi.
There's a quest at the skate park that awards a level 3 green weapon of your choice if you are unlucky with drops. It's the one with the RC plane, I believe.
That skate park over by the wooden covered bridge? I think I saw a empty cop car with a mission offering there. Thanks.
Hi.
You can get it from the teenaged NPC who hangs out there. Or more specifically, the RC plane on the table next to him.
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