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The Secret World |OT| Everything is True
- Thread starter derFeef
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haha nice
There must be an event in tsw for this day, would be bad if not
This might be the "game world changing" stuff they hinted at earlier this year.
Ninja edit: have you finished the storyline? I need to do that asap.
Also I tried out SweetFX with TSW and it's glorious.
not nearly, i am at the start of the second desert area. With all the Pyramids etc. :/
ninja edit: i have the luxus of playing 1 year for free, no reason to rush through the game ^^
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
What is this "End of Days" stuff all about? Is it just an ARG thing or are they actually changing a bunch of stuff in-game?
The ARG seems interesting, but I guess it's connected to something that happens ingame. Would be weird for them to miss the Mayan end of the world stuff with the premise of TSW
Resubbed to check out the updates. I only played the starting month at launch.
- Starter decks are a great addtion, I really wanted these at launch. Makes you want to check out different playstyles and you get a nice outfit after finishing each one
- Camera sensitivity - thank you Funcom, Im pretty sure this has been added since I couldn't find this last time I played
- New investigation missions - some of the best content in the game, though I have to admit I could not figure out one part of Digging deeper and had to look it up (music/notes puzzle was too much =) )
In summary Im glad I resubbed, already spend hours in game. Really has a unique feel compared to so many other mmo's.
- Starter decks are a great addtion, I really wanted these at launch. Makes you want to check out different playstyles and you get a nice outfit after finishing each one
- Camera sensitivity - thank you Funcom, Im pretty sure this has been added since I couldn't find this last time I played
- New investigation missions - some of the best content in the game, though I have to admit I could not figure out one part of Digging deeper and had to look it up (music/notes puzzle was too much =) )
In summary Im glad I resubbed, already spend hours in game. Really has a unique feel compared to so many other mmo's.
Hahaha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3LN96IZtDU
Love the press release
The Secret World Game Director Goes Bonkers
Also a weird facebook update, seems like somethig is happening on wednesday?
https://www.facebook.com/thesecretworld/posts/10151286546966941
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3LN96IZtDU
Love the press release
The Secret World Game Director Goes Bonkers
Also a weird facebook update, seems like somethig is happening on wednesday?
https://www.facebook.com/thesecretworld/posts/10151286546966941
wow... TSW will be Buy 2 Play (Guild Wars 2 style)
http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=62789
i hope this will help the game.
http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=62789
i hope this will help the game.
Made a thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503802
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503802
Nice. The actual 1.5 content will be for next week though iirc.
"End of the world" is a nice touch for the subscription drop
Crimson Clown
Member
Might give this another go now, really enjoyed the story and lore aspects when I played in the beta.
Did the game get optimized any further? The beta didn't run great on my computer.
Did the game get optimized any further? The beta didn't run great on my computer.
Me (and my little Pet ) with the item of the Month
with LTA you will get 1200points, 20% reduced Cash Shop Pricess, 1hour exp boni per day and item of the month FOREVER.
So after you pay 600points for the DLC Patch every month there is still 600 points left, so you have more than before.
It´s already confirmed that the DLC will cost 5€, which would be 600 Points.
) with the item of the Month
with LTA you will get 1200points, 20% reduced Cash Shop Pricess, 1hour exp boni per day and item of the month FOREVER.
So after you pay 600points for the DLC Patch every month there is still 600 points left, so you have more than before.
It´s already confirmed that the DLC will cost 5€, which would be 600 Points.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
Just saw the new thread about this going B2P/F2P. I hope we can get enough GAF to keep the Cabal populated now. it would be great fun to do the new raid (and some dungeons I haven't been able to attempt yet).
indigo-cyclops
Member
Most definitely, I'm hoping for the same. I thin the B2P model will receive less ridicule than if they went for F2P for some reason.
As a lifetime subscriber, I still don't regret that decision. We get some cool things each month.
Audioboxer
Member
Just purchased, does this have server selections? If so, where is GAF?
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Green man gaming has a 35% one-time use coupon at the moment, assuming you don't want to wait a couple weeks for an inevitable steam winter sale deal.
jediyoshi
Member
Just for reference, it gets it down to $19.50 on gmg
https://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/mmos/the-secret-world-na/
WINTR-SRVEY-42012
Lowest it's been on steam is $22.49
SEGAvangelist
Member
Wow, this is great news. Now do the same with Age of Conan and I will cry epic man tears. Population should be booming in TSW now.
Oh god what is happening.
http://www.thesecretworld.com/thesituationroom/
edit: #4 on Steam - still climbing, wow!
http://www.thesecretworld.com/thesituationroom/
edit: #4 on Steam - still climbing, wow!
Audioboxer
Member
FUUUU the size of this game to install.
I only have a 60GB SSD and usually have Guild Wars and Civ5 on it along with my Windows installation. I've had to prune everything including a ton of apps as this installer just keeps downloading more and more :/
Thought I'd get to play this morning, but my hard drive had ran out of space and now it's downloading another 4.5GB.
I only have a 60GB SSD and usually have Guild Wars and Civ5 on it along with my Windows installation. I've had to prune everything including a ton of apps as this installer just keeps downloading more and more :/
Thought I'd get to play this morning, but my hard drive had ran out of space and now it's downloading another 4.5GB.
Audioboxer
Member
Yeah I've had to move some of the rdbdata files onto another drive and create a symbolic link to them in the Secret World folder.
I'll just have to be happy with having as much of it as possible on the SSD.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
File size has bloated a bit because they added a significant amount of content since launch, in particular the monthly issue updates. Anyone remember what the file size was after the initial install at launch?
Hmm, around 30? They also did not implement a compression functionality yet, which is highly needed.
wsoxfan1214
Banned
The first part of that ARG was WAYYYY too easy.
First to PM me gets the monk code outfit.
First to PM me gets the monk code outfit.
wsoxfan1214
Banned
Code taken. I'll give away future ARG rewards in the same manner, so keep a lookout, guys.
jaundicejuice
Member
Booted TSW up for the first time today with the intent of creating a character and playing for a little bit to see what the gameplay was like, ended up playing for six hours.
The microsoft store over the crazy black friday sale had the retail boxes for $10. Super glad I picked it up now. This game is cool. The story is actually compelling.
AFollowerNotALeader
Member
It's definitely guaranteed that I will give it a shot - my SO is getting me a copy for Christmas.
jaundicejuice
Member
Cool, it sucks you in
What faction, weapons? What missions did you like?
I watched all three faction videos and ended up going with Illuminati. Their intro made them out to sorta, kinda be the villains of the bunch and that was appealing. I was disappointed I couldn't name my character Nicholas "WickerMan" Cage, I had spent some time trying to make my character look like Nick Cage, but sadly WickerMan was already taken. So I hit random a few times, ended up with a dude who looked like Elijah Snow from Planetary and ran with that.
I don't know if the training mission is the same for all three factions (maybe? all three factions were present in the training simulation I went through) but it was the Illuminati training mission that just grabbed me. I loved the modern day setting with the supernatural bleeding into the normal everyday world. I really liked how they worked modern weapons in with more traditional MMO mechanics. Funcom had me at shooting eldritch lovecraftian monsters with a shotgun AoE speed debuff attack.
I tried out all of the weapons in the training room and the caster stuff is what grabbed my attention. Ended up choosing Blood Magic, which I thought was purely dps but it turns out the blood magic tree is a dps/healing hybrid which has worked out moderately well for solo'ing. Initially I spent a few ability and skill points on shotgun but as soon as I got the Blood Magic spell that I could use on mobs I started spending all of my skill and ability points on Blood Magic. I've maxed out the two basic, starting branches. Don't know if I should branch out more or not but given that you can only use seven active abilities I think I may just stick with Blood Magic. It's worked relatively well so far.
I think it's the combination of the modern day setting and weapons with the supernatural elements along with the different focus of mechanics and design that make TSW a really appealing MMO. It's a fairly unique setting and experience, not just for an MMO but for a game in general.
WickerMan may be not possible for other reasons *cough*
If you have not already, check the starting decks on the left in the skill menu, they have some cool blood magic decks.
I recommend the two weapon approach, as the game is designed around that and some weapons work together pretty well.
*cough*If you have not already, check the starting decks on the left in the skill menu, they have some cool blood magic decks.
I recommend the two weapon approach, as the game is designed around that and some weapons work together pretty well.
AFollowerNotALeader
Member
Urgh. I see that the tradition of MMO forums being a cess-pit is alive and well with this game.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
The majority of the active players were Templars. Now that the game is B2P/F2P, this may no longer be the case going forward. This isn't really a big deal since you can form parties and join up with anyone on any server, from any faction. Cabals (guilds) are faction restricted but other than the unified chat, faction bank, and PVP, there aren't many faction specific activities you will miss out on.
Tonner Cyn
Member
So I downloaded the free trial for the game recently and enjoyed it. A friend actually went and bought the game before the news about B2P came out. My question is this - do I still need to buy the game in order to play? Or is there something I can do to upgrade what I have already downloaded?
jediyoshi
Member
$15 on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VTVKG6/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VTVKG6/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Ughh on Amazon, right in my impulse buy range, I have no idea what the fuck this game is about lol.
jaundicejuice
Member
Wish I'd known about the decks sooner but I almost have my first starter deck, the Haruspex (Blood/Elemental magic hybrid). Won't judge the deck until I have the last two abilities but I'm giving up on my most powerful single target Blood Magic spell to use the deck. So far the only benefit is Blood Price (hp drain) comes up less.
Do enemies scale up or down depending on if you're playing a quest solo or in a group? So far I've done every quest I've come across and everything is either hard or very hard.
Edit: Looking through the character decks for the different factions, I think I might roll another character in a different faction. Probably Templar. The character build I have right now is only partially geared towards the two Illuminati decks that use Blood Magic but I have to choose between focusing on Fist Weapons or Assault rifles. Problem is both the Thaumaturge and Necromancer look kinda lame.
Do enemies scale up or down depending on if you're playing a quest solo or in a group? So far I've done every quest I've come across and everything is either hard or very hard.
Edit: Looking through the character decks for the different factions, I think I might roll another character in a different faction. Probably Templar. The character build I have right now is only partially geared towards the two Illuminati decks that use Blood Magic but I have to choose between focusing on Fist Weapons or Assault rifles. Problem is both the Thaumaturge and Necromancer look kinda lame.
jaundicejuice
Member
My advice would be to check out the faction specific Decks. Decks are TSW's approximation of classes, they provide you with a skill set build to aim for and also unlock your unique faction appearances/titles once you get the 7 active and passive abilities to make the Deck. Click through the Dragon, Illuminati and Templay Decks, see which faction jumps out at you the most. I went with Illuminati but after learning about the decks I kind of wish I had gone Templar.