Haha, yes. I didn't mean to advice to skip everything, it was really weird to revisit later and combined with the Game Issues that I did along the way have a really messy storyline. I just wanted to point out, that it's super easy and a bit more accesible right now.
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The Secret World |OT| Everything is True
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His Majesty
Banned
July 10th 3pm EDT / 1900 GMT tune in for a reveal of Issue 12 on a special live #DevStream! You could win Issue 12! http://twitch.tv/funcomofficial
Guessing it will be the new Orochi dungeon and hopefully some extra story stuff as well.
Guessing it will be the new Orochi dungeon and hopefully some extra story stuff as well.
Fuz
Banned
Well, seems that now they had to push "The Park" and decided to make TSW a P2W game.
I'm extremely disappointed in them, this is a terrible misstep for such a good game.
To clarify: everyone who's buying "The Park" gets a clothing item and a top-level, extremely good amulet. Don't care for the outfit, obviously, but selling top level gear? Scummy.
So sad to see this game going toward the pay to win route. I used to buy FC points now and then to support the game, this won't happen anymore.
I'm extremely disappointed in them, this is a terrible misstep for such a good game.
To clarify: everyone who's buying "The Park" gets a clothing item and a top-level, extremely good amulet. Don't care for the outfit, obviously, but selling top level gear? Scummy.
So sad to see this game going toward the pay to win route. I used to buy FC points now and then to support the game, this won't happen anymore.
I just picked up the Massive Edition on Steam (amazing price for so much content.).
I played the game on launch but stopped playing after entering Egypt because I screwed up my build and had problems killing multiple mobs. Since I'm gonna start a new character I was wondering what the easiest combo of weapons is to do all the story stuff? I think I read something that they nerfed all the content till you enter Tokyo but I still would like an easy (that is still fun ofcourse.) build that also can clear Tokyo without any problems.
I played the game on launch but stopped playing after entering Egypt because I screwed up my build and had problems killing multiple mobs. Since I'm gonna start a new character I was wondering what the easiest combo of weapons is to do all the story stuff? I think I read something that they nerfed all the content till you enter Tokyo but I still would like an easy (that is still fun ofcourse.) build that also can clear Tokyo without any problems.
I am currentl confused which items and issues I own (because Steam Sale offers). I bought a lifetime subscription back then, should I get all issues for free? I don't have the game installed anymore/yet and can't check.
edit: according to my account site I only have the issues up to issue 7. hmm.
edit: according to my account site I only have the issues up to issue 7. hmm.
piratepwnsninja
Member
Anyone still playing this? How meaty have the issues been?
Hello you last standing few. Some info from the financial report:
The Secret World will be relaunched during the first half of 2017.
The goal of the relaunch is to broaden the appeal of the game through:
Redesigned new player experience
Major improvements to gameplay including combat.
Introduction of new retention systems such as daily rewards.
Adjustments to the business model, including allowing
access to the story content for free.
Relaunch activities will begin in late March.
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This relaunch has the potential to have a significant
impact in the game and company's revenues
The Secret World will be relaunched during the first half of 2017.
The goal of the relaunch is to broaden the appeal of the game through:
Redesigned new player experience
Major improvements to gameplay including combat.
Introduction of new retention systems such as daily rewards.
Adjustments to the business model, including allowing
access to the story content for free.
Relaunch activities will begin in late March.
•
This relaunch has the potential to have a significant
impact in the game and company's revenues
I do not expect something revolutionary but "Major improvements" sounds pretty dramatic.
I honestly would prefer if they would simplify some of the skills and/or merge similar ones. It's just too much. Less skills, but more active usage like charging - let me directly control my main weapons with two buttons - add other skills/buffs by hotkeys.
I honestly would prefer if they would simplify some of the skills and/or merge similar ones. It's just too much. Less skills, but more active usage like charging - let me directly control my main weapons with two buttons - add other skills/buffs by hotkeys.
cj_iwakura
Member
Started blitzing the game since I dread Funcom killing it.
Love Transylvania so far, feels like a mix of Changeling and Vampire.
Love Transylvania so far, feels like a mix of Changeling and Vampire.
cj_iwakura
Member
PSA: if you're trying to run TSW vanilla, Funcom are forcing it to update to SWL.
Be careful. This fix saved me, thankfully:
Be careful. This fix saved me, thankfully:
from what I understand is they are treating in like Anarchy online from this point on.
The OG Secret World will continue to exist but will go into what Funcom has called "maintenance mode" - they will continue to patch exploits and bugs (albeit at a slower pace) and will invest all time and future content into TSWL
Funcom is treading water at this point and they are really hoping that this new format will bring new players to the table - I do too, but am not hopeful.
I played AO for over a decade, and put 400-500 hours into TSW before the Tokyo expansion went live.
Personally I think Funcom missed an opportunity with AO (to go PTP versus monthly) and are now thinking/hoping people will micro-transaction TSWL.
I don't get it, their financials are terrible and the decisions they make are very strange. I really loved AO and TSW but am completely uninterested in their conan material.
exiles brought some new money to the table which I hope they use wisely.
AO was one of the best implementations of sci-fi into a mmorpg which did not hold your hand, it had one of the best communities with some of the most intelligent people I've ever interacted with on the internet.
Similarly TSW was a departure from the cookie cutter mmorpgs I was playing at the time. The community was also excellent initially. I was more than excited to hand over for Grandmaster status.
Granted I have not played that many hours of TSWL, the combat is much simpler but the puzzles and pacing from what I have seen haven't changed much - it will be interesting to see if the game can create a buzz or if it just angered the current user-base due to starting characters completely over.
cj_iwakura
Member
I think they know they crafted this great story and mythos and want to bring more people into it rather than throw it away. I hope it works out for them, but I think those would have been resources better spent on making a console version.
They had the opportunity to make the combat a bit more exciting and the skills more eintertaining, and now they added two more weird mechanics to the weapons. I would have liked sound aiming and execution mechanics instead of what we got with Legends. Kinda refinement but not really.
They need to make holding button repeat the attack asap, spamming my mouse like crazy..
Also I noticed my game's folder ballooned to 50gb since I've had a game for long ass time and decided to reinstall yesterday, just as servers went offline lol. Today they're hammered and going slowly but oh well...
Also I noticed my game's folder ballooned to 50gb since I've had a game for long ass time and decided to reinstall yesterday, just as servers went offline lol. Today they're hammered and going slowly but oh well...
So, a couple questions I'm hoping that can be answered here since they're not clear to me:
1. I own TSW on Steam but have never played. Does that get me anything in this new version? I'm assuming I might have some 30 free days of subscription thing that'd carry over to get me bonuses for the first month...?
2. The Path gives you items in TSW, right? If I were to get around to playing that, would that still give me those items? Would I have to make an original account, redeem them, and then transfer them over or something?
1. I own TSW on Steam but have never played. Does that get me anything in this new version? I'm assuming I might have some 30 free days of subscription thing that'd carry over to get me bonuses for the first month...?
2. The Path gives you items in TSW, right? If I were to get around to playing that, would that still give me those items? Would I have to make an original account, redeem them, and then transfer them over or something?
His Majesty
Banned
edit: wrong thread =p