FA Discussion => General => Topic started by: Jeyk on September 10, 2009, 05:36:44 pm
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Jeyk on September 10, 2009, 05:36:44 pm
The more I hear about this game, the more my interest grows. When I began following it, I had no idea it would turn out to be a 'modern day MMO'.
Check out this recent article: http://kotaku.com/5356125/the-secret-world-revealed-factions-progression-and-pvp
Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_World
Gametrailers video page: http://www.gametrailers.com/game/the-secret-world/11084
Main Website: http://www.darkdaysarecoming.com/
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Post by: Broin on September 10, 2009, 07:14:27 pm
I like the initiation test...
Looks interesting to me.. So is it a MMO or is it just single player game that has cooperative parts with PVP?
Oh and if we are thinking about getting into it which way to we go Templars / Dragons / Illuminati
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Post by: Ash on September 10, 2009, 07:20:25 pm
Something to definitely watch out for.
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Post by: Manic Velocity on September 10, 2009, 08:58:13 pm
A semi-modern/mythological/horror MMO.
FINALLY.
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Post by: Da6onet on September 10, 2009, 09:12:28 pm
Quote from: "Broin"
Oh and if we are thinking about getting into it which way to we go Templars / Dragons / Illuminati
Templars would fit better with our name/persona.
"There will be neither levels, nor classes in the game; instead, the character building will be skill-based. This way, the developers plan to avoid level grinding..." -Ragnar Tørnquist, Creative Director of The Secret World
I like it already.
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Post by: Jeyk on September 10, 2009, 09:36:12 pm
It looks as if the Initiation Test is essentially a beta application; just completed it.
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Post by: Tbone on September 10, 2009, 09:47:52 pm
Quote from: Da6onet
Quote from: "Broin"
"There will be neither levels, nor classes in the game; instead, the character building will be skill-based. This way, the developers plan to avoid level grinding..." -Ragnar Tørnquist, Creative Director of The Secret World
I like it already.
Oh God...Darkfall flashback...
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Anamodiel on September 10, 2009, 11:04:30 pm
This actually looks really interesting.
Looking at all three, the Dragons seem to fit with us well.
"Manipulators and conspirators, the Dragon have survived for millennia by playing their enemies against each other. Since before the first empire, though the aggression of the Mongol Khans and the ebb and tide of political change, a whisper in the right ear, a strategic assassination, alliances careflly crafted and broken - and the world eventually bends to the patient will of the immortal Dragon.
With a spiritual and philosophical approach to the secret crafts, as an acolyte of the Dragon you are taught to listen, shown how to teach others, and expected to respect the balance of the universe and to be humble in the face of fate. Yours is not the path of force, though force is often needed to clear the path.
Few know of the Dragon and their long history, and that is how the Dragon want it. You are invisible but pervasive, silent but all-knowing, and when the other secret societies have decimated each other, you will rebuild the world from ruins of their arrogance.
The Dragon is too easily underestimated, but those who do so live to regret it - or die before they get the chance."
Looks very interesting.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: NoCry on September 11, 2009, 01:50:27 am
Conan was a funcom game and I loved it (albeit that I did not enjoy the people!).
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Post by: Manic Velocity on September 11, 2009, 06:17:59 am
Quote from: Tbone
Quote from: "Da6onet"
Quote from: "Broin"
"There will be neither levels, nor classes in the game; instead, the character building will be skill-based. This way, the developers plan to avoid level grinding..." -Ragnar Tørnquist, Creative Director of The Secret World
I like it already.
Oh God...Darkfall flashback...
Unless it's done right.
*cough*EVE*cough* :D
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Subb on September 11, 2009, 01:52:21 pm
I dunno the Templars are the crusaders who rid the world of evil, yet the Dragon do sound very interesing... according to the Beta test I'm best suited for the Templars so I signed up as one.
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Post by: Phienyx on September 11, 2009, 02:28:16 pm
This is my shit right there. If they can accomplish what they are setting out to accomplish.....I will HAVE to be a part of this. The setting is something I've been looking for, for a very long time. The premise of the game is perfect IMO.
I think the Templars would fit us best. The Dragons are portrayed to be very diabolical and malicious in their methods. That is not us. We don't support plunging the world into chaos as a means to order. We are more the type who are not afraid to wade into the chaos that someone else has created to bring order and justice.
I will be keeping an eye on this one for damned sure.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Fuse on September 11, 2009, 04:11:03 pm
Quote from: ManicVelocity
Quote from: "Tbone"
Quote from: "Da6onet"
Quote from: "Broin"
"There will be neither levels, nor classes in the game; instead, the character building will be skill-based. This way, the developers plan to avoid level grinding..." -Ragnar Tørnquist, Creative Director of The Secret World
I like it already.
Oh God...Darkfall flashback...
Unless it's done right.
*cough*EVE*cough* :D
*cough*whathesaid*cough*
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Post by: Phienyx on September 11, 2009, 09:47:11 pm
I'm with Manic.....
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Post by: ArchNemesis on September 11, 2009, 09:59:29 pm
Fucking LOVED the beta sign up.
I'm definitely keeping an eye on this.
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Post by: Heironymus on September 12, 2009, 02:02:17 pm
link to beta sign up???
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Post by: Tbone on September 12, 2009, 02:08:00 pm
Just go to the main site and do their test. You got through OUR challenge but you can't find their beta app?? Tsk tsk!
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Post by: Broin on September 12, 2009, 05:50:06 pm
Quote from: "Phienyx"
I think the Templars would fit us best. The Dragons are portrayed to be very diabolical and malicious in their methods. That is not us. We don't support plunging the world into chaos as a means to order. We are more the type who are not afraid to wade into the chaos that someone else has created to bring order and justice.
First time I went through it it placed me as a Dragon... The second time I did, it placed me as a Templar. So does that mean I'm ruthlessly diabolical in my sense of righteousness to purge the world of evil?
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Post by: Ash on September 12, 2009, 06:04:56 pm
Yeah, that sounds about right.
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Post by: Phienyx on September 12, 2009, 06:10:33 pm
Quote from: "Broin"
Quote from: "Phienyx"
I think the Templars would fit us best. The Dragons are portrayed to be very diabolical and malicious in their methods. That is not us. We don't support plunging the world into chaos as a means to order. We are more the type who are not afraid to wade into the chaos that someone else has created to bring order and justice.
First time I went through it it placed me as a Dragon... The second time I did, it placed me as a Templar. So does that mean I'm ruthlessly diabolical in my sense of righteousness to purge the world of evil?
THat sounds about right because the same thing happened to me.
The link to the article mentioned that the Templars would level an entire village if it meant getting to and destroying the demon hiding within...or something similarly worded.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Erathaol on September 12, 2009, 07:41:32 pm
I'm so all over this game. I'm a bit wary of some of their promises, but just as with Darkfall (and Horizons, and Dark and Light, and Wish, and Dragon Empires, and Mourning...) I'll remain optimistic and hope for the best.
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Post by: Ash on September 13, 2009, 07:18:21 pm
Hmm... I wonder if this game will come out on Friday the 13th?
(two points if you can figure out why I just asked that)
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Post by: Phienyx on September 13, 2009, 08:36:38 pm
For only two points?
Friday the 13th is known to be anything from unlucky to down right a day of evil happenings.
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Post by: Lithium on September 13, 2009, 09:18:45 pm
Quote from: "Phienyx"
Friday the 13th is known to be anything from unlucky to down right a day of evil happenings.
Exactly! And that is why I, was in fact, born on Friday the 13th of November of 1987.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Strod on September 14, 2009, 09:38:37 am
I was deemed a Templar.
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Post by: Ash on September 14, 2009, 06:56:57 pm
Quote from: "Phienyx"
For only two points?
Friday the 13th is known to be anything from unlucky to down right a day of evil happenings.
Two points because I'm sure someone will just look up the answer on the Internet. I was hoping someone would know without cheating..lol.
Nonetheless the answer is actually very interesting.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Phienyx on September 14, 2009, 07:23:12 pm
Did you also know that back in the day in may old high rise building with more than 13 floors, the 13th floor was actually omitted?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_floor
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Lithium on September 14, 2009, 08:21:42 pm
Quote from: "Phienyx"
Did you also know that back in the day in may old high rise building with more than 13 floors, the 13th floor was actually omitted?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_floor
Yup, it's quite common for buildings to skip the 13th floor.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Ash on September 14, 2009, 09:02:40 pm
airplanes still have no 13th row.
Seriously, no one is even gonna guess why Friday the 13th and this game have something in common?
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Post by: Manic Velocity on September 15, 2009, 08:05:06 am
Quote from: "Yotogi"
airplanes still have no 13th row.
Seriously, no one is even gonna guess why Friday the 13th and this game have something in common?
A kid drowned during the game's early testing. Now the game is cursed with his unresting soul, and he will hunt your character down in cyberspace. You can kill him all you want, but the son of a bitch will just keep respawning after countless patches and expansions.
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Post by: Ash on September 15, 2009, 08:33:07 am
LOL...maybe I should have said "educated" guess.
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Post by: Tbone on September 15, 2009, 11:55:45 am
The first "unlucky" Friday the 13th was started when the order came down to hunt persecute the Templars (October 13th, 1307). The Templars were believed to be cursed men, and since this order essentially wiped them out, people believed the day itself to be cursed now.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Ash on September 15, 2009, 12:14:17 pm
God bless "cut & paste". LOL.
More specifically though the french King at the time, jealous of the Templar's wealth and reach of power made a secret pact with the Pope (who also feared the Templar's) to eradicate the Templar's and claim their properties and wealth for his own. The Pope was the one who put out the decree turning them into Devil worshipers and the like. On Friday October 13th, 1307 French soldiers along with Papal guards rounded up all (well not really all, but that's another story) Templar's from every part of Europe and Great Britain and either executed them or imprisoned them and forced them to confess to "acts against God" using torture and similar punishment.
Another fact as to why the Templar's had gained so much wealth (even though one of the tenants of their belief was to take a vow of poverty) was that they created the banking system we use today. They were the first to lend people money in exchange for charging interest whilst repaying it. They were basically the first "banks" in the world. This, and the fact that the French King was broke, is what made the Templar's wealth so tempting.
Thus endeth today's lesson on the Templar's...
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Post by: Tbone on September 15, 2009, 12:31:55 pm
I win!
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Post by: Phienyx on September 15, 2009, 02:44:59 pm
This type of information deserves its own thread. Good stuff.
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Post by: Heironymus on September 15, 2009, 06:05:19 pm
Quote from: "Tbone"
Just go to the main site and do their test. You got through OUR challenge but you can't find their beta app?? Tsk tsk!
I didn't actually go look.. I was at work and didnt feel like perusing random websites that may throw up flags...
and I figure I could just ask and someone would post it =P
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Lits on September 16, 2009, 11:22:45 am
The countdown clock on the front page is a funny thing. If you look at the time it is giving, the numbers are as thus:
days - 1 1 9 1 hours - 05 min - 43 sec - 23 milisec - too fast to count
Look for yourself, but be warned the digits that appear as "4" "6" and "8" actually arent. Watch the second counter. When the first digit changes, the corresponding digit is presumably 9. Start with that and count down from there. The first digit only goes to 5, like a regular counter.
So I can figure out that at this point there are 5 hours, 43 mins, and some odd seconds.... presumably to the game launch.
But what does the 1 1 9 1 mean? It isn't 11 months, 91 days (that would be roughly 13 months, 1 day) Same for 1 year, 19 months, 1 day... makes no sense.
Possibly 11-9-1? November 9th of 2011? or 2010? Or November 1st of 2009 (European way).
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Post by: Tbone on September 16, 2009, 11:29:17 am
It points to the end of the present cycle, according to the Mayan long Count (calendar) and has been a popular date for the end of the world, specially in the past few years. probably it points at a very important date in the game story, as those numbers (dec. 12, 2012) have showed up in several of the puzzle elements. Perhaps it's when the massive apocalyptic event is supposed to happen or something like that.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Jeyk on September 17, 2009, 09:24:19 pm
New "Director Interview":
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Post by: Heironymus on September 18, 2009, 04:20:02 pm
Quote from: "Lits"
But what does the 1 1 9 1 mean? It isn't 11 months, 91 days (that would be roughly 13 months, 1 day) Same for 1 year, 19 months, 1 day... makes no sense.
wouldn't 91 days be 3 months.. therefor it would be 14 months?
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Tbone on September 18, 2009, 08:20:16 pm
First of all, he gave a shout out to APB and CrimeCraft...heh.
Secondly, he said they are in "pre-Alpha" stage. What does this mean? It means maybe we can play this game after we get sick of SWTOR. Lol...
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Post by: Lits on September 19, 2009, 04:50:48 pm
That's why I said it makes no sense. Tbone says it's got something to do with 2012, but I'm pretty sure it says 1191. Maybe they're just meaningless blips, who knows.
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Post by: Tbone on September 19, 2009, 05:27:06 pm
My post was a quote from a dev after he was asked if it was a countdown to a release date.
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Post by: Lits on September 20, 2009, 02:51:31 am
ahhhh. well they're dumb. its says 1191. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
(or perhaps I should read the material myself)
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Post by: Tbone on October 18, 2009, 08:32:39 am
Taking the test now allows you to put in your name and email address and become an "initiate". Among other things, this puts you on a list to win beta access.
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Post by: Anamodiel on October 18, 2009, 08:37:20 am
w0000t.
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Post by: Anamodiel on November 18, 2009, 10:57:45 am
Guaranteed Beta spot in The Secret World if you re-up or start an AoC sub for three months.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Post by: Orphaeus on November 18, 2009, 03:04:13 pm
This game captured my interest when they released their first trailer a few months back, but I haven't heard anything new about it since then. I did some searching when I first heard of it and I found a forum that had been started by Tournquist himself, though nobody knew it at the time. He set up this whole intricate plot, similar to that of a Dan Brown novel, and pretended to be an investigator who was enlisting the help of the forum users (about 10-15 people at the time) to help him solve this puzzle. He even kept it up for the good part of two years if I recall.
This game's beginnings were in some seedy back alley forum with about 10 members, who were playing their way through an intricate puzzle/plot, I read a synopsis provided by one of those few peolple and it was insanely entertaining. That right there makes me infinitely more interested in this game than I would be otherwise.
Overall, I'm looking forward to it.
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Post by: Strod on December 24, 2009, 06:21:20 am
This is so fucking us.
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Post by: Strod on January 31, 2010, 07:22:01 am
Well it's about time, a small glimpse into hell. I'm not too sure about the "Zombies" I've seen this angle played way to much but it could prove a great game to keep interested in.
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Post by: Tbone on January 31, 2010, 12:04:42 pm
I don't like the fuzzy black and white of that trailer. They make it really hard to see what the actual game is like...
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Post by: Manic Velocity on January 31, 2010, 11:32:40 pm
I've been hearing this game will have strong ties to the Locecraft mythos. This gives me a raging hardon.
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Post by: Heironymus on February 01, 2010, 01:39:09 am
"Game looked amazing until I saw that trailer".. that is a quote someone posted on that site.. I tend to agree.. I could have swore this was going to be a demons kind of game not zombies
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Post by: Manic Velocity on February 01, 2010, 09:20:42 am
Am I missing something? Where's the trailer? All I see is a page of angry comments.
EDIT: Found it on N4G. I don't mind the zombies so much. I think the last zombie game I played was RE1 on the Playstation, so I'm not jaded by the concept. I just wish game trailers would show some actual gameplay. :\
The town of Kingsmouth is central in a few of Lovecraft's stories, so I guess the rumors are true. So far, I like the idea of this game. I just want to see how it actually plays.
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Post by: Ragnarok on February 01, 2010, 05:41:26 pm
Its not going to entirely zombies. It will most likely be all the myths and legends you heard as a kid in a video game. Their will probably be werewolves, vampires, demons, etc.
Check this link for more info. http://www.darkdemonscrygaia.com/showthread.php?t=1787
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Post by: Orphaeus on February 01, 2010, 11:19:44 pm
One more reason to get hyped for this game it seems. Why all the zombie hate? I love the concept and doubt that I'll ever get tired of it.
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Post by: Strod on February 02, 2010, 10:45:54 am
It's not hate towards Zombies, it's a great modern "Demon" but everyone does it now days.
I mean, don't get me wrong I'm with Manic and really digging the H.P. Lovecraft influences among others, but the game could turn ugly very quickly or go gold over night.
Having faith in games now days is a hard thing to do, 90% of them let you down or dumb down their potential to meet dates or meet some kind of bullshit standard set by the company that owns said game maker.
I know the game will be full of a lot of creatures from different times and lore periods, they have been saying that.
All, I'm saying is -- it could be a great game to watch for. However, that so called trailer and crap dialog isn't a good start.
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Post by: Ragnarok on February 02, 2010, 03:50:47 pm
I'm happy its not going to be some level based grind fest.
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Post by: Tbone on February 02, 2010, 04:16:17 pm
How do you know that?
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Post by: Strod on February 02, 2010, 06:01:45 pm
I have yet to see that specific detail finalized or even talked about. Have they put out something recently I missed or something?
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Post by: Ragnarok on February 02, 2010, 10:13:30 pm
They said it was going to be a skill based game when they announced it.
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Post by: Phienyx on February 02, 2010, 11:36:28 pm
One can only hope that it's similar to Eve Online's skill system.
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Post by: Ash on February 02, 2010, 11:47:46 pm
Quote from: "ManicVelocity"
The town of Kingsmouth is central in a few of Lovecraft's stories, so I guess the rumors are true. So far, I like the idea of this game. I just want to see how it actually plays.
Thank You!! I knew I had heard of Kingsmouth before.
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Post by: Ragnarok on February 23, 2010, 10:56:50 pm
Monsters of Maine blog uncovered http://monstersofmaine.blogspot.com/
Quote
The town of Kingsmouth is central in a few of Lovecraft's stories, so I guess the rumors are true. So far, I like the idea of this game. I just want to see how it actually plays.
Also Manic has it wrong Kingsmouth was not a place in the books. It is the combination of Innsmouth and Kingsport from the lovecraft books.So since they are taking inspiration as it seems from the Lovecraft mythos do you think we will see anything like the Great Old Ones, Elder Gods, and or the Yith?
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Post by: Tbone on March 01, 2010, 04:50:40 pm
http://pc.ign.com/articles/107/1072842p1.html
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Post by: Ragnarok on March 01, 2010, 08:12:13 pm
Quote from: "Tbone"
http://pc.ign.com/articles/107/1072842p1.html
Thanks Tbone! It was very informative on The Secret World
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Post by: Manic Velocity on March 02, 2010, 10:56:17 am
Looks very promising. I like the confirmed skill-based progression system, as opposed to level-based. The more I play EVE, the more I hope MMO's start moving in this direction.
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Post by: Phienyx on March 02, 2010, 04:23:00 pm
I am surprised no one has yet taken Eve Online's system and applied it to a more traditional MMO. I hope Secret World does its skill based system justice.
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Post by: Ragnarok on March 02, 2010, 09:00:33 pm
Quote from: "Phienyx"
I am surprised no one has yet taken Eve Online's system and applied it to a more traditional MMO. I hope Secret World does its skill based system justice.
You want a game that will use a system like Eve's then you should check out World of Darkness online. Their isn't much info about it though, more should come out around E3. The only thing we know is its being made by ccp and is using the WOD as a setting.
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Post by: Orphaeus on March 02, 2010, 11:40:08 pm
I hope I'm not getting too excited about this game, it's starting to sound like everything I want and more. The skill based system is where the industry is headed it seems, and it's about damned time if you ask me. I definitely prefer it to the monotonous old leveling system.
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Post by: Subb on March 23, 2010, 12:08:51 pm
The Secret World gameplay impressions at IGN (http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/107/1079161p2.html)
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Post by: Tbone on March 23, 2010, 12:10:52 pm
You beat me to it. I was just coming on here to post that.
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Post by: Manic Velocity on March 23, 2010, 01:24:41 pm
Sounds like the skill swapping will be similar to MxO's ability loadouts. And they mentioned state-based combat, which again sounds similar to MxO. Setting your opponent up in a certain state in order to use a seperate ability for more damage.
And no clothing buffs!!! :D
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Post by: Jeyk on March 23, 2010, 02:19:11 pm
Another article at Kotaku discussing the lore of the game:
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Post by: Ragnarok on March 25, 2010, 03:15:23 pm
Well the trailer was just released. Here is the link http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-10-the-secret/63665
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Post by: Tbone on March 25, 2010, 04:13:59 pm
I find the cartoony graphics very strange compared to how seriously they are taking themselves. The character models look like they came from Team Fortress 2...
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Post by: ArchNemesis on March 25, 2010, 08:23:14 pm
Yeah, i'm not one to complain much about graphics but... The games looks like a ps2 game :P
I couldn't care less if the game came out great though.
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Post by: Ragnarok on March 25, 2010, 10:01:39 pm
Now come on guys the graphics aren't to bad and the game play looks awesome.
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Post by: Manic Velocity on March 25, 2010, 11:01:02 pm
I actually don't mind the stylized look. The models don't look too cartoony. All the bodies... the human ones at least... are much more proportional than TF2 models. They remind me of Sims 3 models more than anything else.
The trailer actually showed very little gameplay. A few players attacking monsters for split seconds, but most of it was scripted. But the chick doing the voice-over sounded super hot. :)
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Post by: TinCanHitMan on April 02, 2010, 09:38:45 am
I’ve played Ragnar Tørnquist's previous games (the Longest Jouny, and Dreamfall). Every game he has worked on always carried a lot of emotional weight and small touches of humor. He is great at creating a functioning world from scratch (or in the case of his previous games two parallel worlds). I don’t know how well he would translate from single player to an MMO. Regarding the stylized look for the characters I recommend playing Dreamfall, it shows that the look actually pushes the emotional aspects better than a photorealistic look. You can see his fingerprints all over at least the latest trailer; prophesy fate and the nature of the competition between good and evil including its balance are all themes that he has explored in his previous games. I just hope that after this game he makes another Dreamfall.
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Post by: Jeyk on March 10, 2011, 01:14:25 pm
New Trailer:
http://www.thesecretworld.com/media
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Post by: Anamodiel on March 10, 2011, 01:52:00 pm
PVP, missioning, and guild talk. Looks like it's going to be an interesting game!
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Post by: Phienyx on March 10, 2011, 04:49:21 pm
I really like the premise of this game.
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Post by: Ragnarok on March 10, 2011, 05:04:03 pm
The more I see this game the more I like it.
Did they just make a matrix reference?
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Post by: Heironymus on March 10, 2011, 10:00:10 pm
Is it sad that my favorite bad guy boss on that video was the Trex?
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Post by: Tbone on August 16, 2011, 11:02:02 pm
http://pc.ign.com/articles/118/1188088p1.html
The game is due out in April and starts accepting Beta apps in nine days.
Frankly I'm not as excited for this game as I once was. Especially considering this is going to come out AFTER TOR, I think it will feel pretty sophomoric in comparison. The one thing that sounds interesting is having to search for real life clues to figure out puzzles and what not, but even that could feel more like a frustration than a game enhancement.
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Post by: Mavin on August 16, 2011, 11:09:06 pm
I've been following it for a few years and was highly interested, honestly thought at one time I was going to head to it instead of TOR . The secret societies and urban settings and puzzles really interested me. But the more they've released about it the less appealing it has become in recent months especially with the latest reveal. It feels like they took the game in a different direction at the last moment. Still going to check it out but yeah my interest has definitely fallen off as well, and poor timing on their part.
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Post by: Manic Velocity on August 17, 2011, 12:02:07 am
Quote from: "Tbone"
The one thing that sounds interesting is having to search for real life clues to figure out puzzles and what not, but even that could feel more like a frustration than a game enhancement.
Did you even play MxO?!
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Post by: Phienyx on August 17, 2011, 10:27:10 pm
Still keeping an eye on that one myself. Looks like it could go either way.
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Post by: likwidtek on August 18, 2011, 12:23:04 pm
I'm assuming they're going to do a skill system ala Darkfall? If so, we all saw what happened there...
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Phienyx on August 18, 2011, 02:38:00 pm
The best system I've seen yet is......wait for it......Eve Online's. No grinding. At least not the same kind of grinding. However unless the skilll system is deep and robust it won't work. They have GOT to stop dumbing down and pre-fucking these new MMOs that come out. There's already too many easy, instant gratification games for dummies out there now.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Tbone on August 29, 2011, 04:41:28 pm
Beta sign-ups have gone live: http://www.thesecretworld.com/secretwar
Warning: You will need a Facebook profile to complete the application. Sign up under the Templars!
Title: The Secret World
Post by: likwidtek on August 29, 2011, 05:41:12 pm
Done
Title: The Secret World
Post by: JazzyC on September 03, 2011, 09:47:11 am
Not having a Facebook account (or rather one I want to activate at present) I thought I couldn't sign up.
However, you can sign up without Facebook, but you will miss out on "The Experience" part.
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Ash on September 03, 2011, 11:08:40 am
what exactly is the "experience"
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Pyroclasam on September 03, 2011, 12:55:15 pm
Ongoing Facebook game. The details haven't been announced yet but you can win a beta spot
Title: The Secret World
Post by: Phienyx on September 04, 2011, 05:33:59 pm