The Secret World - Page 5

Mharvey · 06-29-2012, 07:55 AM

I feel either name (EA or Funcom) is sorta company nongratta. I've made this point before, so apologies for getting repetitious... but even if EA wasn't writing checks and assuming they aren't interfering, Funcom itself still has a terrible track record for rushing incomplete MMOs out the door.

I just can't see something published by EA and made by Funcom ever filling that "fresh" role. After all, Age of Conan looked *fantastic* for the first 20 levels. Turns out, that's where 80% of their design went. By the time you were at 50, it was a miracle if your level 50 story quest actually worked.

But, for what it's worth, I hope you're right. I'd love a fresh MMO. I won't be buying launch day, but sing its praises a couple of months down the line and I'll probably jump in the pool.

defcon6000 · 06-29-2012, 09:13 AM

I don't blame you for waiting; I'm debating with myself if I want to jump in or stay back and see how it turns out. I had a lot of fun playing the beta, and after he first night of the beta weekend, they did shut down for a couple of hours to fix any bugs addressed, so they seem to be on top of things. But... there's always room for doubt. Plus, MMO's are so time-consuming.

efkelley · 06-29-2012, 10:09 AM

I think I said it earlier, that the non-fantasy setting was intriguing. Pretty much anything that isn't sword&sorcery gets a look from me these days. But the EA connection makes it a wash, especially at launch.

I'm with you guys. I'll give it a few months, wait for the reviews, and decide based on that. Totally not paying anything near launch price though.

LOG · 06-29-2012, 12:00 PM

Well EA is only publishing the physical version, you can buy the digital version from Funcom and EA won't get a dime (directly from you anyways)/

efkelley · 06-29-2012, 03:39 PM

Hmm. You make a good point, Sir Log of Logistania. Hmm.. Well, I'll give it a bit. Folks are kind of 'eh' on it at the moment. Let's see what happens in three months. Lots of things popping in the next couple of months. I'm not so tired of the current batch as to need something right now.
(Liar!)
(Quiet, you.)

Mharvey · 07-03-2012, 07:49 AM

Funcom CEO Resigns Position 24 Hours Before Secret World Launch.

While he didn't quit the company, I don't care what kind of spin they put on that... that's a bad freaking sign.

LOG · 07-03-2012, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mharvey

Funcom CEO Resigns Position 24 Hours Before Secret World Launch.

While he didn't quit the company, I don't care what kind of spin they put on that... that's a bad freaking sign.

That's possible, or it could just really be that he wants to go work on other projects.

Mharvey · 07-03-2012, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOG

That's possible, or it could just really be that he wants to go work on other projects.

I guess, but if that was the case, he couldn't have waited until two weeks after release - or even two days? This announcement can only negatively effect initial sales.

IMHO: he just pulled an Alan Smithee on TSW.

defcon6000 · 07-03-2012, 09:30 AM

I'm going with what LOG said. It doesn't mean "bad news" that the CEO stepped down, only that he wanted to end his position on a high note. It's not like all the game developers up and quit, hanging their heads in shame.

Wiskel · 07-09-2012, 07:47 PM

This is surprisingly good so far.

I caved on firday night and bought a digital download. i resisted any of the optional extras.

I'm playing a templar (I'm english) and they haven't kicked me out for not having as bad a cockney accent as theirs yet. I'm still low level so haven't ventured past the first quest area. I had a bit of a go at healer but backtracked and went for the mage as it's easier to learn the game when I have a couple of spells to kill monsters with, as the skill and ability levelling system took a few advancements to get my head around.

It's got better as I've understood it more, and the first questing area is great. I feel suitably powerful, (and badass) wearing a hoodie and setting zombies on fire in a moody seaside town that wouldn't look out of place in Silent Hill. The missions are all pretty good storywise, although it's a bit wierd I can't load up on 30 and go blitz the town. It has a strange system for getting you to concentrate on one major mission at a time but that helps the story. So far, not one mission I haven't enjoyed.

There's still a few parts of the game i'm clueless on, like crafting, and i haven't fully understood the powers system, but this morning the game recomended I get my mage a shotgun with the promise of a new, better hoodie if i did, and what's not to like about that?

Funniest thing was watching a stream of people ask over general chat if the game really expected them to learn morse code for one of the quests and watching people reply that it did. I think i'm going to like quests like that.

Can't comment on anything beyond the opening few hours, but it's a lot better than i expected.

Craig

defcon6000 · 08-03-2012, 11:25 PM

Free weekend to play!!! In honor of their one month anniversary. Also, they'll be fireworks.

efkelley · 08-04-2012, 07:07 AM

Thanks for the heads up! Was just looking for something to do.

efkelley · 08-04-2012, 11:21 AM

So, I went Templar and this writing isn't bad! Sonnac is quite the character. I'll have to do characters for the other two organizations and run through their tutorials just to see what they're like.

OC-138 · 08-04-2012, 11:25 AM

I wont say no to a free game. Will have to check it out

defcon6000 · 08-04-2012, 11:26 PM

It really is a great game. It's less of a grind and more about exploring the world, discovering weird mysteries. Right now I'm playing Dragons on server Grim (couldn't resist the name

), trying out a hammer/shotgun build.

efkelley · 08-05-2012, 09:50 PM

Liking a Templar Magus build the most at the moment. I gather that the decks are just to give us ideas to work towards so that you don't gimp yourself while gathering up points. I'd guess that in the later game we'd have multiple builds constructed to face different critters and do different challenges.

The crafting needs a FAR more comprehensive tutorial than what's in game. I found a devblog on it, and it makes a lot more sense now. It's always funny to find everything perfectly explained out there on the web. I want to tap the devs on the shoulder and say 'You see that? Those words right there should be in the game.'

defcon6000 · 09-22-2012, 10:10 AM

Now with rocket launchers!

(When I get through all my other games, and assuming I don't fall pray to sims3, I'll probably sink my teeth in this.)

WritingIsHard · 03-04-2013, 10:32 AM

I just bought it a week ago and I'm having a blast with it. The world looks very cool, the ability point system is very interesting, and I love the quests. Even the ones that do turn out to be "kill X monsters of Y type" (I only found one so far, and I'm almost through the starting location) give you a good reason for it. Also the monsters are sufficiently challenging without being too hard. You can always run away if you're out of your depth... And as you get too cool for some of the mobs it's still very satisfying to cut down several of them in two great sweeps

Is anyone from AW still playing?

LOG · 03-04-2013, 12:05 PM

I have it on my desktop, but my time is oriented more towards GW 1 and 2 ATM.

06-29-2012, 07:55 AM	#101
Mharvey Gets Drunk With Economical Speed Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Earth, Babysitting Man-Animals. Posts: 1,835	I feel either name (EA or Funcom) is sorta company nongratta. I've made this point before, so apologies for getting repetitious... but even if EA wasn't writing checks and assuming they aren't interfering, Funcom itself still has a terrible track record for rushing incomplete MMOs out the door. I just can't see something published by EA and made by Funcom ever filling that "fresh" role. After all, Age of Conan looked fantastic for the first 20 levels. Turns out, that's where 80% of their design went. By the time you were at 50, it was a miracle if your level 50 story quest actually worked. But, for what it's worth, I hope you're right. I'd love a fresh MMO. I won't be buying launch day, but sing its praises a couple of months down the line and I'll probably jump in the pool. __________________ Currently Revising: Science Fiction - The Blackguard - 114,233 words, YA Fantasy Rank Nothing - 85,000/85,000 words. Currently Pushing: YA Fiction - Controlled Burn - 55,300 words. In The Bottom Drawer: Horror/Thriller - Raven's Wing 82,051 Words. YA Fantasy - That Dashel Story, 80,944 Words, YA Fantasy - Noxbringer 83,423 words

06-29-2012, 10:09 AM	#103
efkelley ow Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,383	I think I said it earlier, that the non-fantasy setting was intriguing. Pretty much anything that isn't sword&sorcery gets a look from me these days. But the EA connection makes it a wash, especially at launch. I'm with you guys. I'll give it a few months, wait for the reviews, and decide based on that. Totally not paying anything near launch price though. __________________ --Eric Port Terra - Ye Olde Blog(e). Current project: the Star Trek: TNG episode rundown, delineating between the good, the bad, and the Worfy. Season 3 posted. VPXIII Taos Toolbox 2010 The Obligatory Facebook Link

06-29-2012, 12:00 PM	#104
LOG Lagrangian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Between there and there Posts: 7,158	Well EA is only publishing the physical version, you can buy the digital version from Funcom and EA won't get a dime (directly from you anyways)/ __________________ “What is the source of sadness, but feebleness of the mind? What giveth it power but the want of reason? Rouse thyself to the combat, and she quitteth the field before thou strikest.” –Akhenaton

06-29-2012, 03:39 PM	#105
efkelley ow Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,383	Hmm. You make a good point, Sir Log of Logistania. Hmm.. Well, I'll give it a bit. Folks are kind of 'eh' on it at the moment. Let's see what happens in three months. Lots of things popping in the next couple of months. I'm not so tired of the current batch as to need something right now. (Liar!) (Quiet, you.) __________________ --Eric Port Terra - Ye Olde Blog(e). Current project: the Star Trek: TNG episode rundown, delineating between the good, the bad, and the Worfy. Season 3 posted. VPXIII Taos Toolbox 2010 The Obligatory Facebook Link

07-03-2012, 07:49 AM	#106
Mharvey Gets Drunk With Economical Speed Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Earth, Babysitting Man-Animals. Posts: 1,835	Funcom CEO Resigns Position 24 Hours Before Secret World Launch. While he didn't quit the company, I don't care what kind of spin they put on that... that's a bad freaking sign. __________________ Currently Revising: Science Fiction - The Blackguard - 114,233 words, YA Fantasy Rank Nothing - 85,000/85,000 words. Currently Pushing: YA Fiction - Controlled Burn - 55,300 words. In The Bottom Drawer: Horror/Thriller - Raven's Wing 82,051 Words. YA Fantasy - That Dashel Story, 80,944 Words, YA Fantasy - Noxbringer 83,423 words

06-29-2012, 09:13 AM	#102
defcon6000 In Time-Out For My Sins Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: My shed Posts: 5,206	I don't blame you for waiting; I'm debating with myself if I want to jump in or stay back and see how it turns out. I had a lot of fun playing the beta, and after he first night of the beta weekend, they did shut down for a couple of hours to fix any bugs addressed, so they seem to be on top of things. But... there's always room for doubt. Plus, MMO's are so time-consuming.

07-03-2012, 09:30 AM	#109
defcon6000 In Time-Out For My Sins Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: My shed Posts: 5,206	I'm going with what LOG said. It doesn't mean "bad news" that the CEO stepped down, only that he wanted to end his position on a high note. It's not like all the game developers up and quit, hanging their heads in shame.

07-09-2012, 07:47 PM	#110
Wiskel practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: High above the rooftops...swinging from web to web. Or in Liverpool Posts: 421	This is surprisingly good so far. I caved on firday night and bought a digital download. i resisted any of the optional extras. I'm playing a templar (I'm english) and they haven't kicked me out for not having as bad a cockney accent as theirs yet. I'm still low level so haven't ventured past the first quest area. I had a bit of a go at healer but backtracked and went for the mage as it's easier to learn the game when I have a couple of spells to kill monsters with, as the skill and ability levelling system took a few advancements to get my head around. It's got better as I've understood it more, and the first questing area is great. I feel suitably powerful, (and badass) wearing a hoodie and setting zombies on fire in a moody seaside town that wouldn't look out of place in Silent Hill. The missions are all pretty good storywise, although it's a bit wierd I can't load up on 30 and go blitz the town. It has a strange system for getting you to concentrate on one major mission at a time but that helps the story. So far, not one mission I haven't enjoyed. There's still a few parts of the game i'm clueless on, like crafting, and i haven't fully understood the powers system, but this morning the game recomended I get my mage a shotgun with the promise of a new, better hoodie if i did, and what's not to like about that? Funniest thing was watching a stream of people ask over general chat if the game really expected them to learn morse code for one of the quests and watching people reply that it did. I think i'm going to like quests like that. Can't comment on anything beyond the opening few hours, but it's a lot better than i expected. Craig Last edited by Wiskel; 07-09-2012 at 07:55 PM.

08-03-2012, 11:25 PM	#111
defcon6000 In Time-Out For My Sins Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: My shed Posts: 5,206	Free weekend to play!!! In honor of their one month anniversary. Also, they'll be fireworks.

08-04-2012, 07:07 AM	#112
efkelley ow Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,383	Thanks for the heads up! Was just looking for something to do. __________________ --Eric Port Terra - Ye Olde Blog(e). Current project: the Star Trek: TNG episode rundown, delineating between the good, the bad, and the Worfy. Season 3 posted. VPXIII Taos Toolbox 2010 The Obligatory Facebook Link

08-04-2012, 11:21 AM	#113
efkelley ow Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,383	So, I went Templar and this writing isn't bad! Sonnac is quite the character. I'll have to do characters for the other two organizations and run through their tutorials just to see what they're like. __________________ --Eric Port Terra - Ye Olde Blog(e). Current project: the Star Trek: TNG episode rundown, delineating between the good, the bad, and the Worfy. Season 3 posted. VPXIII Taos Toolbox 2010 The Obligatory Facebook Link

08-04-2012, 11:25 AM	#114
OC-138 figuring it all out Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 50	I wont say no to a free game. Will have to check it out

08-04-2012, 11:26 PM	#115
defcon6000 In Time-Out For My Sins Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: My shed Posts: 5,206	It really is a great game. It's less of a grind and more about exploring the world, discovering weird mysteries. Right now I'm playing Dragons on server Grim (couldn't resist the name ), trying out a hammer/shotgun build.

08-05-2012, 09:50 PM	#116
efkelley ow Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,383	Liking a Templar Magus build the most at the moment. I gather that the decks are just to give us ideas to work towards so that you don't gimp yourself while gathering up points. I'd guess that in the later game we'd have multiple builds constructed to face different critters and do different challenges. The crafting needs a FAR more comprehensive tutorial than what's in game. I found a devblog on it, and it makes a lot more sense now. It's always funny to find everything perfectly explained out there on the web. I want to tap the devs on the shoulder and say 'You see that? Those words right there should be in the game.' __________________ --Eric Port Terra - Ye Olde Blog(e). Current project: the Star Trek: TNG episode rundown, delineating between the good, the bad, and the Worfy. Season 3 posted. VPXIII Taos Toolbox 2010 The Obligatory Facebook Link

09-22-2012, 10:10 AM	#117
defcon6000 In Time-Out For My Sins Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: My shed Posts: 5,206	Now with rocket launchers! (When I get through all my other games, and assuming I don't fall pray to sims3, I'll probably sink my teeth in this.)

03-04-2013, 10:32 AM	#118
WritingIsHard figuring it all out Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia Posts: 80	I just bought it a week ago and I'm having a blast with it. The world looks very cool, the ability point system is very interesting, and I love the quests. Even the ones that do turn out to be "kill X monsters of Y type" (I only found one so far, and I'm almost through the starting location) give you a good reason for it. Also the monsters are sufficiently challenging without being too hard. You can always run away if you're out of your depth... And as you get too cool for some of the mobs it's still very satisfying to cut down several of them in two great sweeps Is anyone from AW still playing?

03-04-2013, 12:05 PM	#119
LOG Lagrangian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Between there and there Posts: 7,158	I have it on my desktop, but my time is oriented more towards GW 1 and 2 ATM. __________________ “What is the source of sadness, but feebleness of the mind? What giveth it power but the want of reason? Rouse thyself to the combat, and she quitteth the field before thou strikest.” –Akhenaton

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