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Relaunching with a New Name: Secret World Legends - The Secret World - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited March 2017 in News & Features Discussion

imageRelaunching with a New Name: Secret World Legends - The Secret World - MMORPG.com

The Secret World News - Funcom is finally ready to reveal the details about the recently-announced overhaul of The Secret World. When the game relaunches later this spring, it will do so with a new name: Secret World Legends. Funcom considers SWL a "shared world RPG" that sports over a hundred hours of stories and quests. Lastly, Secret World Legends will be adopting a free to play monetization strategy.

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  • victorbjrvictorbjr Member UncommonPosts: 212
    OH BOY OH BOY!

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  • ACommonMuggerACommonMugger Member RarePosts: 558
    edited March 2017
    Wait, does this mean my lifetime account is going to not be lifetime anymore?

    Edit: Nevermind, found out if you're a lifer, you get Patron benefits forever in SWL.
  • Po_ggPo_gg Member EpicPosts: 5,749
    Lol, while i posted in the other thread you fired up the news entry... nice speed, Suzie :waving:
  • RemyVorenderRemyVorender Member RarePosts: 4,005
    So what changed? Just the pay model?

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  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    DMKano said:
    Combat remains unchanged?
    If you read the article, it says very clearly (and on their site) that combat has been reworked.


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  • GazimoffGazimoff Staff WriterMember UncommonPosts: 225
    I hope they preserve the questing experience. Some of the best, in my humble opinion.
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  • deniterdeniter Member RarePosts: 1,435
    So instead of fixing the game they turn it to action RPG.

    *Facepalm*
  • KossuthKossuth Member UncommonPosts: 56
    So our characters will be stuck in TSW which won't presumably receive any new updates. Everything except vanity items bought in the shop is also nailed.

    Very poor show funcom as a long term player of several of your games.

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  • RemyVorenderRemyVorender Member RarePosts: 4,005

    SBFord said:


    DMKano said:

    Combat remains unchanged?


    If you read the article, it says very clearly (and on their site) that combat has been reworked.



    Color me skeptical at best. Here's hoping.

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  • pantaropantaro Member RarePosts: 515
    deniter said:
    So instead of fixing the game they turn it to action RPG.

    *Facepalm*
    because the funcom ceo thinks gamers have MMO fatigue lol *doubleface palm*
  • ACommonMuggerACommonMugger Member RarePosts: 558

    pantaro said:


    deniter said:

    So instead of fixing the game they turn it to action RPG.

    *Facepalm*


    because the funcom ceo thinks gamers have MMO fatigue lol *doubleface palm*




    I think that's a fair assessment - not many people are interested in a cookie-cutter MMO anymore. Something different needs to happen. Not sure why you're facepalming.
  • pantaropantaro Member RarePosts: 515

    pantaro said:


    deniter said:

    So instead of fixing the game they turn it to action RPG.

    *Facepalm*


    because the funcom ceo thinks gamers have MMO fatigue lol *doubleface palm*




    I think that's a fair assessment - not many people are interested in a cookie-cutter MMO anymore. Something different needs to happen. Not sure why you're facepalming.
    that i do agree with,i know i'm beyond sick of themepark mmo's sandbox's not at all

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  • elveoneelveone Member RarePosts: 430
    I am hyped for this version of the game as the combat was the thing that drove me out of TSW. I am worried about the investigation missions though - they were by far the most unique component of TSW and I will be sad if they were removed in this new "action RPG" version of the game. Another system that I'm worried about is the character development system. They say that it will be reworked but from recent "reworks"(like Skyforge Ascension) my experience is that the devs "rework" the system by dumbing it down significantly or outright removing it. I hope this game does not fall victim to those very common mistakes. Thinking about it I actually think that it is a kind of brilliant move to launch it as a separate game instead of patching new systems on top of the old game, potentially ruining it for people.
  • WellspringWellspring Member EpicPosts: 1,464
    F2P

    *Triple Facepalm*
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  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671

    SBFord said:


    DMKano said:

    Combat remains unchanged?


    If you read the article, it says very clearly (and on their site) that combat has been reworked.



    We'll have to see...
  • ACommonMuggerACommonMugger Member RarePosts: 558
    Wellspring said:
    F2P

    *Triple Facepalm*

    You're a little late, it's been F2P. If you consider the purchase price of about 5 bucks now-a-days not free to play, then the micro-transaction market REALLY screwed up your way of thinking. :( 
  • ShainnaShainna Member UncommonPosts: 58
    Don't mess with the quests, they are the best thing in Secret World. It saddens me that you can't transfer your characters over, but we'll see what they do. Fix the combat and combat animations, pretty much all the ever needed to do, in my opinion.
  • JudgeUKJudgeUK Member RarePosts: 1,696
    Legend has it that TSW once had awful combat......

    Well since this was the area that put me off the game, here's hoping they do a really good job reworking this.
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    Looking forward to the combat rework. I hope it is a very significant rework, hopefully an entire overhaul.

    TSW is that one mmorpg i always reinstall, waiting for that moment they decide to improve combat. I hope this is finally that moment.




  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,975
    I'd actually be interested except for it being on Steam only.

    Maybe later there will be other options.

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  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    I'm back in a heartbeat if combat and its rework (both animations and abilities in general) are good.


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  • Thoth_MosheThoth_Moshe Member UncommonPosts: 240
    I wonder if this means there will be a console port
  • ConstantineMerusConstantineMerus Member EpicPosts: 3,338
    I love to go back. I hope they do more with their whole 3 factions thing going on. I'd love to see new stories. And for the love of all things holy, redo that combat, animations and the freaking UI. Also spend more 5 minutes designing your crafting system. <3
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  • Scott_JeslisScott_Jeslis Member RarePosts: 636
    Seems like 2 separate systems as existing characters can't be played in "Legends"??? That's bizarre.
  • LeiloniLeiloni Member RarePosts: 1,266
    I'm excited but also disappointed that I have to start over. I have three characters already in TSW with enough progress and things on the account that I'm a bit upset that all of that won't be continuing in the new game. Oh well, maybe it'll turn out to be a good thing if so much has changed. We'll see.
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