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Who else pre-ordered Secret world?

#1



SeraRelm

I just did and I'm getting the beta download now.


#2

Jay

Jay

I'm too lazy to goggle. Explain this game.


#3



SeraRelm

Modern day day setting with secret societies involving magic, guns, occult, etc (basically all the old legends, wives tales, folklore stuff). You end up fighting things like spirits, zombies, demons, dragons and the like. No levels, no classes. It's all ability and skill [point] based. You solve mysteries, decide if you want to save people or not along the way. Starting points in the game are New York, London, and Seoul.

/quick synopsis


#4

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

It's also an mmo (I think)


#5



SeraRelm

Yes, and you can change builds easily, so no need to make a million alts. I think they said they only thing really set in stone is which society you pic. Templar, Illuminati or Dragon.


#6

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

No need for a million alts?

I'll be the judge of that!


#7



SeraRelm

Well, should you wish to try the other Societies out, perhaps. The pre-order stuff is ok too. early beta access, pet wolf, an in game t-shirt and ring, but being able to reserve a name is the best part. Unfortunately, someone already reserved my primary and secondary choices, but I had a tertiary.


#8

Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

I always get tempted to try MMOs but I've never been able to keep playing a single one. Once again, I like the hook of this one but I don't think I can do it.


#9

Gryfter

Gryfter

It's also by Funcom and being published by EA.


#10

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Gryfter said:
and being published by EA.
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#11

Bowielee

Bowielee

Funcom did the Longest Journey games, so they've bought some good will for me. However, with EA backing the servers, I'd be affraid to have a non running MMO in a few months.


#12



SeraRelm

Well, playing the beta as a chaos mage tank so far... it's pretty cool.


#13

bhamv3

bhamv3

Yeah, EA running it? That makes me wary.

Also, my idea of a MMORPG is a MUD.


#14



SeraRelm

The town of Kingsmouth. It's like The Fog meets Salem meets Innsmouth meets Silent Hill meets (etc, etc). Very nice how things are tied together.


#15

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

bhamv3 said:
Yeah, EA running it? That makes me wary.

Also, my idea of a MMORPG is a MUD.
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Someone else plays those? I thought I was the only one.

Iron Realms Entertainment make the best muds.


#16

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Played the hell out of the Open Beta this weekend. Really enjoyed it, but it runs like shit on my PC. I'll definitely consider switching to this if SWTOR can't hold me.


#17



SeraRelm

lol, deputy andy. "We're just a small town. most we get is a DUI or domestic.. or human sacrifice.."


#18

bhamv3

bhamv3

Ravenpoe said:
Someone else plays those? I thought I was the only one.

Iron Realms Entertainment make the best muds.
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I've played the same MUD, on and off, since 1993.


#19

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Not too jazzed on Funcom's MMO record, so I think I'll wait on this one a bit, see if they come out with a trial.


#20



SeraRelm

Well it's not like I can't cancel the pre-order and get my money back if the beta sucks. :p
If they do a trial I'll be glad to hand out codes.


#21

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

My roommate's been playing this and seems to like it a lot more than he thought he would. The initial reveal (like two years ago?) made it sound really cool, and then it's like the game dropped off the radar till he got a beta invite last week, also finding out the game releases next month. It looks kinda fun from what I've watched, but I'm mainly worried it'll be another Conan. Awesome fun for like 20 levels, then you leave the first major area and it all goes to hell.


#22

Siska

Siska

There was an open beta? Aww I missed it.


#23



SeraRelm

No no, it's on the weekends for people who pre-ordered.


#24

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Last weekend WAS an Open Beta, but you had to get a code from Gamespot or another website to let you in on it. The rest of the weekends are for people that pre-ordered.


#25

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

in fact, if you go to one of these websites, you can get a free code for THIS weekend's beta.


#26



SeraRelm

2nd beta weekend is up and I'm falling in love with the lovecraftian horror of Kingsmouth all over again :D


#27



SeraRelm

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The game was pushed 2 weeks later...

So next beta weekend is June 15th.






:(


#28

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Boooooo!


#29

Jay

Jay

Gameplay vids?


#30



SeraRelm

The guy talking is a dip, but it's an ok video.


#31



SeraRelm

So um.. who else is in the beta? I wanna play with peeeooplllle.


#32

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I just got in but I have no idea what my schedule is going to be ATM. Plus I'm still trying to finish up Kingsmoth proper. Still need to do the stuff at the Junkyard.


#33



SeraRelm

quests are repeatable on a 24 hour cooldown.


#34

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

I'm conflicted about the Secret World.

It looks amazing, but then... MMO published by EA...

It's like, oh look, there's a $20 just laying in the road. But there's a dog turd sitting on top of it. And that turd comes with Day 1 DLC.


#35

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Day 1 DLC for an MMO?


#36

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

That was more a general EA jab than specific to the game.


#37



SeraRelm

No. Funcom is doing it. they have trouble with backing, yeah, but they ALWAYS come up with something new and interesting. If anything, you know for a fact it's not a WoW clone.


#38

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

SeraRelm said:
quests are repeatable on a 24 hour cooldown.
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Oh, I know. I'm just trying to do everything at least once. Speaking of which, did you do Something Wicked?

I got into the cell and read the clue, but I couldn't find the White Ravens. Do I still need to be dead to get them to show up?


#39



SeraRelm

probably.


#40

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yeah, you do. I did everything on Kingsmouth except Polarius, so I'm moving to Savage Coast tomorrow.


#41



SeraRelm

Thought the beta ended today.


#42

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

SeraRelm said:
Thought the beta ended today.
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Yeah... the Open Beta. I'm in Closed now.


#43



SeraRelm

fuck you what?


#44

Siska

Siska

Are you allowed to talk about closed beta, or even admit that you're in it? Are nerd assassins now heading for your house?

Too late now I guess, you may as well keep telling us all about the game.

*EDIT* Apparently I got a beta invite a while ago but because I never check my e-mail I missed it. Registered the code and I'm now downloading the game. Did not read the e-mail closely enough to see if it was open or super secret closed beta. So nerd assassins may or may not be coming to my house too.


#45

rac3r_x

rac3r_x

So who is playing now that it is live?


#46

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I'm not, but from my time in beta, I give it my heart endorsement.


#47

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Really want to, but with all the things going on in my life at the moment, I barely have enough time to play on a PSP on the long drives.


#48

Jay

Jay

Shame they didn't have an open beta. I don't buy games I cannot try.


#49

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Jay said:
Shame they didn't have an open beta. I don't buy games I cannot try.
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They had like 6 open beta weekends. Every time they had one, they told you EXACTLY where to go for a code to get in on their website. Also, if you applied for closed beta access, you were guaranteed access to AT LEAST the last weekend (two codes for it even!). This was on top of their Secret Wars Facebook game, where if you reached a certain rank (which was fairly easy to do), they would just GIVE you closed beta access.

There really isn't any reason you couldn't have tried it. They made the beta process as open and honest as they could. Hell, if you had said something, I'd have given you codes because I had some I didn't need for the last weekend.

Anyway, it doesn't matter: They'll be giving away trial accounts to people who own the game soon, just like SWTOR did. Just ask one of the forumites that play to give you one, I'm sure they'll oblige.


#50

Jay

Jay

Sounds good.

And I'm too busy to care to search online for their schedule. There's 1000 MMOs out there and they are a dime a dozen to me.

Plus Skyrim.


#51

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

And they've done it: 24-hour buddy keys, until the 15th.

It's not a full trial, but it's enough to get a taste of the game at least.


#52

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

So... I caved and bought this.

Like I need yet another distraction. I'm already playing SWTOR, WoW, and LoL full time.


#53

Jay

Jay

I'd love a buddy key when I get back from Moncton on Thursday!


#54

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Jay said:
I'd love a buddy key when I get back from Moncton on Thursday!
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You would have to use it by Sunday. They stop working on the 15th. It's kinda asinine to have them on such a short lease.


#55

Jay

Jay

So the trial will be for 3 days? The hell.


#56

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Jay said:
So the trial will be for 3 days? The hell.
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No, the trial will be for 24 hours. These are only 24 hour keys since it's launch. Be patient. Most MMOs don't do 7 day trials until a few months after launch. That being said, your not being limited in any way. You get the full game, it's just only for 24 hours, or at least that's the impression they've given.

My advice? When your opted to go to the Ability Screen (N), there is a tab on the left that says "Decks". Pick one you like and toggle the "Show Deck abilities" thing. This will give you a guide of how you'd want to build that character on the ability wheel. You won't even get CLOSE to finishing the deck in 24 hours, but at least you won't be clueless.


#57

Jay

Jay

What's a deck?


#58

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Jay said:
What's a deck?
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Decks are kind of like Classes, only they are optional. It's a set of 7 active skills (attacks, spells, defensive abilities) and 7 passive skills (buffs, effects) that work well together. You don't GET these skills, you still have to earn them, but the Deck shows you some skills that synergize well and if you complete the deck, you get a special costume. It's kind of like a beginner's guide to character building.

For instance, I picked the Illuminati's Thug deck, which is a Sword/Hammer deck for tanking. It has some nice AOE skills that draw aggro and buff your defenses, a powerful hammer attack for dealing damage, a field effect that does a DoT and draws aggro, and two defensive clicks that make you harder to hit/harm and restore some health. All the support skills are for increasing aggro generating, making the hammer stronger, and making the defensive skills have more effects.

Each faction has different Decks and costumes. It's worth checking out for your first time playing.


#59

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

AshburnerX said:
Decks are kind of like Classes, only they are optional. It's a set of 7 active skills (attacks, spells, defensive abilities) and 7 passive skills (buffs, effects) that work well together. You don't GET these skills, you still have to earn them, but the Deck shows you some skills that synergize well and if you complete the deck, you get a special costume. It's kind of like a beginner's guide to character building.

For instance, I picked the Illuminati's Thug deck, which is a Sword/Hammer deck for tanking. It has some nice AOE skills that draw aggro and buff your defenses, a powerful hammer attack for dealing damage, a field effect that does a DoT and draws aggro, and two defensive clicks that make you harder to hit/harm and restore some health. All the support skills are for increasing aggro generating, making the hammer stronger, and making the defensive skills have more effects.

Each faction has different Decks and costumes. It's worth checking out for your first time playing.
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I didn't even know about decks, I've been freestyling.

I'll have to check them out.


#60

Jay

Jay

Still 24 hours game plays?


#61

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Jay said:
Still 24 hours game plays?
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Supposed to be, till the 15th. You know... like I said a few posts above. Anyone have a friend code for Jay?


#62

Jay

Jay

Where can I start the download?


#63

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Jay said:
Where can I start the download?
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If you have the key and put it in, it should be on your account page. Should say something like "Download The Secret World Client" or something. That's how it was in beta anyway.


#64

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

AshburnerX said:
If you have the key and put it in, it should be on your account page. Should say something like "Download The Secret World Client" or something. That's how it was in beta anyway.
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This is true. The 24 hour timer doesn't start until you successfully log into your character for the first time.


#65

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Ravenpoe said:
This is true. The 24 hour timer doesn't start until you successfully log into your character for the first time.
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But ti does go away if you haven't used it by the 15th.


#66

Jay

Jay

.... *plays with the lint in his pockets* ....


#67

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

If I had the game, I'd give you a code. But I don't.


#68

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

I already gave away my code, I only had one.


#69

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Jay, they are doing a free to play weekend for The Secret World this weekend. You just need to make an account via their website, download the client, and then play this weekend.


#70

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Someone needs to play with me :(


#71

Jay

Jay

AshburnerX said:
Jay, they are doing a free to play weekend for The Secret World this weekend. You just need to make an account via their website, download the client, and then play this weekend.
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#72

Frank

Frank

How do you create an account without a game key or paying for it?


#73

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Frank said:
How do you create an account without a game key or paying for it?
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On the right side of the site is something that says "Sign up for the Celebration" and then asks for some info. Fill it out, then download the game here.

Hope you guys enjoy it! It's a lot of fun.


#74

Jay

Jay

Everything is ready.

Anything else I should know? When does it start? What server? Easiest classes? How big can my avatar's tits be?


#75

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Jay said:
Everything is ready.

Anything else I should know? When does it start? What server? Easiest classes? How big can my avatar's tits be?
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Your avatar's tits are going to be the same size as all other tits. Server and faction don't really matter, as you can party with people of any faction, even cross server (though one of you will be 'teleported' to the others 'dimension')


#76

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Jay said:
Everything is ready.

Anything else I should know? When does it start? What server? Easiest classes? How big can my avatar's tits be?
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If you go Illuminati, I recommend The Goon Deck. It's got lots of survivability and decent damage, so it makes a great tank spec. Just don't use Perseverance because it doesn't help you right now. Steel Palace doesn't trigger it for some reason.

If you go Dragon, I did pretty well as The Assassin. It's a single target DPS set using Pistols and Blood Magic with some summonable drones to add damage and root. Just don't use Sanguineous, because the Blood Magic abilities that are supposed to trigger barriers conditionally aren't doing it yet.

If you go Templar, you could try The Preacher Deck. It's focus is on DoT abilities, but it has some extra sustenance in that you gain health anytime a dot damages someone you impair with your stuns.

Just keep in mind you still need to EARN these abilities.

Here's some quick gameplay stuff you'll want to know.

Exploiting States - there are 4 "states" that you can trigger/have triggered on you and some attacks can exploit them for big damage. I'm mainly mentioning this because they do a poor job of explaining it in-game. They are...

Hindered: This is when you Root or Slow someone.
Afflicted: This is almost always tied to DoT effects like burns and bleeds.
Impaired: This is stuff like stuns, sleeps, silences, and knockbacks.
Weakened: This is tied to debuffs.

If you have an ability that says it exploits a state, using said attack after they enter that state will trigger an effect. This is USUALLY damage, but can be other useful things like healing, lowered ability costs, or other good stuff.

Consuming - If an ability says that it "consumes all ability resources" then it means it uses up whatever resources you've gained for that weapon type. You usually only need one resource to use the ability, but having more makes it much more effective, so it's usually worth it to gather as many resources as you can before using that ability.

Crafting - Press Y to open the crafting interface. If you want to craft something, you need a crafting kit of the item type you need, the raw materials to make the item, and to know the proper layout for the item. If you don't know the layout, put an item of the same type in the breakdown slot on the crating menu. This will show you what the layout is. Generally speaking, the item will look like an outline of the same item: guns look like guns, elementalism focuses look like stick men, etc. If you need more of a resource, you can combine a stack of 5 of it's lesser type to get the next level.

The stuff used to make each item is...

Metal - Weapons and Barrier consumables
Water - Healing Gear and HoT Healing consumables
Dust - Defensive Gear and Healing Consumables
Fire - Offensive Gear and Leech consumables
Glyphs - Talismans (fit into slots on your gear) and Anima (long term buffs consumables)

EDIT - I don't know when this opens up, but I'm assuming it's ether late Friday night or early Saturday Morning. If you have a time you want to meet up and play, I'll try and make it.


#77

Jay

Jay

Started to read...

then got confused.


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#78

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Jay said:
Started to read...

then got confused.
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Meh, I can explain anything you don't get via Vent while we play. The game plays unlike most MMOs, but this is because they simplified most of the bullshit. You'll pick it up fast.

Is there a time you want to start? Kinda need to know if you want me to be there.


#79

Jay

Jay

Looks like it started, looking at the character creation screen.

Ravenpoe AshburnerX

which server


#80

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Hop into Vent, then we'll figure one out.


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