The Secret World

The Secret World (formerly known under the working titles Cabal and The World Online) is an upcoming MMORPG from developer Funcom (makers of Anarchy Online and Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures), whose development has been officially confirmed on March 6, 2007. The final title of the project was confirmed on May 11, 2007.

The game will feature an original setting created by Funcom, with contemporary elements as well as "magic, myths, conspiracies and dark horrors." Contrary to rumors spawned by the game's second working title, it has nothing to do with, nor is it inspired by, the .hack franchise and its setting. Tørnquist debunked several rumors surrounding The Secret World, stating that "there are no aliens or sci-fi elements" in it. He also denied any connection of TSW to The Longest Journey.

At GDC 2009, Tørnquist revealed more about the setting and the story. He stressed that the game is set in the "modern day real world" but also incorporates pieces of ancient mythologies, real and false history, urban legends, and pop culture, and ties them into an original back-story. The latter is said to go back in time for 100 million years and encompass long extinct ancient civilizations. The players will assume the roles of supernatural heroes who participate in a "future war between good and evil", fighting dark monsters that threaten the modern world. Tørnquist identified the genre of the story as dark fantasy, mentioning vampires, demons, and zombies. The players will be free to travel across different locations of the world (both real, like London, New York and Seoul, and mythical, e.g. Agartha, the legendary city located within Hollow Earth) and even in time, to pursue the overall plot and investigate new mysteries in connection to the dark invasion. The overall plot will have a conclusion but the designers also leave room for future expansions.

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Developer Funcom
Publisher Funcom, EA Games.

Platform(s) Microsoft Windows

Massively multiplayer online role-playing game

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Issue 4 Reveals "Reticule combat" - (Yes thats FPS combat)

13 October, 2012 - Nith | 0 Comments

"I am also happy to reveal that Issue #4 will be introducing one of the most requested features during Beta: reticule combat. This is something I wanted to bring into the game from the moment I put on the Game Director shoes as I feel it makes combat a lot more direct and exciting. We are not forcing it upon anyone, though. You will be able to freely switch between traditional targeting and the reticule depending on what you feel is best for you."

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http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/game_director_joel_bylos_reveals_his_plans_for_the_secret_world

Beta Weekend #3 - Beta Key Giveaway Mmorpg.com

12 June, 2012 - Nith | 0 Comments

Mmorpg.com are giving away keys to The Secret World's Thrid beta weekend, Check the link below to get a key.

http://www.mmorpg.com/giveaways.cfm/offer/349/The-Secret-World-Beta-Weekend-3-Hell-Raised-Key-Handout.html

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Vox Populi 12 Aug, 2022 @ 8:31pm

*Wave* anyone alive here?

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ValkyrLee 🧜☕⚔🐉 20 May, 2020 @ 2:51am

To stop the weird crashes in Secret World Legends - directX11:
1) Right click the game in your Steam Library.
2) Go to Properties then the Local Files tab.
3) Click Browse Local Files.
4) Locate the game executable (*3 listed below).
5) Right click it and go to Properties.
6) Click the Compatibility tab.
7) Check the Run this program as an administrator box.
8) Click Apply.
*Files to change:
ClientPatcher.exe
SecretWorldLegends.exe
SecretWorldLegendsDX11.exe

AND
Set Options (Client Patcher Window) to:** Windowed Borderless & Tick Full Client
Do a clean install of your lastest graphics drivers (uninstall and install again clean rather than update)
Change AwesomiumProcess.exe in your game files to compatability mode for windows 7
Reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019
(https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads)

CptSm0llett 24 Nov, 2016 @ 4:20am

"Do many people still play" - dungeons and pvp are popping more or less frequent, so i wouldnt worry about that
"Last time I logged in the zones were pretty empty" - that was done by devs on purpose, the soft cap on shard for zone is 10-15 people or so
Is end game content any good? - Depends on what you are expecting from it, really. There are 8 "classic" dungeons in two (5 earliest in three) difficulties. 2 and half newer dungeons, but they require higher group coordination and a bit higher gear. 3 raids.
And for more info i'd recommend to go on forum, which i've linked just below your post, as there will be much more people able to give a bit more detailed info as i'm not playing actively right now.
Ah and another thing. If you'll try to play, then i'd recommend to join to chat channel sanctuary (type /chat join sanctuary ingame) as there are lots of helpful people