The Secret World

[=JHF= Smoke]

http://www.funcom.com/wsp/funcom/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&func_id=1418&table=CONTENT&item=1004

[Hoffa]

I had not heard of bloodline champions, but I have been following (looking forward to its premature release - this is Funcom) The Secret World for some time now.

[=JHF= Smoke]

http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=23006

[=JHF= Smoke]

a little update.  funcom did a hands on media preview last month, and there's been a bunch of articles on it.  They were allowed a little bit of gameplay.  Most have nothing but good things to say.  From what i've read, it's scheduled for an april 2012 release.  For those with facebook accounts, there are a bunch of links to the different articles:

http://www.facebook.com/thesecretworld

for others, here's a sample:
G4 TV http://www.g4tv.com/games/pc/46075/the-secret-world/articles/76095/the-secret-world-hands-on-preview-when-lovecraft-met-google/
mmorpg.com http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/404/feature/5830/First-Ever-HandsOn-Preview.html/page/1
joystiq.com http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/21/hands-on-impressions-of-the-secret-world/

[Hoffa]

http://www.thesecretworld.com/

I know this is a trailer... and not to be confused with actual game play... but I dig it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-RP9hKFoxE

[=JHF= JimmyT (CDN)]

Is it called the Secret World because its half finished and the rest is a "Secret"?   

[=JHF= HaveSocks]

Jimmy, it sounds like you don't like FunCom.  It can't be as bad as AoC.

[=JHF= -gHoTi-]

Jimmy, it sounds like you don't like FunCom.  It can't be as bad as AoC.

Rumor has it.. AoC became a decent game when it went f2p (I've not tried it ever, just relaying rumors )

The same cannot be said for DC Universe online (i know its not really relevant.. i just wanted a closer/something to contrast with)

[=JHF= WarriorPiper]

I played AoC and cannot bring myself to even try the f2p.  It was awful!

[=JHF= -gHoTi-]

F2p games tend to be awful.  The exception being League of Legends (SHAMELESS PLUG*) and a few older games that have been around for ages.  f2p is usually a last ditch effort to get some revenue for a dying game (like AoC, DCU, etc).  Rumors have been floating around that WoW might go F2p in the future (not soon, but it's not a far fetched idea after 7-8-9 years now)


*(no really, it's' a good game, free or otherwise)

[Hoffa]

New Video out

http://www.gamespot.com/the-secret-world/videos/the-secret-world-demo-goes-down-on-gdc-6366329/

And they are accepting pre-orders.

https://register.thesecretworld.com/signup/ctrl/register/us/tsw/TSW-PREORDER

Who all is thinking aboot playing?....  Smokie? Stretchy? Ghoti? Chewy? Mad? Ralph? Sox the MMO junkie? JT? Astro? Luxxord? Me? Piper? Son of Piper?

[Ralph Grenade®]

I will play if anyone else is gonna.

[=JHF= Smoke]

i will play it too.

[=JHF= Madindian]

Who all is thinking aboot playing?....  Smokie? Stretchy? Ghoti? Chewy? Mad? Ralph? Sox the MMO junkie? JT? Astro? Luxxord? Me? Piper? Son of Piper?

I'm thinking aboot trying it, If enough ppl get it then I'll get it.  I can't really see anything else out there that a bunch if JHFers will play together, so I'm
probably in.lol

[=JHF= WarriorPiper]

I'm not jumping in on this one.  Doesn't look all that appealing to me.