DepricatedZero
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So this game is in a limited open beta. Since I've beta'd other Funcom games I got a key and I've been playing some this weekend. It's really interestingly done.
Instead of classes you simply choose your faction - and factions aren't limited from interacting like in other games. One of the factions is, humorously done, the Illuminati. They play on every conspiracy theorist cliche.
It's also heavily inspired by HP Lovecraft. You may have followed the development of a game called The Whole World Online, which turned into Cabal - a Lovecraftian 20s Horror MMO. The 20s concept was tossed in favor of a modern world, and the name changed from Cabal to the Secret World.
In one of the first zones, Kingsmouth, I noticed an homage they made to the Cthulhu Mythos. Check out the streetnames on the map. The town is infested by zombies, who were infected by a dark fog that rolled in off the ocean.
http://watchmythreat.com/pix/secretworld/Cizero_picture003.png
The game doesn't feature levels in the traditional sense. You get XP, and it goes towards giving your skill points and ability points, which you can then spend to gain new abilities/skills - but there are no levels. There are also no classes. You simply pick up whatever weapons you want to use and and start building abilities with them.
I think I'm going to buy it when it comes out. I'm impressed with it.
Instead of classes you simply choose your faction - and factions aren't limited from interacting like in other games. One of the factions is, humorously done, the Illuminati. They play on every conspiracy theorist cliche.
It's also heavily inspired by HP Lovecraft. You may have followed the development of a game called The Whole World Online, which turned into Cabal - a Lovecraftian 20s Horror MMO. The 20s concept was tossed in favor of a modern world, and the name changed from Cabal to the Secret World.
In one of the first zones, Kingsmouth, I noticed an homage they made to the Cthulhu Mythos. Check out the streetnames on the map. The town is infested by zombies, who were infected by a dark fog that rolled in off the ocean.
http://watchmythreat.com/pix/secretworld/Cizero_picture003.png
The game doesn't feature levels in the traditional sense. You get XP, and it goes towards giving your skill points and ability points, which you can then spend to gain new abilities/skills - but there are no levels. There are also no classes. You simply pick up whatever weapons you want to use and and start building abilities with them.
I think I'm going to buy it when it comes out. I'm impressed with it.