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2017 'Relaunch' Announced at Investor's Meeting - The Secret World - MMORPG.com

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

image2017 'Relaunch' Announced at Investor's Meeting - The Secret World - MMORPG.com

The Secret World News - In today's investor's meeting, Funcom revealed that it will be "relaunching" The Secret World in 2017. The move is being made to "broaden the appeal of the game" and will be accomplished through redesigning the new player experience and by making combat improvements as well as tweaking other game play features. In addition, the veteran program, including its rewards and retention systems, will be overhauled. Relaunch is expected to begin in March.

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  • Entris38Entris38 Member UncommonPosts: 401
    Excellent news. I'm interested. It's a great game and would love to dive back into it. Everything about this MMO was great, except the combat...ugh combat drove me away.
  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,054
    Curious what this adjustment to the business model means for people with a lifetime sub like me. I adore TSW and played it religiously for 8 months straight. Looking forward to what Funcom is planning to do. Thanks for the post!

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    It is just huge resource waste....'

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  • Entris38Entris38 Member UncommonPosts: 401
    Biggest fear---free content is paid for how? F2P revenues? Can't wait to learn more.
  • redneckgamerredneckgamer Member UncommonPosts: 52
    I have really been getting back into the secret world lately and I've always thought that the one weak point of the game was the combat but it didn't stop me from playing. but hearing that there is going to be "major improvements to gameplay including combat" has me very excited :)

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  • BensorBensor Member UncommonPosts: 66
    The Secret World : ARR ? I didn't get hooked by the first iteration, I'm curious to see what the've done to the game.
  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671

    Bensor said:

    The Secret World : ARR ? I didn't get hooked by the first iteration, I'm curious to see what the've done to the game.



    You know...it would be awesome if it got the same traction FFXIV did. The story and the idea behind the systems in the game are really good, its just overall clunky with the combat and such. I really hope it works out for this game.
  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 7,098
    I never had that much problem with the combat personally. Animations could have been better, but never a gamer breaker for me.
    It really required a lot of time Investment to find the right synergies and create the right build for the right zone.

    The one thing that made me quit though, was Tokyo. That was a too huge wall to overcome for me.
    I hated it! The Whole Aegis system..... it was bad designed and implemented from the start. It really threw off a lot of people and I saw my heavily active Cabal disintegrating before my eyes at a rapid speed. It really made a lot of people quit!

    If there is something they really need to overhaul to protect player retention, even with this relaunch, then it's the whole Tokyo experience!

    Without addressing Tokyo, they can relaunch all they want. New and returning players will hit that huge wall again and quit.
  • goboygogoboygo Member RarePosts: 2,141
    Rework the combat model and Im in.
  • LeiloniLeiloni Member RarePosts: 1,266
    edited February 2017
    This is exciting. This game had so much potential and I've played it plenty but never could stick around. There was a lot of cool and unique stuff but like others have said, combat and progression really needed improvement. The gear and skill systems are a bit confusing. I'd say they need to simplify some of it a bit while still retaining the freedom it has. The combat issues are a bit more obvious, though lol.
  • TalulaRoseTalulaRose Member RarePosts: 1,247
    Not expecting FF14:ARR.................

    Happy for Funcom.
  • BeyornBeyorn Member UncommonPosts: 372
    I really, really hope they redo the combat. It was mind numbing ;(.
  • MensurMensur Member EpicPosts: 1,531
    did it say anything about the engine update?

    mmorpg junkie since 1999



  • ShadanwolfShadanwolf Member UncommonPosts: 2,392
    Sigh....and no love for Age of Conan  :-(
  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 7,098

    Mensur said:

    did it say anything about the engine update?



    I think you are confusing this game with Anarchy Online lol.
  • morg2625morg2625 Member UncommonPosts: 32
    I would really love to see this guys redo Anarchy Online. They just keep getting better and better :) Good Work Funcom!!
  • RobsolfRobsolf Member RarePosts: 4,607
    That's good news. I love the genre, and the atmospherics. Quest designs are great! Unfortunately, even after they improved TTK last year, combat still feels dull and awkward.

    Took one look at the AEGIS system and rerolled.

    Still hoping they'll create an awesome gameplay experience in that beautiful world...
  • d_20d_20 Member RarePosts: 1,878
    edited February 2017
    It turned out to be an interesting game that was still just an instance-repeat gear grinder at the end. I hope they have different forms of advancement like ESO. Also, the pvp was messed up. 

    But I loved the atmosphere  and the quests. The writing for the quests and the characters you meet, I think, are better than in SWTOR or ESO.

    I have a lifetime sub, too, so interested to see what they do with that.


  • TalonsinTalonsin Member EpicPosts: 3,619
    Great game if they could just make combat better.  My number one issue was the boring combat.
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  • Krynt0kKrynt0k Member UncommonPosts: 256

    JeroKane said:

    I never had that much problem with the combat personally. Animations could have been better, but never a gamer breaker for me.

    It really required a lot of time Investment to find the right synergies and create the right build for the right zone.



    The one thing that made me quit though, was Tokyo. That was a too huge wall to overcome for me.

    I hated it! The Whole Aegis system..... it was bad designed and implemented from the start. It really threw off a lot of people and I saw my heavily active Cabal disintegrating before my eyes at a rapid speed. It really made a lot of people quit!



    If there is something they really need to overhaul to protect player retention, even with this relaunch, then it's the whole Tokyo experience!



    Without addressing Tokyo, they can relaunch all they want. New and returning players will hit that huge wall again and quit.



    I enjoyed the game up until I spent a day in tokyo.
  • DakeruDakeru Member EpicPosts: 3,803
    edited February 2017
    I'm actually playing this game again atm cause of their challenge event.

    To say it in short terms: Still a lovely atmosphere and story but the pvp and the optimization of this game are beyond repair.

    Also we are talking about Funcom here.
    Who actually thinks that a relaunch done by Funcom means more than putting a little band aid on their game spiced up with a few free items to lure in people?
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  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,501
    A massive overhaul to core game mechanics like combat is very dangerous to do years after launch. You drive away the people who liked it the way it was, without picking up the people who would have liked the new combat, but played the game under the old, didn't like it, and quit.
  • JRRNeiklotJRRNeiklot Member UncommonPosts: 129
    Not interested unless they lose the stupid Aegis crap.
  • NasaNasa Member UncommonPosts: 749
    Why was this not done a long time ago? It might be too late.
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,063
    Quizzical said:
    A massive overhaul to core game mechanics like combat is very dangerous to do years after launch. You drive away the people who liked it the way it was, without picking up the people who would have liked the new combat, but played the game under the old, didn't like it, and quit.
    Well we are talking about Funcom here so making the wrong move is pretty much par for the course.

    Just a cash grab exercise taking advantage of a slow market, Exiles proved to them it would work.

    Gamers buy prit near anything these days, they'll buy a tired retread too.

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  • AsheramAsheram Member EpicPosts: 5,078
    I bought the game but didnt stick with it as I didnt care for the combat so hopefully this is a good thing.
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