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MMO PC News by Oli Welsh
Funcom has revealed the first details of how player factions - or rather, secret societies - will work in its forthcoming modern-day MMO, The Secret World.
Players will start as members of the ancient Dragon, Illuminati or Templar societies in the starting cities of Seoul, New York and London respectively. The Dragons are shadowy political manipulators; the Illuminati is a decadent, greedy organisation stuffed with celebrities and power-brokers; the Templars are military and religious zealots. GameSpot has the details.
Over at the official Secret World website, you can take a personality test that will tell you which secret society suits your temperament the best. Initiates will then get a chance to win beta access to the game at some point in the future - it has no release date as yet.
The Secret World is a class-free, level-free MMO with a contemporary real-world setting, themed around urban myths, conspiracy theories and the occult. It's being produced and directed by Longest Journey and Dreamfall auteur Ragnar Tornquist, and is in development for PC and Xbox 360.
Funcom will be talking more about it, and showing in-game footage to press for the first time, at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle this weekend. We have an appointment to see it, so watch our for more coverage soon; in the meantime, you can watch the trailers and read the initial preview at the Secret World gamepage.
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curtlikesmeat
04/09/09 @ 10:43
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Showing footage to the press? Does that mean nothing will be released officially still?
As many people have said before, and I hate whinging, but I fail to see to the point of behind closed doors press viewings so that the person who saw it can describe it to us in text format. |
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insane_cobra
04/09/09 @ 10:50
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Can't wait for this one. I usually avoid MMO games, but I quite like Tornquist's work, even though I think Dreamfall was a letdown. If anyone can make me play an MMO, it's him.
And maybe David Jones. |
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In development for PC and Xbox 360........ i just Microsoft finally stop being so bloody stubborn with the online policy and let at least one new MMO onto their console. I had high hopes for Champions online being playable on my xbox but nope..... i'm starting to think that its only possible if you have the money and prestige of Square -Enix to win Microsoft over in the mmo department...... but hey even FFXIV is having problems.
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VibratingDonkey
04/09/09 @ 13:43
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I get the impression this game is very early in development. Maybe the beta will start in like a year. I'm a Templar initiate btw. The evil of the world shall be purged. Hail Satan.
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cobaltfram
04/09/09 @ 18:47
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The sad thing is that this game has been in development for what, a year now? Two years? Tornquist always talks about it on his blog and twitter, and yet we still are just getting CG. I'm sorry, but you're an MMO; CG means nothing for an MMO, or for many games in general.
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insane_cobra
04/09/09 @ 20:47
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Gameplay footage is supposed to be shown at PAX. By the way, I usually dislike CG trailers, but this one was just amazing.
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ChthonicEcho
05/09/09 @ 12:02
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According to the test, I'm best suited to be a part of the Illuminati. I like the sound of the Dragon more, though.
Awfully trite names, though. The idea of Templars in the modern world is getting old, the Dragon being used to refer to Oriental culture is like saying African-Americans like chicken, and Illuminati as a secret organisation of influential people is simply worn out as a conspiracy theory. I'm still mighty intrigued by this MMO, though. |
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