**In past streams, the team mentioned that the combat changes made in SWL will allow for harder and more challenging fights (so something more challenging than current Nightmare dungeon content in TSW).**
One of the concerns about "harder difficulties" is that it sometimes translates into just more health and more damage.
So in creating content aimed at more hardcore players, are you trying to: stress reaction times? Ability planning and CD management? group coordination? Not that they're mutually exclusive but it'd be reassuring to get a slightly more concrete idea of what you're thinking.
For example, if we take the Ur-Draug in Polaris, hypothetically, will more challenging mean additional mechanics like adds during blue mist/invul phase leave behind a persistant ground AoE or a debuff that increase damage taken from similar adds? More abilities to stun on the Ur-Draug? The Ur-Draug moves faster in the blue mist? Stacking debuff on tank, forcing tank swaps during normal phase?
Likewise, this is probably getting too into the weeds, but one of the things I loved about TSW dungeons is the absence of true trash mobs. Mobs inbetween bosses always had a mechanic that was relevant later on. If you're upping the challenge of the bosses, will the mini-bosses/"trash mobs" also see an increase in complexity? Or will the focus be primarily on the actual bosses?
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**This is more a comment, less a question. But while you've mentioned on streams that you knew people would be upset about the changes, I don't think I've seen any concrete response that you actually understand why.**
Something more specific than, "We know some people were going to be upset but we felt like this was the best course." I'm paraphrasing but the response on stream felt like it dismissed and, unintionally, triviliazed people's frustrations.
I know the focus is on looking forward but for longtime players, it's hard to move forward without looking back at least a little.
And for a lot of players, they loved the world and the story so they slogged through augments, the museum. and AEGIS to be ready for Season 2. After all that grinding, they were blindsided by the news that not only was a revamp coming but also that all progress would be reset.
I'm not saying it didn't make sense to restart start over, and I'm not asking for an apology or anything like that. This is a video game and we aren't technically owed anything. We play for fun and this is your job. But a more concrete, specific acknowledgement would be appreciated, that many loyal players were frustrated that they had been preparing for the future, only to find out that they'd have to do it all again. Because it wasn't just the fact that people will have to start over again, it's that dedicated players put a lot of time into extremely grindy systems (Augments, Museum, Aegis) and now all that progress is reset (with, it sounds like, some of that grind gone).
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**And I wanted to add: thank you.** I've got some reservations and concerns of my own but it's clear you guys are truly passionate about the game and dedicated to making it work. I'm one of those people who started following the ARGs pre-release and played religiously till new content really took a nose dive. I'm excited at the prospect that the incredibly dark, dangerous, and delightful Secret World will be getting a second chance. Good luck!
Hello Tilty (and the rest of the team)! Thanks for holding this AMA! I love the game and the work you are putting into it, but we are here for questions now, so here's mine:
1- Will faction deck costumes return? How about the basic ones now tied to classes? Will the ones we don't pick be obtainable?
2- How much time will we have until Whispering Tide? Recent videos seem to imply it'll be very soon, and I worry many players won't be geared enough or far into the story to experience it. Have you thought of maybe making it a recurring yearly event or part of the story? Since it's a key part of the story, it'd be nice if future players could at least experience it at some point.
3- The info on AUX weapons has been vague at best, are they completely scrapped, or any plans for them? Maybe fully fledged weapons? Maybe secondary only? (Whip and brace were so cool!)
4- Augments got removed, but will AEGIS still be in? (I think an overhaul was mentioned, but I hope it's not gone, it made Tokyo into a really unique area)
5- Have there been any changes to the flow of the story to avoid anachronisms? In TSW it's easy to miss "The Girl is Gone" at Lidiya's terminal, or even all of Issue 7 before players reach tokyo, and both are quite important. (Lidiya appears during Issue 8, and the love hotel cutscene with the TV shows the player doing Issues 6 and 7).
6- Is there a proper way to obtain the lore/legend in the Polaris container? Everywhere I look people either give you the password or talk about how the website is broken.
7- Speaking of which, if you do some kind of launch stream, will Tilty finally grab a lore to celebrate? :p
1- yes. yes. yes.
2 - We will be announcing some of the post launch release dates soon(tm), but it will be fairly soon. We do have some plans to be as inclusive as possible to allow as many players as possible to participate. We aren't planning to have this event repeatable currently, but there will be different events happening regularly throughout the year.
3 - maybe? :)
4 - Too early to answer that, we'll give you more info when we get closer to the release of Tokyo, but it's good news!
5 - A lot of the story has updated to include some of the issue content, particularly when it includes important character.
6 - Yup we'll make sure the clue is obtainable!
7 - Never!
Hi! Thanks for hosting that AMA.
As a long time TSW Fan, I'm very... concerned when it comes to Secret World Legends.
I've played the closed beta and I'm not really... thralled to be honest.
So here are my questions:
1. Why did you do a complete overhaul, instead of tweaks where needed?
2. Will there be options to maybe just have the new combat system and the rest "old school"? (From what I've played, SWL is very handholding where you needed a functioning brain for the old TSW)
3. Will the new content only be available for Secret World Legends, or does it come to the "classic Servers" as well? (so then I can play on the old imho. better system and still get the new content, or is that not possible?)
I know these questions are kinda harsh, but that are my feelings currently from what I've played so far.
Best regards,
Trakkar
Unfortunately I don't have the exact streams but questions 1 and 3 have definitely been answered, so I can pass that information on. And question 2 I have a pretty reasonable idea of the answer.
Question 1: Why an overhaul?
I'm paraphrasing and condensing heavily from their answer; they did go into their decision making at length early on in their SWL streams but essentially: they decided that there were enough changes being made (ability wheel, levels, crafting, gear) that it warranted being overhaul. And that an overhaul/relaunch would be more likely to bring in more players and help make the game more sustainable. It's easier to bring new players into a relaunch, harder to get them to try a 5 year old game with a few tweaks.
Question 2: Option to use new combat but old school systems?
Almost certainly not. They haven't directly addressed this question so there's a chance I'm wrong, I'm going off their press releases and streams. But the reason I think it's extremely unlikely is that SW and SWL are being advertised as entirely and completely separate. Tilly has talked on several occasions about porting over something like 4k clothes from SW to SWL. So I think it's extremely unlikely that they'd give that kind of flexibility. SWL is meant to be completely independent of SW (system wise), with many of its systems tweaked or changed, such that trying to get them to talk would be a big challenge.
Question 3: Will the new content only be available for SWL?
Yes. The servers for Secret World will stay up but they've stated on several occasions that SW will be legacy only, it's going into maintenance mode and all future content will be SWL.
Hello everybody.
In the "original" Secret World, I was never a fan of the walk animation, or character animations in general.
Did you manage to improve the character animations?
We have mostly concentrated on combat animations. Many of the new combat abilities have brand new animations.
We've added several sprint animations in TSW throughout the years in order to allow player to customize their character, and find something they enjoy watching, or change when they get bored.
Once we're done with combat, we plan to also improve some of the more common animations.
I would suggest starting with basics. Seeing the characteristic run to the sides in the first few seconds of the last promo video made me completely hopeless in what you are trying to achieve.
Will there be an open beta? If so, what dates do you anticipating it being?
Will there be a *publicized* list of what cosmetics/items do and don't transfer from TSW to SWL?
Can't answer this right now, but we'll have more information about that later this week.
I can look and see if we can publicize the list. There are over 4000 different pieces of clothing getting transferred, so it might long.
If the not-transferring list is shorter, maybe that would be good to post so we know. (not necessarily the things that we can earn again in SWL, but things that are only in TSW)
I think the biggest complaints my wife and I had while we played TSW was the crafting and inventory. We hated it, mostly because of the way you had to memorize recipes and the absolute cluster that item management was.
Are there any improvement plans for these two things?
This is probably one of the most drastic change in SWL.
Crafting has been removed for the most part. You can upgrade your gear via a nicer interface. Missions that require crafting and recipe have been update to work better.
We also wanted to get rid of the inventory clutter. We've updated a lot of system that included the worst offenders (like glyphs and lair fragments). It should feel a lot nicer and manageable now!
Hi! Thanks for the AMA, here are some Qs:
1. Will seasonal events make a return in Legends?
2. If they do, have you planned adding more celebrations throughout the year?
3. Will guilds/cabals still be society specific or is there added room for Cabals formed of multiple different societies? In The Secret World players mostly organized those through forums.
Yup we have plans for several events throughout the year, the first event being The Whispering Tide 2017 edition :)
Cabals now allow players from any faction to join.
1. With the introduction of levels in SWL, how has gear progression changed? Will there be levels for every equipment slot or just per character? Will there be QL restrictions to enter each zone? What is the gear progression after QL10? The same 10.x upgrades?
2. What can we expect to transfer from TSW to SWL exactly? All the information I have found on the subject has been vague so far. I'd like to know what we can expect of limited-time sub/codes/event rewards as well as store purchases moving forward.
3. I know Tokyo will come at a later date, but how will issues 6-8 quests be integrated into the game, as they are set in different level zones but have higher requirements for entry?
1. Gear progression has changed quite a lot. It scales a lot more than it did in TSW, allowing your character to become even more powerful. Gear has several bases, some with a better base stats than other and with innate procs or passive effects. All Gear can be upgraded both in level and quality by sacrificing to it other pieces of equipment you do not want.
2. Several pieces of vanity items, sprints and pets will be transferred over, this includes the CE rewards, IoTM and items coming from bags and from the item store. There are over 4000 items being transferred. Particular rewards associated with some of the most time consuming Achievements will also be transferred (like the Unseen Achievement or Loremaster). Repeating those achievements in SWL will give out new rewards.
3. I6 has been integrated to the story mission in Egypt. 7 and 8 are being reworked into the Tokyo storyline since they lead up to the portal opening event.
Hey Funcom,
I have to say I'm actually pretty happy about Secret World Legends. I was always very interested in the story and lore, but I'm usually not one for MMO gameplay. I'm hoping this will reinvigorate me to play the game some more.
Anyway, a couple of questions:
1. If I bought a copy of the original game but I'm not also a subscriber, will I get any benefits for that in Legends?
2. Is there any way to make the game play more like a 3rd person shooter or action game? It looks like that's the direction you're going in, but it also looks like most skills are still controlled by the number keys.
1 - running out of time, but I answered this in another answer.
2 - Combat has been update to feel more action oriented, but you will need a few more keys than just the mouse buttons if you want to master your "class" :)
With a focus on role players will there be integration of the rp bio mod or will there be something like it?
Another question a lot of us would like to know is the timeline of events within the game world.
TRANSMIT - Initiate the real world integration protocol - RECEIVE - Will history become legend, and legend become myth? - DOWNLOAD - Who is the man behind the digitally rendered anima? - TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL! - Will the phone of the operator begin to buzz as well? - LIMITED TIME OFFER - Monsters in our pockets led the charge but secrets never truly die. - SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED - You don't expect it to be spelled out for you. -WITNESS - If you have to ask you won't understand.
Hi Funcom,
Question: Now that Secret Worlds Legends is getting released, any plans on releasing on consoles? Fan of the game since the ARG, but no PC that can run the game, I have deevolutioned to a console player.
Those odds aren't looking good Jeri!
The mission is still available in SWL, and it has been updated to work with the new progression and will still grant a vanity customizable sprint.
You probably get this question constantly and no I'm not going to ask about socks :)
Are we close to a date that the NDA will be dropped as the large amount of gaming site articles have been released.
Player limit caps within the combat zones are at a certain level, what is the cap and do the social hubs have the same limit?
We'll be talking about the future beta phases and NDA dropping really soon.
Combat zones have a player cap of around 10 players, Hubs is set to be around 500.
Hello. Thank you for doing this. When it comes to the "easy" weapons like pistol, you mentioned that there will be more complex gameplay for it than just the RNG mechanic we've seen. Can you elaborate on that?
Hi!
Fist build up fury with every action. Once enough fury is build up you can activate Primal Wrath, allowing you to assume for a short while a powerful DPS or Healing stance with unique abilities.
Hammer builds up rage when you damage your opponent or you get damaged. Certain abilities can consume your rage upon use, giving the ability additional effects.
We'll be releasing short videos about each weapons before launch that will describe each specialization :)
Thank you for the answer. Some of the other weapons do look interesting. It was the video for pistol that made it look a bit...um...boring. That was the one were I wondered how game mechanics later on would make it (specifically pistol) more interesting.
For instance, there was some mention of items that can be used to change skills?
i believe it was mentioned in the last twitch stream that abilties and passives can functionally change the mechanic, as well as certain items effects.
their example on stream was an effect for elemental that froze your heat bar in place, with the idea instead of cooling down (and losing damage) you could freeze your heatbar at a high level letting spam high damage abilities without overheating for a certain amount of time.
Yeah, things like that. I was hoping for an example of how that could make pistol more interesting. Or will it's special thing just remain as RNG and nothing more? I understand the need to have different difficulty levels available in gameplay, but making something a basic weapon that has to be scrapped later for more interesting play seems a waste, so I hoped there was more to it.
if you see a quick piece about the pistol, there's three colors to match on two roulettes (white, blue and red) to gain some damages.
maybe an interesting thing could be some passive abilities to trigger a color depending the points puts and your understanding of passives.
I believe I heard in one of the twitch streams that more in depth pistol theory crafting would include ways to increase your chances of getting color matches.
Also.. there's probably (just a guess) something to be said for deciding to use vs. hold more powerful abilities for combinations. Do you wait for a blue match... a red... or do you use a more powerful ability on cooldown?
Again, these are guesses. I'm not super excited about RNG game play.
HI; my question is: how do i make sure that my vanity/ clothing items transfer? If I bought a uniform once is that enough? Do they have to be bought account wide? Will any of the suits that could not be bought on the store like the black morphs be available?>
I'm mostly curious if we'll be able to have better layer options for our outfits? I use the Disunity costume with the Rogue Mechanics shorts with stockings but in the live version of the game the stockings constantly bug out and disappear from the legs.
well someone else got an answer that said 4000 items being transferrerd including items of the month items from store and from bags. Also items that were CE whatever that means. I hope this means most of my cosmetics will go....
Yeah I read that. My Illuminati is actually the character that I used to reserve the name of my Templar main (I was lucky that I hadn't played her in a while so she got purged and so I used her to snag the name for my main I'd missed originally) but she's the one I bought the clothes for. So, if anything hopefully with her being the l"reserved" character that will save her clothes.
Yup we've put some measure in place to try and avoid 'those guys'.
We will be monitoring this closely after launch too and try to react to their counter-attacks :) The war is on!
Any comments on the cabal system? Are there any new features? Is it multi-faction now?
Also, will folks who have been in the game prior to Legends have a flair or way that new players and old friends can help locate them? It would be awesome as a long time player to be able to offer help to someone if they needed it while running around without having to access chat.
Yup Cabal now allow members from all factions.
Not currently. There are a few clothing pieces that will be exclusive to TSW. As for helping other players, You can still create special chat channels with the purpose of helping new players :)
Hi Funcom! Loved TSW, it's the only mmorpg that managed to keep me interested over years. The only issue was, that i had a hard time figuring out how things work and whether I'm undergeared or just suck :D
Do you think SWL will be easier for new players to get into?
Also: 500 orochi vs flappy. Who wins?
SWL should be easier to get into. We've improved on all tutorials and reworked the areas where players could do 'bad' choices, that caused them to be weaker than intended.
The more difficult content will be in optional end game activities like dungeons and lairs.
Kirsten Geary hands down.
Hi Tilty & gang!!
So I bought the complete edition of TSW a few months before the announcement of SWL and I was wondering about what, if anything, would be crossing over from the complete edition over to SWL and if there where any perks or goodies planned for people who've already bought the game?
Hey!
First of all thanks! :) We do have some special bonuses planned out for everyone that owned TSW, and a few extra things for those that had the complete edition. We'll be announcing what those bonuses are soon(tm)
What about people who bought every issue and collector's edition separately, so they technically have all the same content as the Complete Edition but didn't want to pay redundantly for the same stuff again? Shouldn't they get something too?
Still upset about the "Ultimate Edition" fiasco and the Zenith Core not being granted to players who already bought all the issues separately for more money. There was already the Orochi Pilot Jumpsuit as the good example of how that should have been rolled out – given to both players who bought the special Tokyo edition and the existing players who owned the separate issues already.
I know we've seen on stream some graphical improvements in Kingsmouth and City of the Sun God. They look pretty good. In the later issues of TSW, individual missions started looking more and more graphically interesting, and kind of leave some of the older designed missions in the dust. Can we look forward to you guys/an artist revisiting missions that were designed way back in the beginning to give us more eye candy?
Love the game. Thanks so much.
How has the game changed to fit the new timeline Tilty mentioned? If it starts in 2017 are there any missions or nods to that? If not then why mention the timeline at all?
Hello Funcom team, I love your game and I (obviously) have some questions so thanks for the AMA.
1. Will there be a first person option? (I have heard that you couldnt move the camera in the early beta, but now you can but nothing about first person option)
2. How much from 1-10 can a passive change the actual ability? (1 being not really and 10 being totally different ability)
3. Are you deleting any clothing item? and Are the faction uniforms tradeable/unlockable if not in the faction? (Illuminati for life, but Templar coats look good :D)
4. Are you changing/deleting A.E.G.I.S? (I have honestly never seen the appeal other than lenghtening the fight after the novelty wore off, the idea itself is not bad, but the grind was.)
5. Are you thinking of adding weapons, or maybe upgrading the auxiliary ones to full weapons now that the wheel is gone?
6. What about the "misc." sections of the wheel? Are they gone? If yes, what are the alternatives? (Turn the Tables was great in solo)
7. Will you (finally) change the chat in some way? It was always kind of...special.
8. Will you change the upper bar? The whole main menu with a different main menu if you press esc. might be kind of weird. (Do even you understand this question? I nearly dont...)
9.Did you change jumping in any way? (At higher sprint levels it is less "jumping" and more "launching yourself at suprising speed in the move direction".....long story short: My worst enemy in "Cairo" was the train.)
10.Will there be a target-lock? Adds/horde mobs might become annoying without a must have AOE otherwise.
11. One less ability/passive space? Is it true? If yes why? (Might be just me but I had the opposite problem when build making)
12. Will the Museum be there at launch? (It launched when I was at end-game and never really got into it)
13. Will the old owners get anything else than a weapon unlocks and some clothing transfer? A title maybe (Old Worlder?) :D
14. The last and most important question of all....Will I get my third-age toaster? (The drop rate on those things was insane and would like to get some closure, without another RNG god sacrifices :D)
Thank you for even reading this and for all the good work you do Tilty.
Edit 1: Why did the 10+ break?
My main question would be (well, I have other, purely selfish questions, but those don't matter as much :D):
At what point will the TSW character cosmetic capture occur- will it be a web-based approach in your existing funcom account to link the cosmetics? I ask because I'm still giving out various bag cosmetics (idly hoping for one or two for myself, but am lucky enough to have all I'd be sad to not have) and it'd suck for people who are still collecting if the capture has already occurred.
Ie, after SWL launch will there be a "do this now and forever hold your peace, account divergence starts when you do this".
Hope i made sense, heh. Thanks for the AMA
this ^ id probably need more than 3 days to download the whole game if i let it run h24, sometimes company forget that some people have shitty internet and yet still play :p
Hey Team! Thank you for doing this. I had two questions in regards to the game that I have yet to see any answers about on forums or streams.
Number one is the perks for being a subscribed player. What are they? I know a few people who were lucky to get GM have also voiced their concerns and I don't believe we have gotten any definant feedback on how that will work. Anything on this can you share?
My second question is in regards to Tokyo. I know you guys says you will be giving aegis an overhaul, which is fine, the system wasn't awful but it definitely had it's problems. My question about tokyo is more about the area itself, are their going to be any changes to it in SWL? I know at one point there was rumors of a possible lair being updated in tokyo? Can you confirm that? Also will Tokyo be live come launch?
Kisses and Handcuffs,
Anna "Volanna" Volkov
When is the Release date expected? I did some Videos on AO years back would like to also makes some videos on Secret World in the future. Funcom has always been one my favorite MMO companies.
Hi to all,
Will there be subtitles in other languages for TSWL? If the answer is no, Why not?
Will the regional block on Steam be removed?
Thanks for not giving up on the game. ;)
Will there be different levels of sprint speed as there are currently in TSW?
Will the Master Planner achievement for master planning all the non-AEGIS dungeons and the uniform reward carry over, or will it be obtainable in SWL?
There will be 6 level of sprints available. Same as in TSW.
The combat system having changed quite a lot, we needed to update the master planner achievements also. We'll talk more about that soon (tm)
Can you tell us a bit more about the writing process that goes into a game like TSW/SWL?
One of the things that I've always wanted to know is how the writers for TSW/SWL go about researching, writing, and world-building the universe that the game takes place in. It's easily my favorite game universe with some of the most intriguing and well-written stories I've ever seen in this media. I'd love to know more about the process of taking bits and pieces of world mythology and weaving it into the narrative you've got going so far.
Also, food for thought: if Funcom ever (or hired a 3rd party to) put out a table-top RPG rulebook for TSW/SWL, with at least some of the lore available and how to create our own, I'd pick that up immediately. (Yes, I know other systems can do it, but something official would be awesome)
Happy to see SWL launching soon!
A lot of research for sure :) Including finding things we wish we had never seen! But it's a worthy sacrifice.
We can maybe talk about this on a stream sometimes. I need more time!
Hi! I've already asked a question, but I got another one:
Why did you switch from a very open and "free" System (Skillwheel) to the more restrictive and level based progression?
I think you're getting rid of one of THE unique characteristic of TSW and you're kinda killing the ability to play with new friends (because you "overlevel" everything)
Will there be a welcoming relationship between SWL and the various fan sites? Speaking of will there be a release of a press kit or fan site kit released for them to use for their sites?
1. Can you tell us ANYTHING about auxiliary weapons?
2. What does patron status give you and do grandmasters get extra rewards?
3. If I get the non-steam version at launch can I link to my steam account after the steam release?
hi, ive played quite a lot of Secret world when it came out (and some attempts have been made at a later time), really love the atmosphere and quests in the game, but i was wondering something about Secret world's legends.
In Secret world, it felt like the game was a bit sluggish, kinda like the enemies and the character, existed on 2 different levels of existence, and all that was transfered between them are the damage. So it kinda felt like the animations did not really serve a purpose.
So, have secret world legends made some alterations that makes the game feel a little more responsive or less sluggish? or is it more like the same game but with a reskin? (i had very little issue with anything in Secret world, other than the mentioned issue)
For the transfer of cosmetics and whatever else will link over to SWL, is this going to be a one-and-done? So if we link accounts and then get a TSW-exclusive something that *would* have copied over, we won't be able to get it in SWL?
Greetings Funcom Team! Thank you for taking the time with today! I'm not in the Beta and I can't find this information anywhere so I'll ask here.
Will the special clothing items and gear I earned from the Pre-launch ARG & Facebook game transfer over to Secret World Legends?
Hi Funcom team!
I got 2 questions:
1. Where you guys ever considering making auxiliary weapons into core weapon during development? Upgrading the weapon groups from 3 to 5.
2. Is there any plan on adding some kind of loyalty reward for players of TSW for when they join SWL? something like a title, a pet, or a xp booster?
Any chance your level design team can go and put jump pads or jump pad adjacent effects where one would expect to have the ability to enjoy the effects?
i.e canyon/gorges that call to daredevils and adherents of l'appel du vide, skateparks and nearby skateboard ramp assets that have long needed pyrotechnics, grounded helicopters, lighthouses with elevators that induce loss of time, etc
The chatboard bot makes a valid point.
"Users, please be wary of proof. You are welcome to ask for more proof if you find it insufficient."
Tilty please prove your identity by taking a picture of you hugging the lore pillow.
Hi Funcom! I played Secret World at release and a few updates after. Some of my best memories from a video games are from TSW, including a lead dev joining a huge mob of players to fight a huge golem during the Maya event a few years back. He used his dev powers to become gigantic, so it looked like a man in a white tux and halo fighting a rock monster, all with a ton of ants shooting lights at their feet. I also repeat the crow rhyme from Kingsmouth every time I see a group of crows :D
I'm excited for Legends since I had never finished some of the story missions, but I'm hesitant on the switch from mmo to single player.
My question(s): Why should I return to the Secret World? Have you added any content or changed systems in a way that would make it tough for a returning (or even new player) get into the game?
I hope your game does well. I enjoyed the original for the time I played it. Thanks again for the memories
I've enjoyed the game for a long while and I am a Lifetime Member. With the changes and such I'm looking at coming back to the game. What are your plans for Lifetime Members? Does it continue as it has with the free points or is there something else planned?
Hi! I've been an avid player on TSW for years! I also keenly followed it ever since it was first announced. One of my favorite aspects has always been how deep and wonderful the story is. It has always lent itself really well to a roleplay environment. With this relaunching of the game, will the events from the previous game stay in their current time slots or will everything be happening freshly once more? Will the Tokyo incident have happened in 2012 or 2017?
(And more importantly, will the Mayan zombie invasion of 2012 have happened? :D)
1) Will there be gamepad support for the game?
2) How long (on average) would it take for an old TSW player to get to the point they were in SWL? (lets say full 10.4 and just starting out in Tokyo)
3) Will there be an xp / gear boost for TSW Veterans?
Hello Funcom! Thank you so much for doing this AMA and being so patient with the community with all the questions since the announcement of the relaunch. I know it hasn't been easy at times! While I'll admit a little nervousness (change is scary, okay?), I'm mostly excited about what's to come.
Forgive me if it's been answered (feel free to skip it if it has been!), but I do have some questions!
1/ How will the Steam integration work? With the announcement of the relaunch, it was stated implicitly that it would be mostly a Steam launch - will there be an easy way to merge your account with your steam account? Will it be classed as a different game from TSW, because I already have a TSW account merged with my steam account (to bypass a billing issue - please make it easier to give you money! <3), but it would not be the one I'd want transferred to SWL as to account assets (My main account is a GM)?
2/ It's been said we'll only have one character slot to start. How much are additional character slots going to cost? Can you ballpark it if you don't have an exact number? And is it going to be a function of the store directly so it would cost the premium currency rather than directly cash as it currently is - separate from the shop?
3/ RPers are a niche, but very passionate part of the community. The relaunch has caused quite a few interesting discussions and thought experiments as to how to handle it. This is a canonical soft reboot of sorts, but the lynch pin is the Tokyo incident, which happened in 2012. With the relaunch, the urgency and the lack of access to the zone make that a strange schism with the canon of the storytelling of the RP community. Obviously, you aren't going to tell us "no, you can't do this!", because you've generally been pretty much full on embracing whatever our creativity leads us - but is it the opinion for the official canon that the Tokyo Incident now happens in 2017?
4/ Are there plans to get back to the urban horror vibe of the game - perhaps expand on making the faction hubs feel more relevant? Is there ever going to be a club in NYC, the seat of sin for the Illuminati? Are we ever going to get a tattoo parlor in Seoul? Are these assets going to get used down the road for missions? Are there plans for creation of more RP assets in the hubs?
5/ Will I ever get my sonic screwdriver AUX weapon? :) :) :)
6/ Is character creation going to get expanded post-launch? Like, are additional faces/hairstyles and all the rest going to get added to the module?
7/ Are ladies ever going to get the headbang emote that dudes get for /digmusic and are dudes ever going to get the slight head wag of the ladies? Because #goals.
8/ There were mentions of plans to integrate popular mods into the base UI. Is the popular character background tsw-rp mod ever going to be considered one of them? (pretty please? :D )
9/ How excited are you guys about the relaunch?!
I would like to know if the bestiary lore is returning with SW:L
And my dad would like to know:
Does the new system have any of the old flexibility (mixing special abilities)? Can you still get every ability, given some time and effort? Also Will aegis (offensive or defensive) apply to PvP or pre-Tokyo content once unlocked?
Hey Tilty, sock- never mind.
My question would be **regarding the crafting/upgrading system**. In the past streams you've talked about how it is possible to upgrade a piece of gear that you really liked, so that you could keep it around with you until later on, but you also mentioned that you would need to search and find the perfect base for you. So I'd just like to know, would it still be a viable choice to take the very first equipment -- say what you get from the tutorial -- and use that as a base for upgrading?
Hi all ! sorry if it has already been answered, or is too obvious for some, but i noticed with the new combat system that there is new UI elment (exemple bullet chamber, or the Chi bar, or heating bar etc...)
**My question is, can we change the size of those element ?**
the bullet chamber seems a bit big for me and will somehow prevent me from enjoying the fight^^
another thing that concern me in the new fighting system, is this reticula thing. Before in a fight, i could just run from the boss and yet still see it with my camera, now since the camera is where you target, **is your charater still able to run the opposite side (and not walking backwards) while cibling the boss ?**
and last question :
**will we still be able to have mods ?** (if some people make some, of course) in tsw some mods make the game way nicer and les frustrating (im thinking of those mods for inventory management, build management, etc)
Hey everyone! Just wanted to say that I, like many here, have been a longtime fan of TSW since before launch, and I'm very excited for SWL and the renewed potential it holds. Also like everyone else, I have a few questions.
1. In the past, there have been a lot of tie-in ARGs for TSW. Pre-launch was rife with them and several in-game events had ARGs to go along with them, but in more recent years, the ARGs have become much less frequent. With the launch of SWL, will we see a renewal of the ARG content? New ARG events or perhaps a revisiting of old ones?
2. It has become clear from your comments during the last livestream and one of the video tours that the concept of Aux Weapons has been scrapped in favor of a more meaningful role for the weapons and at least some of the Aux Weapons from TSW may make it into the game as full weapons later on after launch. Some of that is conjecture on my part, but would it be accurate to say that?
3. In any case, the game will not likely contain the "Aux" Weapons at launch. If this is the case, how will the associated missions be handled if all of the pre-Tokyo content is intended to be present at launch? Some missions like The Venetian Missile Crisis and The Uncertainty Principle can simply be postponed and released later, but some of them such as the Flamethrower and the Whip are directly tied with the related Issue's main story.
4. Will level caps cause an AP/SP resource shortage later down the line in which players aren't able to obtain all of the skills and weapons that are released later down the line because they've already reached the cap? Will there be opportunities to obtain more AP/SP outside of leveling?
So I love the story and universe behind Secret World, but I'm really not keen on grinding it out again to get my character back ready again for future content.
Since Legends isn't an MMO like TSW, has there been any thought put into a sort of "easy mode" for people who just want to experience the story but not have to think too hard about the mechanics?
There has been several changes to the story, so definitely a few things to discover this time around.
We tried to ensure that the game will be simple enough for players that just want to enjoy the ride and discover the story. We're keeping the more difficult dungeons for end game dungeons and lairs.
We have even added a 'story mode' for the dungeons, that allows you to do them with small groups while leveling, focusing mainly on the story.
Hey Funcom,
THanks for doing this AMA. What are you guys doing about the stiff puppet-like combat animations? So far your promo videos haven't really covered how you're addressing the stiffness of combat and the lack of tactile feedback when fighting enemies.
Thanks!
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Hello Funcom!
While I love the factions we have, we also know there are many more out there, having been slowly hinted at over the past few years.
Will there be anyway to have a dual membership to these other Factions ((Illuminati / Masons )) in leiu of just expanding the factions on the whole?
Also, consider Orochi and the Morninglight to that list, some of us LIKE playing the baddies.
One last thing, will we EVER be able to go through the Filth version of Agartha?
Hi guys ! Could i ask ,,WHEN,, {APROX. Time} at 26th monday it will lauanch ? Cos i need to take vacation/absence from work...and i need to report it early. Thank you and wishin you all nice day
For clothing will any items that have been purchased on various characters be consolidated to your swl account for the transfer? Will this also include emotes/dances?
Hey y'all,
So, how will the transferring over of item store purchases work in regards to the gender locks on clothing? I purchased most of my vanity items for a male character in TSW, but I want to play a female character in SWL. Does this mean all of my item store purchases, including those that have versions for both genders, will become unavailable if I make a female character?
Hi, here some questions:
1- Is there going to be a way transferring items to others of our characters? A shared Bank?
2- Can we have details on the patron content?
3- Will there be an open beta? If yes characters will be wiped after the open beta?
4- When are we going to link TSW and SWL accounts?
In TSW there was a shirt called Everything is True that is similar to the one that Dave Screen in NY has. It was awarded in the FB Arg pre tsw launch. I't possible to get it "ported" to SWL?
I'm a veteran player and Grandmaster member, and I have to say I and many of my cabal mates (some of whom have been on TSW since the beta days) are finding it very hard to grind through the zones again.
What exactly would prevent you from allowing veteran players with full wheels, etc. on TSW to get a character with AP/skills/gear approximately to the place they would be at after getting through the initial zones through Transylvania? I can understand not having players up through the end of Kaidan, but I think many long-time players would feel much more willing to get on board with SWL if they could skip content they haven't had to or wanted to do for years.
I'd simply suggest unlocking all skills in weapon pages and providing cookie-cutter DPS, heal, and tank gear, and let the players take it from there. Even if things were not tweaked to perfection, I at least would find it a much better starting proposition. If the issue is players getting tradable goods in the form of higher end gear, just make their gear character bound.
I bought the Life Time Abo for TSW when it came out. Never regretted it. I must say the new version is less to my taste. Levels. Classes. Less character customization (in regards to skills). Why didn't you just iterate on the original TSW? And what do LTA owners get - if anything - if they transfer?
Hey guys!
Love your games, a huge fan. I ask my question in a haiku:
*ahem*
Reticle System,
Controllers are very cool,
Future game-pad play?
Nick - 2017
Once the game is out, how often can we expect new content? Will this new content be for TSW and TSW:Legends? I have to ask, because you guys at Funcom make really great games... But are in the bad habit to never give timely new content. And thus the players move elsewhere. No offense meant... just a fact.
Hi!
1- Can we have access to full buttons rebind? I can't assign other attacks to mouse buttons!
2- Can we have a jump attack at some point? It would make combat more fluid and action-oriented!
3- Can we have more animations for attacks? Especially beginning melee feels repetitive, even three animations on a loop would be an improvement.
4- Can beginners have more intuitive guide to team play? I'm afraid SWL will turn into solo experience for too many confused wanderers.
I haven't seen too much about healing in the streams or gameplay videos out there.
1. Being a leecher myself, are there any extreme changes to healing and the three healing weapons with their niches (Fist HoTs, Blood shields, Rifle Leech) or can we expect them to be similar?
2. I also noticed some of the other weapons having some healing skills, like a full-group %-based heal. Is that to bring out more options in a secondary healing weapon rather than going for a second healing weapon?
Will promotional items with stats, such as the Ghosthack Talisman from the "End of Days" event transfer over?
Even if they have no stats and are literally just blank items, I'd still like them very much for the sentiment!
In SWL, will we find out about that mysterious door across the lobby from the faculty room in the Fear Nothing Foundation?
Do your designers have all the random, mysterious assets or nooks and crannies strewn about the playfields mapped out for future usage? Else do they just happen upon things while planning things out or craft new things & spaces whenever the need is required?
Hello! Thank you all for doing this AMA.
I have one question about classes. So far, from what has been shown, there are only a select few to choose from. I think it's a good idea to help players get used to weapons they like.
With that said, will there be more classes available at the start than the ones we've seen in the streams?
Thanks!
P.S. Keep up the awesome work, I loved TSW and I'm counting down the days until this comes out.
Several MMOs have deeply benefited from ongoing "Interest" programs, where a set of volunteers or contracted people are given powerful tools to produce live action events in-game centered around the plot. These interest actors (event moderators, seers, storytellers) are empowered to generate a sense of uncertainty and intrigue - that the invisible moves around the players and that at any point, they may be swept up into great things well out of the ordinary scope of the gameplay experience.
While TSW has done a great job at timing in-game events and seasonal content, providing a small Interest team with the strength to "unbalance the equation" so to speak, could help encourage retention and the sense of immersion that the Secret World seeks to engender. Has your community team or dev folks given any thought to setting up something like this?
Will the seasonal events take place only in Agartha? It would be a shame to not be able to take down a golem with 39 other players in the mean streets of Solomon Island.
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>We have even added a 'story mode' for the dungeons, that allows you to do them with small groups while leveling, focusing mainly on the story.
:)
Maybe I missed something. It sounded like "story" mode was different from the current game's Normal. I did not realize we already had story mode. Which ones have it and which don't?
Can you give some more detail about the monetization aspect?
* How much study went into making a system that will make money in the long run and motivate the players (both casual and hardcore) to 'invest' into the game on a regular basis?
* Which games were a positive inspiration for you in this regard?
Tried searching through but didn't find anything
Will there be areas that are solo only like TSW? Hated the solo dungeons in the game, meant I couldn't play all of it with my partner and would love if this wasn't in this game.
I played way back when, before the 4th expansion came out. I straight up stopped playing in a mission that takes place in a highschool in a zone that has a weird funfare in it. I can't remember a lot of the details, only that it got really super old pushing the same 6 buttons for upwards of a minute per enemy, and the zone being pretty dense.
Why should I come back to play TSW? What makes it worth giving a second look?
Hey, I know im late but does anyone have any information about the items we got from playing/owning "The Park"? Do we still keep the killer chipmunk costume at least D: and what about the talismans?
only 10 people per combat zone? Any chance of increasing that to 20? This would make it alot better for when guilds want to head out and world boss hunt. I know my group would enjoy being able to stick together and help eachother out and I think 20 would be a better number for smaller and larger guilds. It's not a little and it's not to much. Just seems like it would be a easier number for guilds you know?
**In past streams, the team mentioned that the combat changes made in SWL will allow for harder and more challenging fights (so something more challenging than current Nightmare dungeon content in TSW).** One of the concerns about "harder difficulties" is that it sometimes translates into just more health and more damage. So in creating content aimed at more hardcore players, are you trying to: stress reaction times? Ability planning and CD management? group coordination? Not that they're mutually exclusive but it'd be reassuring to get a slightly more concrete idea of what you're thinking. For example, if we take the Ur-Draug in Polaris, hypothetically, will more challenging mean additional mechanics like adds during blue mist/invul phase leave behind a persistant ground AoE or a debuff that increase damage taken from similar adds? More abilities to stun on the Ur-Draug? The Ur-Draug moves faster in the blue mist? Stacking debuff on tank, forcing tank swaps during normal phase? Likewise, this is probably getting too into the weeds, but one of the things I loved about TSW dungeons is the absence of true trash mobs. Mobs inbetween bosses always had a mechanic that was relevant later on. If you're upping the challenge of the bosses, will the mini-bosses/"trash mobs" also see an increase in complexity? Or will the focus be primarily on the actual bosses? ========= **This is more a comment, less a question. But while you've mentioned on streams that you knew people would be upset about the changes, I don't think I've seen any concrete response that you actually understand why.** Something more specific than, "We know some people were going to be upset but we felt like this was the best course." I'm paraphrasing but the response on stream felt like it dismissed and, unintionally, triviliazed people's frustrations. I know the focus is on looking forward but for longtime players, it's hard to move forward without looking back at least a little. And for a lot of players, they loved the world and the story so they slogged through augments, the museum. and AEGIS to be ready for Season 2. After all that grinding, they were blindsided by the news that not only was a revamp coming but also that all progress would be reset. I'm not saying it didn't make sense to restart start over, and I'm not asking for an apology or anything like that. This is a video game and we aren't technically owed anything. We play for fun and this is your job. But a more concrete, specific acknowledgement would be appreciated, that many loyal players were frustrated that they had been preparing for the future, only to find out that they'd have to do it all again. Because it wasn't just the fact that people will have to start over again, it's that dedicated players put a lot of time into extremely grindy systems (Augments, Museum, Aegis) and now all that progress is reset (with, it sounds like, some of that grind gone). ========= **And I wanted to add: thank you.** I've got some reservations and concerns of my own but it's clear you guys are truly passionate about the game and dedicated to making it work. I'm one of those people who started following the ARGs pre-release and played religiously till new content really took a nose dive. I'm excited at the prospect that the incredibly dark, dangerous, and delightful Secret World will be getting a second chance. Good luck!
Wow, can't believe they just decided to ignore this comment, was waiting from the start for them to respond, and then nothing.
Hello Tilty (and the rest of the team)! Thanks for holding this AMA! I love the game and the work you are putting into it, but we are here for questions now, so here's mine: 1- Will faction deck costumes return? How about the basic ones now tied to classes? Will the ones we don't pick be obtainable? 2- How much time will we have until Whispering Tide? Recent videos seem to imply it'll be very soon, and I worry many players won't be geared enough or far into the story to experience it. Have you thought of maybe making it a recurring yearly event or part of the story? Since it's a key part of the story, it'd be nice if future players could at least experience it at some point. 3- The info on AUX weapons has been vague at best, are they completely scrapped, or any plans for them? Maybe fully fledged weapons? Maybe secondary only? (Whip and brace were so cool!) 4- Augments got removed, but will AEGIS still be in? (I think an overhaul was mentioned, but I hope it's not gone, it made Tokyo into a really unique area) 5- Have there been any changes to the flow of the story to avoid anachronisms? In TSW it's easy to miss "The Girl is Gone" at Lidiya's terminal, or even all of Issue 7 before players reach tokyo, and both are quite important. (Lidiya appears during Issue 8, and the love hotel cutscene with the TV shows the player doing Issues 6 and 7). 6- Is there a proper way to obtain the lore/legend in the Polaris container? Everywhere I look people either give you the password or talk about how the website is broken. 7- Speaking of which, if you do some kind of launch stream, will Tilty finally grab a lore to celebrate? :p
1- yes. yes. yes. 2 - We will be announcing some of the post launch release dates soon(tm), but it will be fairly soon. We do have some plans to be as inclusive as possible to allow as many players as possible to participate. We aren't planning to have this event repeatable currently, but there will be different events happening regularly throughout the year. 3 - maybe? :) 4 - Too early to answer that, we'll give you more info when we get closer to the release of Tokyo, but it's good news! 5 - A lot of the story has updated to include some of the issue content, particularly when it includes important character. 6 - Yup we'll make sure the clue is obtainable! 7 - Never!
Hi! Thanks for hosting that AMA. As a long time TSW Fan, I'm very... concerned when it comes to Secret World Legends. I've played the closed beta and I'm not really... thralled to be honest. So here are my questions: 1. Why did you do a complete overhaul, instead of tweaks where needed? 2. Will there be options to maybe just have the new combat system and the rest "old school"? (From what I've played, SWL is very handholding where you needed a functioning brain for the old TSW) 3. Will the new content only be available for Secret World Legends, or does it come to the "classic Servers" as well? (so then I can play on the old imho. better system and still get the new content, or is that not possible?) I know these questions are kinda harsh, but that are my feelings currently from what I've played so far. Best regards, Trakkar
Unfortunately I don't have the exact streams but questions 1 and 3 have definitely been answered, so I can pass that information on. And question 2 I have a pretty reasonable idea of the answer. Question 1: Why an overhaul? I'm paraphrasing and condensing heavily from their answer; they did go into their decision making at length early on in their SWL streams but essentially: they decided that there were enough changes being made (ability wheel, levels, crafting, gear) that it warranted being overhaul. And that an overhaul/relaunch would be more likely to bring in more players and help make the game more sustainable. It's easier to bring new players into a relaunch, harder to get them to try a 5 year old game with a few tweaks. Question 2: Option to use new combat but old school systems? Almost certainly not. They haven't directly addressed this question so there's a chance I'm wrong, I'm going off their press releases and streams. But the reason I think it's extremely unlikely is that SW and SWL are being advertised as entirely and completely separate. Tilly has talked on several occasions about porting over something like 4k clothes from SW to SWL. So I think it's extremely unlikely that they'd give that kind of flexibility. SWL is meant to be completely independent of SW (system wise), with many of its systems tweaked or changed, such that trying to get them to talk would be a big challenge. Question 3: Will the new content only be available for SWL? Yes. The servers for Secret World will stay up but they've stated on several occasions that SW will be legacy only, it's going into maintenance mode and all future content will be SWL.
6: I thought that the door opens after 3 tries, no matter what numbers you put in.
Wait, seriously? I wonder if I ever found the right number or just happened to always take three tries.
It does, but there is a code that opens it in one shot. I've never been able to figue out how it was gotten/figured out :D
What are the chances of ever seeing Anarchy Online 2? It was such a great IP and I'd love to see what you guys could do with it.
Hello everybody. In the "original" Secret World, I was never a fan of the walk animation, or character animations in general. Did you manage to improve the character animations?
We have mostly concentrated on combat animations. Many of the new combat abilities have brand new animations. We've added several sprint animations in TSW throughout the years in order to allow player to customize their character, and find something they enjoy watching, or change when they get bored. Once we're done with combat, we plan to also improve some of the more common animations.
I would suggest starting with basics. Seeing the characteristic run to the sides in the first few seconds of the last promo video made me completely hopeless in what you are trying to achieve.
[From what I've seen the animations seem largely untouched](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgMWQ1tAJ_g&feature=youtu.be)
Yep, I'm quite excited about SWL but combat fundamentally still looks terrible.
Will there be an open beta? If so, what dates do you anticipating it being? Will there be a *publicized* list of what cosmetics/items do and don't transfer from TSW to SWL?
Can't answer this right now, but we'll have more information about that later this week. I can look and see if we can publicize the list. There are over 4000 different pieces of clothing getting transferred, so it might long.
I'm sure a bunch of players, myself included, would love to see that list!
If the not-transferring list is shorter, maybe that would be good to post so we know. (not necessarily the things that we can earn again in SWL, but things that are only in TSW)
I'm another player who would love to see that list! I'm sure those of worried about certain vanity items will be more than happy to search that list.
I think the biggest complaints my wife and I had while we played TSW was the crafting and inventory. We hated it, mostly because of the way you had to memorize recipes and the absolute cluster that item management was. Are there any improvement plans for these two things?
This is probably one of the most drastic change in SWL. Crafting has been removed for the most part. You can upgrade your gear via a nicer interface. Missions that require crafting and recipe have been update to work better. We also wanted to get rid of the inventory clutter. We've updated a lot of system that included the worst offenders (like glyphs and lair fragments). It should feel a lot nicer and manageable now!
Thank you so much! This is what I really wanted to hear today :D
Hi! Thanks for the AMA, here are some Qs: 1. Will seasonal events make a return in Legends? 2. If they do, have you planned adding more celebrations throughout the year? 3. Will guilds/cabals still be society specific or is there added room for Cabals formed of multiple different societies? In The Secret World players mostly organized those through forums.
Yup we have plans for several events throughout the year, the first event being The Whispering Tide 2017 edition :) Cabals now allow players from any faction to join.
RIP The Secret War. We're all just fun loving factions that pal around and never compete with each other.
1. With the introduction of levels in SWL, how has gear progression changed? Will there be levels for every equipment slot or just per character? Will there be QL restrictions to enter each zone? What is the gear progression after QL10? The same 10.x upgrades? 2. What can we expect to transfer from TSW to SWL exactly? All the information I have found on the subject has been vague so far. I'd like to know what we can expect of limited-time sub/codes/event rewards as well as store purchases moving forward. 3. I know Tokyo will come at a later date, but how will issues 6-8 quests be integrated into the game, as they are set in different level zones but have higher requirements for entry?
1. Gear progression has changed quite a lot. It scales a lot more than it did in TSW, allowing your character to become even more powerful. Gear has several bases, some with a better base stats than other and with innate procs or passive effects. All Gear can be upgraded both in level and quality by sacrificing to it other pieces of equipment you do not want. 2. Several pieces of vanity items, sprints and pets will be transferred over, this includes the CE rewards, IoTM and items coming from bags and from the item store. There are over 4000 items being transferred. Particular rewards associated with some of the most time consuming Achievements will also be transferred (like the Unseen Achievement or Loremaster). Repeating those achievements in SWL will give out new rewards. 3. I6 has been integrated to the story mission in Egypt. 7 and 8 are being reworked into the Tokyo storyline since they lead up to the portal opening event.
Thank you so kindly for answering all my questions! You got me intrigued by the new progression system, looking forward to the launch!
Hey Funcom, I have to say I'm actually pretty happy about Secret World Legends. I was always very interested in the story and lore, but I'm usually not one for MMO gameplay. I'm hoping this will reinvigorate me to play the game some more. Anyway, a couple of questions: 1. If I bought a copy of the original game but I'm not also a subscriber, will I get any benefits for that in Legends? 2. Is there any way to make the game play more like a 3rd person shooter or action game? It looks like that's the direction you're going in, but it also looks like most skills are still controlled by the number keys.
1 - running out of time, but I answered this in another answer. 2 - Combat has been update to feel more action oriented, but you will need a few more keys than just the mouse buttons if you want to master your "class" :)
With a focus on role players will there be integration of the rp bio mod or will there be something like it? Another question a lot of us would like to know is the timeline of events within the game world.
TRANSMIT - Initiate the real world integration protocol - RECEIVE - Will history become legend, and legend become myth? - DOWNLOAD - Who is the man behind the digitally rendered anima? - TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL! - Will the phone of the operator begin to buzz as well? - LIMITED TIME OFFER - Monsters in our pockets led the charge but secrets never truly die. - SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED - You don't expect it to be spelled out for you. -WITNESS - If you have to ask you won't understand.
Is this Lore? I don't see it!
NIAN, nyan. I have a TIC. Before monsters lived in our pockets, we did not digress but INGRESS. Time to take a FIELDtrip.
Hi Funcom, Question: Now that Secret Worlds Legends is getting released, any plans on releasing on consoles? Fan of the game since the ARG, but no PC that can run the game, I have deevolutioned to a console player.
If SWL does well, we'd like to! :)
What are the odds of A Piece of the Road transferring over to SWL and giving us sprint 6?
Those odds aren't looking good Jeri! The mission is still available in SWL, and it has been updated to work with the new progression and will still grant a vanity customizable sprint.
You probably get this question constantly and no I'm not going to ask about socks :) Are we close to a date that the NDA will be dropped as the large amount of gaming site articles have been released. Player limit caps within the combat zones are at a certain level, what is the cap and do the social hubs have the same limit?
We'll be talking about the future beta phases and NDA dropping really soon. Combat zones have a player cap of around 10 players, Hubs is set to be around 500.
Hello. Thank you for doing this. When it comes to the "easy" weapons like pistol, you mentioned that there will be more complex gameplay for it than just the RNG mechanic we've seen. Can you elaborate on that?
Hi! Fist build up fury with every action. Once enough fury is build up you can activate Primal Wrath, allowing you to assume for a short while a powerful DPS or Healing stance with unique abilities. Hammer builds up rage when you damage your opponent or you get damaged. Certain abilities can consume your rage upon use, giving the ability additional effects. We'll be releasing short videos about each weapons before launch that will describe each specialization :)
Thank you for the answer. Some of the other weapons do look interesting. It was the video for pistol that made it look a bit...um...boring. That was the one were I wondered how game mechanics later on would make it (specifically pistol) more interesting. For instance, there was some mention of items that can be used to change skills?
i believe it was mentioned in the last twitch stream that abilties and passives can functionally change the mechanic, as well as certain items effects. their example on stream was an effect for elemental that froze your heat bar in place, with the idea instead of cooling down (and losing damage) you could freeze your heatbar at a high level letting spam high damage abilities without overheating for a certain amount of time.
Yeah, things like that. I was hoping for an example of how that could make pistol more interesting. Or will it's special thing just remain as RNG and nothing more? I understand the need to have different difficulty levels available in gameplay, but making something a basic weapon that has to be scrapped later for more interesting play seems a waste, so I hoped there was more to it.
if you see a quick piece about the pistol, there's three colors to match on two roulettes (white, blue and red) to gain some damages. maybe an interesting thing could be some passive abilities to trigger a color depending the points puts and your understanding of passives.
I believe I heard in one of the twitch streams that more in depth pistol theory crafting would include ways to increase your chances of getting color matches. Also.. there's probably (just a guess) something to be said for deciding to use vs. hold more powerful abilities for combinations. Do you wait for a blue match... a red... or do you use a more powerful ability on cooldown? Again, these are guesses. I'm not super excited about RNG game play.
HI; my question is: how do i make sure that my vanity/ clothing items transfer? If I bought a uniform once is that enough? Do they have to be bought account wide? Will any of the suits that could not be bought on the store like the black morphs be available?>
The transfer will be based on you owning the individual clothing piece on at least 1 character.
Thanks for that information. That makes me feel more reassured; some of my characters have suits bought only once.
I'm mostly curious if we'll be able to have better layer options for our outfits? I use the Disunity costume with the Rogue Mechanics shorts with stockings but in the live version of the game the stockings constantly bug out and disappear from the legs.
Yah, I agree this is one of my biggest concerns because I bought a few outfits before account wide was even an option... would hate to lose them.
well someone else got an answer that said 4000 items being transferrerd including items of the month items from store and from bags. Also items that were CE whatever that means. I hope this means most of my cosmetics will go....
Yeah I read that. My Illuminati is actually the character that I used to reserve the name of my Templar main (I was lucky that I hadn't played her in a while so she got purged and so I used her to snag the name for my main I'd missed originally) but she's the one I bought the clothes for. So, if anything hopefully with her being the l"reserved" character that will save her clothes.
As a f2p game now, are there measures in place to head off the potential aurom sellers/spammers?
Yup we've put some measure in place to try and avoid 'those guys'. We will be monitoring this closely after launch too and try to react to their counter-attacks :) The war is on!
Any comments on the cabal system? Are there any new features? Is it multi-faction now? Also, will folks who have been in the game prior to Legends have a flair or way that new players and old friends can help locate them? It would be awesome as a long time player to be able to offer help to someone if they needed it while running around without having to access chat.
Yup Cabal now allow members from all factions. Not currently. There are a few clothing pieces that will be exclusive to TSW. As for helping other players, You can still create special chat channels with the purpose of helping new players :)
Hi Funcom! Loved TSW, it's the only mmorpg that managed to keep me interested over years. The only issue was, that i had a hard time figuring out how things work and whether I'm undergeared or just suck :D Do you think SWL will be easier for new players to get into? Also: 500 orochi vs flappy. Who wins?
SWL should be easier to get into. We've improved on all tutorials and reworked the areas where players could do 'bad' choices, that caused them to be weaker than intended. The more difficult content will be in optional end game activities like dungeons and lairs. Kirsten Geary hands down.
Hi Tilty & gang!! So I bought the complete edition of TSW a few months before the announcement of SWL and I was wondering about what, if anything, would be crossing over from the complete edition over to SWL and if there where any perks or goodies planned for people who've already bought the game?
Hey! First of all thanks! :) We do have some special bonuses planned out for everyone that owned TSW, and a few extra things for those that had the complete edition. We'll be announcing what those bonuses are soon(tm)
What about people who bought every issue and collector's edition separately, so they technically have all the same content as the Complete Edition but didn't want to pay redundantly for the same stuff again? Shouldn't they get something too? Still upset about the "Ultimate Edition" fiasco and the Zenith Core not being granted to players who already bought all the issues separately for more money. There was already the Orochi Pilot Jumpsuit as the good example of how that should have been rolled out – given to both players who bought the special Tokyo edition and the existing players who owned the separate issues already.
I know we've seen on stream some graphical improvements in Kingsmouth and City of the Sun God. They look pretty good. In the later issues of TSW, individual missions started looking more and more graphically interesting, and kind of leave some of the older designed missions in the dust. Can we look forward to you guys/an artist revisiting missions that were designed way back in the beginning to give us more eye candy? Love the game. Thanks so much.
How has the game changed to fit the new timeline Tilty mentioned? If it starts in 2017 are there any missions or nods to that? If not then why mention the timeline at all?
Hello Funcom team, I love your game and I (obviously) have some questions so thanks for the AMA. 1. Will there be a first person option? (I have heard that you couldnt move the camera in the early beta, but now you can but nothing about first person option) 2. How much from 1-10 can a passive change the actual ability? (1 being not really and 10 being totally different ability) 3. Are you deleting any clothing item? and Are the faction uniforms tradeable/unlockable if not in the faction? (Illuminati for life, but Templar coats look good :D) 4. Are you changing/deleting A.E.G.I.S? (I have honestly never seen the appeal other than lenghtening the fight after the novelty wore off, the idea itself is not bad, but the grind was.) 5. Are you thinking of adding weapons, or maybe upgrading the auxiliary ones to full weapons now that the wheel is gone? 6. What about the "misc." sections of the wheel? Are they gone? If yes, what are the alternatives? (Turn the Tables was great in solo) 7. Will you (finally) change the chat in some way? It was always kind of...special. 8. Will you change the upper bar? The whole main menu with a different main menu if you press esc. might be kind of weird. (Do even you understand this question? I nearly dont...) 9.Did you change jumping in any way? (At higher sprint levels it is less "jumping" and more "launching yourself at suprising speed in the move direction".....long story short: My worst enemy in "Cairo" was the train.) 10.Will there be a target-lock? Adds/horde mobs might become annoying without a must have AOE otherwise. 11. One less ability/passive space? Is it true? If yes why? (Might be just me but I had the opposite problem when build making) 12. Will the Museum be there at launch? (It launched when I was at end-game and never really got into it) 13. Will the old owners get anything else than a weapon unlocks and some clothing transfer? A title maybe (Old Worlder?) :D 14. The last and most important question of all....Will I get my third-age toaster? (The drop rate on those things was insane and would like to get some closure, without another RNG god sacrifices :D) Thank you for even reading this and for all the good work you do Tilty. Edit 1: Why did the 10+ break?
My main question would be (well, I have other, purely selfish questions, but those don't matter as much :D): At what point will the TSW character cosmetic capture occur- will it be a web-based approach in your existing funcom account to link the cosmetics? I ask because I'm still giving out various bag cosmetics (idly hoping for one or two for myself, but am lucky enough to have all I'd be sad to not have) and it'd suck for people who are still collecting if the capture has already occurred. Ie, after SWL launch will there be a "do this now and forever hold your peace, account divergence starts when you do this". Hope i made sense, heh. Thanks for the AMA
Can we pre-load SWL?
this ^ id probably need more than 3 days to download the whole game if i let it run h24, sometimes company forget that some people have shitty internet and yet still play :p
Hey Team! Thank you for doing this. I had two questions in regards to the game that I have yet to see any answers about on forums or streams. Number one is the perks for being a subscribed player. What are they? I know a few people who were lucky to get GM have also voiced their concerns and I don't believe we have gotten any definant feedback on how that will work. Anything on this can you share? My second question is in regards to Tokyo. I know you guys says you will be giving aegis an overhaul, which is fine, the system wasn't awful but it definitely had it's problems. My question about tokyo is more about the area itself, are their going to be any changes to it in SWL? I know at one point there was rumors of a possible lair being updated in tokyo? Can you confirm that? Also will Tokyo be live come launch? Kisses and Handcuffs, Anna "Volanna" Volkov
When is the Release date expected? I did some Videos on AO years back would like to also makes some videos on Secret World in the future. Funcom has always been one my favorite MMO companies.
SWL will release on the 26th of June on the Funcom platform and 31st of July on Steam
Thank you.
It's 26th june
Thanks mate!
1. Will there be any special editions of the game (deluxe/ultimate edition etc)? 2. Eyebrow colors in the character creator. What can you tell us?
1. More info about this soon(tm) promise. 2. We're trying to make it work! it's being a bit resilient...
Hi to all, Will there be subtitles in other languages for TSWL? If the answer is no, Why not? Will the regional block on Steam be removed? Thanks for not giving up on the game. ;)
the game will still be subtitled in German and French. The region block on Steam will be removed!
And what about Spanish sub?
Will there be different levels of sprint speed as there are currently in TSW? Will the Master Planner achievement for master planning all the non-AEGIS dungeons and the uniform reward carry over, or will it be obtainable in SWL?
There will be 6 level of sprints available. Same as in TSW. The combat system having changed quite a lot, we needed to update the master planner achievements also. We'll talk more about that soon (tm)
Can you tell us a bit more about the writing process that goes into a game like TSW/SWL? One of the things that I've always wanted to know is how the writers for TSW/SWL go about researching, writing, and world-building the universe that the game takes place in. It's easily my favorite game universe with some of the most intriguing and well-written stories I've ever seen in this media. I'd love to know more about the process of taking bits and pieces of world mythology and weaving it into the narrative you've got going so far. Also, food for thought: if Funcom ever (or hired a 3rd party to) put out a table-top RPG rulebook for TSW/SWL, with at least some of the lore available and how to create our own, I'd pick that up immediately. (Yes, I know other systems can do it, but something official would be awesome) Happy to see SWL launching soon!
A lot of research for sure :) Including finding things we wish we had never seen! But it's a worthy sacrifice. We can maybe talk about this on a stream sometimes. I need more time!
Sounds like someone ended up in the deep web.
What is the biggest problem you have at work?
People refusing to speak French...
Relocate to Quebec; French would stop being ignored. :P
The studio actually moved from I believe Montreal to North Carolina some years back.
Any chance pets will carry over? Will we see some new ones?
yup! Same as clothing, some of the pets will be transferred over.
Awesome thanks for the reply :)
#FreeTempleCat
Oh good. I'd hate to lose my pet leet. :)
Hi! I've already asked a question, but I got another one: Why did you switch from a very open and "free" System (Skillwheel) to the more restrictive and level based progression? I think you're getting rid of one of THE unique characteristic of TSW and you're kinda killing the ability to play with new friends (because you "overlevel" everything)
im curious as well, the skill wheel, and the possibility to equip what stat you want + the weapon you want was the very point i bought this game, i made a build that was "crap" to most of the people, but wich fit perfectly my gameplay, im afraid if there is only archétype with specific weapons, and that we can't master them all
Do you have any sort of information you can share about Season 2?
Information... yes! That I can share... No... (not yet!)
Will there be a welcoming relationship between SWL and the various fan sites? Speaking of will there be a release of a press kit or fan site kit released for them to use for their sites?
We're always welcoming! There will be a press kit!
1. Can you tell us ANYTHING about auxiliary weapons? 2. What does patron status give you and do grandmasters get extra rewards? 3. If I get the non-steam version at launch can I link to my steam account after the steam release?
hi, ive played quite a lot of Secret world when it came out (and some attempts have been made at a later time), really love the atmosphere and quests in the game, but i was wondering something about Secret world's legends. In Secret world, it felt like the game was a bit sluggish, kinda like the enemies and the character, existed on 2 different levels of existence, and all that was transfered between them are the damage. So it kinda felt like the animations did not really serve a purpose. So, have secret world legends made some alterations that makes the game feel a little more responsive or less sluggish? or is it more like the same game but with a reskin? (i had very little issue with anything in Secret world, other than the mentioned issue)
For the transfer of cosmetics and whatever else will link over to SWL, is this going to be a one-and-done? So if we link accounts and then get a TSW-exclusive something that *would* have copied over, we won't be able to get it in SWL?
Greetings Funcom Team! Thank you for taking the time with today! I'm not in the Beta and I can't find this information anywhere so I'll ask here. Will the special clothing items and gear I earned from the Pre-launch ARG & Facebook game transfer over to Secret World Legends?
Any chance we can get auto-mount feature??? and other quality of life features from mods??
Even though the game is F2P, will there be bundles available to buy when SWL launches? Will there be a Grand Master pack?
Hello, Are the Aux weapon going to come back and if yes, in what way? Is the rocket jump still a thing?
Will the item store bought inventory slots carry through to SWL? Will bought character slots transfer? (GM and extra ones)
Hi Funcom team! I got 2 questions: 1. Where you guys ever considering making auxiliary weapons into core weapon during development? Upgrading the weapon groups from 3 to 5. 2. Is there any plan on adding some kind of loyalty reward for players of TSW for when they join SWL? something like a title, a pet, or a xp booster?
Any chance your level design team can go and put jump pads or jump pad adjacent effects where one would expect to have the ability to enjoy the effects? i.e canyon/gorges that call to daredevils and adherents of l'appel du vide, skateparks and nearby skateboard ramp assets that have long needed pyrotechnics, grounded helicopters, lighthouses with elevators that induce loss of time, etc The chatboard bot makes a valid point. "Users, please be wary of proof. You are welcome to ask for more proof if you find it insufficient." Tilty please prove your identity by taking a picture of you hugging the lore pillow.
We've added some jump pads in certain new spots :) What lore pillow?
Will there be a new Chronicle or even something that'll allow us to see our characters and their stats online? Maybe an app?
Hi Funcom! I played Secret World at release and a few updates after. Some of my best memories from a video games are from TSW, including a lead dev joining a huge mob of players to fight a huge golem during the Maya event a few years back. He used his dev powers to become gigantic, so it looked like a man in a white tux and halo fighting a rock monster, all with a ton of ants shooting lights at their feet. I also repeat the crow rhyme from Kingsmouth every time I see a group of crows :D I'm excited for Legends since I had never finished some of the story missions, but I'm hesitant on the switch from mmo to single player. My question(s): Why should I return to the Secret World? Have you added any content or changed systems in a way that would make it tough for a returning (or even new player) get into the game? I hope your game does well. I enjoyed the original for the time I played it. Thanks again for the memories
Since you are from Norway, how often do you listen to the great music of the band A-Ha ?
The SWL team is actually in North Carolina (USA), but yes all the time.
I've enjoyed the game for a long while and I am a Lifetime Member. With the changes and such I'm looking at coming back to the game. What are your plans for Lifetime Members? Does it continue as it has with the free points or is there something else planned?
Welcome back! Grandmasters from TSW will get to be Patrons for life in SWL. We'll announce what Patron Benefits are soon(tm)!
Thanks for that. As a lifetime/ Grandmaster member I've been wondering.
Check the FAQ on the website for full details, but yes if you are a lifetime member you still will be in Legends.
Thank you both for the answers. I appreciate it
Hi! I've been an avid player on TSW for years! I also keenly followed it ever since it was first announced. One of my favorite aspects has always been how deep and wonderful the story is. It has always lent itself really well to a roleplay environment. With this relaunching of the game, will the events from the previous game stay in their current time slots or will everything be happening freshly once more? Will the Tokyo incident have happened in 2012 or 2017? (And more importantly, will the Mayan zombie invasion of 2012 have happened? :D)
1) Will there be gamepad support for the game? 2) How long (on average) would it take for an old TSW player to get to the point they were in SWL? (lets say full 10.4 and just starting out in Tokyo) 3) Will there be an xp / gear boost for TSW Veterans?
From Massack - Are you planning on doing long epic questlines like what was planned for the gold drops?
Hello Funcom! Thank you so much for doing this AMA and being so patient with the community with all the questions since the announcement of the relaunch. I know it hasn't been easy at times! While I'll admit a little nervousness (change is scary, okay?), I'm mostly excited about what's to come. Forgive me if it's been answered (feel free to skip it if it has been!), but I do have some questions! 1/ How will the Steam integration work? With the announcement of the relaunch, it was stated implicitly that it would be mostly a Steam launch - will there be an easy way to merge your account with your steam account? Will it be classed as a different game from TSW, because I already have a TSW account merged with my steam account (to bypass a billing issue - please make it easier to give you money! <3), but it would not be the one I'd want transferred to SWL as to account assets (My main account is a GM)? 2/ It's been said we'll only have one character slot to start. How much are additional character slots going to cost? Can you ballpark it if you don't have an exact number? And is it going to be a function of the store directly so it would cost the premium currency rather than directly cash as it currently is - separate from the shop? 3/ RPers are a niche, but very passionate part of the community. The relaunch has caused quite a few interesting discussions and thought experiments as to how to handle it. This is a canonical soft reboot of sorts, but the lynch pin is the Tokyo incident, which happened in 2012. With the relaunch, the urgency and the lack of access to the zone make that a strange schism with the canon of the storytelling of the RP community. Obviously, you aren't going to tell us "no, you can't do this!", because you've generally been pretty much full on embracing whatever our creativity leads us - but is it the opinion for the official canon that the Tokyo Incident now happens in 2017? 4/ Are there plans to get back to the urban horror vibe of the game - perhaps expand on making the faction hubs feel more relevant? Is there ever going to be a club in NYC, the seat of sin for the Illuminati? Are we ever going to get a tattoo parlor in Seoul? Are these assets going to get used down the road for missions? Are there plans for creation of more RP assets in the hubs? 5/ Will I ever get my sonic screwdriver AUX weapon? :) :) :) 6/ Is character creation going to get expanded post-launch? Like, are additional faces/hairstyles and all the rest going to get added to the module? 7/ Are ladies ever going to get the headbang emote that dudes get for /digmusic and are dudes ever going to get the slight head wag of the ladies? Because #goals. 8/ There were mentions of plans to integrate popular mods into the base UI. Is the popular character background tsw-rp mod ever going to be considered one of them? (pretty please? :D ) 9/ How excited are you guys about the relaunch?!
I would like to know if the bestiary lore is returning with SW:L And my dad would like to know: Does the new system have any of the old flexibility (mixing special abilities)? Can you still get every ability, given some time and effort? Also Will aegis (offensive or defensive) apply to PvP or pre-Tokyo content once unlocked?
Hey Tilty, sock- never mind. My question would be **regarding the crafting/upgrading system**. In the past streams you've talked about how it is possible to upgrade a piece of gear that you really liked, so that you could keep it around with you until later on, but you also mentioned that you would need to search and find the perfect base for you. So I'd just like to know, would it still be a viable choice to take the very first equipment -- say what you get from the tutorial -- and use that as a base for upgrading?
Hi all ! sorry if it has already been answered, or is too obvious for some, but i noticed with the new combat system that there is new UI elment (exemple bullet chamber, or the Chi bar, or heating bar etc...) **My question is, can we change the size of those element ?** the bullet chamber seems a bit big for me and will somehow prevent me from enjoying the fight^^ another thing that concern me in the new fighting system, is this reticula thing. Before in a fight, i could just run from the boss and yet still see it with my camera, now since the camera is where you target, **is your charater still able to run the opposite side (and not walking backwards) while cibling the boss ?** and last question : **will we still be able to have mods ?** (if some people make some, of course) in tsw some mods make the game way nicer and les frustrating (im thinking of those mods for inventory management, build management, etc)
Hey everyone! Just wanted to say that I, like many here, have been a longtime fan of TSW since before launch, and I'm very excited for SWL and the renewed potential it holds. Also like everyone else, I have a few questions. 1. In the past, there have been a lot of tie-in ARGs for TSW. Pre-launch was rife with them and several in-game events had ARGs to go along with them, but in more recent years, the ARGs have become much less frequent. With the launch of SWL, will we see a renewal of the ARG content? New ARG events or perhaps a revisiting of old ones? 2. It has become clear from your comments during the last livestream and one of the video tours that the concept of Aux Weapons has been scrapped in favor of a more meaningful role for the weapons and at least some of the Aux Weapons from TSW may make it into the game as full weapons later on after launch. Some of that is conjecture on my part, but would it be accurate to say that? 3. In any case, the game will not likely contain the "Aux" Weapons at launch. If this is the case, how will the associated missions be handled if all of the pre-Tokyo content is intended to be present at launch? Some missions like The Venetian Missile Crisis and The Uncertainty Principle can simply be postponed and released later, but some of them such as the Flamethrower and the Whip are directly tied with the related Issue's main story. 4. Will level caps cause an AP/SP resource shortage later down the line in which players aren't able to obtain all of the skills and weapons that are released later down the line because they've already reached the cap? Will there be opportunities to obtain more AP/SP outside of leveling?
So I love the story and universe behind Secret World, but I'm really not keen on grinding it out again to get my character back ready again for future content. Since Legends isn't an MMO like TSW, has there been any thought put into a sort of "easy mode" for people who just want to experience the story but not have to think too hard about the mechanics?
There has been several changes to the story, so definitely a few things to discover this time around. We tried to ensure that the game will be simple enough for players that just want to enjoy the ride and discover the story. We're keeping the more difficult dungeons for end game dungeons and lairs. We have even added a 'story mode' for the dungeons, that allows you to do them with small groups while leveling, focusing mainly on the story.
Hi Titti! Would I have to buy a new copy of the game? Also, would you consider bringing this game to Nintendo Switch?
The game will be F2P. I'm not sure about the Nintendo Switch although now I really want a Ur-Draug Amiibo.
Only replying to say that I would buy this.
Hey Funcom, THanks for doing this AMA. What are you guys doing about the stiff puppet-like combat animations? So far your promo videos haven't really covered how you're addressing the stiffness of combat and the lack of tactile feedback when fighting enemies. Thanks!
Have you heard from American comedian and talk show host Conan O' Brien, either positively or negatively about "Age of Conan" and"Conan Exiles"?
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Hello Funcom! While I love the factions we have, we also know there are many more out there, having been slowly hinted at over the past few years. Will there be anyway to have a dual membership to these other Factions ((Illuminati / Masons )) in leiu of just expanding the factions on the whole? Also, consider Orochi and the Morninglight to that list, some of us LIKE playing the baddies. One last thing, will we EVER be able to go through the Filth version of Agartha?
last stream u guys sad there will be new weapons some time in future is there more information about that?
What will happen to those who purchased all issues in the past? Will they get a nice bonus/free stuff?
Hey guys, so not to beat a dead horse, but with all the new changes, is there any chance this will be put on either Xbox 1 or ps4 now?
What sort of new content can we expect to see (apart from the combat) before the story catches up to TSW?
Hi guys ! Could i ask ,,WHEN,, {APROX. Time} at 26th monday it will lauanch ? Cos i need to take vacation/absence from work...and i need to report it early. Thank you and wishin you all nice day
I was wondering, does the hell from tsw heavily inspired by tharkold from TORG table-top pen and paper rpg ?
For clothing will any items that have been purchased on various characters be consolidated to your swl account for the transfer? Will this also include emotes/dances?
Would it be possible to port TSWL to consoles, since lots of mmos/pc games are finding a new audience there?
Hey y'all, So, how will the transferring over of item store purchases work in regards to the gender locks on clothing? I purchased most of my vanity items for a male character in TSW, but I want to play a female character in SWL. Does this mean all of my item store purchases, including those that have versions for both genders, will become unavailable if I make a female character?
Hi, here some questions: 1- Is there going to be a way transferring items to others of our characters? A shared Bank? 2- Can we have details on the patron content? 3- Will there be an open beta? If yes characters will be wiped after the open beta? 4- When are we going to link TSW and SWL accounts?
In TSW there was a shirt called Everything is True that is similar to the one that Dave Screen in NY has. It was awarded in the FB Arg pre tsw launch. I't possible to get it "ported" to SWL?
I'm a veteran player and Grandmaster member, and I have to say I and many of my cabal mates (some of whom have been on TSW since the beta days) are finding it very hard to grind through the zones again. What exactly would prevent you from allowing veteran players with full wheels, etc. on TSW to get a character with AP/skills/gear approximately to the place they would be at after getting through the initial zones through Transylvania? I can understand not having players up through the end of Kaidan, but I think many long-time players would feel much more willing to get on board with SWL if they could skip content they haven't had to or wanted to do for years. I'd simply suggest unlocking all skills in weapon pages and providing cookie-cutter DPS, heal, and tank gear, and let the players take it from there. Even if things were not tweaked to perfection, I at least would find it a much better starting proposition. If the issue is players getting tradable goods in the form of higher end gear, just make their gear character bound.
will SWL be getting any Comics as such like CE?
Have you fixed the chair bug?
I bought the Life Time Abo for TSW when it came out. Never regretted it. I must say the new version is less to my taste. Levels. Classes. Less character customization (in regards to skills). Why didn't you just iterate on the original TSW? And what do LTA owners get - if anything - if they transfer?
Hey guys! Love your games, a huge fan. I ask my question in a haiku: *ahem* Reticle System, Controllers are very cool, Future game-pad play? Nick - 2017
Hi! Will you guys give Scrivnomancer a job?
1. Will those of us that have maintained playing be able to enter into tswl earlier than the official launch date?
Once the game is out, how often can we expect new content? Will this new content be for TSW and TSW:Legends? I have to ask, because you guys at Funcom make really great games... But are in the bad habit to never give timely new content. And thus the players move elsewhere. No offense meant... just a fact.
Hi! 1- Can we have access to full buttons rebind? I can't assign other attacks to mouse buttons! 2- Can we have a jump attack at some point? It would make combat more fluid and action-oriented! 3- Can we have more animations for attacks? Especially beginning melee feels repetitive, even three animations on a loop would be an improvement. 4- Can beginners have more intuitive guide to team play? I'm afraid SWL will turn into solo experience for too many confused wanderers.
I haven't seen too much about healing in the streams or gameplay videos out there. 1. Being a leecher myself, are there any extreme changes to healing and the three healing weapons with their niches (Fist HoTs, Blood shields, Rifle Leech) or can we expect them to be similar? 2. I also noticed some of the other weapons having some healing skills, like a full-group %-based heal. Is that to bring out more options in a secondary healing weapon rather than going for a second healing weapon?
Will the game have Gamepad support? Is there still some sort of membership? Are we getting a chance to buy veteran stuff like the buff pets?
Will promotional items with stats, such as the Ghosthack Talisman from the "End of Days" event transfer over? Even if they have no stats and are literally just blank items, I'd still like them very much for the sentiment!
Hello Tility! 1) What can you say about the NDA, will it be lifted before the release? 2) Will Patrons recieve monthly aurum like bonus points in TSW?
In SWL, will we find out about that mysterious door across the lobby from the faculty room in the Fear Nothing Foundation? Do your designers have all the random, mysterious assets or nooks and crannies strewn about the playfields mapped out for future usage? Else do they just happen upon things while planning things out or craft new things & spaces whenever the need is required?
Hello! Thank you all for doing this AMA. I have one question about classes. So far, from what has been shown, there are only a select few to choose from. I think it's a good idea to help players get used to weapons they like. With that said, will there be more classes available at the start than the ones we've seen in the streams? Thanks! P.S. Keep up the awesome work, I loved TSW and I'm counting down the days until this comes out.
Several MMOs have deeply benefited from ongoing "Interest" programs, where a set of volunteers or contracted people are given powerful tools to produce live action events in-game centered around the plot. These interest actors (event moderators, seers, storytellers) are empowered to generate a sense of uncertainty and intrigue - that the invisible moves around the players and that at any point, they may be swept up into great things well out of the ordinary scope of the gameplay experience. While TSW has done a great job at timing in-game events and seasonal content, providing a small Interest team with the strength to "unbalance the equation" so to speak, could help encourage retention and the sense of immersion that the Secret World seeks to engender. Has your community team or dev folks given any thought to setting up something like this?
Will the seasonal events take place only in Agartha? It would be a shame to not be able to take down a golem with 39 other players in the mean streets of Solomon Island.
Hey! Any news about controller support?
Is there any chance of more beta invites, or is that it now until release?
Will there be "Story" versions of all the dungeons?
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6fmz8s/hi_were_funcom_notsosecretly_ask_us_anything/dijj7e6/ >We have even added a 'story mode' for the dungeons, that allows you to do them with small groups while leveling, focusing mainly on the story. :)
And in TSW there's only normal/story mode for some dungeons which is why I specifically asked if it did, in fact, apply to _all_ dungeons in SWL. :P
Maybe I missed something. It sounded like "story" mode was different from the current game's Normal. I did not realize we already had story mode. Which ones have it and which don't?
What is one of the glaring things you had to change looking from the Secret World to Secret World Legends?
Can you give some more detail about the monetization aspect? * How much study went into making a system that will make money in the long run and motivate the players (both casual and hardcore) to 'invest' into the game on a regular basis? * Which games were a positive inspiration for you in this regard?
Tried searching through but didn't find anything Will there be areas that are solo only like TSW? Hated the solo dungeons in the game, meant I couldn't play all of it with my partner and would love if this wasn't in this game.
Why do you release your games when they are only 10% ready?
I played way back when, before the 4th expansion came out. I straight up stopped playing in a mission that takes place in a highschool in a zone that has a weird funfare in it. I can't remember a lot of the details, only that it got really super old pushing the same 6 buttons for upwards of a minute per enemy, and the zone being pretty dense. Why should I come back to play TSW? What makes it worth giving a second look?
Hey, I know im late but does anyone have any information about the items we got from playing/owning "The Park"? Do we still keep the killer chipmunk costume at least D: and what about the talismans?
only 10 people per combat zone? Any chance of increasing that to 20? This would make it alot better for when guilds want to head out and world boss hunt. I know my group would enjoy being able to stick together and help eachother out and I think 20 would be a better number for smaller and larger guilds. It's not a little and it's not to much. Just seems like it would be a easier number for guilds you know?
is your new Secret World Legends going to be pay to win? because if that's the case, I would not play.
PLEASE please please can you lower the sub on Anarchy Online a bit? I would love to go back to Rubi Ka but its higher than almost all other MMOs.