Dark Days Are Coming…

The Secret World is the next MMO to be on look out for.  In a press release earlier this year with USA Today people got a small taste of the innovative style of this (TSW) MMO.  TSW will be breaking the mold of the usual fantasy/sci-fi MMO and placing players into a real world/present time setting.  For many people that play MMOs this one will differ in many ways.  One huge difference will be the absence of a leveling system.

Different from other MMORPGs, The Secret World will have no classes and no leveling up. “We want to get away from the grind,” he says. “The Secret World begins where other MMOs end, is sort of our philosophy. We want everyone to participate in the end game. We want everyone to fight the really cool monsters and use the really cool weapons. (USA Today)

This can be a little shocking to some but I can say that it will be refreshing.  Even with traditional RPGs, grinding can take a lot of fun out of a game.  Without this promise of no grind, I’m stoked to see what it will be like.

Funcom (Age of Conan; Anarchy Online) has woven a backstory that goes 100 million years into the past. “We are drawing from ancient history and mythology, fairy tales, pop culture and conspiracy theories. We are talking all those and combining it into a coherent reality of our own making. (USA Today)

This to me is the most promising aspect of the game.  How many times have you sat around with your friends in the dead of night talking about conspiracy theories?  Too many to count I’m sure.  Now you can play them, adding in monsters, vampires, and demons in a real world setting.  This is a wet dream for all of you that love The Da Vinci Code and X-Files. I know I cannot wait! Until I can dig up more check out this trailer.