Something of an unlikely collaboration between the MMO-centric Funcom, creator of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and Ragnar Tornquist, writer of The Longest Journey series, The Secret World promises a very different take on the massively multiplayer genre.
MMOZine Issue 17
For our latest The Secret World coverage, click here to download MMOZine Issue 17 for free.It's about fantasy meeting reality, with several mechanics unique to MMOs, as traditional character development and class-based gameplay have been thrown out of the window in favour of a less-structured approach to levelling up.
Rather than forcing players down one of a handful of prescribed character paths, The Secret World will let your avatar become the person you want it to be. With this, and a host of other tweaks to the MMO formula, Tornquist and Funcom hope to attract a new type of player to the genre - and from what we've seen so far, this surprise pairing has every chance of doing just that.
The Secret World coverage available in MMOZine Issue 17 - click here to download it for free!
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