The Secret World Legends
Developer: Funcom | Platform: PC | Release Date: July 3, 2012
What is The Secret World Legends? The MMORPG, initially launched under the title The Secret World, aimed to try something different. The focus of the game is on very dense stories revolving around the themes of mystery and horror.
There are no classes or levels in the game. You improve your heroes based on skills and better equipment.
How did the game start? At release, the MMORPG was praised by the media but could not attract too many players. Nevertheless, the title was able to build a community. It did not move beyond a niche.
The shift to the Free2Play model and the subsequent renaming to The Secret World Legends in summer 2017 led to a boost. However, this did not last very long.
What does it look like today? The Secret World Legends is still holding on, even though the player counts according to Steamcharts with 159 simultaneous active users and a peak of 347 in the past 30 days are not very high (as of October 12, 2020).
Updates are still being released, aiming to make the game interesting again.
Why did the game fail? Perhaps TSW was ahead of its time. It focused on telling exciting stories but neglected elements that MMORPG fans are drawn to, such as classes and levels.
Additionally, there was a rather steep learning curve. Mastering the game system was anything but easy. PvP fans had to look for something else as well. The Secret World is simply different, and that doesn’t appeal to everyone.
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