Two new MMO's going into beta: The Secret World and Alganon

humanji

I’ve gotten emails about two new MMO Beta’s that will start soon enough and thought I’d share them in case anyone is interested.

The first is The Secret World. You can sign up for the beta on it’s web page here http://www.darkdaysarecoming.com/ You have to click on the link in the middle and do the little test game to see which of the three factions you’re best suited for. Then you give your email and I assume they spam the **** out of it before telling you whether you get in or not.

Here’s some of the blurb from the web page:

Imagine if every myth, conspiracy theory and urban legend was true. Imagine if your worst nightmare came to life. Imagine a world where vampires hunt for mortal blood in dingy London nightclubs, where werewolves lurk in the sewers beneath Seoul, and where the undead prey on the living in the shadows of New York City. This is the premise for «The Secret World», Funcom's upcoming massively multiplayer online game set in the modern day real world.
•Urban environments - Throw yourself into the bustling urban environments of New York, London and Seoul. Shop for clothes, weapons and accessories. Stop by the local nightclub to socialize with your friends before heading out into the darkness that is slowly encroaching on the city streets.
•Real-world locations - Discover real-world locations throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and America. From New England to Egypt, explore vast lands full of detail and story as you unravel the myths, legends and conspiracies of the world through a unique, story-driven gameplay experience.
•Freeform gameplay - Experience a game that has no classes or levels. Truly freeform character customization allows you to create the alter-ego you want to play, and gameplay that goes beyond the usually rigid MMO structure allows you to play the game the way you want to play it.
•Hundreds of powers - Wield fiery katana, gold-plated pistols, and deadly automatic rifles. Learn martial arts, black magic and voodoo. Choose from hundreds of powers to create a character completely customized to your liking.
•Action-packed combat - Lose yourself in the most intense real-time action-packed combat system ever. Aim, strafe, shoot – movement is key as bullets fly past you and explosions threaten to tear you apart. Swords or firearms, magic and melee, each offering a similarly intense, reactive combat experience.
•Secret societies - Join the Illuminati, the Templars or the Dragon - the three secret societies that pull the strings of our world. Work your way to the top, earn titles and rewards, and play a key role in the battle for world domination.
•Player-made organisations - Create or join player-made organisations called cabals. Create your own headquarters, and decorate and furnish it to your liking. All cabals are ranked against each other, and a cabal's success will bring fame, fortune and power to its members.
•Track your progress - Earn points for everything you do - from combat and exploration, to trade skills and PvP - in order to rank high on both local and global scoreboards, gain titles and worldwide acclaim, and help make your secret society the most powerful and influential of them all.
•Intense player vs. player combat - Take part in ferocious, non-stop player vs. player action in the Battle for Hollow Earth. Fight to control anima, a priceless resource deep within the bowels of our world that will bring unprecedented power to whichever cabal that collects it
•Next-generation graphics - Featuring the latest in cutting-edge graphics technology, explore beautifully realized real-world locations that will truly set the standard for next-generation massively multiplayer online games. Prepare for an audiovisual experience unlike anything seen before.

And here’s the trailers (I don’t know if there’s any gameplay footage available yet):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltbGHau6dJQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwiT-3TE9Bo

The second game is called Alganon. I hadn’t heard anything about it until I got a notice from Fileplanet saying there was a beta available. This is your more familiar fantasy fair, but has a few features that might make it stand out (although, it being a low key affair, I can’t imagine it surviving that long).

The website with the beta signup is here http://www.alganon.com The beta sign up is at the top of the screen.

It has a lot of little features that could catch on with other MMO’s like it’s kudos system where you can give someone you group with kudos for their role in the group and so others will see that that person is reliable in that field etc.

It also has a thing called “studies” which will apparently allow your character to advance when you’re not playing, to make the game more accessible to casual players.

There’s a whole host of other features too, like religious crusades and some sort of social site that sounds like a kind of Facebook for the game. There’s too much info for me to post here, but you can find it all on the site and learn more in the forums.

Here’s a couple of vids that show the world. The graphics aren’t anything amazing, but it’s the gameplay that they’re focusing on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqmxBlFdOsY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmAhwA_8FTQ

in-like-Flynn

Secret World looks very interesting..would have liked to see some kinda gameplay trailer thuogh. Not sure about Alganon, getting pretty tired of fantasy MMo's that promise alot but dont deliver.

_Buck Rogers

/necro's


Anyway i was keeping up with TSW about 3 years ago, but within that time Funcom have managed to destroy their image, so i'll likely wait a few months to be sure it's not another cock up