Developer, Funcom Games, has Opened up beta registration for the MMO, The Secret World, over the weekend. I decided to give it a go and register for the game. This would be probably the first MMO type game that I've ever really been interested in because of its uniqueness. The game is not really based on classes. You can reorder your characters status to however you see fit, which means starting out one way doesn't necessarily mean that you have to finish that way. So that's what drew me in. So I headed out to The Secret World web page to sign up. When you get there the page opens up with this video:
After that you're presented with three groups to choose from:
The Illuminati
The Illuminati may have ancient roots, but they remain forever young and hungry. In every growing empire they have played for it all. And they play for keeps. Stealing the Americas from under the Templars' noses, they grew with the United States to become a shadow superpower. Their corporate headquarters, the Labyrinth, is in an undisclosed location beneath Brooklyn, New York.
A whisper of a rumour of a shadow, this Asian group is the most secretive of societies. With no fixed territory or structure, the Dragon have dissolved and reformed throughout history. They believe that a closed, controlled society is a sick society. Only through collapse and rebuilding, the natural chaos of life, can the world be in harmony. Recently, they have taken root in a nameless district of Seoul, Korea.
Proudly tracing their royal lineage back to Babylon, the Templars are the lions of the secret world. When they roar, everyone listens. Old Europe is theirs, and the Templars' marble hall dominates the old London borough of Ealdwic - historic capital of the secret world. It's not just a show of strength. Nothing is just for show with the Templars.
After watching the videos I wasn't sure which group to join. If you're not sure there's this option on the far left side of the screen to choose. From there you will be matched with a group based on a personality test. I tried that option and it matched me with the Illuminati. There were a series of questions asked and that's what I ended up with. I have to say that the Illuminati did not fit my personality at all. They are very cutthroat and they go to the lengths to get what they want by any means necessary.
So I didn't join them. I ended up joining the Dragons. From the video I liked their operation by creating chaos to then form order. I could've went the straight and narrow route and chose the Templars but there was something about rigid order that didn't sit well with me. What I've learned through life is that nothing is ever perfectly in order and I can't live by that type of code. So I said thanks but no thanks to the Templars.
Joining the Dragons suited me just fine. Really all I wanted to do was join a group that used swords. lol Just based on the pictures I've seen from The Secret World they were always in the hands of a Dragon. So I guess my choice was kind of easy. That was pretty much it. After you choose your group there's nothing else you can do. You'll just have to wait for the email letting you know that they've started the beta. The only downside is once you've chosen your group and can't go back. I'm not sure if that's a permanent thing strictly for the beta or for the final version of the game. I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.
Head over to http://www.thesecretworld.com and join a group now!
Related info gathered and used from http://www.youtube.com/user/Funcom.
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