The Secret World has its first beta weekend this weekend and for anyone who's keen to check it out, Gamespot are currently giving away free keys. All you need is a Gamespot account (a free one, not a paid one) and you can get a key by going here

http://au.gamespot.com/event/codes/secret-world-pc/


I'm keen to check this out, its one of the only other MMOs I'm really interested in atm, has the potential to be something pretty cool and different.

Nice one Khel. I'll probably check it out over the weekend.

Downloading this now and god damn is the speed erattic. Sometimes it maxes out at 700kbs other times it falls down to 24kbs. The fuck is going on? is the server getting so hammered I can't even get a stable speed?

Link us Trog!

I'm downloading now ... starting to worry that I bought the grand master pack with speeds like this...

I just don't think they were ready for the load, there was a post on their facebook page about how over a million people are signed up for this first beta weekend, and I guess they didn't think ahead about the best way to distribute the game client to a million people.

fucccck spewing, this is the only MMO that I think has the potential to rip me out of WoW and they have a beta weekend launch like this :|

A local client will be up soon.

Can't even edit your character? All you can do is change their clothes? Good work.

EDIT - oh god the opening cutscene is almost laughable how bad it is. I mean this is the very first look we get at the game (at least some of us) and there is model issues with you being able to see through the dudes neck. Also what's up with that chicks accent it's weird.

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Maybe it gets better later on but from what i've seen this is just not for me. I don't like anything about it. Already shut it down.

The setting is really awesome. Love being in a modern world for once and actually knowing the places I'm running through are real. Also I think you can only go Templar at the moment it seems.

Thx for heads up Khel, got a key. But I know I have a funcom account and it says its reset my key.... but no e-mail. Anyone else had this issue?

I heard they aren't offering refunds if you bought the game and don't like it, good thing I didn't pre-order.

lol @ funcom not allowing refunds.

surely it's illegal?

like when you go to a movie and it sucks and you don't like it and ask for your money back?!@

Of course it's not illegal! You can get a refund if the game doesn't perform as advertised, but not just because you don't like it.

like when you go to a movie and it sucks and you don't like it and ask for your money back?!@

Of course it's not illegal! You can get a refund if the game doesn't perform as advertised, but not just because you don't like it.

You don't pre-order a movie. You should always be able to cancel a pre-order, if you buy it at retail and decide you don't like it then tough luck.

Besides if they want to use a beta as a marketing tool to prop up pre-orders then why can't we use it to demo the game and see if we like it?

Its pretty cool, I'm enjoying it so far, I really like the setting and all the lore and stuff, something new and fresh besides yet another fantasy setting. Just fought one of those Revenant dudes that form out of flocks of crows, that was pretty sweet. My dude is cruising around throwing fire and lightning at zombies and then caving their heads in with a sledgehammer when they get close.

I like the minimalist UI as well, and how stuff like dialogue options and quests on NPCs are overlaid in the world rather than popping up new windows, pretty neat.

The main thing thats annoying me at the moment is you seem to be SEVERELY limited in how many quests you can take at once. So many times I've been on a quest, and find another NPC with quests but I can't take the quests he/she offers without it cancelling the quest I'm already on. Pretty gay really.

Still dunno if I'll buy it though, just cos I don't know if I'll have enough time to play it, but I'm enjoying it.

I've been spoiled by Tera I think. It's hard to go back to the standard mmo way after having so much control over my character during combat and being able to dodge attacks.

Also, sif pre-order a game you know almost nothing about, having never played it or read reviews of it or anything. Anyone retarded enough to do that deserves no refunds anyway, maybe it'll teach them an important lesson.

Only time I pre-order is if I truly know I will enjoy the game, in regards to Diablo 3 or Guild Wars 2. Those games I know I will enjoy and play way too many hours.