TSW's Xfire numbers are still way down from launch (ranked 16 at launch), but it looks like it's now growing. Since B2P TSW has increased Xfire hours played by 300%. Its ranking had a high of 43 this weekend with triple the amount of users using xfire. 

There still is a long way to go with the pvp content (PvE is rock solid), but this is good news for Funcom and TSW.

well seeing as i am sure that a lot of people are coming back to check it out... I am not supprised.

The question as always is.. will it stick.

since they went BTP everyday I find myself going to the website and reading some thing here and there on the forums and then really contemplating on buying it or not.................uhhhh I cant decide.

If it goes on sale again I will def be buying it. The only reason I ahvent bought yet is because I spent some money on a few games recently that I regret.............and as exciting and fun as TSW looks, I dont want to regret yet another purchase.

Originally posted by drtack1

since they went BTP everyday I find myself going to the website and reading some thing here and there on the forums and then really contemplating on buying it or not.................uhhhh I cant decide.

If it goes on sale again I will def be buying it. The only reason I ahvent bought yet is because I spent some money on a few games recently that I regret.............and as exciting and fun as TSW looks, I dont want to regret yet another purchase.

If you are looking for fresh PvE experience, you wont be dissapointed. If PvP is what your, you'll get a good 2-3 months out of it.

Originally posted by timtrack
Why shouldn't i look? I don't get it.

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this game does a really really good job telling its story. It really puts you into the mystery. On top of that the game play is fun and dynamic. you need to move and get out of the way of incoming damage. You will fail in the instances if you don't learn to move around. Finally, you can be anything and everything with just your one character. You can learn every weapon and every skill without alts. I have always preferred games with such a high level of open endedness in character development.

It is a good game. The comment I heard over and over again early on following release from people who casually tried it out was that it suprised them in how good a game it was. They were expecting an ok game and it turned out to be more compelling than they expected.

My reaction was the same. I am not a huge mystery / x-files type of fan. That sort of thing is ok but not my primary interest, so I didnt expect to enjoy it as much as I did.

I found myself returing to the game after I played it during its launch. back then I didn't feel the game was bad, it just wasn't enough for me to sub. having funcom change the game to B2P made me return, since there's nothing in the market right now to keep me interested.

this game sure has its downsides, but it has a lot of good things going for it. one of the things I like about the game is that it's not an easy game, especially at later areas, so if the game is growing it's gonna make partying a lot easier and thus more fun.

As mentioned in every Xfire-thread since 1845:

I really cant stand these programs, and cant imagine why anyone would litter up his rack with XFire, Raptor or another one of those crap programs.

Anyway, growth is fine.

TSW also installs XFire unless you opt out of the install, so it's really not surprising that the numbers are up. They're up on Steam as well, which also isn't surprising.

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Or not, seems like TSW's run on Steam was short lived...until the Steam sale starting tomorrow. ;)

It's a good game and going B2P was a really smart move so it doesn't surprise me it's more popular.  I'm having a great time and see plenty of people around, but then again I chose a populated server.

The opt-out for xfire is lame.  I hate when applications try and install third party crap.  At least it's not like Adobe or Java where they try and fool you with every update.

Originally posted by lizardbones

TSW also installs XFire unless you opt out of the install, so it's really not surprising that the numbers are up. They're up on Steam as well, which also isn't surprising.

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Or not, seems like TSW's run on Steam was short lived...until the Steam sale starting tomorrow. ;)

There is a sale on steam tomorrow? Do you know any of the details. From what I am reading alot of people are enjoying TSW so I decided I am going to pick it up and give it a shot. But if there is a sale on steam tomorror I will wait until tomorrow to make my purchase.

Where could I find out info about a sale on steam for tomorrow?

Is the live theatre up and running yet?

Originally posted by Foomerang

Is the live theatre up and running yet?

Yes, the Albion is live, and staged a play last week (The Tell Tale Heart by Poe).  Already talking about adding a movie theater.  Wow.

http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=63568