https://twitter.com/#!/gamerno/status/167180007918141441

Translation:

The one which has the best PvP is the one I will play because they seem both to be solid MMORPGs.

TSW will do better in the West then TERA I think, especially Europe... even though I will be playing the latter.

Both will do ok though. I think they will be just glad to not clash with GW2.

Thanks but no Thanks !

This is going to be a tough call for me.  I really want to try both this and TERA.  It will be interesting to see which one "wins" out for me in terms of getting my sub, as I would only keep one subscription active past the first 30-days.

I will be getting this one.. but.. may wait to see how the launch goes first, if the game is solid on release, i'll definitely be buying it, otherwise, i'll just wait until it is

Hmmm, not really that much time between official annoucement and launch date, could mean one of two things.

One, after the bad launch of AOC they withheld the date until they were absolutlely sure it was rock solid and ready for release or...

They see the launch of GW2 on the horizon and are rushing it out the door prematurely to avoid getting lost in it's wake. (And don't forget about D3)

I'd like to believe it's the first but rather suspect it's the latter, after all, this is Funcom we're talking about.

Originally posted by Kyleran
Hmmm, not really that much time between official annoucement and launch date, could mean one of two things.

 

One, after the bad launch of AOC they withheld the date until they were absolutlely sure it was rock solid and ready for release or...

 

They see the launch of GW2 on the horizon and are rushing it out the door prematurely to avoid getting lost in it's wake. (And don't forget about D3)

 

I'd like to believe it's the first but rather suspect it's the latter, after all, this is Funcom we're talking about.

The release date was April since summer 2011. Everything is going as planned. *evil grin*

Originally posted by Kyleran
Hmmm, not really that much time between official annoucement and launch date, could mean one of two things.

 

One, after the bad launch of AOC they withheld the date until they were absolutlely sure it was rock solid and ready for release or...

 

They see the launch of GW2 on the horizon and are rushing it out the door prematurely to avoid getting lost in it's wake. (And don't forget about D3)

 

I'd like to believe it's the first but rather suspect it's the latter, after all, this is Funcom we're talking about.

Haven't they had a Spring 2012 date set in stone for a while now? As much as the cynic in me agrees with the latter sentiment, it might not be entirely the case.

Still up in the air on the title myself though. Haven't seen much to be genuinely impressed with (and I'm pretty easy to impress), and the lack of beta information/news is a little disheartening, especially since they're apparently releasing in two months. Has anyone even played it at a Con?

Crap, so many triple A MMOs launching close to each other.
Not good for my wallet.

Originally posted by NBlitz
Crap, so many triple A MMOs launching close to each other.
Not good for my wallet.

Yup, the fabled 'Year of the MMO' might be happening...

Finally.

i got excited for a sec, but that twitter link no longer exists.

Originally posted by NBlitz
Crap, so many triple A MMOs launching close to each other.
Not good for my wallet.

isnt that the truth !

 

im keeping fingers crossed on this one, if the PvP is that good, i may bypass getting GW2.. which will save a bit.. to be honest i'd rather play PvP in a none fantasy environment anyway, which is also why im hoping that all goes well for Planetside 2

Originally posted by brody71

i got excited for a sec, but that twitter link no longer exists.

Hrm, the Tweet and corresponding article got pulled down.

http://p3.no/filmpolitiet/2012/02/%E2%80%93-2012-kommer-til-a-bli-et-veldig-viktig-ar-for-funcom/

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fp3.no%2Ffilmpolitiet%2F2012%2F02%2F%25E2%2580%2593-2012-kommer-til-a-bli-et-veldig-viktig-ar-for-funcom%2F

Here's another for good measure.

Originally posted by star

https://twitter.com/#!/gamerno/status/167180007918141441

Translation:

Release Date for The Secret World is 24 april. This revealed producer @ Ragnar Tornquist at a press conference at Funcom just now.

 

(google translate)

 

Going to be butting heads with TERA, or so it seems.

No hipe for me on this one until I try it myself. In fact I doubt Funcom will do anything good out of TSW. Anyway, great news lets see if we get a chance of an open beta or something like that.

I think its a bit risky to announce the release date before open/public beta.

Seems someone at the presentation was to trigger happy on twitter and missed the NDA bit..

Interesting.  Of course it's a translation of a 3rd party quote... so something could always have been lost in translation. 

Oops, so this was an unofficial confirmation? :o

This announcement was released with regards to the stock market:

http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?messageId=298041