As of only minutes ago, occult horror MMO The Secret World has gone free-to-play. The change was hinted at in an “end of the world” video starring Game Director Joel Bylos yesterday, but now has been officially confirmed.
Explained in this forum thread, the F2P transition places no restrictions on free players, but you are still required to purchase the game (Guild Wars 2-style). Those who do purchase ‘Membership’ can accelerate their experience gain for 1 hour every 16 hours, get discounts in the Item Store, and occasional free stuff.
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The TSW Legacy Transfer system will let veteran players of TSW shuffle their membership status and other in-game items over to Secret World Legends.
Talk about flip flopping!
Is the Secret World going F2P?
Answer: Not any time soon!
Real answer: F*&^ing Today!