This will be my first beta weekend in The Secret World (TSW) and I must admit that I am really looking forward to it. I'm really hoping TSW will be a refreshing break from the classic leveling system found in so many MMOs and I'm not locked down to any one particular class from the get go. All players get to choose 7 passive and 7 active skills and you get to pick those 14 skills out of 500. The variety of skills cover everything from magic spells and shields, right down to a basic shotgun and ax use. The system actually kind of reminds me of what Star Wars Galaxies was like at the start. It allowed you to mix and match a variety of different abilities. The Secret World seems to take it to a completely different level, giving you unlimited access to all 55o skills and not locking you into any particular sets like the class system does. Imagine taking all your favorite skills from your WoW hunter and combining them with your favorite skills from your Druid and Warrior to make one uber cat tank with a pet. That's kind of the idea the developers have in The Secret World.
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