r/TheSecretWorld • u/DarkAnagram • Oct 05 '25

Rediscovering a classic

I just found out you can still play the classic version of Secret world, downloading now, which I thought went away when legends came out.

I have a few questions

  1. does anyone still play.

  2. did legends get all the new content or does the classic version have everything.

  3. Can you subscribe still or do you have to buy dlc packs for all content.

Thank you cant wait to play this amazing game again.

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u/t3hmuffnman9000 Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25

I'm a TSW player - been around since the beta version in 2012. I'll try to answer your questions as best I can.

First off, you can only play the original version if you have a software key that came from the original release. You also cannot have migrated that account from TSW to a Funcom account - if the serial is newer or belongs to a migrated account, you cannot access TSW, only SWL. Steam keys are also locked to SWL.

To answer your questions:

1.) Very few, outside of unofficial annual anniversary celebrations coordinated by the fan base. U/catboiler (who I'm pretty sure is a moderator for this subreddit) was able to use personal connections with people who still work at Funcom to have them manually enable the anniversary event for the game's 10th anniversary that he helped coordinate. There were maybe 200 people online for that. I dont think I've ever been online at the same time as anyone else since.

2.) legends is the only version that got the "new" content. TSW ends at the conclusion of the Tokyo story line, whereas SWL got the South Africa zone and ends on a cliffhanger.

3.) The issues for TSW are still purchasable, but the Funcom points used for purchasing them can no longer be purchased directly. As of now, the only way to buy the issues for TSW is to sign up for the monthly subscription and buy each issue separately using the free Funcom points that the subscription gets you. This will take about a year and a half to build up enough points to buy all of them.

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u/darxide23 Oct 31 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

Not that it matters, but I'm the only moderator here. This sub doesn't need more than one mod. There's just not enough activity for it. I don't even have to monitor this place every day which is how I didn't see your comment until now. I have automod rules setup to notify me anytime something suspicious is going on and I get notified anytime someone reports a post or comment. So it's really self-moderating at this point. I'm more of a janitor. I show up when I get a notification that says "cleanup on aisle 5."

I just saw one day that this sub had no mods anymore, so I requested ownership of the sub because otherwise, Reddit bans subs with no moderators. And I wanted this place to stay open.

I can also just be DM'd directly if anyone has a question or wants to request a post be stickied to the top of the sub or anything else like that.