Beyond the Veil: The Secret World

This week the cast their thoughts on the The Secret World Issue# 2, Digging Deeper and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World @ Beyond The Veil: New York, London or Seoul. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: DionSol Remaster Engineer: Xander Hayes Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Join us Live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST over at Holosuite Excess. Talk to us via our chat channel.

This week the cast their thoughts on the The Secret World and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World @ Beyond The Veil: New York, London or Seoul. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: DionSol Remaster Engineer: Xander Hayes Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Join us Live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST over at Holosuite Excess. Talk to us via our chat channel. Show Notes It Came From The Devs Issue 2 delayed again:http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?p=1399215#post1399215 Release/preview video of issue 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8k1r-A3UAE&feature=player_embedded PAX recap: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?p=1400537 The Revolution (party) is coming:http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?p=1402205 Around the Web Former Funcom CEO accused of insider trading:http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/119539-Former-Funcom-CEO-Faces-Insider-Trading-Allegations Innovation to hard: http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2012/09/03/3581738.htm A Letter to and from funcom:http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/11/the-secret-world-a-conversation-with-funcom/ Where do we go from here:http://www.incgamers.com/2012/09/where-does-funcom-go-with-the-secret-world-from-here-interview/ From the Community Monster Renders: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=57855 Things you hate to see: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=57241 Player Resources: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=50332 Characters lines that made you lol: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=57267

This week the cast tell jokes, talk about apps also say their thoughts on the The Secret World and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World @ Beyond The Veil: New York, London or Seoul. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: DionSol Remaster Engineer: Xander Hayes Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Join us Live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST over at Holosuite Excess. Talk to us via our chat channel. Show Notes It came from the Devs State of the Game: http://thesecretworld.com/news/state_of_the_game_august_2012 Changes to Lairs: http://thesecretworld.com/news/blog_lairs_in_the_secret_world Your Voice announced:http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=57219 Smartphone app a possibility Mod Yourself LFG? Try Field Agent Finder: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=54256

This week the cast tell jokes, talk about Pax also say their thoughts on the The Secret World and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World @ Beyond The Veil: New York, London or Seoul. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: DionSol Remaster Engineer: Xander Hayes Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Join us Live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST over at Holosuite Excess. Talk to us via our chat channel. Show Notes It came from the Devs Event system to come to the game: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=55660 Interview at: http://www.buffed.de/The-Secret-World-PC-200536/News/The-Secret-World-Raid-Update-Interview-Bruusgaard-1018890/2/ Issue two delayed: http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/issue_2_release_date TSW up for a Golden Joystick for Best MMO: http://www.goldenjoystick.com/best-mmo/the-secret-world TSW Sells 200k units: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/250361/funcom-announces-that-its-mmo-the-secret-world-has-sold-200k-units/ Con Report TSW Will be at PAX Prime Joel Bylos (Lead Content Designer) to be in PAX Panel MMORPG.com - Future of Online Games Panel: http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/mmorpg.com-future-of-online-games-panel TSW Walking acts to be there also, heres a picture of them: http://ow.ly/i/SVyV/original also there is a contest related to them: https://www.facebook.com/thesecretworld/posts/417471771643206 From the community Orochi Jokes: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=55221 TSW Sketch a day: http://tswsketchaday.tumblr.com/ Fanmade TSW trailer is out of this world: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg5i5g1rfZE&feature=player_embedded Mod Yourself A look at Viper’s Topbar Information Overload: http://www.curse.com/tsw-mods/tsw/topbar-information-overload LFG? Try Field Agent Finder: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=54256

This week the cast invite MorBlade from BLADEMMO.COM to shair thoughts on the Funcom layoffs and possible FREE2PLAY. They also say their thoughts on the The Secret World and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World @ Beyond The Veil: New York, London or Seoul. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: DionSol Remaster Engineer: Xander Hayes Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Join us Live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST over at Holosuite Excess. Talk to us via our chat channel. Show Notes   It came from the Devs TXAA is a go: http://thesecretworld.com/news/funcom_and_nvidia_bring_a_new_visual_feature_to_the_secret_world_txaa New York Raid unveiled:  http://crygaia.com/new-york-is-in-trouble/ New zone: Tokyo: coming early 2013 described as massive Rocket Launchers: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=54541 Video of gamescom presentation: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=55701 Layoffs hit funcom: http://www.funcom.com/news/funcom_reduces_operational_costs_following_the_secret_world_launch and http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-08-21-funcom-confirms-layoffs-in-cost-adjustment-initiative From the community Say no to free to play: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=55572 Funcom deserves better: http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/why-secret-world-and-funcom-deserve-better TSW Sketch a day: http://tswsketchaday.tumblr.com/ They lost the hamster: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=55881

This week the cast invite Midnight Squadron's Waylain and Kimi to the show for a very special event for Child's Play. The members of Midnight Squadron will be running a 24 hour gaming marathon and swag auction to benefit the children's charity, Child's Play! . They also say their thoughts on the The Secret World and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World @ Beyond The Veil: New York, London or Seoul. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: DionSol Remaster Engineer: Xander Hayes Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Join us Live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST over at Holosuite Excess. Talk to us via our chat channel. Show Notes Say Hello to Midnight Squadron Auction link: http://www.midnightsquadron.com/forum/index.php/forum/224-charity-auctions/ It came from the Devs Metacritic score to blame for stock loss: http://www.funcom.com/investors/the_secret_world_update Issue two announced:  http://thesecretworld.com/news/the_secret_world_issue_2_august_2012_digging_deeper New three day trial: http://thesecretworld.com/news/sign_up_now_for_our_free_three_day_trial PVP to be overhauled: http://news.mmosite.com/content/2012-08-14/can_funcom_save_the_secret_worlds_pvp.shtml

  This week the cast invite games on for their thoughts on the The Secret World and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World @ Beyond The Veil: New York, London or Seoul. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: Xander Hayes/DionSol Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Join us Live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST over at Holosuite Excess. Talk to us via our chat channel. Show Notes Left overs: Fun things, hidden references, easter eggs etc: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=49137 Pronouncing names, how do you say...: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=49375 Custodian Pet: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=50995 Human Fire Hydrant of Blood:  http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?p=1301526&highlight=Fire+Hydrant+Blood#post1301526 It came from the Devs: It was Glen ‘Famine’ Swan birthday on Aug 7th Update 1.1.1: http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/issue_1_unleashed_game_update_1.1 Peter Stormare to voice a pair of famous ravens that belong to a famous god for TSW: Ragnar Tørnquist ‏@RagnarTornquist Peter Stormare sure knows how to squawk. Like a BOSS. (Or a raven. Two ravens, in fact. Two famous ravens, belonging to a famous god.) #TSW Perter stormare bio: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001780/ Devs lived streamed yesterday: http://www.twitch.tv/thesecretworld From the community: Midnight Squadron is hosting a child’s play event where they are auctioning off real life TSW items until the 18th: http://www.midnightsquadron.com/forum/ Letting players create their own content: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=52780 Q10 Characters repeating quests being a bad thing: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=52954 Mod Yourself: A look at Viper’s Topbar Information Overload: http://www.curse.com/tsw-mods/tsw/topbar-information-overload

This week Xander and cast Update 1.1 for the The Secret World and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World @ Beyond The Veil: New York, London or Seoul. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: Xander Hayes/DionSol Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Join us Live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST over at Holosuite Excess. Talk to us via our chat channel. Show Note From the devs Happy Birthday Ragnar: he turned 41 Issue #1 is live:http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showpost.php?p=1314856&postcount=3 Marketplace Item delvery delays are being worked on: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=50580 Devs live streamed again on july 27th: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=48350 Devs will be live streaming again on the 8th: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?p=1319945 First Month Celebration:http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=49550 From the community Does this game have any real lastability: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=41198 rethinking the seven actives and passives: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=49683 Eating tacos: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=50131 Lack of tanks: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=48154 Looking for “experienced” player: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=49293 Learn how to play or don’t, how well do you need to know a role: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=48967 Change of heart or at least society: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=50156

This week Xander and cast get swept away by Baywatch, Bawls and lots of great game ideas for the The Secret World and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: Xander Hayes/DionSol Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Join us Live on Thursday nights at 7pm EST over at Holosuite Excess. Talk to us via our chat channel there and feel free to join one of our Cabals @ Beyond The Veil: New York, London or Seoul. Show Note Leftovers A joke from the art department?: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=44244 From the devs Patch 1.03: http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/update_notes_1.0_launch#update_1_0_3 Real clothing coming: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=48049 Devs to live stream again on the 27th: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=48350 'Morteia' Skinner afraid of revenants: So that's a tree full of ravens outside my mailbox. I think this letter can wait until tomorrow...http://via.me/-3e5kn88 Customer Service was down: Customer service was down for a few hours on July 24th due to a blown transformer at their office. From the community World domination buff breaking the game: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=47897 Lore hard to get to: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=47684 Oceanic players getting housed by maintance: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=47974 TSW the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWbQ2N_k7BM&feature=youtu.be free of goldfarmers: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=46279 Photosynth panorama's to capture the beauty of TSW: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=45507 News Zones are coming: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=45764 Tired of monster repetition:  http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=48543 Around the web Mods: http://www.secretui.com/addons.php and http://www.curse.com/tsw-mods/tsw Loot tables for dungeons: http://www.tsw-loot.com/Loot/Role/DPS Alienware  t shirt: http://www.alienwarearena.com/giveaway/the-secret-world-alienware-tshirt-giveaway/ Monster Mash Boobies!!!! Crafting Corner Crafting continued: http://crygaia.com/raithwoods-crafting-guide-release-version/ Basic Patterns: http://crygaia.com/guide-assembly-patterns/

This week Xander and cast get swept away in the state of the game for the The Secret World and much, much more!! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World. Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: Xander Hayes Content Manager: Ocalot Email: beyondtsw@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Show Note   Leftovers No SLI or Crossfire support: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=36568 Spoilers in general chat: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=36304 Will it fail?: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=35314 What happened to getting extra character slots?:  http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?p=896592&posted=1#post896592 From the devs Launch day patch notes,patch 1.01 and now patch 1.02 http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/update_notes_1.0_launch http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/update_notes_1.0_launch#update_1_0_1 http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/update_notes_1.0_launch#update_1_0_2 State of the Game: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=42532 Forum thread about it: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=42552 Notable posts: Ragnar (Producer/Director):We have been preparing for post-launch content for a long, long time -- several years, in fact -- and not only do we have missions ready to roll for the first update, we're also already in production on future updates. As for recording VO, we have an amazingly optimised process with tons of skilled people. We can go from receiving a new design, to writing dialogue, casting, recording, editing and doing motion capture within a week. A finished cut-scene can be ready -- if needed and we focus our cinematic team on it -- a week after that. I don't think there are a lot of companies in this industry that can say the same, but we have a lot of experience in this area, after doing TLJ, Dreamfall, and now The Secret World -- all games heavy on dialogue and cinematic sequences. Of course, for the most part, we like to spend a little longer getting everything perfect, but at most, it's about a month from writing the dialogue to having a finished cut-scene in the game -- and we plan ahead. I've already looked at and approved a couple of cinematics for 1.3, which is due in September. So...yeah. We got this covered. #262 As for the marketplace -- why didn't we launch the game with that? We felt the marketplace wasn't quite ready yet, and rather than launch with something half-assed, we decided to spend another few weeks fixing, polishing, testing, fixing, polishing and testing. I'd rather give you guys a solid feature and take the heat for it being delayed, than to launch with a buggy one. The GUI team wrapped up their latest test today, in fact, and things are looking good, so it's not far off now. My plan is to have a new SotG out every week or two, at least for the near-to-intermediate future. In the long run, maybe once a month will be enough, but right now I feel it's important to keep you guys updated on what's happening and what we're doing. After all, you're paying us money, so it's only fair. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns! And thanks for playing! Ragnar#141 Quote: As long as I am around, I can promise you that we'll listen and care about what you guys want -- and I'm pretty sure that will continue to be a fact long after I have departed the project. We care about our players and the community, and though we're not perfect, everyone here is working to make you guys happy and to provide the best service (and the best GAME) possible.

Count Frightenstein & Igor stopped by the Beyond Studios to relay some very important information about the State of the Game in The Secret World. You can read the main article from TSW Here.

This week Xander, Bishop, Dion, Ocalot and Galactrix get swept away in the opening week of The Secret World's launch! So sit back and listen as we explore Funcom's new flagship game and the events leading up to its landing! Take a listen as we discuss our love of The Secret World in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Beyond the Veil is a Community based weekly talk show sponsored by HolosuiteMagazine.com. Be sure to tune in Mondays and listin to our audio remastered shows. Looking for a Cabal? look us up in The Secret World.  Host/Exc. Producer: Xander Hayes CoHost: Bishop Audio Engineer: Xander Hayes Content Manager: Ocalot Email: HolosuiteMagazine@gmail.com Twitter: @TheXanderZones Beyond The Veil's theam song by Simon Pool & Marc Canham Beyond The Veil's Logo by Xander Hayes Show Note Beyond the Veil Episode 1: The Launch Day Cometh Before Launch The Secret War and following ARG Early Access The Bad (problems): Unable to claim items from the item store / not getting items delivered from the store http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=36260&highlight=claim+item This issue happened because the server which hosts the store was being overwhelmed with requests for items. By the time I was able to play the game on friday night the fix was ready and the store was taken offline for a very small amount of time for the patch to be applied. The issue is fixed and the item store now works fine. Not being able to log in http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=36276 Morteia (TSW Community Manager): I have reported this issue, as it does look like many players are being affected by it. It does, however, seem to stem from the large amount of players currently accessing the character servers. The best workaround I can recommend is the one that has already been mentioned by several players in this thread.Just close the client and try to log into it again. It seems as though the second or third time may be the charm. I'll let you know if I hear anything back about this as soon as possible! No Names Available http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=36223 People were unable to create new characters because the game thought all the names were taken. This has been fixed Bugged Quests The quests Something Wicked and Men in Black Vans where bugged during prelaunch with users unable to complete them due to problems when it came to interacting with objects for those quests. Men in Black Vans was fixed for launch while Something Wicked still is. Thankfully Something Wicked can still be completed without a official patch by grouping with someone in an instance where the quest is working as intended and being completed from there. Ugly NPCs http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=36637\ Ragnar (TSW Director and Producer): A lot of the heads in the Betas were placeholders, and we only recently got the final heads into the game. Pastor Hawthorne looks the way he's supposed to look, while a couple of others -- Rogét, Cassandra -- didn't get the proper reviews before going into the game. We will fix a couple of these, but we're trying to minimise the amount of changes done to characters that players have become familiar with. It's like switching out actors on TV shows: while it may be beneficial to the quality of the show, the viewers might react negatively regardless, since they've gotten used to them. The Good (Things gone right): Hardly Any Bugs or issues: Besides the previously mentioned issues nothing else was wrong with the game. The servers also stayed up for the whole time only coming down for a quick patch or maintenance (in fact the longest time the servers stayed down was four hours during a scheduled maintenance that players were told about before it happen) this lead to people saying... Smooth as silk (pre)launch! http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=36319 While The Inquisitor had this to say: Click here Launch