The Secret World activity rises 400 percent after dropping subscriptions

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Funcom axed the subscription requirement for its supernatural survival-horror MMO The Secret World back in December , adopting a buy-to-play model that opened the game's content for all after a soul sacrifice to The Old Ones buying a download. It seems like it worked: in an investor notice published yesterday, Funcom noted The Secret World's "activity levels" rose 400 percent as a result of the model change.

This should hopefully provide Funcom more breathing room to focus on cultivating The Secret World's impressive writing and neat classless character system. A more active community could encourage faster content updates, as well, which means more of those amazingly crafted investigation missions. It might be time to dust off my Illuminati street samurai's magnifying glass for another trip into the unknown.

Omri Petitte
Omri Petitte

Omri Petitte is a former PC Gamer associate editor and long-time freelance writer covering news and reviews. If you spot his name, it probably means you're reading about some kind of first-person shooter. Why yes, he would like to talk to you about Battlefield. Do you have a few days?