Secret World Legends News

ONI WAR CACHE
NO BONES ABOUT IT, BABY! Featuring nine new Extraordinary Weapons (each with their own unique effect!), a new outfit, pet, and mount, The Oni War Cache has deployed across the world, replacing the Agarthan Cache as drops in the world. Existing caches may still be bought, sold, and opened via Cache Keys as normal.

• Special assignments now provide Intel, Supplies, and Assets
  
• Missions that require 2 types of resources (Intel, Supplies, or Assets) now give more resources on completion
  
• Agent Vanity Reward Bags reworked:
  
  • When the loot roll decides you will receive a weapon skin, it now always selects an unowned weapon skin. If you have all weapon skins it informs of this in chat. Note that having all relevant weapon skins owned does not prevent the loot roll from rolling the weapon skin category.
    
  • When the loot roll decides you will receive a sprint, you will now always receive the sprint item regardless of whether you already have the sprint added to your Sprints list.
    
  • Added three more variants of the Shocking Steps sprint
    
  • Renamed the existing Shocking Steps sprint to Shocking Steps, Blue
    

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• Afraid of the Dark will no longer fail to award when using a proc-heavy build
  
• Afraid of the Dark now informs immediately that the achievement has been failed on killing the first enemy if there is no way the achievement can be successfully completed any more in the current instance
  

• Into Darkness - Dying during the final encounter will now always respawn near the final encounter
  

Occult Defence

• Bonus items/shards for completing multiple waves are now added to the loot table after every completed wave, instead of every 3rd wave.
  
• This also fixes an issue where the bonus tier for completing 3 waves was incorrectly awarding too soon, making it seem like there was no bonus loot at that tier
  
• The chance to get Signets, Gadgets, and Agent Dossiers now increases based on the last wave completed
  
• Monsters that stay alive for more than 5 minutes now slowly grow more powerful
  

• Incubus - Wildfire now only deals damage once per second, the damage area better matches the visuals, and stops dealing damage when the Incubus dies (no more invisible fire)
  

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Samhain is here! Join us around the fire from October 11 through November 1. Experience new challenges, a brand-new cache, exclusive seasonal rewards, and community contests!

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It’s that time again, Secret World Legends Community! It’s time to get Creative!!! We have some really amazingly talented people in our community, and we would like to see that talent - Halloween style! There are some really exciting and amazing things coming up in this Halloween event. Brace yourselves for some really good fun! Dust off your creative skills, and get ready to show them off!

There’s also some in-game fun to be had, so make sure you read the entire post for all the details!

Along with Samhain 2018 we will have some great new things for you to get involved in! A fantastic event has been planned with cool, fun prizes you will definitely want to get your hands on. Check out the details below!

Special thanks to Kylaney for helping with writing and brainstorming the contests!




When/Where: Sunday October 28th, 2018 12:00pm EDT in Agartha by the Station Master. Click here to see times for your time zone.

Teams of up to 4 people will participate in a scavenger hunt within a specific zone using hints we will provide. Complete the task faster than other teams in your zone and you’ll win! This event will be streamed on Twitch by Funcom.

Please meet in Agartha at 12:00pm (EDT) on October 28th. At that time, this post will be edited to show all rules and details of what you are hunting. We don’t want to spoil everything just yet. Once your team is gathered, we will transfer you to your assigned zone.

Once all teams are transferred to their designated zone, THIS FORUM POST will be edited to show hints for your zone at exactly 13:00(EDT)(your time zone here). That’s one hour after meetup in Agartha. You can simply click on the arrow to show hints for your zone. That’s when the contest will begin and you can start your hunt!

How to Participate:

• Once your team of 4 is gathered, the team leader can enter your team for the contest by emailing us here: [email protected]
  
• For the subject, please use “Scavenger Hunt”
  
• In this email, you need to include your team name, full name of the characters in your team, who the leader is, and the furthest zone you as a group can enter.
  
• THIS IS IMPORTANT: we do not want to assign you a zone that one or more players in your group cannot enter.
  
• We will then email you back once the deadline closes on October 25th, 2018 with your assigned zone.
  
• These zones will be assigned randomly to teams.
  

Rules:

• No more than 4 people to a team. You may have less than 4.
  
• Your team can communicate through Discord, tells, or however you wish.
  
• We discourage giving hints or answers to other teams in your playfield.
  
• Do not not leave your zone during your hunt
  
• YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN
  
• This is just a fun event, so please be a team player and play nicely/don’t cheat.
  

The Prize(s): Participation:
One (1) Haunted Grin t-shirt, White (cosmetic item) (no retail value)
And a small item memento (does not take inventory space)(no retail value)

Playfield winner(s):
One (1) Jack Boone Agent
(Each member from the winning team of each zone will receive this)

Odds of winning will be determined by number of entries.

But WAIT !!! There is MORE FUN to be had !!!


Head on over to your favourite grocery store, pumpkin patch or Uncle Sam’s garden. You need a Pumpkin for this - it doesn’t need to be big, as long as you make sure you have enough room for what you want to do! We want to see SWL on a pumpkin! Carve your design however you wish, just make sure that it’s SWL inspired.

Rules for the Pumpkin Carving Contest are as follows:

• Must be Secret World Legends themed or related.
  
• Keep it clean - no offensive words or images, please.
  
• Entries will be accepted from October 5th, 2018 through October 24th, 2018 at 23:59 (11:59 pm) EST
  
• Check that time for your local time zone here: Contest Close Time
• To enter, an email must be submitted to through email ([email protected]), with subject line “Pumpkin Carving Contest"
  
• Make sure to include a picture of your pumpkin as an attachment as well as your in-game character name for the prize(s).
  
• Be creative!
  
• Only one entry per person per email.
  

We will announce the winner and show off other entries on our Twitch stream.

The Prize(s): Participation:
One (1) Haunted Grin t-shirt, White (cosmetic item) (no retail value)

Pumpkin Carving winner:
One (1) Secret World Legends (Red) Hoodie, with Secret World Legends on the front and your In-Game Name on the arm.
Please Note: This is an IRL Hoodie donated and designed by Red Line Prints 2. Funcom will require your address to be shipped.

Odds of winning will be determined by number of entries.

THERE’S STILL MORE !!!


I think everyone has that little poet in them - We all learned a Haiku or two when we were little, and I’m sure we’ve all had a few “Roses are Red” poems in our head, or even come up with a few of our own. Here’s your shot to show the community your poetry skills. In a Secret World Legends Halloween theme, send in your best Poem!

Rules for the Poetry contest:

• Must be Secret World Legends themed or related.
  
• Must involve Samhain/Halloween/Hallow’s Eve.
  
• Keep it clean - no offensive words or imagery, please.
  
• Entries will be accepted from October 5th, 2018 through October 24th, 2018 at 23:59 (11:59 pm) EST
  
• Check that time for your local time zone here: Contest Close Time
• To enter, an email must be submitted to through email ([email protected]), with subject line “Halloween Poetry Contest"
  
• Make sure your poem is written in the email or sent in an attachment.
  
• Be creative!!
  
• Your entry must be your own work. We will not accept stories with multiple authors. The entry must be a work of fan fiction.
  
• Only one entry per person per email.
  
• Please keep it under 500 words.
  

The Prize(s): Participation:
One (1) Haunted Grin t-shirt, White (cosmetic item) (no retail value)

Halloween Poetry winner(s):
One (1) Savage Metal Outfit, Red, Black (cosmetic item) (no retail value)

Odds of winning will be determined by number of entries.

OMG!! STILL MORE?!?!?!?! YES!!!
Yep! You read that right, there is STILL MORE !!! There will be a Live DevStream on October 28th, 2018 at 12:00 PM EDT. Check that time in your local time zone here: Secret World Legends DevStream

• The scavenger hunt in-game will be featured live on the stream.
  
• There will be music and updates on the hunt from The Cape Radio, featuring DJ Nexus.
  
• Lots of Halloween fun to be had!
  
• You get to Hang Out with the super cool and fun duo of Andy Benditt and Nicole Vayo.
  
• LIVE RAFFLE for a Secret World Legends Hat, with the logo and your name on it, designed and donated by Red Line Prints!
  

Monster Mash Masquerade
There is a community-run event hosted by Nine Swords and DJ Drina of Happy Tentacle radio. They will be running a Monster Mash Masquerade on October 20th, 2018 at 13:00 EDT/18:00 GMT.
This is an awesome opportunity to show off your costumes, and maybe even win some container keys in their trivia contest!

You can read more HERE!

Saint and Sinners 2018 Creative Competition
This competition hosted by Saint and Sinners is celebrating its 5th contest! Prizes include a physical trophy, the Legends Lanch shirt, little red devil horns, and more! See photo below for details and how to enter!


Knightsbridge Consulting
They are hosting their Halloween Lore event! Come by on October 27th!


We hope to see you all here and participating in the cool, fun and interactive contests this Halloween !!!

The Council of Venice have agreed to utilize their virtual reality system for an all-new combat simulation: Occult Defence. Your mission: Defend Stonehenge against endless waves of enemies in solo or duo play! How far will you go?


The Equinox is upon us! Each equinox the Druids of Avalon arrive in Agartha seeking assistance with the defense of their home. Seek out the envoys in the center of Agartha to be assigned your training mission and daily task. Complete daily missions for chances at unique rewards, including a special agent dossier and equinox-exclusive Legends!

• The door to the Slaughterhouse in Carpathian Fangs now properly opens the group finder.
  
• Fixed scrap golems in Edgar's junkyard sometimes getting stuck in an unattackable state for extended periods of time.
  
• Using the /afk command will properly reply to players sending tells with your response.
  
• Mounting a ladder while casting sprint will no longer allow sprinting up/down the ladder

• Illuminati Grifter Glasses, Illusionist Hat, Gunslinger Glasses, and Necromancer's Goggles now appear properly in the Dressing Room.
  
• Exorcist uniforms will no longer turn male Templars invisible.
  
• Gunslinger outfit can be equipped by players who have earned the relevant achievement.

• Sanity's Aphelion now properly provides protection after resurrecting.
  
• Increased damage of Thrash to match other weapon single target basic attacks.

• Fixed Unseen achievements showing the failed notification if the mission had not already been completed at least once.

• Locusts can no longer receive the Strange Attractor mutator.
  
• Map markers no longer unnecessarily display monster name, to improve readability in tight quarters
  
• Map markers should now always appear on bosses and mutators

• Corrected agents who increase basic damage providing nearly double the intended increase. The damage increase now matches the value displayed in the tooltip.

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• Occult Defence - Fixed a rare case where even after all enemies had been killed, the wave would not complete.

• Tradeable versions of the Druid of Agent Dossiers can now be properly uploaded. This includes Fearghas Abernathy.

• Rewrote goal text on Equinox missions to be more precise.
  
• Renamed the repeat mission to make it clear that it is different.
  
• Made it easier to pick up missions from Fearghas Abernathy.

Due to rapid turnaround on the new text, French and German localization will be implemented at a later date.

TRANSMIT – initiate the hagstone signal – RECEIVE – initiate Neolithic frequency – THE REALITY YOU ARE EXPERIENCING IS A SIMULATION – illumine the Avalon misdirection – WITNESS – Stonehenge.

The elusive Druids of Avalon require your aid – their soothsayers foreseeing the dark days ahead – and have emerged from the shadows to be seen and act among the societies of the Secret World. An ominous premonition suggests Stonehenge is in imminent danger, and may be unprepared for an impending Occult Disaster…





The Council of Venice have agreed to utilize their virtual reality system for a new combat simulation: Occult Defence of Stonehenge.

Your mission is deceptively simple: Defend the Hagstone, the ancient artifact laying at the heart of Stonehenge. This artifact draws power from the the world’s ley lines and works to conceal and protect Stonehenge and the Druids’ home from danger. Should the Hagstone’s integrity be compromised, it’s fission mailed – so keep it together!

What threats will you face in the simulation? Just endless, unpredictable waves of monsters trying to destroy the objective, that’s all. 😉 You will need to keep enemies away from the central objective – an enemy simply being near the occult focus is enough to damage it. If you survive a wave, you have an opportunity to halt the simulation and collect your compensation, or you can carry on and raise the danger level.

High-powered agents may also be happy to hear that you may start the scenario at a danger level where they left off, so you don’t have to start at level 1 every single time.

Just pick something you’re comfortable with, and keep going.

It’s dangerous to go alone – bring a friend! Occult Defence is designed for solo and duo play, and is made to scale infinitely! How far will you make it?




On each equinox, the druids of Avalon send their envoys to forge alliances with other Secret Worlders. For a limited time, you’ll be able to find Druids of Avalon in Agartha as they help usher you to the training simulation. Discover event-exclusive legends and get a chance at special loot, including agent dossiers. Seek them out in the center of Agartha!

Once the equinox passes, the envoys will need to return whence they came – but fret not! There’s two equinoxes in a year, so the druids will return soon enough. Even as the druids return home, the Stonehenge Occult Defence program will remain active on the Venetian servers, allowing you to continue your training.






With the release of Occult Defence and the Envoys of Avalon comes new agents for you to command! Opening a Druids of Avalon Agent Booster has a chance to contain new Agents or Gear Reward Bags!

See you in the sim, agent! That’s all for now, but there’s more to come. Stay tuned.