It certainly feels harder to get through the later boards now, but that may simply be because my old Secret World primary character was, by the end, a silent avatar of power who dispensed life with the left hand and death with the right*. Which is to say: Assault Rifle/Elementalism leech healer with top-rank purple gear and two full ability wheels. It may be a while before I’m back to that level of awesomeness.
Generally, I’d say that combat is easier, but I still do miss that ability wheel. I also miss the auxiliary weapons, although that’s mostly for the cool factor. Secret World Legends doesn’t feel any less friendly, though, which is probably the single most important thing to me at this point: I liked the community, I missed it, and while we’re still trying to get everything settled in the general attitude seems to have successfully transplanted itself.
So check it out. Free to play — and it seems to be reasonably free to play, too. Although I’m not sure how it feels to people who don’t subscribe to the game. I have a lifetime membership grandfathered in, so I’m maybe not a really reliable judge here.
Moe Lane
*I’m left-handed.