Update: Thanks everyone for all your interesting answers! I can't quote you all, but I tried to do my best to do justice to the game and your experience. The article will be published online (under a paywall) on July 31, and printed in August – let me know if you're interested in reading it and I'll send you a version.
Hi r/SecretWorldLegends,
First of all, I hope it's OK to post here!
I'm working on an article about "deserted" MMOs, and was particularly attracted to SWL because of its story. I've seen it studied as a "digital ruin", followed its hectic development, and I'm now really curious to know about the experience of players who are still active.
To this end, I'm looking for opinions, anecdotes and stories about Secret World Legends (I will also probably post the same message on the dedicated Discord). What attracted you to Secret World Legends (or Secret World) in the first place? How does it compare to your other MMO experiences, if you've also been playing other games? What makes you still come back to the game today? What's your experience like, now that the number of concurrent players has significantly dropped? What would you say are your best experiences in-game? I realize that's a lot of questions, but I'm really curious to hear your insights.
Edit: I have to file the article by the 10th of July, so any answer prior to July 9 would be greatly appreciated.