11:32 pm, February 20, 2018
Hi everyone,
Sunday, 25 February, 20h to midnight Paris (utc+1) a mini PvP event will take place in Fusang + Stonehenge. Only one restriction will be applied: no nightmare raid item allowed.
Every p [..]
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1:32 pm, July 31, 2017
It was a real pleasure fighting at your side and against you, during all these years. All of you. Including those who think I hated them, just because we argued or trolled each other. Come on, you sho [..]
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12:32 am, April 16, 2017
So I am finding that when I am mobbed, using my chain builder is more than enough to take out large groups, I don't need Electrical Storm. What I *could* use would be another heavy hitting solo attack [..]
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1:32 pm, March 29, 2017
Thanks all for the years of fun and community. No idea if I'll stay in old TSW or go to new TSW or just quit completely as Funcom managed to do the one thing we all didn't want them to do and not allo [..]
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12:32 pm, January 6, 2017
Hello everyone, Myndr here!
In honor of Russian Christmas (Saturday, the 7th) and in the spirit of filthy American Capitalism we have an event for you all today!
This coming SUNDAY (the 8th) we are in [..]
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12:32 am, October 28, 2016
Hi,
I'd like to pick your collective brain on my first deck.
Basically I'd like to have a decent solo build which is not a burden in the halloween event dungeons/bosses (cat god, jack etc...)
As th [..]
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12:32 am, October 19, 2016
I understand the point of EFB is to allow players to be on somewhat equal ground in PvP. That makes sense, to a degree. What I really don't get is why 347 blue weapons scale to 10 more max weapon powe [..]
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1:32 pm, October 14, 2016
To me, this particular signet works in a very weird way. The game has no "counter" to debuffs: if I corrupt you, there's no ability that reflects that corrupt back on to me. If I afflict you [..]
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1:32 pm, September 24, 2016
Hey all-
It's been about 3 years since I last played, but I'm eager to return to my adventures.
However, I have no idea what to do for a deck anymore. I know what I had, and I'm hoping that you guy [..]
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1:32 pm, September 13, 2016
I was in Fusang yesterday when I was on my way to a facility that we were attacking and there was an Illuminati that I was going to ignore that started chasing after me and attacked me. I let him bea [..]
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1:32 pm, August 15, 2016
Thanks Jagour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkDL8I5RM6g
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1:32 pm, August 10, 2016
What an awesome surprise to log in to TSW tonight and find the Fusang update had finally gone live! Excited, I jumped right in to Fusang with an eagerness I've not had since The-Time-That-Shall-Not-Be [..]
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1:32 pm, July 28, 2016
I've seen it come up here and there, forever, about Clearing the Path (CtP) being awesome. I now have four chars who currently use a Blade, and I'd love them all to have unique and characterful fight [..]
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1:32 pm, July 14, 2016
So the best slot for Laceration is head talisman but assuming you decide to keep another signet there, what is the second best option? I am thinking hammer as it allows easy proccing with MS while pos [..]
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12:32 am, July 12, 2016
Hey all - Myndr here. I want to know what the top PvE players think is the theoretically most efficient and effective scenario build. The challenge? no QL 11 gear allowed. An additional possible chall [..]
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12:32 am, July 6, 2016
Now the title might sound like hyperbole, but I honestly think that in 18 years of playing various MMOs I've never come across anything worse than this. Let me explain:
The whole idea of creating a co [..]
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1:32 pm, June 27, 2016
So, I started out with a Blood/Pistol build that worked reasonably well, but after the Elite revamp I've moved to Blood/Shotgun. Despite the lack of Impairs (other than when I take down an AEGIS shie [..]
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12:32 am, June 20, 2016
The dozen or so matches I’ve played in Stonehenge in the past several days since the 1.15.1 patch was launched have demonstrated the precarious balance inherent in PvP. It was tempting in th [..]
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12:32 am, June 14, 2016
I'd like to use the stickied Fourth of Fusang post primarily for sign-ups as coordinators so I don't have to sort through dozens of pages to update the coordinator sheet. This (more aptly named) post [..]
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1:32 pm, April 22, 2016
I have a question about this glyph stat.
I was looking at tswcalc to determine what stats would be if mixed with others.
However upon doing so at QL11 I find that glyps can only be mixed evenly, not u [..]
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1:32 pm, April 16, 2016
Before reading this post, take a moment of silence to appreciate how amazing Lotiz (me) is at pvp. Once you have reflected on this, you may continue to read what I presume will make you the second bes [..]
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12:32 am, April 9, 2016
I just posted a reply to a Suggestion Box thread: https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...-Box-Version-2
"[PvP] Please fix PvP because as I'm sure you can see from your database (i.e. Chronicles) [..]
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1:32 pm, April 3, 2016
I've heard a lot of different stuff regarding tank gearing, and since the seemingly most popular tanking guide thread is from 2013 with only 10.4.4 gear I figured I'd double check before building my g [..]
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12:32 am, April 1, 2016
NEWIssue #14: Call of the Nameless is now out! Six all-new main missions and assorted side missions await in the sands of Egypt. This issue is available from the item store and may be purchased with [..]
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12:32 pm, March 25, 2016
Hello TSW people,
The arrival of Shambala brought the biggest changes to TSW PVP for a long time.
I have mostly seen discussion about game frequency, the new signets gained and also (unfortunately [..]
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12:32 pm, March 15, 2016
In case you haven’t noticed yet, there has been at least a little bit of talk about Fusang at the end of the last live stream. You can jump to about 56:30 :https://www.twitch.tv/funcom/v/538 [..]
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11:32 pm, February 26, 2016
Brutally Efficient Dungeon Leechtank
I've been running a lot of non-aegis nightmare randomizer lately.
This allowed me to perfect my leechtanking and transform it into a kind of semi-bufftank.
In my e [..]
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11:32 pm, January 29, 2016
Hello!
With TSWDB about to close down, I figured I could repost the deck I am most happy with having created. It's a dual-builder, AEGIS-blasting, survival deck for Kaidan. There is not one thing that [..]
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12:32 pm, January 9, 2016
Main issue (imo) is that nothing rewards defence.
In order to fix this I suggest to add an auto-completed quest (like the bosses' quests during PvE events):If a faction successfully defends a facilit [..]
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11:32 pm, December 17, 2015
NEW!
The Orochi tower may have been conquered, but Kaidan’s survivors still need your aid. In Issue #13: Trail of Shadows, new missions await from your favorite characters, including Harumi [..]
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11:32 pm, November 30, 2015
I am going through Trans with two of my characters and have actually finished the main story to get into Kaidan for the Halloween event on both. I know a little bit about what to expect in Tokyo from [..]
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11:32 pm, November 28, 2015
Having high-quality gear should provide either no advantage or a small advantage over less-geared players. There's a fair amount of discussion on these forums about what the magnitude of this advanta [..]
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12:32 pm, November 26, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlwnbcxBuzI
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11:32 pm, October 29, 2015
Hey people just thought the new Woodcutter's Talismans were a pretty cool addition to the game and I love additional effects that add to build diversity. I haven't seen this really talked about yet so [..]
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12:32 am, October 22, 2015
This year, we asked you- the community- to share with us your teams for Extra Life, which happens on November 7th this year. Some teams are streaming 24 hours, some only when they can. No matter whe [..]
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1:32 pm, October 20, 2015
As the title indicates, I'm hitched with kids and I work 50+ hrs a week. As such, I'm looking to refine my build and seek advice to gain the most bang for my buck when it comes to advancing my char. [..]
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12:32 am, October 20, 2015
Apologies in advance if this has been talked to *****, I have just made a forum log on and have a simple question about Fusang.
A little background, I haven't played this game since issue 10 aside fr [..]
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1:32 pm, October 13, 2015
Hello guys. I'm trying to refine a bit my future PvP build for El Dorado.
I'd like to gather some suggestions, as I still in "draft" mode about it.
My main goal with this build is to attempt [..]
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12:32 am, October 12, 2015
Hi. I quit playing just before the New Player Experience, but I'm back (at the very least for Halloween, since I really liked their Halloween content). I usually solo, and my old solo build still wo [..]
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12:32 am, October 10, 2015
Before Issue 12Bluesang Conspiracy - What it was (to me) ( I was lucky in this clip )
After Issue 12When its not a Daily Day....
:D
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12:32 am, October 10, 2015
Before Issue 12Bluesang Conspiracy - What it was (to me) ( I was lucky in this clip )
After Issue 12When its not a Daily Day....
:D
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1:32 pm, October 1, 2015
Here are my top 5 reasons why:
5. Matchmaking - Why are battle rank 150+ people playing against battle rank 0?
4. Equal Footing - Most of my gear is between 10.4 and 10.7. I made some special healt [..]
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12:32 am, September 29, 2015
Having a defensive target selected will Highlight that player and makes it easier for you to track their movements and actions, and it comes with pretty much no downside. Forgoing this additional Info [..]
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12:32 am, September 29, 2015
What the hell is equal footing and why should you care about it?
The equal footing buff (EFB in short) is a buff that is applied to you whenever joining a PvP minigame. Its purpose is to raise your s [..]
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12:32 am, September 29, 2015
I was speaking with a fellow beginner a few days ago, that explained me that he had hard time to deal with daily scenarii because he was still investing to complete his dungeon tanking gear, and thus, [..]
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12:32 am, September 24, 2015
"For the first time ever you can zoom around on the Hover-Tech Stealthboard. The board gives you the unique Veil-Mode Ability, which allows you to cloak from enemies for a short time and lose a [..]
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12:32 am, September 19, 2015
I've build a little theorical DPS build for fun, and would like to know what people can think about it.
I'm not a DPS player myself, and was just wanting to build something simple, original, yet &quo [..]
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1:32 pm, September 14, 2015
Hello folks!
With all the additionnal ideas that X-Pert gave to me with his thread, I've decided to try to build a Scenario Solo build for NM based on two of my favorite skills: Chop-Chop and Thrill o [..]
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1:32 pm, September 12, 2015
While not an expert by any means, I have been thinking for quite a while about how to level a character fast, or at least easier. Some of these suggestions will need a friend to work with, maybe two [..]
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1:32 pm, September 8, 2015
This is not the first time I talk about this idea of a tank build which doesn't use penetration rating on its gear.
At that time, I had few experience, and also, the talk on the topic soon have been [..]
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12:32 am, September 4, 2015
Greetings all,OK, so a bit of background:
Up until the challenges came along, I think I've only set foot into the PvP scene 2 or 3 times (only in Fusang, and with horrible predicted results). There's [..]
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12:32 am, September 3, 2015
I posted this in the official suggestion box thread on the general forums and thought I'd post it here lest it be lost in the sea of suggestions for pets and vanities.
[PvP] Allow the change of suits [..]
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12:32 am, August 30, 2015
I've been wondering how much enjoyable pve would be if it were made more like pvp.
[suggestion] [PVE]
Remove the Gatekeeper as a requirement for NM content. This will create a larger pool of peop [..]
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12:32 am, August 29, 2015
After a discussion in PvP chat we came to the conclusion that the Savage Sweep effect on Surgical Steel needs a drastic nerf. Not only does it allow healers do deal damage (ergo perform a role they ar [..]
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12:32 am, August 6, 2015
Did you miss our awesome reveal of Issue #12 content? The Streaming Ones will return officially on August 14th, so in the meantime catch up on the exciting preview of Issue #12 here!
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12:32 am, July 24, 2015
These days, when I queue for El Dorado, all I see is either 6 people or more leaving the match while other factions have a full 10 players raids, or matches starting with 4 vs 4 vs 4 and other faction [..]
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12:32 am, July 16, 2015
So I tried to help out in the last event by running my main (Toad) as a Tank and trying to save the endangered squishies. I have no other tanking experience and so I threw the following build togethe [..]
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1:32 pm, June 4, 2015
Not too long ago I would not have asked this question, but my eyes have been recently opened. Play in Fusang for any length of time and the illusions of PvP peel away, one stinking onion layer at a t [..]
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12:32 am, May 3, 2015
Hi, so, I have probably a super-dumb question but... I'm new to pvp, 0 battle rank, and I'm confused by some situations I faced in Fusang. Very often, when I'm running somewhere, I see an enemy player [..]
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1:32 pm, April 30, 2015
Hey everyone, reinstalled TSW like 2 weeks ago, time to update my old NM dungeon DPS gear I'm now trying to gear for an effective scenario solo build (10.4.4), I know the build won't do 100% of the jo [..]
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12:32 am, April 29, 2015
You should really enter something in the PvP Montage round. We even opened up submissions a bit because some of you were concerned about builds and whatnot. Go here to check it out:https://forums.th [..]
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12:32 am, April 27, 2015
Hello bees,
So i won a purple Aggression signet from one of the golems or a halloween event and am wondering if I should finally slot it in my main weapon (Pistols). I have the customizable purple p [..]
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11:32 pm, March 20, 2015
This is for a character I named, Gangsta-Kittenhttp://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k5...-19-11-38a.jpg
I tried to make her cute looking. My idea is that she was a college student who's roommate talked h [..]
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11:32 pm, March 17, 2015
Ok, so I know this topic has come up a few times; but I was just sharing with one of our PvP community about some of my experiences and decided to post this here.
It is my firm belief that being a je [..]
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11:32 pm, March 15, 2015
The AoE nerf of 2015 has had positive and negative effects on the game overall but it made many abilities that were already underused even less desirable.Before you post in this thread please do not f [..]
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11:32 pm, March 13, 2015
Right now, Obstructs have the potential to change the (group PVE) game in a very good way.
Obstructs do not count towards Rising Vigour. Rising Vigour is a good idea, but when paired with too many hi [..]
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11:32 pm, March 11, 2015
GENERAL
* Fast travel has been added to the map UI.
* Using /reset now automatically resurrects you at the closest anima well.Tilty says...
In order to make travelling through the bigger playfields ea [..]
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11:32 pm, March 8, 2015
(Skip to next set of parenthesis if the intro is TL;DR for you)
*The band begins to play upon the stage, drums rolling, horns blasting, guitars wailing and he enters from stage right; pants black, his [..]
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11:32 pm, March 4, 2015
Greetings!
I'm new to the game (Feb2015) and would like some feedback on my skill set.
My objective here was to define a good DPS build with solo PVE survivability. The concept was to use ST ranged [..]
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11:32 pm, February 23, 2015
We're not allowed to post things from testlive, but I can't and won't be testing everything myself -
There are some major changes and you guys can help by testing and providing feedback on testlive.
[..]
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11:32 pm, February 19, 2015
Not sure where else this would go, but i've noticed that my **** Your Wounds passive (Fist, Primal) never activates in dungeons. i've not been able to find anything about this online, and i'm not sure [..]
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11:32 pm, February 13, 2015
So I'm a relatively new TSW player...been playing for about 2 months, just got GM pack on sale, beat Gatekeeper not too long ago, just started doing NM dungeons in the past few weeks.
I've already st [..]
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11:32 pm, February 5, 2015
Yesterday in the Eastern fac I went up against 3 dragons with no stars on their shield and the dragon cust. I like the fact that new people are coming out to PvP - I see a lot more shields with less [..]
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11:32 pm, February 4, 2015
Over the years, there have been many threads / discussions regarding character decks / builds specifically targeted at PvP players. It's probably past time that there be an easy way to reference this [..]
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11:32 pm, February 1, 2015
While I understand the sentiment behind trying to showcase players who are "honorable," the inevitability of having trolls come out is too great to allow.
I have removed the post about &q [..]
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12:32 pm, February 1, 2015
Hey guys,
I've been thinking about writing this guide for a year or so now....now that I have comfortably perfected the art of bursting, I'd like to share my insight.
Stage One: &q [..]
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11:32 pm, January 26, 2015
The many forms healing manifests in the Secret World, as in damage and in mitigation, appear simple until you begin asking questions. Curiosity has led me to many wonders over the years, marked more b [..]
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12:32 pm, January 16, 2015
(Skip to next set of parentheses if the into is TL:DR)
*Horns blast and lights shine upon the stage! Men and women clad in small, tight, blue, red and green lamé tuxedo jackets and matchi [..]
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12:32 pm, January 12, 2015
This is what I want to see in a TSW PvP arena system so I can link this thread into the suggestion box.Why Arenas?
There are many good reasons to consider arenas in TSW. In bullet form:The deep skill [..]
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12:32 pm, December 20, 2014
Here's some random ideas I thought up that would be fun PvP events for certain holidays in the upcoming year. Let me know what you think! (Sorry for any spelling errors, this is being typed on my phon [..]
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11:32 pm, December 8, 2014
Even with the 3s cool down, I think this has a lot of benefit. Sharing my experiences so people can be aware if they hadn't already tried. And of course hoping it cause the new standard.
As tank, I [..]
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11:32 pm, December 1, 2014
Hi everybody,
Hectic is the only word I have to describe the past few months. With one hand we’ve been pushing through our Halloween event and the scenario weekend, whilst the other hand ha [..]
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12:32 pm, November 11, 2014
Well tonight marks a new low point for me in TSW. I've never been one to complain about the state of the game or people running hacks or all the broken mechanics. I think I've always tried to treat [..]
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12:32 pm, November 7, 2014
*A voice rings through the hall; "Ladies and gentlemen, may I take this great pleasure in bringing to the stage our own lothario, rake, gigolo, our philandering seducer, *** bomb and ladies man!& [..]
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11:32 pm, November 6, 2014
Easy steps:
Target something
Start shooting him
While shooting hold down sidestep button (Q, E default)
Turn camera sideways
Now you're running at full non-sprint speed away from the guy you're [..]
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11:32 pm, October 30, 2014
This year there is a brand new event called The Broadcast, many fresh items (and even a new dance!) plus Halloween events from earlier years. The event starts today and lasts for two weeks until the 1 [..]
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11:32 pm, October 28, 2014
Events in TSW seldom really include anything PvP related, only two occasions in fact spring to mind. There was that one time one of the guardians was put into Fusang, and then we had that ever so anno [..]
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12:32 am, October 21, 2014
Hi Everyone!
This Halloween, join Funcom for a ghastly good time streaming LIVE starting at 1 PM, EST (click here for your local time). We will be hopping into Age of Conan, Anarchy Online, and The [..]
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12:32 am, October 21, 2014
I made this suggestion some time ago, but then community dissaproved, i wonder if its opinion changed a little
My idea is to allow fourth choice of the uniform trully customaziable at faction HQ for [..]
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1:32 pm, October 16, 2014
Hi everyone, Myndr here. I wanted to thank the development team for their hard work and for still thinking about the PvP community as they move forward. I also wanted to give a suggestion that might h [..]
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12:32 am, October 16, 2014
So yes, it’s one of these threads (again), yes I made a post similar to this a while back, but the recent matches have been an annoying experience, so I felt the need to share. :evil:
I ha [..]
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12:32 am, October 12, 2014
OK, after reading Ciritty's tanking guide it appears the most effective form of tank is "Block tank" -- block gives you the lowest amount of damage mitigation, but also the most consistent, [..]
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12:32 am, October 11, 2014
Hello, Builds & Decks
A couple of years back I hobbycoded a parser to fit my data extracting needs for TSW combat logs. It's that time of the year again, I went back to it, rejoiced at evades [..]
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12:32 am, October 9, 2014
This has been something that has been requested previously, though it annoys me by far the most in SH, where the recent event only highlighted this annoyance even more for me. :rolleyes:
A premade h [..]
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12:32 am, October 3, 2014
The shadows lengthen and the warmth leeches from the days. The glare of summer fades and trees shake the leaves from their branches to swirl on the wind in a Danse Macabre.
It is growing colder. It i [..]
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1:32 pm, September 23, 2014
This is basically a set of simple ideas to balance PVP in such a way that uneven team sizes, gear strength, and team capabilities can be handled such that PVP is more accessible and functional even wi [..]
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12:32 am, September 19, 2014
---- During the week of 9/28 - 10/4, your TSWPvP Event hosts will be holding a "Seven Days of Stonehenge" event.
- This will be a "Raffle" style of event, based on participation
[..]
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12:32 am, September 13, 2014
ScrapperJack is the first character I created for TSW. Completely by accident I chose Blades/Chaos as my build, and that happy accident (they synergize well) made it possible for me to go a fair dista [..]
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12:32 am, September 5, 2014
The bodies of the innocent lay torn and ragged in the wake of those horrors that lurk in the shadows. With charged ethereal crossbows and an expertise in the occult, the Dread Hunter stalks all thing [..]
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12:32 am, September 3, 2014
Im pretty confident at being an mmo player, and have no trouble in terms of group play etc - however there is such a thing as "too much freedom" for me, as i absolutely **** at creating and [..]
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