12:32 am, May 29, 2017
Anyone here anything solid on Aegis? Just watched an old video from earlier this month. They said there will be Aegis, but reworked. Others said no Aegis. It does seem weird to have it at all. The who [..]
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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, April 10, 2017
So I am looking at tsw-builder and it says that Blaze does 182 magical damage and that Molten Earth does 345.
Then I look at Quantum Collider-Collapse, and it says:
Quote:
Collider: [..]
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12:32 am, April 6, 2017
So as you can see from my other post, I'm a returning player from so long ago I may as well be considered a newbie. I only solo PvE. I play Ele/Blood, heavy on the Ele.
I am focused on leveling my we [..]
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12:32 pm, March 6, 2017
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...zUqylTNU8/edit
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THE BOX METHOD: Pistol/Shotgun Guide
Ide [..]
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11:32 pm, January 13, 2017
Hello everyone - Myndr here!
Here is the updated Prize list - prizes will be drawn today for each, and though we had much higher participation than anticipated, I hope everyone enjoyed the event and [..]
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11:32 pm, December 7, 2016
This is for my solo deck, I use Blood/Blade. I'm about to make myself a long term goal, and in the long term, expenses are not a problem.
In another, old dead thread, it is explained that Abuse is bes [..]
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11:32 pm, December 2, 2016
I know that there's an older thread about this, but the problem seems to still be in effect. I queued for Sham for a while, finally got in, the screen went black, nothing I could do so I had to hit t [..]
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12:32 pm, November 22, 2016
So im not a huge fan of the equal footing, but such is the game so not going to argue it.
my concern is, i just got my green auxilery weapon, and also have a blue upgrade kit, but if i start using my [..]
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11:32 pm, November 18, 2016
Hello all,
For those who weren't online last american night, we had a... discussion about getting new players into PvP. Now I won't get into the argument of premades or not, because I want to address [..]
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12:32 pm, November 18, 2016
I've been searching these forums for about an hour trying to find a definitive answer on which stat is best for tanking end game, but most info is from 2012/13 and feels outdated. I'm really enjoying [..]
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11:32 pm, November 3, 2016
So - every time I come back to the game after a few months break I think "i have some black bullion from the seasonal events, I really must sort myself out some custom gear".
And then I spe [..]
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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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12:32 am, August 19, 2016
Hiya all.
Obligatory note: I am a recent return player. I played most of the BETA and a few months after release, but 2 kids later and not an MMO in between now and then... I have some more time now [..]
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1:32 pm, August 17, 2016
My younger brother and I played this game back when it first came out. I instantly fell in love with the story elements and character creation/clothing choices etc. Back then I didn't have a clear dir [..]
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12:32 am, August 14, 2016
Weapons
Pistol / Elemental
Gear quality level
QL10 Greens
What content the build will be used for.
1: Survival/Solo
2: A healing build
Special Requests
I'm looking for a mediu [..]
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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 7, 2016
Hello there,
I need some help with equiping a right glyphs to the items. Well, I play DPS, I know what's my major atributes and so, but is there any best stat for Head glyph slot, another for Finger [..]
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12:32 am, July 1, 2016
Hi all, so, I need help! A word of forewarning: I will not know the acronyms of abilities, or their effects, off by heart.
I'm using AR/Shotgun combo, and usually play through content with only my par [..]
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12:32 am, June 25, 2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinFlayer
Fist heals, yes. Blood heals get massive gains from signets (Divine/Blessed Steps/Protected)/WC.
well, you'd think so, b [..]
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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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12:32 am, June 13, 2016
So I'm looking for a way to make a New and improved Fuse tank, And I thought my solution came from Steel Echo and Dancing Blade,
Why? Because breakdown Says
Whenever you *HIT* a target with a Chaos [..]
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12:32 am, June 13, 2016
Defensive glyphs remind me of a comment on buying presents for women, "forget clothes - you'll get the wrong thing and in the wrong size" so I don't bother with defensive glyphs.
How the he [..]
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1:32 pm, June 1, 2016
Hey there folks, wanted to run an idea by you guys.
I'll start with this: Back when pvp was a bit more lively, I knew people who would swap from one account to another if their team was losing. They' [..]
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1:32 pm, May 23, 2016
El Dorado become an unbalanced battleground, Templars are rulling over it and for those (lumi and drags) which aims the challenges/bb reward is just another waste of time.
How to solve it?
Soo ther [..]
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1:32 pm, May 15, 2016
I just started getting into to elites. People say that you can do elites in 10B and I've seen some people say you can do them in QL9B. No I mostly do solo content so, I don't have super 10.9 max gear, [..]
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12:32 am, May 5, 2016
I finally had *some* Fusang PvP action last night. At some point it had about 20 people.
Last night, I got bored while waiting for Shambala que with my Templar char. I thought I'll mess around in F [..]
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12:32 am, May 3, 2016
Another SH day and the farmers are back yet again. Seems they're consistently locking the queue out to Temps though for hours upon hours - have we gone back to the 'groups have priority' setting with [..]
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12:32 am, April 22, 2016
Just putting these out here as I was trying it:
Signet of *****'s Note
When you hit a target apply a detrimental effect for 5 seconds which causes them to take an additional 150/300/450 physical dama [..]
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1:32 pm, April 9, 2016
I very often lose my spot in minigames because of serfing internet while waiting for it.
I would like to have pop-up in windows (I saw it in SMITE game for example).
Maybe there is some kind of MOD [..]
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12:32 am, April 5, 2016
It is my understanding that PvP has only gotten worse since the last time i tried it. And it is only getting worse. From my POV, there is Only One major Problem with PvP and 2 minor issues.
The Majo [..]
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12:32 am, April 5, 2016
Good evening.
Is there a solo build for AR/Blood? I enjoy the combo, but after three builds it seems I wasted AP and I'm getting frustrated.
I'm not that far into the game, as I need to ****, Beaum [..]
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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, March 7, 2016
There's so much complaints about premades stomping pugs, but never quite take a step back and look at it from another angle.
Why do premades stomp? Why do people run premade groups to begin with?
[..]
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12:32 pm, March 7, 2016
Shambala has been around a bit now, and I wonder if anyone else has noticed this.
I haven't looked at the map recently, since it's not too important to do in there. BUT....
The map I saw looked as t [..]
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11:32 pm, March 1, 2016
Hi guys. I played a little secret world a while ago closer to when it first released but quickly got involved in another game at the time and now I just reinstalled because I wanted to try this again. [..]
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11:32 pm, February 18, 2016
Hello guys!
First post here.
I gonna start with a little introduction. I have played the game ALOT. Its my most played game on steam so far. When I first started playing the game a long time ago, I [..]
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11:32 pm, February 14, 2016
So whats the deal with this signet. Have been testing a purple quality Karma in my fist weapon for several matches now. Ive seen it proc once and heal me for 99 points. My last match I healed a total [..]
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11:32 pm, February 10, 2016
I've been very active recently in my advocacy for shortened times in ED/SH.
I know that a lot of people think that ED/SH should remain where it is... which I find crazy because no one plays them.
Sh [..]
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11:32 pm, February 10, 2016
I'm new to the forum, but I've been playing The Secret World for quite some time. My character is practically a character from another franchise warped into this world, and I made a build that replica [..]
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12:32 pm, February 9, 2016
Hi all
Back after a break and loving it. I'm in the process of doing issues 10 onwards and getting geared beyond 10.2.
I have a head talisman that cant be upgraded so I'm looking for a new one but b [..]
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11:32 pm, February 8, 2016
Anyone made a list of the Shambala signets yet?
My google-fu doesnt seem good enough to find any such list, but surely somebody somewhere is listing the new signets?
If anyone knows of such a list i [..]
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12:32 pm, February 8, 2016
How does the QL scale work from QL10? QL11 doesn't exist as far as I know, but there are many levels in between 10 and 11.
Above QL10, the scale is difficult to follow and it makes me wonder why they [..]
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11:32 pm, February 3, 2016
My first Shambala game today, right after server restart, was with 5 people.
[07:13] [#pvp] [Luxian]: shambala is now 5v5 now?
[07:14] [#pvp] [*Jagour]: dont think so?
In fact the other team had mo [..]
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11:32 pm, January 26, 2016
So I'm throwing this thread since it has made me laugh so hard while talking about it with my cabal.
What would be your most absurd achievements if you could create your own in the game ?
We started w [..]
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12:32 pm, January 19, 2016
As a new(ish) tank with some experience tanking Vestiges and SuperHel, I'm trying to plan a tank build in advance. According to what I have read, the mechanics of the Gilded Rage fights are a bit dif [..]
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12:32 pm, January 16, 2016
Dear Funcom & Co,
Some of you reading this might have picked up it's in another thread, but I can't help but feel I need to get this message across.
I like having options in your game, as m [..]
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11:32 pm, January 15, 2016
This is a completely generic guide with universal advice for any new player who wants a solid soloing build. It is applicable to ALL weapon combinations. It is NOT the only viable soloing build but it [..]
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12:32 pm, January 15, 2016
Hi guys. The second I looked at the 9 weapons in the Crucible, I knew exactly what I wanted. Seeing as this game can name Doom as one of it's inspirations, I decided to focus on the Shotgun, and of c [..]
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11:32 pm, January 14, 2016
Dear Funcom & Co,
Some of you reading this might have picked up it's in another thread, but I can't help but feel I need to get this message across.
I like having options in your game, as man [..]
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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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12:32 pm, January 7, 2016
I'm a fresh novice who would appreciate some advice on Talismans.
I don't know anyone so I'm playing solo. I'm neither Tank, DSP, or Healer. Or you could say that I'm all of those in one character.
[..]
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11:32 pm, December 16, 2015
Could someone advise me on a suitable build with Blade/Chaos that would get me started in KM and let me avoid having to do much in the way of moving about? I'm not very good at combat with facing and [..]
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11:32 pm, December 14, 2015
Hey folks
Another stupid question from me probally but i am trying to make a build with some self heals. I use immortal spirit and leeching frenzy. i do have a signet of thirst.
the problem lays in [..]
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11:32 pm, December 1, 2015
Hey there. I'm dragon. I'm a proud dragon. And I do PVP.
I have no clue how it is templar / lumi side, and I especially do not wanna say this is something general.
But the past 3 days I met people w [..]
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11:32 pm, November 22, 2015
Didn't see a thread on this, after finally™ watching the Stream today, and hearing some of the new™ details on Issue #13 . . .
I'm just going to leave this feedback here . . . 1.) [..]
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11:32 pm, November 10, 2015
Hi cookies!
The Funcom Durham office has recently relocated to another office building in the Durham area. We've been hard at work over the last several weeks getting this organized, and we're just n [..]
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12:32 pm, November 8, 2015
hi alittle **** on what to do next im working on purple gear i see these 3 types to get
health, attack and heal
peaces i got so far are my 2 weps blade and chaos with penerration glyph
head .. he [..]
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11:32 pm, November 3, 2015
Ok, so, I've only been playing for a few days, but as I've found myself with a lot of free time on my hands lately, I'm already into the Savage Coast. I recently did my first group mission (Polaris), [..]
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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 pm, October 28, 2015
So some months ago, I realized I barely ever used elementalism in my builds. Previously I'd had the same realization about hammer and it ended up becoming my favourite weapon for a while (hammer heali [..]
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12:32 am, October 20, 2015
(Scroll down for TL;DR version)
So just some suggestions for changing some of the more popular abilities out there in an attempt to shift the metagame around a little. These abilities tend to be less [..]
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12:32 am, October 18, 2015
all the threads on these pvp forums seem so doom and gloom. its all fusang is destroyed and p2w and pugs are ****.
well fusang is dead, and fancy talismans from buying another game is sort of ****, a [..]
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12:32 am, October 15, 2015
PvP has changed radically since the introduction of daily challenges, and very much for the worse.
ED and SH have suffered particularly seriously because all that is required of a player is "par [..]
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1:32 pm, October 13, 2015
I'm just now returning after a very long break from the game, been about 3 years so I'm sure everything has changed to some degree or another LoL
See many changes and nerfs since I've been away, as t [..]
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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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1:32 pm, October 4, 2015
So we all agree Fusang is actual garbage right? If anyone likes the current version of Fusang i will be very surprised and should speak out now.
I'm not going to outline the points of why the current [..]
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1:32 pm, October 3, 2015
///// BACKGROUND INFO / Please skip to the section titled: ''BUILD QUESTIONS'' if not interested :) /////
Greetings!
I am actually a veteran/lifetimer of this game (bought it back when it was released [..]
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12:32 am, October 3, 2015
Let's talk about skills that no one uses.
Born leader, for example.
*Utterly outclassed by Bombardment for damage.
*Completely blown away by Empowerment for healing.
*And the one unique thing tha [..]
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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
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 23, 2015
Hello folks,
I feel like throwing a little game today, something that I feel sometimes lacking in TSW compared to other MMO: Assassins.
Assassins, or somewhat rogue-types characters, are a kind of ch [..]
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12:32 am, September 22, 2015
Hi All,
So after an incredibly long period of absence I have decided to reply this game from scratch only to find out AOE spells took major viability hit and to learn I know very little about the game [..]
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12:32 am, September 15, 2015
The fuse-tank
Mysteries about high efficiency – unveiled!
Hey guys,
ever wondered why there are tanks with an elemental focus in their off-hand?
Ever wondered why there are groups able to ** [..]
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1:32 pm, September 13, 2015
Sorry, the topic is kinda "misleading" - of course it's for Group Nightmare Scenarios!
So:
Here comes another deck.
I actually developed this deck before I made the Stunner Build to farm Gro [..]
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1:32 pm, September 12, 2015
Hi all,
After building Maverick>Paladin I decided to explore Penetration and Afflicted, so I made this build. There's probably a lot of stuff wrong with it, so if you've got some pointers to sh [..]
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12:32 am, September 12, 2015
I've done okay I guess with a blade / chaos build, soloing my way through the game well into Kaidan. I've purchased all the content. As to my build, it's Escalation / Consequence / Clearing The Path / [..]
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12:32 am, September 2, 2015
Back with another newbie question. This one regarding El Dorado.
I've been participating with the daily/weekly challenges and it's regenerated my PvP love. But I'm not sure I always get some of the [..]
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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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1:32 pm, August 21, 2015
For awhile now, I've been managing to get by with builds made up of random NM drops and bits of custom gear I've thrown together in, ah, "serviceable" builds. But now that BBs have become fa [..]
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12:32 am, August 20, 2015
This was stated in another post but so it doesn't get lost, i'm posting it here as I do think this could be significant for a lot of PVPers
Taken from the Currency conversion post that has now been [..]
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1:32 pm, August 10, 2015
I'm probably about halfway through Savage Coast and I've been using the same build since Kingsmouth. I use Fist/Chaos, but I've also completed the inner wheel of Shotgun. I am playing 100% solo and ha [..]
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12:32 am, August 6, 2015
Players create alts for one reason or another. I'm curious as to how many have done so to PvP. You needn't post your alts' names or factions if you reply as I understand there are those who create alt [..]
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12:32 am, June 23, 2015
I am not sure how well this works in this game, im usually into the battlemage or spellsword types, but as far as I can tell there is not much synergy with melee and elemental outside of maybe hammer [..]
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1:32 pm, June 18, 2015
for all time which im pvping alwyas was 2 too OP weapons it was blade and rifle. after AOE fix blade just normal weapon but now 99 % pvping peoples use only rifle in pvp. everybody spam anima shots an [..]
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12:32 am, June 18, 2015
I have no experience in MMO games beside flight simulation ones. Due to complete ignorance of skill point distribution I might have built a very inefficient decks. For example, this one: https://chron [..]
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1:32 pm, June 13, 2015
Greetings and salutations **** secret warriors one and all!
So, I wanted to start a discussion; with a positive lean; on what the PvP Community would recommend needs to happen for Issue 13. We have [..]
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12:32 am, June 11, 2015
I'm starting a new thread since mattman1995 asked that the pro-merge petition thread not include anti-merge sentiment.
The ostensible goal for the pro-merge forces is that a merged Fusang will have a [..]
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1:32 pm, June 7, 2015
at the moment silver streak is severely underpowered compared to the simalar hammer ability unstoppable force.
both give hinder and impair immunity for 8 seconds
however silver streak falls short on [..]
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12:32 am, June 4, 2015
Hi everyone, I Googled and Searched but couldn't find this mentioned anywhere.
Yesterday, I tried slotting Mad Skills alongside Dark Potency but both Passives cancel the other; you only end up with o [..]
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1:32 pm, June 2, 2015
I am using a chaos/blade build built around one build to solo Transylvania,https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...o-Transylvania
I have reached Tokyo but am get my *** handed to me and get ****** by [..]
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12:32 am, May 27, 2015
Hi guys, good evening!
I use the fist ability "Pack Leader" in some of my dungeon builds and I know that there are some other whole-group and another-player focused buffing abilities. So I [..]
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1:32 pm, May 22, 2015
At this point, I don't have the DPS to be able to Leech Heal. So I'm wondering if there's a way for me to heal dungeons using a Rifle. (Largely Because the resources to transition to another build. a. [..]
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12:32 am, May 8, 2015
Can anyone help me with my build as I'm struggling with the fight in the Orochi Tower - Tier 3/3.
I can barely get the shields down in time to cause damage before they regen (even with the gadget tha [..]
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1:32 pm, May 4, 2015
Out of respect to the intentions, I didn't want to post this on the (yet another) new PvP build thread...
But seriously, stop it with the build threads. They are enough of them already. And they don [..]
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1:32 pm, April 22, 2015
I'm wanting to start a Dragon character to see another faction after finishing Solomon Island with a Templar. I'm wanting to make a healer this time.
I was wanting to go with Blood/Blade, but I'm no [..]
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1:32 pm, April 17, 2015
(Skip to next set of parenthesis if the intro is TL;DR for you)
Lights flash from the stage and violins begin to play; a deep, smooth voice speaks into the concert hall:
"This announcement, rig [..]
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1:32 pm, April 9, 2015
Hi all
Some of you may remember that I said last year that I couldn't see myself ever doing PvP. I'm just not wired that way. Some of you will have noticed that I've ended up in Fusang recently too. D [..]
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