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Dungeon build needed

12:32 am, September 19, 2017 Can anyone recommend a build for dungeons based on the gear I have? Preferably DPS and preferably AR. I suspect I'll have to get a new purple 10.0 weapon though and switch one of my weapons. Wont be a [..] View

Some small changes please.

11:32 pm, January 11, 2017 **** Shoot - Increase the chances to 35% of each effect [purge can be at 25-30%) Advantage Me - Purge can happen every ~10-15 seconds. Invasive Measures increase the chance to build resources - if y [..] View

+ 20% Chance to Evade question

11:32 pm, November 4, 2016 Hi there. Quick question, which could apply to any type of +20% of x stat. If I have a signet that says "when it goes off, you get +20% evade for x seconds", does that mean that you get: [..] View

Deck advice for solo + event bosses/dungeons

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 [..] View

You **** at PvP (Basic guide)

12:32 am, August 16, 2016 You do, you're awful. Thankfully, this can be rectified. In fact, there are a couple of really easy steps that will put you right on track to gitting gud and none of them have anything to do with your [..] View

The Present State of Stonehenge PvP

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 [..] View

New Clotting

1:32 pm, June 16, 2016 Clotting procs a separate heal, which is able to crit independently. Passive shields (Donor) count as a shield in terms of the "already have a barrier" condition, but do not count as apply [..] View

Question about Bloodspot and Salt in the wound

12:32 am, June 15, 2016 Salt in the Wound states that "whenever you apply Afflicted", and Bloodspot got a stack up Afflicted state. So.... 1) Is renewing the Afflicted status from Bloodspot counted as "applyin [..] View

Sooo Lets Talk about Grand Slam. (Suggestion)

1:32 pm, June 3, 2016 So, I've recently came back but this makes me wonder. Why is grand slam not considered a strike? While Blade Torrent and Esscalation are both considered Frenzies? I haven't done any hard tests b [..] View

Early Game Blood Build

12:32 am, May 7, 2016 I've only been playing for a short time (currently in Savage Coast), and I'm trying to refine a Blood build (with one resource consumer from Pistols). It works great against groups of foes, but strug [..] View

Signet of *****'s Note

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 [..] View

PvP Weakness Update - Discuss

12:32 am, April 3, 2016 Strangely enough no thread about this has popped up, so I thought I'd start one. Here we will discuss the changes to PvP weaknesses, specifically the following: Exposed: Each stack will now also redu [..] View

Update Notes Issue #14: Call of the Nameless - Game Update 1.14

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 [..] View

Signets only affecting defensive focus target

12:32 pm, February 15, 2016 In the past you could do Shelter and see lots of yellow "6/12/20" come off of people as the Thirst buff was applied (Equilibrium did not show a number, but was also applied). Now signets on [..] View

A Note About Faction Decks

11:32 pm, February 8, 2016 A piece of advice that we have to dispense to new players over and over again is about the Faction-specific decks, and I thought it would be useful to jot down a detailed explanation we can point at. [..] View

List of All New Signets in 1.13.2

12:32 pm, February 3, 2016 I think this is all of them. Let me know if anything is incorrect or missing.Weapon/Head Signets Signet of Blessed Steps Effect: Whenever you apply a barrier effect to an ally, that ally gains a be [..] View

What am I building towards? (Questions about Yokai's deck guide)

12:32 pm, January 17, 2016 http://yokaiblog.wikidot.com/guides:build-mechanics I read this. Great reference BTW. It explained a lot! At the very end it has information on some useful deck types: http://yokaiblog.wikidot.com/yok [..] View

Returning Player - Survival Build Feedback

12:32 pm, December 25, 2015 Hi All, I started playing the TSW when Issue 5 was released but haven't played for a LONG time. I'm currently blue mountains and was using a Clearing the Path + Empowerment survival build (sword/fist [..] View

Please remember to report players who break Funcom Rules of Conduct

11:32 pm, December 23, 2015 Hello PVP players, Please always remember that the rules of conduct apply to PVP. I am not saying this with the intention of stopping anyone from breaking them (because those who do, tend to not r [..] View

Testing "Advantage Me"

11:32 pm, October 27, 2015 I want some help with testing. I can't tell if there's something wrong with Advantage Me or if it's a perceptual bias on my part. Here's what's going on: I have an alt I've been experimenting on rece [..] View

A minor question, only sorta PVP-related - what happened to the QL8 stuff?

12:32 am, October 17, 2015 I've been away for a while, obviously, and everything got changed up and around. One of the more noticeable changes is the massive reduction in the number of currencies in-game. This is pretty welcome [..] View

Unused skills

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 [..] View

Getting the most ouf of Equal Footing - Gearing for PvP

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 [..] View

Story-viable (and possibly after) Ele/Something AOE focused build help

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 [..] View

[Fuse-tank] Guide about high efficiency tanking

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 ** [..] View

First Build: Blade/Shotgun, Penetration>Afflicted

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 [..] View

Skills I simply must have?

12:32 am, September 12, 2015 So I've lvl'd some and are about to make a decision about future skills. I've read that Exposed or Corrupted must be had in the build. That tosses a lot of builds and weapon types out the window if th [..] View

Seeking opinion: Blade/Blood self-healing tank

12:32 am, September 10, 2015 This is the concept I've started working towards for my first build. Since I'm new to the game, I'd like opinions from people who have more familiarity with the mechanics of the game. Actives: Blade [..] View

Stacking questions

12:32 am, September 5, 2015 I'm new to TSW, so I have a few questions about what powers stack, and how the mechanics work. 1. Do DOTs stack with other DOTs? For example, If I hit a target with Infection, then follow it up with [..] View

PvP: Avoiding Being Gatepulled?

1:32 pm, July 30, 2015 I've done a good Google and Search but only found comments that gatepulling doesn't happen much (it does) and that experienced PvPers know how to avoid it (I'm still a newb). I normally stand off out [..] View

Weakened Not stack?

12:32 am, July 19, 2015 I've been playing around with tank builds and one thing I notice is that Debilitated and Exposed don't seem to stack. If I apply Exposed first, I don't see Debilitated. Is it just me or is this on pur [..] View

Need help with healing builds / question about gearing up

1:32 pm, July 18, 2015 Hello I've been trying to do some research on a build but the posts I'm getting are in most cases 1-2 years old and I'm not sure they apply anymore. I'm still sort of new to the game so I'd like if yo [..] View

Iron Maiden questions

12:32 am, July 8, 2015 I'm new to the game, and researching high-damage builds. I was hoping someone could explain why damage builds (like this one) that do not take Afflict abilities take Iron Maiden- are other roles expec [..] View

Safety Off does not play well with Thunderstruck

12:32 am, June 22, 2015 Multi-hit builders are a staple of the proc builds using Thunderstruck as an elite passive. Safety Off, because of its cast time and when the actual hits occur, does not do well in conjunction with i [..] View

Dost Thou Even Apply a Force in an Upwards Direction Lumies/Dragons?!?!

1:32 pm, June 12, 2015 xe5 most popular streaker Streamer in fusang rank 1 locally(congratz Brohiem <3(you **** beast you)). Runamuck rank 1 global of not giving a f**k. 40x Templars top Fusang Facility Captures. [..] View

PvP Fusang in TSW what is the point?

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 [..] View

Gross anatomy and chain reaction

12:32 am, June 4, 2015 I am not seeing gross anatomy procs in my combat log when I reapply chain reaction with one of my chain abilities. I only see procs at the end of an affliction? I have looked around and I thought they [..] View

Chaos/Hammer soloing, and possibly tanking

1:32 pm, May 20, 2015 Hey, there, guys. Decided to come back to this game, after being away since roughly around Issue 4. Started a new character, in order to play with a fresh friend, and though i'd try my hand at Chaos [..] View

When is it ok to attack a player?

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 [..] View

question about hitting vs applying afflicted passives.

1:32 pm, April 22, 2015 passives like Salt the Wound gives your target an additional hit that deals damage when you apply afflicted, but then there's Molecular Exploitation give an additional hit when you hit an afflicted ta [..] View

Razor Wire Question

12:32 am, April 13, 2015 OOPS Razor Shards not Razor Wire..... Does anyone happen to know if the +50% Hate modifier from Razor Shards applies to the "large amount of Hate" effect from something like Stone's Throw o [..] View

Elemental/Blood Solo Deck Looking For Thoughts

11:32 pm, March 12, 2015 So I'm trying to build a decent Ele/Blood solo deck to shoot for with my new character. Looking for any kind of comments/thoughts/etc on what I have so far.http://www.tsw-builder.com/#64v64064...4564 [..] View

Update Notes Enhanced Player Experience: Game Update 1.11

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 [..] View

[Shotgun/Blood] Brand New Player; What am I doing Wrong?

11:32 pm, February 12, 2015 And I do mean new; logged in for the first time two days ago. Rather enjoying the game; it's got a neat aesthetic and I like that the investigation missions actually involve some real investigation. [..] View

[Blade/Chaos] Tank prototype, I **** at building

12:32 pm, February 11, 2015 Hello, Thus far I haven't found a build I like, and many of the suggested builds are like 2 years old. So now I'm trying my hand at it. My goal is to afflict, penetrate, and debilitate enemies whil [..] View

Game Directors Letter

12:32 pm, February 8, 2015 Just to stay consistent... New Game Directors letter...yet again not even the slightest mention, footnote, hint, sliver, nod, wink, chirp...**** in the general direction...of PvP. I have zero expect [..] View

PvP Tips and Tricks (For New PvPers)

12:32 pm, February 7, 2015 Here are some random tips and tricks I thought would help new players in the PvP world of TSW. As someone who was once new to PvP, I found these methods helpful in coping with the challenges of being [..] View

Does applying CC to immune mobs still proc related passives?

11:32 pm, February 1, 2015 I saw a bunch of contradictory posts around here a while back on this topic. Apparently, at one point in time you could proc passives from applying hinder/impair a mob with immunity, and even though y [..] View

Chaos Fist Solo Burst?

11:32 pm, January 23, 2015 Hi all, I was thinking about Chaos Fist and was wondering if you could have a look at this Chaos Fist build that I put together. It uses burst attacks to gather health and proc Ferocity. While that [..] View

Fresh Meat

12:32 pm, January 22, 2015 Just did my first PvP instance in Fusang today. Realizing that I was under-geared I just made up a deck that focused on applying debuffs and impairs. I think I was the only one running around with a s [..] View

The Signet of Benediction No Longer Bugged?

11:32 pm, December 14, 2014 For the longest time, the Signet of Benediction has been plagued with bugs that have rendered it worse than useless. At one time, Quokka and others were worried that the way Benediction, redirect effe [..] View

***** density/**** streak issue?

11:32 pm, December 11, 2014 Refering to: "***** Density will now correctly apply its buff to you when a team mate without the passive gets a killing blow" "**** Streak will now correctly apply its buff to you wh [..] View

Combat Mechanics, an updated explanation please.

12:32 pm, December 8, 2014 I tried to figure out the combat's mechanics up to today but I just found the Yokai's Guide (http://yokaiblog.wikidot.com/guides%3atswfaq#toc4) which is outdated. Can you help me to understand the g [..] View

Tanking in Stonehenge

1:32 pm, September 30, 2014 Is there any way to measure the effectiveness of debuffing as a tanking strategy compared to other options, such as more survivability or more DPS? How can you tell if you, playing as a debuff tank, [..] View

Untested Builds: Advice Wanted [New Player]

12:32 am, September 24, 2014 I'll keep this short because I know a lot of people are the "TL;DR" type. I'm looking through the Drakkashi TSW Ability Wheel website (google searched) and making some builds that look fun [..] View

Idea for PVP balancing

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 [..] View

Blood shot VS exsanguinate

1:32 pm, September 16, 2014 I have been looking around at a lot of blood/ele builds with the standard bloodline/bloodshot/finish the movement combo. My question is - and it has probably been answered before - why not exsanguina [..] View

Heh. I need help... (blade/chaos)

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 [..] View

Possible hotel build?

1:32 pm, September 8, 2014 I'm starting to run solo/duo elite hotel and i was trying to think of a possible impair build mainly due to me loving impairs/hinders but them not being too good in other content (i still dont haave t [..] View

Theme Build 6: Mageblade

12:32 am, September 8, 2014 Razor sharp skill and arcane power give the Mageblade the offensive advantage ensuring that fights end swiftly.http://www.tsw-builder.com/#16v17060...30421332330436 Actives: -Forking Paths -Molten [..] View

passives for focus based pistol/else dungeon build

2:33 am, August 26, 2014 Hello, I recently started 3maning the elite dungeons with some friends. One of them healtanks me+the other dps, and in difficult fights they switch to tank/heal and I'm left as the only dps. My main [..] View

Procrastination Time!

2:33 am, August 26, 2014 I decided to take a break from packing, because moving sucks, because packing sucks... so bear the loins of my fruity boredom! (wait...what?)http://www.tsw-builder.com/#41v42042...55332330630436 This [..] View

Forums

Does applying CC to immune mobs still proc related passives?

Feb 2, 2015, 8:48 am I saw a bunch of contradictory posts around here a while back on this topic. Apparently, at one point in time you could proc passives from applying hinder/impair a mob with immunity, and even though y[..] View

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