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 [..]
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1:32 pm, March 31, 2017
On the live stream, they have stated that the introduction and even design of Fusang, Stone Henge and Eld Dorado will be based on feedback received from players of SWL. It is also not guaranteed that [..]
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1:32 pm, March 30, 2017
LoneMonkey - Templar
Bom-bay - Illuminati
The choice is a difficult one, only one out of these two will cross the rainbow bridge into the New New NSFTSW game, i care for both toons and their respec [..]
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12:32 pm, February 12, 2017
I've been searching around for build advice and have noticed that there is plenty of Beginning builds and Endgame builds out there, but precious little advice on what to do mid game. Which seems odd b [..]
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12:32 pm, February 12, 2017
I've been searching around for build advice and have noticed that there is plenty of Beginning builds and Endgame builds out there, but precious little advice on what to do mid game. Which seems odd b [..]
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11:32 pm, January 18, 2017
Most of the time, PvP takes place in large open spaces, giving a competitive advantage for range weapons.
I would like to reverse this situation and bring at the same time a new tactical dimension to [..]
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12:32 pm, January 4, 2017
Hi , first post on the forums.
I'm a fairly new player in the secret world, I'm almost past the Transylvanian ark of the game and would like to ask some help with some end game builds. I've looked ov [..]
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11:32 pm, November 4, 2016
Hello, how's it going? I just got the Secret World last week, and I've been thoroughly enjoying the game thus far. The missions themselves are well done (especially investigation missions) and the set [..]
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12:32 am, October 21, 2016
The idea of this thread is to gather some information about the math behind the signet, items, actives and passives of the game. The goal is never to tell if signet a is better than signet b, but just [..]
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1:32 pm, October 14, 2016
Heya, I'm hoping an expert here can help me resurrect my character and finally finish the story after I abandoned it in June. When last I played, I was reasonably comfortable running around northern [..]
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12:32 am, August 9, 2016
I have a deck I put together that seems to work very well, it's affliction/impair based. I'm able to proc multiple hits in one attack (I've literally scrutinized every detail in the combat tab), anywh [..]
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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
On the Fourth of July Weekend, from Friday, July 1st until Monday, July Fourth we will be celebrating the upcoming Fusang revamp by capturing and holding facilities in the Fusang Projects. Project Co [..]
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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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12:32 am, May 12, 2016
Ok for the record, I haven't played TSW in some time an have recently started playing again and actually got a toon to end game over the last 6 months or so. GO BLUE ! 8D Anyways I like both PvP and [..]
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12:32 am, April 12, 2016
Hey everyone. Just getting back into the game seriously and I need some help.
I picked up a build based on Sword/Blood And it works fine at most places but has some real trouble in Tokyo.
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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 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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11:32 pm, March 10, 2016
It's been a while since I played, and I'm trying to get a feel for building again. I've been toying with a hammer-based impair build. Mostly I'm doing solo play.
Here's what I've got so far:Weapons [..]
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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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11:32 pm, February 17, 2016
Hi, all! Membership has been greatly updated. This FAQ already exists on the main site under the Membership page: http://www.thesecretworld.com/membership/
But, for the sake of convenience and makin [..]
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11:32 pm, January 29, 2016
Hello,
I'm just a casual player, currently using the in-game elite deck Gun Hexer (AR / Blood). It's great for soloing, but I'm trying to find some AR based decks for DPS (dungeons).
Is this AR / B [..]
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12:32 pm, January 14, 2016
Why? Because it just ruins the game. Instead say something is broken and suggest stuff that can rival it be buffed. Lets start suggesting buffs instead of nerfs. Due to the PVP community being unable [..]
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11:32 pm, January 13, 2016
Oh, NO! Todays patch ****** Anima Shot? I guess people will stop using AR now, or will they?
Have fun nerfing Funcom :D
Here some ideas for replacement builds. I'm reconstructing those builds from [..]
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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, November 13, 2015
Looks like the DPS Woodcutter is not going to be fixed, so in fairness everyone should know how to make this pop.
Because the glyph gives you penetration without having to have ANY PEN on your gear y [..]
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12:32 pm, November 11, 2015
The new patch reworked crit formula (increased the stats-based crit cap). For testing purpose, I raised my crit chance to over 100% with Deadly Aim and Egon and proceeded to shoot Hell Raised NM mobs, [..]
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1:32 pm, October 23, 2015
"Whenever an enemy attack glances you, you gain [x]% of the damage it dealt back as healing."
Is there any point at all whatsoever in building up the second blade skill line?
Ciritty has a [..]
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1:32 pm, October 2, 2015
Okay so I've read from multiple posts that melee DPS in a Nightmare dungeon is not doing the healer any favors. If that is the case, should I scrap trying to do a chaos/blade in favor of a ranged DPS [..]
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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 26, 2015
I realize that after they just spent a ton of time "fixing" Fusang we are not going to get much more.
But there are a few changes that could help fix the mess they made:
1. Remove the rol [..]
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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 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
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 8, 2015
I will start this off by saying I have not been a regular PvP player in TSW. I've dabbled with it here or there since the game launched, but nothing extensive or routine. Now with the Challenges, I' [..]
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1:32 pm, July 10, 2015
I like my theme builds. Some are just for fun, others like my purge deck turn out to be much more powerful and useful than I anticipated.
I made me a TAoE deck and it blows.
I've been testing them o [..]
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1:32 pm, June 13, 2015
This time I dont already have one that is functional.
Sometimes I am not in the mood to quest but want to play so I come up with new builds or other activities.
I like my chain build(s). My 2 manife [..]
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12:32 am, June 12, 2015
Hi, I played this game when it first came out for a fair while, and am now looking to come back and play it some more.
I am in Transylvania, the farmlands, and having trouble with some of the averag [..]
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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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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, April 23, 2015
Hi folks, I've been reading a lot of threads and I think I have a good plan for how to approach my gear upgrades, but I wanted to run it by you all. Here is the scenario:
- I've recently started doin [..]
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1:32 pm, April 21, 2015
I noticed some text in the 1.11 patch notes regarding changes to elites to make them more useful. I remember a number of elites that I considered underpowered for a 50AP ability. That said the notes a [..]
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12:32 am, April 16, 2015
iKnow there are those of you who just play the Fusang, Stonehenge, Eldorado
Look, this is just for fun (with prizes) but not extreme TSW based rewards like you get in those. The FFK tournament is my a [..]
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1:32 pm, April 10, 2015
Came back after long break from the game and decided to hop on into Tokyo content. I have never raged so hard in such a short space of time in my entire life...
I'm in QL10 blues with 3 pieces of 10. [..]
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11:32 pm, March 21, 2015
Hey guys, I haven't been to NYR for a while but i'm getting reports that Bombardment works in the NYR raid while standing on the pi/sg buff.
Testing bombardment in the test room shows that it is stil [..]
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11:32 pm, March 18, 2015
Hey everybody. So, real quick background: I've been playing TSW sporadically since launch. For the most part, I've done endgame gear-grinding very slowly, but have been considering delving back into t [..]
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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 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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12:32 pm, February 14, 2015
Hi everyone,
Returning player from a long absence here. Figured I'd start fresh on a new toon, with a little bit of RP -- my character is very Hammer-centric. Are there any decently survivable solo [..]
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11:32 pm, February 13, 2015
Date: February 28, 2015Time: 6pm GMT - 10pm GMTLocation: The Horned God (and PvP)
Hey there,
TSW Database will be hosting another PvP event on February 28, 2015 from 6pm GMT to 10pm GMT. ^^
We'll b [..]
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11:32 pm, February 12, 2015
Date: February 22, 2015Time: 6pm GMT - 10pm GMTLocation: The Horned God (and Stonehenge)
Hey there,
TSW Database will be hosting another Stonehenge PvP event on February 22, 2015 from 6pm GMT to 10p [..]
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12:32 pm, February 8, 2015
Im thinking about returning (again) to TSW, because damn i love the setting, but the thing that annoys me the most is that pretty much every "top performance" build in NM/Raid setting is usi [..]
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11:32 pm, February 4, 2015
Ive been trying to find a combination of skills and weapons I enjoy using before really diving into the game at this point.
Ive rerolled about 6 times so far. Every time I make it to Kings, I quickly [..]
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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, January 4, 2015
PS! This post is for the PvP event, which is one of many events we are hosting on January 16th and 17th.Go to promotional page
This event is a team up between the Sanctuary Network and TSWDB which ar [..]
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11:32 pm, December 23, 2014
I feel as though the fight clubs in this game are very neglected. They are basically never used by anyone in a traditional PvP manner. Most people tend to use them to test out builds, but that's about [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 pm, December 7, 2014
About a year ago some guys from my Cabal helped me put together a build to shoot for. I use pistols and elementalism, based around buffing crit power and focus attacks, then abusing Shootout. I don't [..]
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11:32 pm, November 14, 2014
I have been playing TSW solo casually for almost a month now, rocking a blade / chaos build [https://chronicle.thesecretworld.com/character/HanSuna] that has been close to a cakewalk so far after gett [..]
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12:32 pm, November 14, 2014
With the scenario focus this weekend, I tanked NM scenarios for first time. I'm 10.4.4+ and ran with my normal tanking gear - http://joakibj.com/tswcalc/#weapon=5...4,5,0,4,0,3,39
I used the ground [..]
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11:32 pm, November 11, 2014
Alright, hey everyone, so I'm still fairly new at this game, only been playing for a couple of months. I'm mostly a PVE player, so I wanted to find a Deck that I could play that was effective and enj [..]
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12:32 am, October 21, 2014
Hello there!
So the new meta has been settled and i think we can safly comment now on some new and old problems PvP has
* PvP community, its size,events
We had amazing event some time ago(thanks ag [..]
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1:32 pm, September 25, 2014
Hey, recently I've got a bit bored of my Blade+Hammer survival/ signet-farm deck so to spice up my game experience I was thinking on creating a blood based survival deck.
I have seen a few people eff [..]
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12:32 am, September 24, 2014
Yobo’s Efficient Guide to NM DPS Gearing
We’ve had a share of questions on this forum asking for advice on gearing up. So I figured it could be useful to have a guide to refer peo [..]
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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 19, 2014
Don't hate me because I'm slow on the pick-up... but BOY AM I SLOW ON THE PICK-UP.
I started playing this game at some point last year, I think. And I finally, FINALLY figured out what Leeching Frenz [..]
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1:32 pm, September 11, 2014
Returning after not playing since before Issue 8 dropped.
I was using the following build in Transylvania, based on a post that is now 2 years out of date:http://www.drakkashi.com/secretworld...=3&am [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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1:32 pm, September 7, 2014
As durable as the jagged peaks that jut towards the sky, the Mountain King thunders onto the battlefield with the roar of a granite avalanche.http://www.tsw-builder.com/#23v26133...30762503234536
Act [..]
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12:32 am, August 28, 2014
Heyo,
I wanted your people's thoughts on this thing. Its based on the cookie cutter AR/shot build (http://wordpress.tswguides.com/s-t-a...rifle-by-braz/), but one thing i find really annoying is the [..]
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2:33 am, August 26, 2014
Hi there Dreadnecromancer here - new to the game and the forums!
I have been browsing the TSW wiki for quite some time now and thought it was about time i post my sort of ideal build and hopefully ge [..]
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2:33 am, August 26, 2014
TSWDB Presents "Lethal Investigation"
This thread is about TSWDB's Stonehenge PvP event, which is one of the two events we are hosting on September 14th.
To read more about the entire set [..]
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2:33 am, August 26, 2014
I have some questions for the augment experts.
Is there a priority for what to augment?
Builder > Consumer > Elites?
I have a Grievous, Fierce, and Ferocious.
I thought maybe if the [..]
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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 [..]
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