11:32 pm, February 16, 2017
I noticed that the Hammer Thick Skin skill reduces damage if I block, but I'm not sure if this works while I am using blade torrent. I know active abilities use the current weapon as the baseline for [..]
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12:32 pm, November 6, 2016
Impair Immunity is a big thing for me and my build, with very high Immunity uptime, but sometimes just isn't working. I'm trying to narrow down the specifics of when it doesn't work - the only genera [..]
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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:
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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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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 [..]
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1:32 pm, July 7, 2016
Hi, I am currently trying to put together a tanking build using the woodcutters tanking neck featuring Defense and high mitigation. For the woodcutter effect I am wondering whether 300 block or evade [..]
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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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11:32 pm, March 14, 2016
Here is my current gear:
Solo Gear:http://joakibj.com/tswcalc/#weapon=9...5,3,0,4,0,3,39
Laceration on head, breaching on sword, currently nothing on my hammer.
I only use hammer for molten steel [..]
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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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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 [..]
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12:32 pm, January 24, 2016
Hi, I'm fairly new to this exciting game… love it so far and I am eager to go on. I have 'sortof' finished Kingsmouth and have begun Savage Coast. I am a mostly QL3 Blade/AR abilities build [..]
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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 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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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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11:32 pm, November 6, 2015
I took a brief break from TSW (I know, I had a lapse in judgment!). When I came back, I saw all of our skills go up to 11 now. Aside from setting us up for some choice Spinal Tap references, what is t [..]
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11:32 pm, October 28, 2015
You might have known, that there has been a change to the crit rating formula.Here is what I threw together with the current patch and the data available on tswcalc.
There is a nice difference betwee [..]
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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, 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 11, 2015
So Kemo brought me to the idea to release my favorite scenario deck.
Been a while since I shared stuff - but today I want to share the deck which escorted me to my 100% augment wheel.
This deck is for [..]
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12:32 am, September 11, 2015
A quote I heard from a player in a failing NY Raid
Now as far as I am concerned, Tanking is both fun & easy, IF you put the effort into it, and this is not an unknown issue in the game, peopl [..]
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1:32 pm, September 4, 2015
I was speaking with some people yesterday evening about NM scenarios, and a particular build that used blade, art of war, martial discipline and clearing the path... and I was suprised that the build [..]
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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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1:32 pm, August 19, 2015
According to how i understand it, the effect of Major Talisman Signets will be lost in EF adjustments for the forseeable future. So Violence, Vigor, and Amelioration will Play no role in PvP builds, w [..]
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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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1:32 pm, June 1, 2015
Hi!
So on my current alt, I'm running an improvised hammer/shotgun build that has been working surprisingly well so far for soloing/levelling. But I'm noticing that I'm not really using the shotgun a [..]
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12:32 am, May 11, 2015
"Experience" seems obvious, but I'm using "Anima Burst" and "Transfuse Anima" and am geared for high Crit, so StD would give me the additional benefit of critting more of [..]
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12:32 pm, March 21, 2015
Hey all,
Hope some vets can clear something up for me. I'm really thrown by the wording of some skills and abilities, and how they interact with each other.
So I'm using Blade/AR, and just unlocked [..]
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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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12:32 pm, February 2, 2015
I decided to make a new consolidated thread of PvP builds because the old one is not frequently updated. I will leave it here for now, as I feel more people who can benefit from these builds will be i [..]
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11:32 pm, December 10, 2014
Ok so ED is flawed in so many ways, it was a valiant effort but 2 years down the line I think its time to call it.
I propose the following:
Let Dragons (the guardians of balance whom work in mysteri [..]
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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, October 26, 2014
I'm a new player, happily soloing and questing and enjoying this awesome game. I only recently got to Savage Coast. The build I've been using so far has been working fine, but I'm not sure which skill [..]
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12:32 am, October 17, 2014
Hi everyone!
Once again, it's time for the Extra Life event! Funcom is back and ready to play this year, and I hope you are too! Just like last year, we are excited to welcome returning and new p [..]
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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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1:32 pm, August 31, 2014
Hey guys,
after playing around with some new decks, I decided to share my deck which I use at the moment for soloing group elite scenarios and for tanking group nightmare scenarios 2-manning.
The de [..]
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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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