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A great night

12:32 am, August 10, 2017 Thanks to all guys who were here tonight in Fusang. Still a pleasure to fight old lumies salts and find some red baby seals despite global warming. A little thought to those who have migrated to SWL [..] View

Why Can't Aegis Be Used to Give New Life to PVP?

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 [..] View

Is Deck swapping a thing in this game?

12:32 am, April 11, 2017 An obvious thought occurs to me: I fight two kinds of enemies: solo big tough guys and swarms of minor enemies. That's why I put together a deck that includes both kinds of attacks:http://www.tsw-buil [..] View

Gearing for pvp - My character after 2 months of play.

11:32 pm, January 9, 2017 Playing AR Blood sniper type character. I can put out decent damage, especially 1v1 can usually **** him before he kills me, however have problems getting **** if hes getting heals (seems like burs [..] View

Resolving the Fusang UD camping problem

12:32 pm, December 3, 2016 Camping at rival's Underdog mission is not honorable, and it happens too often. Make it more difficult for campers to prevent players from picking up the Underdog mission. Currently, you can not star [..] View

New Hammer/Chaos Tank Questions

11:32 pm, November 3, 2016 Hello there! I just recently started the game less than a week ago. I've been looking through the various tank guides on this website as well as others and have a general idea how I want to go about [..] 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

Deck assessment?

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 [..] View

Disable "Teleportation" in pvp please.

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 [..] View

I need help with stats for DPS build

12:32 am, August 18, 2016 I admit it: I've never fully understood my stats. I want to make the best DPS build I can, and am asking for your help. I have three purple gear and the rest blue, and now realize I concentrated too m [..] 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

Two build requests, Pistol / Elemental

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 [..] View

Is this the place to ask about improving?

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 [..] View

A build to enjoy the story content of Tokyo (Non-raids)

1:32 pm, July 5, 2016 So I am lacking in gear. I have like 2100 Black Bullion to buy purple gear, otherwise I have some QL 10 blue. Combat in this game kicks my ***, hense my lack of playing for the past 2 years or so. To [..] View

The Real Problemo v2.0

12:32 am, July 5, 2016 PvPers are offensive. I've lost track of how many times I've been offended during the Fusang PvP Event and the Fusang golem peace rally.Minaui groped me.dbl called me 'bby'.Fuka gave me new nicknames. [..] View

Power Line bugged?

12:32 am, July 1, 2016 Is it just me or is Power Line bugged since the latest update? All it does right now is its initial lightning, then I gain the buff, it counts to two, then the button gets gray and the counter stops. [..] View

ArtificialMind's Ultimate Theorycrafted DPS Guide

12:32 am, June 28, 2016 ArtificialMind's Ultimate Theorycrafted DPS GuideLast Update: June 27th, 2016 (1.15.2 with Elite Revamp)TL;DR: all builds can be found at http://www.markdijkema.nl/projects/tswbuildstatistics(Builds b [..] View

Gadgets and grouped cooldown

12:32 am, June 22, 2016 Hiyall, I was playing a scenario the other day and thought about all the gadgets i have conveniently locked in an inventory bag just above my hot bars in order to use in certain situations. The probl [..] 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

The curves of TSW

1:32 pm, June 15, 2016 Since I’ve posted a few curve fittings to some of the known rating to chance formulae in the game, I figured it might not be a bad idea to put them all in one thread. It will also be easier [..] View

Some Abilities seem to Contradict what they actually do

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 [..] 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

Is this good enough for beginner tanking

11:32 pm, February 15, 2016 I have almost no experience with tanking and I need help to point out the biggest flaws in this build. Hammer, blue QL10. 397 weapon power, +44 Crt Power, +109 Pen. Elementalism, blue QL5, 215 weapon [..] View

Recommended Stat Values

12:32 pm, February 15, 2016 I recently started branching out from my pistol/shotgun penetration build to create a blade/assault rifle penetration build, and now I'm wondering what stat values I should be looking for in terms of [..] View

How can I best measure my HPS?

12:32 pm, February 4, 2016 Hello there, I'm quite new to the game, but I recently started running nightmare dungeons as a healer. My main equip is all focussed on fistol healing. Thanks for all the great guides btw! I started [..] View

Barriers

12:32 pm, January 29, 2016 Quote: Daily PvP challenges for El Dorado and Stonehenge now require reaching a score of 125,000 on the final scoreboard. This change should not affect challenge completion for anyon [..] View

Fusang dailies pve etiquette

11:32 pm, January 21, 2016 I've recently got back into TSW and am enjoying collecting BB thru dailies. I note that Capture 6 anima wells and participate in eldorado give lots of BB without having to fight much so I've been goin [..] View

PVP Performance (the client, not you)

11:32 pm, December 30, 2015 Hi Folks PVP client performance in TSW is pretty ****. I am sure people agree. But I have a question. Is everyone out there in every ED match/SH match/Populated Fusang literally running around with [..] View

Update Notes Issue #13: Trail of Shadows - Game Update 1.13

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 [..] View

Need a 60 pt AoE solo build, prefer blade/chaos

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 [..] View

LiveStream Feedback - Nov 20th

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.) [..] View

Bombardment oh Bombardment

12:32 pm, November 12, 2015 Hail and greetings from the cluttered desk on JackMax. I haven't been around too long in this game (<3 months), but as I have run through the game one ability has stuck out as an aberration amo [..] 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 build for no seasons

12:32 am, October 12, 2015 I've been playing with blade and elemental lately and I'm kind of addicted to it. I'm pretty sure the specific implementation I have is useless in a group setting, but it's been a lot more useful than [..] View

10.7 talismans vs NY raid drops on dps performance

12:32 am, October 11, 2015 Has anyone done any experimenting to see whether a 10.7 talisman out performs a NY raid drop in terms of DPS? My expectation is that if you have the majority of your talismans at 10.7, the dps improv [..] View

[Theorycrafting] The sturdiest tank possible in TSW

1:32 pm, October 6, 2015 In this thread, some people said interesting things on the topic of the most sturdiest tank possible in TSW, a topic that interest me a lot. Since however this was not the main topic of this thread, [..] View

Blood/Rifle deck for NMs/Raids

1:32 pm, September 29, 2015 Hey there guys! I've been trying for a while to get a blood deck working to it's full potential, while still being viable for NY. I think now that I've found a reasonably simple deck and rotation whi [..] View

[Just for fun] A thousand cuts (or how to fill your screen with numbers)

12:32 am, September 15, 2015 Sometimes, it's fun to not build for power but "Just For Fun". With attempt to get a only get funny result. I have wondered what I could do like this to makes my daily quests funnier... and [..] 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

New player loking for help building a Ranged build

12:32 am, July 17, 2015 Hi guys. I want to be able to solo as much as possible but in all other mmorpg's i played i always played as ranged.... This game is very complex and also has much content,im not interested in close [..] View

healer/dps hybrid build?

1:32 pm, July 6, 2015 A friend has started playing secret world and she's enjoying more of a tank build with hammers and blades. I've been toying with the idea of going ranged dps with a bit of healing to keep my friend al [..] View

Last Rites passive confusion

1:32 pm, July 5, 2015 [Hematic Rites] Active ability TAoE: Affects up to 6 friends within a 5 metre radius around the defensive target. Consumes 2 Blood resources. Can be powered by your own health. Places an absorb b [..] 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

***** to the Franken Chopper

1:32 pm, June 19, 2015 Haven't purchased it myself, yet. My understanding is that the bike also provides sprints V and VI. Why would someone use Sprint V if they are also provided Sprint VI simultaneously? Also, is the [..] View

Advice for a returning player

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 [..] View

pls disable LEAVE pvp option when enemy in combat

1:32 pm, June 9, 2015 today i played Fusang and meet there templar guy which think what he best pvper (he so many trashtalk in chat) . 3 times i fight with him and every time he leave fusang with 100 hp before i ****** hi [..] 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

Annoying bug: avatar in a laying in the floor position / Custodians

12:32 am, May 13, 2015 This has happened now for three times in Fusang in the last month. Does not seem to be a common bug to happen nor I know how it happens in order to reproduce and report correctly. Basically the enemy [..] View

Need help with Issue 11 Build

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 [..] View

Mostly Stationary Build - Injured Hand

12:32 am, May 8, 2015 Hello, I'm new to TSW. I currently have an injured left hand, so I can't move around much in combat. Is it possible to build a character, either ranged or melee, that is mostly stationary in PvE? [..] View

Katarina1: The Ultimate End-Game DPS Guide [Ultra Performance]

1:32 pm, May 5, 2015 Hai, I'm Ҝatarina1. This is my end-game DPS guide. It includes a list of working builds (Short - Mid/Long ) and video tutorials.Video [1080p] : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQitXwcb15s &am [..] View

Event PvP Testlive Event!

11:32 pm, March 27, 2015 Our developers are working on some changes to the way damage and healing work in PvP areas, and we need your help to test these changes! We are organizing a PvP test in the El Dorado minigame on the [..] View

Please explain to me AR's Combat Medic passive

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 [..] View

Suggestions on changes on my Blade/AR solo build

11:32 pm, March 12, 2015 Hello, I'm here to look for suggestions on how to change my main solo build. I started the game as Blade/AR build focusing on DPS and using leech abilities to cure myself on soloing PVE. With the curr [..] 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

How to counter spell RESISTANCE

12:32 pm, March 5, 2015 Hello, I frequently encounter Tank/Heal builds which seem to resist impairs 100%. When hitting with "Strange Attractor" I get combat log messages like: "Player XY resisted your spell [..] View

NYR items - "The duration of this effect is not refreshed when reapplied."

11:32 pm, February 26, 2015 What does this mean specifically? Take say the CiB: Whenever you critically heal, you gain a beneficial effect that increases your Crit Power by 25% for 15 seconds. The duration of this effect is no [..] View

New player - Why does any build without AoE feel horribly gimped? (and more)

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 [..] View

PvE Ele Bld Crit Build!?!?

11:32 pm, January 31, 2015 Hi forums, I wanted to know if the build I made was feasible or not for PvE. My current build is a really basic AoE Blade-heal-tank-thing build that just lets me survive mobs. I haven't really been en [..] View

A Reference Manual for Healing

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 [..] View

*** fled the combat

12:32 pm, January 25, 2015 Would like a small feature added. When someone warps out of a battle ground while still in combat I'd like to see a broadcast message to the effect of, "Xxxxx fled the combat". Be nice to [..] View

Arena system I'd like to see

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 [..] View

"Features" we've learned to live with

11:32 pm, December 23, 2014 Assume you're in Fusang for most of these. raid becoming disorganized with lots of 1 and 2 man groups missing player names on large map inability to locate specific team-members on map discrepancy [..] View

TSW PVP Endgame - Suggestions for the future

11:32 pm, December 20, 2014 Im a passionate TSW PVP Player since 5-6 months now and I still love PVP in this game. But I would like to see Funcom putting a little bit more effort and energy into TSW PVP within the next issues. W [..] View

Opinions and Advice for Rifle Build

11:32 pm, December 15, 2014 Greetings. I just started playing about 1-1.5 weeks ago, and have just recently settled into a Rifle build as my primary favored weapon. This is what my current setup looks like. Actives 1: Anima 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

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

Your favorite PVP memories!

11:32 pm, November 16, 2014 The best time I've yet had in pvp was in Fusang this past summer. It was a Saturday afternoon, and it seemed like each faction had at least ten people in the warzone, as well as at least one facility [..] View

Yet Another Scenario Build

11:32 pm, November 15, 2014 I recently overhauled my solo-group-elite scenario build after finally getting a breaching for my blade - had a few people test this last night and really enjoy it, so I thought I'd share.Background [..] View

Survivor healing build

12:32 pm, November 15, 2014 They will survive! Weapons: fist - Cost: 583 AP (Link to Deck)Actives 1. Shelter 2. Blast of Light 3. Nurture 4. Creature Comfort 5. Cauterise 6. Surgical Steel 7. ClawPassives 1. Nurturing [..] View

Hitting the Wall

1:32 pm, October 15, 2014 I've been playing TSW very slowly since its release. So slowly that I only hit Transylvania for the first time this last weekend. It's felt like hitting a wall, where almost every mob is a struggle an [..] View

Research It Yourself

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 [..] View

Coup de Grace - how does it work?

1:32 pm, October 4, 2014 It seems the description of Coup de Grace doesn't quite align with what it does. "Whenever an enemy dies with your pistol resources remaining, up to 5 friends in a 5 meter radius are healed for [..] View

Katarina1: End-game DPS guide [High Performance]

1:32 pm, September 28, 2014 Hai, I'm ҜΆŤΆṜίηΆ1. This is my end-game DPS guide. It includes a list of working builds (Short - Mid/Long ) and video tutorials [..] View

So last night I discovered PvP for the first time.

12:32 am, September 25, 2014 I've always kind of stayed away from it in juuuust about every MMO I've played, but I figured "what the hell, I'll give it a shot." So I took Jack Barrow over to Fusang, and died, and died, [..] View

I think I finally understand Leeching Frenzy

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 [..] View

Wanna use striker - but it sucks whatever i do. What am I doing wrong?

12:32 am, September 19, 2014 I have tried numerous times to parse Striker builder vs The Business on dummies. TB always wins even when i have all crit power on pistols and crit on SG: Typical 2 min parses from today (using ONLY [..] View

A Few PvP Questions

12:32 am, September 16, 2014 Hey there. To my knowledge, I just have a few questions that aren't answered by the FAQs in the stickied thread on the forum! Anyway, I'm new to the game -- just got off my trial access period and d [..] 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

Newbie seeks advice on tactical/control roles and builds

12:32 am, September 7, 2014 Hi, I'm a new player, so new that the game is still downloading (though I did play a beta weekend). I've read/watched some guides and got a general idea about building for roles and synergies. I got [..] View

Theme Build #3: Dread Hunter

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 [..] 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

Please explain to me AR's Combat Medic passive

Mar 21, 2015, 11:57 pm Hey all,<br><br> 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.<br><br> So I'm using Blade/AR, an[..] View

Xxx fled the combat

Jan 25, 2015, 12:57 pm Would like a small feature added. When someone warps out of a battle ground while still in combat I'd like to see a broadcast message to the effect of, "Xxxxx fled the combat". Be nice to see some p[..] View

Combat Mechanics, an updated explanation please.

Dec 10, 2014, 10:54 am I tried to figure out the combat's mechanics up to today but I just found the Yokai's Guide (<a href="http://yokaiblog.wikidot.com/guides%3Atswfaq#toc4" target="_blank">http://yokaiblog.wikidot.com/gu[..] View

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