12:32 am, April 13, 2017
So I've assembled (and tweaked) what seems to me to be a decent deck, which I have mentioned on other posts and will link to below for ease of access:http://www.tsw-builder.com/#64v60661...45616403630 [..]
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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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11:32 pm, March 10, 2017
The goal of this thread is to provide a short guide on how to gear for PVE in the beginning of endgame, before getting to aegis content, without using too many Mark of the Pantheon, Black Bullions and [..]
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12:32 pm, February 27, 2017
PvP Strategy Guide~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Intention/introIt goes without saying that within TSW's co [..]
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12:32 pm, December 29, 2016
Good morning,
I have purchased the game last night and had enjoyed playing around with the system, trying builds out and weapon types and so far i am enjoying the game a lot. I have decided to roll a [..]
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11:32 pm, December 19, 2016
El Dorado in it's current state is not working at all as intended. Literally if a team has 2 semi decent tanks and manages to get 2 relics while others have 1 each or non so that they get a point lead [..]
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12:32 pm, December 6, 2016
been playing about 1 month so starting to upgrade my gear, planning for end game content.
so much information out there, much of it old.
my question is ive read that attack rating is soft capped at [..]
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11:32 pm, December 2, 2016
I know that FC changed it so that leeching works with AEGIS now, but how does an AEGIS build differ from a standard leech one for NM group content? Do you need to use different options like Shot of An [..]
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12:32 pm, November 2, 2016
I'm a new player to TSW and I absolutely love it. However I feel like I'm being held back by the lack of information about builds and decks that are available these days.
To be honest TSW is a fanta [..]
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1:32 pm, October 16, 2016
https://chronicle.thesecretworld.com/character/Drakfang so this is currently my setup and yet only in savage coast and wondering what should i do to improve my solo to end game and prepare for DPS bui [..]
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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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12:32 am, July 15, 2016
Hello. I am new.
There's undoubtedly hundreds of these threads lying around here, but with the recent meta change due to passive/elite revamp, i will go ahead and ask these questions again on behalf [..]
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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 [..]
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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, May 25, 2016
Hi all!
I haven't played The Secret World in a long time. In fact, the last issue I was around for was Issue 3 and the last issue I'd even heard about was Issue 5. I really do like this game howeve [..]
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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, April 28, 2016
As we all wait for the patch eexcitedly, i wondered what builds would be Options for dps going onwards.
Pistol/Shotgun
The old well known build with bombardment - 1 Player per raid should still be f [..]
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12:32 am, April 27, 2016
Raztec’s Video Guides
Hi all,
So my name is Raztec, and I have wanted to post this for a while now, but I was unsure of where to do so because it covers many things, so I decided to place it [..]
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12:32 am, April 19, 2016
Looking back on previous pages of threads both here and in the general forums, one can't help but see that the sharing of ideas, tactics guides and builds have gone to be replaced with increasingly fr [..]
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12:32 am, April 13, 2016
Hello. I have just returned from a looong time away. I generally solo the normal content. I wanted to know if the Grifter build is a solid build? I have been using it for a day and it seems to work fi [..]
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12:32 am, April 9, 2016
I just posted a reply to a Suggestion Box thread: https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...-Box-Version-2
"[PvP] Please fix PvP because as I'm sure you can see from your database (i.e. Chronicles) [..]
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1:32 pm, April 3, 2016
So, at some point, I'm hoping to eventually give tanking Fac NM a shot. I hear that healtanking is the way to go there. I had been relying on the builds from tswdb to give me ideas for my own builds, [..]
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12:32 am, March 29, 2016
Thread title says it all. But, some of you may ask, why should the TSW PVP community boycott Issue #14?
The answers are as simple as they are plentiful.1. NO PVP ISSUE AS OF YET
You've heard it said [..]
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11:32 pm, March 22, 2016
Alright, I propose we build a wall to keep all those Illuminati and Dragon scum out......
Just kidding. But really, PvP is in a really weird spot right now, and while we finally got new content, we se [..]
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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, January 14, 2016
I guess you are all excited as I'm to try the next new pvp content, which will be Shambala !
A little reminder about what we already know about it :
Shambala will be a kind of last man standing betw [..]
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12:32 pm, December 25, 2015
Hi folks!
I've returned to the game after quite a long hiatus, and looking to get back into the swing of things again. Historically, I've always preferred ranged weapons/magic to Melee; however, I'm [..]
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11:32 pm, November 18, 2015
Hey there all,
I've seen a few recommendations along the Elemental/Blood lines, most particularly Katarina1's mid-range Ele/Blood, but noted it has some issues keeping health maintained without the f [..]
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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 am, October 22, 2015
This year, we asked you- the community- to share with us your teams for Extra Life, which happens on November 7th this year. Some teams are streaming 24 hours, some only when they can. No matter whe [..]
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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 8, 2015
I'm still puzzled about something, after many many many talk on the topic: actualy, how much the game can push you to take defense stats to finish all the dungeon/raid content?
From what I heard:
- [..]
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1:32 pm, October 4, 2015
Pure Rifle/Fist healing
Hey guys.
After playing so much time in TSW as all roles, i wanted to go back to my roots as a pure healer. I never really enjoyed HoT fist healing cause it’s so depr [..]
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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 16, 2015
Hi everyone, Senior Community Manager sezmra here! In August, we saw the release of the hotly anticipated update, Issue #12: To the Dark Tower Below! We introduced a host of new improvements to the [..]
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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 [..]
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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, 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 29, 2015
For the past few months I have heal tanked all the NM dungeon content with the core group of people I play with, but ever since the issue 12 update, I have found myself unable to maintain any sort of [..]
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12:32 am, August 28, 2015
Is it possible to have a build/deck that will work for both mission content in Transylvania and Kaiden, while also be able to score gold in elite scenarios?
I almost forgot, so far, I like assault rif [..]
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12:32 am, August 6, 2015
Did you miss our awesome reveal of Issue #12 content? The Streaming Ones will return officially on August 14th, so in the meantime catch up on the exciting preview of Issue #12 here!
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12:32 am, August 5, 2015
As a part of the system changes for Issue 12, token currencies will be unified into Black Bullion. This excludes PAX, a monetary currency. A new currency will be introduced: Mark of the Pantheon. T [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 am, June 27, 2015
Hey there!
I'm coming back to the game after God knows how long and have decided to try out that new-to-me content that is Tokyo. I've got an issue with clearing even the basic mobs, and I seem to be [..]
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12:32 am, June 16, 2015
I'm trying to get into PvP a bit more. Working on a tank build for Daeyong.
But I also have an alt that I was thinking about using for healing in PvP. As folks here tend to be somewhat guarded about [..]
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12:32 am, June 12, 2015
We are introducing The Secret World: Ultimate Edition! It contains the full game with all content updates so far, along with the exclusive new outfit the Zenith Core, rare and powerful starter weapo [..]
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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, May 31, 2015
Just getting back into the game after a lengthy hiatus, never really got into the game before so never made a lot of progress. My current character has entered Blue Ridge Mountains with a decent chao [..]
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12:32 am, May 14, 2015
To start off, I have trawled and trawled multiple forums for definite answers to my questions, but am now more confused than when I started.
I am now at a point in game where I have pretty much finis [..]
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1:32 pm, May 9, 2015
So, Issue #11 has brought me two new glorious purples! (The one from the issue itself, and I finally spent that bullion they gave existing post-Transylvania characters on a brand new Assault Rifle.) I [..]
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12:32 am, May 7, 2015
Hello everyone!
I'm kinda new to this game, but I'm getting more and more into it every day. After the first week, I'm confident to have figured out how things work and I started thinking about buil [..]
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1:32 pm, April 22, 2015
First what I have done and what I 99% likely won't ever do:
I have tanked Nightmares, only thing I am missing on my tanking gear is 10.4 Pen glyphs on my blade and shotgun, and decent tanking signets [..]
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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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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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11:32 pm, March 24, 2015
Hey guys I've been doing fine with my solo build in Transylvania, but it's been so long since I ran a dungeon I'm fuzzy what a good dungeon DPS build might be. I have heavily invested in Sword and Bl [..]
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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 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 11, 2015
iv made simmilar comment in discusionj of changes with this patch, here i would like to discuse them with community to provide better feedback, so pleas dont close/merge
four winds ,
EF thing, not g [..]
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11:32 pm, March 10, 2015
No disrespect intend at all.
With Joel's departure and his somewhat lack of interest or faith or appreciation of pvp and the pvp population (as diminished as it now is...), I wonder if there is any c [..]
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11:32 pm, February 4, 2015
Hey all - I just started TSW and almost Q4.
I've been using this Modern Samurai build: http://www.tswdb.com/builds/beginner...odern-samurai/ which has been GREAT at solo content. I am about to get r [..]
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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 22, 2015
So, I've been away from the game for a long while, and I'm trying to play my Hammer/Shotgun character again. I'm only at 53 AP, so not hugely advanced, but I'm wondering if there is still a role for [..]
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11:32 pm, January 13, 2015
Hi all,
Pretty new on TSW and working toward this build :
WEAPONS: blade/fist (733 AP)
ACTIVES
1. Delicate Strike (Blade->Method, 1 AP)
2. Destiny (Blade->Wind through Grass, 27 [..]
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11:32 pm, January 12, 2015
WARNING: Wall of Text. Very opinionated. You may agree. You may disagree. Voice your opinions, but do so politely. This is not a suggestion so much as a topic of discussion. Thanks.
I'm not here to t [..]
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11:32 pm, December 31, 2014
I just wanted to wish all you wonderfully **** PVPers out there a very Happy New Year (for some of you it already is 2015)
2014 hs been fun, new content, old content revised, the continuing grind, fl [..]
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11:32 pm, December 30, 2014
Here's a simple way Funcom can release PvP related content and make it profitable. Also this idea works to encourage PVE players to buy it as well.
Step 1) Sell open world PvP versions of each region [..]
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12:32 pm, December 19, 2014
Was it really too hard for Funcom to readd the ONE piece of the Christmas event that involves PVP back into the game this year? Or correctly at least. Cause I have yet to see a Krampus in Fusang today [..]
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11:32 pm, December 9, 2014
EDIT:
Okay I basicalyl answered my own question, but it appears to be only active heals that heal while they are activated (which is to say, not mockingbird). It looks like it applies an invisible b [..]
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11:32 pm, December 1, 2014
Hi everybody,
Hectic is the only word I have to describe the past few months. With one hand we’ve been pushing through our Halloween event and the scenario weekend, whilst the other hand ha [..]
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12:32 am, October 16, 2014
So yes, it’s one of these threads (again), yes I made a post similar to this a while back, but the recent matches have been an annoying experience, so I felt the need to share. :evil:
I ha [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 am, September 21, 2014
So two nights ago I went through my first dungeon. My main basically went through everything solo, skipping dungeons, because I generally dislike "the holy trinity" in MMOs -- I mean, I real [..]
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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 7, 2014
The only thing better than slamming a BFH (Big [eff-ing] Hammer) into the face of a slobbering Werewolf is lighting that mangy furball on fire while you do it.http://www.tsw-builder.com/#26v67023...32 [..]
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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 [..]
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