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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12:32 am, August 3, 2017
Hello,
I'm compleetly new to this game and I'm loving it so far but I realy need help making a shotgun(primary), assault rifle(secondary) build.
I looked around and the once I come across are from 2 [..]
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12:32 am, June 26, 2017
So I have a DPS build that when I solo PvE does really well, I can output between 20-40k damage in a massive alpha that usually does the trick.
I say usually, because I have found a *few* bosses that [..]
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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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12:32 am, April 6, 2017
So as you can see from my other post, I'm a returning player from so long ago I may as well be considered a newbie. I only solo PvE. I play Ele/Blood, heavy on the Ele.
I am focused on leveling my we [..]
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12:32 am, April 4, 2017
Hey all - Myndr here,
We need to come together now for what is possibly the final TSW PvP event - the End of the World Event!
The end is nigh so lets have a party! Everyone is going to **** each oth [..]
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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, March 6, 2017
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...zUqylTNU8/edit
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THE BOX METHOD: Pistol/Shotgun Guide
Ide [..]
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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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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, 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, February 8, 2017
I've been playing Secret World for a while now on and off. I recently go back into it and progressed all the way to Tokyo from Savage Coast with little difficulty with my AR/Blade build so I've always [..]
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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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12:32 pm, December 30, 2016
Recently, I have learned hit is not as essential in scenarios (idiot me).
That made me doubt all my stats selection. I wonder if you could give me some advice.
I use this chaos/blood build (and vari [..]
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11:32 pm, December 29, 2016
I'm a returning player after about 1,5 years break from the game. Back then I just manage to get to the Savage Coast, now I am far more advanced. I got a pretty solid grip on stuff by now, thanks to g [..]
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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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11:32 pm, December 7, 2016
This is for my solo deck, I use Blood/Blade. I'm about to make myself a long term goal, and in the long term, expenses are not a problem.
In another, old dead thread, it is explained that Abuse is bes [..]
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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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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 [..]
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11:32 pm, December 1, 2016
Hi,
I am completely new to the game and would like some advises on builds. I am in the 2nd zone (Savage Island) at the moment and having quite hard time taking on mobs. Two normal type mobs at the sa [..]
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11:32 pm, November 18, 2016
Hello all,
For those who weren't online last american night, we had a... discussion about getting new players into PvP. Now I won't get into the argument of premades or not, because I want to address [..]
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11:32 pm, November 10, 2016
Hello so I am a somewhat new player to the game and for the most part unclear as to what the current meta is for DPS in terms of stats. I believe the old meta is 900+ pen 650+ hit 500+ Crit Power a cr [..]
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11:32 pm, November 7, 2016
Hi guys,
I'm very satisfied with my current build for solo (except the quantum brace, but tbh it's the only Aux I have right now so it'll do).http://www.tsw-builder.com/#41v42017...10332143114a21
No [..]
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11:32 pm, November 3, 2016
So - every time I come back to the game after a few months break I think "i have some black bullion from the seasonal events, I really must sort myself out some custom gear".
And then I spe [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 am, October 22, 2016
So I've looked around for different builds to follow, but most of them are either 2-3 years old or don't go into enough detail. I know some abilities were recently nerfed as well, so I'm wondering if [..]
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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, October 10, 2016
Tried to do some searching and i can't quite find a concrete answer, so I will beseech the immense experience that dwells on these boards. What is currently the most effective solo elite damage proc? [..]
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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 [..]
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1:32 pm, August 18, 2016
now before any one jumps on me and says I'm whining, consider this, when we had the two sangs ( prior newsangsang ) patch global xp was sort of spread out fairly even, this new set up seems to award t [..]
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12:32 am, August 12, 2016
Hello, I'm currently upgrading all my gear and I'm working on getting it all to 10.5 at the moment but I think I've messed up with my glyphs because I have very little penetration. I'm using the elit [..]
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1:32 pm, August 10, 2016
What an awesome surprise to log in to TSW tonight and find the Fusang update had finally gone live! Excited, I jumped right in to Fusang with an eagerness I've not had since The-Time-That-Shall-Not-Be [..]
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1:32 pm, July 28, 2016
I've seen it come up here and there, forever, about Clearing the Path (CtP) being awesome. I now have four chars who currently use a Blade, and I'd love them all to have unique and characterful fight [..]
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12:32 am, July 14, 2016
Hello!
there was recently well... hmm... "event" in wich talking abaut ED went sideways.
The air of that discusion was poisonus and i would like to avoid it while talking abaut ED, becous [..]
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12:32 am, July 14, 2016
When I get back home after vacation I plan to re-glyph my 10.9-5.5 gear since it's best before date has passed.
With this I also plan to finish my tank gear but how much block are recommended nowada [..]
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12:32 am, July 9, 2016
Hello I was a bit bored with my current build and was wondering if someone can help me put together some kind of build with primary dps with shotgun turret/etc pets.
How viable can it get or be?
has a [..]
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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, July 5, 2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by ladysniper
well, tons of best talisman slots for PVP come from PVE. this is pointless argument. my point beeing, TSW never ment to have PVP. t [..]
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12:32 am, July 4, 2016
Hey guys, i'm looking for some good solo dps builds, i'm in SD/COTSG now with ql6/7 weapons, also got the Woodcutter's Wrath on me.
Currently running blade/chaos leeching frenzy and tried pistol/ele [..]
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12:32 am, July 2, 2016
In a new build I am mooting I have a Critical Rating of 135 and a Crit Power of 45.
In my offensive stats it says that my critical chance is 9.3% including a Fusang bonus. (I'm currently in Seoul, s [..]
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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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1:32 pm, June 27, 2016
So, I started out with a Blood/Pistol build that worked reasonably well, but after the Elite revamp I've moved to Blood/Shotgun. Despite the lack of Impairs (other than when I take down an AEGIS shie [..]
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12:32 am, June 23, 2016
Been playing for two weeks. I originally used the Hawkward build from TSWDB. till blue mountain, then i switched the Blue Mountain special from TSW Guides to play with a Frenzy/leach build. i [..]
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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 [..]
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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 19, 2016
So i recently returned to the game after a ~2,5 year break or so :P
i made myself a new character and went for elementalist + pistol, and i finished the pistol version of this build http://www.tswdb [..]
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1:32 pm, May 18, 2016
Okay, here's what I've got. At the moment, I'm mostly doing random mission soloing and duoing with a friend with an AR/Blood build, but I've got two problems I'm having.
1) (major one) Tokyo outsi [..]
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1:32 pm, May 17, 2016
I have been working towards a DAoC style thane build using electric attacks for AoE and hammer for single target. I would like some advice on how to tighten it up to be more effective and do more dps [..]
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12:32 am, May 13, 2016
I am currently building my custom late game DPS/Tank gear, what kind of glyphs should I have for my talismans?
My DPS is DABS or shotgun/Elementalism SF, my tank build is a classic block blade hammer [..]
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12:32 am, May 12, 2016
NEWIssue #15; The Sleuth's Gallery features the most missions ever seen in a single Issue, including all missions from Sidestories: Further Analysis, Love & Loathing, and The Last Pagan, plus [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 am, May 5, 2016
hey guys.
So I started off with fists/elemental and then switched to pistol/elemental. I'm still finding it frustrating at Kingsmouth when I get swarmed by mobs. I have no real clue where to go with [..]
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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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1:32 pm, April 26, 2016
If you are interested in builds in PVE you should check out the TL forum. The newest TL patch includes a change that will change the current meta if it goes live. So be sure to visit TL and provide fe [..]
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12:32 am, April 23, 2016
So, I'm currently working my alt through City of the Sun God and figured I'd drop my current build here for any advice. It's Elemental/Fist, which I know isn't considered ideal, but I've been seeing [..]
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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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1:32 pm, April 14, 2016
I hate elemental force.
I admit it is good (and i am currently using it in dungeons), but oh how i hate it.
I spend all my time watching my buffs instead of the fight, just so i don't miss the right [..]
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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
Good morning.
Since I received excellent advice for my build, and how to **** Beaumont, I wish to help out my sister.
She tanks for our family group. Which is her, her husband, and myself. She star [..]
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1:32 pm, April 3, 2016
I've heard a lot of different stuff regarding tank gearing, and since the seemingly most popular tanking guide thread is from 2013 with only 10.4.4 gear I figured I'd double check before building my g [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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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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, 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, February 25, 2016
So, how are things with the woodcutter these days, for those who have them? Is the post-nerf rule of ~700 pen and using it with proc builds (since IIRC multi-hit builders can build up multiple stacks [..]
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11:32 pm, February 23, 2016
So, I am thinking of trying my hand at tanking in TSW.
At least to start with it will be in the Normal dungeons and/or the easier Elites. (It will be a while before I am ready for any Nightmare dun [..]
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12:32 pm, February 18, 2016
Howdy folks. Thanks for coming. I'm looking to get some advice regarding an "old" soloing deck of mine to see if it can be improved any further.
(I say "old" because I've been usi [..]
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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, February 16, 2016
New Player - Build Improvement Advice
Hi Everyone,
I just started playing this game last Friday. As of now I've finished all of the quests on Solomon Island and it's been a blast. Currently I have b [..]
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11:32 pm, February 15, 2016
Topic for discussion.
Would increasing the weekly SH ED wins (only) to 5 increase engagement and competition in those zones?
That shambala, as long as it offers rewards not obtainable through the larg [..]
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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 [..]
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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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11:32 pm, February 10, 2016
I've been very active recently in my advocacy for shortened times in ED/SH.
I know that a lot of people think that ED/SH should remain where it is... which I find crazy because no one plays them.
Sh [..]
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11:32 pm, February 9, 2016
Hi. My character's chronicle is here https://chronicle.thesecretworld.com/character/Barbie01 and, as currently equipped, I'm finding it hard to take on more than two monsters in Transylvania. I'm look [..]
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11:32 pm, February 4, 2016
I never know what best suits my play style in any game, so I typically try out a bunch of weapons, pick what I like the look/feel of the best, and choose a bunch of skills that help me **** monsters t [..]
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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 [..]
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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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11:32 pm, January 26, 2016
Hi everyone!
I just started play TSW again, after a 3-year hiatus. My current story quest is Total Eclipse which means that I’m almost in Egypt. I’ve used mostly Blade/AR until no [..]
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11:32 pm, January 14, 2016
For starters, let me just say that my current limiting factor is BB.
I'm still trying to convert my builds to purples. My tank builds are fully purple. My dps builds are mostly blue. My heal build [..]
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12:32 pm, January 7, 2016
I'm a fresh novice who would appreciate some advice on Talismans.
I don't know anyone so I'm playing solo. I'm neither Tank, DSP, or Healer. Or you could say that I'm all of those in one character.
[..]
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12:32 pm, January 6, 2016
Hello everyone, and thank you in advance. I've been playing TSW off and on for awhile, only QL Rank 7 currently, with a goal in mind.. I would like to be a healer, but I'm not sure what to focus on bu [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 pm, December 12, 2015
i have been sat on my lonesome self, while a friend has qued up in a premade group for both ED/SH. He has entered the match three times now, and i have 0.
The fact that the system picks group qued pl [..]
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11:32 pm, December 11, 2015
After reading all 30 pages of Possible to "main" heal as blood? dating back to 2013, I thought it was time to resurrect this theorycrafting thread, for 2 reasons:
1. Exquisite Corpse has had [..]
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11:32 pm, December 2, 2015
Ok so, I have searched high and low to find a build that does what I want to do...but I have been completely unable to find up to date builds.
I came back to the game a week ago after a very lengthy b [..]
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11:32 pm, November 28, 2015
Having high-quality gear should provide either no advantage or a small advantage over less-geared players. There's a fair amount of discussion on these forums about what the magnitude of this advanta [..]
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11:32 pm, November 11, 2015
Is this just an error?
In shotgun damage skills, the second unlock that uses 2 points appears to gain absolutely nothing. The current and the "Next" both say the same thing "Does 2 phy [..]
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11:32 pm, November 10, 2015
Hey
I have not tested it, but I'm quite sure it does not work.
Would it be bad if provoke/mass provoke changed target in pvp to lock on you for duration, while using same agro mechanics - it would n [..]
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12:32 pm, November 7, 2015
I apologize in advance for asking about this. I'm sure there are a TON of similar questions and responses about this topic, but most of the stuff I've found is years old and I have no idea how outdat [..]
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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
With all due respect wtf is up with teams in Fusang? I spent 35 min in there as a healer today with peeps coming and going and for the VAST majority of the time team 1 had only 1 person in it (me!!XX$ [..]
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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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11:32 pm, October 28, 2015
For one of my characters I am trying to make a healing gear set (Fist/Blood, may become Fist/Pistol purple Q10 currently un-upgraded) but I am not sure where the Crit/Crit Power should go on the talis [..]
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12:32 pm, October 28, 2015
I believe that current reward system has a serious defect: 2nd and 3rd place are equal. And all places have equal BB bonus.
This is bad for competitiveness and it's lure into PvP AFK players who are [..]
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12:32 am, October 22, 2015
Problem #1: Contortionist doesn't keep my character being constantly knocked down. Neither does Sleight of Hand.
Problem #2: Melee AOEs that have no targeting requirement shouldn't be doing the dama [..]
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12:32 am, October 21, 2015
Hello everyone.
Wanted to throw this out there. What stat distribution do people recommend for soloing builds?
I currently have one that is crit-heavy. It works wonders for some builds (chaos/fist b [..]
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12:32 am, October 20, 2015
(Scroll down for TL;DR version)
So just some suggestions for changing some of the more popular abilities out there in an attempt to shift the metagame around a little. These abilities tend to be less [..]
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