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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11:32 pm, January 11, 2017
**** Shoot - Increase the chances to 35% of each effect [purge can be at 25-30%)
Advantage Me - Purge can happen every ~10-15 seconds.
Invasive Measures increase the chance to build resources - if y [..]
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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, 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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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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1:32 pm, September 25, 2016
Hi.
I have come up with a simple survival/bullet sponge gear setup that makes tanking WC (Regret) procs easy to manage.
This is sort of a proof of concept for me, since i see a lot of people regard [..]
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12:32 am, September 21, 2016
After enjoying lots of fun Pvp in Fusang due to everyone trying to get the doomboard I'm sad to see things are going back to normal. While the doomboard challenge was active and players were trying t [..]
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1:32 pm, September 2, 2016
hi
the tactic i always use in NM group is "1 camp" with tank, healer, 3 dps - however i was told that nowdays people do them like elite groups - all 5 members are dps (but in NM use some def [..]
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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, August 10, 2016
Just wanted everybody to know, that you can only have one mission report per quest type active.
This means, if you finish the defensive mission for example and forget to send the mission report befo [..]
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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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12:32 am, July 12, 2016
Hey all - Myndr here. I want to know what the top PvE players think is the theoretically most efficient and effective scenario build. The challenge? no QL 11 gear allowed. An additional possible chall [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 am, June 13, 2016
Defensive glyphs remind me of a comment on buying presents for women, "forget clothes - you'll get the wrong thing and in the wrong size" so I don't bother with defensive glyphs.
How the he [..]
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1:32 pm, May 13, 2016
Hi guys, shotgun has always been my favorite weapon in some games. I'm so glad there's an MMORPG that lets me use Shotgun as a weapon. (rather tired to see Bow and Sword really). Anywho, I noticed in [..]
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12:32 am, April 27, 2016
I've followed some TSWDB beginner builds to get through Valley of the Sun God. And now the sheer complexity of the outer rings of the skill wheel are overwhelming. Any advice?
So far I have been Pi [..]
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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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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 26, 2016
Brutally Efficient Dungeon Leechtank
I've been running a lot of non-aegis nightmare randomizer lately.
This allowed me to perfect my leechtanking and transform it into a kind of semi-bufftank.
In my e [..]
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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, February 3, 2016
So yeah, I'm kind of surprised at the lack of Evade Tank builds online. I wanted to toss one together, get some feedback, tweak, and improve it. I wanted to do an evade tank because block has so much [..]
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11:32 pm, December 25, 2015
i want to know which survivability augment (or 2) will be of most use to me in pvp
i dont use any defensive glyphing (i take tank suit to compensate for that - is this a bad idea?) i always use swor [..]
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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, November 7, 2015
Actives
1. Blade Torrent
2. Domino Effect
3. Steel Echo
4. Clearing the Path
5. Four Horsemen
6. Chaotic Pull
7. Helter Skelter
8. ***** From AbovePassives
1. Leeching Frenzy
2. Immortal Spirit
3. Bra [..]
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1:32 pm, October 13, 2015
Hello guys. I'm trying to refine a bit my future PvP build for El Dorado.
I'd like to gather some suggestions, as I still in "draft" mode about it.
My main goal with this build is to attempt [..]
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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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12:32 am, October 8, 2015
Your healers is trying their best. Some healers are more experienced and can handle 4-5 dps attacking their back, other healers are less experienced.
With the new challenge system there is alot of ne [..]
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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, [..]
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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 29, 2015
What the hell is equal footing and why should you care about it?
The equal footing buff (EFB in short) is a buff that is applied to you whenever joining a PvP minigame. Its purpose is to raise your s [..]
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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 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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1:32 pm, August 30, 2015
hi all
wanted to ask advice for my new pvp & scenarios builds - first of all the talismans i intend to keep for both builds: coney island band, egon pendant, brooklyn bracer, subway tokens, he [..]
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1:32 pm, August 24, 2015
Hello, Builds & Decks
I was dared into producing numbers to support my assertions on hate in the age of the Orochi tower, as threads and posts by Yokai, Bluedot et al. are apparently not auth [..]
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12:32 am, August 3, 2015
I really like the idea of a close range shotgun build using point blank and raging bullet, but I'm a very casual player in TSW and I haven't spent very much time theory crafting or investigating. I ha [..]
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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 [..]
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1:32 pm, June 29, 2015
As of now I'm working on a build I'd like to call the Bleeding Turtle. Of course problem is I'd like to increase my DPS as much as I can, mainly through blood magic while keeping my block capabilities [..]
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1:32 pm, June 14, 2015
I've heard about the "evils" of "glancetanks" in PvP. Even looked at a couple of build examples. But it still seems unclear to me as to what causes a "glance". It looks t [..]
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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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12:32 am, April 11, 2015
So im putting up the Starting Solo quest build I tend to always use for people to comment on. If it works out my goal is to submit it for a My First 60 build. Please lemme know what you think of the [..]
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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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1:32 pm, April 8, 2015
With the 1.11 changes, Bombardment just begged to be included into a Scenario build, so here we go:
WEAPONS: blade/shotgun (972 AP)
ACTIVES
1. Blade Torrent (Blade->Technique, 1 AP)
2. S [..]
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1:32 pm, April 3, 2015
So I've finished Solomon Island and used my favorite Sword/Pistol build to do it. I'm almost ready to move on to Egypt save for two things. The next story quest is listed at Hard, and I remember the [..]
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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 [..]
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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, 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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11:32 pm, December 28, 2014
The Templar heal suit is an angry bird.
The raid window is for more than just seeing who is in your raid.
Healers play a mini-game of hide and seek as depleting green bars in your raid window do not m [..]
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12:32 pm, December 27, 2014
I just noticed that the different relics in ED give different buffs. Does anyone have a list of the relic buffs? I saw one that gives a defensive boost. What does that mean exactly? Is it meant to boo [..]
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12:32 pm, December 15, 2014
Got a challenge for you all. :P
A friend of mine, Kittymod, has been running this pistol/shotty build in Kaidan for a while. I decided to give it a shot and had so much fun with it. To challenge ours [..]
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11:32 pm, December 11, 2014
Hey there,
after Issue 10 went live and with the new great patches to some underused skills, I would like to share my Tokyo-build (yea, Tokyo finally has my attention thanks to this item ) which is [..]
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11:32 pm, November 17, 2014
EDIT: Sorry, should have just asked:
"Has anything about the game mechanics/abilities changed since April to the point where I will have to significantly rebuild my decks and glyphing?"
/E [..]
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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
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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 [..]
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11:32 pm, November 7, 2014
Ok, after having spent nearly an hour getting my *** kicked by a mission that I should've been able to breeze(well maybe not breeze) through, I have come to the conclusion that I need a more complete [..]
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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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12:32 am, October 21, 2014
Hello~
I have question about Auxiliary weapon.
ChainSaw's all passive has "Rotting teeth" if attack w/ Chainsaw skill.
btw Diamond Grit skill ... It seems not attack skill. It's defensive [..]
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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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1:32 pm, September 6, 2014
Hi!
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tl;dr : I'm trying to design a "core" general purpose/survival PvE build that can be tweaked for PvP & [..]
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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 [..]
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2:33 am, August 26, 2014
So ive got about 10.4 days played. In that time i have been beat up, set on fire, had bombs explode on me, undead try to drain my life away, spoken with watchers, been to hell, all through it all i [..]
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