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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1:32 pm, August 25, 2017
Hi,
I've only played dps back on TSW a couple of years ago and now I thought I'd try out a tanking role so I chose the trickster archetype. Now my tank is lvl 26 and in hell raised I keep loosing ag [..]
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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, 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 [..]
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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 2, 2017
Hi, I got TSW when it first came out, bought a Lifetime sub, but then (for reasons I can't recall) drifted away from the game around Blue Mountain. I half remember things about this game, but mostly f [..]
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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, March 6, 2017
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...eqbm4qeYY/edit
BOX’S 1-SIZE-FITS-ALL TANK BUILD
Hey Guys it’s Box again!
Ever wanted to learn the role of the most sought after role but [..]
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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 4, 2016
So this is the build that I'm working on for dungeon running and this is what I've come up with so far in TSW Calc. I dunno if I had to pick and choose between certain stats or if it was possible for [..]
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11:32 pm, November 4, 2016
Quick question:
For those who solo, or those who do NM dungeons (as dps) how much Pen is considered "enough" before you should then start to fill up on crit?
I've seen anywhere between 700 [..]
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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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12:32 pm, November 4, 2016
Is it better to have penetration on the talismans and not on the weapons? It seems more popular to have all the penetration on talismans and to use crit or crit/crit power on weapons.
This could have [..]
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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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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 19, 2016
So what is strong RDPS for elite>NM dungeons and raids (planning to build one up while solo as Blade/Chaos) ... https://chronicle.thesecretworld.com/character/Drakfang (Mind you changed AoW to [..]
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1:32 pm, October 7, 2016
Returning to the game after YEARS.
I had a ok-ish AR/ELE dps build, I have pretty much the whole wheel unlocked but my weapons (10.4 if I remember correctly) were for AR/ELE.
I'd rather not change t [..]
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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 18, 2016
So here's the build I'm looking at utilizing:
Actives
Bamboo Cutter
Wheel of Knives
Steel Palace
Maelstrom
Domino Effect
Provoke
Mass Provocation
Passives
Turbulence
Probability
Perseveran [..]
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12:32 am, August 19, 2016
Hiya all.
Obligatory note: I am a recent return player. I played most of the BETA and a few months after release, but 2 kids later and not an MMO in between now and then... I have some more time now [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 am, August 17, 2016
Hello!
I choose Blade/AR combination for soloing, using this build "Modern Samurai" http://www.tswdb.com/builds/beginner...modern-samurai. My question is, how can I improve it? I've already [..]
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1:32 pm, July 21, 2016
http://www.tsw-builder.com/#14v17044...12403862332816
So I know only a little bit about the game as I keep deleting a remaking characters before making it really deep into the game. As I'm a super ca [..]
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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 7, 2016
Hello there,
I need some help with equiping a right glyphs to the items. Well, I play DPS, I know what's my major atributes and so, but is there any best stat for Head glyph slot, another for Finger [..]
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12:32 am, July 2, 2016
Hi there Traveler,
this is my first TSW-Guide, however its not my first Build-Guide.
I'm a passionated MMO-Nerd but not a "hardcore Theorycrafter".
This guide is not for those of us who a [..]
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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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12:32 am, May 21, 2016
I'm just starting in Blur Mountains, and really enjoying the combo so far. I'm focusing on exploiting hindered states, and it's working well so far:
Actives:
Powder Burn
Pump Action
Buckshot
Out [..]
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12:32 am, May 20, 2016
I think one of the things that is causing such low participation is the relatively low payout compared to other activities and even among the maps an imbalance in rewards.
For example, a NM Polaris c [..]
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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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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, 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 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 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 5, 2016
so i have questions as to how to get optimal dps from leecher - i read guides but they are mostly from 2012-2014 so update is needed
The Reaper guide - https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...ing-edit [..]
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1:32 pm, April 3, 2016
Lets just say that playing a faction mattered, suppose that a certain dungeon (new) could only be defeated by having a faction wide buff (world Domination buff) that was better than any combination of [..]
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1:32 pm, April 1, 2016
I've come back to the game a bit after about a 6 month break, I'm just wondering now with Anima shot becoming a 1 second cast is it still worth taking over the likes of anima burst? I also feel like a [..]
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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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11:32 pm, March 19, 2016
taking this dabs proc build as example - http://www.tswdb.com/builds/dungeon-...gunpistol-proc
how much crirating to make it work? it recommends 500+ but i get 195 without weapons glyphs (after i get [..]
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11:32 pm, March 11, 2016
Hi again!
Shifting focus for this thread. I'd like to make a ranged deck (where "ranged" means the gun weapons- pistols, shotgun, assault rifle) for soloing, and I'd like it to be able to s [..]
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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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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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11:32 pm, February 18, 2016
Hello guys!
First post here.
I gonna start with a little introduction. I have played the game ALOT. Its my most played game on steam so far. When I first started playing the game a long time ago, I [..]
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11:32 pm, February 17, 2016
I've been doing some research on end game healer builds and three builds below caught my attention. Fist/Pistol was what I had intended on going with originally but I'm not so sure anymore. First of [..]
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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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11:32 pm, February 11, 2016
Evening!
So, I started out as Pistol/Ele, did a little switch to Ele/Blood, dabbled briefly in AR/Blood, then switched to Fist/Blood before now sort of settling on Ele/Blade. And so far... it's not t [..]
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11:32 pm, February 8, 2016
A piece of advice that we have to dispense to new players over and over again is about the Faction-specific decks, and I thought it would be useful to jot down a detailed explanation we can point at. [..]
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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 [..]
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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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12:32 pm, January 23, 2016
Hi all i have been playing this game for a few days now and i love and i am trying to get a good dps rifle build going.
i have all of the inner circle and some elites in shotgun and rifle. what i am [..]
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12:32 pm, January 15, 2016
Hi guys. The second I looked at the 9 weapons in the Crucible, I knew exactly what I wanted. Seeing as this game can name Doom as one of it's inspirations, I decided to focus on the Shotgun, and of c [..]
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12:32 pm, January 12, 2016
Ok, so, my character has her APs spent almost evenly between Blood Magic and Blades. In SPs, she has Blades and Blood Magic at 5, and her talisman skills all at 4. One thing I've noticed is that the d [..]
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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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12:32 pm, December 17, 2015
Hey All,
I've been playing for just over a year but never posted so hello and I'm hoping someone can give me some advice or direction for my deck.
I'm running AR/BM DPS, I mostly play solo and hav [..]
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12:32 pm, December 9, 2015
Hello all! Let me preface this by saying that I haven't played the game since release and never got past the first zone.
I have done quite a bit of browsing and other than some 2014 posts, I haven't [..]
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12:32 pm, December 5, 2015
will update as we go
- Randomised start locations for ED + SH
- You can change PvP uniform on *****
- Placed relics give a debuff in aoe (1 relic = 0 debuff, then it stacks up from there)
- Held relic [..]
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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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12:32 pm, November 15, 2015
Hello everyone. I tried finding this information by searching for it, but I didn't seem to be able to find the right string (anything saying support tends to be looking for in-game support, or help). [..]
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11:32 pm, November 9, 2015
I like the sheer damage output of Blaze with Aidolon passive a lot, but I'm intrigued by the purge trait that Magnetic Wipe brings to the table. The thing is, though, as intriguing as it may be in the [..]
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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
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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1:32 pm, October 23, 2015
"Whenever an enemy attack glances you, you gain [x]% of the damage it dealt back as healing."
Is there any point at all whatsoever in building up the second blade skill line?
Ciritty has a [..]
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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 21, 2015
Title says it, I'm trying to improve my build for Nightmare Dungeons and Scenarios. I do alright in Elites, but I kinda wanna push the build in a direction to give it more umph, but I'm unsure which d [..]
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1:32 pm, October 20, 2015
As the title indicates, I'm hitched with kids and I work 50+ hrs a week. As such, I'm looking to refine my build and seek advice to gain the most bang for my buck when it comes to advancing my char. [..]
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1:32 pm, October 19, 2015
I'm wondering since a few days: is there a way to make a tanking gear that works in ALL dungeons without requiering an amazing team nor doing any taliman switch?
The basic stat split of 650 block, 650 [..]
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12:32 am, October 15, 2015
Hi there,
since I'm returning after a few years I decided to try tanking with a new character. What I'm seacrhing for is a good guide for tanking from normal dungeons to NM/Raids. I couldn't find any [..]
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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 2, 2015
Okay so I've read from multiple posts that melee DPS in a Nightmare dungeon is not doing the healer any favors. If that is the case, should I scrap trying to do a chaos/blade in favor of a ranged DPS [..]
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1:32 pm, October 2, 2015
Hi,
I'm running a Blade/Ar build. I think I have about 175 points spent.
Actives
Stunning swirl
Three Round Burst
Martial Discipline
Anima Burst
Balanced Blade
Bamboo cutter
Forking Path
Passives
[..]
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1:32 pm, October 1, 2015
Here are my top 5 reasons why:
5. Matchmaking - Why are battle rank 150+ people playing against battle rank 0?
4. Equal Footing - Most of my gear is between 10.4 and 10.7. I made some special healt [..]
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12:32 am, September 29, 2015
I was speaking with a fellow beginner a few days ago, that explained me that he had hard time to deal with daily scenarii because he was still investing to complete his dungeon tanking gear, and thus, [..]
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12:32 am, September 19, 2015
I want to combine these two weapons, for playing through the missions in Tokyo issues 11+ (not dungeons).
Currently using a penetrate-heavy AR+Blade build, but looking for ideas on what abilities wou [..]
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12:32 am, September 19, 2015
I've build a little theorical DPS build for fun, and would like to know what people can think about it.
I'm not a DPS player myself, and was just wanting to build something simple, original, yet &quo [..]
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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 16, 2015
I am posting it here too cause I know she loved her pvp and many of you probably knew her.
On Sunday the 13th of September, The Secret World lost a fantastic member of our community to cancer. Just f [..]
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12:32 am, September 16, 2015
Ok so since some of us have tons of fun with this game with build crafting alone and maybe there are still cool undiscovered exotic builds out there I came up with this thing... idea
The goal is to p [..]
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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 12, 2015
While not an expert by any means, I have been thinking for quite a while about how to level a character fast, or at least easier. Some of these suggestions will need a friend to work with, maybe two [..]
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12:32 am, September 12, 2015
There is something that came to my mind, but I do not have enough experience to know if it could work.
We live in a time, in TSW, where most dungeon are done by overgeared people compared to the diff [..]
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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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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
Disclaimer: I'm not usualy fond of DPS, so I have less studied the topic than the tanking one... still, I found the idea below intriguing and would like to ear opinions about it.
The main goal is to [..]
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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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12:32 am, September 8, 2015
I will start this off by saying I have not been a regular PvP player in TSW. I've dabbled with it here or there since the game launched, but nothing extensive or routine. Now with the Challenges, I' [..]
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12:32 am, September 4, 2015
Greetings all,OK, so a bit of background:
Up until the challenges came along, I think I've only set foot into the PvP scene 2 or 3 times (only in Fusang, and with horrible predicted results). There's [..]
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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 24, 2015
Check out my Destiny Fulfilled DPS build here: https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...-DPS-Blade-Ele.Need Build Now!!!http://www.tsw-builder.com/#25v21155...16232421612a05Intro:
This is designed to be [..]
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12:32 am, August 23, 2015
Hello people of the forum :)
First off how are you?
... I'm good :)
Now on to business.
I am looking for some external input on some builds going forward.
Specifically I was looking for a decen [..]
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