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, April 16, 2017
So I am finding that when I am mobbed, using my chain builder is more than enough to take out large groups, I don't need Electrical Storm. What I *could* use would be another heavy hitting solo attack [..]
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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
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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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12:32 pm, March 6, 2017
Hey guys.
I know a lot of people doubt that 0-Hit rating is absurd, and doesn't work out because you might glance a lot, so I thought I'd share some videos showing parses in different environments.
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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, November 27, 2016
I started the game a few weeks ago, and have to admit its a bit hard to figure our optimal decks since the elite skill changes.
most of my builds had use of elemental force in them, so favored crit p [..]
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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 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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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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12:32 am, September 11, 2016
I've been having a bit of trouble finding a good Assault Rifle/Elementalism Focus build, and even though I've found ones that LOOK good, I'd like to know if anybody knows of any decent builds for this [..]
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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 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 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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12:32 am, August 4, 2016
While no longer critical as it was when fuses were rare, I still would like to reuse gear if possible between my dps, tank, leach, and solo builds. I have come up with the following design to re-glyp [..]
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12:32 am, July 30, 2016
What is the absolute best build for chaos/blade when it comes to soloing? I'm using the (Elite) Agent of Chaos build, found within the game. I cannot get past "Beneath You It Eats It's Name" [..]
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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 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
So, "Demolition, Man" is supposed to activate whenever you use a resource consuming ability. Despite being an elite active, "Bullet Ballet" is a resource consuming ability and even [..]
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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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1:32 pm, June 29, 2016
The description of the ability is as follows.
"Blah, blah, blah. Lots of cool stuff. Whole bunch of damage. Blah, blah, blah.
Applies Vulnerable to Magic.
Susceptible to Anima Deviation."
So [..]
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12:32 am, June 28, 2016
ArtificialMind's Ultimate Theorycrafted DPS GuideLast Update: June 27th, 2016 (1.15.2 with Elite Revamp)TL;DR: all builds can be found at http://www.markdijkema.nl/projects/tswbuildstatistics(Builds b [..]
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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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1:32 pm, June 25, 2016
I've been trying to come up with something that works as well as the old EF-Dancing Blade centered builds, but just can't find anything that feels right, so I figured I'd check out the forums. I didn' [..]
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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 17, 2016
Note: I'm "re-purposing" this thread as it became focused on the Elite Revamp discussion and Newbie created one for the Team Change feature. So, if any reply below seems "out of context [..]
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12:32 am, June 16, 2016
Since I know many of our PvP'ers only peruse this forurm, I wanted to point out the Game Update 1.15.5 announcement. Of particular note: The Elite ability revamp - including an interesting "Vulne [..]
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12:32 am, June 15, 2016
The servers will come down for Update 1.15.5 on June 15, at 13:00 GMT/ 9:00 AM EDT/ 6:00 AM PDT. (check this link to see when this is in your timezone). The downtime is estimated to take 2 hours.
Thi [..]
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12:32 am, May 31, 2016
Hello everyone,
I have found the following build on "Katarina1: The Ultimate End-Game DPS Guide [Ultra Performance]":
AR/Blood dps buld http://www.tsw-builder.com/#49v922g1...1021042112193 [..]
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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, 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 26, 2016
I realize most of the faction decks are junk and often the names and descriptions make little sense, but I try not to hold any of that against them. I also find it easier to grok the idea of a deck if [..]
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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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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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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 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 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, January 31, 2016
Signet of Houdini's Guile
Whenever you are hindered or impaired cool downs on all crowd control breaking abilities are reduced by x seconds depending on the rarity level of the signet.
It only goe [..]
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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 29, 2016
Hello!
With TSWDB about to close down, I figured I could repost the deck I am most happy with having created. It's a dual-builder, AEGIS-blasting, survival deck for Kaidan. There is not one thing that [..]
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12:32 pm, January 29, 2016
Quote:
Daily PvP challenges for El Dorado and Stonehenge now require reaching a score of 125,000 on the final scoreboard. This change should not affect challenge completion for anyon [..]
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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 18, 2016
Just started the game a few days ago. Looking for a viable leveling build for Blood/Ele mix. I have the following right now and I feel it's underwhelming. Wondering what I can do to 1) Make it more vi [..]
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11:32 pm, January 15, 2016
This is a completely generic guide with universal advice for any new player who wants a solid soloing build. It is applicable to ALL weapon combinations. It is NOT the only viable soloing build but it [..]
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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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11:32 pm, January 13, 2016
Oh, NO! Todays patch ****** Anima Shot? I guess people will stop using AR now, or will they?
Have fun nerfing Funcom :D
Here some ideas for replacement builds. I'm reconstructing those builds from [..]
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11:32 pm, January 11, 2016
Skills that left behind and dont give a **** tho and they need to be boosted or reworked are :
1) Powerline - Fix it or rework it you dont even get max stacks in channeling.
2)My bloody Valentine r [..]
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11:32 pm, January 11, 2016
As I earn more and more Ability Points, it gets more and more difficult to pick abilities. Because I only can equip 7+7 abilities, I should feel it was important to learn new abilities as fast as poss [..]
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11:32 pm, December 18, 2015
i thought i would take a moment to give some feedback after playing some pvp with the issue 13 changes.
first and foremost i really love the ability to change uniforms in every battlefield whenever y [..]
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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, November 12, 2015
Hail and greetings from the cluttered desk on JackMax. I haven't been around too long in this game (<3 months), but as I have run through the game one ability has stuck out as an aberration amo [..]
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11:32 pm, November 4, 2015
Looking for some guidance: I am working my way through Kaidan and have switched to Rapid Getaway as my elite passive.
I have 300 hit and 900 pen. My question is will the crit buff from Rapid Getaway [..]
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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 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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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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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 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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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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1:32 pm, October 3, 2015
///// BACKGROUND INFO / Please skip to the section titled: ''BUILD QUESTIONS'' if not interested :) /////
Greetings!
I am actually a veteran/lifetimer of this game (bought it back when it was released [..]
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12:32 am, October 3, 2015
Let's talk about skills that no one uses.
Born leader, for example.
*Utterly outclassed by Bombardment for damage.
*Completely blown away by Empowerment for healing.
*And the one unique thing tha [..]
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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 22, 2015
Hi All,
So after an incredibly long period of absence I have decided to reply this game from scratch only to find out AOE spells took major viability hit and to learn I know very little about the game [..]
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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 14, 2015
Hello folks!
With all the additionnal ideas that X-Pert gave to me with his thread, I've decided to try to build a Scenario Solo build for NM based on two of my favorite skills: Chop-Chop and Thrill o [..]
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1:32 pm, September 13, 2015
The Daily challenges has made me do the normal solo scenarios again. To make them more fun Im trying to find a deck that looks cool rather than beeing as efficient as possible but still good enough 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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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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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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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 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 15, 2015
As one of the six or so people who'll still run scenarios after Issue 12 hits, I'm curious to know what the suggested glyph setup for full 10.5 glyphs is. Working on the basis that I already have a 10 [..]
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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 6, 2015
For the fire golem in Scorched Desert I've decided to run around spamming AoE heals. I've cobbled together this build - what could be improved? My weapons are Blood/Fist (AR - not an option). Again th [..]
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1:32 pm, July 2, 2015
Finally! It is done! I managed to build my first QL10.4 talisman set. To celebrate this event I give you myGuide for Non-Healers in Fusang
If you ever wanted to know how to play with a healer in Fusa [..]
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1:32 pm, June 29, 2015
I am very much new to this game and still trying to learn alot about it!
I decided to go with a Blade/Chaos for my first seems interesting!
I like Melee
But the builds im looking how dont tell me w [..]
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12:32 am, June 22, 2015
Multi-hit builders are a staple of the proc builds using Thunderstruck as an elite passive.
Safety Off, because of its cast time and when the actual hits occur, does not do well in conjunction with i [..]
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12:32 am, June 8, 2015
Basically what the title says; I've recently just gotten used to elite scens and want to progress to soloing NM.
Any builds or build tips would be great (Don't have laceration sigs or the 55m to buy [..]
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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, June 6, 2015
Hello!
I'm looking for some concise and straightforward directions about DPS gearing in TSW. I have always just used gear and builds to "get by" , never really mattered to me if the mission [..]
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12:32 am, May 29, 2015
Hey folks,
I'm goofing around with hammer/assault rifle on an alt and I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to grow the build. I'm not very familiar with these weapons which is why I'm playing them. [..]
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1:32 pm, May 13, 2015
I started out with Blood/Ele years ago back before it was popular. Back then, procs really sucked. Since coming back, I've found out they've been buffed to be able to crit and penetrate, leading to th [..]
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1:32 pm, May 13, 2015
Disclaimer, my current tanking gearset has been built following the guidelines in Ciritty's Pink tanking thread, and I like her recommendations for tanking passives, and the only passive that will lik [..]
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1:32 pm, April 30, 2015
Hey everyone, reinstalled TSW like 2 weeks ago, time to update my old NM dungeon DPS gear I'm now trying to gear for an effective scenario solo build (10.4.4), I know the build won't do 100% of the jo [..]
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1:32 pm, April 25, 2015
I've been trying to work on higher-level scenarios recently and been having problems. I can sometimes do a nightmare solo but I struggle at portions, and elite solo is too easy. With my partner, we ma [..]
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12:32 am, April 23, 2015
Hi folks, I've been reading a lot of threads and I think I have a good plan for how to approach my gear upgrades, but I wanted to run it by you all. Here is the scenario:
- I've recently started doin [..]
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1:32 pm, April 21, 2015
I noticed some text in the 1.11 patch notes regarding changes to elites to make them more useful. I remember a number of elites that I considered underpowered for a 50AP ability. That said the notes a [..]
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12:32 am, April 14, 2015
Okay, so I've been playing TSW off and on for maybe, total, three or four months. I've gone through all the Story missions through Transylvania and have even begun Tokyo, though on occasion it is damn [..]
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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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12:32 am, April 7, 2015
So my partner and I have elite duo scenarios on farm and we tried doing a duo Group Normal with good results.
In terms of Oreos, I assume Elite Duo we're nearly guaranteed to Plat is better.
But for [..]
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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 24, 2015
(Sorry for my bad English, i'm french)
Hi! I recently started Elite dungeons and i have some questions:
- I have heard that a "high dps" tank build exist in blade/chaos (or chaos/blade), i [..]
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11:32 pm, March 15, 2015
The AoE nerf of 2015 has had positive and negative effects on the game overall but it made many abilities that were already underused even less desirable.Before you post in this thread please do not f [..]
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11:32 pm, March 13, 2015
Right now, Obstructs have the potential to change the (group PVE) game in a very good way.
Obstructs do not count towards Rising Vigour. Rising Vigour is a good idea, but when paired with too many hi [..]
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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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