11:32 pm, February 20, 2018
Hi everyone,
Sunday, 25 February, 20h to midnight Paris (utc+1) a mini PvP event will take place in Fusang + Stonehenge. Only one restriction will be applied: no nightmare raid item allowed.
Every p [..]
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1:32 pm, July 31, 2017
It was a real pleasure fighting at your side and against you, during all these years. All of you. Including those who think I hated them, just because we argued or trolled each other. Come on, you sho [..]
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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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1:32 pm, May 10, 2017
By what I have seen and read...
I Think:
It will be fat-free-no-sugar-diet-version of TSW PvP. Simplified Decks without "artistic" variations. AR/Blood Cookie cutters all the way, or simil [..]
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1:32 pm, April 10, 2017
So I am looking at tsw-builder and it says that Blaze does 182 magical damage and that Molten Earth does 345.
Then I look at Quantum Collider-Collapse, and it says:
Quote:
Collider: [..]
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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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1:32 pm, March 30, 2017
LoneMonkey - Templar
Bom-bay - Illuminati
The choice is a difficult one, only one out of these two will cross the rainbow bridge into the New New NSFTSW game, i care for both toons and their respec [..]
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1:32 pm, March 29, 2017
Thanks all for the years of fun and community. No idea if I'll stay in old TSW or go to new TSW or just quit completely as Funcom managed to do the one thing we all didn't want them to do and not allo [..]
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12:32 pm, March 24, 2017
Hello everyone, Myndr here!
Please take a moment to vote on the next PvP event hosted by the SUPER MEGA ***** TEAM cabal!https://goo.gl/ptF7cr
Any feedback, suggestions, and/or donations to the priz [..]
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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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12:32 pm, February 13, 2017
Almost everybody say that Hit rating is a bad investment in PvP, and I can see for myself that it is little used, both for DPS and tanks.
What is the reason for this? You don't want to glance, isn't [..]
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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, January 13, 2017
Hello everyone - Myndr here!
Here is the updated Prize list - prizes will be drawn today for each, and though we had much higher participation than anticipated, I hope everyone enjoyed the event and [..]
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12:32 pm, January 12, 2017
Hello. New player here. Just wanted to know what the PvP population is like in this game. I tried playing some and everything seemed dead, but it's also 4AM on a weekday. Do people play shambala, ston [..]
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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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12:32 pm, January 6, 2017
Hello everyone, Myndr here!
In honor of Russian Christmas (Saturday, the 7th) and in the spirit of filthy American Capitalism we have an event for you all today!
This coming SUNDAY (the 8th) we are in [..]
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11:32 pm, December 28, 2016
Hey, thinking about returning to the game. Left shortly before Tokyo's release.
When I left, there didn't really seem to be any viable Pistol/Blood builds for DPS or Solo'ing, at least not that I coul [..]
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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 2, 2016
I know that there's an older thread about this, but the problem seems to still be in effect. I queued for Sham for a while, finally got in, the screen went black, nothing I could do so I had to hit t [..]
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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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12:32 pm, November 10, 2016
Well... there has been this theory around, and I have to say, that I am a believer of this theory now a days.
When I play with Sunray, everything runs smoothly and fast.
But, when I play with Sawo, e [..]
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12:32 pm, November 6, 2016
Impair Immunity is a big thing for me and my build, with very high Immunity uptime, but sometimes just isn't working. I'm trying to narrow down the specifics of when it doesn't work - the only genera [..]
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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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1:32 pm, October 27, 2016
Hi all, first time doing a serious post to the TSW forums. I hope everyone's doing well!
One thing that I keep ******** up now that I'm in the late game isn't so much looking up a build and putting t [..]
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1:32 pm, October 22, 2016
Focus on Zathena. You can probably fast forward most of the video.https://youtu.be/SUVAaxRq3Sw
Chatting on Moon raid chat but end scoreboard registers Zathena on the Sun squad. Person also said everyo [..]
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1:32 pm, October 21, 2016
Of some sort, anyway. Yes, I am rather new at this. But if this super flexible system is in this game, why not use it? I want to make a build that can **** healers quite well. I've seen a few ideas [..]
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12:32 am, October 21, 2016
The idea of this thread is to gather some information about the math behind the signet, items, actives and passives of the game. The goal is never to tell if signet a is better than signet b, but just [..]
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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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12:32 am, September 21, 2016
I just wanted to ask. Is there ANY value to having health talismans in pvp when you're a dps spec? My build was created back before Issue 1 and a lot of people were running two HP Talismans back then [..]
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1:32 pm, September 13, 2016
I was in Fusang yesterday when I was on my way to a facility that we were attacking and there was an Illuminati that I was going to ignore that started chasing after me and attacked me. I let him bea [..]
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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
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, 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, August 9, 2016
I have a deck I put together that seems to work very well, it's affliction/impair based. I'm able to proc multiple hits in one attack (I've literally scrutinized every detail in the combat tab), anywh [..]
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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 6, 2016
Now the title might sound like hyperbole, but I honestly think that in 18 years of playing various MMOs I've never come across anything worse than this. Let me explain:
The whole idea of creating a co [..]
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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 2, 2016
Since the golem event started, every time I've tried to leave Fusang I've had a 5+ minute loading screen culminating in the game crashing. Hadn't entered the place for months before the event so I am [..]
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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, July 1, 2016
Hi all, so, I need help! A word of forewarning: I will not know the acronyms of abilities, or their effects, off by heart.
I'm using AR/Shotgun combo, and usually play through content with only my par [..]
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12:32 am, 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 20, 2016
Hi everyone, i'm recently getting into DPSing and would love if you could give me a few suggestions on my build.
These are my stats: http://joakibj.com/tswcalc/#weapon=4...4,1,0,4,0,2,37
This is my [..]
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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 18, 2016
I'll admit it: I **** at making builds. Parsing and DPS testing just go over my head. Was wondering if anyone had any pistol/blood DPS builds that they wouldn't mind sharing with a stupid Crusader. Ev [..]
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1:32 pm, June 16, 2016
Hey guys and gals, Lotiz here. I have noticed that every time I check twitch tv's TSW streams, they are all PvE streams. So I figured it could be kind of cool to do some PvP streaming for those of you [..]
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12:32 am, June 15, 2016
Salt in the Wound states that "whenever you apply Afflicted", and Bloodspot got a stack up Afflicted state.
So....
1) Is renewing the Afflicted status from Bloodspot counted as "applyin [..]
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12:32 am, June 13, 2016
So I'm looking for a way to make a New and improved Fuse tank, And I thought my solution came from Steel Echo and Dancing Blade,
Why? Because breakdown Says
Whenever you *HIT* a target with a Chaos [..]
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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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1:32 pm, June 2, 2016
I'm not entirely sure what has changed recently, but certainly something has.. I don't think I'm the only one to notice it either.
Folks having pleasant discussion in #pvp, forcing SH pops outside of [..]
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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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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 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 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 5, 2016
I finally had *some* Fusang PvP action last night. At some point it had about 20 people.
Last night, I got bored while waiting for Shambala que with my Templar char. I thought I'll mess around in F [..]
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12:32 am, May 3, 2016
Another SH day and the farmers are back yet again. Seems they're consistently locking the queue out to Temps though for hours upon hours - have we gone back to the 'groups have priority' setting with [..]
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12:32 am, April 22, 2016
Just putting these out here as I was trying it:
Signet of *****'s Note
When you hit a target apply a detrimental effect for 5 seconds which causes them to take an additional 150/300/450 physical dama [..]
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12:32 am, April 21, 2016
One of my kids got on to my computer and "accidentally" erased my end game character a while back, so I quit for a while, got bored, and started playing again. I had decks for pretty much ev [..]
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1:32 pm, April 17, 2016
My thoughts on these tanking signets...Info Box
Signet of Resilience (epic)
When you evade/glance/block, you get +150 phys and mag protection for 4 seconds, up to +450. No cd.
Signet of Reinforcement [..]
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1:32 pm, April 16, 2016
Before reading this post, take a moment of silence to appreciate how amazing Lotiz (me) is at pvp. Once you have reflected on this, you may continue to read what I presume will make you the second bes [..]
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12:32 am, April 12, 2016
Hey everyone. Just getting back into the game seriously and I need some help.
I picked up a build based on Sword/Blood And it works fine at most places but has some real trouble in Tokyo.
[..]
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12:32 am, April 9, 2016
I just posted a reply to a Suggestion Box thread: https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...-Box-Version-2
"[PvP] Please fix PvP because as I'm sure you can see from your database (i.e. Chronicles) [..]
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12:32 am, April 5, 2016
It is my understanding that PvP has only gotten worse since the last time i tried it. And it is only getting worse. From my POV, there is Only One major Problem with PvP and 2 minor issues.
The Majo [..]
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12:32 am, April 5, 2016
Hi all.
I am gearing up atm and trying to reuse as many talismans as possible.
After reading lots of guides this is my first draft for the major roles (Solo, DPS, Tank, Leech).
Everything calculate [..]
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12:32 am, April 5, 2016
Good evening.
Is there a solo build for AR/Blood? I enjoy the combo, but after three builds it seems I wasted AP and I'm getting frustrated.
I'm not that far into the game, as I need to ****, Beaum [..]
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1:32 pm, April 2, 2016
I thank all of you; every last one of you!
Once it was filled with 'relikt[sic]' spills and aspirational, time consuming, and sometimes confrontational thrills!
I do believe the party is mostly over [..]
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12:32 am, April 2, 2016
I'm a new player dedicated to PvP. I have PvP char on both Templar (Extamus) and Dragon (Dooli). My gears are terrible so naturally I'm getting my butt kicked all the time but still have fun. At th [..]
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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 pm, March 25, 2016
Hello TSW people,
The arrival of Shambala brought the biggest changes to TSW PVP for a long time.
I have mostly seen discussion about game frequency, the new signets gained and also (unfortunately [..]
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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 7, 2016
There's so much complaints about premades stomping pugs, but never quite take a step back and look at it from another angle.
Why do premades stomp? Why do people run premade groups to begin with?
[..]
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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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12:32 pm, February 28, 2016
Hi everyone! I've been directed here by the friendly people on the Missions subforum. I'm having a lot of trouble taking down Beaumont in Tier 17 of Dawning of an Endless Night. Up until here I've bee [..]
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11:32 pm, February 27, 2016
every single player uses a blade or fists and teleports behind you and stuns you..
meanwhile none of my hinder attacks stun players
thors hammer 1 shots
lol
its almost fun, but the stunlocking and te [..]
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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 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
I have almost no experience with tanking and I need help to point out the biggest flaws in this build.
Hammer, blue QL10. 397 weapon power, +44 Crt Power, +109 Pen.
Elementalism, blue QL5, 215 weapon [..]
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11:32 pm, February 13, 2016
So, i have tested signet of the protected with a blood/pistol deck (pistol just used to cleanse) and have been pretty disappointed to see how often this signet had proc.
I used ACT merging the parse o [..]
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12:32 pm, February 13, 2016
I was thinking of ways to balance out PvP pops for all the mini games because as we all know Sham is the only one popping now even on other Sh/ED challenge days. yesterday I got only one pop SH that i [..]
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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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12:32 pm, February 9, 2016
Hey guys, as the subject says I am a returning player.
Just to give a brief background... I played at launch and reached Transylvania as a ranged DPS with a focus on AR/Ele/pistols. Since then, I ha [..]
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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 7, 2016
I fail to see why this buff is needed. If people want to leave early they can simply jump of the ledge and exit after dying.
The only people who get the deserter buff in my experience are:
1. Peopl [..]
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11:32 pm, February 5, 2016
Hey, just started playing 5 days ago and followed this build exactly:http://www.tswdb.com/builds/beginner...modern-samurai
I have everything now and even just got Bloodsport in place of Dark Potency. [..]
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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 4, 2016
I believe these are the all gadgets. Using the contrivance upgrade kit from PVP vendor reduces the cooldown only I believe as well.
The Contamination Contrivance:
The effectiveness of heal, barrier an [..]
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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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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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12:32 pm, February 2, 2016
These are the buffs that you can get in Shambala (according to http://www.twitch.tv/funcom/v/38450752 starting at around 8:20 min.):Single BuffsFortified Will
Icon: Square with vertical grid
Buff: I [..]
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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 28, 2016
So, if I'm putting together a gear set for tanking NM Ankh, which might be better to replace my talismans with block on them: those with defense or ones with physical protection? I usually hear that d [..]
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11:32 pm, January 26, 2016
So I'm throwing this thread since it has made me laugh so hard while talking about it with my cabal.
What would be your most absurd achievements if you could create your own in the game ?
We started w [..]
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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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12:32 pm, January 16, 2016
Dear Funcom & Co,
Some of you reading this might have picked up it's in another thread, but I can't help but feel I need to get this message across.
I like having options in your game, as m [..]
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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 14, 2016
Dear Funcom & Co,
Some of you reading this might have picked up it's in another thread, but I can't help but feel I need to get this message across.
I like having options in your game, as man [..]
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