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, 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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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, 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, November 7, 2016
Hi guys,
I'm very satisfied with my current build for solo (except the quantum brace, but tbh it's the only Aux I have right now so it'll do).http://www.tsw-builder.com/#41v42017...10332143114a21
No [..]
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11:32 pm, November 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, August 12, 2016
http://i.imgur.com/Al1KVLS.png
Tossed this flowchart together to keep it as simple as possible, please give any feedback or additional tips you'd like new players to see in this thread.
I made this [..]
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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, 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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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 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 pm, March 7, 2016
Shambala has been around a bit now, and I wonder if anyone else has noticed this.
I haven't looked at the map recently, since it's not too important to do in there. BUT....
The map I saw looked as t [..]
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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 18, 2016
Howdy folks. Thanks for coming. I'm looking to get some advice regarding an "old" soloing deck of mine to see if it can be improved any further.
(I say "old" because I've been usi [..]
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11:32 pm, February 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 1, 2016
Hi all!
We’d like to keep you all updated about a couple of changes to Customer Support services coming up in the next week.
First up, the Live Chat service will no longer be available beg [..]
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11:32 pm, January 11, 2016
Hi all!
We’d like to keep you all updated about a couple of changes to Customer Support services coming up in the next week.
First up, the Live Chat service will no longer be available beg [..]
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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, November 18, 2015
Hey folks,
With the Holiday season fast approaching, please note that certain Customer Support services may be limited through the coming weeks. Players may expect extended wait times on their in-ga [..]
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12:32 am, October 13, 2015
Rant on
Seriously, a full raid with 4 tank suits and one healer, and everyone runs Center without saying anything, leaving, forcing your only healer to go pick the faction relic? That is not a wisedec [..]
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12:32 am, October 11, 2015
So I'm in the hospital for the weekend, and this computer isn't strong enough to run tsw, so I've been making builds to pass the time and figured I should show all of you! We can share and trade build [..]
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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 13, 2015
Sorry, the topic is kinda "misleading" - of course it's for Group Nightmare Scenarios!
So:
Here comes another deck.
I actually developed this deck before I made the Stunner Build to farm Gro [..]
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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 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, August 11, 2015
To help make it more convenient for our different communities to use our forums, we’re merging the German, French, and English forums. This just means that all forum users will visit http:/ [..]
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12:32 am, August 5, 2015
As a part of the system changes for Issue 12, token currencies will be unified into Black Bullion. This excludes PAX, a monetary currency. A new currency will be introduced: Mark of the Pantheon. T [..]
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12:32 am, July 19, 2015
I have a skill called crticial control and it works great for allot of extra dps in groups but I was told impair was more important and should never use hinder, but why is this? I thought this game wa [..]
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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, June 5, 2015
It has come to our attention that a number of accounts linked to Steam have had their game keys for The Secret World revoked. This has resulted in those game accounts being closed for one of two reas [..]
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12:32 am, May 30, 2015
Hi all,
I’d welcome some advice. I’m most of the way through Scorched Desert and have been running a blood/blade solo build.
It consists of:
1. Stunning swirl
2. Blade Torrent
[..]
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1:32 pm, May 4, 2015
Out of respect to the intentions, I didn't want to post this on the (yet another) new PvP build thread...
But seriously, stop it with the build threads. They are enough of them already. And they don [..]
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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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12:32 pm, February 19, 2015
We do!
Dear PvPers:
I would like to address something that, which in my opinion, is the reason my group often gets beaten when we PUG even if we have very solid Dragons in the match. Notice that I s [..]
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12:32 pm, February 11, 2015
Hello,
Thus far I haven't found a build I like, and many of the suggested builds are like 2 years old. So now I'm trying my hand at it.
My goal is to afflict, penetrate, and debilitate enemies whil [..]
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12:32 pm, February 10, 2015
I have played in a lot of groups where tanks have issues holding hate.
I quickly notice that they are using Art of War as an elite. When I point this out and ask them to switch to Stoicism, so as to [..]
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12:32 pm, February 7, 2015
Here are some random tips and tricks I thought would help new players in the PvP world of TSW. As someone who was once new to PvP, I found these methods helpful in coping with the challenges of being [..]
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11:32 pm, February 4, 2015
Over the years, there have been many threads / discussions regarding character decks / builds specifically targeted at PvP players. It's probably past time that there be an easy way to reference this [..]
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12:32 pm, February 2, 2015
I decided to make a new consolidated thread of PvP builds because the old one is not frequently updated. I will leave it here for now, as I feel more people who can benefit from these builds will be i [..]
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12:32 pm, February 1, 2015
Hey guys,
I've been thinking about writing this guide for a year or so now....now that I have comfortably perfected the art of bursting, I'd like to share my insight.
Stage One: &q [..]
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11:32 pm, December 14, 2014
For the longest time, the Signet of Benediction has been plagued with bugs that have rendered it worse than useless. At one time, Quokka and others were worried that the way Benediction, redirect effe [..]
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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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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 5, 2014
Hi
I love the complexity and depth of TSW (In addition to the moods, storyline, sounds(which is very important to me)) etc. (Look at me, rambling already :-p )https://chronicle.thesecretworld.c [..]
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12:32 am, October 26, 2014
hey,
some of you know i am around for quite a bit, very few of you know me a bit better than being just that stubborn old **** who always wants all the nice relics in one place, best with lumie tag o [..]
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12:32 am, October 21, 2014
I made this suggestion some time ago, but then community dissaproved, i wonder if its opinion changed a little
My idea is to allow fourth choice of the uniform trully customaziable at faction HQ for [..]
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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 17, 2014
Hi everyone!
Once again, it's time for the Extra Life event! Funcom is back and ready to play this year, and I hope you are too! Just like last year, we are excited to welcome returning and new p [..]
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12:32 am, September 29, 2014
Jack Barrow did Stonehenge for the first time last night. For those of you who are wondering what it's like, I have faithfully transcribed his thought processes through the match. This transcription i [..]
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12:32 am, September 25, 2014
I've always kind of stayed away from it in juuuust about every MMO I've played, but I figured "what the hell, I'll give it a shot." So I took Jack Barrow over to Fusang, and died, and died, [..]
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1:32 pm, September 22, 2014
I enjoy SH alot, and think that it is pretty well designed overall. A catch up mechanism in the score algorithm might help the non dominant Teams and lead to even closer matches (Team score, not indiv [..]
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12:32 am, September 13, 2014
ScrapperJack is the first character I created for TSW. Completely by accident I chose Blades/Chaos as my build, and that happy accident (they synergize well) made it possible for me to go a fair dista [..]
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2:33 am, August 26, 2014
I've wrote petition, and I was speaking with GM, but want to asks for some official statement: when we can expect RAID working again? It is super annoying, healers cant heal, we don't see what is happ [..]
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