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, May 21, 2017
Started days ago playing again the game with a friend doing the history of TSW.
But I never had enough grasp of the Tree Skill and how much have changed the skills in these years... and how updated a [..]
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11:32 pm, March 25, 2017
Approximately a week ago, I participated in a Stonehenge match on the Arcadia dimension, and was somehow voted to be kicked from the match approximately 4 seconds after being ******. I was just tryin [..]
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11:32 pm, February 8, 2017
I've been playing Secret World for a while now on and off. I recently go back into it and progressed all the way to Tokyo from Savage Coast with little difficulty with my AR/Blade build so I've always [..]
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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 9, 2017
Playing AR Blood sniper type character.
I can put out decent damage, especially 1v1 can usually **** him before he kills me, however have problems getting **** if hes getting heals (seems like burs [..]
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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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12:32 pm, December 29, 2016
Good morning,
I have purchased the game last night and had enjoyed playing around with the system, trying builds out and weapon types and so far i am enjoying the game a lot. I have decided to roll a [..]
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12:32 pm, December 6, 2016
been playing about 1 month so starting to upgrade my gear, planning for end game content.
so much information out there, much of it old.
my question is ive read that attack rating is soft capped at [..]
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12:32 pm, November 28, 2016
Hello good folks, newb to the game here been playing a couple of days. So far got a build like this:http://www.tsw-builder.com/#47v77070...12403332110816
with the exception that i'm still working tow [..]
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12:32 pm, November 18, 2016
I've been searching these forums for about an hour trying to find a definitive answer on which stat is best for tanking end game, but most info is from 2012/13 and feels outdated. I'm really enjoying [..]
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11:32 pm, November 9, 2016
Good evening lads.
I started playing 2 days ago and I'm really loving the game - the best one I've ever played so far as a Multiplayer MMO.
Here's the thing: I'm reading around and watching the skill [..]
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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 28, 2016
I just started playing recently and went AR/Pistol. I know with so many choices it must vary but I couldn't find anything on tswdb and I'm just trying to get an idea of where to put points early to ge [..]
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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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1:32 pm, September 24, 2016
Hey all-
It's been about 3 years since I last played, but I'm eager to return to my adventures.
However, I have no idea what to do for a deck anymore. I know what I had, and I'm hoping that you guy [..]
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12:32 am, September 10, 2016
I recently just started playing the secret world and am loving it. Havnt left the first area yet but am about to so i put together a custom deck for pistol/shotgun and would like some feedback on my b [..]
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12:32 am, September 8, 2016
Im a returning player after like 3 years of not playing, and im not sure if i should be adding support and damage skills, or just max out one or the other. Also, does anyone know any good solo Pistol/ [..]
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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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12:32 am, July 26, 2016
Hi!
Recently started playing TSW, and while i'm normally doing dps as AR/Elemental, i also want to build a tanky build as an off-spec when that is needed. Since my AR skills/items are fairly decent i [..]
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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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1:32 pm, July 5, 2016
So I am lacking in gear. I have like 2100 Black Bullion to buy purple gear, otherwise I have some QL 10 blue.
Combat in this game kicks my ***, hense my lack of playing for the past 2 years or so. To [..]
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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 23, 2016
Been playing for two weeks. I originally used the Hawkward build from TSWDB. till blue mountain, then i switched the Blue Mountain special from TSW Guides to play with a Frenzy/leach build. i [..]
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12:32 am, June 22, 2016
Hiyall,
I was playing a scenario the other day and thought about all the gadgets i have conveniently locked in an inventory bag just above my hot bars in order to use in certain situations. The probl [..]
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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 11, 2016
Alright build gurus, I've got an unusual challenge for you, I hope this is an ok place to put it.
My fiancée isn't much of a gamer, but after some research, we picked up tsw to try out to [..]
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12:32 am, May 24, 2016
I've been playing a lot of dps roles recently, but I notice that even with my 800 pen/200 crit I'm still doing a lot less than people with less penetration rating, but more crit rating. For a person [..]
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12:32 am, May 12, 2016
Ok for the record, I haven't played TSW in some time an have recently started playing again and actually got a toon to end game over the last 6 months or so. GO BLUE ! 8D Anyways I like both PvP and [..]
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12:32 am, May 7, 2016
I've only been playing for a short time (currently in Savage Coast), and I'm trying to refine a Blood build (with one resource consumer from Pistols). It works great against groups of foes, but strug [..]
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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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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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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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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 22, 2016
Alright, I propose we build a wall to keep all those Illuminati and Dragon scum out......
Just kidding. But really, PvP is in a really weird spot right now, and while we finally got new content, we se [..]
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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 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 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 10, 2016
I'm new to the forum, but I've been playing The Secret World for quite some time. My character is practically a character from another franchise warped into this world, and I made a build that replica [..]
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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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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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12:32 pm, February 4, 2016
Just saw the new Signet Reward booster in the item store.
So Issues 11 and 12 added EFB and removed the PVP-specific gear grind. I started playing again right after I12 was released and (due to thos [..]
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11:32 pm, February 1, 2016
Despite the launch issues with Shambala, I've really enjoyed it. It had me playing all weekend long!
That's all. Figured it couldn't hurt to say something positive on these forums.
Nice job TSW/Func [..]
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11:32 pm, January 29, 2016
Hey all,
Still getting started with this game. Gonna start from scratch a new character today, and I'm wondering what 2 weapons would you recommend to start with to jump right into pvp from ground z [..]
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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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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 7, 2016
I'm a fresh novice who would appreciate some advice on Talismans.
I don't know anyone so I'm playing solo. I'm neither Tank, DSP, or Healer. Or you could say that I'm all of those in one character.
[..]
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12:32 pm, January 6, 2016
Hello everyone, and thank you in advance. I've been playing TSW off and on for awhile, only QL Rank 7 currently, with a goal in mind.. I would like to be a healer, but I'm not sure what to focus on bu [..]
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11:32 pm, December 25, 2015
Hello everyone. Recently I've freshly started playing this game and while I do enjoy it, ever since I came to the Savage Coast I've been nothing but raging at the difficulty and how weak I feel. I can [..]
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12:32 pm, December 25, 2015
Hi All,
I started playing the TSW when Issue 5 was released but haven't played for a LONG time. I'm currently blue mountains and was using a Clearing the Path + Empowerment survival build (sword/fist [..]
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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, December 12, 2015
i have been sat on my lonesome self, while a friend has qued up in a premade group for both ED/SH. He has entered the match three times now, and i have 0.
The fact that the system picks group qued pl [..]
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11:32 pm, November 3, 2015
Ok, so, I've only been playing for a few days, but as I've found myself with a lot of free time on my hands lately, I'm already into the Savage Coast. I recently did my first group mission (Polaris), [..]
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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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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 15, 2015
PvP has changed radically since the introduction of daily challenges, and very much for the worse.
ED and SH have suffered particularly seriously because all that is required of a player is "par [..]
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12:32 am, October 12, 2015
I've been playing with blade and elemental lately and I'm kind of addicted to it. I'm pretty sure the specific implementation I have is useless in a group setting, but it's been a lot more useful than [..]
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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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12:32 am, October 11, 2015
Hello, my name is DonHoliday,
I have been playing this game for just over three weeks, so bare that in mind when reading my "guide".
I have guide in quotation marks, since to be honest I'm [..]
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12:32 am, October 9, 2015
Before you say "aw god not that again" think about it.
Pockethealers, People playing with "friends", People going in with "friends" at specific times when they know they [..]
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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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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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1:32 pm, September 22, 2015
so i used to be a fusang player. i literally only played tsw for fusang because i loved it so much and i do still log in alot.
however since it is always empty and there is no one to fight or it is a [..]
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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 13, 2015
I've been playing a while, and am developing three characters practically simultaneously. As I get into the outer rings, things are getting fun. The top of this question is about my DPS build for Phre [..]
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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
My son and I play Secret World together. He is tank/dps and is an awesome player, and i'm all glass cannon right now (I'm playing Ciritty's Seething Witch from TSWDB, elemental/blood), but we have hi [..]
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1:32 pm, August 14, 2015
New player here.
I'm playing an AR/Blood build following this guide (https://www.tswdb.com/builds/solo/le...anged-survival), and I'm a little confused by how Gross Anatomy works exactly (I'm still f [..]
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12:32 am, August 14, 2015
So, I was playing on my Dragon main, Odd Man Out, in Fusang late this morning when my game went, for lack of a better term, bonkers. Massive lag spikes started hitting me, hard. All but 3 members of [..]
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1:32 pm, August 10, 2015
I'm probably about halfway through Savage Coast and I've been using the same build since Kingsmouth. I use Fist/Chaos, but I've also completed the inner wheel of Shotgun. I am playing 100% solo and ha [..]
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12:32 am, July 28, 2015
Hi there. Recently come back after playing when the game was released. I've mainly been PvPing, so I've been following Bell's Basic PvP Healer build (http://www.tswdb.com/builds/beginner...ic-pvp-heal [..]
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12:32 am, July 19, 2015
I've been playing around with tank builds and one thing I notice is that Debilitated and Exposed don't seem to stack. If I apply Exposed first, I don't see Debilitated. Is it just me or is this on pur [..]
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12:32 am, July 17, 2015
I've only just started playing a couple days so I'm not far in game at all.
I started off with Assault Rifle & Pistols but I didn't like having to constantly kite the enemy. I realise now th [..]
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12:32 am, July 12, 2015
So after playing for a long time, taking a few breaks, I just wanted to say that I won't be playing anymore. I would like to thanks everyone for all the good fun and sorry for my big mouth, thanks for [..]
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1:32 pm, July 6, 2015
A friend has started playing secret world and she's enjoying more of a tank build with hammers and blades. I've been toying with the idea of going ranged dps with a bit of healing to keep my friend al [..]
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12:32 am, July 3, 2015
Hey everyone.
I've been playing TSW for a few days now and have had fun putting together weapon skills on my own, so far I've mostly been going with shotgun for damage along with rifle for a bit of h [..]
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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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12:32 am, June 22, 2015
Hello guys !
Just one more boring psot about a good solo build :D .
I am at the savage cost ( and i will stay here even if the main quest lead me to the Mountain ) but i would like to know if my bu [..]
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1:32 pm, June 12, 2015
Hello made this build... i'm pretty new to the game even though i have had my account since 2013. But hadn't really gotten around to playing that much until now.. I'm still learning how the game works [..]
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12:32 am, June 12, 2015
While I understand right off the bat many people will disagree with me on this, let me try to explain my reasoning. Currently there are quite a few high end PVP dps, from ALL factions, who instead of [..]
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12:32 am, June 11, 2015
I'm starting a new thread since mattman1995 asked that the pro-merge petition thread not include anti-merge sentiment.
The ostensible goal for the pro-merge forces is that a merged Fusang will have a [..]
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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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1:32 pm, June 4, 2015
Not too long ago I would not have asked this question, but my eyes have been recently opened. Play in Fusang for any length of time and the illusions of PvP peel away, one stinking onion layer at a t [..]
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12:32 am, May 31, 2015
Just getting back into the game after a lengthy hiatus, never really got into the game before so never made a lot of progress. My current character has entered Blue Ridge Mountains with a decent chao [..]
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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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12:32 am, May 13, 2015
This has happened now for three times in Fusang in the last month. Does not seem to be a common bug to happen nor I know how it happens in order to reproduce and report correctly.
Basically the enemy [..]
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1:32 pm, May 6, 2015
Hey, everyone. After spending the last couple hours reinstalling the game on my new PC and reacquiring my mods, I'm back to playing after a year and a half absence. I haven't had a chance to go throug [..]
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12:32 am, May 3, 2015
I'm at nightmare dungeons and Tokyo and I've come to realize how I am still a massive noob. My gear is far from optimized. My builds are often taken from out of date sources (because google likes show [..]
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1:32 pm, April 22, 2015
Hey everyone, I was playing at release and I'm back after a 2 years break , so I'm a bit lost about Dps stats for NM/Raid so I'm asking for community help :)
Could anyone tell me about the current op [..]
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12:32 am, April 17, 2015
Hi folks,
Playing for a few weeks now and my current build has seen me through Kingsmouth. However, the Savage Coast has proved very challenging, in particular certain bosses where I have seemed to h [..]
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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 9, 2015
Hi all
Some of you may remember that I said last year that I couldn't see myself ever doing PvP. I'm just not wired that way. Some of you will have noticed that I've ended up in Fusang recently too. D [..]
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12:32 am, April 8, 2015
Hello everyone,
could you guys help me out for a decision of a deck? I am currently playing with a friend and we are running the missions in different areas.
For now i concentrated on the soldier d [..]
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1:32 pm, April 1, 2015
Hi!
I was not playing TSW for quite some time. Now I wish to return, but don't really know, whether my build is good or not. Its a Blood-Elemental DPS build. I was running some low-level NM dungeons [..]
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1:32 pm, March 31, 2015
So im kinda like a newbie bought the game a long time ago but didnt play that much and i have a question is it worth playing pvp? Is it easy to find pvp games which server would be good ? And is PVP o [..]
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