12:32 am, August 3, 2017
Hello,
I'm compleetly new to this game and I'm loving it so far but I realy need help making a shotgun(primary), assault rifle(secondary) build.
I looked around and the once I come across are from 2 [..]
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12:32 am, May 29, 2017
Anyone here anything solid on Aegis? Just watched an old video from earlier this month. They said there will be Aegis, but reworked. Others said no Aegis. It does seem weird to have it at all. The who [..]
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12:32 am, April 6, 2017
So as you can see from my other post, I'm a returning player from so long ago I may as well be considered a newbie. I only solo PvE. I play Ele/Blood, heavy on the Ele.
I am focused on leveling my we [..]
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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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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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12:32 pm, December 6, 2016
i just raised my talisam skills to 11 because i had the extra points. i had assumed the "understanding equal footing" thread was oudated, having the cap of resists before other stats were [..]
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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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11:32 pm, November 3, 2016
Hello there! I just recently started the game less than a week ago.
I've been looking through the various tank guides on this website as well as others and have a general idea how I want to go about [..]
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12:32 am, October 22, 2016
So I've looked around for different builds to follow, but most of them are either 2-3 years old or don't go into enough detail. I know some abilities were recently nerfed as well, so I'm wondering if [..]
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1:32 pm, October 14, 2016
To me, this particular signet works in a very weird way. The game has no "counter" to debuffs: if I corrupt you, there's no ability that reflects that corrupt back on to me. If I afflict you [..]
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1:32 pm, September 25, 2016
Hi.
I have come up with a simple survival/bullet sponge gear setup that makes tanking WC (Regret) procs easy to manage.
This is sort of a proof of concept for me, since i see a lot of people regard [..]
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1:32 pm, September 8, 2016
I chose Assault Rifle/Pistols...Maybe that was a mistake?
Both weapons are QL 6
Talismans: All QL 6 except one QL 5
Actives: Safety off, fire at will, turn the tides, red mist, above the law, shoo [..]
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12:32 am, August 14, 2016
Weapons
Pistol / Elemental
Gear quality level
QL10 Greens
What content the build will be used for.
1: Survival/Solo
2: A healing build
Special Requests
I'm looking for a mediu [..]
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12:32 am, July 14, 2016
When I get back home after vacation I plan to re-glyph my 10.9-5.5 gear since it's best before date has passed.
With this I also plan to finish my tank gear but how much block are recommended nowada [..]
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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, June 21, 2016
I noticed pretty quickly that with the 1.15.5 patch the blade ability 'Chop Shop' no longer works the same. I have wondered for a while if it was working as intended as it was shown on the hotbar as 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, June 1, 2016
Hey there folks, wanted to run an idea by you guys.
I'll start with this: Back when pvp was a bit more lively, I knew people who would swap from one account to another if their team was losing. They' [..]
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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, May 5, 2016
hey guys.
So I started off with fists/elemental and then switched to pistol/elemental. I'm still finding it frustrating at Kingsmouth when I get swarmed by mobs. I have no real clue where to go with [..]
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12:32 am, April 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 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 13, 2016
Hello. I have just returned from a looong time away. I generally solo the normal content. I wanted to know if the Grifter build is a solid build? I have been using it for a day and it seems to work fi [..]
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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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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 8, 2016
How does the QL scale work from QL10? QL11 doesn't exist as far as I know, but there are many levels in between 10 and 11.
Above QL10, the scale is difficult to follow and it makes me wonder why they [..]
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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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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
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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11:32 pm, January 27, 2016
I am just stuck with my char.
My things are all Level 5-6 and I fail to beat Beaumont (Mission 17).
The Group Mission Rhys Delacroix I have finally given up after 20 deaths.
I finished most of the [..]
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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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12:32 pm, January 14, 2016
Why? Because it just ruins the game. Instead say something is broken and suggest stuff that can rival it be buffed. Lets start suggesting buffs instead of nerfs. Due to the PVP community being unable [..]
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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, January 7, 2016
I'm a new player looking for build help. I'm working on leveling DPS and healer decks.
While running around I find I really "need" a ranged survival option as I keep ending up doing mission [..]
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12:32 pm, December 9, 2015
Hello all! Let me preface this by saying that I haven't played the game since release and never got past the first zone.
I have done quite a bit of browsing and other than some 2014 posts, I haven't [..]
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12:32 pm, December 7, 2015
At which level will it be reasonable to replace Subway Tokens (non-custom QL 10.4) with an upgraded custom luck talisman? It's not an easy calculation, since one is comparing apples and oranges. Subwa [..]
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11:32 pm, November 28, 2015
Having high-quality gear should provide either no advantage or a small advantage over less-geared players. There's a fair amount of discussion on these forums about what the magnitude of this advanta [..]
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12:32 pm, November 7, 2015
I apologize in advance for asking about this. I'm sure there are a TON of similar questions and responses about this topic, but most of the stuff I've found is years old and I have no idea how outdat [..]
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12:32 pm, October 25, 2015
I know this thread has been done to *****..... However it still continues to be an issue. Especially now that Pvp rewards are... adequate. Given that there is no loose in pvp, and equal footing makes [..]
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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 2, 2015
Hi,
I'm running a Blade/Ar build. I think I have about 175 points spent.
Actives
Stunning swirl
Three Round Burst
Martial Discipline
Anima Burst
Balanced Blade
Bamboo cutter
Forking Path
Passives
[..]
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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 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 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 11, 2015
Hey, I'm working on a build I can use for early game soloing ('m starting to die a lot and would like to stop that) so I've adapted a build I found online to be more low skillpoint friendly. I've come [..]
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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, July 8, 2015
I'm new to the game, and researching high-damage builds. I was hoping someone could explain why damage builds (like this one) that do not take Afflict abilities take Iron Maiden- are other roles expec [..]
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12:32 am, July 3, 2015
Hello Friends i am new to this game in fact 2day is my 1st day..i love Assualt Rifle so i made this build with Assualt Rifle/ Blood Magic..
Please Advice me is this Build is fine does Assualt Rifle/ [..]
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1:32 pm, June 30, 2015
My scenario build is under performing.
I have purple 10.0 Shotgun, 10.1 Elemental and Blood weapons
Mixed blue/purple gear.
Using the three weapons above (yes I know only two at a given time) what [..]
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12:32 am, June 12, 2015
Hi, I played this game when it first came out for a fair while, and am now looking to come back and play it some more.
I am in Transylvania, the farmlands, and having trouble with some of the averag [..]
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1:32 pm, June 2, 2015
I am using a chaos/blade build built around one build to solo Transylvania,https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...o-Transylvania
I have reached Tokyo but am get my *** handed to me and get ****** by [..]
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1:32 pm, June 1, 2015
Hi!
So on my current alt, I'm running an improvised hammer/shotgun build that has been working surprisingly well so far for soloing/levelling. But I'm noticing that I'm not really using the shotgun a [..]
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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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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 8, 2015
Can anyone help me with my build as I'm struggling with the fight in the Orochi Tower - Tier 3/3.
I can barely get the shields down in time to cause damage before they regen (even with the gadget tha [..]
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1:32 pm, April 28, 2015
I just started the game yesterday and I decided to go with elementalism and shotguns. I've sank about 145 AP into both trees and I feel like I'm getting less effective if anything. Is there a build t [..]
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12:32 am, April 27, 2015
Ok so ive started my Illuminati character and I think ive settled on weapon load outs just wondering a few things.
1. I recall at one point reading some decent AR/Blade builds. Anyone know if they ar [..]
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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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12:32 am, April 21, 2015
Ok, so I managed to get a build I like, I re-equipped my talisman's, re-glyphed them, etc. And my Sword/Chaos solo build carried me through the end of the Transylvania story missions.
Sword, Chaos, 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 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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12:32 am, April 4, 2015
So i have just picked this up a couple weeks ago and have been having allot of fun with it i enjoy the AR/SG line and have tried a few of the different decks including the commando starter deck. I'm a [..]
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1:32 pm, April 3, 2015
So I've finished Solomon Island and used my favorite Sword/Pistol build to do it. I'm almost ready to move on to Egypt save for two things. The next story quest is listed at Hard, and I remember the [..]
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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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11:32 pm, March 25, 2015
I normally don't engage in Forum activities because of laziness, but this requires community and maybe dev attention.
Long story short: Fist is utterly unbalanced and broken for anything but healing. [..]
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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 11, 2015
GENERAL
* Fast travel has been added to the map UI.
* Using /reset now automatically resurrects you at the closest anima well.Tilty says...
In order to make travelling through the bigger playfields ea [..]
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11:32 pm, March 11, 2015
iv made simmilar comment in discusionj of changes with this patch, here i would like to discuse them with community to provide better feedback, so pleas dont close/merge
four winds ,
EF thing, not g [..]
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12:32 pm, March 11, 2015
I like Elemental.
I have a chain build I like and really works well for AOE. Or at least well enough for me.
Can I please have some ideas and suggestions on a total single target build. With Ele/Blo [..]
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12:32 pm, February 20, 2015
I am leveling up. In the second zone.
I've unlocked Elemental, blood and shotgun.
This is not meant to be a raid/dungeon build or a uber/best type thing.
This is a specialty build for this charact [..]
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12:32 pm, February 19, 2015
Hoi everyone,
I want to give Secret World another try as this is about the only modern horrorish mmo out here with a good theme and lore. I've played upto and into Blue Mountain but is got to hard f [..]
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11:32 pm, February 16, 2015
Fleeting Augment Resonator (Level 5)
"... increases your evade rating by 175 for 5 seconds whenever you activate this ability."
Run Rampant (Active Chaos attack)
... Gives you a single st [..]
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12:32 pm, February 14, 2015
I wrote this awhile back. Its mainly just Ciritty, Claretta and Katarina's info just put together, so absolute credit to them. I think starting off it's a good path to get you at a decent level for ev [..]
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12:32 pm, February 14, 2015
Hi everyone,
Returning player from a long absence here. Figured I'd start fresh on a new toon, with a little bit of RP -- my character is very Hammer-centric. Are there any decently survivable solo [..]
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11:32 pm, February 13, 2015
So I'm a relatively new TSW player...been playing for about 2 months, just got GM pack on sale, beat Gatekeeper not too long ago, just started doing NM dungeons in the past few weeks.
I've already st [..]
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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
Ive been trying to find a combination of skills and weapons I enjoy using before really diving into the game at this point.
Ive rerolled about 6 times so far. Every time I make it to Kings, I quickly [..]
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11:32 pm, January 22, 2015
So, I've been away from the game for a long while, and I'm trying to play my Hammer/Shotgun character again. I'm only at 53 AP, so not hugely advanced, but I'm wondering if there is still a role for [..]
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11:32 pm, January 12, 2015
WARNING: Wall of Text. Very opinionated. You may agree. You may disagree. Voice your opinions, but do so politely. This is not a suggestion so much as a topic of discussion. Thanks.
I'm not here to t [..]
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11:32 pm, January 9, 2015
Hey guys,
I'm in the process of leveling a healer and I'm finding that I struggle with fighting mobs and surviving while doing missions in Savage Coast. Since I'd like to stick to a Fist/Pistol build [..]
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12:32 pm, January 1, 2015
Hi, pretty new to this game and I could use some help. I have browsed the forums quite a bit before making my own post and from what I've gathered this is what I have been using so far:https://chronic [..]
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11:32 pm, December 26, 2014
Hey folks,
I'm looking to gather enough interest from all Factions for either a bunch of SH or a bunch of ED matches on Testlive on a coming weekend. The idea being that so long as you get on there a [..]
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11:32 pm, December 20, 2014
Im a passionate TSW PVP Player since 5-6 months now and I still love PVP in this game. But I would like to see Funcom putting a little bit more effort and energy into TSW PVP within the next issues. W [..]
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11:32 pm, December 7, 2014
I first noticed this in the New York raid a few weeks ago, and I thought it was just happening because of the amount of lag I get there, but today I'm testing a build in the Cruicible and I can now re [..]
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11:32 pm, December 3, 2014
I know that the lowering to just needing 3 people queued on a side to pop a match was done to address concerns that pops were few and far between... but I fear that it may actually have driven rare po [..]
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12:32 pm, November 21, 2014
the games simply dont pop anymore.
a few of the old players i know have logged in recently, they spent a while chatting with me then asked why none of the pvp mini games have popped since they que'd [..]
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11:32 pm, November 13, 2014
Hey everyone
So I've been playing this game for about a week and I was doing fairly well in Kingsmouth but when I moved to next location and then eventually to Blue Mountains I ran into more and more [..]
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12:32 pm, November 11, 2014
Well tonight marks a new low point for me in TSW. I've never been one to complain about the state of the game or people running hacks or all the broken mechanics. I think I've always tried to treat [..]
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11:32 pm, October 26, 2014
I'm a new player, happily soloing and questing and enjoying this awesome game. I only recently got to Savage Coast. The build I've been using so far has been working fine, but I'm not sure which skill [..]
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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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1:32 pm, October 16, 2014
Hi everyone, Myndr here. I wanted to thank the development team for their hard work and for still thinking about the PvP community as they move forward. I also wanted to give a suggestion that might h [..]
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12:32 am, October 16, 2014
So yes, it’s one of these threads (again), yes I made a post similar to this a while back, but the recent matches have been an annoying experience, so I felt the need to share. :evil:
I ha [..]
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12:32 am, October 12, 2014
OK, after reading Ciritty's tanking guide it appears the most effective form of tank is "Block tank" -- block gives you the lowest amount of damage mitigation, but also the most consistent, [..]
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12:32 am, October 10, 2014
Currently using an AR/Blade build, and while its good and all. I really like pistols and AR. But I have not been able to find a decent current (still viable in 2014) build for AR/Pistols.
Since I am [..]
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12:32 am, October 6, 2014
Hey folks, returning player here starting from scratch.
Just completed this build as a starting build and its working well so far.http://wordpress.tswguides.com/my-fi...-with-bladear/
Unfortunately [..]
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