11:32 pm, January 23, 2017
I don't PvP a lot, I'll admit. But I have a lot of fun when I do PvP, and I tend to go heals unless my group is top-heavy with healers. I spend more time in Fusang than anywhere else, and in there I [..]
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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 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, 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, 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, April 3, 2016
Strangely enough no thread about this has popped up, so I thought I'd start one. Here we will discuss the changes to PvP weaknesses, specifically the following:
Exposed: Each stack will now also redu [..]
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12:32 am, April 1, 2016
NEWIssue #14: Call of the Nameless is now out! Six all-new main missions and assorted side missions await in the sands of Egypt. This issue is available from the item store and may be purchased with [..]
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12:32 am, March 29, 2016
Thread title says it all. But, some of you may ask, why should the TSW PVP community boycott Issue #14?
The answers are as simple as they are plentiful.1. NO PVP ISSUE AS OF YET
You've heard it said [..]
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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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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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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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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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11:32 pm, October 29, 2015
With all due respect wtf is up with teams in Fusang? I spent 35 min in there as a healer today with peeps coming and going and for the VAST majority of the time team 1 had only 1 person in it (me!!XX$ [..]
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12:32 pm, October 28, 2015
I believe that current reward system has a serious defect: 2nd and 3rd place are equal. And all places have equal BB bonus.
This is bad for competitiveness and it's lure into PvP AFK players who are [..]
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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, July 1, 2015
Hi everyone, it's sezmra here again to bring you the latest news for The Secret World, directly from those lovable developers of ours!
We are simply thrilled to celebrate the third anniversary for [..]
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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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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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1:32 pm, May 29, 2015
I'm really looking forward to the new achievement vendor. Here's why:
Our achievements now matter! People might start signing up for SH just to get the played X SH matches and get all the SH/ED achie [..]
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12:32 am, May 7, 2015
Beyond the Veil
Touring The Secret World’s Issue 11: Reaping the Whirlwind (Spoiler Heavy Edition)
Quote:
We sat down with Funcom’s Communications Manager Tor Egi [..]
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1:32 pm, April 30, 2015
Hey everyone, reinstalled TSW like 2 weeks ago, time to update my old NM dungeon DPS gear I'm now trying to gear for an effective scenario solo build (10.4.4), I know the build won't do 100% of the jo [..]
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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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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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11:32 pm, February 1, 2015
While I understand the sentiment behind trying to showcase players who are "honorable," the inevitability of having trolls come out is too great to allow.
I have removed the post about &q [..]
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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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12:32 pm, January 31, 2015
Lately on the forums and in-game I have seen a lot of negativity between players. I thought we could bring some positivity back in the PvP community with a Most Honorable Players thread! So this is pr [..]
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11:32 pm, December 30, 2014
Here's a simple way Funcom can release PvP related content and make it profitable. Also this idea works to encourage PVE players to buy it as well.
Step 1) Sell open world PvP versions of each region [..]
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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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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, September 23, 2014
This is basically a set of simple ideas to balance PVP in such a way that uneven team sizes, gear strength, and team capabilities can be handled such that PVP is more accessible and functional even wi [..]
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12:32 am, September 21, 2014
***Under construction, please be patient as we build this out****
Greetings and Salutations Secret Worlders!!!
With the upcoming Seven Days of Stonehenge event ( http://forums.thesecretworld.com/sho [..]
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