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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12:32 am, April 16, 2017
So I am finding that when I am mobbed, using my chain builder is more than enough to take out large groups, I don't need Electrical Storm. What I *could* use would be another heavy hitting solo attack [..]
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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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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 11, 2017
Evening,
I am looking for a setup with the tanking woodcutter to run NM Polaris for BB farm for my other gear and was wondering if I can get a setup or advice on gearing it this way. If it becomes to [..]
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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, March 6, 2017
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...eqbm4qeYY/edit
BOX’S 1-SIZE-FITS-ALL TANK BUILD
Hey Guys it’s Box again!
Ever wanted to learn the role of the most sought after role but [..]
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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 22, 2016
The servers will come down for Maintenance on November 23, at 15:00 GMT/ 10:00 AM EST/ 7:00 AM PST. (check this link to see when this is in your timezone). The downtime is estimated to take 2 hours.
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12:32 pm, November 22, 2016
So im not a huge fan of the equal footing, but such is the game so not going to argue it.
my concern is, i just got my green auxilery weapon, and also have a blue upgrade kit, but if i start using my [..]
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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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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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12:32 pm, November 2, 2016
I'm a new player to TSW and I absolutely love it. However I feel like I'm being held back by the lack of information about builds and decks that are available these days.
To be honest TSW is a fanta [..]
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1:32 pm, October 14, 2016
Heya, I'm hoping an expert here can help me resurrect my character and finally finish the story after I abandoned it in June. When last I played, I was reasonably comfortable running around northern [..]
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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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1:32 pm, August 17, 2016
My younger brother and I played this game back when it first came out. I instantly fell in love with the story elements and character creation/clothing choices etc. Back then I didn't have a clear dir [..]
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12:32 am, August 17, 2016
Hello!
I choose Blade/AR combination for soloing, using this build "Modern Samurai" http://www.tswdb.com/builds/beginner...modern-samurai. My question is, how can I improve it? I've already [..]
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1:32 pm, July 28, 2016
So yeah, newbie with a build that I'm planning on going after, being:http://www.tsw-builder.com/#94v97097...60962955866905
A lot of the build was focused around making Groundworks work as the primary [..]
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1:32 pm, July 28, 2016
I've seen it come up here and there, forever, about Clearing the Path (CtP) being awesome. I now have four chars who currently use a Blade, and I'd love them all to have unique and characterful fight [..]
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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 30, 2016
Two hours into the event I have already counted 3 afk players (funnily enough the same faction) camped out in the centre, sitting down in shrubbery of the pyramids waiting for the Golem.
This may or [..]
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1:32 pm, June 27, 2016
A couple of recent comments in the forum have got me wondering exactly what players expect other players to bring to the table, according to the suit that they're wearing, in order to be a 'proper' Ta [..]
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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 16, 2016
Clotting procs a separate heal, which is able to crit independently.
Passive shields (Donor) count as a shield in terms of the "already have a barrier" condition, but do not count as apply [..]
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12:32 am, June 16, 2016
Hi. I started the game with an AR/blade build, and while I do quite like it I'm beginning to wish I had some very focused single-target DPS at my disposal. I'm also quite fond of the idea of an all-fi [..]
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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 12, 2016
NEWIssue #15; The Sleuth's Gallery features the most missions ever seen in a single Issue, including all missions from Sidestories: Further Analysis, Love & Loathing, and The Last Pagan, plus [..]
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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 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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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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12:32 am, April 9, 2016
Good morning.
Since I received excellent advice for my build, and how to **** Beaumont, I wish to help out my sister.
She tanks for our family group. Which is her, her husband, and myself. She star [..]
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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 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 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, 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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12:32 pm, March 15, 2016
In case you haven’t noticed yet, there has been at least a little bit of talk about Fusang at the end of the last live stream. You can jump to about 56:30 :https://www.twitch.tv/funcom/v/538 [..]
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11:32 pm, February 25, 2016
So, how are things with the woodcutter these days, for those who have them? Is the post-nerf rule of ~700 pen and using it with proc builds (since IIRC multi-hit builders can build up multiple stacks [..]
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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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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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12:32 pm, February 15, 2016
In the past you could do Shelter and see lots of yellow "6/12/20" come off of people as the Thirst buff was applied (Equilibrium did not show a number, but was also applied). Now signets on [..]
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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'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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11:32 pm, February 9, 2016
Hi. My character's chronicle is here https://chronicle.thesecretworld.com/character/Barbie01 and, as currently equipped, I'm finding it hard to take on more than two monsters in Transylvania. I'm look [..]
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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
Shambala seems extremely buggy today and yesterday. Multiple time in a row I am signing up for shambala and either
1) I get stuck on the loading screen, after 2+ minutes I am back in Agartha with the [..]
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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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11:32 pm, January 29, 2016
Hello!
With TSWDB about to close down, I figured I could repost the deck I am most happy with having created. It's a dual-builder, AEGIS-blasting, survival deck for Kaidan. There is not one thing that [..]
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12:32 pm, January 17, 2016
http://yokaiblog.wikidot.com/guides:build-mechanics
I read this. Great reference BTW. It explained a lot!
At the very end it has information on some useful deck types: http://yokaiblog.wikidot.com/yok [..]
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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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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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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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11:32 pm, January 14, 2016
I guess you are all excited as I'm to try the next new pvp content, which will be Shambala !
A little reminder about what we already know about it :
Shambala will be a kind of last man standing betw [..]
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11:32 pm, January 11, 2016
Skills that left behind and dont give a **** tho and they need to be boosted or reworked are :
1) Powerline - Fix it or rework it you dont even get max stacks in channeling.
2)My bloody Valentine r [..]
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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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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 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 22, 2015
Didn't see a thread on this, after finally™ watching the Stream today, and hearing some of the new™ details on Issue #13 . . .
I'm just going to leave this feedback here . . . 1.) [..]
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11:32 pm, November 17, 2015
Hi cookies!
Please take a moment to help me welcome a new member of the Community Team! He's been a part of Funcom for quite a while now, providing his expertise to assist players as a kickass GM. [..]
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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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1:32 pm, October 23, 2015
"Whenever an enemy attack glances you, you gain [x]% of the damage it dealt back as healing."
Is there any point at all whatsoever in building up the second blade skill line?
Ciritty has a [..]
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1:32 pm, October 20, 2015
Any thoughts on creating a crit-centric build around the woodcutter's talisman?
I mean, we already run with 400 crit power on builder weapon attacks, so if we can tune penetration to an amount where [..]
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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 29, 2015
I was speaking with a fellow beginner a few days ago, that explained me that he had hard time to deal with daily scenarii because he was still investing to complete his dungeon tanking gear, and thus, [..]
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1:32 pm, September 19, 2015
So, I know that Elemental Force is a must have for dps (and tanks too, it seems) in the current meta, and while I've been trying to follow the rotations suggested by the builds I've found on tswdb, I [..]
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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 12, 2015
Hi all,
After building Maverick>Paladin I decided to explore Penetration and Afflicted, so I made this build. There's probably a lot of stuff wrong with it, so if you've got some pointers to sh [..]
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12:32 am, September 12, 2015
There is something that came to my mind, but I do not have enough experience to know if it could work.
We live in a time, in TSW, where most dungeon are done by overgeared people compared to the diff [..]
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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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1:32 pm, August 30, 2015
hi all
wanted to ask advice for my new pvp & scenarios builds - first of all the talismans i intend to keep for both builds: coney island band, egon pendant, brooklyn bracer, subway tokens, he [..]
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12:32 am, August 15, 2015
As one of the six or so people who'll still run scenarios after Issue 12 hits, I'm curious to know what the suggested glyph setup for full 10.5 glyphs is. Working on the basis that I already have a 10 [..]
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12:32 am, August 5, 2015
I've made it to Tier 17 of Dawning but Beaumont is giving me quite a fit! I've mostly been tanking for our cabal and, as a result, don't have a lot of healing type skills. My profile is here:https:/ [..]
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1:32 pm, July 20, 2015
Can anyone suggest me a good build to solo PvE questing. I suspect the build will need some form of sustain i.e heal. There has to be an optimal build for it.
I've been following the guide here Pisto [..]
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12:32 am, June 26, 2015
When: Saturday July 18th at 2PM EST.
Where: El Dorado :P
Why: To kick ****, take names, and have tons of fun!
Heya folks,
An Unkindness of Ravens (Dragon Cabal) and friends will be running a 10 ma [..]
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12:32 am, June 23, 2015
I am not sure how well this works in this game, im usually into the battlemage or spellsword types, but as far as I can tell there is not much synergy with melee and elemental outside of maybe hammer [..]
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1:32 pm, June 13, 2015
This time I dont already have one that is functional.
Sometimes I am not in the mood to quest but want to play so I come up with new builds or other activities.
I like my chain build(s). My 2 manife [..]
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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 11, 2015
I see recommended builds with Bloodsport/IronMaiden/GrossAnatomy with Sudden Return.
If you are already running Bloodsport/IronMaiden/GrossAnatomy in a build.
Why would you take Sudden Return over I [..]
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12:32 am, June 8, 2015
This my build so far https://chronicle.thesecretworld.com/character/Shaikura
I'm getting ready to hit the Savage Coast. I want a build for solo Ele/Blade dps pve non dungeons. I need advice because wh [..]
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1:32 pm, June 7, 2015
at the moment silver streak is severely underpowered compared to the simalar hammer ability unstoppable force.
both give hinder and impair immunity for 8 seconds
however silver streak falls short on [..]
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1:32 pm, June 6, 2015
In the fight clubs could we add some of the newer stuff as variations when the pvp issue emerges.
Dragon fight club - add a snowmobile ish motorbike (motorbike with weapons) to a node at the start. I [..]
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12:32 am, May 21, 2015
There are only patterns, patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns. Patterns hidden by patterns. Patterns within patterns.
If you watch close, history does nothing but repeat i [..]
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1:32 pm, May 13, 2015
I started out with Blood/Ele years ago back before it was popular. Back then, procs really sucked. Since coming back, I've found out they've been buffed to be able to crit and penetrate, leading to th [..]
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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, 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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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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11:32 pm, March 15, 2015
The AoE nerf of 2015 has had positive and negative effects on the game overall but it made many abilities that were already underused even less desirable.Before you post in this thread please do not f [..]
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12:32 pm, March 15, 2015
Oh did i say payphones? I meant Pre-mades. Sorry i get them confused.
Facetiousness aside, when are we ready to stop calling Pre-mades? I've said this hundreds of times, over and over again, but appa [..]
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11:32 pm, March 12, 2015
Technically I'm not completely new, I played a while almost a year ago but then stopped, but the news about the "beginner friendly" new patch brought me back to give it another shot.
Last t [..]
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12:32 pm, February 27, 2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by nusquam
Regarding matchmaking: The coders looked into it not too long after that post you quoted and reported "It wasn't nearly as comple [..]
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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 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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11:32 pm, February 4, 2015
Hey all - I just started TSW and almost Q4.
I've been using this Modern Samurai build: http://www.tswdb.com/builds/beginner...odern-samurai/ which has been GREAT at solo content. I am about to get r [..]
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12:32 pm, January 12, 2015
This is what I want to see in a TSW PvP arena system so I can link this thread into the suggestion box.Why Arenas?
There are many good reasons to consider arenas in TSW. In bullet form:The deep skill [..]
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12:32 pm, January 4, 2015
PS! This post is for the PvP event, which is one of many events we are hosting on January 16th and 17th.Go to promotional page
This event is a team up between the Sanctuary Network and TSWDB which ar [..]
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11:32 pm, December 31, 2014
I just wanted to wish all you wonderfully **** PVPers out there a very Happy New Year (for some of you it already is 2015)
2014 hs been fun, new content, old content revised, the continuing grind, fl [..]
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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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12:32 pm, December 19, 2014
Was it really too hard for Funcom to readd the ONE piece of the Christmas event that involves PVP back into the game this year? Or correctly at least. Cause I have yet to see a Krampus in Fusang today [..]
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