12:32 am, April 13, 2017
So I've assembled (and tweaked) what seems to me to be a decent deck, which I have mentioned on other posts and will link to below for ease of access:http://www.tsw-builder.com/#64v60661...45616403630 [..]
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12:32 am, April 11, 2017
An obvious thought occurs to me: I fight two kinds of enemies: solo big tough guys and swarms of minor enemies.
That's why I put together a deck that includes both kinds of attacks:http://www.tsw-buil [..]
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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, February 27, 2017
PvP Strategy Guide~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Intention/introIt goes without saying that within TSW's co [..]
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11:32 pm, December 28, 2016
Hey, thinking about returning to the game. Left shortly before Tokyo's release.
When I left, there didn't really seem to be any viable Pistol/Blood builds for DPS or Solo'ing, at least not that I coul [..]
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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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12:32 am, September 11, 2016
I've been having a bit of trouble finding a good Assault Rifle/Elementalism Focus build, and even though I've found ones that LOOK good, I'd like to know if anybody knows of any decent builds for this [..]
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1:32 pm, August 12, 2016
http://i.imgur.com/Al1KVLS.png
Tossed this flowchart together to keep it as simple as possible, please give any feedback or additional tips you'd like new players to see in this thread.
I made this [..]
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12:32 am, July 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 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 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 25, 2016
Hi all!
I haven't played The Secret World in a long time. In fact, the last issue I was around for was Issue 3 and the last issue I'd even heard about was Issue 5. I really do like this game howeve [..]
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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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1:32 pm, April 14, 2016
I hate elemental force.
I admit it is good (and i am currently using it in dungeons), but oh how i hate it.
I spend all my time watching my buffs instead of the fight, just so i don't miss the right [..]
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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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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 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 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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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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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 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 13, 2016
For this character I picked Hammers and Elementalism before I knew anything about synergy. These two weapons don't have any synergy whatsoever, so I want to replace one of them. The question is which [..]
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11:32 pm, January 9, 2016
Ok so I hear, they are going to nerf Anima Shot for some reason. I will keep it short and just cut to the chase and ask, can we PLZ stop the sickness in TSW PvP and just grow up? There is a certain gr [..]
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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 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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12:32 pm, October 28, 2015
So some months ago, I realized I barely ever used elementalism in my builds. Previously I'd had the same realization about hammer and it ended up becoming my favourite weapon for a while (hammer heali [..]
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12:32 am, October 20, 2015
(Scroll down for TL;DR version)
So just some suggestions for changing some of the more popular abilities out there in an attempt to shift the metagame around a little. These abilities tend to be less [..]
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12:32 am, October 17, 2015
I've been away for a while, obviously, and everything got changed up and around. One of the more noticeable changes is the massive reduction in the number of currencies in-game. This is pretty welcome [..]
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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
So I'm in the hospital for the weekend, and this computer isn't strong enough to run tsw, so I've been making builds to pass the time and figured I should show all of you! We can share and trade build [..]
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12:32 am, September 29, 2015
Having a defensive target selected will Highlight that player and makes it easier for you to track their movements and actions, and it comes with pretty much no downside. Forgoing this additional Info [..]
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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 24, 2015
"For the first time ever you can zoom around on the Hover-Tech Stealthboard. The board gives you the unique Veil-Mode Ability, which allows you to cloak from enemies for a short time and lose a [..]
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12:32 am, September 22, 2015
Hi All,
So after an incredibly long period of absence I have decided to reply this game from scratch only to find out AOE spells took major viability hit and to learn I know very little about the game [..]
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12:32 am, September 19, 2015
I've build a little theorical DPS build for fun, and would like to know what people can think about it.
I'm not a DPS player myself, and was just wanting to build something simple, original, yet &quo [..]
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12:32 am, September 15, 2015
The fuse-tank
Mysteries about high efficiency – unveiled!
Hey guys,
ever wondered why there are tanks with an elemental focus in their off-hand?
Ever wondered why there are groups able to ** [..]
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1:32 pm, September 13, 2015
Sorry, the topic is kinda "misleading" - of course it's for Group Nightmare Scenarios!
So:
Here comes another deck.
I actually developed this deck before I made the Stunner Build to farm Gro [..]
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12:32 am, September 11, 2015
Disclaimer: I'm not usualy fond of DPS, so I have less studied the topic than the tanking one... still, I found the idea below intriguing and would like to ear opinions about it.
The main goal is to [..]
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1:32 pm, August 13, 2015
Just some theory craftingActives:
Grass Cutter
Destiny
Fire Mani
Master's House
Anima Charge
Short Fuse or Steel Echo
BlazePassives:
Destiny Fulfilled
Seal The Deal
Aidelon
Iron Maiden
Twist the Knife [..]
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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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12:32 am, June 6, 2015
Hello!
I'm looking for some concise and straightforward directions about DPS gearing in TSW. I have always just used gear and builds to "get by" , never really mattered to me if the mission [..]
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12:32 am, June 5, 2015
Well there I am sitting at home with some back problems and I think lets take a look at the TSW a game I dropped pretty shortly after launch despite my heavy investment. So far I am enjoying myself, b [..]
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12:32 am, June 4, 2015
For the first time ever we are introducing Customizable Sprints and Vehicles to the game!
Our very first vehicle is the Franken Chopper, and you can get it in the Item Store. After doing a new miss [..]
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1:32 pm, May 18, 2015
Made this out of boredom and solely for fun! There was going to be a lot more to it but I got lazy so I'm just going to make this a part 1 and do a part 2 in the future. Enjoy
(Make sure to set it to [..]
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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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1:32 pm, May 5, 2015
Hai, I'm Ҝatarina1. This is my end-game DPS guide. It includes a list of working builds (Short - Mid/Long ) and video tutorials.Video [1080p] : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQitXwcb15s
&am [..]
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1:32 pm, April 10, 2015
Came back after long break from the game and decided to hop on into Tokyo content. I have never raged so hard in such a short space of time in my entire life...
I'm in QL10 blues with 3 pieces of 10. [..]
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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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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 17, 2015
Ok, so I know this topic has come up a few times; but I was just sharing with one of our PvP community about some of my experiences and decided to post this here.
It is my firm belief that being a je [..]
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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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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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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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11:32 pm, March 8, 2015
(Skip to next set of parenthesis if the intro is TL;DR for you)
*The band begins to play upon the stage, drums rolling, horns blasting, guitars wailing and he enters from stage right; pants black, his [..]
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11:32 pm, February 26, 2015
Do you feel useless in your groups or are you just depressed by your small epeen?
Go become a buffer!!
This is a guide on how to become a buffer so people won't ask you anylonger why your epeen is tha [..]
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12:32 pm, February 19, 2015
We do!
Dear PvPers:
I would like to address something that, which in my opinion, is the reason my group often gets beaten when we PUG even if we have very solid Dragons in the match. Notice that I s [..]
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12:32 pm, February 10, 2015
I have played in a lot of groups where tanks have issues holding hate.
I quickly notice that they are using Art of War as an elite. When I point this out and ask them to switch to Stoicism, so as to [..]
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11:32 pm, January 31, 2015
Hi forums, I wanted to know if the build I made was feasible or not for PvE. My current build is a really basic AoE Blade-heal-tank-thing build that just lets me survive mobs. I haven't really been en [..]
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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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12:32 pm, January 22, 2015
Just did my first PvP instance in Fusang today. Realizing that I was under-geared I just made up a deck that focused on applying debuffs and impairs. I think I was the only one running around with a s [..]
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12:32 pm, January 17, 2015
Hi all, I'm brand new to the game, and still downloading. I'm purely in my theorycrafting stage, but the magic in this game looks amazing. This is a really really early build, and I'm still considerin [..]
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12:32 pm, January 16, 2015
(Skip to next set of parentheses if the into is TL:DR)
*Horns blast and lights shine upon the stage! Men and women clad in small, tight, blue, red and green lamé tuxedo jackets and matchi [..]
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12:32 pm, January 12, 2015
_______________________________________________Proccing Blade - A Fist/Blade proc buildRandom Rambling
I think a Fist/Blade build with proc passives hasnt been discussed thoroughly on the forums yet. [..]
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11:32 pm, January 6, 2015
I will try to keep it short.
PVP right now is favoring imbalance in the wrong way. Imbalance in PVP could be the fuel that fire the fun but only if it is controlled and weighted in the right way, the [..]
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11:32 pm, December 23, 2014
Assume you're in Fusang for most of these. raid becoming disorganized with lots of 1 and 2 man groups
missing player names on large map
inability to locate specific team-members on map
discrepancy [..]
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12:32 pm, December 16, 2014
Title.
I like the idea of having a belt with a venice signet, throw a fuse and a criterion at it and to not have to care for my belt for any DPS build anymore.
While this is great for sg/pistols, wh [..]
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11:32 pm, December 10, 2014
Ok so ED is flawed in so many ways, it was a valiant effort but 2 years down the line I think its time to call it.
I propose the following:
Let Dragons (the guardians of balance whom work in mysteri [..]
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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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12:32 pm, December 7, 2014
About a year ago some guys from my Cabal helped me put together a build to shoot for. I use pistols and elementalism, based around buffing crit power and focus attacks, then abusing Shootout. I don't [..]
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12:32 pm, December 2, 2014
Moving from General thread:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crynthar
(Post 1815521)
You are welcome to give it a try. There is a fairly wide gear disparity though. Chronic [..]
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12:32 pm, November 3, 2014
...I think those are the signets I'm thinking of. (EDIT: I was wrong, I had mod and I meant charge xP)
I already have an augur flamethrower for dragon's breath I'm looking for one for Scorched earth [..]
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11:32 pm, October 27, 2014
so i was sitting here thinking what i would do if i were in charge of this game that would be relativly simple yet make large impacts on how i play, and as i dont do any sort of programming i find it [..]
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12:32 am, October 26, 2014
Hey there,
A couple of months ago I started to play a Pistol/Blade Deck just for fun and style, but since it performed pretty good in Tokyo (and elsewhere) and it is a lot of fun to me, I stuck with [..]
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12:32 am, October 11, 2014
Hello, Builds & Decks
A couple of years back I hobbycoded a parser to fit my data extracting needs for TSW combat logs. It's that time of the year again, I went back to it, rejoiced at evades [..]
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1:32 pm, September 28, 2014
Hai, I'm ҜΆŤΆṜίηΆ1. This is my end-game DPS guide. It includes a list of working builds (Short - Mid/Long ) and video tutorials [..]
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12:32 am, September 24, 2014
Yobo’s Efficient Guide to NM DPS Gearing
We’ve had a share of questions on this forum asking for advice on gearing up. So I figured it could be useful to have a guide to refer peo [..]
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12:32 am, September 24, 2014
I'll keep this short because I know a lot of people are the "TL;DR" type.
I'm looking through the Drakkashi TSW Ability Wheel website (google searched) and making some builds that look fun [..]
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12:32 am, September 13, 2014
So yah. Im going to make a post:P.
Alot of people been asking for a "nuke build" for NM dungeons, so was thiking to share it with everyone that is looking for a good build for dungeons and [..]
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1:32 pm, September 6, 2014
Hi!
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tl;dr : I'm trying to design a "core" general purpose/survival PvE build that can be tweaked for PvP & [..]
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12:32 am, August 28, 2014
Heyo,
I wanted your people's thoughts on this thing. Its based on the cookie cutter AR/shot build (http://wordpress.tswguides.com/s-t-a...rifle-by-braz/), but one thing i find really annoying is the [..]
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2:33 am, August 26, 2014
Hi there Dreadnecromancer here - new to the game and the forums!
I have been browsing the TSW wiki for quite some time now and thought it was about time i post my sort of ideal build and hopefully ge [..]
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2:33 am, August 26, 2014
Hey all,
I recently started playing TSW, I'm playing through Transylvania, 2 minors short of all QL 10 Blues. I wanted to ask a few questions before checking out the PvP here.
I'm mostly a PvE playe [..]
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2:33 am, August 26, 2014
With September soon upon us, we would like to solicit your input as to a tournament style to hold next.
(Please note: We have asked for volunteers and are short staffed. We make no commitment to m [..]
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