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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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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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 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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12:32 pm, March 6, 2017
Hello
I am looking for a good Hammer/something build that I can use to survive PvE stuff.
I don't play alone, I normally play with my partner who uses a DPS Blood Magic build and I tank using a Bloc [..]
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11:32 pm, February 16, 2017
I noticed that the Hammer Thick Skin skill reduces damage if I block, but I'm not sure if this works while I am using blade torrent. I know active abilities use the current weapon as the baseline for [..]
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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 5, 2017
I'm a new player been in the game almost 2 months. Been messing around with builds and come up with this one. Its an AOE\DOT build using blade and blood. I've always been a fan of dot's and wanted [..]
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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
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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12:32 am, October 28, 2016
Hi,
I'd like to pick your collective brain on my first deck.
Basically I'd like to have a decent solo build which is not a burden in the halloween event dungeons/bosses (cat god, jack etc...)
As th [..]
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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 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 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 9, 2016
I have a deck I put together that seems to work very well, it's affliction/impair based. I'm able to proc multiple hits in one attack (I've literally scrutinized every detail in the combat tab), anywh [..]
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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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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 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 9, 2016
Sooooooooooooooo......
Now that 10.9.5 has been out for a while, what are your thoughts? I play a lot of tank, and I find that hybrid glyphs are actually a lot better now. With the increase in base H [..]
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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 27, 2016
I've followed some TSWDB beginner builds to get through Valley of the Sun God. And now the sheer complexity of the outer rings of the skill wheel are overwhelming. Any advice?
So far I have been Pi [..]
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12:32 am, April 12, 2016
Hey everyone. Just getting back into the game seriously and I need some help.
I picked up a build based on Sword/Blood And it works fine at most places but has some real trouble in Tokyo.
[..]
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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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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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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 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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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 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 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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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 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 15, 2016
Hi guys. The second I looked at the 9 weapons in the Crucible, I knew exactly what I wanted. Seeing as this game can name Doom as one of it's inspirations, I decided to focus on the Shotgun, and of c [..]
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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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12:32 pm, January 12, 2016
Ok, so, my character has her APs spent almost evenly between Blood Magic and Blades. In SPs, she has Blades and Blood Magic at 5, and her talisman skills all at 4. One thing I've noticed is that the d [..]
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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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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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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 23, 2015
Hello!
I'm a fairly new player and just unlocked my rocket launcher. When I went to equip the launcher I had noticed that the damage of my skills went down? I tried searching the forums for a good an [..]
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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, 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 11, 2015
Is this just an error?
In shotgun damage skills, the second unlock that uses 2 points appears to gain absolutely nothing. The current and the "Next" both say the same thing "Does 2 phy [..]
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11:32 pm, November 6, 2015
I took a brief break from TSW (I know, I had a lapse in judgment!). When I came back, I saw all of our skills go up to 11 now. Aside from setting us up for some choice Spinal Tap references, what is t [..]
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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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11:32 pm, October 27, 2015
I want some help with testing. I can't tell if there's something wrong with Advantage Me or if it's a perceptual bias on my part. Here's what's going on:
I have an alt I've been experimenting on rece [..]
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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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1:32 pm, October 13, 2015
Hello guys. I'm trying to refine a bit my future PvP build for El Dorado.
I'd like to gather some suggestions, as I still in "draft" mode about it.
My main goal with this build is to attempt [..]
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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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1:32 pm, October 7, 2015
OK , 'Cleric' is a reference to the movie "Equilibrium" it's not a heal build :) Crit heavy, with some evade and crappy, crappy heals. I welcome advice!
1)Hair Trigger: focus resource build [..]
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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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12:32 am, October 3, 2015
Let's talk about skills that no one uses.
Born leader, for example.
*Utterly outclassed by Bombardment for damage.
*Completely blown away by Empowerment for healing.
*And the one unique thing tha [..]
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12:32 am, October 1, 2015
Question regarding the passives on this build.
I was in SH with this guy and he did well over 1m in healing. I died once (due to my stupid standing in the poo). I was in a mongrel build AR/Blood te [..]
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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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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 noticed there was some great guides on fist healing in terms of skills and passives, but nothing that includes a TSWCALC breakdown of suggested healing pieces...Is there one around? It seems there [..]
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12:32 am, September 16, 2015
Ok so since some of us have tons of fun with this game with build crafting alone and maybe there are still cool undiscovered exotic builds out there I came up with this thing... idea
The goal is to p [..]
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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 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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1:32 pm, September 13, 2015
The Daily challenges has made me do the normal solo scenarios again. To make them more fun Im trying to find a deck that looks cool rather than beeing as efficient as possible but still good enough to [..]
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12:32 am, September 12, 2015
So I've lvl'd some and are about to make a decision about future skills. I've read that Exposed or Corrupted must be had in the build. That tosses a lot of builds and weapon types out the window if th [..]
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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 11, 2015
A quote I heard from a player in a failing NY Raid
Now as far as I am concerned, Tanking is both fun & easy, IF you put the effort into it, and this is not an unknown issue in the game, peopl [..]
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12:32 am, September 10, 2015
This is the concept I've started working towards for my first build. Since I'm new to the game, I'd like opinions from people who have more familiarity with the mechanics of the game.
Actives:
Blade [..]
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1:32 pm, September 4, 2015
I was speaking with some people yesterday evening about NM scenarios, and a particular build that used blade, art of war, martial discipline and clearing the path... and I was suprised that the build [..]
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12:32 am, August 28, 2015
So, this:
"Damage reduction effects which last until the next hit, such as Saving Grace, Fleeting Fortress, and Art of War, will now be triggered when any health is lost"
I'm trying to fig [..]
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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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12:32 am, August 3, 2015
I really like the idea of a close range shotgun build using point blank and raging bullet, but I'm a very casual player in TSW and I haven't spent very much time theory crafting or investigating. I ha [..]
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12:32 am, July 21, 2015
I've been running a Sword/Blood solo build with Martial Stance and The Scarlet Arts riveted to my skillbar for, gosh, actually a couple of years now on my main, so now that I've started messing around [..]
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1:32 pm, July 18, 2015
Hello I've been trying to do some research on a build but the posts I'm getting are in most cases 1-2 years old and I'm not sure they apply anymore. I'm still sort of new to the game so I'd like if yo [..]
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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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12:32 am, June 22, 2015
Multi-hit builders are a staple of the proc builds using Thunderstruck as an elite passive.
Safety Off, because of its cast time and when the actual hits occur, does not do well in conjunction with i [..]
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12:32 am, June 19, 2015
Hey guys,
Maybe this have been asked before many times in forums, but I couldn't find.
So, as the title says, I have maxed all skills now. Is there anything I can spend skill points now?
Also do yo [..]
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1:32 pm, June 14, 2015
I've heard about the "evils" of "glancetanks" in PvP. Even looked at a couple of build examples. But it still seems unclear to me as to what causes a "glance". It looks t [..]
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1:32 pm, June 13, 2015
Greetings and salutations **** secret warriors one and all!
So, I wanted to start a discussion; with a positive lean; on what the PvP Community would recommend needs to happen for Issue 13. We have [..]
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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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12:32 am, June 4, 2015
Hi everyone, I Googled and Searched but couldn't find this mentioned anywhere.
Yesterday, I tried slotting Mad Skills alongside Dark Potency but both Passives cancel the other; you only end up with o [..]
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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 16, 2015
Looking for a build that will let me move through the game and enjoy the story. I have a few ideas in mind but was hoping for some feedback from people who use the builds to solo.
First is shotgun/ha [..]
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1:32 pm, May 1, 2015
Hey, I was wondering, since 3 builds were added for Tokyo would it be possible to come up with a tank, heal, and DPS build to add to the game? Maybe if there was a premade PVP build it would help peop [..]
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12:32 am, May 1, 2015
Hey Guys,
I need some advice on my current build, since my weapon combination doesn´t seem to be used that much (as much as I would love to change the combination, I won´t do it - [..]
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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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11:32 pm, March 27, 2015
Hey! I played the game straight for the first 7 months.
I was secondary leading, in the group to do world first Polaris and Darkness war dungeons nightmare along with few other bits and bobs. I stopp [..]
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12:32 pm, March 21, 2015
Hey all,
Hope some vets can clear something up for me. I'm really thrown by the wording of some skills and abilities, and how they interact with each other.
So I'm using Blade/AR, and just unlocked [..]
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11:32 pm, March 20, 2015
So is anyone having a rough time healing in PvP matches lately? I have been finding a lot of problems that are preventing me from healing my team well.
It seems to have started after the new patch was [..]
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12:32 pm, March 18, 2015
Hello,
Completely new to this game and trying to minimize mistakes on the road to a decent pvp build. I have some done (some) research and I think I would like Blade + [Chaos or Fist], and I'm curio [..]
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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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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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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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11:32 pm, February 13, 2015
I think there should be no unclassified skills; every skill that is an active attack or heal should be a frenzy, focus, blast, ext. . .including some elite skills. A lot of elite skills could use exam [..]
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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
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 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, February 3, 2015
Hi,
my tests dont show much, since i been quite bad on ping for a bit, changing connection.
Do signets proc on beginning of skill or can proc in mid aswell? For example 2-3 second skills like Shooto [..]
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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
Hello,
As an afflict Pistol/Shotgun user, I've been looking for informations about the proc rate of the aggression signet.
I use this build (but I'm considering Bond, Strong Bond instead of shootout [..]
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11:32 pm, January 26, 2015
The many forms healing manifests in the Secret World, as in damage and in mitigation, appear simple until you begin asking questions. Curiosity has led me to many wonders over the years, marked more b [..]
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12:32 pm, January 17, 2015
Hi,
got into a little argument in-game. Wanted to ask if I'm stupid or I have no idea how math works in this game :) Or I have no idea how augments/skills work :)
I hit for 100 base damage and have [..]
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