12:32 pm, January 18, 2018
Hi.
I was just wondering if there are anyone who is still interested of having some funtime in Fusang, or in any other PvP minigames?
It seems that SWL PvP is no-go, or it will be horrible and I kin [..]
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12:32 am, August 10, 2017
Thanks to all guys who were here tonight in Fusang. Still a pleasure to fight old lumies salts and find some red baby seals despite global warming.
A little thought to those who have migrated to SWL [..]
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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 2, 2017
Hi, I got TSW when it first came out, bought a Lifetime sub, but then (for reasons I can't recall) drifted away from the game around Blue Mountain. I half remember things about this game, but mostly f [..]
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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 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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11:32 pm, February 8, 2017
I've been playing Secret World for a while now on and off. I recently go back into it and progressed all the way to Tokyo from Savage Coast with little difficulty with my AR/Blade build so I've always [..]
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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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11:32 pm, December 19, 2016
El Dorado in it's current state is not working at all as intended. Literally if a team has 2 semi decent tanks and manages to get 2 relics while others have 1 each or non so that they get a point lead [..]
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11:32 pm, December 7, 2016
This is for my solo deck, I use Blood/Blade. I'm about to make myself a long term goal, and in the long term, expenses are not a problem.
In another, old dead thread, it is explained that Abuse is bes [..]
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11:32 pm, December 2, 2016
I know that there's an older thread about this, but the problem seems to still be in effect. I queued for Sham for a while, finally got in, the screen went black, nothing I could do so I had to hit t [..]
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11:32 pm, December 1, 2016
Hi,
I am completely new to the game and would like some advises on builds. I am in the 2nd zone (Savage Island) at the moment and having quite hard time taking on mobs. Two normal type mobs at the sa [..]
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12:32 pm, November 28, 2016
Hello good folks, newb to the game here been playing a couple of days. So far got a build like this:http://www.tsw-builder.com/#47v77070...12403332110816
with the exception that i'm still working tow [..]
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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 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 4, 2016
Hi there.
Quick question, which could apply to any type of +20% of x stat.
If I have a signet that says "when it goes off, you get +20% evade for x seconds", does that mean that you get:
[..]
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1:32 pm, October 29, 2016
I've Googled and Searched, but the info seems to have dead links and whatnot. I'm at the upgrading point where large amounts of Attack Rating (AR) added or removed make zero appreciable difference to [..]
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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 21, 2016
Of some sort, anyway. Yes, I am rather new at this. But if this super flexible system is in this game, why not use it? I want to make a build that can **** healers quite well. I've seen a few ideas [..]
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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, October 10, 2016
Tried to do some searching and i can't quite find a concrete answer, so I will beseech the immense experience that dwells on these boards. What is currently the most effective solo elite damage proc? [..]
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1:32 pm, October 7, 2016
Returning to the game after YEARS.
I had a ok-ish AR/ELE dps build, I have pretty much the whole wheel unlocked but my weapons (10.4 if I remember correctly) were for AR/ELE.
I'd rather not change t [..]
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12:32 am, September 21, 2016
After enjoying lots of fun Pvp in Fusang due to everyone trying to get the doomboard I'm sad to see things are going back to normal. While the doomboard challenge was active and players were trying t [..]
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12:32 am, September 21, 2016
I just wanted to ask. Is there ANY value to having health talismans in pvp when you're a dps spec? My build was created back before Issue 1 and a lot of people were running two HP Talismans back then [..]
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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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12:32 am, August 19, 2016
Hiya all.
Obligatory note: I am a recent return player. I played most of the BETA and a few months after release, but 2 kids later and not an MMO in between now and then... I have some more time now [..]
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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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1:32 pm, August 12, 2016
Fusang, and other populated elements of the game, can be a downer for some peoples. I hear complaints about poor FPS, and general lag. I was one of those who suffered bad performance, and I started to [..]
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12:32 am, August 4, 2016
While no longer critical as it was when fuses were rare, I still would like to reuse gear if possible between my dps, tank, leach, and solo builds. I have come up with the following design to re-glyp [..]
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12:32 am, July 15, 2016
Hello. I am new.
There's undoubtedly hundreds of these threads lying around here, but with the recent meta change due to passive/elite revamp, i will go ahead and ask these questions again on behalf [..]
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12:32 am, July 14, 2016
Hello!
there was recently well... hmm... "event" in wich talking abaut ED went sideways.
The air of that discusion was poisonus and i would like to avoid it while talking abaut ED, becous [..]
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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 2, 2016
Much ado about DPS builds but have not seen any updated core Healing or Tanking builds of late, or are the generic ones at tswdb.com still the go to? Especially with the latest patch (though I assume [..]
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12:32 am, July 2, 2016
In a new build I am mooting I have a Critical Rating of 135 and a Crit Power of 45.
In my offensive stats it says that my critical chance is 9.3% including a Fusang bonus. (I'm currently in Seoul, s [..]
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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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1:32 pm, June 21, 2016
Hey folks, I am coming back to the game after a three year absence. I was curious if Cirittys talisman setup for tanks is still valid in the 10.9 world or is the new meta adding glyphs other than Bloc [..]
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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, June 16, 2016
For the curious: it now affects leech% and damage, but still not the direct healing of leech abilities. Probably worth using again now that it will work properly on Transfuse Anima, but it's still not [..]
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12:32 am, June 15, 2016
Salt in the Wound states that "whenever you apply Afflicted", and Bloodspot got a stack up Afflicted state.
So....
1) Is renewing the Afflicted status from Bloodspot counted as "applyin [..]
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12:32 am, June 11, 2016
Alright build gurus, I've got an unusual challenge for you, I hope this is an ok place to put it.
My fiancée isn't much of a gamer, but after some research, we picked up tsw to try out to [..]
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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 24, 2016
I've been playing a lot of dps roles recently, but I notice that even with my 800 pen/200 crit I'm still doing a lot less than people with less penetration rating, but more crit rating. For a person [..]
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12:32 am, May 5, 2016
I finally had *some* Fusang PvP action last night. At some point it had about 20 people.
Last night, I got bored while waiting for Shambala que with my Templar char. I thought I'll mess around in F [..]
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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, May 3, 2016
Another SH day and the farmers are back yet again. Seems they're consistently locking the queue out to Temps though for hours upon hours - have we gone back to the 'groups have priority' setting with [..]
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12:32 am, April 28, 2016
As we all wait for the patch eexcitedly, i wondered what builds would be Options for dps going onwards.
Pistol/Shotgun
The old well known build with bombardment - 1 Player per raid should still be f [..]
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12:32 am, April 27, 2016
Raztec’s Video Guides
Hi all,
So my name is Raztec, and I have wanted to post this for a while now, but I was unsure of where to do so because it covers many things, so I decided to place it [..]
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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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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 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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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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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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12:32 am, April 5, 2016
Good evening.
Is there a solo build for AR/Blood? I enjoy the combo, but after three builds it seems I wasted AP and I'm getting frustrated.
I'm not that far into the game, as I need to ****, Beaum [..]
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1:32 pm, April 2, 2016
I thank all of you; every last one of you!
Once it was filled with 'relikt[sic]' spills and aspirational, time consuming, and sometimes confrontational thrills!
I do believe the party is mostly over [..]
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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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1:32 pm, April 1, 2016
I've come back to the game a bit after about a 6 month break, I'm just wondering now with Anima shot becoming a 1 second cast is it still worth taking over the likes of anima burst? I also feel like a [..]
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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 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, March 14, 2016
Here is my current gear:
Solo Gear:http://joakibj.com/tswcalc/#weapon=9...5,3,0,4,0,3,39
Laceration on head, breaching on sword, currently nothing on my hammer.
I only use hammer for molten steel [..]
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12:32 pm, March 7, 2016
Shambala has been around a bit now, and I wonder if anyone else has noticed this.
I haven't looked at the map recently, since it's not too important to do in there. BUT....
The map I saw looked as t [..]
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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 19, 2016
Hey Tilty
if you reading forums, I know you sometimes do :)
How about some minor fixes:
1. Add PVP reward bag with new signets to Fusang Complex missions, ED and SH wins
2. Add PVP green reward bag, n [..]
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12:32 pm, February 18, 2016
Howdy folks. Thanks for coming. I'm looking to get some advice regarding an "old" soloing deck of mine to see if it can be improved any further.
(I say "old" because I've been usi [..]
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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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11:32 pm, February 17, 2016
I've been doing some research on end game healer builds and three builds below caught my attention. Fist/Pistol was what I had intended on going with originally but I'm not so sure anymore. First of [..]
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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 14, 2016
Hey all,
First, here's my build:
Blade / Chaos
Actives:
Escalation
Karma
Clearing the Path
Martial Discipline
Domino Effect
Smoke and Mirrors
Surging Blades
Passives:
Bloodsport
Leeching [..]
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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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12:32 pm, February 7, 2016
I fail to see why this buff is needed. If people want to leave early they can simply jump of the ledge and exit after dying.
The only people who get the deserter buff in my experience are:
1. Peopl [..]
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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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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
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 29, 2016
Hello,
I'm just a casual player, currently using the in-game elite deck Gun Hexer (AR / Blood). It's great for soloing, but I'm trying to find some AR based decks for DPS (dungeons).
Is this AR / B [..]
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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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11:32 pm, January 26, 2016
Hi everyone!
I just started play TSW again, after a 3-year hiatus. My current story quest is Total Eclipse which means that I’m almost in Egypt. I’ve used mostly Blade/AR until no [..]
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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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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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11:32 pm, January 14, 2016
For starters, let me just say that my current limiting factor is BB.
I'm still trying to convert my builds to purples. My tank builds are fully purple. My dps builds are mostly blue. My heal build [..]
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11:32 pm, January 13, 2016
Oh, NO! Todays patch ****** Anima Shot? I guess people will stop using AR now, or will they?
Have fun nerfing Funcom :D
Here some ideas for replacement builds. I'm reconstructing those builds from [..]
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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 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, January 4, 2016
Newbie here, I've set up my own AR and Blood build. It's crude, but it does the job. Got me through Kingsmouth with ease. When I got to Savage Coast, it was more of the same until the bugs came along. [..]
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11:32 pm, December 30, 2015
Hi Folks
PVP client performance in TSW is pretty ****. I am sure people agree.
But I have a question.
Is everyone out there in every ED match/SH match/Populated Fusang literally running around with [..]
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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 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, December 17, 2015
NEW!
The Orochi tower may have been conquered, but Kaidan’s survivors still need your aid. In Issue #13: Trail of Shadows, new missions await from your favorite characters, including Harumi [..]
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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 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, November 15, 2015
Hello everyone. I tried finding this information by searching for it, but I didn't seem to be able to find the right string (anything saying support tends to be looking for in-game support, or help). [..]
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11:32 pm, November 13, 2015
Looks like the DPS Woodcutter is not going to be fixed, so in fairness everyone should know how to make this pop.
Because the glyph gives you penetration without having to have ANY PEN on your gear y [..]
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11:32 pm, November 10, 2015
Hi cookies!
The Funcom Durham office has recently relocated to another office building in the Durham area. We've been hard at work over the last several weeks getting this organized, and we're just n [..]
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12:32 pm, November 8, 2015
hi alittle **** on what to do next im working on purple gear i see these 3 types to get
health, attack and heal
peaces i got so far are my 2 weps blade and chaos with penerration glyph
head .. he [..]
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11:32 pm, November 7, 2015
Actives
1. Blade Torrent
2. Domino Effect
3. Steel Echo
4. Clearing the Path
5. Four Horsemen
6. Chaotic Pull
7. Helter Skelter
8. ***** From AbovePassives
1. Leeching Frenzy
2. Immortal Spirit
3. Bra [..]
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