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A great night

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 [..] View

Hi and bye, I guess

1:32 pm, July 31, 2017 It was a real pleasure fighting at your side and against you, during all these years. All of you. Including those who think I hated them, just because we argued or trolled each other. Come on, you sho [..] View

Solo PvE heal build for bosses?

12:32 am, June 26, 2017 So I have a DPS build that when I solo PvE does really well, I can output between 20-40k damage in a massive alpha that usually does the trick. I say usually, because I have found a *few* bosses that [..] View

After very long absence, returning player needs deck building help, solo PvE EleBlood

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 [..] View

How to gear from 10.0.0 to 10.9.5

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 [..] View

Box's MFA NM* Boss 1&2 Heal-Tank Video Guide

12:32 pm, March 6, 2017 Hey guys! The following link is a video showing how to Heal-Tank MFA NM* Boss 1 & 2 for kit-farming. It shows how to do the following: - Solo impair - Solo Heal & Tank (Of course!) [..] View

Mid game Fist/AR survival build please

12:32 pm, February 12, 2017 I've been searching around for build advice and have noticed that there is plenty of Beginning builds and Endgame builds out there, but precious little advice on what to do mid game. Which seems odd b [..] View

Mid game Fist/AR survival build advice please

12:32 pm, February 12, 2017 I've been searching around for build advice and have noticed that there is plenty of Beginning builds and Endgame builds out there, but precious little advice on what to do mid game. Which seems odd b [..] View

Shambala Fantastic Fun Farm (SUNDAY) - PRIZES REVAMP

11:32 pm, January 13, 2017 Hello everyone - Myndr here! Here is the updated Prize list - prizes will be drawn today for each, and though we had much higher participation than anticipated, I hope everyone enjoyed the event and [..] View

Gearing for pvp - My character after 2 months of play.

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 [..] View

Did i just ruin my character for pvp?

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 [..] View

Recruiting new players

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 [..] View

How much Pen is enough/too much?

11:32 pm, November 4, 2016 Quick question: For those who solo, or those who do NM dungeons (as dps) how much Pen is considered "enough" before you should then start to fill up on crit? I've seen anywhere between 700 [..] View

Old Noob - Help with Glyph Slotting and Gear Swap-Out Please

11:32 pm, November 3, 2016 So - every time I come back to the game after a few months break I think "i have some black bullion from the seasonal events, I really must sort myself out some custom gear". And then I spe [..] View

Build Thread : Decks, gearing up for and learning NM dungeons and Raids the easy way

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 [..] View

Deck advice for solo + event bosses/dungeons

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 [..] View

Problem with gearing for builds

1:32 pm, October 27, 2016 Hi all, first time doing a serious post to the TSW forums. I hope everyone's doing well! One thing that I keep ******** up now that I'm in the late game isn't so much looking up a build and putting t [..] View

The math behind the wheel

12:32 am, October 21, 2016 The idea of this thread is to gather some information about the math behind the signet, items, actives and passives of the game. The goal is never to tell if signet a is better than signet b, but just [..] View

How does Fusang work?

12:32 am, October 8, 2016 Sometimes there is a supply drop, where do they drop? Could it be anywhere or is it on the main road only? Then there is the mission you get by a custodian when your faction is low populated vs the o [..] View

AR/ELE build

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 [..] View

Tank Question

1:32 pm, September 18, 2016 So here's the build I'm looking at utilizing: Actives Bamboo Cutter Wheel of Knives Steel Palace Maelstrom Domino Effect Provoke Mass Provocation Passives Turbulence Probability Perseveran [..] View

Remove Global XP from Pvp

1:32 pm, August 18, 2016 now before any one jumps on me and says I'm whining, consider this, when we had the two sangs ( prior newsangsang ) patch global xp was sort of spread out fairly even, this new set up seems to award t [..] View

You **** at PvP (Basic guide)

12:32 am, August 16, 2016 You do, you're awful. Thankfully, this can be rectified. In fact, there are a couple of really easy steps that will put you right on track to gitting gud and none of them have anything to do with your [..] View

Fusang Decision Making for Noobs

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 [..] View

Few Tips and Tricks for better Gaming Performance.

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 [..] View

Need a little help with my stats

12:32 am, August 12, 2016 Hello, I'm currently upgrading all my gear and I'm working on getting it all to 10.5 at the moment but I think I've messed up with my glyphs because I have very little penetration. I'm using the elit [..] View

Gear Reuse with 10.9.5

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 [..] View

Assault Rifle / Chaos Tank build

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 [..] View

Healing and Tanking Builds

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 [..] View

Critical - how does it work?

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 [..] View

Albyrs Nightmare-Dungeon DPS Decks

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 [..] View

Need help with my deck and glyphs, AR/Shotty DPS

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 [..] View

Afk in fusang due to event

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 [..] View

Blood Healing and the PvP Scoreboard

12:32 am, June 25, 2016 Quote: Originally Posted by SkinFlayer Fist heals, yes. Blood heals get massive gains from signets (Divine/Blessed Steps/Protected)/WC. well, you'd think so, b [..] View

The Present State of Stonehenge PvP

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 [..] View

Update 1.15: Elite Revamp

12:32 am, June 17, 2016 Note: I'm "re-purposing" this thread as it became focused on the Elite Revamp discussion and Newbie created one for the Team Change feature. So, if any reply below seems "out of context [..] View

TSW PvP Stream

1:32 pm, June 16, 2016 Hey guys and gals, Lotiz here. I have noticed that every time I check twitch tv's TSW streams, they are all PvE streams. So I figured it could be kind of cool to do some PvP streaming for those of you [..] View

Healers Are Your Friends

1:32 pm, June 9, 2016 DPS and tanks, if you keep your healers alive, they will keep you alive. The exception to this are those in heal suits who heal no one but themselves. This is not a call to babysit your healers; this [..] View

El Dorado and Templars - Balance, equality and equity issue.

1:32 pm, May 23, 2016 El Dorado become an unbalanced battleground, Templars are rulling over it and for those (lumi and drags) which aims the challenges/bb reward is just another waste of time. How to solve it? Soo ther [..] View

Looking for a bit of deck help...

1:32 pm, May 18, 2016 Okay, here's what I've got. At the moment, I'm mostly doing random mission soloing and duoing with a friend with an AR/Blood build, but I've got two problems I'm having. 1) (major one) Tokyo outsi [..] View

Is it even possible to hold agro as a QL10 tank in elites with QL10.9 dps?

1:32 pm, May 15, 2016 I just started getting into to elites. People say that you can do elites in 10B and I've seen some people say you can do them in QL9B. No I mostly do solo content so, I don't have super 10.9 max gear, [..] View

Thanks for the fun last night Fusang

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 [..] View

Crit/pen rates on multi-hit?

12:32 am, April 27, 2016 I've been trying to model damage outputs for different builds, but I'm completely stuck when I don't actually know the numbers that I should be using. I found some old posts (circa June 2013) discuss [..] View

Faction Deck Names for Other Combos

12:32 am, April 26, 2016 I realize most of the faction decks are junk and often the names and descriptions make little sense, but I try not to hold any of that against them. I also find it easier to grok the idea of a deck if [..] View

Signet of *****'s Note

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 [..] View

PvP Problems and SOLUTIONS.

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 [..] View

The world according to Maycarus

1:32 pm, April 3, 2016 Lets just say that playing a faction mattered, suppose that a certain dungeon (new) could only be defeated by having a faction wide buff (world Domination buff) that was better than any combination of [..] View

PvP Weakness Update - Discuss

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 [..] View

PVP The Real Problemo

1:32 pm, March 30, 2016 I know as you read this title and see the person writing it, you might think HolloPoint is off on his high horse, trying the be the winter king or some sort of egotistical nonsense, but I cannot go to [..] View

What to do with all the AP?

12:32 am, March 30, 2016 Returning player here wondering what to do with all the AP my toons are earning this week. My main is elemental/hammer. I play him with my friend who is elemental/blade. We're in Blue Mountain and h [..] View

Make PvP Great Again!

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 [..] View

Share your design plans for Fusang Tilty

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 [..] View

Ideas to bring more people in ED/SH

11:32 pm, February 29, 2016 Hi ! As you have probably noticed the amount of pop for ED / SH is really low these days, it only happen during a daily challenge which is sad in my opinion. So the goal of this thread is to provide [..] View

[Leechtank] High Efficiency Dungeon Leechtanking

11:32 pm, February 26, 2016 Brutally Efficient Dungeon Leechtank I've been running a lot of non-aegis nightmare randomizer lately. This allowed me to perfect my leechtanking and transform it into a kind of semi-bufftank. In my e [..] View

So, current status on the woodcutters?

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 [..] View

Looking for advice: Chaos/fist burst soloing deck

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 [..] View

New Player - Build Improvement Advice

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 [..] View

An elegant solution:- A call to increase some PvP zones weekly challenge quotas.

11:32 pm, February 15, 2016 Topic for discussion. Would increasing the weekly SH ED wins (only) to 5 increase engagement and competition in those zones? That shambala, as long as it offers rewards not obtainable through the larg [..] View

Hammer/Shotgun DPS & Solo Build

11:32 pm, February 14, 2016 Okay, earlier I've made a Hammer/Shotgun build template, and now that people have given me some solid advice, I separated the builds into two different formats. Either way, this is the basic builds, i [..] View

El Dorado, Stonehenge, Shambala Oh My!

12:32 pm, February 13, 2016 I was thinking of ways to balance out PvP pops for all the mini games because as we all know Sham is the only one popping now even on other Sh/ED challenge days. yesterday I got only one pop SH that i [..] View

A Note About Faction Decks

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. [..] View

What am I?

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 [..] View

Funcom Goes 540 on P2W for PVP

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 [..] View

First impressions of Shambala

11:32 pm, January 29, 2016 Well, I enjoyed those few mad scrambles... But it looks as though the devs went to a lot of work for what is effectively a 60-second skirmish. I had hoped for something much more thoughtful and tactic [..] View

Defense or Protection for Tanking NM Ankh?

12:32 pm, January 28, 2016 So, if I'm putting together a gear set for tanking NM Ankh, which might be better to replace my talismans with block on them: those with defense or ones with physical protection? I usually hear that d [..] View

Leveling/Questing newbie friendly Blood/Ele build?

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 [..] View

Dear Funcom: Why "nerfs" aren't a solution, and why you need to stop doing them

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 [..] View

The Ultimate New Player Survival Build Guide

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 [..] View

Dearest Funcom

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 [..] View

Let the ARs reign of terror continue

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 [..] View

Noob deck options for single-target range opponents? Blood/Blade/Fists

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 [..] View

Which skills should I put in which talisman?

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. [..] View

Need advice on Shotgun/Elemental

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 [..] View

Please remember to report players who break Funcom Rules of Conduct

11:32 pm, December 23, 2015 Hello PVP players, Please always remember that the rules of conduct apply to PVP. I am not saying this with the intention of stopping anyone from breaking them (because those who do, tend to not r [..] View

PvP in 1.13

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 [..] View

PVP in general

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 [..] View

Need help with two builds

11:32 pm, November 30, 2015 I am going through Trans with two of my characters and have actually finished the main story to get into Kaidan for the Halloween event on both. I know a little bit about what to expect in Tokyo from [..] View

For those waiting for I-13 updates...

12:32 pm, November 26, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlwnbcxBuzI View

LiveStream Feedback - Nov 20th

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.) [..] View

min. stat requirements for ED

11:32 pm, November 14, 2015 Hi there. I know you will tell me "that depends". But in order to be a minimum effective, and considering EFB, as a tank, as a healer and as a dps, how much minimum pen / crit / crit power [..] View

How To: Woodcutter DPS Glyphs

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 [..] View

Woodcutter Builds

11:32 pm, October 29, 2015 Hey people just thought the new Woodcutter's Talismans were a pretty cool addition to the game and I love additional effects that add to build diversity. I haven't seen this really talked about yet so [..] View

Help me make some Elementalism builds

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 [..] View

"Survivability"

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 [..] View

One gear to tank them all

1:32 pm, October 19, 2015 I'm wondering since a few days: is there a way to make a tanking gear that works in ALL dungeons without requiering an amazing team nor doing any taliman switch? The basic stat split of 650 block, 650 [..] View

[ED] Carry or plant?

1:32 pm, October 13, 2015 I'm still an average PvP player in TSW, however, I have something that currently bugs me. I play in tank tank outfit. Due to my build using many dashes, I always pick the "faction" relic b [..] View

A build for no seasons

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 [..] View

Yet another dumb suggestion from yours truly.

1:32 pm, October 4, 2015 So we all agree Fusang is actual garbage right? If anyone likes the current version of Fusang i will be very surprised and should speak out now. I'm not going to outline the points of why the current [..] View

Any reason so many Pvpers hide their Chronicle?

1:32 pm, October 3, 2015 Just curious (again)! After a match, people that I've noted, I like to inspect them if there is time, if not I check their Chronicle (hoping their current build shows!). Is this more of the super- [..] View

Elementalism/Hammer Build! Do you accept my challange!? :D

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 [..] View

Getting the most ouf of Equal Footing - Gearing for PvP

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 [..] View

[Scenarii] "The Lost Tank" (beginnner scenarii build for tanks)

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, [..] View

tired of idiots

1:32 pm, September 25, 2015 Anyone else tired of idiots who complain about things in game but when offered advice on how to deal with the problem, their response is "I shouldn't have to" or "it doesn't matter" [..] View

NM Ankh Tank Build

1:32 pm, September 25, 2015 After finally learning how to tank ankh, I was going to write a guide. But then I was like, "**** it." So here's my build instead.http://www.tsw-builder.com/#15vg2611...62145721g21a43 Some [..] View

Story-viable (and possibly after) Ele/Something AOE focused build help

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 [..] View

Any Fist Healing Gear TSWCALC/Talisman-Glyph Breakdown?

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 [..] View

Sad news

12:32 am, September 16, 2015 I am posting it here too cause I know she loved her pvp and many of you probably knew her. On Sunday the 13th of September, The Secret World lost a fantastic member of our community to cancer. Just f [..] View

[Fuse-tank] Guide about high efficiency tanking

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 ** [..] View

[Dungeon Tank] "Blood Tank"

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 [..] View

Hello! Solo survival type needs some basic info before I start upgrading my gear

12:32 am, September 12, 2015 I've done okay I guess with a blade / chaos build, soloing my way through the game well into Kaidan. I've purchased all the content. As to my build, it's Escalation / Consequence / Clearing The Path / [..] View

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For those with a testing interest...

Dec 31, 2014, 11:15 pm I know some of you don't browse the General forum much; so I wanted to point out that there was a TestLive update today. The <a href="http://forums-tl.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=17133" targe[..] View

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