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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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, February 27, 2017
PvP Strategy Guide~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Intention/introIt goes without saying that within TSW's co [..]
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12:32 pm, December 30, 2016
Recently, I have learned hit is not as essential in scenarios (idiot me).
That made me doubt all my stats selection. I wonder if you could give me some advice.
I use this chaos/blood build (and vari [..]
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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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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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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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12:32 pm, December 2, 2016
So I will start out by saying I am fully aware that hosting a PVP tournament on Test-Live limits who can participate. However, I believe it will be the best way to handle balancing. Now on to the deta [..]
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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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12:32 pm, November 2, 2016
I'm a new player to TSW and I absolutely love it. However I feel like I'm being held back by the lack of information about builds and decks that are available these days.
To be honest TSW is a fanta [..]
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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 [..]
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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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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 [..]
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12:32 am, August 13, 2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by Odonoptera
PVPEl Dorado Final score points are now awarded for defending a relic or relic carrier. The point gain is approximately 125 per se [..]
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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 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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12:32 am, August 7, 2016
This was discussed on yesterdays streaming ones and I didn't want it to get lost in threads.
The update is going to take place next week but the details of what is actually going to change can be fou [..]
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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 5, 2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by ladysniper
well, tons of best talisman slots for PVP come from PVE. this is pointless argument. my point beeing, TSW never ment to have PVP. t [..]
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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 28, 2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloodwench
For groups, I'd like to be able to inspect the passives, for me I don't care so much about the active build. I'd also like to see [..]
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12:32 am, June 28, 2016
ArtificialMind's Ultimate Theorycrafted DPS GuideLast Update: June 27th, 2016 (1.15.2 with Elite Revamp)TL;DR: all builds can be found at http://www.markdijkema.nl/projects/tswbuildstatistics(Builds b [..]
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1:32 pm, June 27, 2016
So, I started out with a Blood/Pistol build that worked reasonably well, but after the Elite revamp I've moved to Blood/Shotgun. Despite the lack of Impairs (other than when I take down an AEGIS shie [..]
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12:32 am, June 26, 2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloodwench
For groups, I'd like to be able to inspect the passives, for me I don't care so much about the active build. I'd also like to see [..]
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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 [..]
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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 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 [..]
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12:32 am, June 17, 2016
We're getting quite a few lately. I have a couple of options. Just unstick things that aren't providing any value ( I worry that there are so many game changes that things like "build" threa [..]
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12:32 am, June 16, 2016
Since I know many of our PvP'ers only peruse this forurm, I wanted to point out the Game Update 1.15.5 announcement. Of particular note: The Elite ability revamp - including an interesting "Vulne [..]
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1:32 pm, June 15, 2016
Since I’ve posted a few curve fittings to some of the known rating to chance formulae in the game, I figured it might not be a bad idea to put them all in one thread. It will also be easier [..]
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1:32 pm, May 17, 2016
I have been working towards a DAoC style thane build using electric attacks for AoE and hammer for single target. I would like some advice on how to tighten it up to be more effective and do more dps [..]
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12:32 am, April 19, 2016
Looking back on previous pages of threads both here and in the general forums, one can't help but see that the sharing of ideas, tactics guides and builds have gone to be replaced with increasingly fr [..]
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1:32 pm, April 9, 2016
I very often lose my spot in minigames because of serfing internet while waiting for it.
I would like to have pop-up in windows (I saw it in SMITE game for example).
Maybe there is some kind of MOD [..]
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12:32 am, April 9, 2016
I just posted a reply to a Suggestion Box thread: https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...-Box-Version-2
"[PvP] Please fix PvP because as I'm sure you can see from your database (i.e. Chronicles) [..]
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12:32 am, April 8, 2016
The next show:- Thursday, 7th April at 7PM EST - 1AM CET
Special guests:
Romain Amiel aka Tilty - TSW Game Director
If you want any questions relating to PVP to be asked please post them at the fol [..]
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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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1:32 pm, April 3, 2016
I've heard a lot of different stuff regarding tank gearing, and since the seemingly most popular tanking guide thread is from 2013 with only 10.4.4 gear I figured I'd double check before building my g [..]
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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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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 [..]
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12:32 am, March 29, 2016
Thread title says it all. But, some of you may ask, why should the TSW PVP community boycott Issue #14?
The answers are as simple as they are plentiful.1. NO PVP ISSUE AS OF YET
You've heard it said [..]
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12:32 pm, March 23, 2016
i have questions about 2 signets:
***** note signet - if i put it on weapon does it give the additional damage to hits from second weapon too? and if i hit with it group of targets will signet ef [..]
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11:32 pm, March 11, 2016
Hi again!
Shifting focus for this thread. I'd like to make a ranged deck (where "ranged" means the gun weapons- pistols, shotgun, assault rifle) for soloing, and I'd like it to be able to s [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 pm, February 19, 2016
Hi all,
Many threads have been created regarding certain abilities or classes being OP/up. I feel the real issues are very different however.
Top 3:
1) Karma curio not being instant
2) Abilitie [..]
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12:32 pm, February 9, 2016
Hey guys, as the subject says I am a returning player.
Just to give a brief background... I played at launch and reached Transylvania as a ranged DPS with a focus on AR/Ele/pistols. Since then, I ha [..]
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12:32 pm, January 29, 2016
Quote:
Daily PvP challenges for El Dorado and Stonehenge now require reaching a score of 125,000 on the final scoreboard. This change should not affect challenge completion for anyon [..]
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11:32 pm, January 26, 2016
So I'm throwing this thread since it has made me laugh so hard while talking about it with my cabal.
What would be your most absurd achievements if you could create your own in the game ?
We started w [..]
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12:32 pm, January 24, 2016
Hi, I'm fairly new to this exciting game… love it so far and I am eager to go on. I have 'sortof' finished Kingsmouth and have begun Savage Coast. I am a mostly QL3 Blade/AR abilities build [..]
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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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12:32 pm, January 6, 2016
Hello everyone, and thank you in advance. I've been playing TSW off and on for awhile, only QL Rank 7 currently, with a goal in mind.. I would like to be a healer, but I'm not sure what to focus on bu [..]
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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, December 11, 2015
After reading all 30 pages of Possible to "main" heal as blood? dating back to 2013, I thought it was time to resurrect this theorycrafting thread, for 2 reasons:
1. Exquisite Corpse has had [..]
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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 [..]
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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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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, October 28, 2015
You might have known, that there has been a change to the crit rating formula.Here is what I threw together with the current patch and the data available on tswcalc.
There is a nice difference betwee [..]
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12:32 pm, October 25, 2015
I know this thread has been done to *****..... However it still continues to be an issue. Especially now that Pvp rewards are... adequate. Given that there is no loose in pvp, and equal footing makes [..]
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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 18, 2015
all the threads on these pvp forums seem so doom and gloom. its all fusang is destroyed and p2w and pugs are ****.
well fusang is dead, and fancy talismans from buying another game is sort of ****, a [..]
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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
I am not sure where make this thread but the Builds & Decks seem like the most appropriate place. I have a question about aggro generation that has been bothering me for a while but I have nev [..]
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1:32 pm, October 6, 2015
In this thread, some people said interesting things on the topic of the most sturdiest tank possible in TSW, a topic that interest me a lot.
Since however this was not the main topic of this thread, [..]
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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 [..]
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1:32 pm, September 22, 2015
so i used to be a fusang player. i literally only played tsw for fusang because i loved it so much and i do still log in alot.
however since it is always empty and there is no one to fight or it is 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 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 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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12:32 am, September 3, 2015
I posted this in the official suggestion box thread on the general forums and thought I'd post it here lest it be lost in the sea of suggestions for pets and vanities.
[PvP] Allow the change of suits [..]
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1:32 pm, August 24, 2015
Hello, Builds & Decks
I was dared into producing numbers to support my assertions on hate in the age of the Orochi tower, as threads and posts by Yokai, Bluedot et al. are apparently not auth [..]
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12:32 am, August 24, 2015
Check out my Destiny Fulfilled DPS build here: https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...-DPS-Blade-Ele.Need Build Now!!!http://www.tsw-builder.com/#25v21155...16232421612a05Intro:
This is designed to be [..]
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12:32 am, August 21, 2015
"Damage reflection effects, such as Exquisite Corpse will now only prevent an amount of damage up to the limit of the barrier's size. For example, an attack which deals 1000 damage to a reflectio [..]
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12:32 am, August 1, 2015
Just a small thought I've had for a long time: what if crit were slightly buffed? I've thought of 3 possibilities:
1) every point of crit rating would give more critical chance. It doesn't need to be [..]
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12:32 am, July 12, 2015
So after playing for a long time, taking a few breaks, I just wanted to say that I won't be playing anymore. I would like to thanks everyone for all the good fun and sorry for my big mouth, thanks for [..]
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1:32 pm, July 8, 2015
I've found it quite difficult to find TSW pvp videos and I would love to see it in other players' perspectives. So I suggest this thread to be a compilation of video montages, guides, and everything e [..]
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1:32 pm, June 29, 2015
I am very much new to this game and still trying to learn alot about it!
I decided to go with a Blade/Chaos for my first seems interesting!
I like Melee
But the builds im looking how dont tell me w [..]
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1:32 pm, June 27, 2015
I am a newcommer to the game, and still learning the ropes. I just made it to Savage Coast, but nowhere near the academy yet. I looked back a bit on his forum and did a search, but no older thread i s [..]
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12:32 am, June 26, 2015
When: Saturday July 18th at 2PM EST.
Where: El Dorado :P
Why: To kick ****, take names, and have tons of fun!
Heya folks,
An Unkindness of Ravens (Dragon Cabal) and friends will be running a 10 ma [..]
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1:32 pm, June 19, 2015
Haven't purchased it myself, yet. My understanding is that the bike also provides sprints V and VI.
Why would someone use Sprint V if they are also provided Sprint VI simultaneously?
Also, is the [..]
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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 11, 2015
I'm starting a new thread since mattman1995 asked that the pro-merge petition thread not include anti-merge sentiment.
The ostensible goal for the pro-merge forces is that a merged Fusang will have a [..]
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1:32 pm, June 8, 2015
PvP players don't ask for much, and we haven't gotten much either! I understand that Issue 13 will have a PvP update, but that's not going to be for like a year, so I think merging Fusang Battleground [..]
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1:32 pm, June 2, 2015
I am using a chaos/blade build built around one build to solo Transylvania,https://forums.thesecretworld.com/sh...o-Transylvania
I have reached Tokyo but am get my *** handed to me and get ****** by [..]
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1:32 pm, May 22, 2015
At this point, I don't have the DPS to be able to Leech Heal. So I'm wondering if there's a way for me to heal dungeons using a Rifle. (Largely Because the resources to transition to another build. a. [..]
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1:32 pm, May 13, 2015
Disclaimer, my current tanking gearset has been built following the guidelines in Ciritty's Pink tanking thread, and I like her recommendations for tanking passives, and the only passive that will lik [..]
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12:32 am, May 7, 2015
Hello everyone!
I'm kinda new to this game, but I'm getting more and more into it every day. After the first week, I'm confident to have figured out how things work and I started thinking about buil [..]
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1:32 pm, May 4, 2015
Out of respect to the intentions, I didn't want to post this on the (yet another) new PvP build thread...
But seriously, stop it with the build threads. They are enough of them already. And they don [..]
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12:32 am, April 29, 2015
You should really enter something in the PvP Montage round. We even opened up submissions a bit because some of you were concerned about builds and whatnot. Go here to check it out:https://forums.th [..]
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12:32 am, April 23, 2015
Hi folks, I've been reading a lot of threads and I think I have a good plan for how to approach my gear upgrades, but I wanted to run it by you all. Here is the scenario:
- I've recently started doin [..]
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1:32 pm, April 17, 2015
(Skip to next set of parenthesis if the intro is TL;DR for you)
Lights flash from the stage and violins begin to play; a deep, smooth voice speaks into the concert hall:
"This announcement, rig [..]
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12:32 am, April 16, 2015
iKnow there are those of you who just play the Fusang, Stonehenge, Eldorado
Look, this is just for fun (with prizes) but not extreme TSW based rewards like you get in those. The FFK tournament is my a [..]
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11:32 pm, March 27, 2015
Our developers are working on some changes to the way damage and healing work in PvP areas, and we need your help to test these changes! We are organizing a PvP test in the El Dorado minigame on the [..]
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11:32 pm, March 26, 2015
DISCLAIMER!
This thread is not for discussing any PvP related changes or other changes on testlive, as all are subject to change. This is merely an attempt to raise awareness. :)
PvP Balance Test: htt [..]
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12:32 pm, March 21, 2015
I'm looking for anything that can help me learn how to build a deck of my own that will work beyond the easier beginning of the game. Iv'e been stuck using the games pre-made decks because since leav [..]
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