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Box’s 1-size-fits-all tank build

12:32 pm, March 6, 2017 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...eqbm4qeYY/edit BOX’S 1-SIZE-FITS-ALL TANK BUILD Hey Guys it’s Box again! Ever wanted to learn the role of the most sought after role but [..] View

Minor DPS signets, +3 or 4.5%

12:32 pm, February 25, 2017 There are two series of DPS signets for minor talismans, they both increase damage but they have different percentage values. Examples (all purples): Assassination increases Strike damage by 4.5% (Ham [..] View

Uniforms in Fight Clubs?

12:32 pm, January 15, 2017 Is there any way to get the role uniforms that boosts your stats in the fight clubs? A friend and I are new to the game and wanted to duel while we waited for the queues to pop and ended up just one s [..] View

How is the PvP population?

12:32 pm, January 12, 2017 Hello. New player here. Just wanted to know what the PvP population is like in this game. I tried playing some and everything seemed dead, but it's also 4AM on a weekday. Do people play shambala, ston [..] View

Need some praise or criticism on build please.

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 [..] View

New Player Starter Build Advice: Blade/Shotgun for Solo/Tank

11:32 pm, November 4, 2016 Hello, how's it going? I just got the Secret World last week, and I've been thoroughly enjoying the game thus far. The missions themselves are well done (especially investigation missions) and the set [..] View

New Hammer/Chaos Tank Questions

11:32 pm, November 3, 2016 Hello there! I just recently started the game less than a week ago. I've been looking through the various tank guides on this website as well as others and have a general idea how I want to go about [..] 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

HP Talismans for pure dps spec in pvp?

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 [..] View

NM group scenarios builds & tactics

1:32 pm, September 2, 2016 hi the tactic i always use in NM group is "1 camp" with tank, healer, 3 dps - however i was told that nowdays people do them like elite groups - all 5 members are dps (but in NM use some def [..] View

Attention! - Lost Fusang Rewards

1:32 pm, August 10, 2016 Just wanted everybody to know, that you can only have one mission report per quest type active. This means, if you finish the defensive mission for example and forget to send the mission report befo [..] View

Is PvP in TSW Absolute ****, or Nah?

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 [..] 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

Update 1.15 announcement

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 [..] View

Reconsidering our options: Alts

1:32 pm, June 1, 2016 Hey there folks, wanted to run an idea by you guys. I'll start with this: Back when pvp was a bit more lively, I knew people who would swap from one account to another if their team was losing. They' [..] 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

Raztec's Video Guides

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 [..] View

Build help for returning player

12:32 am, April 13, 2016 Hello. I have just returned from a looong time away. I generally solo the normal content. I wanted to know if the Grifter build is a solid build? I have been using it for a day and it seems to work fi [..] View

AR/Blood solo build?

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 [..] View

Tanking Build Questions?

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. [..] View

Tank build critique/advice wanted

11:32 pm, February 23, 2016 So, I am thinking of trying my hand at tanking in TSW. At least to start with it will be in the Normal dungeons and/or the easier Elites. (It will be a while before I am ready for any Nightmare dun [..] View

Help for a pistol/blade dungeon build

11:32 pm, February 18, 2016 Hello guys! First post here. I gonna start with a little introduction. I have played the game ALOT. Its my most played game on steam so far. When I first started playing the game a long time ago, I [..] View

Advice on woodcutter dps builds

12:32 pm, February 15, 2016 I wanted to advice in the stats to use and the type of build to use currenly i am running pistal shutgun proc build with 720 penetration but since i switch i feel that my dps went a little lower so i [..] View

Hidden bias in Shambala?

11:32 pm, February 5, 2016 I wanted to make this a poll but couldn't figure out how to do it. Basically I've found that 75% of my wins in Shambala are coming from the moon side and I was curious to see if others noticed a bias [..] View

Surpising lack of Evade Tanks online [Chaos/Shotgun]

12:32 pm, February 3, 2016 So yeah, I'm kind of surprised at the lack of Evade Tank builds online. I wanted to toss one together, get some feedback, tweak, and improve it. I wanted to do an evade tank because block has so much [..] View

n00b Shotgun/blood build

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 [..] View

What should I be looking for...

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. [..] View

Returning Player - Survival Build Feedback

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 [..] View

Noobie here. Needing help with some deck/build making.

11:32 pm, December 17, 2015 So this is what what I'm going after for my endgame build: http://www.badomens.net/calculator#0...bibscd4na45000 I don't know how good that is but I also wanted to see if Blade/Elemental or AR/Element [..] View

Help With Deck

12:32 pm, December 17, 2015 Hey All, I've been playing for just over a year but never posted so hello and I'm hoping someone can give me some advice or direction for my deck. I'm running AR/BM DPS, I mostly play solo and hav [..] View

"Ideal" Soloing Gear Setup?

12:32 am, October 21, 2015 Hello everyone. Wanted to throw this out there. What stat distribution do people recommend for soloing builds? I currently have one that is crit-heavy. It works wonders for some builds (chaos/fist b [..] View

In the hospital, help amuse me

12:32 am, October 11, 2015 So I'm in the hospital for the weekend, and this computer isn't strong enough to run tsw, so I've been making builds to pass the time and figured I should show all of you! We can share and trade build [..] View

A guide to Rifle/Fist direct healing

1:32 pm, October 4, 2015 Pure Rifle/Fist healing Hey guys. After playing so much time in TSW as all roles, i wanted to go back to my roots as a pure healer. I never really enjoyed HoT fist healing cause it’s so depr [..] 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

Leechtanking NM Scenarios

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 [..] View

First Build: Blade/Shotgun, Penetration>Afflicted

1:32 pm, September 12, 2015 Hi all, After building Maverick>Paladin I decided to explore Penetration and Afflicted, so I made this build. There's probably a lot of stuff wrong with it, so if you've got some pointers to sh [..] View

Skills I simply must have?

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 [..] View

how leeching frenzy works with signet of thirst?

12:32 am, September 1, 2015 hi all wanted to ask how leeching frenzy works with signet of thirst - tool-tip says i get 12.2% leech from frenzy attacks and 20% leech from signet of thirst so - do i get 32.2% leech or they don't [..] View

Newb Gear Question

1:32 pm, August 31, 2015 Hello! I'm (relatively) new to PvP, and I had a question I couldn't find answered anywhere else in the forum. I'm currently plotting out my endgame PvE gear, as I'm also getting into endgame territor [..] View

asking advice on fine-tuning builds for pvp & scanerios

1:32 pm, August 30, 2015 hi all wanted to ask advice for my new pvp & scenarios builds - first of all the talismans i intend to keep for both builds: coney island band, egon pendant, brooklyn bracer, subway tokens, he [..] View

Help an indecisive player out

12:32 am, August 19, 2015 Hey all, been playimg this game on and off since for awhile and I wanted to try something new. I have looked up and found many great builds. The problem is I can't make up my mind. I know the follo [..] View

Question about Blood/fist

1:32 pm, August 11, 2015 Hello, I'm brand spanking new to this game- just started yesterday. I like it. I wanted to try something new this time and not start as a DD/DPS so I'm going with full on Healer! After work I'm gonna [..] View

I don't understand how solo builds without major spike-heals are supposed to work

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 [..] View

My quitting thread

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 [..] View

Guide for Non-Healers in Fusang

1:32 pm, July 2, 2015 Finally! It is done! I managed to build my first QL10.4 talisman set. To celebrate this event I give you myGuide for Non-Healers in Fusang If you ever wanted to know how to play with a healer in Fusa [..] View

What needs to happen for Issue 13 (just another pipe dream thread)

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 [..] View

Hammer/Assault Rifle Beginner Build

12:32 am, May 29, 2015 Hey folks, I'm goofing around with hammer/assault rifle on an alt and I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to grow the build. I'm not very familiar with these weapons which is why I'm playing them. [..] View

Advice needed on my build(s)

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 [..] View

Tokyo Gear Advice

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 [..] View

PvP Bootcamp Builds Booty Call!!!

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 [..] View

Chaos/Shotgun Tanking?

11:32 pm, March 18, 2015 Hey everybody. So, real quick background: I've been playing TSW sporadically since launch. For the most part, I've done endgame gear-grinding very slowly, but have been considering delving back into t [..] View

Handling rude behavior

11:32 pm, March 17, 2015 Ok, so I know this topic has come up a few times; but I was just sharing with one of our PvP community about some of my experiences and decided to post this here. It is my firm belief that being a je [..] View

PvP Rewards (ED vs SH)

11:32 pm, March 14, 2015 So I wanted to discuss a bit about PvP rewards because I think there is a very clear imbalance in rewards that is causing problems in queue (Specifically for SH) To do this, I am going to make some ed [..] View

Suggestion: Obstructs, Rising Vigour, and useful Elite actives

11:32 pm, March 13, 2015 Right now, Obstructs have the potential to change the (group PVE) game in a very good way. Obstructs do not count towards Rising Vigour. Rising Vigour is a good idea, but when paired with too many hi [..] View

New Player looking for good solo PvE build

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 [..] View

Suggestions on changes on my Blade/AR solo build

11:32 pm, March 12, 2015 Hello, I'm here to look for suggestions on how to change my main solo build. I started the game as Blade/AR build focusing on DPS and using leech abilities to cure myself on soloing PVE. With the curr [..] View

Update Notes Enhanced Player Experience: Game Update 1.11

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 [..] View

Buzzing Game Director Letter - March 2015

11:32 pm, March 9, 2015 Hi guys, I’ve just returned from my whirlwind visit to the US office (and a quick trip to Canada) and I am jetlagged. Still, the nice unicorn that I sat next to on the plane after taking my [..] View

Returning player's some help :)

12:32 pm, February 19, 2015 Hoi everyone, I want to give Secret World another try as this is about the only modern horrorish mmo out here with a good theme and lore. I've played upto and into Blue Mountain but is got to hard f [..] View

[Hammer/Blade] Tank Build critique

11:32 pm, February 18, 2015 Looking at putting together my first real tank outside of KM, this is what I'm looking at:ACTIVE: Grand Slam – Single Target RP builder, aggro enhancer Blade Torrent – Multi Targe [..] View

PvE Ele Bld Crit Build!?!?

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 [..] View

Leaving for a Bit

12:32 pm, January 23, 2015 Hey all - Myndr here. I wanted to let everyone know that I will be gone for quite a while starting on the 25th; I have some Army stuff going on that will take me away for some months (nothing terrib [..] View

Is my math wrong?

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 [..] View

Solo Build for Leveling Healer (Fist/Pistol)

11:32 pm, January 9, 2015 Hey guys, I'm in the process of leveling a healer and I'm finding that I struggle with fighting mobs and surviving while doing missions in Savage Coast. Since I'd like to stick to a Fist/Pistol build [..] View

Pistol/Blade or Blade/AR

11:32 pm, January 8, 2015 Hey! I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I am interested in either a Blade/Pistol DPS build or a Blade/AR DPS build and just wanted to know which had the best synergy and most potential for D [..] View

Happy 2015

11:32 pm, December 31, 2014 I just wanted to wish all you wonderfully **** PVPers out there a very Happy New Year (for some of you it already is 2015) 2014 hs been fun, new content, old content revised, the continuing grind, fl [..] View

Things I Learned On My First Day As a PvP Healer

11:32 pm, December 28, 2014 The Templar heal suit is an angry bird. The raid window is for more than just seeing who is in your raid. Healers play a mini-game of hide and seek as depleting green bars in your raid window do not m [..] View

Help Updating Magitek Gunner [Raid DPS]

12:32 pm, December 7, 2014 About a year ago some guys from my Cabal helped me put together a build to shoot for. I use pistols and elementalism, based around buffing crit power and focus attacks, then abusing Shootout. I don't [..] View

Understanding Rotation

12:32 pm, December 4, 2014 So I'm hop skipping through the game havin fun, and have been lucky enough to land some high QL dungeon drops, but I am bound and determined to make a solid Shotgun/Chaos build. I know the interwebs s [..] View

For those with a testing interest...

11:32 pm, November 25, 2014 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 TestLive Update Notes include a few PvP focused changes. Some of the more [..] View

Boxcar is a rockstar!!!

12:32 pm, November 18, 2014 Hey folks, Last week, our fighting friend, Boxcar, had a RL event which will significantly impact his game time. This seems to be far more negative to his enjoyment of TSW than my most recent gig ( [..] View

Elemental/Hammer Strike build In works. Feedback please.

11:32 pm, November 11, 2014 Alright, hey everyone, so I'm still fairly new at this game, only been playing for a couple of months. I'm mostly a PVE player, so I wanted to find a Deck that I could play that was effective and enj [..] View

A message for the wonderful developers

1:32 pm, October 16, 2014 Hi everyone, Myndr here. I wanted to thank the development team for their hard work and for still thinking about the PvP community as they move forward. I also wanted to give a suggestion that might h [..] View

The rantings of a part time PvP’er

12:32 am, October 16, 2014 So yes, it’s one of these threads (again), yes I made a post similar to this a while back, but the recent matches have been an annoying experience, so I felt the need to share. :evil: I ha [..] View

Approaching NM Dungeons, Seeking Advice

12:32 am, October 15, 2014 TRANSMIT - initiate forum signal - RECIEVE - initiate Builds & Decks frequency - I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING - initiate newb lexicon - WITNESS - a request for help. Hello all, here's the situ [..] View

Hammer/Blade tank build...just want to make sure I understand what I want from it

12:32 am, October 7, 2014 I am trying to build a good Hammer/Blade build and just wanted to make sure I understand the synergies right. With Blade do I want to focus on afflicted in order to increase penetration rate which th [..] View

"Lawnmower" bulid still viable?

12:32 am, October 7, 2014 In looking for answers to my blade / elemental post question, I stumbled on a build with Blade / Chaos Called the "Lawnmower" build, which I found online in it's original 2012 form (http://s [..] View

As Seven Days comes close to an end

1:32 pm, October 4, 2014 *warning: it's me (i.e. loooooong) *The light is subdued on the stage, the band; bleery eyed and exhausted raise their instruments and begin to play as the man makes his way to the microphone. Blue [..] View

Seven Days of Stonehenge - A note

1:32 pm, September 28, 2014 Hi folks, Your **** PvP event hosts got together tonight to chat and wanted to make sure we shared some information in advance and during the Seven Days event. 1 - This is a promotional event; we ar [..] View

Untested Builds: Advice Wanted [New Player]

12:32 am, September 24, 2014 I'll keep this short because I know a lot of people are the "TL;DR" type. I'm looking through the Drakkashi TSW Ability Wheel website (google searched) and making some builds that look fun [..] View

What the hell is Stonehenge!?!? (FAQ's about Stone)

12:32 am, September 21, 2014 ***Under construction, please be patient as we build this out**** Greetings and Salutations Secret Worlders!!! With the upcoming Seven Days of Stonehenge event ( http://forums.thesecretworld.com/sho [..] View

Blade/AR for... tanking?

12:32 am, September 21, 2014 So two nights ago I went through my first dungeon. My main basically went through everything solo, skipping dungeons, because I generally dislike "the holy trinity" in MMOs -- I mean, I real [..] View

Testing dummies with aoe

12:32 am, September 11, 2014 Hi everyone ! I wanted to do some test on the (poor) illuminati dummies aaaaand i got a problem : i have some chain but the dummies seem too close, i can't find one who's not gonna bounce to another [..] View

Healing seems to do very little per cast? Also sites with builds/guides?

12:32 am, September 11, 2014 So I started playing the game at launch and in the first couple of dungeons I tried to heal and barely managed it. No AoE heals and it took like 10 or more casts of a heal to heal just one player to f [..] View

ele/blood

12:32 am, September 10, 2014 WEAPONS: elemental/blood (747 AP) ACTIVES 1. Arc Flash (Elemental->Mortality Curve, 9 AP) 2. Flashpoint (Elemental->Altered States, 34 AP) 3. Blaze (Elemental->Zero Crossin [..] View

Need Solo build AR/blood or Shotgun/Blood

12:32 am, September 6, 2014 I've just started playing this game a couple of days ago. I started to build a Ele/Blood build but I'm not liking it as much as I thought I would. I'm not into melee weapons and wanted to try either S [..] View

I think I'll call you...

12:32 am, September 1, 2014 ...Darth Sparky! Dominate the Force and cackle maniacally while shooting lightning from your fingertips!http://www.tsw-builder.com/#68v83163...10g05930673671 Actives: -Shake and Bake -Cold Wave - [..] View

Hot or not + build question

1:32 pm, August 30, 2014 I recently play around with the Deck Builder and try to do something new and ofc with some sense :) Well i am still new to TSW, so i still learn. Right now i tried to create a build which has good dmg [..] View

AR / ELE - the "tired of safety's off" build

12:32 am, August 28, 2014 Heyo, I wanted your people's thoughts on this thing. Its based on the cookie cutter AR/shot build (http://wordpress.tswguides.com/s-t-a...rifle-by-braz/), but one thing i find really annoying is the [..] View

elemental and what?

2:33 am, August 26, 2014 Hi there Dreadnecromancer here - new to the game and the forums! I have been browsing the TSW wiki for quite some time now and thought it was about time i post my sort of ideal build and hopefully ge [..] View

Shootout at the O.K. Corral!!!

2:33 am, August 26, 2014 Well Howdy!!! While we are still circling the wagons and gettin' our giddy-up on; we wanted to signalize the upcomin' Billy!!! (I have no idea what any of these words mean, I have a "cowboy to [..] View

Fairly New to TSW, PvP Questions

2:33 am, August 26, 2014 Hey all, I recently started playing TSW, I'm playing through Transylvania, 2 minors short of all QL 10 Blues. I wanted to ask a few questions before checking out the PvP here. I'm mostly a PvE playe [..] View

Broadway Charm question

2:33 am, August 26, 2014 Hi Folks, I just wanted a second opinion on this, does anyone know if the broadway charm effect can be triggered by passive heal abilities or healing signets (e.g., cruel delight)? From the brief tes [..] View

Feeling lost (Deck help)

2:33 am, August 26, 2014 Hi, i just recently came back to TSW and decided to start over. My new Toon is now almost done with Blue Mountains. So far i have not real trouble with my build, beside that it is boring as hell. Th [..] View

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Untested Builds: Advice Wanted [New Player]

Dec 29, 2014, 1:32 am I'll keep this short because I know a lot of people are the "TL;DR" type. I'm looking through the Drakkashi TSW Ability Wheel website (google searched) and making some builds that look fun to play th[..] View

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