12:32 pm, March 6, 2017
Hey guys.
I know a lot of people doubt that 0-Hit rating is absurd, and doesn't work out because you might glance a lot, so I thought I'd share some videos showing parses in different environments.
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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 [..]
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12:32 pm, December 29, 2016
Good morning,
I have purchased the game last night and had enjoyed playing around with the system, trying builds out and weapon types and so far i am enjoying the game a lot. I have decided to roll a [..]
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12:32 pm, November 18, 2016
I've been searching these forums for about an hour trying to find a definitive answer on which stat is best for tanking end game, but most info is from 2012/13 and feels outdated. I'm really enjoying [..]
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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 [..]
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1:32 pm, September 25, 2016
Hi.
I have come up with a simple survival/bullet sponge gear setup that makes tanking WC (Regret) procs easy to manage.
This is sort of a proof of concept for me, since i see a lot of people regard [..]
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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, August 14, 2016
Weapons
Pistol / Elemental
Gear quality level
QL10 Greens
What content the build will be used for.
1: Survival/Solo
2: A healing build
Special Requests
I'm looking for a mediu [..]
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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, July 28, 2016
Hey all,
I've noticed a decent amount of unfamiliar faces in ED recently so I decided to put together some of my better builds that each serve a very valuable spot on any team. With each you'll find [..]
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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, 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 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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1:32 pm, June 2, 2016
I'm not entirely sure what has changed recently, but certainly something has.. I don't think I'm the only one to notice it either.
Folks having pleasant discussion in #pvp, forcing SH pops outside of [..]
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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 21, 2016
I'm just starting in Blur Mountains, and really enjoying the combo so far. I'm focusing on exploiting hindered states, and it's working well so far:
Actives:
Powder Burn
Pump Action
Buckshot
Out [..]
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12:32 am, May 12, 2016
Ok for the record, I haven't played TSW in some time an have recently started playing again and actually got a toon to end game over the last 6 months or so. GO BLUE ! 8D Anyways I like both PvP and [..]
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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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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 [..]
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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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11:32 pm, February 27, 2016
every single player uses a blade or fists and teleports behind you and stuns you..
meanwhile none of my hinder attacks stun players
thors hammer 1 shots
lol
its almost fun, but the stunlocking and te [..]
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12:32 pm, February 16, 2016
Actives:
1.) Ground pound
2.) Blowout
3.) Razor shards
4.) Crimson theatre
5.) Martial discipline
6.) Mass provocation
7.) Silver streak
Passives:
1.) Shadowplay
2.) Agitator
3.) Regeneration
4.) St [..]
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11:32 pm, February 1, 2016
Despite the launch issues with Shambala, I've really enjoyed it. It had me playing all weekend long!
That's all. Figured it couldn't hurt to say something positive on these forums.
Nice job TSW/Func [..]
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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 [..]
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11:32 pm, January 21, 2016
I've recently got back into TSW and am enjoying collecting BB thru dailies. I note that Capture 6 anima wells and participate in eldorado give lots of BB without having to fight much so I've been goin [..]
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11:32 pm, December 25, 2015
Hello everyone. Recently I've freshly started playing this game and while I do enjoy it, ever since I came to the Savage Coast I've been nothing but raging at the difficulty and how weak I feel. I can [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 am, October 9, 2015
Before you say "aw god not that again" think about it.
Pockethealers, People playing with "friends", People going in with "friends" at specific times when they know they [..]
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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 [..]
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1:32 pm, October 1, 2015
Here are my top 5 reasons why:
5. Matchmaking - Why are battle rank 150+ people playing against battle rank 0?
4. Equal Footing - Most of my gear is between 10.4 and 10.7. I made some special healt [..]
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12:32 am, September 24, 2015
"For the first time ever you can zoom around on the Hover-Tech Stealthboard. The board gives you the unique Veil-Mode Ability, which allows you to cloak from enemies for a short time and lose a [..]
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12:32 am, September 11, 2015
A quote I heard from a player in a failing NY Raid
Now as far as I am concerned, Tanking is both fun & easy, IF you put the effort into it, and this is not an unknown issue in the game, peopl [..]
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1:32 pm, September 8, 2015
This is not the first time I talk about this idea of a tank build which doesn't use penetration rating on its gear.
At that time, I had few experience, and also, the talk on the topic soon have been [..]
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12:32 am, September 4, 2015
Greetings all,OK, so a bit of background:
Up until the challenges came along, I think I've only set foot into the PvP scene 2 or 3 times (only in Fusang, and with horrible predicted results). There's [..]
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12:32 am, August 30, 2015
I've been wondering how much enjoyable pve would be if it were made more like pvp.
[suggestion] [PVE]
Remove the Gatekeeper as a requirement for NM content. This will create a larger pool of peop [..]
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1:32 pm, July 6, 2015
A friend has started playing secret world and she's enjoying more of a tank build with hammers and blades. I've been toying with the idea of going ranged dps with a bit of healing to keep my friend al [..]
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1:32 pm, June 12, 2015
Hello made this build... i'm pretty new to the game even though i have had my account since 2013. But hadn't really gotten around to playing that much until now.. I'm still learning how the game works [..]
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12:32 am, June 6, 2015
"Hi folks!
This is sezmra here again, checking in with cookie in hand. May's been a pretty exciting month for us here at the office! We just released Issue #11: Reaping the Whirlwind, and we [..]
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12:32 am, June 6, 2015
Hello!
I'm looking for some concise and straightforward directions about DPS gearing in TSW. I have always just used gear and builds to "get by" , never really mattered to me if the mission [..]
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12:32 am, June 5, 2015
Well there I am sitting at home with some back problems and I think lets take a look at the TSW a game I dropped pretty shortly after launch despite my heavy investment. So far I am enjoying myself, b [..]
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1:32 pm, June 4, 2015
Not too long ago I would not have asked this question, but my eyes have been recently opened. Play in Fusang for any length of time and the illusions of PvP peel away, one stinking onion layer at a t [..]
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1:32 pm, May 29, 2015
I'm really looking forward to the new achievement vendor. Here's why:
Our achievements now matter! People might start signing up for SH just to get the played X SH matches and get all the SH/ED achie [..]
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1:32 pm, May 18, 2015
Made this out of boredom and solely for fun! There was going to be a lot more to it but I got lazy so I'm just going to make this a part 1 and do a part 2 in the future. Enjoy
(Make sure to set it to [..]
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12:32 am, May 16, 2015
Looking for a build that will let me move through the game and enjoy the story. I have a few ideas in mind but was hoping for some feedback from people who use the builds to solo.
First is shotgun/ha [..]
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12:32 am, May 8, 2015
Can anyone help me with my build as I'm struggling with the fight in the Orochi Tower - Tier 3/3.
I can barely get the shields down in time to cause damage before they regen (even with the gadget tha [..]
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12:32 am, April 28, 2015
We've tried this in Fusang and our party almost always gets separated when we go in. Is there anyway to go into Fusang in a group and maintain that group?
It's not that we don't want others in the sa [..]
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12:32 am, April 21, 2015
So, like many other of my 'casual PvP' brethren, the Power Weekend found me in Fusang a few times. However, I found that either my Blade/Chaos build was woefully inadequate for the task, or I just don [..]
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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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1:32 pm, April 9, 2015
Hi all
Some of you may remember that I said last year that I couldn't see myself ever doing PvP. I'm just not wired that way. Some of you will have noticed that I've ended up in Fusang recently too. D [..]
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1:32 pm, April 8, 2015
Hello good people of the TSW community !
I am a relative newbie to this game, and enjoying it tremendously. I started a hammer-pistol build purely because the combination looked cool. Now (Blue Mount [..]
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12:32 am, April 4, 2015
So i have just picked this up a couple weeks ago and have been having allot of fun with it i enjoy the AR/SG line and have tried a few of the different decks including the commando starter deck. I'm 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 24, 2015
We invite you to join us for a whole Golden Week of great bonuses, brand new outfits and items with tons of bling and the Gilded Rage event! The event has just started today and will last until the [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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11:32 pm, March 4, 2015
Greetings!
I'm new to the game (Feb2015) and would like some feedback on my skill set.
My objective here was to define a good DPS build with solo PVE survivability. The concept was to use ST ranged [..]
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11:32 pm, February 12, 2015
We wish to invite you to celebrate Valentine's Day in The Secret World. This year you can enjoy the all new Satchel of Amorous Delights! It offers unique and exclusive clothing, outfits and jewelry, [..]
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11:32 pm, February 12, 2015
And I do mean new; logged in for the first time two days ago. Rather enjoying the game; it's got a neat aesthetic and I like that the investigation missions actually involve some real investigation.
[..]
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12:32 pm, February 8, 2015
Ok, so I'm fresh from beating the Golden Boy (Gatekeeper), and now I've started running Nightmares with my cabal mates. I have 4 custom pieces so far-head, finger, neck, and wrist talismans at 10.1 or [..]
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12:32 pm, February 8, 2015
Im thinking about returning (again) to TSW, because damn i love the setting, but the thing that annoys me the most is that pretty much every "top performance" build in NM/Raid setting is usi [..]
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12:32 pm, February 7, 2015
Here are some random tips and tricks I thought would help new players in the PvP world of TSW. As someone who was once new to PvP, I found these methods helpful in coping with the challenges of being [..]
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11:32 pm, February 4, 2015
Ive been trying to find a combination of skills and weapons I enjoy using before really diving into the game at this point.
Ive rerolled about 6 times so far. Every time I make it to Kings, I quickly [..]
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11:32 pm, January 31, 2015
Hi forums, I wanted to know if the build I made was feasible or not for PvE. My current build is a really basic AoE Blade-heal-tank-thing build that just lets me survive mobs. I haven't really been en [..]
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11:32 pm, January 23, 2015
This is a brand new thread, but I am going to go ahead and ask the exact same questions that I always do. I don't want to scour multiple threads when it would be convenient for everyone to see answer [..]
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11:32 pm, January 22, 2015
Ok, not quite PvP weekend, but starting today there is an extra Marks event. I did not get any email about it so thought I'd post this. 50% more Marks of Venice: When you earn Marks of Venice from Pv [..]
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12:32 pm, January 20, 2015
I am a returning player that can't decide on what to choose to go with pistols (I started with pistols and I am really enjoying them). Atm I am trying to decide between whether to use assault rifle or [..]
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12:32 pm, January 14, 2015
I've always enjoyed running AR/Blood in this game, either as a leech. or as a DPS. But after Fire in the Hole was fixed, it's definitely lagged behind most DPS builds unless you were leeching.
I trie [..]
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11:32 pm, January 13, 2015
Hi all,
Pretty new on TSW and working toward this build :
WEAPONS: blade/fist (733 AP)
ACTIVES
1. Delicate Strike (Blade->Method, 1 AP)
2. Destiny (Blade->Wind through Grass, 27 [..]
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11:32 pm, December 4, 2014
Play now to enjoy the most revealing update to The Secret World yet!
Venture out of the quarantine zone in Tokyo and continue the main story as you explore new areas, fight new enemies, meet a new [..]
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11:32 pm, November 20, 2014
You can now get your hands on the all new First Time Buyer's Pack in The Secret World. From now on, anyone buying 1200 or more Funcom Points in a single purchase will receive this great one-time bon [..]
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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 ( [..]
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11:32 pm, November 15, 2014
I recently overhauled my solo-group-elite scenario build after finally getting a breaching for my blade - had a few people test this last night and really enjoy it, so I thought I'd share.Background
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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 [..]
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11:32 pm, October 30, 2014
Hello everyone
I’m seriously enjoying the secret world but I am having right now a hard time on the savage coast. I’m going for a solo build with Assault rifle and blade. I&rs [..]
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11:32 pm, October 26, 2014
I'm a new player, happily soloing and questing and enjoying this awesome game. I only recently got to Savage Coast. The build I've been using so far has been working fine, but I'm not sure which skill [..]
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12:32 am, October 21, 2014
Hello there!
So the new meta has been settled and i think we can safly comment now on some new and old problems PvP has
* PvP community, its size,events
We had amazing event some time ago(thanks ag [..]
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1:32 pm, October 15, 2014
Hello all,
I started playing TSW last week and I am quite enjoying it so far. I started off with an assault rifle/blades build early on. I then switched over to a hammer/blades build from tswdb.com ( [..]
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12:32 am, October 11, 2014
Hello, Builds & Decks
A couple of years back I hobbycoded a parser to fit my data extracting needs for TSW combat logs. It's that time of the year again, I went back to it, rejoiced at evades [..]
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12:32 am, October 10, 2014
The time has come for another Golden Weekend in The Secret World. From today and until Monday the 13th of October you can enjoy a ton of great bonuses and take part in a special event!Read all about [..]
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1:32 pm, September 22, 2014
I enjoy SH alot, and think that it is pretty well designed overall. A catch up mechanism in the score algorithm might help the non dominant Teams and lead to even closer matches (Team score, not indiv [..]
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12:32 am, September 16, 2014
Hey there.
To my knowledge, I just have a few questions that aren't answered by the FAQs in the stickied thread on the forum! Anyway, I'm new to the game -- just got off my trial access period and d [..]
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12:32 am, September 13, 2014
So yah. Im going to make a post:P.
Alot of people been asking for a "nuke build" for NM dungeons, so was thiking to share it with everyone that is looking for a good build for dungeons and [..]
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12:32 am, September 6, 2014
The entire team enjoyed their summer break and I am happy to report that there were no polar bear related casualties. Which means there have been no polar bear related fatalities in the history of The [..]
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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 [..]
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12:32 am, September 3, 2014
Im pretty confident at being an mmo player, and have no trouble in terms of group play etc - however there is such a thing as "too much freedom" for me, as i absolutely **** at creating and [..]
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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 [..]
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2:33 am, August 26, 2014
I will be copying all the current game builds and the gear stats that people are wearing (without naming them of course!) and posting the results here. Enjoy!
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