Category: The Secret World (TSW)

TSW Bard DPS Hybrid Build Guide by rrauwl As I gear up to run NM beyond 18/18, I was looking at conventional group makeup and how it might be enhanced. In examining typical group mechanics,...

TSW Regeneration Build Guide by gabrion2 A few notes first. I’ve seen several people here post that passive healing abilities in TSW are sub par. Often people try them out only to realize the benefit...

TSW NM Full Support Guide by Escalith Hello and thanks for reading this guide. I know that alot of people are having problems with steadily clearing the Nightmares; especially full/partially clearing the newly released ones....

TSW Blood/Fist Healing Guide by dulfy Hey everyone, after I published my AR/Blood healing build, there has being some requests for me to make one for Fist/Blood combination as well. I have played this build quite...

TSW Fist Healing Endgame Guide by Aela While there are multiple viable healing builds at end-game, it is the general belief that the in most situations, fist offers the most powerful healing options for Elite...

TSW Fist Healer Theorycrafting by Shadai There is a lot of information (and misinformation) floating around on the forum boards about this ability or that ability. Mostly it is spouted theorycraft from people who haven’t...

TSW Blade/Chaos Tanking Guide by Escalith This is a throughout guide that should settle all your tanking needs, whether you just started out – are mediocre or mayhaps a few tips and tricks that even...

TSW NM Hammer Tank Guide by Escalith Now, there’s been alot of discussion about Tanking Builds and which stats are the most favorable; each one leading to ‘Glance > Block’ and ‘Sword > Hammer’ or...

TSW NM Tank Shotgun Blade Build by Warin Blitz™ a High Mobility, Single Target, Ranged Capability Tank Build Link to deck This build is for Nightmare, some fights force you out of melee range and...

TSW Pistol Ele DPS Templar Build Guide by Simurg Shooting Fire: A Short Fuse and a Burning Templar My first proper ‘guide’! This is not a general DPS guide, it is a guide to a...

TSW Leeching Beginner’s Guide by Petri What This Guide Is NOT: A replacement for the standard of end-game leeching guides, Claretta’s Reaper thread. He’s got the 10.4-10.5 thing covered six ways from Sunday, I can’t...

TSW Rifle Leech Healing Complete Guide by Claretta2 Benefits and drawbacks of leech healing Leech healing is popular in The Secret World, and for good reason. Leech healing brings many benefits to healing. The most...

TSW Tanking Mega Guide by Ciritty Hi, I’m Ciritty. I like pink, TSW and chocolate. That’s all yer getting out of me! This guide will be aimed towards tanking in general in the Secret world, for both beginner...

TSW 11k HP Fist Healing Guide by JGater I have many people asking me for build advice for healing. In my opinion leeching (http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=65533 – amazing Claretta thank you!) is the “best” option, as you bring...

TSW NM DPS Build Guide by JGater A Guide to End Game DPS So I regularly read on the forums. One of the most common things I see/msgs I get are people asking for help...

TSW HealTank Build Guide by KaTarina1 Hey Nothing”Katarina1″Personal Solid Healtank All Nm’s 6/6 + NY Raid + Lair Raid NY : healtank/Solo heals http://www.twitch.tv/np_katarina1/c/3175873 NY : Leech/tank-solo heals http://www.twitch.tv/np_katarina1/c/3222762 Lair Raid : healtank/Solo heals http://www.twitch.tv/np_katarina1/c/3175912...

TSW Endgame Abilities Guide by FilthyHuman Introduction There are a lot of posts on these forums made by people who triumphantly made it to Gatekeeper only to find they were a good deal of AP...

TSW Monster Ratings, Powers and Symbols by Chrisax TSW uses two ways to indicate the relative power of monsters AND also provides information on the specific abilities of a mob by a set of icons....

TSW Basics Guide by Wolfpack I thought it might be good to get down some basics and how TSW differs a bit from other MMOs. Here are a few things to help new players get...

TSW PvP Beginner’s Guide by grimjax What is PvP and why should I PvP? What is PvP? Short answer is Player versus Player, long answer is better described here “PvP: the Wikipedia entry” . PvP allows players...

TSW All Missions Locations and Maps by Streakbreaker If you happen to know of something that isn’t listed here, I’d love to know about it! New entries are still being found, and the following...

TSW Signet Farming Guide by Mztr44 Figured I would share an effective method to farm lower level signets. Group makeup: 1 Tank + Healer hybrid (QL 8-10 gear) 1 DPS AOE/Single hybrid (QL 8-10...

The Secret World Defeat Gatekeeper as Blood/AR Healer Guide by dulfy Hey, I seen a few posts around that said AR/Blood isn’t viable for this encounter. I want to disprove that and post my...

The Secret World Defeat Gatekeeper as Tank Guide by MarioBaker Okay, So I’m going to try to explain how to help you beat the Gatekeeper as a TANK. I’m creating this little guide when...

The Secret World Nightmare Group Guidelines by psyx0r During the past few days I ve been in quite a few NM dungeon groups ranging from awesome to /tripplefacepalm and thought I would post a...

The Secret World Defeat Gatekeeper as AR/BM DPS Guide by PorpoiseInc So I spent a while reading guides to the Gatekeeper, and realized that basically all of them suggest you spec into Elementalism. Ridiculous,...

The Secret World Pistol and Blades Penetration Build by TemplarOne Hello everyone, Thank you for reading this post. I’d like to first start off by saying thank you Funcom for making such an innovative...

The Secret World Hate and Taunt Mechanics Guide by bluedot This guide covers the mechanics of Hate in The Secret World. Note: Many of these numbers are based on averages, and have room for...

The Secret World Beginner Nightmare Groups Guide by Brac So you finally killed the Gatekeeper and your ready for the big leagues. You stand in Agartha ready to join a group. As the LookingForGroup...

The Secret World Fist Healing Guide by Escalith Well, I started AR originally, never touched blood and had some Fist abilities; eventually I transitioned to a full fist healing build because it at least...

The Secret World Slaughterhouse Farming Guide by Escalith Yes, Heal-Tanking has been discussed and several builds have been posted; and outgearing the content was the most likely possible way to clear the dungeons. Well,...

The Secret World Solo Transylvania Build Guide by Escalith I know there are many different builds out there; and many different builds used to walk/stomp through Transylvania quests; which by regard are considered most...

The Secret World Aux Weapon Signet Effects List by Endetium as the title states list all the aux weapon signet effects you know here. Aux Weapon Augur – pop shot causes a detrimental effect...

The Secret World Tanking General Guide by Yokai We’ve had lots of different threads on tanking so far, some of which have stayed on target for a while and eventually devolved into side discussions....

The Secret World Heal Tank Hybrid Guide by Elsy There’s another post around currently about tanking as a healer. This is not what I’m getting at here. I’m talking about a tank build that...

The Secret World Elemental/Shotgun Single DPS Build Guide by Blink This is mostly a single target build, focused for soloing but it works quite nicely in a group/dungeon. Active: 1) Ignition (Ele) – (Switch...

The Secret World Shotgun/Chaos Tanking Alternative Deck Guide by improvedai Full Build Information Available Here Active Abilities Escalation: (C) PBAoE Builder, Frenzy , Aggro, Weakened – Exposed Fire and Forget: (S) Column Builder, Blast...

The Secret World Assault Rifle/Elemental Build Guide by tippocalypse Actives 1. Shock** 2. Blaze** 3. Eletrical Storm or Turn the Tables 4. Fire in the Hole 5. Anima Shot 6. Shot of Anima 7....

The Secret World Maximum Range DPS Build Guide by Kobal As the title indicates I would like to start off a hopefully fruitful discussion on maximum range DPS builds for PVE with the goal...

The Secret World Dungeon/Boss DPS Builds Guide by insanesenator Hey-o! I thought it would be a good idea to post specifically about DPS builds for boss fights, so in effect, single-target and assuming all...

The Secret World Chaos/Blade Tanking Build Guide by SilverSaint777 I have been looking at various builds throughout all my play time so far and from my current experience (all elites) I have found chaos/blades...

The Secret World Tips and Advice by Jonray General Dialogue choices are more than one line. If you’re talking to an NPC, keep clicking on the dialogue choice until it turns to a green...

The Secret World Crafting and Disassembling FAQ by Chrisax In TSW, crafting (“tradeskilling”) is at the same time very simple and very sophisticated, but it is also very unusual. The principles Items are made...

The Secret World Hammer, Chaos Tank Build Guide by younggizzle I will switch Obsidial Angel out for bosses as the consumer or hard hitting bosses so lets go over the strengths of the build....

The Secret World Blades, Chaos and Hammer Detailed Analysis by mrbunnyban Hammers, Blades and Chaos abilities each have abilities which boost or synergize with Block, Defence, and Evasion respectively. You can actually ‘tank’ without...

The Secret World Evade, Block and Defence Comparison by Warin Block vs Defence vs Evade Since Funcom won’t put info for Glance and Block in their character sheet I’ll do my best to find...

The Secret World Healer Tank Build Guide by Mitchcraft After a Polaris run where I had to tank as the healer on the last boss, I decided to take a serious look at the...

The Secret World Elemental, Pistol DPS Build Guide by Laughter This is the build I personally use. Posting because quite a few people have asked me about it. Actives:Shock Combust Electrical Storm Wildfire Above...

The Secret World FAQs Compilation by Chrisax 1. Transportation, Run speed & speed upgrades, traveling, climbing I am stuck, or stuck on a ladder, what can I do? (Note that ladders are normally fixed,...

The Secret World Starter’s Guide by Tetrablade All right, you bought the game or just stole your roommates computer for the weekend to try THE SECRET WORLD. Problem is you find yourself zombie chow...

The Secret World Defeat Gatekeeper as DPS Guide by trucane So I just did it after trying for a bit over an hour. I did it as a Elementalist/Shotgun spec and without perfect gear...

The Secret World Kingsmouth Missions Complete List by nipeerc I am compiling a list of all the missions in each zone for the completionists. Please provide any feedback with any missions missed with mission...

The Secret World Crafting Comprehensive Guide by Raithwood Contents Introduction 1. Crafting Menu 2. Disassembling Items 3. Stacking Materials 4. Upgrading Metal/Items 5. Item Types/Tiers 6. Item Placement/Patterns 7. Reassembling Items 8. Item Kits...

The Secret World UI Tweaking Guide by Cescasa WARNING This post is about advanced game client configuration, and it is likely possible to break something if you are not careful what you do. If...

The Secret World Chat Commands and GUI Guide by Ariensky Crowley As with other Funcom games, features can be accessed in two ways: Chat-commands or GUI There are a lot of things I could...

The Secret World Grouping Mechanics Guide by Yokai Because of the level-less system in TSW, the fact that many dungeon encounters are *designed* to require players in the group to switch their roles somewhat...

The Secret World Player Strength Vs Difficulty Guide by Yokai TSW has a level-less system, but as with MMO or solo RPG game, there is still a very important concept of “progression” where your...

The Secret World Strategy and Tactics Guide by Thrythlind The strategy and tactics of the game appear fairly simple at this point in the game, but you’re going to have to keep your eyes...

The Secret World Build Mechanics and Philosophy Tips Guide by Yokai Build mechanics in TSW are deep; far deeper than any other MMO to date, with the possible exception of EVE Online. What makes...

The Secret World Synergize Any Two Weapons Guide by Yokai If you’ve seen Seki’s wonderful synergy charts (here), you might be tempted to think that the weapon combo you were really hoping to play...

The Secret World Weapon Synergy and Build Guide by Seki Go to the table for the primary weapon you are interested in. The column at the far left of the table will list the...

The Secret World In-Game Puzzle Guide by Aliner So it has come to this… Yes, apparently I’m the ‘moron’ that decided to put up a puzzle guide concerning The Secret World. Reason: because I...

The Secret World Crafting Step by Step Guide by Macule 1) Look at what stats your build needs, such as crit. 2) Obtain an item of the type desired, such as a Hammer, from...

The Secret World FAQ by Ariensky Crowley Quick Answers When will The Secret World be released? –June 19th 2012 What are the computer requirements to be able to run the game? –Computers less than...