“There’s no such thing as balance, fairness or honor.”
a Fissure Of Woe player that has no home.
a Fissure Of Woe player that has no home.
Backstab of thief
“There’s no such thing as balance, fairness or honor.”
a Fissure Of Woe player that has no home.
a Fissure Of Woe player that has no home.
Thief, Engineer, Mesmer – Seafarer’s Rest (EU)
(edited by Ghostwolf.9863)
[GoM] Gate of Madness Server Elementalist|Guardian
Legendary SoloQ
Legendary SoloQ
Thief, Engineer, Mesmer – Seafarer’s Rest (EU)
16.5k (s) self buffed WvW, on lvl 80s…..goes to show “balance”
So how hard would you suggest a backstab should hit with 20 stacks of might, in a build that focus 90% around landing the first backstab, blowing all utilties, geared with full ascended berserk?
I think 16.5k is fine when someone isn’t equipped with toughness.
Since with some toughness and the protection buff it would take it down to 10k, with invulnerability 0. Someone can prevent getting hit at all by a build focusing 90% (the other 10% for casting 1 more cloak and dagger or 2 heartseekers) around hitting the first 2 attacks thanks to invulnerability and blocks, should invulnerability and blocks be nerfed?Also by turning at the right time, it would take down that 16.5k to 8250,
with protection and some toughness even down to 5k in that case,
that’s 28% of warriors base health! and the hammer can deal overkill dmg with 2 strikes on that thief.I would be happy if I could turn my front to the elementalist hitting me 10k to take 5k,
or turn my front to the warrior eviscerating me for 15k to take 7.5k dmg.the video would be 4 times as long if it included all the footage of him getting two shotted and insta-gibbed with that glassiest of glass-cannon builds.
but it isnt, because unlike most thieves, he isnt a bad player and knows how to use stealth, blinds, teleports and above all; common sense…… things that your average Joe thief player cant do and hence they think their class is “bad”
Wanna play a profession on tribulation mode? Try elementalists with full zerker, with no stealth, clones, aegis, mobility, heals, disengage on lower than 40 seconds CD and with cantrips on 70 to 90 secoinds CD for skills that other professions have on <30 secs CD, then come here again , we will all accept your apologies
[GoM] Gate of Madness Server Elementalist|Guardian
Legendary SoloQ
Legendary SoloQ
(edited by Fortus.6175)
16.5k (s) self buffed WvW, on lvl 80s…..goes to show “balance”
So how hard would you suggest a backstab should hit with 20 stacks of might, in a build that focus 90% around landing the first backstab, blowing all utilties, geared with full ascended berserk?
I think 16.5k is fine when someone isn’t equipped with toughness.
Since with some toughness and the protection buff it would take it down to 10k, with invulnerability 0. Someone can prevent getting hit at all by a build focusing 90% (the other 10% for casting 1 more cloak and dagger or 2 heartseekers) around hitting the first 2 attacks thanks to invulnerability and blocks, should invulnerability and blocks be nerfed?Also by turning at the right time, it would take down that 16.5k to 8250,
with protection and some toughness even down to 5k in that case,
that’s 28% of warriors base health! and the hammer can deal overkill dmg with 2 strikes on that thief.I would be happy if I could turn my front to the elementalist hitting me 10k to take 5k,
or turn my front to the warrior eviscerating me for 15k to take 7.5k dmg.the video would be 4 times as long if it included all the footage of him getting two shotted and insta-gibbed with that glassiest of glass-cannon builds.
but it isnt, because unlike most thieves, he isnt a bad player and knows how to use stealth, blinds, teleports and above all; common sense…… things that your average Joe thief player cant do and hence they think their class is “bad”
Wanna play a profession on tribulation mode? Try elementalists with full zerker, with no stealth, clones, aegis, mobility, heals, disengage on lower than 40 seconds CD, then come here again , we will all accept your apologies
haha, nice try Fortus, but my first 80 was an Ele and is probably the char i’m most familiar with.
I rolled a Thief after getting ganked on my Ele a bunch and now i don’t have as much trouble with thieves. Maybe if you spent as much time playing a thief as you do QQing you may learn a thing or two
edit; i forgot to make a point, haha.
A video of highlights, of only the most positive aspects of the most extreme offensive build, isn’t great evidence. It shows only the positive potentials of the build but none of the negative potentials.
I would argue that if you run this build you would spend the majority of your time grappling with the negative aspects, and a small portion of the rest of your time ganking people.
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but it isnt, because unlike most thieves, he isnt a bad player and knows how to use stealth, blinds, teleports and above all; common sense…… things that your average Joe thief player cant do and hence they think their class is “bad”
Wanna play a profession on tribulation mode? Try elementalists with full zerker, with no stealth, clones, aegis, mobility, heals, disengage on lower than 40 seconds CD and with cantrips on 70 to 90 secoinds CD for skills that other professions have on <30 secs CD, then come here again , we will all accept your apologies
I do that in sPvP, actually. I just wish my ele was level 80 for some WvW compilations
Practically every profession is capable of doing ridiculous burst when built for it, and I wouldn’t really say eles are any harder than a 4 signet thief. Warriors I feel are easier due to the ridiculous range, but maybe that’s just me.
Here are some quick videos, because I like linking stuff:
As for my survivability, I do indeed die, though not as much as you might think, partly due to the fact I used to main a zerker necro and thus learned to love my mobility, or anything that lets me not to facetank things for that matter. That being said, until you get used to it you probably would spend most of your time taking dirtnaps.
Learn the ways of the mighty Deathleaf: http://www.youtube.com/user/YskiTheBanshee
(edited by yski.7642)
Learn the ways of the mighty Deathleaf: http://www.youtube.com/user/YskiTheBanshee
(edited by yski.7642)
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