Guild Wars 2

Thieves are often perceived as hidden and elusive. While I understand and respect that Guild Wars 2 challenges players to manage their time in the shadows and use it wisely (for it is limited), providing an out-of-combat/out-of-PvP-areas permanent stealth would be a great addition to the profession.
While some may be tempted to jump in and consider it an unfair advantage, a pertinent analysis can prove otherwise.

Making the ability not completely undetectable should not provide an unfair advantage in world exploration.

Adding a relevant cooldown should prevent thieves from going into permanent stealth during combat while under the effect of the already existing temporary stealth modes; this cooldown may be triggered every time the player activates such abilities.

Disabling permanent stealth in PvP areas and during combat should not interfere with the profession’s mechanics and will still challenge the player to time and calculate their moves.

It can be something found in the gem store or earned in-game. The effect shouldn’t necessarily make the player completely invisible if doing so would be considered an advantage, but instead offer that “camouflaged” look. There are many ways to make this elegant, original and entertaining.

Being interested in both themes and the general balance of the game, I think that such an addition could really contribute to and highly improve the ‘feel’ of the profession.

What are your thoughts on this matter?

i think, on my thief, my ability to design and successfully play a built that has zero stealth, and zero requirement for stealth, was a huge challenge — one i may’ve not considered if this game had followed the more traditional path of setting us up as fully- and perma-stealthed sneaks.

i’ve really enjoyed that challenge.

Isende.2607:

i think, on my thief, my ability to design and successfully play a built that has zero stealth, and zero requirement for stealth, was a huge challenge — one i may’ve not considered if this game had followed the more traditional path of setting us up as fully- and perma-stealthed sneaks.

i’ve really enjoyed that challenge.

I agree and I don’t expect this to change. That’s why my suggestion is purely cosmetic and optional (should it ever be considered).