Guild Wars 2

i play a theif, and in every mmo i play i use a one handed sword with no shield or secondary weapon. or i useduel swords, but in guild wars 2 i find that it is ineffective. and theifs cant duel swords. so i staryed thinking about one handed sword with a dagger. and this appeals to me. because i get the sword, and then i get the throwing dagger and the stealth. but if i do this the only sword melee attack is the auto attack. i dont like pistols either. so should i have fun and use just the sword, or be more effective and use sword dagger combo?

I use the sword/dagger combo and I have a lot of fun with it while running around with power food buffs and powerful potions of undead slaying. I like the dagger because it lets you stealth while doing lots of damage (cloak and dagger ability), and the throwing dagger I can use to hit multiple enemies at once. I think the sword/dagger combo would work out well for you.

If you’re open to trying a different class sometime, Mesmer and Warrior dual sword are pretty fun.

im not a heavy armor, and mesmers have to much pink. if they would make it so you could change the color of mesmer attacks then i would be all for it. the sword dagger combo ive tried, and it is fun. so i might stick with that.

I would go with Sword/dagger & Sword/Pistol. You seem to be discounting Sword #2 because it’s not a direct attack, but it’s an instant escape and condition removal and the Sword auto-attack is one of the highest DPS chains out there. Dagger gives you a ranged cripple (multi-target) and stealth while the pistol gives you access to TWO stuns (one melee, one ranged) and a mass blind that drops a dark field for combos.

With the right trait setup, those are some powerful tools.

Brother Grimm.5176:

I would go with Sword/dagger & Sword/Pistol. You seem to be discounting Sword #2 because it’s not a direct attack, but it’s an instant escape and condition removal and the Sword auto-attack is one of the highest DPS chains out there. Dagger gives you a ranged cripple (multi-target) and stealth while the pistol gives you access to TWO stuns (one melee, one ranged) and a mass blind that drops a dark field for combos.

With the right trait setup, those are some powerful tools.

I started using sword dagger. and my attack pattern goes lke this F1 5 3 3 5 5 2 2 3 3 and then they usually die, if they dont i repeat.

Thanks for all the feedback evryone