Guild Wars 2

These QQ threads are almost identical to what thief went through. Similarly the nerfs follow promptly. What excuse will people use when DH can’t 1v1 and is pigionholed into some poor role?

It won’t be. It has plenty of sustain to keep a solid position. I assume they will give it a nerf similar to mesmer’s pu. Not too extreme.

You underestimate the amount of QQ thieves had and still have to endure
So DH should be fine, as well as any other class.

Jana.6831:

You underestimate the amount of QQ thieves had and still have to endure
So DH should be fine, as well as any other class.

^This everything else in game is fine from a “hole role”.

Jana.6831:

You underestimate the amount of QQ thieves had and still have to endure
So DH should be fine, as well as any other class.

Won’t happen. Thief has unparalleled mobility and on demand group stealth, which allowed it to stay viable even as the weakest class in actual combat. DH lacks any unique utility other than the ability to win fights, once it loses that ability, it will be replaced with whatever the next best thing is. Once it is replaced, it shouldn’t be getting as much QQ and any QQ it gets will be largely ignored since it will be “unviable”.

ArthurDent.9538:

Won’t happen. Thief has unparalleled mobility and on demand group stealth

60 sec cd on Shadow Refuge is on demand? Or do you mean Black powder/Cluster bomb combo that requires 9 initiative?
The only way Thieves can get group stealth nowadays is by standing near a Scrapper.

Jana.6831:

You underestimate the amount of QQ thieves had and still have to endure
So DH should be fine, as well as any other class.

Kolly.9872:

ArthurDent.9538:

Won’t happen. Thief has unparalleled mobility and on demand group stealth

60 sec cd on Shadow Refuge is on demand? Or do you mean Black powder/Cluster bomb combo that requires 9 initiative?
The only way Thieves can get group stealth nowadays is by standing near a Scrapper.

I mean black powder, you don’t need to be the only one on your team to blast it, of course most pugs won’t.

ArthurDent.9538:

Kolly.9872:

ArthurDent.9538:

Won’t happen. Thief has unparalleled mobility and on demand group stealth

60 sec cd on Shadow Refuge is on demand? Or do you mean Black powder/Cluster bomb combo that requires 9 initiative?
The only way Thieves can get group stealth nowadays is by standing near a Scrapper.

I mean black powder, you don’t need to be the only one on your team to blast it, of course most pugs won’t.

That sounds like fighting vs vanilla GW2 AI.

It won’t take long. Guard had the same thing happen around launch. People cried it was OP before even trying to learn about it. Anet nerfed it, and it stayed in a boring state up until the July balance patch. It got better then, got better with HoT, and it will get nerfed very soon into an subpar boring class again.

First nerf to traps made sense. If they nerf it again people will just ditch them all together, and we will have another set of skills join spirit weapons as never taken utilities.

I hope they dont nerf it.

Personally, this is at least more manageable than burn guards and traditional medi guards

eleshazar.6902:

It won’t take long. Guard had the same thing happen around launch. People cried it was OP before even trying to learn about it. Anet nerfed it, and it stayed in a boring state up until the July balance patch. It got better then, got better with HoT, and it will get nerfed very soon into an subpar boring class again.

First nerf to traps made sense. If they nerf it again people will just ditch them all together, and we will have another set of skills join spirit weapons as never taken utilities.

I don’t remember any Guardian nerfs at launch, only ones nerfed a ton was Thief and Warriors.