At this point in time both in WvW and PvP the game promotes and rewards passive and defensive play/builds. I love my thief, but I don’t really enjoy sPvP or even WvW that much at the moment.
Going in aggressive is just playing into the hand of the average build atm and since I can’t stay in a prolonged fight like other classes, a lot of my fights end in a stalemate where I just run off. I can still burst some people when I surprise them, but those are becoming increasingly rare.
I can still kill glasscannon characters rather well, but those are becoming increasingly rare. If I go aggressive against anything else (even “smart” aggressive), I get punished a lot simply for trying to commit to a fight. Not saying thief is totally useless, your still a useful tool in any team (picking off stray runners or out of position players, playing mindgames, etc) but dueling or attacking a point by yourself is pointless. You only have a somewhat fair chance as S/D I guess.
A lot, if not most, of the people I encounter can not be killed fastThief is a lot worse than other classes in prolonged fights
