Guild Wars 2

I can normally get away from them on my warrior if I want to just run away. Near perma swiftness and several charge/leap type attacks. Only time I cant reliably get away without killing is if the thief has dancing dagger. Then agian most of the time if I’m runing away from a thief without engageing I’m hopeing they will burn off the bulk of their Initiative trying to get in range of me to snare. If they are dumb enough to do so I’ll happily turn around and smack them into the ground for being stupidly greedy.

As far as escaping a thief or chasing one, they are consistently the hardest to catch of run from on my Engi. Only a thief or a mesmer has a real chance at escaping me.
I do mean hardest though, not impossible.

Of course, engaging one is a crapshoot. The fight is hopeless if they abuse constant stealthing and the delay before they actually reappear. Doesn’t really matter that I pack 3 knockdowns, a cripple, an immobilize, and a daze.
If they only stealth a reasonable amount though, that’s a fair fight that can go either way.