Guild Wars 2

I really enjoy the combat system of GW2. It’s not always about raw damage stats but actually player skills and tactics. At least 1 vs 1 or 2-3. Facing a large group of invaders means death no matter what (outnumbered). Also I like that different professions contribute with unique skills.

For most of the attacks and skills, there exist appropriate counter-attacks or counter-skills. This is what makes the battle interesting and challenging.

However counter-stealth is non-existing in the game! And, honestly I can’t think of any better suited profession than the Ranger to have this skill.

There are many ways this could be achieved:

• it could be a as default for all pets

• it could be by introducing a new pet with “stealth sensing” F2. (Bat with Sonar Ping?)

• it could be by traiting in BM.

• it could be a new ranger skill (“sense of nature” / “feel the disturbance” we are one with nature after all, arent’ we?

The result could be one of many:

• Show stealthed foe like some kind of hologram viewable for all allies.
  Now the revealed foe could be both targetable and hitable (be damaged) or it could only be viewable but not be damaged. So the squishy thieves could have a chance to not be killed, but be traceable.

• Show stealthed foe as a red dot on mini map for all allies in the area.

Either way, I really think stealth needs some kind of counter, and Ranger would be the most appropriate profession.

The counter to stealth is AoE. Thieves rely on stealth, without it they are pretty much screwed. Mesmers can live without it. I do not for see any form of stealth reveal other than in the 2v2 arenas soon to come.

When I was on my low level thief the other day every single kitten npc wolf would sniff me out in stealth, not attack while it lasted but they sure stuck on me like glue intil it wore off, certain pets should do that too or you could have a traitskill doing it.

Or why not a flare or similar.

Sarmach.1547:

The counter to stealth is AoE. Thieves rely on stealth, without it they are pretty much screwed. Mesmers can live without it. I do not for see any form of stealth reveal other than in the 2v2 arenas soon to come.

They would be forced to spec more defensively, like every other class in the game more or less wich would only be fair, but like OP said something needs to be done with stealth it’s simply increadibly unfair as it is.