Guild Wars 2

I know it’s not easy to balance out a stealth-based class.
Especially that most people in GW2 community would like the stealth-base class to lose it’s stealth, but still have it’s weaknesses.

If the thief is OP in some cases on max level, than it’s fine to nerf those points.

But please – remember that not all thieves already have max level, and that some of us have just begun their adventure with the class.

And the leveling with thief is, as of now – either boring or a pain in the kitten
Without those “cheesy” as some call them abilities and builds – we are basically forced to either run around and spam Cluster Bomb, or stand still and spam Black Powder.

It’s RIDICULOUS how more comfortable and efficient leveling is with a Warrior, Guardian or Ranger.

Sincerely, a newbie thief.

Warrior lvling → spam 100b/whirling axe/evis
Guardian lvling → spam hammer #1/hammer #2 or spam GS #5/#2
thief lvling → spam pistol #5/auto attack or spam PW or spam CB or spam CnD/BS…
ele lvling → RTL/AoE (with whetever you have out of CD)
ranger lvling → afk pew-pew and let pet take the heat
engi lvling → walk around throwing bombs and/or granades on whatever moves or just turn on your FT and go for a walk (pies are not a must anymore)

The reason lvling is sometimes seen as tedious is becouse most of it dont need a good strat, most overland trash mobs will die for one or two rotations or skills…

I don’t mind stealth as it is, but I still firmly believe that Anet should have stuck to their guns and gone all the way with the Assassin motif, keeping Flashing Blades and similiar GW1 skills instead of stealth and stealing. That would have been easier to balance, by a long shot, and much less annoying for non-Thieves to fight against. PvE would be more interesting, too. I’d have much rather had a fighting style like that while leveling.