Guild Wars 2

I’ve always loved the dual pistol look and feel, just not the feel when getting outclassed by literally every other character in every single department. (What is mobility?)

Is this viable yet, or is it still trash as it has always been and am I just wasting more time here?

lol

/15 characters

In PvP? No.

actualy to be viable they would have to remove dot damage from pistol and grant it an extremely increased base damage on both unload and AA :/

We have no need for a second condition ranged weapon.

kyubi.3620:

actualy to be viable they would have to remove dot damage from pistol and grant it an extremely increased base damage on both unload and AA :/

We have no need for a second condition ranged weapon.

Your statement contradicts itself.

Sort of.

/15characters

I used to play soloque in January and got around 50th place with dual pistol build. Then I played few months ago (before recent patch which buffed unload) and reached 5th place, with same build. Got bored with long ques and noobs wasting tPvP slots, so I stopped it and play only hotjoin from time to time.

So, yes, you can play it if you know how to use it. However, BP was overnerfed, stomps are very unreliable, so I’m not sure if it is still enjoyable.

Hahahahaha, No. It’s only defense actually got nerfed.
P/P is still a joke set that’s mere existence is enough to call into question the games design principles.

I keep trying it out, and I keep being disappointing, overall. In PvE its just boring and in pvp/wvw it has a serious lack of defense. I find myself saying “oh no, i’m stuck in p/p, can’t wait to swap to my offset and regain some positioning”. 1v1 is the only exception here, P/P functions fine in this regard imo.

P/P seriously needs a mobility mechanic of some kind. P/D gets both mobility and stealth (and access to the same immob).

Sure, you can remedy the situation with utilities, but long CD’s mean sooner or later you’re focused down. Maybe that’s long enough for some, but it’s a lot sooner than other thief options.

I think it would be cool if unload had a second phase, where you could press it again to leap backwards or shadow shot forwards. That wouldn’t always be tactically appropriate (if you’re already at your outer range, no reason you’d want to go backwards). This would also make it less of a spam-able skill.