Guild Wars 2

Hello, boys and girls! It’s time to gather around the campfire again! What do I have in store for you this time? S’mores? Oh no, something much sweeter, and guaranteed to bring many salty tears. It’s called: F5!

Yes, you’ve heard of F3 and F4 , but this one may be even more useful!

What is this Evasion Mode? It’s simple! Because the Thief is so fragile in its current state, it can’t really take many hits before it ends up laying in a gutter somewhere. How does F5 solve this? I’m glad you asked!!!

When in Evasion Mode, a Thief becomes very agile. Not only can the Thief dodge by rolling as normal, but now, every time a Thief jumps, he flips and evades attacks at the cost of initiative. How much initiative does a dodging jump cost? Well, only the most masterful of Thieves currently know, and they aren’t willing to share their secrets just yet.

But just imagine it! Being able to bound around an opponent, making him dizzy and annoyed. When he swings high, you roll under his strike! When he swings low, you jump over his attack!

I’ve also heard some rumors that every jump refills a little bit of endurance as well, but you should take that with one of the many grains of salt that will be flowing soon. In fact, a friend of a friend of an acquaintance of mine who claims to have seen one of the masters in action said that he even saw a Thief combo his dodge roll and dodge jump resulting in a second or two of Resistance and Stability so he could actually engage an opponent that placed an AoE on itself! Hard to believe, I know, but just imagine that!

Well, that’s all for now, folks! Happy Hunting! And make sure to get a super-sized keyboard. I’m sure I’ll have many more goodies for you later! :-D

Regardless of whether it’s this kind of implementation or not, I think Thief having switchable stances would be very interesting and thematic. Hopefully for a future elite spec, at the least.