Guild Wars 2

Hey guys
lately I fought against some thieves in solo q that were running s/p and using their 3 to stun and damage me and so on – do you know what build they are running? Is it becoming famous?
Because i may want to try it out

Thx
Tarkan

When I play s/p it’s usually 0/30/0/25/15. But I wouldn’t say S/P is good, at all really.

It is fun though.

S/P is really only viable for soloing trash mobs in PvE with SoM and mass blinds.

well pistol whip has like 0.25s stun which can be lengthened to 0.5s.

It used to be 1s previously.

Most people are saying S/P is dead in PvP…so…I wouldn’t say it’s famous or anything.

Excalibur.9748:

well pistol whip has like 0.25s stun which can be lengthened to 0.5s.

More accurately, Pistol Whip has a 0.5s stun that can be extended to 0.65s with sigils.

The stun is going to be a little bit more useful after Dec 10th, when the aftercast on the first hit is reduced a bit. Eventually they are planning on splitting the skill into two parts, like they did with Larcenous Strike.

Interceptor.2653:

Excalibur.9748:

well pistol whip has like 0.25s stun which can be lengthened to 0.5s.

More accurately, Pistol Whip has a 0.5s stun that can be extended to 0.65s with sigils.

The stun is going to be a little bit more useful after Dec 10th, when the aftercast on the first hit is reduced a bit. Eventually they are planning on splitting the skill into two parts, like they did with Larcenous Strike.

?? Wiki says it’s 0.25s base stun.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Pistol_Whip

The wiki says nothing about a quarter second stun. There’s a three-quarter second wind-up, half second stun, and a 1.25-1.5s evasion window.

Tarkan.5609:

Hey guys
lately I fought against some thieves in solo q that were running s/p and using their 3 to stun and damage me and so on – do you know what build they are running? Is it becoming famous?
Because i may want to try it out

Thx
Tarkan

I wouldn’t recommend S/P right now since the stun is so short and is in a pretty bad place since the nerf to the Sigil of Paralyzation, but if you do want to try it, 10/30/0/0/30 is your best bet. Here’s a link to a good guide for the build:
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/83957-tessa-averys-swordpistol-shortbow-daze-burst-build/

I run a 30/0/30/0/10 build with D/D and S/P. The stun is rather an interrupt skill since the stun fix now, using venoms to keep them in the damage of the sword swinging. Primarily use it for the other 3 skills rather than pistolwhip. Pre-fix I used it for “stunlocking” (though the last few swings were dodgeable) and it could work without venoms again post-10dec. Right now without immob venom it’s in a tough spot.

Interceptor.2653:

The wiki says nothing about a quarter second stun. There’s a three-quarter second wind-up, half second stun, and a 1.25-1.5s evasion window.

thanks for the correction, i got it mixed up with head shot somehow and even though it says 0.5s right now my mind was reading it as 0.25s.

Try have some fun with it while u can , rumor is they are deleting thiefs next patch as the class is too powerful.

Peow peow.2189:

Try have some fun with it while u can , rumor is they are deleting thiefs next patch as the class is too powerful.

Sword mainhand is getting a nerf, as is some other specs, but many other specs, including D/P and D/D will be getting a buff with the way initiative regen is changing.

I’m not convinced that Sword is getting nerfed that badly.

Pistol Whip’s follow-up slashes will be 0.25s faster next patch. Sundering Strikes will benefit the 9-hit cleaving PW more than any other skill, ditto for the upgraded Critical Haste. there are nerfs, but those three things are strictly buffs for S/P.

S/D is another thing entirely, but some builds will at least benefit from the increased passive init regen.

Try signet burst yolo its very fun, quite effective and makes poeple call u names