Guild Wars 2

All the traits that give “x” when you press the basic evade button need to be changed slightly. Instead of receiving these boons when you mindlessly press v, only give the boons when you actually DODGE an attack. That means when you time something correctly and evade using the s bow, dagger/dagger, or sword/dagger 3 skill; in addition to using the basic evade mechanic; you gain those boons. The balance to this would be to remove the mechanic where you gain the boons when you fail to dodge anything.

The Thief was created to be a high skill cap profession. This change would reward the players for being more skill full. The change would also, in my opinion, increase the fun-factor when you begin to master your character.

No.

I always dodge, not mindlessly, but not just to dodge a specific attack. I use the dodge + swiftness to quickly make a gap between a warrior and myself.

You misunderstand what a skill cap is. Getting the bonus only on evasion makes nothing about evading, or the use of the swiftness more skillful. It only limits the possible uses of it, making it both less useful, and less skillful as you don’t have as many choices to make. (Do I want to use my evades for a quicker getaway, or save them for dodging their attacks?)

if you dodge an attack when making your quicker getaway you’d still get the speed boost. Besides wouldn’t you rather have the ability to get those bonuses when you use any of the above mentioned abilities, roll for evasion, the healing dodge ability, AND the basic dodge mechanic over JUST the basic dodge mechanic? The change I’m suggesting does make activating those boons more difficult but also rewards you in a way that means you can get MANY more stacks of might and swiftness than would otherwise be possible with the way the trait is now.