Apparently some people are still doing well, i don’t know. I’ve always been a little slow on my thief, so i can’t say personally. Though i also don’t play any of the builds that got “nerfed” (i use quotes, but i agree they did get smacked hard), so I’m not sure how much harder it is, other than from the complaints on these forums.
Sorry your experience was so crappy.
Good players will do well with any class because the grand majority of the player base are horrible players. That doesn’t mean the class is fine or balanced, only that there are tons of sheep for the wolves to feed on.
Exactly.
I play all classes, and I’m no pro. Nowhere near esport level.
But, all else being equal, that is if my skill level with each class is approximately the same, I ought to do roughly about as well with any of them.
In truth, I’m a little bit better with some than others, but not by much – the difference resulting from my skill level is a very small contribution, that is comparing between each class I play.
But I do the worst with the Thief.
I’ve seen those videos of people owning with a Thief, and I can tell you there are two factors in play there:
1) Really good players who can eke out almost anything using almost anything.
2) They are fighting really bad players who fall for almost anything.
Give those same players another class – one that’s actually not broken, like a Warrior, Necromancer, or Guardian – and they will own even against the really good Thief players.
It’s one thing to watch an expert tear apart a bunch of noobs with the Thief – but post a video of great Thief vs. a great Warrior, Necro or Guardian, where the footing is equal, and you’ll see something much different.
Anet hates Thieves.
