Guild Wars 2

So I just hit 80 and googled some meta builds, got full exotic gear with runes/sigils. Went into WvW and flat out got owned by everyone. I know there will be a learning curve and I’m not expecting to be the best or good right away, but it seemed I was just super squishy and couldn’t get my burst in before I get drained, have to heal/stealth, reappear to have the exact same thing happen. I’ve pvp’d successfully in other mmo’s (I’d call myself a B+ player at best), but GW is different from any other mmo’s I’ve played. Any tips for a newb looking to shorten the learning curve?

If you go to youtube and search Yishis; he used to make a lot of videos with commentary. He explained why he did what he did and you can learn neat tricks while watching him.

Drennon.7190:

If you go to youtube and search Yishis; he used to make a lot of videos with commentary. He explained why he did what he did and you can learn neat tricks while watching him.

Nah dude d/d is for more advanced players and yishis’s thief videos are kinda outdated in terms of combat.

Best advice I can give you is to search youtube and keep playing. You start to see whats useful and what isn’t based off your encounters.

Posting your build and gameplay style preferences will also help us to try to help you

Ehm, what “meta” build did you go with?

Thieves are always squishy, we sustain through stealth, blinds, potentially through shadowsteps and ofcourse, evades.
Some builds (mostly P/D and S/D) can take a few hits without too much worry, but it’s ill advised to not avoid damage alltogether by means stated above.

So there’s my tip: Avoid damage by any means possible.
Thieves got plenty of tools for it, but yeah… There’s a steep learning curve and you’ll need to outplay any opponent rather significantly because thieves have been nerfed to being almost useless, save their mobility.

Maybe find a friend to duo with, you’re probably much better of like that until you’ve become more expierenced.

Since you tried wvw, ask enemy thief to duel with you and advise you. Watching youtube vids is helpful as well but someone experienced who’d duel you can point out why you lose, it’s not always obvious to a new player.

Not everyone in wvw is nice but you’ll find someone willing to help.

Run with a zerg a couple of days so you can get used to the environment, the maps become more familiar and you get a feel for when it is time to get out of the heat. Use P/D and Shortbow, either with a Dire / condition build or, more useful for the zerg, a Soldier’s / power build.

Don’t wvw… Play spvp to learn how to play the class.