Guild Wars 2

After HoT lands

Well—given that I only like to play my thief in sPvP—Ill prob just play my necro (pretty kitten good at it even prior to reaper).

My ranger is my only toon with map completion, so Ill just stick with it for PvE.

Sadly, Ive been preping for HOT with farming mats for Incin/Bolt for my lil Asura thief and hope that the devs ‘adjust’ the thief elite like they did Rev/Necro—both those lines were horride, and got buffed nicely.

To help others transition-

D/P can be played similarly on Mesmer with S/T
S/D is now actually called ranger and you have more dodge uptime and invuln periods
P/P is now better performed by warrior
S/P is more efficient on Revenant
Shortbow is unmatched

…gg.

I will roll Revenant because having “unblockable” combos that 100-0 anyone not wearing full tank is just hilarious. I don’t even have to trait defensively….

Serious Thought.5394:

P/P is now better performed by warrior

wait, wars have a range dps spec?… or are you talking about SPvP?

I’m gonna make it cut. I’m also going to spam Fists of Fury all over the place, since I like the idea of beating people to death with my bare hands, mystical kungkittenstyle.

I will try and keep going with the thief for as long as I can and after that I’ll just quit the game. While I play most of the classes, there’s no one I enjoy as much as the thief or at least enough that I would consider maining.

I’ll try as much as possible with thief, but failing that I have an engi with predator I really should learn to play better. Also levelling a ranger atm, better S/D and range to boot.

I’d really rather keep playing thief though, it depends how frustrating the DD dodge animations are on release.

After playing Daredevil, I’m very confident my main will stay Thief but if any really dumb changes wreck the class, Roy’s got my back with Revenant.

Rain.9213:

After playing Daredevil, I’m very confident my main will stay Thief but if any really dumb changes wreck the class, Roy’s got my back with Revenant.

This + mesmer(staff + gs is stoel there for me to get good at)

Daredevil was so much fun with S/D, unless they kitten up and nerf it again… well glad Roy did Revenant well.

I will only switch if Thief takes another serious nerf. If that happens however, I will probably just quit. I tried Necro and I just felt disgusted. Other classes seem extremely slow once you switch from Thief.

I tried the other classes over the last two and half years and only the Thief appealed to me. so yeah, i ll just quit.

Revenant, then take a break for [insert game here] once I get tired of it.

Other classes seem extremely slow once you switch from Thief.

yeah.

Going Revenant (shiro stance is basically a thief with sword/axe) or d/d ele.

Elite Dangerous

revenant and mesmer. RTev is new and chronomancer is very IMBA!

I main thief and guardian. I’m getting Karl’d at every angle. If thief becomes more dumpster or dragonhunterrd isn’t fixed, I’ll be mmo shopping me. I already have HoT buyers remorse.

Probably just keep playing DA/CS/Tr. I don’t see any of those getting nerfed, and AFAIK, they’re trying to figure out how to nerf the overperforming sets of other professions right now. I will enjoy playing my warrior on the side though.

im gonna roll a rogue

I’m going to give Revenant a solid go, but Thief is still my true love. No matter how bad the profession gets, I’ll be putting the lion’s share of my GW2 time into it as long as I continue to play.

If thief becomes completely unplayable in pvp enviroment, i will just move on to new game. I tried other classes, they are just too boring for me~

MrDire.6235:

I will try and keep going with the thief for as long as I can and after that I’ll just quit the game. While I play most of the classes, there’s no one I enjoy as much as the thief or at least enough that I would consider maining.

Pretty much my thoughts.

I’ll definitely role a Revenant like everyone else as it looks like a high mobility class, if I dig it that could sway me to play this game more. As it stands I currently log in once a week, get bored after an hour or two, then go play something else.

Not even my alts are keeping me interested anymore.

Talking purely PvP I stopped doing that on thief for a while now necro is my main for this mode it offers what the meta needs but lacks which is boon hate. I’m not going to delete either of my thieves but “he who knows his name” will eventually come to reason but until then no step for them in PvP.

I haven’t see any other mmo replacements yet either.

It’s thief or nothing. I’ve got a level 80 character in every class. The play style of other classes bores me. I’ll just play a different game. I’ve really given up on GW2 pending how HoT turns out. If it sucks, I’m done. If it marginalizes thieves, I’m done.

Revenant, after 3 years 5k hours on thief im tired of having to play harder and better than others having a single mistake be GG.

A different game.

All they need to do is nerf ele/necro/mesmer, ranger’s Beastly Warden, engineers elixir might stacking, and leave everything else alone.

If they manage to mess that up and somehow make thief worse in any regard I’ll just drop the game entirely.

Just got the phantom pain so that’ll hold my attention away from this mess hopefully till they at least do something I can react to.

Serious Thought.5394:

To help others transition-

D/P can be played similarly on Mesmer with S/T
S/D is now actually called ranger and you have more dodge uptime and invuln periods
P/P is now better performed by warrior
S/P is more efficient on Revenant
Shortbow is unmatched

…gg.

D/D isn’t even in there so im just SoL in that case hahaha

Quit game.
/15 charrs with apples

I have and play in any MMO all classes.

I have held out by my thief since the headstart. I used to love S/D but after a couple of years of changes I wanted to do something more fun and fell in love with P/P just for the fun of it. Ricochet’s sudden demise was a nail in the coffin for me and after playing DD in BWE2 I saw nothing to change my mind.

Then I played a Revenant in BWE2. After two days of playing the Revenant my thief was retired. His only remaining task is to craft the Revenant a full set of ascended gear. I have been playing a Guardian to fill the time till HoT.

Saint Jabberwocky.5098:

After two days of playing the Revenant my thief was retired.

this makes me sad.
because it’s exactly how I feel.

Well on the opposite end.

I actually rolled a thief and recently got her to 80. I have really enjoy her even in structured pvp I do decent enough. Keep in mind I am only wolf rank and I normally main a warrior.

While I do agree there are some things that can be improved on – mainly thief squishiness, I don’t feel the class is that bad in comparison to others and look forward to staff.

Kocoff.7582:

I will only switch if Thief takes another serious nerf. If that happens however, I will probably just quit…

Might as well start looking at other games now, cuz, that’s not an “if” it’s a “when”.

I have eight 80s, and while children spout hate I have never played an ‘unfun’ class. Some classes play or feel better than others, but I have never said this class is unplayable.

I main warrior and alt thief mostly. Nothing will change.

That is something I wonder about. From my experience, thief is fine. It is just that in PVP mesmers are better currently.

I’ll stick with it.
I don’t care for any other classes, I’ll always play thief.
If it becomes unplayable though, like absolutely unplayable, I will most likely quit the game.. But I’ll do my kitten ed best to try and make it work!

It’s Thief or bust for me, as I’m simply not interested in maining other professions. I’ll dabble with them in PvP a bit, sure, but I play the game for the Thief.

As it is, I was gone for large chunks of the first three years due to not liking the lack of attention Thief got. Things are even worse now post trait revamp, and Daredevil doesn’t look to change that.

I’ll give the game until one month after HoT launches… if I haven’t seen some meaningful improvements to Thief by that point then they’re not gonna happen, and I can better spend my time and money elsewhere.

I’m probably going to try out Shiro Revenant with Sword/Axe or Sword/Sword. I think I’ll stick by Thief no matter how bad it gets since I like the profession thematically.

I was thinking a really tanky guardian, actually. I have been maining a thief for over two years now, and I would like to see what it’s like playing a profession that is the exact opposite of a thief.

I’m looking at mesmer or engi.

Chronomancer specialization is solid and looks to be a strong class with unique utility that will be valuable in both PvE and PvP.

Engineer is already very versatile and fun. Scrapper has some big potential, but will have to see the POI and/or play in the next beta to see for sure.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Potent_Superior_Sharpening_Stone

I have capped and geared every class with full ascended and played over 4k hours in WvW. The thief is pretty much the only class that had staying power at least to me. For a long time D/D was my go to then I came back around for a year of so with a P/P build. I took a hiatus about six months ago hoping to see a better game when I came back only to find it worse than ever before.

If you haven’t played the Warrior, it is worth a run but gets boring quick. Mesmer is wicked powerful but lacks the visceral thrill of the thief. Elementalist is like watching paint dry and the necro isn’t far behind it. Guardian was a yawner even with some pretty creative condi builds. Oddly the Ranger can be a bit of fun in groups. The Engi is an oddball with really strange timing but is worth a go. Feels clunky but can have some big moments.

Honestly, I’ll probably roll with Revenant – especially seeing the treatment they’re currently getting. Roy is really treating the profession with a lot of love and care. Shiro isn’t that far behind a Thief, as far as what I desire out of the class, and with the introduction of more challenging content in Heart of Thorns, I feel as though the utility the Revenant is going to provide will make the class very worthwhile to roll.

Chronomancer, reaper, revenent, and scrapper look overpowered as hell to the point where having a full team of them and maybe an ele thrown in won’t be optional.

I’ve always wanted thief to be like the assassin in gw1… kitten stealth.

Revenant will fill the void.

Is there any question? REAPERS, as thief i can never go in teamfight, as reaper i will lack some movement speed and shadowstepps but spinning around in reaper shround is worth this sacrifice.

Hmmm if thief won’t cut it?

Maybe I try the meta every other class that complained that thief is too strong used since release. AKA nag on the forum until we get a buff.

Joking aside if the worst of worst happens and thief is not really a wanted part in many group anymore I will most likely roll a mesmer.

Even other class forums are saying things like RIP thief with their new mechanics that deny stealth. There needs to be serious rebalancing to make thief viable again.

Agemnon.4608:

Even other class forums are saying things like RIP thief with their new mechanics that deny stealth. There needs to be serious rebalancing to make thief viable again.

It’s okay buy HoT and wait for “he who knows his name” to make staff meta.

Honestly I rather wait before being pessimistic but their mentality is insane on that. This is how I see their meetings:
“The meta revolves around boons in all 3 modes sir what do we do?”
“All thieves are not jumping on DD…add more reveal!!”
“What about other classes?”
“Add stealth for them on top of what they already have you know the routine”.

(Applies revealed)

For Initiative.

Right guys? Roll… For Initiative…?