Guild Wars 2

I really dont know what gear to make. I only have enough time to make one set, and im holding off on crafting because of all the nerf scare that thieves are facing.

Can we please have some feedback from Anet? Can we please rid thief forum of all QQ post? What happened to the rendering bug ?(which is really the only thing about thieves that are broken and its not our fault) .

Do we have to be scared of every update that this game is going to have in the future? Because getting toned down for balance purposes isn’t the problem, its the watered down feeling you get for unwarranted nerfs that really ruins the experience with any class. It’s not like we have fixes and buffs to look forward to, thief class is pretty much pidgeon hold to bs burst build or condition build. (daze thief got destroyed for no reason) Is it really hard to predict sword thief’s attack?.

Do you need to be the Flavor of the Month (FOTM) build to have fun? If so, you’ll always be scared of the nerf bat.

Honestly, find a class that has a playstyle you like and work your way to perfecting it.

Xystus.3241:

Do you need to be the Flavor of the Month (FOTM) build to have fun? If so, you’ll always be scared of the nerf bat.

Honestly, find a class that has a playstyle you like and work your way to perfecting it.

since when S/D is FoTM build? really? please do tell. the FoTM D/D is almost untouched. burst still as high as before.
thieves has very limited viable build, and now we are pretty much pidgeon-holed in 2 viable build. D/D or condition or GTFO.

Best decision I ever made was going full power/vitality/toughness gear on my S/D thief. I’m nigh unkillable and still able to kill fairly effectively due to the high power. S/D was never a burst build anyway.

@Adeneshade
Yes it wasnt a burst build but it was a way to wittle down a bunker in a long period of time, granted all daze hits. Right now it can not counter a bunker 1v1.

s/d pwr/tough/vit is my semi bunker build as a thief, it works enough to be able to stall on a node 1v1, but even with all that we cant stand toe to toe against any class now more than ever.

And here i thought the purpose of the patch was to reduce burst and increase other aspects of thief like survivability for more of a sustained fight, rather than hit and run.

I use it as a control tank for my roaming 5-man in WvW. Granted I fill a very specific role and always have glass cannons with me. My job is to keep enemies pinned down through immobilize, cripple, and well timed dazes, plus providing group stealth to assist with rezzes, etc. It is a support build which is a role most think we do not have.

Xystus.3241:

Do you need to be the Flavor of the Month (FOTM) build to have fun? If so, you’ll always be scared of the nerf bat.

Honestly, find a class that has a playstyle you like and work your way to perfecting it.

Just quoting this, it’s definitively true.

semutant.2984:

Xystus.3241:

Do you need to be the Flavor of the Month (FOTM) build to have fun? If so, you’ll always be scared of the nerf bat.

Honestly, find a class that has a playstyle you like and work your way to perfecting it.

since when S/D is FoTM build? really? please do tell. the FoTM D/D is almost untouched. burst still as high as before.
thieves has very limited viable build, and now we are pretty much pidgeon-holed in 2 viable build. D/D or condition or GTFO.

What are you trying to do? I mean damage. I have seen a pistol whip/haste people to death, very well., and they don’t need condition. I don’t like sword dagger, only because of the #3 skill (forgot name). It often misses, with venom might, and stealth might, they may be able to catch up a little, and still get some tactical strikes in. (yes c/d, dancing, and daze all nerfed, so they got hit the hardest)

You can always go heart strike build with pistol dagger, using black powder for stealth crit. Or you can be completely evasive just with utility and short bow and stealth. Or work together with other people supporting them. Even just being tankish, and using scorpion tail, and cripple’s while other people beat on them is alright too.

This only effects certain builds, which does suck, but they are still usable, it just needs more thought, and perhaps even a little more skill than button spamming.

To be honest I have more fun the longer the fight is, rather than insta kill.

If that can interest any1 that is not closed-minded about builds :

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/thief/Shadowfury-new-thief-build/first#post759058

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