Infuriating (thief build)
when i load it nothing shows O.o lol
/sigh, i hate how finicky this stuff is.
i outlined the buidl in the main body of the post anyways. its basically 30 shadow, 30 acro, 10 tricks. lots of healing, removal, ability to dodge, and blinds. great support.
Clicking on the link and seeing nothing is infuriating.
Adapt or die. I never die.
if you cant take the time to read teh body of the post, then you dont have the critical thinking skills required to play the game beyond hotjoin.
That’s it, put them down and keep them there. It’s their fault you haven’t used a different site, one that enables you to link it. It’s their thinking process that’s at fault.
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“…then you dont have the critical thinking skills required to play the game beyond hotjoin.”
Ok, lets see the amount of info on this build that my critical thinking gets from the body of the post:
-“3 of your 4 utility slots allow for mobility/stealth and condition removal.” What are these utility slots? I see nothing in the body of the post about these, i fail at critical thinking i guess…
-“last refuge-you cant really choose it as its default going down stealth but its nice.” Really? thanks captain obvious… why did you dedicate a useless line to a mandatory minor trait? which incidentally adds nothing to a “plethora of automatically triggering defenses” build?
-“its kinda fun>.<”. Thank you very much. This is all i need to know about how to play this build. Its kinda fun. No direction, no purpose, just “Its kinda fun”. And a “bigger than” and a “minor than” signal.
And, of course, there is the rune set, the amulet and the jewel. Of which i know nothing. This critical thinking is gonna give me all the answers i need. Its that or play hotjoin.
Edit: i just took the time to read the body of you post and the rest of your replies better, and my critical thinking is reaching critical mass with the concealed defeat trait. Its a critical strikes trait, if i recall correctly. In a build with 30 in shadows, 30 in acrobatics and 10 in trickery. And, obviously, 10 in critcal strikes. 80 points. And i should replace that because “why not make it even more frustrating to finish a downed thief?” Oh yeah. If anything frustrates me, its downed thieves. Those buggers.
Adapt or die. I never die.
(edited by Eduardo.4675)
if you cant take the time to read teh body of the post, then you dont have the critical thinking skills required to play the game beyond hotjoin.
Yea you really didnt say wat exact number of how much to put into the trait line or the line itself. along with wat traits to get x.x and honestly i rather do hotjoin because tpvp takes forever to set up a party.. for 3 days ive been trying to get a party and usually im sitting thier for 20 minutes waiting.. waiting.. for the game to start… ooo finally it starts when im in a spvp match yay ! ….. >.>
“…then you dont have the critical thinking skills required to play the game beyond hotjoin.”
Ok, lets see the amount of info on this build that my critical thinking gets from the body of the post:
-“3 of your 4 utility slots allow for mobility/stealth and condition removal.” What are these utility slots? I see nothing in the body of the post about these, i fail at critical thinking i guess…
-“last refuge-you cant really choose it as its default going down stealth but its nice.” Really? thanks captain obvious… why did you dedicate a useless line to a mandatory minor trait? which incidentally adds nothing to a “plethora of automatically triggering defenses” build?
-“its kinda fun>.<”. Thank you very much. This is all i need to know about how to play this build. Its kinda fun. No direction, no purpose, just “Its kinda fun”. And a “bigger than” and a “minor than” signal.
And, of course, there is the rune set, the amulet and the jewel. Of which i know nothing. This critical thinking is gonna give me all the answers i need. Its that or play hotjoin.Edit: i just took the time to read the body of you post and the rest of your replies better, and my critical thinking is reaching critical mass with the concealed defeat trait. Its a critical strikes trait, if i recall correctly. In a build with 30 in shadows, 30 in acrobatics and 10 in trickery. And, obviously, 10 in critcal strikes. 80 points. And i should replace that because “why not make it even more frustrating to finish a downed thief?” Oh yeah. If anything frustrates me, its downed thieves. Those buggers.
whats funny is there actually isnt a typo there or something indirect, i said you could go either way and id probably go the other way, hence why my final build suggested 0/0/30/30/10.
it has a lot of redundancy tho which im trying to comb thru. redundancy isnt exactly a bad thing when you have “enough” of it, but having too much is wasted points. so im branching it out, trying to find a balance between survival and power where i have as much survival as is needed, without it becoming wasted points. for instance slowed pulse, and shadows rejuvination, not exactly needed together, at b est it would lengthen the regen since im pretty sure i dont get 2 regens.
like i said though ive had a hang over all day and it hurts to look at the computer, its just a bad side effect that it also makes me want to try different build concepts. ill get things cleaned up once ive nursed this and come back with a clearer, more focused build off the same concept. and ill be nicer too.
edit: i really like the hard to catch talent if it works fast enough to counteract misplays, or things like a backstab thief using basilisk venom…im just not sure if its worth the ten points…its like a failsafe, does nothing till you mess up.
Link works if you copy paste it.
Looks like a funny build. I doubt it’ll kill much, but distracting 20 zerglings for minutes is worth more to your server than a couple of random kills.
I’d switch concealed defeat for 30 shadow arts with shadow rejuvenation or patience.
If you want to go total troll, you can use shadow refuge at max range while stealthed, then turn around and shadowstep in the other direction. They’ll be swinging their auto attacks at the air while you’re miles away. May require blinding powder to work best.
I’m curious as to why you would choose d/p, especially since, if your point is to harrass and survive you probably would prefer some distance ?
Or maybe your main weapon is actually the shortbow ?
I’m curious as to why you would choose d/p, especially since, if your point is to harrass and survive you probably would prefer some distance ?
Or maybe your main weapon is actually the shortbow ?
Probably for blackpowder+heartseeker. It can stack like 10 seconds of stealth. It’s more reliable than C&D because you don’t need to get close. I don’t think his goal is killing anyone at all.
Well i was thinking it’s a very expensive combo, but in the end i guess you don’t really use your initiative for anything else, so, yea.
That being said you can keep your distance with a p/p build and switch to sb, cluster bomb into your blinding powder.
It’s not as easy to land though.
ya its pretty much a troll build, not really designed to kill, just frustrate as they have a hard time killing you. honestly after farming so many kills in hotjoin, its a refreshing change of objective lol.
ive been tweaking it a lot honestly. both the troll version and a more competitive version.
i run D/P because black powder will force someone off you asap then you can freely hs into stealth. that and shadow shot means nobody is gonna be getting away from me either.
the goal isnt really killing but interference.
ive been messing with diff ideas and i made a more damaging form thats a but sturdier. 3k armor, 3k power, 17,xxx hp. but only 18% crit. in exchange i have multiple ways to generate fury, and i take hidden killer over executioner for auto backstab crits. I dont know if its good yet but i like the idea of the high armor and high power with semi decent hp.
Oh, you’re using it in sPvP?
I think it’s better suited in WvW, where there’s bigger groups to troll and more space to run.
Oh, you’re using it in sPvP?
I think it’s better suited in WvW, where there’s bigger groups to troll and more space to run.
in wvwvw i think there is more merit to some skills like descent in shadow. it can work in wvw fine, just think some minor tweaks to it.
last refuge-you cant really choose it as its default going down stealth but its nice.
Last Refuge is not nice, it is horrible and the cause of more deaths that it will ever, ever save. Need the ability to turn off minor traits just specifically for this ability, imo.
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