Guild Wars 2

Hey guys, I let this game go after the dec patch when they obliterated the thief class. Now, I just want to know if it’s worth coming back to? Have they done anything to rebalance this class with the rest ? The one thing I didn’t like about this game from the start is that the PvP aspect was just too well “organized”, meaning you couldn’t just walk around on the map, find some player and just kill him for the fun of it, it felt too limited, so I did a lot of arenas but after the dec 10 patch the thief just stopped being fun for me. So I ask again, is it worth picking up from where I left ?And pls don’t say just pick another class since I’ve tried them all and I only liked the thief class.Ty all in advance.

Thief is still the best roaming class. Were you playing evade spam? That’s the only build I recall being nerfed hard. Initiative regen was buff so all other builds were buffed that weren’t using high initiative return traits.

If you want a high evade build. S/D and S/P with Shortbow and 30 acrobatics are both still good.

…Except that infiltrators return is basically worthless now for real fights.

I used several builds, can’t really recall which at the moment, but after the patch the only build (for arenas) that still seemed to be working for me was a d/d crit build which you all know has that survivability “issue”(IT HAS NONE).

Form.8741:

…Except that infiltrators return is basically worthless now for real fights.

It’s just no as good as it was. You have to anticipate it’s use and watch for tells.

The problem is the thief just doesn’t feel like the insane assassin class anymore, to me it feels like it’s become a bruiser that lacks both damage and the ability to stay alive long enough and you have to stay engaged in a battle for longer than you should. I like the idea of a thief that either ends you fast or dies trying.

HybridReaper.6724:

The problem is the thief just doesn’t feel like the insane assassin class anymore, to me it feels like it’s become a bruiser that lacks both damage and the ability to stay alive long enough and you have to stay engaged in a battle for longer than you should. I like the idea of a thief that either ends you fast or dies trying.

Then youre using the wrong build.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/thief/Any-good-EOTM-ganking-builds

Pop signets. Cast CnD from 1500 range and use steal right as it ends casting. One shot with backstab. If theyre still alive theyll be under 25% so just spam HS.

I stopped playing about 6 weeks ago and after reading the “provisory” patch notes for the “Balance” patch I am Inclined to not come back to Gw2 for good.
I am actually having FUN plying another game, and FUN is something Gw2 stopped providing me a wile ago.

Note: I’m a pure PvP player, I don’t PvE at all.

Shockwave.1230:

Form.8741:

…Except that infiltrators return is basically worthless now for real fights.

It’s just no as good as it was. You have to anticipate it’s use and watch for tells.

That’s a bit of an understatement.
I used to play when Infiltrator return was instant AND stun breaker
Add to this S/D 3 being 1 boon steal only, and S/D feel nerfed to oblivion for people coming back right now.

Carpboy.7145:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/thief/Any-good-EOTM-ganking-builds

Pop signets. Cast CnD from 1500 range and use steal right as it ends casting. One shot with backstab. If theyre still alive theyll be under 25% so just spam HS.

Yeah, it’s totally fun to be a macro-bot.