Guild Wars 2

So, I basically went made a theif, went to sPvP, got wreaked by everyone and then came here for advice. I don’t really care about the theif OP BS or theif UP stuff because I have always played rogue classes in MMO’s and always will. Basically I like doing double dagger, stabby stabby builds but between all the AoE, stuns/daze/immobilize status effects, and being bad at evading while always getting evaded. I find it pretty hard to do anything before I die in like 2 seconds or shadow step away only to die to burning/bleed/ect.

Basically when I fight I have no idea what to do, no matter what weapon I use. So can someone give me good advice for a 1v1 focused build that can also avoid all those stupid AoE spammers in team fight and give me good videos to learn how to evade/how to use that build? Preferably something with dual daggers.

Thief probably has a smaller margin for error than most classes.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to:

-Learn the other classes so you know what to dodge and when.
-Peruse our wonderful forums. We thieves have many resources put together to help our young padawans in situations like this. Many of the useful ones are on page 1/2 now!
-Don’t get frustrated. We’re squishy no matter what.
-Don’t panic. Playing a rogue in other mmos you know our cool head and intelligence prevail over brute force and jamming square pegs in round holes.
-watch some better d/d thieves and learn through watching.
-Check your build.
-Don’t get bloodthirsty. Cool head. Remember?

Are you married to dual daggers? You will find it infinitely easier using a pistol in your off-hand for the blind and interrupt

D/D is for WvW utilizing a lot of stealth which is useless in conquest since you can not capture a point while in stealth

Is this your first toon? I would advise against using a Thief to learn the game you will hate your life

Try a Ranger if it is your first class

I learned the game on thief. It wasn’t that bad (but was before npe). Now I could imagine it sucking. Anywho above has a point about conquest mode. Stealth is detrimental. I am married to dd, though occasionally swap a sword or pistol here and there. Pve and wvw there are no ‘drawbacks’ per SE for dd setup.

And as someone who loves dd: dp is infinitely more useful.

(It just doesn’t feel as awesome)