Guild Wars 2

My first thought was Sir Gregor Clegane vs. Prince Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones. There might be other duells that come to your mind as well were pure force met agility in close combat. But after the last patch I feel this kind of duell is almost lost in GW2.

Fighting a stun Warrior one-on-one in WvW roaming with Death blossom and dodges was my favorite match-up in WvW-roaming by far. (Me as a condi thief, with as few stealth and pistol as possible. Not the true meta but actually fun, hehe.)

See that animation of a hammer swing or bulls charge?
A: react in a second with a dodge and keep moving
B: get stun chained and eat the 100 blades
C: use a precious stun break and continue with A or B

If you had run a sword thief out there you might feel quite similar?

So from the action role play perspective: What class/build is left to play a melee that relies on agility?

Not only against a stun warrior of course but in general. Close combat condi trap Ranger? DD Ele?

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PS: I would have totally agreed with another nerf for the thiefs acro trait line. But its the combination of several nerfs that now have truly destroyed builds that imo were a key element for the action role play content: a melee that relies on agility