Guild Wars 2

Boiler Plate Warning: This is how I personally view thieves. I have a level 71 thief and I am only half way through rank 6 in Spvp.

I love the thief class but it drives me CRAZY trying to be competitive in sPVP.

Instead of writing an essay, im going to just do bullet points.

- Mobility and Stealth do not save us. Dodging only gets us so far. You cannot rely solely on it.

- We are far too squishy. Building full toughness is still squishier than a glass cannon warrior.

- Yes, our damage is HIGH. That is, only if you spam HS.

- Backstab should be utilized more. Too bad its FAR too hard to land on anyone with a brain. Not only that, but there is a stealth debuff.

- HS needs a huge nerf at higher health levels. It should still be our kill shot at lower hp levels.

- Steal is one of the WORST class abilities in the game. Unless you only target warriors and steal whirling axe. Why cant I gain a second HP bar like a necro?

Oh well, i had this long post.. but meh, just need to get more PVP practice in.

HS is a finisher and should do high damage on low health targets… It really doesnt do that much damage to high health targets, and any smart thief wont spam it because your auto attack combo actually does more damage and adds conditions ( on a target with 66% +life).

Steal…… Ive traited it so its always my fight opener. 900 range shadowstep that poisons and weakens the target, gives me 2 int, and lets be start the fight with a backstab. the stolen item is just a bonus but sometimes can be very good. to me thats an awsome ability

Backstab… while i would like to see a half sec stun attached to stop the target from moving away i still think its good, if you use your dancing dagger or a chill poison it helps to land it more
Also signet of shadows lets you move 25% faster this really helps in always landing backstab

The biggest problem I have with SoS is that when you take damage you SLOW down a lot. I cant keep up with people even with cripple sometimes.

Well in combat your speed is basically cut by 40%. SoS is still giving you the bonus speed while in combat. Sometimes your target isnt in combat or is but has switness up.

I hate having to use a utility slot just for speed, but aslong as my target is in combat and doesnt have 33% switness speed i will catch him.

Another major ability i like is 30 points in deadly arts for Panic Strike, target under 50% life is locked in place for 4 seconds, they cant even turn so this is a free backstab and slaughter. been using it the last 2 days and only 1 lucky guardian has been able to survive it.