Guild Wars 2

So I’m fairly new to gw2 and I love it. My only problem is finding a class and sticking with it. I’ve tried just about every class to level 10 and I have to say the thief is one of my favorites; however, when deciding on a main for any mmo I take several things into account but because I am new I’m not sure if the thief will fit this which is why I’m asking the thief community for input. First is the thief desired in dungeons and fractals. Second how are they at soloing; I’m not expecting them to be on par with guardian but I just don’t want a broken class. And thirdly; how are they at PvP. Thank you for all the help and please forgive typos as I am on my phone doing this. Thanks!

I would go with warrior. It’s the best in everything right now.

Hi,
Thieves are generally not desired in Dungeons or Fractals because it requires a skilled /experienced player to perform as well as a mid-range / mediocre warrior. This is due to having a low health pool primarily imo.

I don’t solo much, but there is a thief Randomfightingfan here on the forums who has a youtube channel of him soloing a lot of content if you are interested in that.

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9DCl9Sns5bpluZsB1SdFiA

Upon going there it seems he is not going to make any new videos , but you will find many older ones that could give you some insight on the Solo Thief.

PvP thieves are in a fairly bad spot atm imo. We have the S/D build which is getting a nerf soon which is the primary build I see being used due to the high amount of evasion uptime. There are good sets like D/P however in the current condition meta it’s more difficult because low health pools means conditions have to be dealt with quickly or they will melt you down. I would also like to point out that stealth, a primarily thief ability is a bit of a handicap since all the pvp maps are the same format Conquest / Cap points & you can not cap points while in stealth. (Another reason the evade S/D thief is used more because it uses very limited to no stealth.

I main a thief and I find it the most enjoyable of all the classes. There is little room for error and you either learn to play better or just die a lot.

Thief has the highest DPS currently and will probably remain that way, however it’s at a cost of defense. The good news is after getting some experience you can negate this weakness mostly by a proper dodge / shadowstep to safety while preparing your next assault / recovering.

Also: If you want to roam or duel in WvW a lot the thief is one of the better classes for that.