Guild Wars 2

Hey everyone , so thief is not my main but I’m about to craft my ascended gear, I’m only familiar with the D/P playstyle atm, so here’s what I’m aiming for :

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQNAoaVlsMp0pNOxzJ8PNhPBtdAedD4OER4DdNDA-TVSBABWq+DN7P8wpAwMlgRcEAuS5He6bW4ABAwDAIAACwNbz28mBO6RP6RP6Rbn78o78o7sUARMMC-w

I got a few questions to really tweak it before crafting all the gears :

1) Are D/P damage close to what D/D can do ? or is there really a big gap in term of damage when we compare both builds ?
2) Do I lose a lot of pressure damage using valk armor instead of zerk armor ?
3) As D/P consume a lot of initiative and I’m not using infiltrator signet , is initiative managing going to be a problem with that build ?
4) Any tips about food/signet to optimize my damage are welcome as I’m not really sure about what to use here.

Thanks

What part of the game? WvW? If so then D/P has comparable dmg to D/D. Only difference is Cloak and Dagger from D/D will make the rotation a bit stronger. D/P generally is better for utility like gap closer interrupt and blind field. Valk is better for WvW you want SOME survivability. I hate signet of shadows and init. managment is always tough on D/P so Infil signet is best. But then you run slow. You can use travelers runes but then you do not have strength runes. Pros and Cons to everything. Also Assassins Signet is pretty weak these days not many run it. Solid build overall. Everyone uses something similar.

Hey thank you very much for answer, yes its a wvw build.

I’ll drop the assassin signet for infiltrator signet then , about mobility I already have traveler rune and I’d like to boost my damage with runes of strength so I guess I have no choice but to use the movespeed signet

D/D sounds easyer to manage when it comes to signet/runes so there’s something I’d like to know , isn’t D/D survivability a bit of a problem in wvw ?

While most of the time we fight vs outnumbered , D/P gives a good way to use stealth whenever it’s needed but with D/D once you used steal how do you manage to always land a CnD when people are outnumbering you and all rdy to dodge as soon as you appear ?

D/D survivality is only a problem when:
a) You burned your Steal
b) You burned your Shadowstep
c) You burned your Shadow Refuge

You’re facing heavy condi builds (Necros, P/D Thieves, Engis).

If you’re fighting around an area that has mobs in it, use them to your advantage. With Shadow Rejuvenation you can just CnD off the mobs and stay in stealth for long periods of time.

Also, timing the CnD is the KEY to successfully stay in stealth, if you’re in stealth they can’t hit you at all (bar aoes or point blanks). If you time the stealth, you can enter stealth via CnD without getting the revealed debuff.

I main D/D and I’ve played D/P. I just didn’t get the hang of D/P, it needs too much initiative to work and more keystrokes to enter in stealth.

D/D just feels swifter, if you wanna try it out I can share you my build.