I’ve been constantly jumping back and forth between professions and builds for a while now, but I’m getting to the point when I want to start the long grind for a legendary and would like to settle on a main for that. Right now I’m between engineer and thief, and because there are…problems, with the relationship between engineers and legendary weapons I am looking to get back into the thief. But to do that I’m going to need a fun build.
To set some guidelines, I am primarily a PvE player, and rarely go into WvW and haven’t bother with sPvP in months, so I don’t really care how this build fairs against other players. Since most of the legendary grind is open world content, I’d like a build suited to that, but that could also handle itself in dungeons when need be. I hate “MMO stealth” with a passion and refuse to use it unless I absolutely have to, and don’t really care for the thief’s steal mechanic. I’ll use it, but I hate being forced to use it such as through those trickery trait builds that seem all but mandatory for the thief to be viable. I don’t want stealth or steal to a cornerstone of my build, but rather –at most- a bonus or situational tool I can use if I need it.
Due to my history as a ranger in the original Guild Wars I have a fondness for the shortbow, venoms (they remind me of preparations), and traps (I just wish they were circular fields rather than single attack lines), and tend to prefer degen builds where possible. I like being able to spread high damage conditions to keep the pressure on even when I am doing other things, and demand some level of support ability so I feel useful in groups. My choice of elite is limited only by the fact that I can’t stand the venom one because of how short it’s duration, but the other two and the human racial elites are all fair game.
I realize this is a lot, and doesn’t really gel with the current thief meta-game, but I just can’t get into a profession unless I enjoy playing it, and I’ve never been the “stealth and gank” type. Thanks for any input you offer, and for taking the time to read this.
TL;DR
1. You suck, you’re on a forum so reading is kind of a requirement. (Just poking fun, don’t take it seriously)
2. I want a thief PvE build that isn’t reliant on stealth or steal, and has plays to at least some of my game-play preferences; bows, traps, conditions, and support.
3. Please don’t tell me to roll a ranger; I picked thief for a reason.