Guild Wars 2

I’m coming back and decided I wanted to play a thief. For leveling is the s/p and shortbow still viable with this trait layout?

25/30/0/0/15 for traits. DA 3+6, CS 1+3+11, Trickery 5.

I haven’t played around with the new trait system. I prefer pve and solo but would like to be useful in groups as well. Thanks for any help.

Any advice? I’m open to any suggestions.

One thing for sure, having 6pts in CS will become a problem when fighting against mobs that cannot be crit or against structures, which also cannot be crit. It’s a problem then and still a problem now.

IMHO, you’re better off having 6pts to either Acro or SA, but more than likely to benefit more from SA with the new GM trait (Resilience of Shadows).

Also, S/P + SB is just too much AoE. You need a weapon that can deal massive single target damage. You’re better off with D/P + SB or S/P + P/P — your choice.