Guild Wars 2

Condisering the actual Thief status, what you’d like to see for Thief specialization? (weapon + traits line)

My preferences:

1) An alternative wepon for short bow with a good mobility skill + other 4 good skills (basically a weapon to compete with shortbow). Rifle is fine.
2) A good remove conditions (complete) on specialization line
3) F3 mechanic
4) skillful mechanics

C’mon, No one? ^^

I am highly skeptical about the riffle. Unless Anet blows our mind with a super-innovative approach to this weapon, I am afraid that we will basically just get a harpoon-thrower copy, with a basic auto- attack, a pewpewpew skill,…

This scenario would be disappointing and dull. Especially of you consider the fact that the riffle is a static, heavy weapon, designed for long and powerful shots. I just don’t think it would fit to the overall theme of the thief, who needs to be light and mobile to compensate for his low health pool.

I really enjoy the thief gameplay, the main reason being the mobility and the shadow step mechanic, which allows all these crazy tp combos. With the riffle, I think that those two features of the thief would take a serious hit.

That’s just my 2 cents about the topic, I am basically open for anything as long as the concept of the thief is not betrayed.

(I wouldn’t even mind to get a riffle; under the condition that it is well designed! ^.^)

Have we gotten any names on the thief specialization?
or does anyone have any idea on any possibilities? i have no idea on any class name that could give me an idea on the playstyle.

There is an image of a thief wielding a new ascended staff that shaman datamined. My prediction is melee staff with stance utilities that give it different effects (I think toggled stances could be cool with a pro/con for each). Most likely will have a leap, though I doubt it’ll compete with SB as even a good leap still isn’t a teleport.

Perma-stealth.

kthx

Seriously though I hope it’s a melee weapon.If I want pew pew I’ll jump on my ranger or mes. Outside that evasion and mitigation are my hopes.

Dreams are free.

If Rifle will be, i hope too in a great design.

Rifle warrior is pretty terrible for example, rifle engi is fine. But we need a weapon to compete with short bow imho.

actual team support; i think it would help diversity if we would fill more than 1 role