Did this videos some time ago and forgot to post them for w/e reasons.
I know there is a lot of people who wanna play Thief in WvW on a more organized scale, while not ideal it fits some niche roles and it can be quite powerfull, maybe this videos will help somehow people who wanna get an idea of what to do if playing SB centred builds. Not saying im a beast (oh but i am) as im pretty new to raiding but you do require some positioning and map awareness.
tip: learn to withdraw forward
in pov1 most of your sb dmg came after you team manage to take down most of the enemy group so try to come from the sides and not from the back if you wanna contribute better
tip: learn to withdraw forward
in pov1 most of your sb dmg came after you team manage to take down most of the enemy group so try to come from the sides and not from the back if you wanna contribute better
good videos though
I belive i use my withdraw the right way, i save it always for a panic moment or when i need to reposition myself.
About the Sb damage, you are totally right. We have a stronk melee train, so i mostly work as blast bot/assassin. Sometimes it’s really difficult to actually flank, although i’m trying to improve in every raid.
Thanks for posting the videos. Even if you’re not that good, it gave me some motivation to continue playing my thief. Still scrathing my head how to gear it properly for Wv3.
Not bad play overall. Used to do something like this before i had ele forced upon me during raid time. Any interest in sharing a little more about build so that i may convince my guild to let me run thief? lol
the problem that thief dont handle really well zerg fight. they cant do anything useful to the group beside staying alive and gank the scattered if there are any
Not bad play overall. Used to do something like this before i had ele forced upon me during raid time. Any interest in sharing a little more about build so that i may convince my guild to let me run thief? lol
After The 15/4 i had to change some Sigils of power for Sigils of accuracy, change stones for oils and invest into thrill of the crime to keep my dps up, i gave up on my burst and went for an overall better dps which imo is better for raiding, changed travelers for wurms to make up for the crt dmg lose while gaining some durability. 30 SA is a great asset for fights, especially when you get low you can step away and heal up then go into the fray again! Plus 300 Toughness is awesome tbh.
Ironically enough Last refuge saved me a lot of times while raiding :P
tip: learn to withdraw forward
in pov1 most of your sb dmg came after you team manage to take down most of the enemy group so try to come from the sides and not from the back if you wanna contribute better
^ I do the mouse-swap on occasion, especially in situations where I need to act fast, but the quick turn always does a 180; it’s very useful to have available, esp for overland travel. Nice thing about it is that you can autorun, turn, withdraw, without changing your angle by accident.
Just be sure you’re not holding down mouse-move when you do it, otherwise the key does not work.
tip: learn to withdraw forward
in pov1 most of your sb dmg came after you team manage to take down most of the enemy group so try to come from the sides and not from the back if you wanna contribute better
good videos though
How do you withdraw forward?
there is a key which turn you around 180 so i bind it and use it with heal skill than i turn the camera again 180
Not bad play overall. Used to do something like this before i had ele forced upon me during raid time. Any interest in sharing a little more about build so that i may convince my guild to let me run thief? lol
After The 15/4 i had to change some Sigils of power for Sigils of accuracy, change stones for oils and invest into thrill of the crime to keep my dps up, i gave up on my burst and went for an overall better dps which imo is better for raiding, changed travelers for wurms to make up for the crt dmg lose while gaining some durability. 30 SA is a great asset for fights, especially when you get low you can step away and heal up then go into the fray again! Plus 300 Toughness is awesome tbh.
Ironically enough Last refuge saved me a lot of times while raiding :P
Thanks!
i was hoping to kinda get out of the usual builds and make something a bit more unorthodox. Might this be something that you have looked into?
