Guild Wars 2

Now ele’s tempest is getting shouts, which the reaper is also getting, this to me opens the door to the idea two elite specs can get the same weapon. With this information, and the datamined image, I am even more convinced thief will get staff now.

Rin.1046:

Now ele’s tempest is getting shouts, which the reaper is also getting, this to me opens the door to the idea two elite specs can get the same weapon. With this information, and the datamined image, I am even more convinced thief will get staff now.

Agreed. It’s still not 100% definite, but it makes me more hopeful now, especially after playing Revenant Staff during the BWE earlier this month.

I need thief staff in my life.

Something thief lacks in weapons : controls and blocks.

A martial staff using thief could very well give us more of those (controls in the forms of knockdown/backs). Of course initiative can always be an issue when you chain control with it. But who said thief initiative will remain unchanged when you take the specialisation anyway? :p

something thief lacks is viable ranged weapon set ( not talking about sb which is basically second utility bar) or actual team sustain/support team fight build

probably would require massive rework for any of those to happen tho

Defensive Thief who can block and deflect attacks both from himself and his allies in a really active way would be sick. Monk hype.

As much fun as a new weapon set may or may not be, I still rather they fix the pre-existing weapon sets to be on par with d/p.

Almost feel like I saw this coming since I played gw1… bunch of useless junk covered up by the new.

I’m actually really hyped for thief staff. My wishlist is for it to be melee-oriented, very dynamic and flashy, and to have an AoE ground target pole-vault jump (think engie’s rifle blast jump). Make it rock the PvE scene and I’ll be all over it!

Argh! I’m tired of the thief elite specialization being stealthed for so long! Can someone use a reveal skill already so we can all see it?

Seabreeze.8437:

Argh! I’m tired of the thief elite specialization being stealthed for so long! Can someone use a reveal skill already so we can all see it?

Heh. Tell me about it. I’m quite concerned with the Thief spec, especially what with the beatings taken by the class and certain weaponsets/traits. Also, could we finally get good Traps? Sheesh.

Honestly, I’m almost expecting Mantras at this point … especially if Thief gets the melee-Staff. Kind of a “Monk/Martial-Artist” feel?

Advent.6193:

Honestly, I’m almost expecting Mantras at this point … especially if Thief gets the melee-Staff. Kind of a “Monk/Martial-Artist” feel?

Because of the datamined dagger kit I am expecting kits, but I can also see mantras, meditations, stances and gadgets working.

It all depends on the theme of the spec really. While it might look like a monk type character, it may not be monk like at all and simply be a shadowy martial artist with a staff.

Hope we don’t have to wait too much longer for the info. The anticipation is killing me!

Whatever the case, my biggest hope for staff is that it’s a melee weapon. It’s the perfect opportunity for a really cool fighting style in my opinion.

For those that are wanting more of a shadow mage style, I think that’d be more suited for an elite spec that gives thieves either a focus or scepter. As far as staff is concerned, though, it should be totally melee, like Kilik from Soul Calibur!

The wait is killing me. Fingers crossed that the thief elite is the next one in line to be unveiled!

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/thief/Thief-Specialisation-Idea-Complete-Overview/first#post5288825

what about a monk type specialization? new weapon would be a staff and we wield it like a shaolin monk?

I’m still hoping for a sniper-style rifle spec— called Sniper or Assassin

It’s a logical next step for a Thief and at a certain point I’m sure that there will be such a specialization.. the way I see it, it could be amazing, the skills have a chance to be boring, yes… but! If it will be tweaked up a bit, it could be amazing… we could even see the highest DMG dealing weapon skill in the game ( rifle #5 – a slow shot, like a sniper that deals massive dmg), not to mention that the stealth attack would be pretty neat – sniper shot BAM!

ALSO! – PvP would be amazing!!!

WE NEED SNIPERS!

Having same weapons across classes open up too many options, as in longbow and sword offhand too.

Creamtoast.6295:

WE NEED SNIPERS!

Snipers wouldn’t work for me or the game in general mechanical terms me thinks.

If I want to sit on a hill and one-shot people all day I play FPS. Such a mechanic could potentially break many aspects of this game if you actually think about it.

A thief that use the rifle as a melee weapon would be awesome(sorry for bad english)

I hope for something like a melee-staff specialization so that it may fix S/D.

Creamtoast.6295:

ALSO! – PvP would be amazing!!!

WE NEED SNIPERS!

So. I so get that pretty much everyone here doesn’t want a Thief but an Assassin, an agent, or an anime mass murder in medium armor with a massive weapon that stands toe to toe with a Warrior while remaining swift or whatever. But do you REALLY believe in the amount of kitten you just spat on your post? You really want such a boring and highly toxic gameplay to hit live?

dual swords would suit me fine, off hand swords in game generally have a block, which we lack (above water anyhow) s/s would allow us to keep pressure with our evades and a block, no idea what skillbar rotations could be, 5 would be block, 4 could be something like a mini pull (range 300) or something. idk.

i just really dont like the idea of rifle, sniping is a 1hit kill, which isnt a thing in gw2.

TBH, a thief is someone that steals stuff. If you want a real thief, it’s probably not to bring him on a battlefield to kill people.

So yeah, it’s kind of normal that the thief looks like an assassin or at least some fighting class.

I don’t see thief getting offhand sword anytime cause using main hand dagger with offhand sword is weird.

On the other hand, I can perfectly see a melee staff weapon getting a block. So you might get what you ask in a sense.

MrForz.1953:

So. I so get that pretty much everyone here doesn’t want a Thief but an Assassin, an agent, or an anime mass murder in medium armor with a massive weapon that stands toe to toe with a Warrior while remaining swift or whatever. But do you REALLY believe in the amount of kitten you just spat on your post? You really want such a boring and highly toxic gameplay to hit live?

Yeah… pretty much