So i just want to start off by saying that this is a thoery craft and not been proven in field. This build if for WvW roaming/havoc. I came up with the idea of a trapper thief build while i was watching how crazy Ranger Trapper is. This is my idea of what the thief trapper set up would be like.
Correct me if there is already a thief trapper build out there or if anyone else has tried this. I think the idea of a thief that utilizes traps is really cool. Despite the long cooldown on the traps the extra stealth initiative free sounds good to me! I could see shadow trap + BV or RoG elite becoming a strong combo. New combos in general could really spice up thief play and catch alot of people off guard!
Gimme your input? Curious if this is a road i should go down
i agree the traps do seem a bit week but you dont think with a little time practice and modifying your play style that the trapper thief could become close to as effective as some of the more popular setups? i mean does it just comes down to the dmg and cooldown right? because shadow trap used right sounds like it could be really good! and i mean condi thief is strong no matter what utilities it uses right?
Good to know. Sounds like thieves need to rally to make traps work. I mean a lot of our teleport skills are buggy… period. The second there is the slightest change in ground plane you’re screwed. Would be nice for traps to work though. could def. mess with people and really change the way thief could be played. Diversity in builds is key to making a class fun to play!!!
Noooooooooooo!!!!! i dont want to give in to the Ranger booming already happening! Plus i only WvW and ik how everyone gets fire in their eyes when they see an uplvl ranger in WvW lol! not worth the stress (no offense to any rangers out there but i always target you first and exterminate with extreme prejudice : P )
it has all ways ben the hunter class with ok traps.
idk if i like the new patch … alot of mindless fire but that is nothing .
there was good rangers before this patch… they where rare ..
but dont start ranger hate because of one lil patch lol.
ranger was my 1st char almost sense launch
and trap thief is a joke
it is like trying to play thief with one weapon in your hand …. it is possible but … ‘_’ really
i want to see build diversity but they should not waste time on thief traps
unless they let us have them as f2 f3 f4 skills . then i would use traps XD lol
i agree the traps do seem a bit week but you dont think with a little time practice and modifying your play style that the trapper thief could become close to as effective as some of the more popular setups? i mean does it just comes down to the dmg and cooldown right? because shadow trap used right sounds like it could be really good! and i mean condi thief is strong no matter what utilities it uses right?
No…completely not viable…really just stupid useless skills…delete them just in case someone accidentally thinks they might be useful.
Low DPS, can jump over them….single target…long cooldown…useless effects…
I have een fooling around in wvw with something like this last night.
Tomy suprise it worked way better than expected, it was hilarious actually, especially in small and medium engagements this is a great idea for a support thief.
I fought some 1v1 aswell and there is way more pressure and sustain with this than I expected, the super speed is hilarious.
It is pretty easy aswell, a nice and easygoing alternative to the die hard builds.
I was very entertained even though I had no optimized gear and have not played those weapon sets in wvw for a long time.
I have een fooling around in wvw with something like this last night.
Tomy suprise it worked way better than expected, it was hilarious actually, especially in small and medium engagements this is a great idea for a support thief.
I fought some 1v1 aswell and there is way more pressure and sustain with this than I expected, the super speed is hilarious.
It is pretty easy aswell, a nice and easygoing alternative to the die hard builds.
I was very entertained even though I had no optimized gear and have not played those weapon sets in wvw for a long time.
This looks like it could be pretty fun too! jumping over the trap should still trigger it. it should also have a small radius effect. both changes might make traps more viable.
