Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF9fKnmhYiY&index=1&list=UU4geCdHVnYcqw-n1rR_De_w
DISCLAIMER: I consider myself to be an average player. The Thief class is really strong, and a wise use of your skills and dodges can usually ensure a win even if you are handicapped.
So, after the “sucess” – considering that I’m pretty much a no one in terms of popularity, I consider it a success – of my first video, in which I showed you only need a single Dagger (be it Main Hand or Off Hand only) to beat people, I decided to make a second one.
In the first “episode”, some people argued that I got carried by Shadow Rejuvenation and Hidden Killer to beat my enemies. That was very true: those traits are indeed powerful, and can easily carry you in 1v1 situations against certain builds. But let’s not talk about these traits, as much as been said already and this is not the place to discuss this. You can find the link to the “first episode” here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/thief/Video-New-meta-no-OffHand-for-poor-people/first#post3885340
This time, I won’t show that garbage. The video you’re about to see contains the following:
-1v1 vs a Shatter Mesmer, using only a Sword;
-1v1 vs a DP thief, using only a Sword;
-1v1 vs a Shatter Mesmer, using only a Pistol;
-1v1 vs a PD condi Thief, using only a Dagger (Shortbow);
-1v1 vs a condi Engi, using only a Sword(Shortbow, to destroy Supply Crate);
-1v1 vs a PU condi Mesmer, using only a Sword;
-1v1 vs a DP thief, using only a Pistol (+Shortbow).
The build I used was the same for every fight, and it’s the following:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQJAcVl0Mp7pVOx0J8PNBNB5dY+SZ0LA9Gl+C-TFTDABsoJ4gjAAjqFkwjA4JlXWqCxLqqAlSEQ0BsgSQe2fAATQBAQAc0GtRzO35Ov5NTGgqJA-w
Utilities were swapped depending on which weapon I used (I often slotted in Blinding Powder or Shadow Trap). For the PvP version of it, I use Zerker Amulet. Food was used rarely because it’s darn expensive for me, but I slotted it anyway.
If you have any tips/suggestions/requests to give me, feel free to do so. I’ll gladly appreciate any advice, both on my gameplay and on the video. Also, if you’d like to see a fight using only a certain weapon against a certain build, please do tell me! I am always struggling as to which clips to insert in a video.
Below you will find a FAQ, in which I answer those questions that I was asked the last time I did this (either in public or through PM).
FAQ:
Q: Hey you’re great, can you give me some tips?
A: I’m not great, but I could surely help you if you need it. Feel free to PM me in game.
Q: The players you faced were awful! They never landed a single burst on you, what noobs!
A: It’s always easy to say that when you spectate. I know how to fight any build and I know what to look out for. Some players surely made some “Decision Making” mistakes, but in some situations they simply got outplayed.
Q: You only post your wins. How many times have you been beaten by those guys?
A: To be fair, I’ve fought all the WvW opponents featured in the video many times, with pretty much every weapon. Out of all these times, my win rate against every single one of them is close to 80%. The only fights you can argue about a “lucky win” are the sPvP ones. The one against the DP thief especially, as he is a great player (he regularly beats Sizer in those arenas). The night I recorded that fight, we fought 4 times. I won twice (one as Pistol only, the other as zerk P/D) and lost twice (one as Pistol only, another as Sword only).
Q: What’s with that Asura?
A: That is a character of my alt account. I usually play with that in PvP because I’m amassing Tomes of Knowledge there.
Q: What’s your PvP rank?
A: My PvP rank is 45. I don’t play PvP much and I’m terrible at it. I may know how to handle a fight, but when I have to look at the big picture (map awareness and all that stuff) I’m a complete noob.
Q: What happened to your Norn thief? I’m sick of that underboobs!
A: My Norn thief is still there, but sadly I don’t use her anymore. When ANet released the new hairstyles, I had to make a Human one who looks like Kasumi (from Dead or Alive).
Q: What server are you on?
A: I moved to Desolation a few weeks ago.
Q: Can you 1vX with those builds?
A: Actually I never tried. I can for sure say that I could not win a 1vX against any combination of the players featured in the video. The outcome of a 1vX hugely depends not on how good you are, but rather on how bad your opponents are. Sometimes I could kill myself IRL for the things that some players do. Also, I barely roam anymore, so it is unlikely that I will be going to post 1vX fights with only one weapon.
Q: I loved the video, will you post more?
A: Depending on how well this will do, I may decide to make another one. I do have some footage already, but I try not to make my videos too long, while trying to show as many fights as possible.
