Guild Wars 2

The usual combo is C+D -> Steal -> C+D hits -> Backstab, correct?

Well, simply make Steal’s instant cast overrule all other skill casts. In other words, you can’t use Steal in parallel with other skills for instant hits. You would have to Steal and THEN press C+D, which is only a short delay but it gives a plenty big enough window to get out of the way of the following attacks if you actually pay attention to the Thief’s movement. You can apply this overruling to other Shadowstep skills too, if needs be.

Just a suggestion. Thoughts?

They are thinking about giving Steal a casting time and/or an aftercast delay, so your suggestion is pretty much spot-on.

They are thinking about giving Steal a casting time and/or an aftercast delay, so your suggestion is pretty much spot-on.

I hope they don’t do that. I like my steal instantaneous and undodgeable. But I definitely agree that it should interrupt CnD. I don’t think the problem is the damage of that combo, it’s the fact that all of those hits can land in under a second.

I like CnD-Steal. It feels synergitec (if thats even a word). Making Steal not usable with any other skill would destroy S/D burst though. I’m not sure what the correct change here is though.