Guild Wars 2

Hi, level 12 pvp thief here, about 100 games into thief spvp alone and really liking it, but one thing really does my head in vs other thieves…why o why do you run away? Stand up and fight like a man and die, or win!! It is a game, there is no penalty for dying…in fact I would venture to say it is quicker just to respawn than go and wait out all your CDs….

Thoughts??

I run away to reset a fight. Dying and respawning maybe quicker but by the time you get back to defending a point, it may have been taken away from you because you decided to just fight and die.

its a habbit from WvW.
where a thief is always in and out in and out,
flanking from the sides and behind…

Usually to get a better position. For instance on the Forest map I’ll often run away if Keep gets overrun, only to reappear a few seconds later on the top platform raining death from above

Pimpslapper.2047:

Hi, level 12 pvp thief here, about 100 games into thief spvp alone and really liking it, but one thing really does my head in vs other thieves…why o why do you run away? Stand up and fight like a man and die, or win!! It is a game, there is no penalty for dying…in fact I would venture to say it is quicker just to respawn than go and wait out all your CDs….

Thoughts??

I love it when people named “Pimp Slapper” try and tell others how to play a game. Good Stuff. Obvious troll is obvious.

Daredent.2961:

I love it when people named “Pimp Slapper” try and tell others how to play a game. Good Stuff. Obvious troll is obvious.

My name implies I cannot play? Does daring to dent imply you can?

Not trying to tell people how to play, just can’t understand the logic behind it, but the sincere answers above have shed some light on this. Thanks to those.

Because I rather not die…… Simple as that. If I’m able to stay alive, I will, and use all methods and tools I know to do so. And if I got to leave the area to stay alive, then I’m getting my shadowstepping kitten out of there.

That and I’m needed somewhere else.

To the OP, your name implies you don’t take your self serious. So some don’t feel they should take your topics serious either.

Thanks Bobby for the information.

I really do not take myself seriously It is just a game. However, I do take my posts seriously.

There are people who just turn around and run before a fight has been initiated.
When they do that I leave them because I know it in me, I’ll see them again.

Personally, I fight from range, I usually am never in face to face.
I don’t know if thats considered running haha.

Nah, wouldn’t say so Mandra, just playing smart IMO…running is stealthing at half health and running because he sees no way to win.

I do not know, I am just not a runner. It does more for the team to try to burn down as many as you can before you die so that your teammates have less work to do.

i think the simplest answer to the topics question:

“Because im playing a thief.”

interpret that in as many ways as you like :P

Because of rallying, “go down fighting” against improper odds can backfire on you. Sure you could down 1 of your opponents, but getting a stomp is unlikely if his teammastes are around. If you down someone and they down + stomp you, the net gain is to their advantage.

Running away can create 1-on-1 situations if one of your opponents is determined to kill you. Running away can also be used to draw away opponents from objectives creating mismatches elsewhere in your team’s favor. Running away can give you a chance to recover and ambush your opponents from behind when they’re trying to neutralize/cap one of your own points.

For context, I run a backstab build, but spend as much time as a roamer/solo capper and running with groups of friends. Sometimes I go down swining, sometimes it’s better to run. The right answer is, “it depends on the situation”.

Because only dumb people stay and fight for a lost cause, when they can run away and contribute.

That’s why.

I don’t want to stay at keep with 3 people at me, when I could shadowstep my way to the henge, and take it since everyone’s ganging up on the keep.

Again .. your playstyle doesn’t reflect everyone elses. Why did you even make this post? Is it because you think you are better then everyone else because you don’t know how to reset your timers and turn the tide of a fight? Just keep spamming heartseeker and leave these forums alone troll.

I mean seriously .. are we talking about PRACTICE?

Daring to Dent? ROFLMAO.

Wow. U R DA PiMpWhOsYoUrDadDysMoMmA aight!

I run because repair costs are too high!

Not to mention if you dont win fast, you aint gonna win.

Oh and staying in and dieing instead of running does actually hurt your team. Not only does the other team end up with the capture if you were trying to take it or defend it, but they get the points from killing you. Now points you get per kill may seem like they don’t matter, but I’ve seen matches win and lose by a few point. More often than enough to convince me that every kill counts.

And saying that “it’s just a game” is not a vaild argument. Lots of people take satification and pride whenever they do something well. Should your enjoyment trump theirs?

Gadzooks.4687:

“Because im playing a thief.”

QFT.