Guild Wars 2

i would think of a staff like ninja as unique weapon and more as aoe defense weapon
all attacks cleave with 300 range

AA chain
aa1 hit on the body 500 dmg base
aa2 hit and push back foes 150 range 500 dmg base
aa3 throw your staff on your foe for 700 dmg
aa stealth hit your enemies on the head and stun them if in 130 range, or vulnerable them for 5 stacks for 5 seconds
skill 2 hit your foes in the legs to cripple them for 3 seconds for 1k dmg and if your enemy vulnerable your dmg is doubled , 3 ini
skill 3 swirl your staff while reflect projectile for 3 seconds, 4 ini, and when activate hit your foes for 2k dmg, 1 ini
skill 4 smash the ground with your staff and create smoke field (blast finisher) and stealth, 6 ini
skill 5 block attacks around your area for 2 seconds, 6 ini points

so thief will have mid range aoe weapon and could help the group with stealth, blocks as both heavy ini so cant be spammable
and also have nice cleave weapon with average dmg with skill 1 and 2

how about a leap where u spin your staff above your head like a helicopter and fly off into the sunset?

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how about a leap where u spin your staff above your head like a helicopter and fly off into the sunset?

that would be just op

messiah.1908:

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how about a leap where u spin your staff above your head like a helicopter and fly off into the sunset?

that would be just op

but so romantic..

messiah.1908:

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how about a leap where u spin your staff above your head like a helicopter and fly off into the sunset?

that would be just op

less op than some of the skills proposed

I like how the AA chain has a knockback in it, can’t wait to see that on skyhammer.

I can’t really see how a staff in any way matches a thief’s class design.

That’s like giving a charr a princess wand.

Would rather just get either longbow or rifle. Something with a god kitten 1200 range.

I can imagine it.
But that knockback on AA is too OP

luzt.7692:

I can imagine it.
But that knockback on AA is too OP

these what i imagine in first place

thanks!

but a warrior who can perma stun you in 3-4 skills isnt OP ?

so a chain AA which can be much slower and/or with less dmg might work as enemies will have harder time to kill thieves (even rangers now can laugh at thieves)

but mmmmaaaaaa.. it is not like anet gonna listen but if they do thief needs more defense weapon and more group oriented weapon

so like the hit and run idea maybe protect and run idea too

Replace the staff of dual shield Thief.

Incoming: Riot Control Thief Meta

Main hand Axe & off hand sword would make more sense really.

Staff is more of a caster, priest, monk type of weapon.

Axe wouldnt make sense at all, google barely shows any image of it.
Unless the axe/scythe would be chained (Kusari-gama) and then it would require 2 hands.

KB in the AA so i need to constantly chase my own target around. No thanks.

Staff’s only considered a “caster” weapon in GW2 because that’s all ANet’s coded it for, at this time. Melee Staff is a darned viable idea, regardless. Another that can get a fair pro-Thief argument is honestly Mace (under the guise of a sap/billy club-type weapon.)
I could also see OH Torch, as a firebug’s weapon of choice.