Guild Wars 2

playing my thief in wvw and i see a warrior i have a good 1,500 Range on him easily i see him run towards me so i turn around shadow step/heart seeker away until my inititive has gone.

turn around to see no warrior im completely out in the open all of a sudden i get slammed from a freight train and destroyed by the warrior chasing me

question. how the hell was i caught?

im new to wvw at 80 especially on my thief but i thought the combo there would of been enough to out range anyone

for some reason didn’t add it but he had swiftness and was an asura

What weapon sets was he using?

err he killed me with a greatsword i didn’t see his other sorry he was so far away

Dembian.9257:

err he killed me with a greatsword i didn’t see his other sorry he was so far away

Warriors with a greatsword are really fast. Did you stop when you turned around? Or did he just straight up run you down?

soon as i seen him i span around and instantly did the combo i listed (turned with mouse that is i don’t kb turn ) i stopped and checked once i had finished my combo as i figured it would of been enough distance from anyone but instead maybe 3 seconds max he hits me from no where

Dembian.9257:

soon as i seen him i span around and instantly did the combo i listed (turned with mouse that is i don’t kb turn ) i stopped and checked once i had finished my combo as i figured it would of been enough distance from anyone but instead maybe 3 seconds max he hits me from no where

Well he at least covered:

1200 with Rush
and
450 with Whirlwind

It sounds like you got hit with Bull’s Charge which adds another 600. Without knowing his off-set, we can’t be sure if he had Savage Leap (MH sword) at his disposal too.

My advice, next time, if you’re gunna run, don’t stop to look back. I think the “V” key is the default binding for 180 degree camera view that you can use while moving. Or you can rotate with your mouse.

Also, it sounds like you didn’t have a stun breaker. Everyone should have a stun breaker.

Ya, warriors can come out of nowhere. This is the longest sequence I know of.

Utilities
Bull’s Charge – 600
Rampage – Dash – 1000

Greatsword
Rush – 1200
Whirlwind – 450

Sword
Savage Leap – 600

Shield
Shield Bash – 300

If you put it all together, it’s a huge range. 4150 for that sequence, but then you’ve blown almost everything you have.

shadowstep is my stunbreaker but i used it to put another 1,200 yards between us which i don’t understand how he caught up to me i mean he killed me fair and square i suppose once he caught me

what i don’t understand is how 0.o but i’ll take your advice on the camera angle so ty

Dembian.9257:

shadowstep is my stunbreaker but i used it to put another 1,200 yards between us which i don’t understand how he caught up to me i mean he killed me fair and square i suppose once he caught me

what i don’t understand is how 0.o but i’ll take your advice on the camera angle so ty

I’ve also seen some speed hackers around. I’m not saying he was hacking… but it happens. Thieves can be faster than warriors, but some of our most popular options provide massive amounts of mobility so keep in mind that most warriors are going to be very fast, but I think you’ll be fine with the camera change. If you can keep tabs on him while moving, you shouldn’t have any more problems.