Guild Wars 2

I have 2 main problems with the functionality of some of the thief skills.

The first being while using infiltrator’s arrow, especially in the Legacy of the Foefire map going from the center point to the cliff towards the waterfall point, I will occasionally get stuck inside of the rock. This has happened in other places too, but seems to happen in PvP frequently.

The second problem I am having is many times my steal skill simply does not work. I will teleport (or sometimes not even that) to the target, but get no skill? As far as I know, this skill is not blockable or evadable, yet many times I find it going on recharge, with no benefit coming to me. I have also noticed that the trait “Bountiful Theft” has an issue simultaneously, not giving me vigor or another 2 boons, getting no stolen item, and going on recharge.

Bump. Would really like to see an official response here….

Steal is probably failing because the shadowstep portion of the skill is failing. This is generally due to uneven ground or floor textures. Steal does go on cooldown when it fails and it is probably a feature of the design despite other class skills performing better (warrior F1 has the same cooldown as failed melee skills).

Stooperdale.3560:

Steal is probably failing because the shadowstep portion of the skill is failing. This is generally due to uneven ground or floor textures. Steal does go on cooldown when it fails and it is probably a feature of the design despite other class skills performing better (warrior F1 has the same cooldown as failed melee skills).

Yes, shadowsteps are in general pretty faulty. Would like to see a developer response to see if maybe they are looking into fixing this? Game has been out for over a year now, and they have been buggy since day 1.

Update: After recording myself in PvP for a while, I have realized it is usually due to the enemy player dodging as I steal. As my steal does no damage, I feel it is a skill that should not be dodge-able.