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Not sure if what I said was lost in my edit post, but I agree with the op that backstabs are too forgiving in the sense that they should be on the targets back, not side as well. The ability is called backstab so it should have a much less broad requirement to land it. As it stand it’s 180 degrees and that’s pretty forgiving compared to other games and my own experience. I always try to be directly behind especially because thats what I’m use to from other stealth based classes in other games, but I shouldn’t land BS as frequently as I do imo.
Lets be honest here though, thats one of many things/mechanics/features that seems to be implemented purposely to make the game easier for casuals.
Anyway, i’m all for it…The rest though not so much(haste/signet aside) at least not without buffs in other places.
Pretty much the only thing I fully agree with.
No i’m not trying to shut him up, but I don’t find it necessary to further reply to his OP more than whatever I addressed. Let Anet sift through the BS, and make the proper decisions based on facts. Data. You know, reliable stuff. At least much more reliable than most posts. Since nothing was presented here other than someone who is tired of dying.
Interesting thing about ad hominems is the premise has to be a fact/truth. Is his argument a fact? lol. Stealth is too strong? Spaming any one thief ability is a detriment to the game/players? These are facts?
Right…I’m not here to help for something I believe is not an issue. Whatever can possibly be an issue I gave my opinion (haste/signet which i’m not even convinced on at this point given all the nerfs already) on as a possible place for anet to look to appease the masses (bads).
I don’t mean to be mean I just don’t see an issue for the most part (MAYBE the signet to help out the casuals)
I say maybe because I’m not Anet and don’t have any statistics, and I don’t like judging by crying on forums.
One last thing to add to my edit: I’ll agree with the OP that backstabs are too forgiving in the sense that you can be on the side when its called backstab. Every other stealther i’ve played iirc you had to be in the back (not side) so i’d be fine with this change. It should be that way and its just allowing players either to be bad or lazy with their backstabs.
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This is pretty funny. This game has the weakest stealth mechanic in any MMO I’ve played or even bothered to research….To complain about stealth in this game (bugs aside) tells me you’ve either never played other mmo’s or you’re just bad.
I’m assuming the latter.
I am a thief main and I’m not an “op” backstabber, PW spammer, or HS spammer. If anything needs to be looked at, I’d say look into the assasins signet + haste (possibly haste for all classes rly.) Personally though I don’t have an issue with any class including thief using haste and other thieves specifically using the assasins signet. I never have a problem with any thief spec really, even my own spec (just annoying.)
Yes I actually have more than 16K hp. :O
I will specifically say this one thing though. Putting a CD on Ini abilities is a bad idea and will create more problems than solve. Frankly it solves nothing because only a terrible player is beaten by spamming any one thief ability. It might help bad players, but punish the class as a whole. The class would need to be reworked to be compensated for such a nerf.
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