Guild Wars 2

IC. So it’s more of a PvP utility. I use it all the time in PvE but never really understood it’s randomness. I guess I just need to figure out my target’s profession class and make the connection w/ the ability it gives. That should help me out although as it stands now, it’s like a surprise every time which is cool in its own right

Thanks for the response Stiv! Much appreciated! Can you go into a little more depth about what steal is? That confuses me as well. It’s just shadowstepping me to the target correct? I’m not actually “stealing” anything…

am i?

Again, sorry, I’m a nubbins…..I should L2Read more b4 i sit down and play a game for 100hours.

I just hit level 80 on my Asura Thief over the weekend. It’s been a great experience but I realized I have no idea what 2nd ability I’m going to get when I steal (F1).

Is there a way to tell what ability will come up? Is it based on the current initiative I’ve got?

Sorry, i’m noob. And yes, if you’re wondering I do use P/P as my main. But please don’t hate or flame me. I’m just having fun and that’s why I play games.

Thanks!

I’ve used P/P since release. SB is my OH. Take it for what it is though. I just hit 80 over the weekend, have yet to set foot in any PvP and have just been having fun playing the game. I plan to PvP at some point but I have other goals in mind atm. I know it’s probably not the highest DPS or the most widely used, but it brings me the most enjoyment and isn’t that why we all play games?

I say use what makes you happy unless someone is paying you to play professionally or competitively.

This game is awesome!

I was at work the day after I read on reddit they raised Karma costs. I was lvl 41(?) at the time and was looking forward to going home and spending some Karma on a new weap. Needless to say, I have never purchased anything w/ Karma. The costs are INSANE if you consider that weapon will be obsolete in a few days.

Shame too, b/c I really wanted one.

Oh well. C’est La Vie!

Thanks for the responses. I apologize if my initial post came across as “complaining” It was the heat of the moment. I literally had JUST finished the dungeon.

Like some have stated here, I’m not looking to get my hand “held” and I question if some of you posting here have actually run that specific story line, in that specific dungeon. If you haven’t, I don’t think you can really understand why people may think it is overly difficult. There is an area right after the 2nd boss you have to clear to make your way to Frost (endboss) and all the mobs are chained in that room. I’m talking over 10 elites, and 20+ normal mobs. Our group comp wasn’t horrible but I don’t think group comp should matter in this game since Anet has said that all professions are more than less, created equal, not holy trinity, etc, etc…

It’s areas like this that lead me to believe instances need to be balanced and polished a bit more. That was just 1 example but seriously, I don’t think graveyard zerging bosses, much less normal mobs is really what Anet was intending for groups to have to do.

That being said, I enjoy higher difficulty content. I do have other MMO experience and no, it’s not just WoW so I’m familiar with the process. I also understand that this game really can’t be compared to X or Y.. All I am saying is the instances need some balance. Bosses shouldn’t be able to shoot through pillars, doors, etc.. Mob packs shouldn’t take graveyard zergs to clear and the rewards need to be worth the effort.

Like some have stated here, if explorer mode is intended to be our endgame PvE content, they shouldn’t allow 35, 45+ to enter. It’s just setting them all up for failure. And for the record, I’m a lvl 59 Thief so it’s not like I just jumped into an explorer mode of my equal level, undergeared, expecting to just blow through content.

15s and no armor after close to 4 hours of my time and a 25s repair bill just isn’t worth it and honestly isn’t much fun. It’s the 1st time I’ve ever had that feeling in this game TO DATE.

I JUST finished a 3hr 15 min exploration run (Asura assist line) on CM and after spending over 25s in repairs and HOURS of frustration I may not go back into an instance again. or at least until some sort of balancing is done which is a shame b/c I’m a PvE player.

My group had to corpse run/kill every boss but one and we got a whopping 15s off the last boss and 0 loot.

Man, so disappointed right now. It’s like they weren’t even tested.. I mean sharpshooter Morgan or whatever his name is w/ the 20 rifleman standing at the top. Are you kidding me?? And FROST… it took us over 35 minutes to kill him. We graveyard zerged him and I had to repair twice during that 1 encounter.

Hrmph.