(Too Be Fair: I haven’t read all of these posts its 4am here and I was simply gazing thru the forums to see if the size of the toon increased or decreased the area for backstab, IE a Norn being easier to BS then a Asura. So if any of you know feel free, otherwise this is just my thoughts on thieves BS being OP)
I don’t understand why people are so up in arms about thieves.
I for one believe its because they are either,
Glass Cannons, crying that their dying Ya, that makes sense
People unwilling to learn how to play their class….Truth
People running around with the I am a Warrior/Guardian in heavy play with a great big two hander I dont need tough,vit or condition removers IRTANK!…ya I know its a glass cannon…you know its a glass cannon…but had to do it.
I have spent a lot of time….I mean a lot of time. PvPing and SPvPing..mostly randoms because I dont get to tourney much..trust me I would if I could but I refuse to PuG SPvP Tourneys, most of the time it ends being horrendous and no thieves are involved. However I try to take my PvPing seriously.
PuGs are often the reason why people die…they just see Heartseeker and it must be the work of those pesky thieves!
Maybe I am wrong…From what I have seen..any good player worth their salt will make a thief sweat and a better player will kill them. Some are natural counters due to builds and traits of classes. Others are just well seasoned players that know what their looking for what exactly they’re facing.
If you take nothing but power pres +crit or anything that implies dmg…with no care of life or dmg avoidance…of any kind….don’t be shocked when running in a PuG and something OMGWTF hits you upside the head….and just so you all know… I have fought a warrior rifle spec’d that hit me for 12k with Kill Shot, my thief has 2230 tough and had protection up at the time..ya…I went from 18k to 6…and barely dodge/stealth’d the Volley he fired leaving me at near 800 hps…
IMHO I think the more you can survive a fight…the more dmg you can do. Yes Big numbers can be great fun….but…it mostly be the end of you. Your death for 1 kill…..then rezz repeat…
Any class can be OMGWTF I’ve been hit for 11k hip shot from an eng…I have been chain fear’d over necro’s crap on the floor… been out kited and trapped to death by rangers. Most annoyingly killed by BC / HB + Frenzy by 2 warriors working together…Break Stun One…Hit with other 2 sets of HB to the face…Gah! but /shrug
I would really just love to see less QQing and more fighting. With people trying to improve themselves as players not looking for Anet to fix problems that in all honesty aren’t that big of a deal..I play the thief in SPvP because playing my warrior would be to me at least. Too Easy.