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I am still using DD and Shortbow in WvW as well and actually think it was buffed, not nerfed.
Huh? buffed? Can u explain how? U have to choose between 2 must have traits and u call it buff? d/d is even more trash than before compared to d/p.
Yeah, I can explain this. You say that those traits are ‘must have’ but like I told you before this patch I was playing Panic Strike DD with 6/0/2/0/6 with DD and Shortbow. So my Traits were Mug, Improv, Panic Strike, Shadow’s Embrace, Thrill, Bountiful and Sleight.
After the patch, I am using the same trees with just about the same traits, although after the patch my traits are Mug, Panic Strike, Executioner, Shadow’s Embrace, Leeching Venoms, Cloaked in Shadows, Thrill, Bountiful and Sleight. So they buffed my DD spec by allowing me to have Executioner and Leeching Venoms and my choice of Cloaked in Shadows or Shadow’s Rejuv, which I picked Cloaked in Shadow’s because Shadow’s Rejuvenation feels way too OP to play.
Trust me, you can still use DD just fine especially if you pair it with a good offset weapon like shortbow where you can kite or just play from a safe distance after your burst in DD. DP is better, sure, but I like the aggressive playstyle and burst potential of DD way better than DP and I can tell you since this patch my survivability has been improved and my damage has been improved and I can still roam or zerg dive and pick off low health or squishies in zerg fights just fine, you just have to play more cautiously than before, which is something I learned before this patch. You learn a lot when you don’t rely on stealth to carry you to victory.
I am still using DD and Shortbow in WvW as well and actually think it was buffed, not nerfed. I am using the same trees as Tarkan being DA, SA and Trick. Before the patch hit though I made the decision to teach myself to play DD in WvW without blind on stealth and regen in stealth so I was using the panic strike build of 6/0/2/0/6 but with DD instead of DP because I too, am not a fan of the blackpowder combo for stealth.
The build is great. I run full zerker with traveler’s runes because I’m lazy and just love that perma 25% run boost. Everyone isn’t lying though because it is pretty much an insta gib and GTFO spec or just reset a lot, which isn’t a problem seeing as how we can reset like it’s nothing.
Depending on your choices in the SA tree you can still be just as effective as you were pre patch. I’ve tried out both cloaked in shadows and shadow’s rejuvenation and I like the play style with cloaked in shadows a lot better, but when I was using shadow’s rejuvenation you could easily 1vX which made me feel dirty, super, super dirty. So I prefer cloaked in shadows. : )
I pretty much only WvW in this game too and have actually noticed a buff in damage after the patch as well. Personally, I play DD and Shortbow because I hate the DP playstyle even though it is way more beneficial, I don’t care, DD aggression for life.
Before the patch I was running the panic strike build of 6/0/2/0/6 with DD and Shortbow and after patch I am still running with panic strike but have added leeching venoms and blind on stealth to the trait build, not to mention they also gave us executioner.
My damage has gone up and I am able to spike down people who literally just stand there and go ‘wut’ in about under a second and personally, if you ask me our survival is about the same, if not better due to the blind on stealth.
I’ve ran full zerker gear pre patch and after patch and it feels the exact same, we have come down to kill and GTFO or be killed or run condi cheese, your choice.