Guild Wars 2

Thanks, I tried that and it helped quite a bit. What ratio of attack to defense do you aim for? Should I try and balance it a little more than I have or continue trying to get higher damage out?

Hey all,

I’m new to GW2. I tried a necromancer for a few levels and didn’t get in to it, so I rolled a thief and instantly enjoyed the game. It’s a really fun class to play. The only problem I have is that I seem to die A LOT. Doing any sort of quest against monsters of the same level I have to be super careful to fight 1v1 or else I will almost certainly die. Any time I fight something even a single level above me I get destroyed.

I’m at level 14 at the moment and my stats are as follows:
Power: 150
Precision: 142
Toughness: 86
Vitality: 91

Attack: 319
Crit Chance: 27%
Armor: 210
Health: 980

I’m currently using 2 daggers as my primary set and either 2 pistols or a shortbow as my secondary.

My skills on the right of the bar are Hide in Shadows, Spider Venom and Assassin’s Signet.

So I’m sort of asking for any suggestions that will help my survivability, and possibly increase my effectiveness in the game in general. Any changes to my skill build, item changes, whether I should focus on toughness or vitality, what self-preservation skills I might aim for, etc.

Thanks in advance,

Mitchell.