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What I want…is for thief to have effective counters for every possible build, just like all other professions have counters for everything thief can do.
Warrior tankhealstunimmunetocondioutrunseverything is basically the perfect never-beat-me thing right now and no thief build can take it down. Necro feardhuumspamfire noskill condiburst is basically a kill-all-thieves build that takes down every single thief build within 5 seconds (unless they miss a few casts, in which case it takes 10-15 seconds).
We have NO counters to those. We can’t beat them. The few tools we had to try to use against them have been taken away (damage, meaningful boon stealing).
Open your eyes dude. We have counters.
http://intothemists.com/guides/781-interrupt_burster
I beat both of those above mentioned builds with that thief build. It isn’t hard you just have to have the right timing.
Thief is not easy to play well. Go play something else.
L2P. Thieves are fine.
I take it you primarily play another class and got pwned. Unfortunately, thieves are good at killing less experienced players.
The reality is that at this point, a thief is really only good in one area: roaming in WvW. That again assumes the thief finds plays of lower quality than them.
Relax friend. I main a thief and always will. OP is clearly trolling here. First of all thief builds are fine right now for WvW. Could they be better? Sure. Could they be worse. Definitely.
You have to know your role in WvW if you are in a zerg. I run 10/30/0/0/30 with full zerker and beryl orbs on my gear. Stick with your shortbow because you crit people for a good 1.5-3k and spam clusterbomb and noxious gas. AoE poison is very helpful and clusterbomb does good damage. You want to stay on the outskirts of the battle. If you just run into the fight of course you are going to get dominated, because the thief isn’t mean to do that in a zerg vs zerg scenario.
The only time I’m in the middle of a fight is when I drop black powder on someone downed to get a quick stomp then I run out again.
Even if you aren’t running the above mentioned build, your role is still the same. You DPS and stay on the edge of the fight. Or you jump in and right back out. It’s all about knowing the role of your class.
As for roaming? I have no problem roaming and “dueling” other classes. Run some tPvP and learn the many different builds the thief has right now so you know what works best against other builds and classes. The thief guide sticky on the main page is your best friend.
Running 10/30/0/0/30 I only really have trouble with other mesmers and the occasional necro. Yes, some players aren’t that great at roaming and they are easy to stomp. But I have also gotten into some really good fights with other players, and won. So if you are having trouble regularly winning fights, then either your build is whack, or you just aren’t a good player.
As for OP, if you are having problems fighting warriors and guardians, then you might want to play a different class, because the thief is clearly not for you.
L2P. Thieves are fine.
Watch this Amazing video first of the guild Crimethink trolling EB Jumping puzzle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMa5PWxcNHc&feature=plcpThey had a superior ballista and an arrow cart and at one point a siege golem. Are jumping puzzles working as intended? We tried trebbing but it didn’t reach the otherside of the dome.
Suggestion: Make jumping puzzles unsiegeable like the starting zone areas.
U mad bro?
Issue – Shadow Refuge
I have had problems using shadow refuge lately. Sometimes when I drop shadow refuge on myself, I get the stealth buff, but I am not invisible. The boon icon above my utilities will indicate that I “am” currently stealthed, but my character is still visible.
At first I thought maybe I can see my character normally, but in fact I really am stealthed. One of the times I had this shadow refuge issue happen, I walked into a group of players in WvW and was almost immediately beaten down. Confirming that I was not in fact stealthed.
Also, when this bug occurs, if I try to use my stealth healing ability or any other stealth skill to add to the duration of my stealth, I am still visible with the stealth boon still above my utility bar.
I would use it a lot more, but I always get “obstructed” even though the targeted enemy is out in the open, or blatantly standing on the edge of a cliff. I also get frustrated when they get yanked 2 feet instead of coming directly to me.