Guild Wars 2

Please take the time to read this short post and do not disregard it as a whining post. Many thanks.

Thief is not the only problem in PvP, but it is one of the longest living.

So, what is the problem? S/D (and I think currently to a slightly lesser extent S/P) simply provides too many things, such as:

Highest mobility
High damage
Damage mitigation
Stealth

Yes, you can beat S/D thieves. There any tiny windows in which you can hit, however this is not realistic counter play.

The biggest problem in my mind is the damage mitigation through dodges. It takes a class which may otherwise be vulnerable and turns them in to a dueling class capable of taking on more than one opponent.

Simply toning down the dodges would not only produce a more appropriate balance, but would also in turn convert them in to a roaming ganker as opposed to a juggernaut type character which has very little counterplay.

These changes alone could see a big shift in the meta, which thief has dominated for a long period of time. Instead of being chased endlessly by a thief that you have great trouble dealing with 1v1, instead there is potential to use positional advantage and duel the thief should it come to it.