Guild Wars 2

The WORST thing imo with kneel stance is that shi’y LoS act like teleport.
I died so many times without being able to use either rifle skill or cantrip because of the way kneel have been coded…
Won’t buy broken good for sure.

I think it time for ANet to get into the LoS problem once and for all.
When you have a target and you CAN’T use your freaking cantrip because it the same LoS as teleport and u got a shi’y NO GOD kitten PATH TO TARGET so u have to unselect ur target to use you skill its just infuriating..

If u could share what you played it would be nice. TY

I was expecting something interesting, playable with all sets and not only rifle or D/P… i guess after thoses years i was still hoping ANet will do things smartly..
So the spec from what i’ve tested is AGAIN another perma stealth OS type build:
SA CS DE or SA TRK DE gives you the perfect camping tools with the right utilities sniping people from the shadow between 10 and 30K….
It probly won’t be strong for pvp at high level since the set up take way too long (malice generation is slow imo) and won’t work in 1v1 because its too obvious.
The post is just a reflection of my feelings about the game in general ANet give us more and more brainless specs over the years and i think i’ll never find any creative gameplay anymore..
I’ve been scratching my head for hours trying to find any good synergy between DE line and other sets beside rifle, i just didn’t find nuthing. I feel sad.. again
But if you guys got something interesting (maybe i didn’t thought bout everything?) please do share.

Yeah mate like i told you there’s tons of things i’ll never post because i know they ‘ll never be fixed.. Look at Rev’s hammer auto attack took 2 years( almost) to get fixed. For some people it’s nuthing but when you’re in WvW and you take an anvil at the back of your head dealing 6K from 1.600 range (instead of 1.200 and piercing too btw)… i do think it needed a fix.
People don’t care of some bugs as long as it does’t hurt them.. imagine a second the 33% missing on TS would be a 33% more dmg on backstab, u would probly see the whole community asking for a fix ASAP!!

(Im still waiting for DH pull to be fix and toned down so i’d stop dying from “lauch you into the stratosphere and you die from falling dmg hahahaha” )

babazhook.6805:

This skill is now sweet. I was just playing with it with the bug fix and it really pushes s/x into a better place.

^
True.
Not sure S/D will be good in PvP anyway but defo nice in WvW.

Just asking:
Tactical strike still missing the 33% damage buff isn’t it?
Chocking Gaz still 3s instead of 4s right?

sueyen.4619:

Saku Joe.2857:

Got tons of disconnections when loading a map or switching to an other (PvE or WvW).
Code error is the following:
code=7:11:3:191:101
It getting on my nerves specially when i know it’s not coming from my DL speed or my ping… tho i feel like playing on a smartphone…
Is it possible that error come from ip adress?

Basically you describe what I have been experiencing since monday… on multible accounts.

NL Online, not ziggo.

Thing is i’m not on NL but in FR. My IP is bouygues. I had few issues on some others games DL patches. Reason why i was wondering about the ip adress is i had less problem using a VPN.. anyway it would be nice to know where the problem is coming from.
Also the EU ANet servers are not in FR. So if we have to jump through NL to reach the ANet servers and you telling me that is a general problem with NL internet maybe we’ll have to wait for NL IPs to be fixed before we have the problem solved in FR as well? (not sure if i make my self clear)

Got tons of disconnections when loading a map or switching to an other (PvE or WvW).
Code error is the following:
code=7:11:3:191:101
It getting on my nerves specially when i know it’s not coming from my DL speed or my ping… tho i feel like playing on a smartphone…
Is it possible that error come from ip adress?

Anet changed / nerfed ports more and more over the years and the thief is a lot affected. I can’t keep a count on how many time i died because i had port failure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXx5eAkZNm8&list=PLJQAqlUS3qT9lmCzJMJIH9t4qZeaBbjjp&index=4&t=9s
watch the second issue on the video for more explaination

Street fighter V talkin: i’m looking for players for some game (Pc or Ps) in EU. PM me if interested

when you got your flanking strike interrupted by this kitten, you really miss the days pre core spec patch, when you still had some counters around…

ok

Well i thought 1v2 or 2v4 would be outnumbered.. nevermind i make an other video with only 1v6~8. As a S/D it should be really easy to do…

Shufflepants.9785:

Does it really count as outnumbered when it’s just you vs a ranger and his pet?

Considering the smokescale stronger than any S/D thief, i will answer yes.
Now if you consider the necro as a ranger pet, it might also count as an outnumbered…

coso.9173:

I look forward to the day I don’t suck so much in PVP and can make such a video XD
congrats

Glad you liked it mate, TY!

darkaheart.4265:

So it’s not your last video!?

I really like the video and editing. Once I notice all the flashing and effects I realized is wasn’t about skill but rather for entertainment purposes. I can’t imagine how much time and effort you put into it. Good job! Keep it up

P.s. Just do you know, I did dropped a like on your video

Very much appreciated mate
Yes i took me quite a bit of time to edit this one. My job take me took much time also and i didn’t have that much energy to work on the vid ^^’
TY for the thumb up!

kash.9213:

Saku Joe.2857:

It saddened me you you didn’t enjoy the vid at all, but i appreciate the feedback, and like i said, i think i’ll tone down the editing the next time

I think you could just keep most of the actual fighting that people can learn from clean high quality video with maybe an unassuming fade to black n white when you’re transitioning to a new scene or theme and allow the flashy editing like the blinks and cut backs for wtflol moments. The quality and actual visuals look good but they’re over taken by the effects, which are also good, only that they’re blocking the content that I think a prospective S/D user might want to play back a lot.

I know what you mean mate, but i didn’t want to make a video that looks like everything else you already have on yT (with some redundant transitions /content etc), i bet on something very different. BTW i did use the flashy transition for the wtflol moments it’s just because i cut them, and replaced ‘em by some effects. Basically i cut to point A, inserted some flash backs flashy transitions screen jumps etc, and start the fight back to point A.. or if theres a part of the fight i find boring, i just try to cut it so people wont notice the part is missing.
I didn’t try to make a video players could eventually learn from. I understand one can be disappointed about that, but that wasn’t the goal.
Cheers for the feedback anyway!

Zero.6592:

I actually like the video. Cool music, and putting some character behind your thief definitely adds something. No headaches for me. It isn’t the kind of video that a younger thief could really learn much from, but it doesn’t pretend to be.

Glad you liked it. I’m not making video every day, so editing took me a bit of time!
Ty a lot for the feedback!

Eval.2371:

Saku Joe.2857:

Eval.2371:

I got as far in as 2:30 and I have to say, this video is extremely over edited. To the point where it made me feel nauseous. If your intent was to apply some new kind of condition, it worked. Total turn off tho, which is a shame because I normally enjoy your content.

ty for the feedback. was it the black flashes, the flash back, the blur effect, contrast? if you could tell me i would appreciate.

Honestly, I think it is the combination of the amount blur, the low saturation, and the irregular stutters in one package. I get your trying to do something unique with music and still make it your brand but all of it seems to much.

It saddened me you you didn’t enjoy the vid at all, but i appreciate the feedback, and like i said, i think i’ll tone down the editing the next time

Fat Disgrace.4275:

What I disliked about the editing was the content going back to your thief in black, the fading in and out mid fights and the screen jumping

I rewatched the video and i agree, i could have toned down the screen jumps. But fades in and out are part of the “editing style”. Tho there is one thing i was thinking about, maybe i should have choose a different music with less beats, because i wanted to produce an FX for each of them and that’s not always a good thing…
ty for your feedback, i appreciate

Eval.2371:

I got as far in as 2:30 and I have to say, this video is extremely over edited. To the point where it made me feel nauseous. If your intent was to apply some new kind of condition, it worked. Total turn off tho, which is a shame because I normally enjoy your content.

ty for the feedback. was it the black flashes, the flash back, the blur effect, contrast? if you could tell me i would appreciate.

kash.9213:

Saku Joe.2857:

Thank you for the reply! i personally don’t use food sometimes.. since sword damages are crap without sigils, food doesn’t make a huge difference. But i like to take endurance refill food to compensate the weakness effect (theres weakness everywhere nowaday)..

I’m not super serious about food either but I always have one going at least, the provision box is easy to use. In WvW at least S/D can get passable damage, doesn’t hurt to roll that joint tighter with some precision/ferocity or some condition tics at least if you’re not pushing for a stat threshold. I’d just pump out a huge stack of power/ferocity and the usual stones so you can chow down while running and not think about it.

True mate, pretty true. I’m just stating that optimizing something that isn’t optimal at first (playing S/D) isn’t that significant
But if i wanna get more dmg i usually go for furious oil + bowl of spicy butternut

Thank you for the reply! i personally don’t use food sometimes.. since sword damages are crap without sigils, food doesn’t make a huge difference. But i like to take endurance refill food to compensate the weakness effect (theres weakness everywhere nowaday)..

Hey guys, this is my last video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo_pu1ChROs
I gave my best for the editing, i hope you’ll like it!

balance patch?

I remember reason gave by devs for thief sword 2 return nerf was because you could go for s2 > return > infi signet combo and stomp with.. I think gyro is way more legit!
/endsarcasm

Josh Davis.6015:

The Lesh Prince recently developed some tech that makes skill-splitting more feasible than it was previously – you’ll see some PvP (and PvE) splits in the next balance update […]

Skill splitting? Ever heard of Guild Wars 1?

Ever heard about L.i.f.o…??

Shovel Face.4512:

A little damage buff and a rework of skill 3 is really not a lot to ask for, especially when you consider the power creep we’re in.

and your answer to power creep is to add more power somewhere else. Decent. This is why this game is suffering atm.[/quote]

^this. There is not need for more power creep.
I would rather see the synergy between d/p and daredevil tone down, make the other core spec viable, and also tone down the majority of the builds out there. Tho i truly doubt the game will change that way..

DeceiverX.8361:

1.5k? 1.7k? Those numbers make absolutely no sense. Even my non-crit sword and dagger AA’s per hit on most things hit an upwards of 2-3k. Those numbers are extremely low, and the sword’s better scaling will yield better results with large boon quantities as well (which DPS is often measured under since DPS only matters in PvE where large quantities of boons are mandated for use).

Tell where i’m wrong then. I’ve done the test on a non-critable dummy, without any trait granting damage multipliers, and with the same attack power, over 10s for a realistic result.
I agree that sword AA last hit is the strongest one, but it doesn’t mean the average is in favor of sword. On a top of that, you can barely land a third AA sword in a fight without taking risk, since the sword AA is still slow.
So tell me your point of view, maybe i missed something upon testing?

Regards.

DeceiverX.8361:

Saku Joe.2857:

Not to mention the sword AA dps still inferior to dagger (before you say its wrong, go and try with same attack power on a non-critable dummy), and less interesting for a pressure set (weakness and crip 2s VS poison 7s and 10 endurance).
Sword needs a real buff. All i ask is a smart buff not sth making the set OP or exeedingly accessible..

I want to correct misinformation in this statement.

Purely sword AA DPS is and has been better than dagger DPS since the game’s launch. That said, it’s barely noticeable as it’s around a margin of 2% last I checked.

Sorry again but no. Nowadays sword AA deal less dps (roughly 1.5k/s for sword with 2.5k power and 1.7k/s for dagger)

Not to mention the sword AA dps still inferior to dagger (before you say its wrong, go and try with same attack power on a non-critable dummy), and less interesting for a pressure set (weakness and crip 2s VS poison 7s and 10 endurance).
Sword needs a real buff. All i ask is a smart buff not sth making the set OP or exeedingly accessible..

The more i play this game the more i feel there is NO room (almost no objective as well, unless you like take camp 24/7) for roamers in WvW. Even players going with the classes made for roaming rather play in huge groupe and gank only one guy with at least 15 players (lack of skill certainly?)… every single EU server (idk if it’s different in NA) behave the same way: barush, kodash, piken, sfr, Gankdara, and so on..

Do you guys feel the same when roaming?

Thanks for the comments guys, i appreciate!
And yeah maybe i didn’t explain my self correctly, it’s not acro build but something close to it, using DD line.
Like you said Jiminy, playing acro atm is just impossible (and i tried a lot of times).
Acro line, like many thief topic already mentioned it, is a bad out dated version of DD.
We lost too many tools in acro line. All i wanted to say is S/D acro pre HoT was stronger than daredevil S/D after HoT.

Hello guys, i came back on GW2 about 3 weeks ago and i noticed that EVERY single thief i encountered in wvw was playing D/P. So i builded something close to old S/D accro, but quickly realized why everybody is going D/P…
S/D is just too kittening weak for this meta :-/ But anyway i decided to stick with S/D for a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xATnU4FR6fU
I hope you guys gonna like gameplay /editing, even tho i feel a bit rusty when rewatching some fights.
PS: the video is a bit trolly, don’t take everything seriously ^^’

The real question is: why players are still on that game.?..
I don’t get it, why you guys don’t boycott that kitten??
There is NO WAY devs will drastically change the whole kittening game… even tho it’s needed.. there is too much to do to make the game healthy.. devs are simply overwhelmed by there own laziness..

WE (some players really interested in balancing honest and not biased) already gave them TONS of ideas to make the game better in all aspects..
Stop wasting your time and your energy guys…

That’s how you burst from 3.3K range https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weDjA4fQGSI

You right better nerf thief’s evade rather than perma stealth, perma clones, 800HP/s regen warriors, revenant sword 2 &3 or staff 5 hammer 2, engi surviability in a 1VX still capable of killing, ranger’ saurian pets and so on (don’t take it personal guys – there is tons of things i could list offensively or defensively which are unhealthy for the game)..
This is exactly the kind request that made some sets unviable in this game.
While this build could have been kite endlessly with just shortbow 3 and a bit of swiftness.

If this game has became such a joke so far (ESL= only1.5K viewers for a 400K$ cash prise – don’t tell me it’s not a joke pls) it’s not only because of the Devs mediocrity, it’s also because of the players cranky requests…

Unfortunately, the few players who do have good /healthy ideas, and wish to play a smart game, are the ones Devs don’t listen…

Even if i miss the alpine map, i think i’m probly one of the few who like the new BL design and mecanics. Even if i do think it could use some tweaks (especially the PvE part)
For once we have something else than: tower to tower fights, trebuchet use from one keep to bring down a tower, siege weapons war, easy captured objectives, coward players fighting around their tower without being punish, or a zerg able to reach any place in the map within a minute…
I’m done running around SM on EB for hours to find one interesting fight like a hamster runs in a wheel.
I would rather see a tweak for the center of the map allowing players to use shortcuts (like the wurm tunnel in EoTM) after completing the meta even.
just my 2 cents..

Still bugged. 15min ago i’ve been “overflowed” for no reason. No DC, just forced to overflow…

General feeling for me: a lawwwt of hate for the thief (in EU).
I even got report because I didnt want to reroll -__-
I do think thief needs solid team mates for fights otherwise, like some of us said, the game goes snowball and you probly gonna lose.
Spec / sets wise, thief is still low tier compare to most of classes. DD lacks of cleanse, and some traits are extremely lackluster. S/D and SB’s AA recovery frames not being cancellable by sets skills, make the weapons feel unreactive /slow (Still my favourite sets for thief). Staff is interesting to cleave tho.
I don’t feel contributing as much as a scrapper can.. Also some classes seem to be so tanky, it depresses me to deal such low DMG as a zerk /marau (I saw some cripslash criting for 600..).
To sum up my thoughts, playing thief is a real struggle every game atm…
Edit: last night i’ve been trash talked every single game because I was playing thief.
Worst community I ever experienced so far…

I just love all new dodges anim’
There is no need for a change IMO..

I think Devs deserve a big “Bravo” upon those anim’ changes. I wasn’t confident during the BW2 & 3, but I have to say those DD anims are exactly what I was expecting.
God Job guys!

I died countless times just because of this.. I made a video about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXx5eAkZNm8
It’s even more frustrating when playing S/x
Have to be fix, seriously..

Once upon a time, a team mate DH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTBsV-A0eLk
I played DD a lot against him (several set and build variation) , this can’t be win.
Damage trade from range lost again True shot, damage trade lost at melee range against Fragment of faith (insta 15K. 1st hit is bugged, and seem to never crit, 2nd and 3rd deal up to 6K each). You take the same damages if you CC DH at close range. if the guy is smart if can just leave the Maw trap on him and just spam True shot from 1200 units range..
Enjoy he’s video btw =)

Silverbolt.2301:

Saku Joe.2857:

Impact Strike – yet an other skill that will be hard to balance. Devs put them-self in bad situation one more time. I’ve done some instant kill combo doing IS + steal dealing:
-2K steal
-2K IS
-5K uppercut
-4K pulmonary
-5K finish blow + insta stomp

Now the second and third follow up of ImpStrike are so hard to land making the skill miss almost 80% of the time, so I’m wondering sometime if it’s even useful…

What are these? Fights against an imaginary enemy?…or…upleveled people?

Just hitting a zerker as a zerker (almost) my self in WvW..

Balancing!

(sry that one is a bit salty)

Impact Strike – yet an other skill that will be hard to balance. Devs put them-self in bad situation one more time. I’ve done some instant kill combo doing IS + steal dealing:
-2K steal
-2K IS
-5K uppercut
-4K pulmonary
-5K finish blow + insta stomp

Now the second and third follow up of ImpStrike are so hard to land making the skill miss almost 80% of the time, so I’m wondering sometime if it’s even useful…

Strategist.6132:

[…] But the rest is all fine. I mean with skillful play we can mitigate / avoid most of the damage.

Hmm I think you should double check what you saying: i got instant downed simply because I stole a Zerky DH. CC a DH an it procs a trap that deals 3 hits dealing about 15-18K instantly. I’ve been hit over 12K by True Shot as well.. And it’s not just DH, every single class deal huge damage by pressing a single button. And before you say anything, thoses kind of spec are viable.
Actually the question is: as a thief how many time can you evade damages before you get instant kill.. Power creep went too far really.
This beta is my worst experience with the game. It going more and more casual /braindead, and i feel playing a game developed by amateurs.. yet I’m still giving a chance to ANet to fix all this mess, but srsly I already gave up any hope.. :-(