Guild Wars 2

Just an update on my progress as a thief in case anyone is curious, I’ve been playing some spvp lately. I came up with a build on my own, not sure how close it is to “meta” as I haven’t looked at any other builds, but it is working incredibly well for me. It’s focused mainly on precision, just like my previous build, but has a decent amount of power and ferocity along with a small amount of vitality. I didn’t want to use the spammy condition build some thieves have been using as it seems very boring. I’ve played several matches with this build and have absolutely no trouble with 1v1’s anymore, unless it’s a DH or scrapper for some reason. They’re both very tough kills, but it does happen. I’ve been winning matches and ending on the top or near the top of the scoreboard.

Needless to say, my concern with the thief has been lifted. Not only do I tear through my enemy’s HP in no time flat, but I’m also very hard to take down due to the elusiveness and quickness of the Dare Devil. So, with that, thank you to those of you who encouraged me not to give up on the thief. It’s still a mean machine, regardless of the nerfs

Edit: if anyone is curious, I can get more details on the build I’m using. I’m open to any constructive criticism.

Thanks for all the advice, guys. I understand that the thief isn’t an easy class to play, and that’s part of what makes it so fun. I feel constantly engaged in the game when playing thief, unlike some other professions. In most MMO’s, I tend to steer towards the more skill based classes as they award a feeling of accomplishment when you become good at it. I think I’ll do fairly well with the thief. I have played a little on spvp, but I made the mistake of using the same build that I used at launch and it didn’t work very well. I did ok on squishy opponents and great at decapping. However, I felt weak against players that weren’t complete trash. I’ll play around with some other builds and get it figured out, but I’m still loving the immersive gameplay of the thief

Well, bring the hate then, I suppose. It’s so odd that people hate this profession so much. When I played at the launch of the game, thieves seemed unstoppable 1v1 if you knew what you were doing and had a decent build. Hopefully ANet finds a way to balance the professions out one of these days. Either way, thief is kitten and so much fun to play. I’ll enjoy it regardless.

Why do you say that, Cynz?

Oh I know that I’m more likely to see the cons of a class on the forums than the pros, that’s why I made my own post. It was an attempt to find some positive feedback about the class that I enjoy playing before I just threw it away and leveled my ranger or necro instead. I’ll still level those two and probably rev as well, but I think thief deserves to be first and thanks to the positive feedback that I received here, I’ll be leveling my Sylvari thief to 80 and gearing him. Thanks guys!

Oh and also, I do have HoT and will be going the Dare Devil route.

Thanks for all the info, guys! You’ve renewed my hope in my thief, I think I’ll stick it out to 80 and beyond. And I know thief isn’t the easiest profession to play, but it’s so much fun, and I’ve got enough mmo experience that I’m hoping I’ll be pretty decent at it. I was good even the game first released, but I understand now that the play style for a thief has changed. No more one shot back stabs hopefully we eventually get our burst back, but until then, I’ll give the new viable builds a shot

Well I’m glad to finally see some positive words about the thief. I was beginning to think it was pointless to level him. I think I’ll stick with it, then. Worst case scenario, I hit 80 and wait for a buff from ANet and level my ranger in the meantime.

How are thieves 1v1? I know when I first bought the game and started playing, all I did was PvP and I felt unstoppable against any profession with my thief in a single target combat situation. Get into a group fight, however, and it almost always spelled disaster for me. Is this still the case, or have we gotten weaker 1v1?

Hey guys, I bought GW2 when it first came out, but never really played it until a week or so ago and I’ve been trying to decide which profession best fits my play-style by leveling several of them up to 20-30.

So far, I absolutely love the thief. I play a rogue in WoW, so I guess the stealthy class is just in my nature. But after doing a little bit of research on this forum, I’ve come across a lot of negative posts about the thief in end game material, making it sound nearly useless unless you’re WvW roaming (which I will be doing) but I’d like to be able to participate in some ranked PvP and even some PvE at times. Will the thief be viable in all of these aspects of the game, or should I consider rolling something else? Leaving the thief out to dry because ANet won’t take care of them will sure hurt, but I don’t want to feel totally useless when I hit level 80, either.

Any and all comments and/or advice is welcome!