Honestly, I rarely have a problem surviving the rapid fire barrage. Remember you have several options to reduce the damage you take: (1) Shortbow: sigil of energy = an extra dodge while in the SR circle or stealth, and number 3 skill is an evade you should get used to using (remember to stop targeting your opponent) and (2): Don’t use all you endurance in the beginning of the fight especially with rangers (3) attack from stealth via not wasting your steal daze, instead use BV + infiltration sig + backstab then after that stuff is over use steal to keep them from doing anything (closing the gap and watching your health is key). I think a lot of people play thief and try and dive bomb people when there are a lot of times you need to burst and reset immediately or just burst and completely disengage. With that said, don’t be too blood thirsty.