Guild Wars 2

NO game is perfectly balanced, but something that is unbalanced currently is condi pressure. There is a reason anet will be tuning that.

Stop comparing this game to WoW and other games of your expectation. GW2 is it’s own game. The PvP in this game is very balanced and you have the option to choose your own build to fit your playstyle. If you want to win there is an optimal way and that’s by playing your role and helping your team. The only thing that really stinks about this game is the match making system. I got stuck with a ton of players just like you.

Thanks for all the feedback from everybody. Truly very helpful.

I’m new to GW2 & I love playing Thief. I’ve gotten much advice for the 3 weeks I’ve been playing & have been watching top tier Thief’s play in PvP and WvW.

My question is D/P actually viable in lower ranks? It depends who I get grouped with if I win or not playing D/P so it seems. This being my first PvP season & I’ve made it up to lower Gold so far. What I’ve noticed is most the time my team isn’t focused on winning/ not focusing & targeting same players/ fighting off points/ too many on a downed target when they should be somewhere else but just wasting time. I run around de-capping, capping and +1ing, finishing off players. Sometimes it works very well and MOST the time it doesn’t and I get blame that I am lousy when I’ve only been playing 3 weeks, but I KNOW that these other players don’t know what they are talking about. I am trying to play exactly like Sindrener. I’ve played games where I’m easily getting all the points, but my team is just fighting off point somewhere or all at home and we are losing. When I play Condi thief or Staff I usually have a higher chance of winning, especially Condi and I don’t like playing those builds. With those builds I have very high dmg and can 1v1 and take a cap point easily. I just don’t like playing like that.

I want to climb the ranks. Should I not play D/P at lower ranks?
ALSO I know this is situational, but good thief’s don’t go home, right? I am constantly blamed after telling the team I’m not going home(because someone will come and steal the point and I can’t 1v1 as well with d/p or hold it I will just run or it takes too long to kill and basically a waste of time)

Please experienced players only.