Guild Wars 2

I love the class and am having a ton of fun with it. Ya there are bugs, and there will always be balance issues. I think we are a tough class to play. When people figure out how to play the class in their style exceptionally well they are very hard to stop. DS fills in varying ways but the most rewarding ways put you at risk. We have support modes, dps modes, tank modes and aoe modes. I love the variety in one class. Most classes have similar ways of doing things with different weapons and utility slots. Range in every class seems to do less damage and melee does more. I believe we are no different. I love using staff in wvw especially along wall battles. Sceptre dagger to spread epidemic etc. DS to fear and pbaoe. IMO we do some AOE damage better than other classes. Well timed aoe’s with epidemic mixed in can literally clear an area. Offensive or defensive benefit. We corrupt boon is amazing to stop that guardian god who rushes headlong into 20 peeps seeming invulnerable. Bugs need fixing, yes, class is great.

I am using a P/D theif, all I can say is what a blast, especially against melee. They get close you stealth gain distance then pop your special on auto. Lots of fun. Not sure if that helps ya, its a condition build that is a mid range. If you go with sb as alt you can pop aoe poison and shoot through it to stack some more cond dmg in there.

I think the OP is off a little here, I haven’t read all the comments, just the first page. I see a complaint that classes designed to do something well are acting as they are supposed to where the classes that are designed to be more multipurpose don’t do something specifically well? Play the engi for WvW for example, same with ele. The best wall suppression out there. Where I find as a thief I am the least useful. Your point is moot. All classes have areas they excel in.

Decided to add that you can’t base every class potential on just one aspect of this game. Tourney place limitations so certain classes aren’t going to shine.