Guild Wars 2

Montages are great for entertainment and quick fights make for good entertainment.
Because of this; I would assume that a lot of player montages show a higher amount of thief fights because the majority of the thieves roaming out in wvw are built like glass.

^Absolutely pure assumption with no science behind it what-so-ever

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Also, if the video was made by a thief it likely has a lot of thief kills in it. Thieves tend to have egos, I killed a thief on my ranger last night and he hunted me for hours after that ^^

Can confirm.
I am an egotistical thief that will consistently hunt someone if they make me mad.

/signed
Would impulse buy Balinda’s Greatsword.

vincecontix.1264:

lukassklenarik.7542:

Good day and I think that other people have a problem with a thief in PvP.Thief used in PvP BackStap and then just spamming heartseaker which gives a very large damage .Byl I would like if the thief has weakened a bit because it is quite a nuisance when you someone is a thief teleports can backstap and then just uses heartseaker. I saw that this combination removes the warrior who plays it to keep in team fights so easy. I hope you understand me

How about stop being bad a learn to play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY8Y7pvQQuA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PLs0cReY9A

Completely unnecessary.

How do we expect the game to continue growing in playerbase and playerskill if we shoot down every player that posts a thread we disagree with?

I will admit I’m also tired of the “class xyz is OP! NERF!” threads, although, if we use the time we spend making replies to be constructive rather than “just l2p noob” we might get less of them.

I will assume English isn’t your first language, however, your English is strong enough to get your point across.

I will agree that Thieves are very strong in the realm of burst damage and 1v1 in pvp specifically. Although; I don’t believe them (at least certain builds) to be overpowered.

If you are fighting a a backstab/heartseeker spamming thief; chances are you are fighting a double dagger glass built thief.

This build specifically is strong in the realm of burst, however is incredibly squishy.

From your post, I (might) understand that you play a warrior?
If that is the case, you can easily counter glass double dagger thieves fairly easily.

On my warrior, I love running axe/shield on my weapon switch. Especially when fighting glass thieves. A well timed shield block will completely ruin their backstab opener, and an intelligently timed eviscerate will make any thief cry.
I also utilize greatsword mobility to keep range of a thief in stealth if I don’t have shieldblock off cooldown.

It’s all about learning how to counter, man. Keep at it and you will figure it out.

Also note that there will never be perfect balance in 1v1 fights. There are too many classes and too many various builds for each class for there to be 1v1 balance. I will admit though; 1v1 balance in GW2 is ‘close enough’ that you can typically find a build/playstyle that will work well against hardships.

With this in mind; glass double dagger thieves are designed to be strong 1v1, but are greatly underwhelming in any team fight.

Hope this helps.

-Dan

IGN: Actiondan
Main Profession: Thief – Actiondan
Alternate Professions: Elementalist – Åctiondan
Account name: Actiondan.8146
Practice Availablity: Any day that works, 6PM-12AM EST
Current PvP rank (Not Leaderboard): 9
Level of Desire: Active Tournament Play
NA or EU: NA

I have played fairly casually since release, however, I’m looking to get into tournament play with a team I can learn and grow with.
I’ve played various games on a competitive level in the past and I’m looking to get back into the swing of things.

Also note that I am flexible and willing to learn/play what is in necessary for a serious team.