Will these erase all QQ’s about bs thieves??
No because people will run this glass build and get destroyed by said thieves. I like aura D/D builds better with good toughness to take on any class but this looks like fun to tool around with in hot join.
Sword/pistol is strong against bunker D/D eles because of daze and shortbow can be very good when you are keeping them out of range. Getting eles to blow utilities will make all the difference. TBH, its a hard fight for a thief either way, and if your tricks don’t work it may be best to lure the now confident ele into some of your allies.
in pvp, if you don’t have at least 15 points in the Arcane tree you are always doing it wrong. In pve, you can get away with pure dmg only traits with zerker gear, sit back with your staff and commence barbecue.
People suggesting to not roll an ele have 2 motivations:
1) They don’t actually know how to play the class OR
2) They are still extremely peeved about the change to Evasive Arcana (EA)
Hell, I’m peeved about the change to EA, so instead of ragequitting, I found a different build that focuses on similar mechanics (auramancer using D/D, cantrips and power,vit, tough gear) by being able to stack a ton of boons. It is a really amazing way to play the class, no real weaknesses and its loads of fun.
TL:DR: This class has a ton of versatility if you are open to new build ideas, it is the most complex class in GW2 and it is the most engaging.
as another poster rightly mentioned ea just needed a global 10 sec timer. the blast finisher wasnt what was op since there is risk in wasting dodges and getting into melee range. what was op was that it was spammable when changing attunenents. now it is mostly useless save for a water roll. d/d ea i will surely miss you. you could have been balancdd but instead you’ve been made irrelevant.
The damage is very high but that guy is pure glass. A few things of note regarding stealth:
1) there is collision detection, so that guy has to get around you… he can’t just dodge through you and
2) stealth (with this build) lasts 3 seconds
Solutions
1) mist form when rogue stealths
2) backpeddle, use #5 air staff skill
3) arcane shield
I haven’t played the ele past 15, so I’m sure there are other options. One of them that is also quite easy to do is to make sure he never gets cloak and dagger off.
Thief really isn’t that strong in sPvP except for venom share because they offer VERY little support otherwise. Sure, they can spike newbs easily who don’t know that stealth lasts only 3 seconds AND there is collision detection so you can just backpeddle to not get backstabbed for full damage. Save your immobilizes/mistform for when they pop haste to use HS (though most don’t do this anymore since the justifiable HS nerf).
Eles freaking SHINE in proper group pvp play… they are up there as the best support class that can still do good damage. Having said that, I personally feel that mesmers and guardians are VERY powerful in sPvP, moreso than other classes (Warriors would be, but we all see sokittenmany of them that we’ve gotten used to what they do and can counter it).
2 things:
Pistol Whip’s stun = 0.5 seconds
Pistol Whip’s slashes = 2 seconds (maybe longer)
He probably used Haste to make it faster, but seriously… you don’t have a stun breaker on your hotbar in PvP? I find Pistol Whip to be very lackluster except for when you use haste but even then, people who know what to do take very little dmg if any from it. I find speccing for stealth/backstab to be much more effective.
Cool story though bro.