Guild Wars 2

I’m PvPer, always have been and what you guys say makes perfect sense and was my opinion as well thats what i was going for Berserker + Valkyrie but this thief friend of mine (very skilled pvper, i have been playing with him for many ears and in many mmos so I trust him) told me that i should go for toughness and got me thinking about it.

tks for clearing that up for me

Hi guys,
I’m about to start making my armor set and my initial idea was to make 4 Berserker + 2 Valkirie armor pieces. But a guildie told me that toughness was a better choice over Vitality and now I’m wondering….

Should I go for Knight instead of Valkirie do combine with Berserker?

I still believe that abilities with such a destructive power, able to but out 7k+ dmg should never be aoe at least not FULL dmg aoe, split the dmg though all the targets or hit 1 for full dmg and the others for half or less.

I play a thief and i know what I’m talking about. in tpvp in Forest of Niflhel i normally rush to the boss near the opposite team spawn and hit them with 2x PW with Haste wile they are clumped up on the boss and i kill most of them and steal the boss kill. it is fun to do but extremely op too…

Hi, i play a thief as main and also play warrior and guardian.
Many people are complaining about the above abilities, I think that on a “duelist” POV they are just fine, but as a grp pvp player (s/t pvp and wvwvw) they are externally over powerd due to the cone AE capabilities.

These abilities should be single target only, or, cone AE but hitting the adjacent targets for 50% or less of the main target’s damage.

As it is, a single warrior or thief can laterally obliterate 3+ players, specially in wvwvw were there is lag and low fps making it impossible to avoid.

I’m using a variation of Grim’s spec atm and although i do dodge and evade a lot, some times i do get caught in a root or stun situation and have no means of braking free…

Thats why I’m asking you guys, because the few we have atm doesn’t seem to good or maybe I’m just missing something…

Tks in Advance.

Thank you for showing how its done!
Some ppl complaint a lot and even when the finally acknowledge that they were wrong, they don’t have the decency to admit it.

Thumbs up!

16k Hundred Blades nuf said

i have also tested this here is a free tip: in Options disable auto target.

You should have some points in Acrobatics so you can dodge 3 times instead of 2.
Also you need to start using your utilities or change them with better ones.

I was able to solo elite mobs and kill small groups of adds (3-5) with Caltrops and Death Blossom.

Shadow Refuge is a life saver and Thieves Guild as Elite also helps.

Sorry, this is the best i can do for you now its up to you.

PS. did all that with D/D + SB (personal preference)

@OP

Warriors Can AOE res a group of down players.

Again, the thieves are what?

I have Evaded a few times with Steal.
Obviously not in melee range, but works very well with projectiles, spells and other ranged abilities with traveling time.

Overall a nice read and a very clever idea thanks!

How would it work? wvwvw its a competition with points involved. How would overflow server affect the main server? a small grp of ppl in overflow could conquer every thing with no opposition.

It’s kind of impossible to have an overflow in a competitive environment with points awarded, areas to be conquered/caped and so on.

It basically makes no scene…

Gankfest.4965:

I’ve played Thief in randoms as well as a Mesmer… Quit playing a Thief to play the Mesmer. Not that I was bad with a Thief, just that I only had to put 10% effort into a Mesmer; rather than 100% with a Thief. A really fun class all around if you know how to play it correctly.

^
This is the truth!

Although i insist playing with my thief, the mesmer requires a lot less effort to play effectively and with the same or even better results.

For some reason i do not have quote button but still, TRON said

“im sorry but no profession should have the ability to kill another profession in just a few seconds…”

I agree! please NERF dps Guardians that kill me in 2 hits, Warriors that kill me in 2 hits and also Ragers that kill me in multiple hits in 3 secs.

tks!

sure, why not?! more variety of choice is always good, also different weapons should be made available and not just for the thief profession but to all.

Fury.6248:

Sword / Pistol #5 ability makes you immune to most PVE dmg.

All weapon combos with a pistol on the off-hand have the same 4-5 abilities.

Signet of Shadows

The passive 25% increase in movement speed only works IF you are pressing the move forward button (“w” by default), if you are pressing the strafing buttons ONLY (“q” or “e” by default) there is no passive bonus. Unless you are pressing “w” and “q” or “e” at the same time….

I hope i was clear :S

well A-net said duels would not be in game on release but would be implemented some time after, rumors say it will be in a very near future so, cross your fingers

I’m crossing mine

Just add Invulnerability to stealth → Fixed