Definitely. I wear medium temple armor and managed to get it to look nice but I hate the arms shoulders and boots because they take away from the icy theme I am working with.
That looks very similar to how my screen in WoW used to look back in the day. I consider gw2 to be far more of what I call a “twitch” game than wow ever was though. By this I mean its less about timing skills and more about dodging and real time twitch reaction. This is what I was looking for when I came to gw2 but now given how badly it performs in practice I see why many other mmo’s don’t do it. Its really kinda a shame too because the art team for gw2 seems very talented but you rarely get to enjoy there work. I was playing in the labyrinth yesterday fighting the lich and it occurred to be I had killed him about 20 times that day and didn’t know what he looked like because I could never see him.
He is a big skeleton with a necro’s staff-scythe. The Labyrinthine Horror is a giant skeleton with a massive chainsaw.
I am under the impression that asurans warp into existence. No sex. Just a catalytic process between two synergistic temporal fields that vibrate eachother until reality splits open and BOOM… a distressed asuran prodigy craving nutritional sustenance.
On topic: For a 25 year old race, I doubt they would anything but open because if you think about it, socially acceptable behavior is part of one’s culture to a point. Sylvari, are extremely new and do not have a set culture in annex, an intricate set of social guidelines.
1. The people who are complaining about thieves being underpowered in this thread were probably never good at the class anyways;
2. The people who are complaining about thieves being either a) too easy to play or b) overpowered don’t understand the math behind this game.
You are right on both accounts. Thief might not have been my profession but then again I was too busy theorycrafting to do any personal improvements. Thieves may not be underpowered but they are certainly trash.
If a group of 20 warriors come charging down the gate, what are you going to do then?
Since WvW only works for people using passives and #1, nothing beats a warrior period.
Thief has lost what little fun it brings. Bad players who know nothing about the class are still complaining. Anet is still nerfing the profession when 60% of its traits are situational or weak and has nothing going for it besides being the best at ganking terribads. Seems like a good time to ditch it.
A few days ago I placed my thief on the shelf and only use him for gathering and crafting. I am still looking for a new main and even though I like guards and warriors for their low skill ceiling I don’t want either of them MAINLY because every thief friend I know of switched to one of them. I like to keep myself away from the general public so I guess war and guards are out. I still have an ele and mesmer to work on. Whatever…
If you are suffering from a severe case of the ****its, which class do YOU plan on switching to once you retire your thief?
If I advertise for an experienced group I have the right to be as selective as I care to be when pugging which includes removing people who the group feels aren’t contributing at all.
There is a time and place to use Shortbow, Arah Lupi. A thief sitting next to a ranger just pew pew pewing away is useless whether you agree or not.
That lovely 1337 crit damage pales in comparison to the auto-attack chain of d/d. I stated earlier that the point in running dungeons in an experienced group is to finish it as quickly as possible. You are barely contributing to achieving that goal.
Lastly to reiterate what Clumsy has said… Learn to dodge. You are a thief you have plenty of ways to jump in and out of combat to ensure you don’t go down often.
But that lovely d/d can’t compare to shortbow vs multiple opponents and it sure as hell can’t do much to support the group as well either. While your min/maxed zerks are hitting up to 3 guys at a time I am hitting all of them. While you guys are placing fields I am making blast finishers.
I seriously doubt you know the class at all let alone their shortbow attacks.
1. why are you using blast finishers in combat? your job is to use them to spam stealth to run past stuff
2. s/p has more utility than sb in combat
3. s/p hits higher on 3 than sb does on 5 (edit: thats higher on the 3 hits total then shortbow hits on all kittens total)
1.) Not your’s or anyone else’s jurisdiction to decide my role in a group. In fact I despise speedrunners because when they try to do a speed run they usually screw up and we end up taking 2 hours to complete.
2.) How so? S/P is for tanking small kitten with black powder and chewing through defiant with Head Shot.
3.) SB 5 doesn’t do ANY damage. If you are talking about SB 2 you are seriously wrong there. They relatively do the same damage but Clusterbomb can hit more enemies than sword’s cleave.
If I advertise for an experienced group I have the right to be as selective as I care to be when pugging which includes removing people who the group feels aren’t contributing at all.
There is a time and place to use Shortbow, Arah Lupi. A thief sitting next to a ranger just pew pew pewing away is useless whether you agree or not.
That lovely 1337 crit damage pales in comparison to the auto-attack chain of d/d. I stated earlier that the point in running dungeons in an experienced group is to finish it as quickly as possible. You are barely contributing to achieving that goal.
Lastly to reiterate what Clumsy has said… Learn to dodge. You are a thief you have plenty of ways to jump in and out of combat to ensure you don’t go down often.
But that lovely d/d can’t compare to shortbow vs multiple opponents and it sure as hell can’t do much to support the group as well either. While your min/maxed zerks are hitting up to 3 guys at a time I am hitting all of them. While you guys are placing fields I am making blast finishers.
I seriously doubt you know the class at all let alone their shortbow attacks.
Guild Wars 2 is different because all it is is a numbers game instead of an organize and tactics game. The more bodies or power/precision/crit damage you have, the better everyone does. There is no real trinity or real strategy you need to pay attention to because its all about numbers.
If you think too much into this game you will have a difficult time playing.
It is a skill issue but what does it matter? Not everyone on this game is good enough to run dungeons with robotic precision like those that can. Don’t blame a thief who wants to play it a little safer by using shortbow especially when they are not dying with it.
I guess you are right but that’s only because im using PVT/Valk. SB is meant for multiple targets which probably is why its AA is so weak.
My point is however that asking one of the squishiest classes to melee in a dungeon where everything is a lieutenant+ is stupid. If the thief ends up downing/dying that’s -1 person doing damage.
Regardless if it’s their fault or not, if the thief draws too much aggro and burns up their escapes, they die and make it that much easier for the team to wipe. Using a shortbow prevents that by keeping the thief at a distance while giving them the options for support.
They are actually. I use shortbow on my main and have a superior sigil of fire on it. Right now the auto attack crits literally for 1337 and explodes for a little less than that. When there are adds I spam clusterbomb which can hit up to 15 times, way more than other professions’ AoE. And better yet, hitting and critting with all three bombs deals more damage than the big explosion plus bleeding and the big explosion crits for 4.5k.
I am doing this while I stay alive.
As for d/d conditions, they have arguably the best bleeds. However, it also has the best cripple and one of thief’s most evasive weapon set. Having one d/d condition and the rest zerkers will not only leave condition damage set but after the bleeds are applied the thief can disengage and provide support.
If you really expect a thief to be useful by facetanking with everyone else in zerkers then all I have to say is you really need to understand this class better.
@atse
You can use Signet of Agility and Hide and Shadows to remove conditions. There is also a trait that removes a condition while in stealth every 3 seconds.
@irishking
At the end of the day both SB and d/d condition are both useless.
Perhaps you should try them out before you knock them.
SB is good for damage AoE and movement and d/d conditions have arguable the best bleeds any profession can offer. If the d/d condition thief is the only one using bleeds, you will definitely want him for adds.
This problem still exists and therefore I am reviving this thread. I have it and I want to know if this bug might also be connected to some game crashes I have been having while in zergs.
Being tanky is fine but it takes away from damage capabilities. The reason why I would prefer damage over tank stats is because the faster the boss dies the less it attacks and the less likely chance that I won’t have to burn any amount of initiative just to keep myself from dying.
dont listen to danh he doesnt actually play a thief, currently were #2 best dps and have a plentiful supply of support abilities, our only downside is we take squishy to the next level
edit: what moron told you eles suck? theyre #1 dps ingame with the best might stacking abilities, not to mention FGS which that skill alone is worth using a party slot on
kitten , i can swear i have my thief created since game pre-release
maybe you are right and my memory fails me…
it is hard to master the thief? Yes
newbie guardian/warrior etc. is much much MUCH better to a party than a newbie thief (that dies most of the time or stays in stealth), at least they have party support like 24/7 banner, group condition cleanse and/or buffs, aoe heals (large radius) via shouts with just 1 trait etc.
dungeon bosses/champions/elites will laugh at your black powder =))
As a newbie warrior player and an experienced thief player, I can vouch for this.
try sword/pistol, using black powder you can be basically invincible to everything except champs, for offhand use either shortbow (for extra aoe/range — not needed) or dagger/x (for faster movement with heartseeker spam)
I can make that assumption because I have been on the thief forums 6x longer and have been playing thief for a year now. I’ve theorycrafted and mathed this profession to death. I know enough to make complaints (or “cry” if you must) about my profession and assumptions about people in relation to thieves. And if I am not on target with those assumptions and complaints I’ve nicked the edge of it.
If you don’t want to post your thief build ever, that is fine. Other thieves will just keep asking for things that show you have some credibility when talking about it. Until then, you are a troll and a bad one at that.
You constantly insinuate that is the case. You make it as though that if it isn’t your way, its scrubby. You’ve even put down people who’ve had WAY more experience and assumed that they are defending a class PURELY because of nerfs/counters to stealth.
It shows that you know nothing beyond the surface which is why I am asking for your build. I know that you know that the moment you post it this forum will tear it apart.
How about you enlighten me* (I don’t care so much about everyone else) instead?
According to your post history, the first post you ever made and another ~95% of every comment you have made were disparaging quips against thieves, “perma-stealth” and stealth in general. You’ve posted 0 builds. Made 0 comments that show valid debate. Showed no knowledge of the class besides “that’s fine” or “perma-stealth thieves are scrubs”. You claim you are amazing with your build and you have “5 alts. all thieves. lol” but you have yet to prove to anyone in the thief forum that you have any real experience with one.
“Advice fall on deaf ears”? How about “Advice taken out of context, twisted around until it’s head pops off, regurgitated into a vat of acid and then placed on a topic in the form of a wall of illiterate text”?
I don’t go to other forums and complain about other classes. In fact, I take my losses and learn from them unlike half of the bad players on this game.
If I complain about something, its about bad players who would rather stay bad than put forth effort to better themselves.
Well then, better yourself and adapt to reveal from pets.
I don’t need to adapt. Rangers die to d/d conditions. Last time I heard, d/d conditions don’t use stealth so their reveal doesn’t matter. I don’t think you would’ve known that though.
I don’t go to other forums and complain about other classes. In fact, I take my losses and learn from them unlike half of the bad players on this game.
If I complain about something, its about bad players who would rather stay bad than put forth effort to better themselves.
“Advice fall on deaf ears”? How about “Advice taken out of context, twisted around until it’s head pops off, regurgitated into a vat of acid and then placed on a topic in the form of a wall of illiterate text”?
