One thing to consider in light of the new systems coming into place is how the Theif traditionally received boons in game.
Unlike other classes our weapon sets on their own provide NO sources of boons. We have no warhorn to give might/fury/swiftness or attacks that provide retaliation. Obviously part of the reason for this was so we could not spam said boons due to the INI system albeit some other classes have limited availability on a weapon Auto attack.
Nor do we have much in the way of sources in our Utilities. There no signet of rage that offers might/fury/swiftness or retreat that offers every boon. How we got our boons was through traits such as might on stealth , furious retaliation , and swiftness on a kill.
Many of those sources have been removed and I think that my own major concern.
How will we get boons many of which will be much more easily acquired by other classes? If our sources of swiftness/fury/might/stability and the like much LOWER then other classes does that make our relative spike damage less and our mobility less?
Funny enough, we have pretty good (compared to our other sources) source of boon on S/D via boon stripping –
It’s not that we have lots of access to boons that makes this work… it’s that our enemies have lots of access to boons that this works. Which is pretty troll…
There was a discussion sometime ago how thieves are reliant on the surrounding environment (mainly wvw), well with that they also seem to be reliant on their enemies to get boons (like mesmers if you steal, or those eles if you strip).
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" Worry is rust upon the blade "
Not sure what you mean by that…
But I guess if the blade is stuck in you, thus going to rust in you eventually, and you’re worried about pulling it out… Yeah I could agree…
" Put a Band-Aid on it (instead of fully treating the injury) "
Well… It kind of works like that and kind of doesn’t. As in with enough nerfs, surely, 99% of the people will find the class “counterable” or easier to deal with… Though there still remains that 1%. Kind of like those antiseptic wipes you use to clean things with, kills 99% of the germs! (Leaves the 1% to kill you! – or maybe they’re harmless who knows, I haven’t died yet).
" You cannot run away from your problems. A problem is a problem until you get to the root of the problem "
" Stop Fixing the Symptoms…Find the Root Cause Instead "
Oh man, couldn’t agree with you more man. Though sometimes when you’re trying too hard to find the problem, that very well may be the problem and is causing you not to see things clearly. That or you might not be looking at all the places.
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Nerf: Zero day.2594
Why: This thread is the only reason to visit the thief forum.
Suggested nerf: reduce posting’s 33 or 50% (number’s generated by arena net)
Oh they have, through infractions and flood control, I once had to wait 30 minutes between posts. But that was alleviated for some reason. Did I learn my lesson? Yes. If I have something mean to say, think about it, and rephrase it in a way that the idiot won’t understand.