Guild Wars 2

I think the op needs to take the advice of the thread’s title. Condition damage works fine as long as you build your character well.

+1 I agree with op.

Black Powder is fine as it is

*If they are all on 1 point then split up and take the other 2.
*If they are split up then attack them with the full team.
*Target 1 at a time and have all allies hit him with ranged attacks.

I tried pistol whipping but it isn’t as good as people say. It’s 1/2 second stun, which can still be broken if people would bother to use stun breaker skills.

I’ve never encountered a thief who does decent damage while downed. My attacks barely scratch anyone and it’s usually better to teleport away and try to rally.