Guild Wars 2

AikijinX.6258:

Mops.5316:

reddie.5861:

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Okay first of all do you even english? No offence.
However I get your point.

Pre Specialization Patch we had atleast a variety of build that were viable. Now?
Now we got d/p nothing else. Well you can try to run s/d with acro but after acro was changed it is just a not worth taking.

"Offense"**… Awkward.

It can actually be spelled both ways, depending on where you are from (country)……just sayin……..google it.

Here is a quick lesson in class/profession design -

How you can say you buffed a class without actually buffing it and at the same time nerf it a little:

Thief

Vital Shot: Increased damage by 24%.
Unload: Increased damage per shot by 26%.
Sneak Attack: Increased attack damage per shot by 25%.
Traps have been normalized to last for 5 minutes before expiring.
Shadow Trap has been increased from 2 minutes to 5 minutes. All other traps have been reduced from 1 hour lifetime to 5 minutes.
Potent Poison: Increased poison damage from 10% to 33%.
Vigorous Recovery: Increased vigor duration from 5 seconds to 7 seconds.
Expeditious Dodger: Increased swiftness duration from 2 seconds to 4 seconds.
Ankle Shots: Removed the hidden range increase that this trait unlocked.

One simple fix to fix thieves so they are on par with everyone else:

All attacks made by thief on all weapon sets are Unblockable and penetrate all “Invulnerable” skills (except dodge).

Make this baseline for the thief class.

Some may claim this is OP, but its really is Not OP….It is just on par with all those reveal skills coming out.

Sagat.3285:

In the big picture they are somewhat at the same level it is just that ele and guard are not as “bad” as thief I don’t understand the idea behind Tempest(RIP signet condi ele) and Acro dying for DD and another melee weapon but DH interested me shortly. DD can still roleplay.

I’m waiting for skill balance preview before I start spreading doom.

Definitely agree with you that in the big picture they are somewhat on the same level, its just that thief remains at the bottom of that level

Hexalot.8194:

Thief gets short straw ?

Dragon hunters would beg to disagree…

Sorry, but Dragon Hunters don’t even come close to being in the same position as Dare Devil are. They got some good things. Im not saying that DH received as much as other elite specs out there, but you are miles ahead of where Dare Devil is in the scheme of things.

Sagat.3285:

Someone has to save Tempest and DH :/ we are in the mix sadly.

No where near as bad as Thief and Dare Devil are right now….Just saying. Tempest and DH are still at least good……There is nothing good about Dare Devil when you look at the big picture.

blarghhrrkblah.3412:

I don’t know about mobility. They might be able to walk faster but they have no teleports.

Who needs teleports when you can sustain a whole zerg…..

Just saw the end, and he said he sees druid being very strong in WvW “being able to sustain against a whole zerg” ……………………w t f……..no other words

Watching the Druid release now on twitch. It is seriously VERY OP. After this release it is now very evident that thieves have definitely not only drew the short straw, but drew the non-existent straw when it came to class design and elite spec design.

Its very obvious how much work went into all the other elite class skills, animations, and graphics, and thief received the bottom of the barrel, next to no work – just recycled animations, graphics, traits, and a very poorly designed dodge mechanic that could even be interrupted in the last Beta weekend.

Basically Thief and Dare Devil are garbage compared to all other classes and elite specs in HoT. I am sad to say goodbye to playing my thief, but apparently thats what ANet wants.

If thief doesn’t get serious buffs then there really will be no reason any more to play one.