GW2 Thief Discussion

[Glytch]

Too bad, my resume was already accepted. Neener neener neener.

i can change that

[Loaf Lord]

Nope, what's done is done. I am one of the thieves guild.

[DrakeWurrum]

You sure that was actually your resume? Hehehehe....

[Glytch]

You sure that was actually your resume? Hehehehe....

i smell another exterminatus link

[Loaf Lord]

The thieves guild can't afford an exterminatus. That's why you need me. I'm the best pickpocket ever, so I'll the funds so we can have our own personal imperium army and exterminatus.

[Larynx]

The thieves guild can't afford an exterminatus. That's why you need me. I'm the best pickpocket ever, so I'll the funds so we can have our own personal imperium army and exterminatus.

Application denied.

Load the cyclonic torpedoes.

[Loaf Lord]

Application denied.

Load the cyclonic torpedoes.

Go back to your warriors guild meomix!

[Glytch]

beta is tomorrow, make a list of "shit to test"

beta TODO list:

see how much init signet use gives

if tooltips are working see if the healing:0 on hide in shadows is increased by +healing and compassion

post more thigns

[DrakeWurrum]

see how much init signet use gives

Pretty sure it's 2.

[Glytch]

Pretty sure it's 2.

wasnt working in stress test for me (at all)

[Cempa]

Could some one describe the different builds by function?

Such as:

Outlast
Glass cannon
Condition

Is my question even valid? I ask because I realize that other professions such as Necromancer have Support / Deathshroud / Outlast / Glass Cannon / Condition.

Each have very different enchants and traits as well as pros and cons.

I realize I am asking a lot and any info would be greatly appreciated.

[Glytch]

Could some one describe the different builds by function?

Such as:

Outlast
Glass cannon
Condition

Is my question even valid? I ask because I realize that other professions such as Necromancer have Support / Deathshroud / Outlast / Glass Cannon / Condition.

Each have very different enchants and traits as well as pros and cons.

I realize I am asking a lot and any info would be greatly appreciated.

its not so much builds as it is methods to winning

ones that try to outlast typically either do so so that when the enemy exhausts all their options they are easier to kill off, or they try to last long enough for buddies to come help them while tying up the enemy, say at a capture point in pvp

glass cannons put all their eggs in one basket and hope to kill the enemy fast to minimize chance of being beaten

condition based builds focus on bleed, poison, burn, and/or confusion as either primary sources of damage or a strong focus of it. reason being 1) if they have no condition removal they are screwed and 2) if they stack toughness conditions bypass that

now i dont know how the other threads do it but but here those terms are more to describe a build rather than to define it.

[Durzlla]

Glytch don't forget that a lot of condition based builds tend to be pretty outlasty as well (granted not as much so as an actual outlasting build but pretty hard to kill).

[Glytch]

Glytch don't forget that a lot of condition based builds tend to be pretty outlasty as well (granted not as much so as an actual outlasting build but pretty hard to kill).

i find the labels rather meaningless as...well... labels

they are just ways to describe playstyle and sometimes basic strategy

[Cervani]

They rearranged alot of the traits, due to the tiering system. So any old builds you may have had are no redundant sadly =/. My old condition build is now neutered, and they took out leeching poisons. No more lifesteal on poison application.

Edit: Leeching Venoms is actually still in the game. They did however move it to the Shadow Arts tree.

[Loaf Lord]

Did they do anything with the lead attacks trait? Move it? Change it? remove it?

[Glytch]

Did they do anything with the lead attacks trait? Move it? Change it? remove it?

its still the trickery 25 minor

[DrakeWurrum]

I'm beginning to get frustrated at how hard it is to stay alive with a Thief compared to my Warrior... I'm desperately hoping it's just because I don't have any initiative generating traits to allow me to actually use my skills.

[Loaf Lord]

Didn't they make it so leaping death blossom makes you invulnerable? Thought that would help a lot.

[DrakeWurrum]

Didn't they make it so leaping death blossom makes you invulnerable? Thought that would help a lot.

Not really. It costs 5 initiative, and it only evades while you're doing the spin. A lot of time is spent with me just trying to get enough init to use it, since all the good init stuff seems to be higher tier now.

I'm also not sure if the evade is working, because I've been stunned mid-spin before.