Originally Posted by
Bluedragonwolf
All depends on traits and the runes on gear. I know BWE1 I went just stupid survival, for the LOLs. I runed up protection/vitality and had traited almost fully Acrobatics and Shadow Arts and was using sword/dagger and shortbow. Suffice to say I was nigh unkillable and could escape any situation. I'll admit it was fun, although my dmg was just awful at range (not bad in melee). In BWE2 I went the other way, using sword/dagger and double pistol. I was really pushing out some serious dmg in sPvP but I did feel pretty squishy. Both weekends I scored fairly well in the end (I wasn't first, but I was usually 2nd or 3rd). I did have a harder time soloing the NPC bosses in the forest map on BWE2 with a pure dmg makeup.
I still highly enjoy the survival makeup for WvW though, essentially playing a support thief that is hard to kill. Using smokescreens and smokebombs to avoid dmg for the group and traps as a form of semi flank protection.