![]() I've been levelling a new Thief lately, and I absolutely love the P/P playstyle out in the open world. I wouldn't mind seing something like a central tyria elite specialisarion with focus on P/P, mobility and range and I'm sure other professions also have some neglected alternative gameplay styles that could use some improvements / spotlight. I like the high mobility run & gun mid range gameplay it offers but I feel like it could use an overhaul, especially in terms of utility skills. I take Headshot plus Unload over any utility shortbow can provide, and it's clear that only #5 is useful in some said:^ This so much, P/P generally feels like an unfinished afterthought. Shortbow thief comes close to bearbow ranger, if you see that, you know you have to carry. I don't cleave Chak Gerent that downs me instantly, or all the other bosses around that are toxic for squishy builds. For cleave, you have your staff, for ranged it's double pistols. The utility simply doesn't make up for the crappy damage compared to pistols. I might even go so far and kick a shortbow thief in T4 fractals unless it's a guild mate who's experimenting. And the reason is that shortbow is pure crap outside competitive play. Every thief has staff + P/P or is a double dagger condi thief (rarely seen). You never see a shortbow thief at open world events or in fractals. P/P is the way to go in open world, and basically every thief knows this. Some people here got the idea that everybody who asks a question about thief in this forum must play WvW or PvP, while in reality, only a minority of the player base does this. OP never said he is playing WvW or PvP, so I assume he's asking about P/P in open world PvE because that is what the majority of players do. Any times you actually need a port, Shadowstep can fill that purpose. The only map where you can make an exception IMO is the Eternal Coliseum, as it's relatively small and doesn't really have much verticality to it. The positive side is you get to do your damage from a distance, so you don't need to sit in AoE's.įinal conclusion in the case of PvP is that Shortbow is mandatory, you can't really fill your role as a thief without it. The thing is it's trying to do something D/P + Shortbow Daredevil already does better. I've used it for Unranked and it's fun, but dunno if I would bring the build for ranked or AT's. Shortbow + P/P Deadeye is somewhat viable for PvP but competitiveness is up for debate. P/P is a power set and D/D is a condi set, they don't synergize at all. If this is for pvp, your weapons are horrible. For low end PvE anything goes, even dungeons or low tier fractals so wouldn't worry about it at all. I would be fine with losing the daggers.ĭepends what it's for. Spender.1082 said:Would Pistol/Pistol + Shortbow be better than Pistol/Pistol + Dagger/Dagger?I really like my Pistol/Pistol.
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