Will thieves be getting kicked out from zergs after the balance patch?

Would zerg commanders welcome thieves that bring the new preparation skills?

Yo port with stealth is hard to beat, wait what 5 players only? just get more thieves yo!

finally thief can be useful and help ferry ppl in

Seems like it will be really powerful for small roaming/havoc groups, but I am very curious about the range threshold it has.

@"Pterikdactyl.7630" said:Seems like it will be really powerful for small roaming/havoc groups, but I am very curious about the range threshold it has.

Shouldnt be a problem, i mean it looks like mesmer port with big restrictions compared to mesmer portalRange of shadow trap was 10k as well...as i recall

This just in: the port is only 120 range :trollface: and only ports the mini's of allies.

Thief doesnt need a squad slot for porting, right? So . . . ;)

PS: Another (much more) reliable tactic to bring SpBs in for off bubbles, not getting interrupted . . . but I highly doubt that its gonna be used. SpBs will continue to charge in head on, and scourges will continue to ignore them instead of stripping the stab :p

@DemonSeed.3528 said:This just in: the port is only 120 range :trollface: and only ports the mini's of allies.

Aw fuck naw better nerf that down to 60 and only 1 mini every 72 seconds

Classes like thief or ranger will never have a place within a squad, because they take up spots that could be filled with more important/impactfull specs.

@sarkysek.1085 said:Classes like thief or ranger will never have a place within a squad, because they take up spots that could be filled with more important/impactfull specs.must . . . keep . . . our . . . scourges . . . alive!!!! :p

What's the bet it will be probably be not much better than sand swell

@sarkysek.1085 said:Classes like thief or ranger will never have a place within a squad, because they take up spots that could be filled with more important/impactfull specs.Dont worry, scrappers can leave a spot for them.

@XenesisII.1540 said:Yo port with stealth is hard to beat, wait what 5 players only? just get more thieves yo!

Actually it's only 1. 5 is in PvE.

Edit: Nvm, that 1 is in PvP. Sorry.

/Joking

OMG the warband of Deadeyes teleporting in front of our zerg and insta killed everyone. Bastards even salted the goldfish the driver was carrying on them. What's worse is they then ported straight to the Stonemist lord who insta died with no time to dodge.

Oh wait...he doesn't dodge anyway.

/Joking Edit: It dropped my tags lol.

Will miss needle trap but the others...Will have to see how it plays out.

Where are the patch notes? I cant find them on the forum.

@"Hitman.5829" said:Where are the patch notes? I cant find them on the forum.

here you go: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/81729/upcoming-balance-notes/p1

Will thieves be getting kicked out from zergs after the balance patch?

As I already posted this in a previous threadHere is a video by a well played Thief player.You be the judge?

Heal Thief

Nothing will change for thief regarding zerging even if preparations/SA changes are good. (Which judging by the arm time of 3 seconds on preps, they will not be).

minstrel thief might be playable but you are not gonna want many of them in your squad. maybe 1-2 max for cheese portals and some heals/revives.

Seal Area prep looks good and I hope the new Rending Shade is as awesome as it sounds but I don't need to be in squad for that or anything else. The scale of most thief skills or modifiers are more for single or small group burst of offense, defense, or control even in support of a squad, most commanders know what you're doing out there and usually leave you to it. I could see Shadow Portal maybe propelling a mesmer deeper but most mesmers are good enough at what they do and are probably already moving by the time you think of a way to make it work.

Why would they care about zerg gameplay when Soulbeast will be dethroned and they become the king of roaming again?

@Zexanima.7851 said:Nothing will change for thief regarding zerging even if preparations/SA changes are good. (Which judging by the arm time of 3 seconds on preps, they will not be).

3 second arm time? OMEGALUL

Guess we'll only be seeing pve casuals use the skill. It will not have any use in pvp with that

Its a 5 target so i doubt. Its gonna be great for pvp ( depending on the cd which we still dont know ) but wvw unless you have several thieves youre still not wanted.

Yes they will still be kicked. Nothing in their kit synergizes well enough to warrant a spot on a team. The portal they get is a watered down one way, limited occupancy portal.

The entire class has basically been crapped on for months now. Virtually every balance patch over the last year and then some removes one more useful element of the class often under the guise of a buff. The weapon sets are mostly cannibalized to the point that a core build is the best one left. Say that about another class in the game... better play core because the two expansions in the game have basically nerfed a class to pointlessness.

They should get more stealth and easy one hit skills Is viable in wvw rofl