Phoenixtwolf.9213

Not sure if this is a bug or an intended part but after using [Flash Combo] if I immediately use [Symbol of Blades] it cancels [Repose] also if running away form a monster while looking at them and using [Flash Combo] it will not activate [Repose]. These are the 2 that I have confirmed by testing servile times. I have noticed a few times when using Great sword it does same thing but did not repeat ever time in the testing.

I was originally thinking it does have damage, heal and bleed so to speak which is good even if it was not that much of a buff for dps and the heal now heal would be just 1k maybe in emergency th 1k heal could save you if all other heals are down So I did a test on it (that is auto attack with staff) around 4,124 and then auto attack with the swipe it was around 4,357 and that was only when I got a dps steal for extra dmg which not that much and using 1 or 2 times did not make a change when fighting the golem. So yea I would say the swipe even tho has some dps and heal is so negligible that like you said is a nerf Also considering how I used steal as a gap closer or catching up with the bosses when they did a jump (most the time in fractals I was there fighting the boss b4 anyone else. Now other then just repeating what ever one is saying: Got a question an (idea I have) that might make the range nerf OK.So kind of interested in seeing what all you think about this. A long speed boost (which would make seance with the Daredevil)Another idea some kind of cc (I can see the logic in this when in melee range using the steal to do extra cc some kind of stun knock down etc)passably with them or if keeping it as the dps/heal it has a lot lower cool down tho not sure that would still give you any advantage seeing in that test stats i did the dps was only increased by 100 250.

I do agree that when I saw the charging and burst (although I have seen in many other mmo games) it does feel and sound a lot like the warrior (tho I don't put it past Anett to implement something like that after all they have given the (dual skill) mechanic to the weaver and the long stealth nearby ally to the scrapper and if I remember correctly the mirage. The main thing I am think of about this is that the Great sword, rifle and staff does fit the stealth assassin type fighter (actually a QUITE A BIT MORE then the pistol pistol does) Now yes pistol dose fit the rogue part (so to speak gunslinger) of the thief . And personally I would like to see a version of the Samurai with a Great sword which if we are going to Cantha I believe it would fit the lore.Tho if they rather give just give the off hand sword that would still fit the Samurai Idea (A note of interest is that wither it be 1 or 2 handed sword we would because of the (dual skill) mechanic still get 5 new skills lol.

I know when the game came out the 3 things they talked about that set the thief aside from other charters was steal skill -- which will give you a skill to use (why it was called thief)was the idea of (dual skills) what is meant by this, is the 3rd skill would change depending on what you had on your left hand (wither it be a weapon or nothing) Thing to note is that we did come out with a short bow at start so even tho the (dual skills) was a mechanism for the thief it still used a 2h weapon (and another thing to note a bow takes a lot of strength to pull)was the idea of stealth but not a constant stealth but more like burst stealth with one skill able to give others some temp stealth.So the idea of the thief was a fast attacking stealthy skill stealing class (so even the dead-eye still kept the idea of the skill stealing even tho you did not tp to the enemy)best to describe the thief would be a (ninja\assassin\rouge type) can't see just assassin because the thief came with duel pistol which is not a very quite weapon lol As for GS and Staff yes that is a weapon you use in if you n Ninjutsu. And assassins uses a rifle many times through out (resent) history and even now days Also remember Samurais used Katana which some were 2h sword (tho yea they were not as big as some of they swords you see on cartoons lol)

tho it is almost like a blade on both ends not so much a staff I like the way it looks and for me it seems to fit the classhttps://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/thumb/0/00/Dominator_Staff.jpg/257px-Dominator_Staff.jpg