Decrease initiative for pistol whip

[CutesySylveon.8290]

> @"Shiyo.3578" said:

> > @"NorthernRedStar.3054" said:

> > > @"Shiyo.3578" said:

> > > > @"Leonidrex.5649" said:

> > > > > @"anjo.6143" said:

> > > > > > @"Widmo.3186" said:

> > > > > > > @"Dantheman.3589" said:

> > > > > > > > @"Widmo.3186" said:

> > > > > > > > No.

> > > > > > > > S/p teef meta was the worst one, right after condi teef. Both requires no skill, no brain, no mechanics.

> > > > > > > > Its a stupid skill that favors handless teef players. If u want to spam thief version of blurred frenzy with additional effects - go to PvE. In competetive modes learn to use weapons requiring presence of at least 1 braincell.

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> > > > > > > Or maybe you are just angry that you cannot get to a high enough rating on those builds. The key is try and actually get good at the game instead of clicking things randomly

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> > > > > > No, Im not angry. S/p teefs were/are the easiest to predict, punish and BM right after for playing this spec. I dont like mindless builds, and this is one of them.

> > > > > > Btw rating in 2020 xD. I can show you how to get Leg rat either on d/p or s/d teef, but that doesnt matter. You dont have to ask opinion of teefs that know what theyre doing, just look at this thread. Every1 knows that this build is mindless.

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> > > > > Probably better delete sword and staff for thieves, cause only build that demands brain effort is dp roamer.

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> > > > no? d/p is one of the lowest imo.

> > > > at the top its propably s/d followed by staff, and everything else just goes down down down.

> > > > stealthing for 20s+ at a time -> huge brain effort

> > >

> > > D/P stealth uptime is fine without shadow arts...the issue is shadow arts.

> > > The trait line should not be viable in conquest PvP(or WvW imo but WvW has no balance and is a joke)

> >

> > It's not an issue of viability, it's an issue of an insanely efficient utility tree providing excellent offensive options as well - which was, thankfully, partially fixed in the last patch. Make no mistake, I'm not a fan of excessive stealth builds - however, the meta has enough weakness and blind spam to render d/p one of the least worrisome builds.

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> The amount of random passive aoe blind is actually beyond annoying.

 

Gotta agree on this, blinds are super obnoxious and everywhere. It gets worse when you dodge through an AoE and still get blind put on you so skills like Vault, Bull's Charge or anything with evade properties just gets negated because you got blinded anyway.