What did they do to the thief???

[tym]

Been playing in Kessix hills with my level 27 thief. Trying to finish a couple of hearts. In one area, The Bandits have either been buffed, or the thief has been nerfed.

One Bandit with a gun 3 shots me with decent armor on my thief. I cant even dodge this guy, Throws me back, Knocks me down, While I am trying to stand up, Boom, I get hit again.

Taking on two bandits at a time. Forget it, Not gonna happen, No matter what method I try, I get owned.

The bandits I am fighting are only level 19. Seems like the hearts are taking Way more time to finish.

Been playing the game for quite some time, Have a level 80 ranger. Until this last update, my thief was fun, had no problem taking out mobs.

Now the game has simply become no fun. Any other Mid Level Thiefs notice a change??

[Vayne]

Hi Tym, nothing in the patch notes indicate a change.

There is one type of bandit that is very annoying, and I'm not sure if these are the guys you ran into or not. They are essentially bombers and drop exploding devices on the ground, which both do damage and does knockdown and they can keep it up pretty much constantly. I'm not sure how a melee guy would approach them but I have to keep them at range.

Other than that keep us posted. I'm interested if there has been a change.

[tym]

Well I finally gave up on that area, and the two hearts. Moved to a new map, which is 25/35 with my level 27 thief, and its back to normal. Taking out mobs fine, thief is acting normal. Just seems odd, that one small area with the two hearts I was trying to finish got so tough.

Must be a small bug or something. No idea.

[Vayne]

Well I finally gave up on that area, and the two hearts. Moved to a new map, which is 25/35 with my level 27 thief, and its back to normal. Taking out mobs fine, thief is acting normal. Just seems odd, that one small area with the two hearts I was trying to finish got so tough.

Must be a small bug or something. No idea.

Did you notice what level you were downleveled to compared to the mobs. Downleveling isn't uniform across a zone.

I remember one cave, with guys outside the cave. The cave was a higher level and in the cave you were downleveled to a higher level, but outside the cave, you were downleveled ot a lower level. It was about a four level difference.

The problem is that creatures from inside the cave wandered outside the cave, so you were four levels off fighting them. If it's a problem with downleveling it really needs to be reported as a bug.

[tym]

Ok, THINK I figured out the issue. Got some help from a guild member. He said he has had the same problem. Seems like every once in awhile, when you are dropped down to match the area level, He thinks you get turned down a bit to much.

He helped me in the same area, and even he said, he never had this kinda problem with lower level mobs and such. So it seems like that area, you get dropped down a bit to much.

Kinda made me happy in a way. I have spent TONS of time and effort in learning this thief, would of drove me crazy if they nerfed it to much and it became un playable until the next patch came due.

[Vayne]

Yep, there are areas where you're downleveled too much. Not many, but a couple. Those are things I report when I run across them.

[MMOJumper]

There is also a bug with bandit type mobs right now that may or may not be part of the problem too.

https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/foru...pamming-Launch

[tym]

There is also a bug with bandit type mobs right now that may or may not be part of the problem too.

https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/foru...pamming-Launch

Yep. That is Just what happened to me.

[chiria]

I started my second toon as a thief not really knowing how to run it properly. Saying that I still have issues at lvl 80, for me it will take time to learn the true aspects of the class so I will never be great at it but I did know when to back away (far far away) when I started the attacks and realized I was going to lose it. Its an awesome class to watch when it kills so very very fast and just when I feel I own any mob <Bam> I get crap'd by a low level mob due to I was not paying attention. There are many builds to try to each their own style as I like sneak in hit run away and back again. I got hieritic to 80 doing just that in hearts and map completion, basically hide and seek I do not think they nerfed the class though or buffed any npc but at times It does seem I am under very under leveled against mobs I should kill easily in lower areas.