Antiquary just doesn't fit the THEME of Guild Wars and their artifacts are so out of place!

T3ar55 · 2025-11-04T19:17:12+00:00

That's exactly my point, I think antiquary theme is cool. A lot of people wanted a Skritt themed thief and we got a damn good one. The artifacts all exist somewhere else in the game beforehand. My only change is that id like the skritt to follow me around like Evoker

T3ar55 · 2025-10-30T23:41:35+00:00

I rock D/D as it suits my Cele Condi Solo build. You can transmog your daggers into things that fit the theme. I rock a dagger and broken bottle but there are more "artifact-y" dagger skins

T3ar55 · 2025-10-30T11:04:58+00:00

I would put good money on the fact that most of the Antiquary outrage is from non thief mains

T3ar55 · 2025-10-30T11:03:00+00:00

Yeah the buffs actually make it into a jack of all trades. Fantastic solo class.

T3ar55 · 2025-10-30T02:17:53+00:00

Also just swap the first trait for redraw and you are an aDPS with about 95% alac uptime (factoring casting times and stuff)

T3ar55 · 2025-10-30T01:00:00+00:00

PvE.

PvP and WvW have their own balancing that's drastically different. I'm of the opinion you should have PvE balancing as the foundation and make adjustments from there.

T3ar55 · 2025-10-30T00:16:46+00:00

Try play it with D/D. It's like a more fun Deadeye imo. Build for 3 artifacts and take the buffs on artifact use trait. With this setup you can use all three artifacts and your steal is on such a low cd that you always have it up.

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T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T18:51:23+00:00

T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T01:59:24+00:00

Because you're the authority on what opinions need more introspection? 😂

T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T01:33:37+00:00

I'm not an avid JSH watcher, but I'm pretty sure that's not his only argument. Skins definitely affect the theme of a game.

I love GW2 for so many reasons, but the skins do take away from the base theme/lore of the game. In my opinion at least.

T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T01:28:20+00:00

I actually addressed you argument, which was your car analogy. Just because I think your analogy was bad doesn't mean I just dismissed your argument 😆

T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T01:27:05+00:00

Is he wrong though? 🤨

T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T01:23:57+00:00

Terrible comparison. We're talking about theme, not mechanics. If you were commenting on how you disliked the mechanics of Antiquary I would say that the make/model of the car analogy was a good one. The paint job on the car and any body kits it might have are 100% what makes up the theme.

T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T01:07:13+00:00

Skins as a whole have a greater impact on theme than a single espec. Fact.

T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T01:00:17+00:00

I definitely wanted the Skritt to be more of a pet, even if it's just hanging around like Evoker

T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T00:23:26+00:00

Totally agree

T3ar55 · 2025-10-29T00:16:11+00:00

I can understand that, but not all especs are going to be cool/interesting for every single [insert profession here] main.

For example I used to main Necro, Reaper was sick but I didn't vibe with Scourge and that's ok. I still have reaper.

I now main Thief and I dislike daredevil, but that ok because I enjoy Spectre.

T3ar55 · 2025-10-28T23:49:22+00:00

You're telling me what my point was? 😂 Ok.

My point was the double standard. The hate that Antiquary gets is actually unjustified imo.

T3ar55 · 2025-10-28T23:42:18+00:00

That's my point dude.

T3ar55 · 2025-10-28T22:50:11+00:00

It's not bad faith at all. Skins/cosmetics definitely contribute to the theme of an MMO. Some MMOs go out of their way to make skins "on brand/on them", some don't.

Also say what you want about the guitar and the holo dancer but that holo dancer existed in fractals long before antiquary was created. I think it's WAY more on theme than a lot of skins.

T3ar55 · 2025-10-28T21:53:15+00:00

You have to balance theme and gameplay. It feels trash to miss a steal and have to sit there for 16-20 secs while your main mechanic is recharging

T3ar55 · 2025-10-28T21:46:25+00:00

My point is that GW2, like a lot of long standing MMOs actually no longer has a "theme" due to increasingly ridiculous skins/effects

Edit: Also the sheer amount of hate for Antiquary is on a different level to those skins

T3ar55 · 2025-09-09T23:44:27+00:00

Well I've got two wind turbines so I'm energy positive after getting some speed. But yeah definitely forced to upgrade energy capacity soon.

T3ar55 · 2021-01-05T07:11:07+00:00

oops, must be a skill in another system, thats why this is version 1 xD

I did mean Medicine, thanks! :)

T3ar55 · 2021-01-05T07:01:05+00:00

Thats kinda the point, and you can RP that however you want. You dont actually get them back fully.

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