Mesmer or Guardian?
Mesmer and Guardian both definitely offer a very different play experience from Elementalists. Both offer very impressive survival options, but a Mesmer is a much more hectic experience than a Guardian. I’d mainly recommend one over the other based on how relaxed you want your play to be. If you’re a little worn out from the Attunement Dancing in Elementalist and want to unwind, Guardian is the better choice. If you’re OK with a very active combat style juggling a lot of info, then Mesmers are fun.
Of course, there are some very simple Mesmer builds, and some comparatively complex Guardian builds, but I’m describing what’s typical for both.
I have both, and I prefer Mesmer over Guardian. Then again, I am more into casters, plus, Mesmers are just awesome.
I have both, and I prefer Mesmer over Guardian. Then again, I am more into casters, plus, Mesmers are just over powered.
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From your post, it looks like this is a choice of looks, of which mesmer and guardian are two classes that I think look the best. I think it all comes down to if you prefer light blue or purple better.
If you already have an elementalist, I would do a guardian. A mesmer is going to be very similar both in look and feel. They’re both light armor classes, so a lot of your armor skins will be the same, and you’re also going to have that glass cannon but extremely weak type of hectic gameplay. A guardian is a lot more sturdy and offers a bit different gameplay.
Mesmer is extremely fun, creating phantasms and clones is awesome, however It’s play style is much more active and stressful than a Guardian. Since you already played as a caster I recommend you to try Guardian.
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