Mesmer or Guardian?

Mesmer or Guardian?

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Posted by: Kaleban.9834

Kaleban.9834

I like the lore behind both professions, my main in GW1 was a Mesmer.

As of now I only have a Sylvari Elementalist and was looking for a different play experience.

I want to role Human, probably with the Nobility template, ankittenrying to figure out which of the two professions is more fun. I’d like to get thoughts on overall usefulness at end game (PvP, WvWvW, Dungeons, Fractals, etc.) and while I recognize that fun is subjective, I’d still like to hear opinions.

My problem is I keep rolling a Human, level to about 10 or 15, then scrap and restart because I just can’t settle on a character concept. I’ve gone through Mesmer, Engineer, Necromancer and Guardian. Its quite frustrating actually. I think I can narrow it down to Guardian or Mesmer, but I’m quite stuck and don’t want to re-roll again lol.

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Posted by: Melchior.2135

Melchior.2135

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.

Former Guild Wars 2 fan. RIP, ArenaNet’s integrity.

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Posted by: SallyStitches.4096

SallyStitches.4096

I have both, and I prefer Mesmer over Guardian. Then again, I am more into casters, plus, Mesmers are just awesome.

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Posted by: Vanthian.9267

Vanthian.9267

I have both, and I prefer Mesmer over Guardian. Then again, I am more into casters, plus, Mesmers are just over powered.

Fixed that for you.

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Posted by: Ashecroft.7321

Ashecroft.7321

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.

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Posted by: Zeppelin.6832

Zeppelin.6832

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.

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Posted by: sanelson.4028

sanelson.4028

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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