I love the Mesmer class but I honestly don’t care for the butterfly effects for when the Mesmer’s phantasms and clones shatter. To me it feels rather like being stuck with “The Dreamer” short bow missile effects no matter what bow I am using – I hate it!
I feel that the Mesmer has the most polarizing visual effects of any class and either you like/tolerate it or hate it as I do.
My suggestion is to provide at least one other option when creating a Mesmer to be able to choose the shatter effect for your clones / phantasms. This to me is in line with a game that focuses on letting you customize the look of the character you want to create.
Think of it like the Silvari glow effect that makes it distinct from any other race. This would make the Mesmer distinct from any other class in being able to define an aspect of the experience to help someone enjoy the class the way they want to.
Thanks for reading!