Guild Wars 2

Class: Mesmer
Skill: Illusionary Riposte
Weapon: Off-hand Sword

I just felt like putting this idea out there but it feels like the mesmer’s off-hand sword skill, Illusionary Riposte, is extremely slow at casting its counter move after a successful block. This causes the user to be vulnerable to attack for about a second/half a second or so (unless he/she dodges instead) and does not seem to follow the idea that swords on a mesmer are for dueling single enemies, meaning quick responses to the others’ moves.

Again, it’s just an idea that I felt like throwing out there and would make the off-hand sword a more selected weapon for a mesmer to have, since I’ve seen very few that use it.

Off-topic idea (kinda)
Perhaps the trait that allows +50 precision could carry on to the off-hand sword as well as the main hand sword.

Your idea doesn’t really apply to your main point, but I do see where you’re getting at, however, Illusionary Riposte is in a great scenario in terms of balance. Making it faster can potentially make it overpowering (it’s a choice, do you want to roll after blocking or deal damage, in some cases), and honestly I love having that choice.

From a Mesmer with tons of hours played, the offhand Sword can be used to deal so much damage, but can also just be a simple block on a really long cooldown. The same can be said for almost any Mesmer skill. They can be devastatingly strong tools, or just… meh.

Yeah that’s true I was just throwing the idea out.
I wasn’t able to really convey my main point and back it up with evidence etc well because it wouldn’t matter to me whether it’s faster or not. I just wanted to see what people had to offer in response and you’re probably right it might be overpowered if it were to go faster.

Again, it was just an idea and I really just wanted to see people’s responses I will continue to use the off-hand sword as my main off-hand weapon in PvE regardless of what happens because it’s a playstyle that I’ve become used to.