Does the Mesmer need a new main hand weapon? Well, maybe. I’d say yes. I’ll explain later why.
My suggestion would be the pistol!!
No, I’m not trolling. I’m talking about the main hand pistol!!
Does a Main hand pistol work thematically? Yes.
I was reading through Guru and a guy mentioned the fact that there are two phantasmal pistols named after the two sisters Lyss and Ilya who make up the godess Lyssa – who also is the symbol for the mesmer.
Sadly, the mesmer can only carry one pistol at a time (off-hand).
It doesnt have to be that way though.
First of all, don’t be worried about the thematical issue about Mesmers not being weapon wielders but rather mages. A phantasmal pistol doesnt have to behave like a normal pistol.
Thematically, it can work pretty well. But there is a bigger issue. Does the Mesmer really need another main hand weapon?
Well yeah. The reason for this is because some off-hand weapons, especially the torch but also the pistol have very limited use. Actually, well, all of them have only a very specific use in a specific combination.
Currently, what you’ll see in PvE and PvP are mostly Greatswords and Staff but also fixed combinations like Sword+Pistol and Scepter+Focus. There is barely any variation from that whatsoever (yes, theres Sword+Sword in sPvP and sometimes something crazier than that). But the main issue would be, there is no main hand item that benifits from basically all the off-handers.
TL;DR? Start here
So here’s my suggestion for the three skills for the Mesmer main hand pistol:
Spell 1
Projectile Autoattack, 900 range. Deals damage on hit, also deals bonus damage when hitting a target that suffers from at least one condition. (Autoattack)
Spell 2
Phantasmal. 1200 Range. Spawns an illusion on the enemies position on hit. For a certain amount of time (3-5 secs) the spell can be activated again and pulls the enemy back to the illusion. The Phantasmal also applies a random condition (Bleeding, Toxic, Blindness or Frost) on each attack (Attacks about every 7 seconds) (~15 Seconds Cooldown)
Spell 3
900 Range. Deals damage and immobilizes the enemy for 3 seconds. When the player is invisible while the spell is casted, it will stun the enemy instead for 2 seconds, deals bonus damage [and/or resets the cooldown of this spell (?)]. (At least 12 seconds cooldown)
The whole thing would synergize well with the torch (Conditions, Invisibility) and a second pistol (Stun Combo, Immobilize/Stun for the pistol illusion, Pull) but also works with focus (Hard CC) and maybe even with swords (2 sets switching between pistol-sword and sword-pistol for melee/short range madness)
Those combinations would be valid in both PvE and PvP (especially World vs World but I guess also in sPvP).
It would make items such as the torch or the off hand pistol more useful for Mesmers and allow a bit more variety in the weapon set choice.
What do you guys think?
Did I just waste time since this thread will never be read by anyone? Please give me feedback and spread the word if you like the idea. I would really love to see a dual pistol wielding Mesmer in the future.
Cheers.
