Guild Wars 2

Admittedly this is more of a wish than a suggestion; though, I feel that there is something missing in the weapon repertoire for Mesmers. As such, I have taken a little liberty to imagine what I think Longbows would be like, taking a little inspiration from Elizabethan Hunting.

1. Mind-Pierce Arrow -> Shatter Shot -> Mirror Bolt

• Mind-Pierce Arrow – Shoot an arrow that pierces targets.
• Shatter Shot – Shoot an arrow that explodes with magical shards.
• Mirror Bolt – Shoot a magical bolt while reflecting incoming projectiles. Summon a clone that that uses Mind-Pierce Arrow.

2. Illusory Trap -> The Vanishing

• Illusory Trap – Setup a shadow that that explodes when triggered.
• The Vanishing – Explodes your trap prematurely and teleport to it’s location vanishing.

3. Phantom Legion

• Phantom Legion – Summon an array of phantasmal bows that rapidly fires upon your target.

4. Phantasmal Falconer

• Phantasmal Falconer – Creates a phantasm that harries foes with phantom hawks.

5. Chaotic Dominion

• Chaotic Dominion – Suspend numerous magical arrows above the target location that rain down on foes entering the perimeter pushing them out of the area.

sounds interesting really… i would love mh pistol for mesmer and honestly I want a shield for mesmer too (who better to have a shield then a duelist) this is really well thought out I applaud you.. though I am unsure about making the first skill a chain skill.

Actually, I think Mesmers are more likely to get Rifle than Longbow.

While I don’t really know what we’d benefit from having a longbow, the chance to wield Kudzu on my mesmer is pretty darn appealing.

I actually really like the ideas behind this. Though I agree with Nurvus that we’re more likely to see a rifle than a bow.

ehmm a reflect on #1 seems a bit OP to me really…

Also we more lack a 1handed for main hand than we lack 2handed weapons imo

Nurvus.2891:

Actually, I think Mesmers are more likely to get Rifle than Longbow.

Any new weapon for the Mesmer would be a nice improvement. My image of them are still very…original game biased; which is high courtesan, or someone in nobility. (Contests/displays of skill among higher class, nobles, etc. i.e. the archery contest in “Brave”) That said – it is much easier for to justify a longbow in my opinion.

On the other hand much of the game’s aspect in relation to lore, and parallel real world referencing has changed. In respect to ranged weapons we are in an age (in relation to mass based weapons) an impasse of traditional warfare and guns.

(Still very complicated to to be honest, since there are tanks in game, which provides an interesting question of five civilizations in different technology eras, and developmental periods. i.e. Charr – industrial, Human – Victorian-esque, Asura – high technology, Norn – Nomadic Settlers?, Sylvari – on their own scale. )