Guild Wars 2

Can never really make a static group but I pugged a ton back in the day on my warrior. I’m fine with playing the zerk support build but will this work with pugs? Personal dps too low? What if there’s a second mesmer

In dungeons & fractals, knowing mechanics is far more important than the particular composition. I’d rather have 5 magi druids who know their prof and how fractals work than any meta comp with people who only think they know how stuff works. (Mind you, I probably wouldn’t join either sort of group, given the choice — better to have 5 people who have a decent build and decent understanding of how to succeed.)

Assuming you mean chrono when you say mesmer. Very strong in both dungeons and fractals. If you mean old mesmer, less so

If you’re talking about the standard chrono metabuild, then yes, it would be VERY useful. Quickness and alacrity boost group DPS insanely, portal+blink allows your group to skip a lot of sections, making the run much faster. Also, you’re able to provide reflects pretty much permanently and stack trash mobs with focus for easier cleaving.
When running low lvl dungeons, be mindful of Anet’s kittened up downscaling system, which will decrease your boon duration that would otherwise be 100% at lvl 80, possibly hindering your ability to provide quickness.
Also, the benefit of a mesmer being part of the group hugely depends on the experience of said mesmer. You won’t save any time on a portal skip if you don’t DO the portal skip.
If there are 2 mesmers in the same group, one of you should relog to a different class. If both of you only have one class, you should start a new one (the game gives everyone 5 character slots to begin with).

Chrono = bae. Base Mesmer = bad. More than 1 = bad

A CHRONO in a dung/frac is really a team buffer. Given the fact that the player knows how to upkeep quickness and alacrity. However i noticed that most cant do this, or dont even know what they are doing. I have seen alot of chrono players that barely provide quickness/alacrity. And some even just camp greatsword and aa the keks out stufff ..which is sad to see. So in that sense i would prefer another dps slot.

That being said a second chrono is a dps loss. so try to avoid that. core mesmer… i sepose that is accepted if the player is condi geared. otherwise dont even bother

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Can never really make a static group but I pugged a ton back in the day on my warrior. I’m fine with playing the zerk support build but will this work with pugs? Personal dps too low? What if there’s a second mesmer

Personal dps is low, but with proper composition the quickness and alacrity are a huge boost to your party dps. I never regret having a chrono in my group when doing dungeons or fractals.