Guild Wars 2

Hello!

I know many of theese topics has been created but not any that really are specificed on me so i decided to make one,

Im playing a Warrior at the moment but looking for a future caster, but cant decide if its Elementalist or Mesmer,

Positive With Elementalist :
-Good Damage
-Direct Hits
-Fast Killer

Negative with Elementalist :
-Slow Castings
-Not really good surviving

Positive with Mesmer :
-Good surviving
-Seems fun to play as for the clones

Negatives with Mesmer :
-Seems hard to play PvE
-Seems hard to solo stuff

Thats some opinions i have, now, what one should i take? I was going for Elementalist, but then i saw a Mesmer and started thinking about it again, and again, and again..

I will probably be playing Warrior for a while , but when i want a caster, i want it, soon or later,

Also atleast for me, it seems like Elementalists can handle mobs thats 2-3 levels higher ,but Warrior dies if its 2 levels higher? Or is it just me doing something wrong? Help me guys!

Go Elementalist!

Mesmer, most unique class in any MMO ever. Definitely go Mesmer.

Hard time in PVE? You’re kidding right? I never die, I can solo veterans without ever getting hit. In group situations my Illusionary Warlocks hit for insane amounts of damage and I constantly buff my teammates.

They’re just plain fantastic, you have to try him and see how ya like it. Try to rebind your utility skills and your F1-F4 skills to something better though, kinda hard to press Mind Wrack all the time when you have to reach up and press F1 to do it.

For weapons I suggest Scepter + Focus and Staff, melee in this game is a headache, Scepter is a must have weapon, Focus gives you a fantastic aoe/tanky phantasm and a aoe speed buff/debuff you can use to buff yourself and allies while crippling enemies and throwing them around. If you want to make yourself even more defensive though, go Scepter + Torch, for the invisibility.

Staff is just your all purpose Event weapon. Keeps you alive easily while soloing as well.

Decoy + Blink + Focus speed buff will make sure you can always get away when situations turn bad. (Aka, you just realized trying to solo that group event boss wasn’t such a good idea)

I think for both Mesmer and Ele the pros and cons will be switched around depending on which weapon and build you go with. For example a Staff Ele has less dps and takes longer to kill, but it has range, a lot of cc, lots of combos, and a lot of heals and cleanses. So it’s easier to survive with than the closer range weapons that offer higher dps. In addition, the traits you go with will change your play around a bit as well. The same goes for the Mesmer. So I’d just recommend whichever playstyle you enjoy more.

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Don’t go elementalist!

Mesmer I’d say. But mostly because people are telling me the Elementalist is pretty bad in PvP areas and late game.

I have both of these classes and love them both.

I decided on making my Mesmer my main becuase it is such a unique class. I can tear through most mobs on both classes, ele is way more squishier but more cc’s. The Mesmer is amazing. I run staff, sword and pistol. Pistol gives you a good cc, magic bullet that hits multiple enemies stunning, dazing, and blinding the others. One handed sword damage is great. Soloing pve is never a problem mobs go after clones and phantasms if you drop them at good times, Mesmer can without a question be a busy class with some micromanagement, but don’t let it scare you. It is very rewarding to wreck things on a Mesmer. I pull 3 enemies launch 3 clones, drop a chaos field (buffs me and damages them) shatter the clones for burst damage summon phantasms and 1 more clone and clean up what’s left. I use decoy (stealths you and puts a clone in your place, invaluable for getting away, mirror image (immediately gives you 2 clones) and blink (breaks stun and teleports) mesmer has a ton of great utilities, and having the option to keep enemies swinging at clones or shatter them in their face for damage or cc is a great mechanic, and it’s a blast to control the battlefield.

As a mesmer you decide how, when and where the battles will be fought. Don’t like how a fight in pve/pvp is going? Drop 3 clones go invisible and teleport away, come back and fight on your terms. No one can control the pace of battle like a Mesmer which is the reason I was immediately drawn to this class. With sword and pistol and 3 clones you can achieve some amazing spike damage with shattering. One of the one handed sword attacks blurred frenzy, is I believe an 8 hit combo that you dodge all incomig attacks while it’s going off.

Enemies will always be fighting on your terms whether they want to or not.

Love both classes but Mesmer is so unique.

I got my decision people, i went Ranger as for ranged, then i will think about my alt when the time comes, that will be hopefully not soon, Thx for the help!

Ele is a fast killer? Where did you hear that from?

Direct hits? From what exactly, auto-attacks? Almost every Ele skill that is worth it’s salt needs to be placed and casted by you. Manually. Hardly anything is direct at all unless you are dagger/dagger of course, which is just pointless to do as an Ele in the first place.

Yes yes here is the point where somebody will say “oh dagger/dagger rapes everything.” Ok so the damage isnt bad, its just that other classes do melee better than you, and have more survivability. So yes, it’s pointless to do so as an Ele.
If you want a fast killer, go thief or a class that can use a 2h sword like everybody else is. Ele does not even compare to that kind of damage.

If you are hell bend on Mes or Ele, then go Mes. As the game currently stands, Ele is the red headed stepchild of GW2