Guild Wars 2

xDudisx.5914:

Leodon.1564:

xDudisx.5914:

Random Weird Guy.3528:

xDudisx.5914:

I didn’t say they open with that I just listed the simple combo. Decoy+mass invis is a lot of stealth for a class that has a insta cast teleport on a 8s cd and insta cast immune.

Decoy has a 40s cd while mass inv has 90s, a thief can stealth several times in this time frame.
The “insta cast teleport” is a really low range teleport that has absolutely nothing on a thief’s shortbow 5, which is also spammable.
I don’t even know how you can complain about a mesmer having a lot of stealth when thief has more stealth and more ways of kiting around or disengaging from a point.

40s? Every mesmer has the minor trait that reduces illusion cd so it is 32s. Shortobow #5 costs 6 initiative, if they use too much they can’t use other skills. Also why use thief as example if this class in the only natural counter to mes? Comparing mes mobility with everything else it has crazy mobility.

@ xDudisx: Another exaggeration. You have to go 3 pts into Illusions (generally for shatter specs) to get the illusion CD trait. There are PLENTY of specs/mesmers that don’t have this trait.

On the subject of stealth, let’s not forget that Rangers using LB have stealth on 12 second cooldown.

What mesmer is not running full illusion traitline nowadays? It’s like find an ele without 6 points in arcane or an engi without supply crate.

Ranger stealth only procs if the arrow hits the enemy it can be blocked, reflected, LoS, evaded, etc.

Your bias is blinding you, dude. Plenty of Mesmer don’t run 30 illusions. Y’know.. That whole lockdown thing.

@OP: Mind sharing your build? If your running glass you could be getting blown up by some good shatters and fire+air procs. Otherwise you’ll wanna make a new tab for combat log.