Mesmer Staff Trait Nerf Complaint Thread

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Posted by: Dondagora.9645

Dondagora.9645

So, here I am again coming from the MtD thread. Sorry I’m making these, but some of these nerfs just feel like they’re too much.

To start with, I’ll explain mesmer’s trait Chaotic Dampening. Pre-nerf it gave protection on Chaos Armor application, the mesmer having two innately on staff, one being a skill and the other a combo field using Chaos Storm and Phase Retreat. Each gave the mesmer 5 seconds of Chaos armor. The secondary affect was a 5% reduction in recharge on staff skills per second the mesmer had chaos armor on. Thus, the mesmer could get 25~50% reduction on CD of staff skills. Maybe this was a bit much. So they nerfed it… to 2%.

Now think for a second and math this out. 2% over 10 seconds of chaos armor is 20% reduction in recharge. Well, that’s all fine and good because traits tend to give a recharge of 20% anyway, you say? Well, let’s put it this way: Mesmers using staff trait now have to do work to get the reduction that all other professions’ traits give innately. Also note that 20% is a theoretical and only in the ideal situation when you’re not switching weapons on the fly and thus don’t get that chaos armor on you when you wanted, thus you often get only 10% of that reduction over the course of the fight.

And we get that the 5% was a bit much. Hell, we’d settle for 3% or 4%, because we’re getting a little more from our work than an average 20% CD reduction trait would give passively. 2%, however, is a downright joke. Please adjust this nerf.

Edit: Or just get rid of the mechanic and give us the usual 20% reduction every other weapon trait has. This would also be fine.

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Posted by: Warlord of Chaos.7845

Warlord of Chaos.7845

2% was definitely too harsh. It should be, as you said, 3-4%. We should not have to work harder just to get what other traits give baseline. At this point just make it 20% flat and call it a day lol.

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Posted by: Ithilwen.1529

Ithilwen.1529

Go away Warlord. You’ve been all over the forums advocating mega nerfs to Mesmer. It doesn’t make you “cool.” It certainly doesn’t make me think you are a skilled Mesmer. I think you are a ranger or something trolling.

We have already been insta nerfed ( again ) please just go away.

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Posted by: StickerHappy.8052

StickerHappy.8052

Go away Warlord. You’ve been all over the forums advocating mega nerfs to Mesmer. It doesn’t make you “cool.” It certainly doesn’t make me think you are a skilled Mesmer. I think you are a ranger or something trolling.

We have already been insta nerfed ( again ) please just go away.

Duel him and you shall see…..

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Posted by: Sadrien.3470

Sadrien.3470

Go away Warlord. You’ve been all over the forums advocating mega nerfs to Mesmer. It doesn’t make you “cool.” It certainly doesn’t make me think you are a skilled Mesmer. I think you are a ranger or something trolling.

We have already been insta nerfed ( again ) please just go away.

Duel him and you shall see…..

I think rylock got too drunk today.

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Posted by: Dondagora.9645

Dondagora.9645

Go away Warlord. You’ve been all over the forums advocating mega nerfs to Mesmer. It doesn’t make you “cool.” It certainly doesn’t make me think you are a skilled Mesmer. I think you are a ranger or something trolling.

We have already been insta nerfed ( again ) please just go away.

Nah, he’s a mesmer. Just part of the “Reasonably nerf us before our buffs get us uber-nerfed to the ground” faction rather than the “Shhhhhhh” faction or the “Let’s give it some time” faction of the mesmer community.