Guild Wars 2

Currently there is no way to discern the difference in animation between this really outrageous elite and an auto-attack, I find this really unfair compared to other professions ( outside of course thief who you can’t see while he use venom), you can’t even dodge supply crate initial stun once you see the engineer pulling its arm in the air…but a mesmer?..watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CtBwm9-YhU

No visual difference between the staff auto-attack and the elite, where other professions got 1-1.5s casting animation, with the most obvious of course being the ele with tornado( extremely UP elite by the way, I dare Anet to find an ele who in PvP use this elite)

You radiate purple on mesmer. It’s pretty obvious. If they get REALLY purple, they’re either casting mass invis or moa. There’s no obvious interrupt animation for time warp though…but all are easy to counter…just knock/daze/dodge, etc.

People actually use moa? Ill admit it does look identical though.

Also, tornado is very powerful at uncapping points with constant knockbacks.

It’s also the only Mesmer ability that you must stand still to use. Generally, standing still is a terrible idea so if they suddenly stop moving and start the animation, chances are good you’re getting moa cast on you. At that point one dodge nullifies a 180s CD ult, and hey if you were wrong, then the most you’ve lost is a dodge.