Guild Wars 2

Dear Arena Net,

Please lower the damage caused by Confusing condition in WvW.

Ctrl + Mouse 2 to disable auto attack. Stop attacking when you see confusion on you. It’s as simple as that.

Viking Jorun.5413:

Ctrl + Mouse 2 to disable auto attack. Stop attacking when you see confusion on you. It’s as simple as that.

Are you mocking me?

Of course I stop attacking unless my condition cleansing is up.
Do you think the Mesmer will stop attacking? No. Therefore your health goes down while Mesmer health stay at top.

Any more useful advice other than scaling down its damage?

wefal.8426:

Viking Jorun.5413:

Ctrl + Mouse 2 to disable auto attack. Stop attacking when you see confusion on you. It’s as simple as that.

Are you mocking me?

Of course I stop attacking unless my condition cleansing is up.
Do you think the Mesmer will stop attacking? No. Therefore your health goes down while Mesmer health stay at top.

Any more useful advice other than scaling down its damage?

Honestly, confusion will never be as effective as straight damage. Sure, you may be less effective while waiting for your condition removal but that’s why there are metas in the first place. You can spec your build specifically to deal with confusion mesmers. For example, I run a mantra mesmer who’s also specced to remove a condition every time I heal. I have 3 heals due to my mantra setup, and it works quite effectively against these condition/confusion mesmers.

As for in general, you’re rarely going to encounter these types of mesmers roaming since they have little to no mobility, and if you’re facing a glamour (confusion) mesmer in a zerg v zerg or group v group situation, simply to stop attacking is your best bet as they’re not going to dive into your group balls-deep and pursue you.