Guild Wars 2

First off I have not had the opportunity to test this fully. So please correct me if I am wrong. Secondly, I would love to hear input/opinions from everyone else that has participated in WvW… especially from the seasoned mesmers out there.

However it seems as though the only type of condition damage that affects siege is confusion. Seems odd that every class/build that is designed around condition damage is rendered useless (or just about) against siege, yet a single group of mesmers is able to obliterate any siege in the game.

With the fix to guardians stacking retaliation, this issue will not be as significant in large siege battles, however it still seems that it should be looked at.

Either take a look at mesmers being too powerful in this aspect, or allow all other classes to stack their own conditions as well.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen confusion stick on a siege engine, I’ll have to check this out later.

confusion doesn’t hit siege…

It seems as though Feedback and Chaos storm are the 2 skills mesmers are using to blow up siege. I was hoping mesmers would be able to add some input.

The only damaging condition Chaos Storm applies is bleeding, and I’ve never seen that work on siege. The other damage you’re seeing is just regular damage ticks that occur along with the boon/condition ticks. I’ve played mesmer and ele in wvw, and have found the ele to be a bit better at cleaning up siege quickly, though I haven’t looked into Feedback.

Edit: Feedback seems to require line of sight, even though it’s an AOE effect, unlike other ground target ones. So it shouldn’t be able to reach the siege, unless it’s set up horribly.

is it affecting the siege or the person on the siege?