Guild Wars 2

Mostly for PvP as I never leave HoTM…

Been playing for almost 3 years and have had experience playing mesmer on:

1. sylvari – male
2. human – female
3. norn – female
4. charr – male

Out of all 4, the best for me was human female followed by norn female. Worst was charr.

How does the class feel on asura?

What race do you play for pvp and does it have an impact on performance.

Asura, always.
Eles, mesmer, necros, thieves all fit Asuras perfectly.

My choices are either female norn (my favorite), human male, or asura (gender doesn’t matter). Of course, in the end its just up to you. Some people love playing as charr mesmers.

p.s. I feel too many people play as female humans. So that automatically drops it out for me.

Well I guess being an asura is always a good strategy in PvP. I love my female norn, but in WvW, when trying to hide in towers, I feel like my size may not help :p

But which races’ elite skills work with mesmer the best? that’s what I’d want to know.

For PvP you should pick human, as there are normalized character models (at least for ranked? I don’t really do PvP) and this way you at least see your char the way other people do.

Asura master race!

Asura >>> all ….. for non melee classes

Asura. This is the answer to every question actually. All other races are bookahs.

Asura – especially because projectiles aim for your model wich makes it easier to use (if you would) curtain as a reflection shield. It’s also better to hide and harder to target you for the enemy. You could even use dyes for camu

Lorewise go human. Flavour go Sylvari (the psychicish race)

Human nobility.

Human female is the correct answer.

Charrs are heavy metal and should be played so.

Well LOREWISE, Id have to say:

1. Humans – Human Mesmers from a lore point of view value the arts, they are very charming and also value the latest trends in fashion. Most human Mesmers, (Male or Female ) are flamboyant in appearance. They carry themselves in a very classy manner and are also known to be apart of the Human political government, and noble population within Human society. Human Mesmers, patron Goddess is Lyssa, the goddess of water and duality.

2. Sylvari – Sylvari Mesmers, may appear very mysterious, charming as well, and elegant. Sharing certain personality traits with Human Mesmers to also add. However they do not have interest within fashion from a Human frame of mind. They of course value their leafy attire, as most Sylvari do, regardless of profession. Sylvari Mesmers share similarities with other Sylvari who practice other forms of magic, so not much else to add.

3. Norn- Norn Mesmers, from what I’ve seen and read, worship Raven. Raven seems to be a patron for Norn Mesmers. I believe Norn Mesmers, are rather cunning, and secretive. However, Norn Mesmers do not have a interest for the arts, fashion, or elegance as Human Mesmers would.

4. Asura- Asuran Mesmers, do not hold any differences or similarities from other Mesmers, they see mesmeric spellcraft as another Magical art to use. To put it simply, Asuran Mesmers personality is not affected really by being a Mesmer like other races.

5. Charr- No… Charr’s dislike and do not trust magic. Even though there are some Charr who practice Magic, it seems they’d hate Mesmer magic out of all. No to Charr. No no no!

At the end of the day, I’d have to say Humans make the perfect Mesmers. They truly embrace the Mesmeric spellcraft beyond its combat capabilities. They utilize the magic within their appearance, fashion, entertainment, politics, and personality. You can usually tell when someone May be a Mesmer in Human society, by the way they carry themselves in a confident, classy, charming manner.

Hope this helps.

ok i’m SOLD. Asura it is.

thanks for the lore background info, interesting read. need to leave hotm more.

I’ve been using the Female Sylvari for my mesmer build.
I find that a lot of the character features match with the mesmers type of character.
Only problem is that some of the bulkier armours don’t look as good!!!

I went for Sylvari, personally. What other race can glow to match their illusions?
(Although, had I known how amusing Asura emotes were then … things mighta been quite different.)