Guild Wars 2

So I created a Mesmer and after I reached level 15 I came to the conclusion that I found the Mesmer boring, and couldn’t get into the profession.

But I did come along some posts on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit saying that the Mesmer is typically boring the first 50 levels and it really gets fun and rewarding at higher levels.

I’ve never been a caster player other than my necro alt in GW1 so I really wanted to have one in GW2. I’ve leveled a Thief, Guardian, and Warrior in that order. I’ve had the most fun with the Guardian and it’s become my main. I originally wanted to main a thief since I mained an assassin in GW1 but the class just feels so lackluster compared to others imo. So I was hoping the Mesmer could fill in that gap. From my perspective it seems that the Mesmer is the most “thiefy” out of the casters, plus having a great amount of utility. I really like the Guardian because it is a balance of good damage (not as much as a warrior) and support/survivability.

So Mesmer grandmasters, share your wisdom with me and tell me what I can do with this class. Or am I better off playing an ele?

i thought mesmer was “boring” at first but played it more after leveling a couple of other characters and came to find they are easily the most fun class in the game… my suggestion is start of with staff/greatsword.. in the early levels that combo is a lot of fun.. once you hit 60 the options on builds really starts to open up then at 80 you can do whatever your heart desires.. Mesmer survivabilty is insane when specced for it

At level 40 you get the 20 point traits, with that came the ability to create a clone on dodge. This drastically changed the Mesmer to be a far more entertaining class for me as I was pooping out clones and shattering like a mad man. It gets A LOT better.

I thought the mesmer was the hardest class for me to level (have 80 thief and necro aswell) It was annoying because I felt like I had to try 100% to complete story quests and try 100% when killing a lot of mobs. I feel like now that I am 80 and geared it is a lot better than it was while leveling. Try mesmer in spvp and see if you like it. If you like it then level it to 80, if not go with the ele. 1-80 for me was a real pain though, I even crafted 40 levels.