Don’t be afraid to melee if you see the staff mesmer.
Can this statement be true most of the time? I’m annoyed when I see warriors and guardians turning to 100% range during boss fights when they can instead do some CC saving our kitten or possibly more damage in melee.
As a staff mesmer, I can contribute constant fury, around 30 secs of ethereal field back to back during the initial encounter including the effects of time warp, chaos storm, null field and lastly some might, cripple and dazing.
Is that good enough for melee engagement?