Guild Wars 2

Hi, i’m new to the game and play basically pvp in every mmo. Started with the ranger, then the guardian, now i’m trying the mesmer (chrono condition, st/sds) and it seems that mesmer is soooo weak… in pubs mesmer is -1, and i’m no different. Tried power shatter too, burst is too bad…

Is mesmer the hardest class to play in the game? Man, guardian can be played with 2 fingers and destroy you in a second… how can I stop being dead weight?

Don’t compare Mesmer to Guardian, ANet intentionally made guardian stupid easy to play. They even said themselves that its too little investment for too much reward yet haven’t done anything about it yet…..

Mesmer is hard to play well, most mesmer players are mediocre at best. And unfortunately this class cannot carry a mediocre or worse player very well, so if you aren’t very good at PvP in GW2 I would suggest rolling another class instead.

OriOri.8724:

Mesmer is hard to play well, most mesmer players are mediocre at best. And unfortunately this class cannot carry a mediocre or worse player very well, so if you aren’t very good at PvP in GW2 I would suggest rolling another class instead.

UNLESS you’re really willing to work at it because if you are, mesmer is extremely rewarding.

I’m spending time with it, it is already the second class i played most, after ranger, but i’m just at the 1200~ games mark. I think my mindset is not syncd with mesmer. I can duel smoothly, but any 2v1 gets me down in a flash.

So, beside those portal tricks for conquering, how can i make myself more useful? I fell like if I go cap by myself using portal to go back i’ll end in a 2v1 and accomplish nothing. Any tips? I appreciated your replies. thnks =D

There is no way around it, Mes takes a long time to get good at. Personally I don’t think PvP or WvW is the best place to learn the skill/trait combo strengths and weaknesses. PvE is the best way, first join champ trains in lvl 80 areas and then practice soloing champions on the map using different builds. Also the PvP training ground with the Foefire lord is also good as you face the lord with his multiple adds. Practice killing them all. They will respawn if you don’t kill them all quickly enough. Keeping attacking until none are left standing.

The reality is that mes has one of the lowest burst with sustain out of the all the classes. The base philosophy of Mes is that we give up crit chance and power because we have illusions and phants, in many respects it is an old school class where if you want high burst you are likely going to have a glass build. Some other classes can have very high burst and sustain at the same time.

Vague Memory.2817:

The reality is that mes has one of the lowest burst with sustain out of the all the classes. The base philosophy of Mes is that we give up crit chance and power because we have illusions and phants, in many respects it is an old school class where if you want high burst you are likely going to have a glass build. Some other classes can have very high burst and sustain at the same time.

Mesmers are, however, very mobile with traited 25% movement speed buff, Blink, and Signet of Inspiration swiftness (though still not as mobile as a thief), and they are the only class that can teleport your entire team from one point to another via Portal.

SaltAndLight.4652:

Vague Memory.2817:

The reality is that mes has one of the lowest burst with sustain out of the all the classes. The base philosophy of Mes is that we give up crit chance and power because we have illusions and phants, in many respects it is an old school class where if you want high burst you are likely going to have a glass build. Some other classes can have very high burst and sustain at the same time.

Mesmers are, however, very mobile with traited 25% movement speed buff, Blink, and Signet of Inspiration swiftness (though still not as mobile as a thief), and they are the only class that can teleport your entire team from one point to another via Portal.

Don’t know anyone who would run signet of inspiration in PvP except 1 person with their support build, can’t remember her name but I’m sure she’ll pop up at some point.

Portal is as good as the team that uses it, in pro league and other tournaments you see some amazing portal plays, same in WvW but when your team doesn’t have team speak usually it sucks.

Mesmer is 1 nerf away from being a very bad pick to play in ranked, I certainly would take a warrior, dragon hunter, engy and druid over a mesmer. The only classes I get worried about seeing in ranked is thief, mesmer and some revenants though I’m usually support ele so I keep the rev up and he keeps the enemy down.