I feel like i might be doing something wrong.

I feel like i might be doing something wrong.

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Posted by: fruitbat.8705

fruitbat.8705

I love my mesmer but at lvl 35 i feel like i might be doing something wrong as my illusions never grab any aggro(are they supposed to to?) and i feel like i have to kite for days to kill anything and even then I have little or no hp at the end of a reg pve fight. I am not new to mmos just new to the gw2 mes, any random advice or thing I should know would be helpful. Also i would tell you what weps and traits i use but I have tried all and it all feels wrong,. GO team and thx.

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Posted by: washednblood.1862

washednblood.1862

What weapons/utility/elite are you using and how are you traits set?

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Posted by: fruitbat.8705

fruitbat.8705

10 dom, 10 duel, and i took time warp. also i have tried all combos of weps.

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Posted by: Lithic.5461

Lithic.5461

Mr Prometheus just released a fairly nice Mesmer guide, might want to check that out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eZ0NNd7b60 (Part 1), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-B3mkM7dqM (Part 2)

(edited by Lithic.5461)

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Posted by: Porkchops.3986

Porkchops.3986

Fruitbat, your illusions aren’t really meant to take aggro. Phantasms are there to apply damage and clones can either be set up as reactive (trait to give clones conditions/confusion/cripples on death) or proactive (shatter) bombs.

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Posted by: djones.4751

djones.4751

If you want your illusions to take aggro you need to make sure you keep your distance, and kite a lot so that the enemy goes past your illusions often.

Dren Therasi, Fissure of Woe EU, author and theorycrafter of www.mesmermesmerised.com

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Posted by: fruitbat.8705

fruitbat.8705

Mr Prometheus just released a fairly nice Mesmer guide, might want to check that out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eZ0NNd7b60 (Part 1), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-B3mkM7dqM (Part 2)

thank you so much for this link, this was exactly what i needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by: Legionaru.5029

Legionaru.5029

well mate you are not doing anything wrong – im not a hater i reached lvl 80 but they nerfed the mesmer so bad u wont recognize him if u played in any bwe .

First off : u get stuck under map in terain using skill #2 on Staff
2 : in PVE if u fight a mob and at the middle of the fight u want to get invizible (trait skill) the mob still hits you (also in wvw but i will reach that later)
3: the damage on GS-GreatSword is a joke at low lvl – its very hard to do anything and even frustrating .
4. Staff will be prety usless on big lvl mobs or wvw . 2 slow , 2 weak.
5.i dont understand why u (ANet) created this class when i saw other classes having/leaving clones- dissapearing – beeing ivisible and so on , i dont realy see the point .
6. in WvW u have Decoy and Teleport to help you ..both break stun …well only in theory …i still receve more than enough hits (not from conditions- i watched closely several days this stuff) , so i get in stealth – receve hits …teleport siystem is rudimentary you loose time until u do that and in all this time from the moment u became stealth to the actual moment u teleport u receve hits EVEN THOW YOU ARE INVIZIBLE – i will keep repeating this.
7. From Bwe you -Anet- made the #3 skill on GS a waste of time – in Bwe u had the moob in target u presed #3 skill the character stoped put in mark on the ground and stabbed him fast- it was automatic …. now if i want to use #3 skill i have to stand still and calculate where it will be ….thx for making me not be squishy …..
8. in Pve most times ilusions phantasm are useles ,they dont camuflage me…or make the mob lose interest in me ….the mob still hits me and focus me no mather what…also what did u fed the mobs? in every posible situation even if they are dead ..risen..zomby etc etc they are on Red Bull they run faster than me …hit me like crazy and etc…u cant run from them – kite them , dodge is good…only for 2 times…so…BS.
9. from a logical point of view i am a class that doesent fight face to face nor in front line so as my #8 stated i want my illusions / phantasm take priority on mob , and if i am “clicked” in wvw the player who has me in target to loose me and select me again….its only logical….if i dissapear and ilusion came out the player to have to click for me not hit me while i am stealth – and by that stealth is usless.
10. as #8 and #10 stated i am a class that needs to be squishy i dont have defence – attack is somehow medium even if i am power all the way also u removed some good stuff from what i select when i put the 30 points …..so i dont have defence , i have medium attack..what am i? do i need to change class to enjoy this game?
why did u feel the need to nerf the mesmer but the ranger is ok? if i run on a short bow ranger i take masive dmg …also the frustrating pet of his….plase give him ( the ranger) more advantages ….i know i know i am a hater …but at first with all the heals on guardian – and the sheer nubmer of noobs playing guardian for this reason and this alone its the most played class- i thought guardians would be op …but no ..its the ranger…sure he dies faster than me …but he hits more harder…mor further….and has a pet …that its just annoying…if the pet was like a bag extra slot or smt….would of been fine…but he can bufff….defend…kite…attack….but i guess only the mesmer should be nerfed….
11. let me have more decision’s to make about my character don’t force me to go 1 way or the other – the 2 obvious ways are all attack or all defence in which point both are wrogn…and a hibrid don’t work you just end with no attack and no defence ….raise the damage and the area of effect of spells – want more aoe skills not only on staff …. and nurf the ranger.

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Posted by: Ritz.3619

Ritz.3619

Perhaps try using the 1-handed sword and kiting to keep your clones between you and your enemy. That may help your enemy to leave you alone or at least make it easier to escape from him as your clones are now body blocking him. I usually jump into melee range when Blurred Frenzy has recharged and then jump back out once I’ve used it.

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Posted by: EsLafiel.4517

EsLafiel.4517

well mate you are not doing anything wrong – im not a hater i reached lvl 80 but they nerfed the mesmer so bad u wont recognize him if u played in any bwe .

First off : u get stuck under map in terain using skill #2 on Staff
2 : in PVE if u fight a mob and at the middle of the fight u want to get invizible (trait skill) the mob still hits you (also in wvw but i will reach that later)
3: the damage on GS-GreatSword is a joke at low lvl – its very hard to do anything and even frustrating .
4. Staff will be prety usless on big lvl mobs or wvw . 2 slow , 2 weak.
5.i dont understand why u (ANet) created this class when i saw other classes having/leaving clones- dissapearing – beeing ivisible and so on , i dont realy see the point .
6. in WvW u have Decoy and Teleport to help you ..both break stun …well only in theory …i still receve more than enough hits (not from conditions- i watched closely several days this stuff) , so i get in stealth – receve hits …teleport siystem is rudimentary you loose time until u do that and in all this time from the moment u became stealth to the actual moment u teleport u receve hits EVEN THOW YOU ARE INVIZIBLE – i will keep repeating this.
7. From Bwe you -Anet- made the #3 skill on GS a waste of time – in Bwe u had the moob in target u presed #3 skill the character stoped put in mark on the ground and stabbed him fast- it was automatic …. now if i want to use #3 skill i have to stand still and calculate where it will be ….thx for making me not be squishy …..
8. in Pve most times ilusions phantasm are useles ,they dont camuflage me…or make the mob lose interest in me ….the mob still hits me and focus me no mather what…also what did u fed the mobs? in every posible situation even if they are dead ..risen..zomby etc etc they are on Red Bull they run faster than me …hit me like crazy and etc…u cant run from them – kite them , dodge is good…only for 2 times…so…BS.
9. from a logical point of view i am a class that doesent fight face to face nor in front line so as my #8 stated i want my illusions / phantasm take priority on mob , and if i am “clicked” in wvw the player who has me in target to loose me and select me again….its only logical….if i dissapear and ilusion came out the player to have to click for me not hit me while i am stealth – and by that stealth is usless.
10. as #8 and #10 stated i am a class that needs to be squishy i dont have defence – attack is somehow medium even if i am power all the way also u removed some good stuff from what i select when i put the 30 points …..so i dont have defence , i have medium attack..what am i? do i need to change class to enjoy this game?
why did u feel the need to nerf the mesmer but the ranger is ok? if i run on a short bow ranger i take masive dmg …also the frustrating pet of his….plase give him ( the ranger) more advantages ….i know i know i am a hater …but at first with all the heals on guardian – and the sheer nubmer of noobs playing guardian for this reason and this alone its the most played class- i thought guardians would be op …but no ..its the ranger…sure he dies faster than me …but he hits more harder…mor further….and has a pet …that its just annoying…if the pet was like a bag extra slot or smt….would of been fine…but he can bufff….defend…kite…attack….but i guess only the mesmer should be nerfed….
11. let me have more decision’s to make about my character don’t force me to go 1 way or the other – the 2 obvious ways are all attack or all defence in which point both are wrogn…and a hibrid don’t work you just end with no attack and no defence ….raise the damage and the area of effect of spells – want more aoe skills not only on staff …. and nurf the ranger.

Only thing I agree with is the number 3 skill on greatsword, that is mess up.

However the rest is wrong, In dgn I am the main control almost always.
I can easily do tons of aoe damage with sword/focus more then any other combo of weapons. I dont do the highest damage, but I do pretty good damage. Plus I have mobs going for my clones and phant all the time.