Guild Wars 2

So I’ve never had any trouble with my illusions holding aggro until now. The past 10 levels 50-60 have been hell due to my illusions not taking aggro at all. I open with Mirror Blade (#2 GS skill), then Phantasmal Berserker (#4), then I tap escape to stop auto-attacking and cast Veil to go stealth. After all that, mobs still completely disregard my illusions and only go after me, even while stealthed. What happened in the last 10 levels that’s changed?? I have to constantly run for my life now and it’s really frustrating since I really love the mesmer. Somebody please help meh.

I’ve noticed that Orrian undead have a VERY significant tendancy to disregard your clones. Going back to lower level zones this behaviour stops again it juts seems specific to this mob type.

ive been levelling up a new mesmer, level 30 now. barely do they ever go after my illusions…. they’re always coming after me. I’ve noticed that there were changes, i levelled my ranger in the beginning weeks of the game after launch but now its vastly different. Things have such fast respawn rates and huge aggro distance and range, and always comes after me rather than my clones, phantasms or pets etc. I don’t particularly mind that much bc i kite around my illusions, i prefer that they stay alive longer because i can dodge and move around while they’re dishing out steady damage and conditions… but still the original purpose is gone and worse yet i think things have changed since launch and made it all a much more frustrating gameplay that doesn’t make a lot of sense. sometimes the spawn rates and aggressive nature of mobs is really ridiculous and absurd. they would rush at you from over 1200 – 1500 range as you go thru the zones and after you kill something two more come at you…. and this is prominent in every zone including lower level zones like level 10-25.

I’ve had that same problem with risen on my ranger as well. Glad I’m not the only one being affected by this issue. I just wish I could pinpoint the issue so I could maybe change my gear or traits. Any ideas?? I’ve noticed that as well too, takatsu and it’s beyond aggravating. Anet has got a lot of work to do before this game is anywhere close to finished.

@budd my level 80 ranger does fine in Orr actually. I have a power precision + vit build and i seem to deal good dps 1500-2000 per normal hit, 14k for bursts, with tons of aoe going melee, with all the evasions and mobility, it usually does well. so sometimes i solo swarm events even, while i may need to rally a few times. i dont build for my pet to tank, since pet ai isn’t the greatest and it won’t aggro or survive for long but i fight alongside my pet so we each take some damage which helps

I think bc of all the conditions and such by Risen, you need vit more to absorb, as well as enough dps to stay alive by clearing them fast enough

But yeah, i think its one of those stealthy makeshift ways to deal with botting… but it doesnt help. the most important things is to have code and a system that will detect bot patterns and auto-kick/ban system-identified bots or some managerial system

I was quite surprised dealing with the mobs now after not having to level for so long