Guild Wars 2

I am going to start this by saying I do not know whether I like or dislike this action (specifically as it pertains to the mesmer).

Good Points:
1) Focus fire that does not require much time typing to achieve or voice chat
2) Gives a strong benefit to players with high battlefield awareness
3) Allows one strong player to help weaker players identify which model to attack

Bad Points:
1) Reduces the fundamental “misdirection” aspect of mesmer class design
2) Pigeon holes many mesmer specs into slotting specific utility skills for stealth
3) Causes intra-group animosity as only 1 team target is allowed, and it is very frustrating when you have a mesmer targeted and someone shifts the target to another target…usually in an effort to convince everyone to kill a different opponent
4) One player can blow the mesmers misdirection against all opponents

Suggestions (good or bad):
1) Have the cross hairs appear over clones as well
2) Limit which players can change targets/call targets
3) Eliminate marking targets in SPvP matches
4) Time gate uses of marking
5) In SPvP make marked targets personal instead of team wide

Dunno…. I did not notice this being touched upon in the ready up as a mesmer class weakness and found myself wondering what the rest of the community thought about the topic.

My thought:

• My clones die instantly to ele, engie, warrior, guardian, necro aoe/cleaving auto attack spam, or are one shotted by thief burst skill spam or AA.

So I guess its only rangers and other mesmers who cop it.

Ross Biddle.2367:

My thought:

• My clones die instantly to ele, engie, warrior, guardian, necro aoe/cleaving auto attack spam, or are one shotted by thief burst skill spam or AA.

So I guess its only rangers and other mesmers who cop it.

none of the necro auto atks r cleaving ..no?

No necros don’t. He listed 5 professions said AOE/cleaving. For the classes listed I would think he meant his clones die to either AOE or cleaving or both, depending on the class.

Not fair IMO but I’m sure Anet will tell you its perfectly balanced and designed this way.

we all know what they think a strength and weakness for our class is….

Bombul, I agree. And I think the crosshair should be over all clones (as Bombul said).

Is it bad that I am a mesmer and abuse this on other mesmers???