Guild Wars 2

I’ve yet to kill a single person who is bunker is TPvP w/o the aid of TW (95% of people in TPvP are bunkers)

Im speced 20-20-0-0-30 My rotation excluding conditionals is (situational CC / Dazes / class sepcific stuff etc…)

iBerserker>mirror blade>roll>mind wrack>roll>mirrior images>cry of confusion>iDuelist>magicbullet>Sword 3>sword 2 … basically

Every class excluding thieves/mesmers seem to just laugh all that off while destroying me becuase im made of paper. Is mesmer just not a burst dmg class / should I give up? Or is there something i can do to actually kill something without going some stupid bunker spec and having 5 minute long battles that only end when my or thier freinds show up?

You making sure to get the daze/vuln setup for the burst? Beside that I bit on wrong side of the fece talking in TPvP matters as Im mainly a wvwvw mesmer. There thu our burst is outstanding, one of the game strongest.

Here in 20-20-0-0-30 hybrid phantasm spec http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=BnM3spSyjEI I know its wvwvw but the rotation is same.

/Osicat

Diversion, not Cry of Frustration. Confusion does minimal damage in sPvP. Additionally, make sure you’re traited for boon removal on shatters because most bunkers use their constant boon uptimes to their advantage.

Make sure to throw your greatsword away.

Zepidel.5349:

I’ve yet to kill a single person who is bunker is TPvP w/o the aid of TW (95% of people in TPvP are bunkers)

Im speced 20-20-0-0-30 My rotation excluding conditionals is (situational CC / Dazes / class sepcific stuff etc…)

iBerserker>mirror blade>roll>mind wrack>roll>mirrior images>cry of confusion>iDuelist>magicbullet>Sword 3>sword 2 … basically

Every class excluding thieves/mesmers seem to just laugh all that off while destroying me becuase im made of paper. Is mesmer just not a burst dmg class / should I give up? Or is there something i can do to actually kill something without going some stupid bunker spec and having 5 minute long battles that only end when my or thier freinds show up?

Umm your doing it wrong.

Right now, dont use greatsword. I berserker is currently bugged.

Confusion is only good if you trait for it.

If you want burst, make sure you use mental torment trait for mind wreak and try to use the off hand sword. The block actually does like 1k+ with proper gear and stats.

Try to stack power and crit dmg with your gear.

loseridoit.2756:

If you want burst, make sure you use mental torment trait for mind wreak and try to use the off hand sword. The block actually does like 1k+ with proper gear and stats.

Try to stack power and crit dmg with your gear.

More like 4-6k.

Esplen.3940:

loseridoit.2756:

If you want burst, make sure you use mental torment trait for mind wreak and try to use the off hand sword. The block actually does like 1k+ with proper gear and stats.

Try to stack power and crit dmg with your gear.

More like 4-6k.

True, I still a newbie on theory crafting with gear and stats. Gear matters too much in this game.

That 1k-2k is because I usually use semi glass cannon armour.

You know what the hard counter to a burst build is?

A bunker build.

Yep its that easy. You said it yourself, 95% are bunkers. And the Mesmer is one of the strongest bunkers there is. So I dont really see what you are after? If you’re playing a burster in PvP, all bunkers will be strong against you. That’s the entire point.

If you’re facing glass cannons in WvW, a burst mesmer laugh at them. I have burned down low HP thieves and guardians so fast they have literally turned around and fled before even engaging me. BAM down to 20% HP in 1 second (berserker, swordtoss and spike hitting at pretty much the same time, nevermind the shatter). Most noticable when you see multiple people stand and attack a downed character while his HP steadily goes down, then you come in with your Mesmer and poof HP bar gone.

Dawdler.8521:

You know what the hard counter to a burst build is?

A bunker build.

Yep its that easy. You said it yourself, 95% are bunkers. And the Mesmer is one of the strongest bunkers there is. So I dont really see what you are after? If you’re playing a burster in PvP, all bunkers will be strong against you. That’s the entire point.

If you’re facing glass cannons in WvW, a burst mesmer laugh at them. I have burned down low HP thieves and guardians so fast they have literally turned around and fled before even engaging me. BAM down to 20% HP in 1 second (berserker, swordtoss and spike hitting at pretty much the same time, nevermind the shatter). Most noticable when you see multiple people stand and attack a downed character while his HP steadily goes down, then you come in with your Mesmer and poof HP bar gone.

wvwvw is not spvp. Those food buffs makes too much of a difference.

Yeah, I understand completely. Before I switched to full zerk (with accessories and weapons) my damage was a lot lower. Sword 4 versus thieves is so nice, too, because they walk into it. Heck, it works against anyone.

I’ve swapped back to a Phantasm build because shattercatting isn’t really my thing (I die while not rolling) so now I play a confusion game where I move and confuse instead of just rolling shatters for days. it works a lot more and I can play like a true scaredycat while killing people. It’s not as boring as I’m used to for a phantasm build but I guess that’s because I’m usually going 1v3+npc’s now.

Start the combo with sword main hand and lock them into place. That’ll help with your burst already, if they don’t step away, which most don’t unless they have the utility on cooldown.