Q:
Mesmer or Ranger?
Of all the classes I’ve played (Guardian, Warrior, Ranger, Mesmer, and Ele), the Mesmer had the highest “learning curve” in order to be “enjoyable”. Granted, that’s just for me – but it’s a sentiment that many others have mirrored. However, it’s also the single most rewarding class I’ve played, and that’s why it’s my main.
I grew very bored with my Ranger and now can only really stand to level him one or two levels a week, he’s in his 40s, now. I never grew bored with the Mesmer – though that may have something to do with the fact that he was my 2nd 80.
Seems a valid point. Many rangers say, the lack of skills and rotations gets boring.
I have both and both can be fun but I lovelovelove my Mesmer. There are a million different ways to play Mesmer and I have the gear for a lot of them lmao. I like that I can easily switch from doing straight in your face damage to trolling around being an obnoxious pain for them to land a hit on me while they kill themselves from confusion. Mesmer IMO is not a stand and tank damage class, they negate damage thru avoidance. Try checking out the Mesmer video thread that Kylia made, the vids there will show you the wide range of play styles available to the class, maybe you’ll see something you like.