Guild Wars 2

Hi all,

I posted this yesterday in the bugs section, but got no reply. So I would appreciate some feedback from other fellow mesmer players.

With some help from a friend, I’ve finally created my underwater mystic weapon set, Mirage and Illusion. I was in the underwater stage in fractals yesterday where I tried out Mirage for the first time. But when I create clones with Mirage equipped, the clones don’t seem to hold any weapons but is still able to attack. On the other hand, Illusion seem to work just fine.

Anyone else experienced this?

Phantasms don’t ever get your weapon. They always get “Weapon of the Mists” weapons, which, in your case, just happens to be the same skin.

Clones not showing your weapon could be a client-error, but it has been happening recently. I haven’t been underwater recently, so I can’t verify that it’s client or server side, but just keep that in mind.

No, clones definitely should have the same weapons as you. Otherwise other players will be able tell you apart from the clones quite easily. It’s the phantasms that will have different weapons to the ones that you have equipped.

Now that we’re on this topic, I’ve just noticed that on land the clones will only have the main hand weapon equipped and no offhand. 2H GS seem to be normal though.

I’m going to get a friend to check what they see on their side so that we know if this is a local client error or a wide spread one.

@Squallaus that has been an issue known for a long time now. Whether they ever fix it I dunno. But for now clones just do not hold OH weapons.

Ah that sucks. So other players will be able to tell you apart from your clones?

Sorry, I’m going to edit my post. I meant to say Phantasms, not Illusions. You kept talking about the weapon Illusion, so my mind was thinking Phantasm but my fingers were typing Illusion.

The underwater would be the only thing that needs to be confirmed client/server side.

You can always find a few bypasses to that. If you’re Asura and you wield a Wooden Sword in your off-hand, it helps. If you’re any other race, and using a Focus, you can opt for Glint’s Scale or Bloodseeker. For Pistols, aim for the smallest possible. Good luck with off-hand swords, though.

Note: Glint’s Scale and Bloodseeker are both unnoticeable on Asura as well as other races. Wooden Sword’s are also pretty undetectable unless you’re rolling or casting with your off-hand.